Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08

| Queen Mary is generally supposed K
| have had two love stories in her lie
The first was her engagement to tins
| Duke of Clarence, the second her en-
gagement and marriage to the present
King of England after his elder brother
! the Duke of Clarence, died.
| She had plenty of admirers as girl
She was quite good looking. with eX.
] nr~Ssive eyes, . clear compassion anc
| a fine, we'll rounded. well shaped figure
| But flirtationS were not in her line
| Young men from the foreign ONCE ano
| officers in the guards were severely
snubbed when they attempted anything
like a Irritation with the princess
known among them as that fine look
ing Teck girl"
Mr.. Gladstone said of Princess May
at this time: she is like Myra in Dis
raeli's, novel 'Endymion.' whose pride
| intense pride, never permitted her any
| levity of heart"
The princess was ambitious beyond
| doubt. She may sometimes have dream
| ed, as any girl would who was brought
| into constant contact with the sons Of
| King Edward and knew them from hel
! youngest days almost as intimately as
! il they had been her brothers, that one
| of them might fall in love with her
and that perhaps some day she might
be Queen.
A Practical Minded Princess.
But If such dreams did enter hel
mind there is no doubt she dismissed
them at once. She always has beer
a common sense, practical minded
! woman.
But when she was told by her mother
that Queen Victoria desired to arrange
marriage between her and the eldest
son of the Prince of Wales she made
not the least pretense of hesitation.
The Rev. Oldfleld Warner, vicar of a
parish near Richmond, knew the Tecks
intimately. When the duchess told him
Of Mays probable engagement he asked:
How did she take the news?"
Very calmly" said the duchess
(the Duke of Clarence) and thought
she would get on we'll with him"
Not in Love With Him.
But is she in love with the duke?''
asked the vicar.
IT don't really think So" replied the
duchess. II don't think May is ever
likely to do what you call fall in love
with anybody as I did with her dear
father"
The Duke Of Clarence was not ex-
dSlAy JA4C bypC Va yOuiIB HAL Gil
like the Princess May would fall In
love with.
He dressed Superlatively we'll and was
known as Collar and Cuffs" at Cam
bridge from the length of his cuffs and
the height of his collar.
He was languid and effeminate, with
curly hair, and he spoke with drawl.
Really" was his usual exclamation
when confronted with any unexpected
situation or news. In the very exclu-
sive set In which he moved, it was re-
garded as thoroughly plebian to express
surprise or any kind of human emotion
in any way except by a drawled
really"
He Forgot to Propose.
It Is said that when he was informed
by the late King that marriage be-
tween him and the Princess May would
be favorably regarded by Queen Vic
toria, he merely calculated, REALLY"
and then apparently forgot all about the
proposed alliance.
Anyway, so the story goes, after what
was supposed to be period of court
ship, he was asked by Queen Victoria If
he had yet proposed to May, and he ex-
claimed, "Oh, really, forgot all about
that idea"
Then he left his grandmother's pres
ence, and meeting May on the door,
step asked her to marry him, and was
accepted