The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-16
Prince of Wales Leads
Life of Cro7vded Days

| ly feel. When he was younger
public function was an ordeal to him,
but he has mastered much of his
self -consciousness and is now quite
complacent in performing these
duties. He has, however, little man
nerisms that make him appear ex-
ceedingly nervous even today. He
fingers his tie, strokes his hair,
shifts from one foot to the other,
shakes his manuscript or twiddles a
button on his coat. Yet his mental
alertness often indicates~that he is
quite composed. In public he never
really abandons his modesty of de-
meanor. In conversing with a new
acquaintance he has a habit of ask
ing a great many questions, but they
are usually to the point and quickly
indicate that he is exceedingly well
informed.
Learned In Languages
Edward is an accomplished lin
guist. He speaks French and Ger
man perfectly and has a good work
ing knowledge of Italian and Span
| ish. On occasions in Wales he
speaks Welsh, which he. studied for
the ceremony at which he became
Prince of Wales. For his Indian
trip he studied Hindustani and he
once remarked that he was think
ing of taking up the American Ian
guage. He has pleasant voice,
with a roa1 Oxford accent
If the prince sometimes appears
nervous, he is generally more. at
ease than those outside his intimate
circle who speak to him. One Of his
tasks is to disarm artificiality and
to place others at their ease. He has
a frankness and cordiality that serve
well in doing this.
Cannot Make Excuses
1t is obligatory on the prince to
keep his engagements. He can not
think up some excuse for not turn.
! ing up, as ordinary men can do. He
must be punctilious and never ap
pear bored, although it is only fair
| to assume that many Of the func
| tions he must attend are very trying
for him. He likes best to meet men
of action and those who have accom-.
plished things in life. He once said
in a private conversation:
1.-THE people I admire are those
who go out into the wilderness and
| the remote places, and transform
them into fields of corn, and make
! hi ~ nf no
Again he said, to an official who
was arranging details of one Of his
| tours:
For goodness sake don't produce
too many damned mayors"
! For his normal afternoon the
prince usually has an affair or two
to attend. He is probably the
worlds champion cornerstone layer
He unveils monuments, opens ba
zaars, presses buttons and dedicates
with amazing regularity. 1t is otter
a wonder what he finds to smile
about.
His evenings are just as crowded
Official functions take up q great
deal of his time and all sorts Of
dinners and dances claim him. Their
there are the purely social functions
which cannot be overlooked. Al
thought he is the social superior of hi:
hosts, he must out of courtesy ge
about a great deal. Often his en-
gagements overlap so that he 4
compelled to travel much by trail
and car to make connections.
Interested in Industry
The prince has been taking a grea
interest in industry and has beer
visiting many factories and mills. Ii
this way he gets in touch with tn
working classes. He has travelled
so widely that he is able to speal
intelligently on comparative method
in England and other countries an,
his opinions are often sought.
The prince always gives sym
pathetic attention to charitable ap
peals. He is now deeply intereste,
in housing problems and conditions
in the slums. Whenever he gets
free evening he goes on tour of thu
poorer districts. These are inspiret