New Britain herald., 1930-08-27
CAROL VS. WOMEN
 RUMAN|AN SCENE
Four Of Weaker Sex COnbatted
 by New King
BY MINOTT SAUNDERS


 Rumania, modern royalty's most TO- mantle figure, is back on the throne hut with four women to please m addition 10 his duties as a reign Ing monarch he is finding his task far from an easy one,
 Ever since the dramatic coup Of last June in which Carol returned from his small son, the boy King Michael there have been rumors that all was not harmony in the royal household. Frequent have heon tho reports that the errant Carol was having a hard time try ing 10 win the forgiveness of his royal wife. Princess Helen. And the several postponements of their formal coronation as king and queen. now scheduled for next spring, is cited by some as proof.
 The Four Women
 Anyway. Carol - faced by four women -- is having his personal and domestic problems as w'll as his regal ones,
 They are:
 Princess Helen. his royal wife, who divorced him after he apan- doned her and their child and fled 70 q life of indolence with a charm ing. red-headed mistress. A. proud and regal daughter Of Greece with no particular preference for titan trassed rivals, it was hardly expect I'd that she could be Consoled very easily. even by the offer Of a seat on the throne.
 Madame Lupcscu. the red-head in question. Her friends in Paris great ly doubt that there has been any sentimental break between her and her royal lover. Apparently, Helen suspects as much.
 Zlzi Lambriro. Carols first love and boyhood wife. She is ambitious for her son Carols son. 1oo) Mir cah. now Io years old, and IS agaln attempting 10 get kirCly settlement for him. both in name and money II was 70 her he wrote in a farewell letter. The charm IS broken and I have turned over new page in llfe.' So ended their norganatic romance.
 Queen Marie Carols mother Dominant. shrewd and powerful, she has been called the mother-in-law of the Balkans And she is said 70 take just as aggressive part m the domestic affairs Of the royal house. hold as she takes in the affairs Of state.
 Europe Expects sequel
 Just what will be the sequel 70 this comic opera drama that mark d Carols return 10 grasp the throne IS uncertain. but Europe confidently believes there will he q sequel
 The stage IS se,. all the principals still live.
 Madame Lupescu's glorious au- burn boauty.i is still unfaded, accord ing to those who have seen her re- eently. and there is no proof that Carol has forgotten her charms-or that he wants 10 forget them,
 Helen. with her topaz eyes and her cuiet dignity may be a queen hut first of all she is a wife .. and wives remember + will te hard for her 10 forget that her husband de- serted her.
 Still in the wings. ready 70 play her part f another show ls staged, is Queen Marie She is mother-in- law who likes 10 have her own way and frequently does,
 In addition 'o the four women. there is the Ex-Boy King Michael. himself. He has gone back 70 his -oys and can write in the cover Of his school books Michael ex-king and future king" but Helen. his royal mother. still loves him and wants 70 s7e him gat along. In an- other to or . years, Michael will have grown 10 manhood and will perhaps feel the pulse of ambition What will happen if his father is still on the throne then IS a matter of conjecture
 Return Cheers Royalty
 Despite the uncertainty of the fu- ,9re. Carols return has cheerod q rgmhnr of men in Europe who would bc kincs-and there are quite few more or less homeless and olt-of-wort monarchs in Paris and elsewhere just now.
 The boom is centcrirG on the Bal kane. King Carols brother-in-law. George ot Greece, who has made his home here since he was deposod. has been greatly encouraged hy Carols success. He has never given ID hopes Of returning 70 Athens and his followers are said 10 he working hard in his interests. His wife is Carols sister. Princess Elizabeth Of Eumanja.
 In Hungary. Count Rcthlon has haan irving Tor wars 70 find q had for the state who would uul'e all parties and bring pros parity. There are several claim aa-s 70 the Hungarian throne, hut trchduke Otto IS conceded inc best chance. He is 2 son of the late Prince Charles emperor Of Austria and king Of Hungary H" aon lives in Belgium
 Russians Hope, Too
 Even the White" Russians have nope. Grand Duke Cyril who claims ha is the rightful czar, is now living near Paris and watching tho aprar- rnt rise Of royalty 10 popularity and hoping for he Soviet regime 10 rumble.
 Georges Nironcscu, temporary pre- mar Of Rumania. who received ts.rot o- LFa ro.,-rr -r-,e Tt ,rr IL-e his:
 Monarchy is entering on a new phase of prosperity. Since the world has reverted Q q kind Of hero wor- ship it follows that the institution of monarchy has been greatly bene- fted and that the phase Of dictator rule' will tend 10 make monarchy the prevailing form of government" ."
 The reason for the boom in roy t14 1r