The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-14

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once belonged to his beloved grand
father, King Edward. Here the
Prince spends happy hours with his
chosen friends, and here also he
works, confers with his secretaries
and goes over his correspondence. 1t
is quite an ordinay sort of room,
blu ito be. admitted to it is one of
the highest social distinctions in
England.
The bedroom is the plainest in
York House. 1t has been described
as severe. 1t is comfortable, but
contains only what the ordinary
man would provide for himself. 1t
looks more like the room of an army
officer than that of a royal prince.
And it is about the only place in all
the vast domain of the British EN-
pire where Edward can be alone.
But even so, he spends less time in
it than the average man devotes to
his bedroom.
Again with the bathroom, SIM
plicity and utility are apparent.
Such is the real man behind the
prince.
Few Servants
The personal staff Of II. r. II. is
limited to actual requirement. He has
controller, private secretry, an
assistant private secretary, a groom
in waiting and three equer'ies.
These are all busy men. The Prince
gets down to work about 10 in the
morning, after he has his exercise
and breakfast. His correspondence
is large and comes from all quarters
of the globe. His secretaries sort ii
out and usually draft replies, but
all questions are referred to the
Prince and receive his personal at
tention. Social demands form an
important consideration, and his
enga cement book is dated up six
months in advance. The Prince
works assiduously, especially in re.
gard to official plans.
The Prince is famous for his
clothes and in this repect. he GER
tainly is far from being an ordinary
individual. He probably possesses
more clothes than any other man in
the world. Two or three rooms in
st. James Palace are improvised
wardrobes, where his clothes are
hung. and three Wallets devote their
entire time to the important con
sideration of what he wears. Prob
ably even they cannot say offhand
how many suits the Prince pos
sesses-
Wears Many Uniforms
II. r. H. holds honorary commits
sions in sixteen army regiments
Each has it's distinctive uniform. He
fills almost as many ranks in the
royal navy, and has uniforms Il
match. He dresses for all occasions
He is an honorary leader Of the Boy
Scouts and as such must, on occa
sions, doll up in knee breeches ant
bare legs. In Scotland he wears {
kilt; in Biarritz he dons a "beret''
He fills many honorary scholastic
positions, for which he must weal
the appropriate robes. He is al
elder brother of Trinity House, ;
bencher Of the Middle Temple anC
q chancellor of the University o.
Wales, just to mention few of hi
obligations. His court dress alone
would keep a tailor shop busy Hi
| sporting clothes constitute another
| formidable item, because he belong.
to several hunts and each has it.
distinctive dress. Then he has hi.
ordinary clothes, with his own origi
nal ideas about sox, shirts, ties anC
hats. Being slim and straight, h,
wears clothes well, and carries hi.
six and seven-eights hat on a cock,
tit toward the left ear.
! The Prince is recognized as an ar
bitter of fashion. but his intirnate'
| say he never deliberately tries t.
set a new fashion. With the matter
Of Globes he is himself, impulsiv,
and determined. If he fancies a Ger
tain fashion he adopts it, and hi,
taste is so good that he is copied
More than a dozen London tailor.
hold royalty warrants by appoint
ment to H. r. H., the Prince o.
| Wales" indicating that they serve
him. He changes his clothes many
times a day, and even when he il
on a train the proper clothes e
with him and he dresses en- route
This obligation of always being prop
erly dressed must be a fearful tria
to him. The ordinary man would
certainly raise a howl if compelled
to go through what the Prince hal
to do as matter of course. Ye
he is always neatly turned out, will
the inevitable stick or umbrella.
Awaits Moving Day
Before long the prince will b
faced with the urospecf IF r1aov;n o