Evening star., 1926-05-29
PRINCE IS FORMAL
ONLY IN HIS DRESS
Brings 81 Pieces of Bag
gage, But Is Democratic in
Manner and Talk. T..
BY ROBERT r. SMALL.

BY RObEhI Il. SMAlI-.
Crown Prince Gustavus Adolphus
has brought to Washington the re-
freshing breeze OF a royal democracy
To many minds there is no greater
democracy in all the world than
Sweden Many schemes of democ-
racy which would he denounced In
this country as socialism or pater-
nalism have long had vogue in the
great north country, and the people
have lived happily under them, while
adoring their King and the royal
family
1t may seem a paradox that the
Swedish court should be surrounded
by an atmosphere of exceeding for
mality. But that is part of the game
All Swedes who move in the higher
circles simply adore formal dress.
IL must have been a shock TO the
carefully attired Crown Prince when
Major Jimmie Walker of New York
received him in a natty. two-button.
double breasted blue serge. Yet by
no sign or word would the Prince
hetray the slightest cogniZance of
this informality in dress on the part
of his first American host.
In manner and speech the Crown
Prince Of Sweden is democracy itself
formal attire. He typifles the stall
wart physique and the stalwart char
acter of his native land and he has
far more to say and an even pleas
anter way to say it than the Prince
Of Wales. English ripples from his
tongue without hesitation . for a
thought or a. word.
Crown Princess English.
The Crown Princess Louise s Eng
Iish, a cousin of the Prince of v ales.
and Is very popular in Sweden. Her
position during the war was not an
enviable one for a time, for it seemed
on several occasions that Sweden
was on the brink of entering the hos
tilities as an ally of the central
powers. The Queen of Sweden was a
German princess and was widely aC-
credited with desiring such an al
lance. The question got to a vote in
the Riksdag early in 1916. and to the
great relief of many Swedes whose
sympathies were with France and
England, Sweden decided 10 remain
neutral.
In the beautiful city of Stockholm,
the Venice of the North" the mem
bers Of the royal family go about
their affairs unattended and unmo-
Tested. Even King Gustavus himself
often drives about the city with no
nized and saluted by the people just
they would greet friend. Outside
the stiff formalities Of court functions
Swedish royalty is notable for it's
democracy. Only during the last Win
ter the King, under the nom-decourt
Of "Mr. c." took part in several ten
mis- tournaments along the Riviera.
The Kings ability at the game is elo-
Quent Of the athletic life of the Swedes
as q whole. Their court life and their
home life are delightful. and once an
American visits Sweden he is always
anxious to get back.
Prince Not Good Dancer.
The Crown Prince Is rather more
sedate than his next younger brother,
Prince William, who has visited the
United States several times. The
Crown PrnceFts a. poor sailor and in
sists he is a. worse dancer. Prince
Navy and has commanded torpedo
boat destroyers Through a Baltic Win
ter, preserving the neutrality of his
home land. Prince William also is
an adept at the modern dances, though
he has not been in the United States
since the Charleston craze was started
Prince William is decidedly of the
type Of the Prince Of Wales, although
older. The Crown Prince is more Of
the student. although his younger
brother has done a great deal of ex-
ploring and scientific work
Washington has been tremendously
pleased with. the way the Crown
Prince says by jove" It is not an
a6ectation. He means 1t every time
it escapes his lips.
The Crown Prince and Princess
have between them 81 pieces of bag
gage, which shows how thoroughly
they both believe in the formality of
dress.