The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-19
Where They Prefer to Scratch

THIS is not to suggest of course that the Prince
Il Alexis Mdvani of Russia could have permitted
any thought of sordid gain to the nobility of
his feeling for the American Marie Antoinette. But
it is only fair to acknowledge the of young
stranger in a strange land without much than
title to go on, who married not one but two Amer
lean girls, both in the higher income brackets.
When Prince Alexis married into the fve-and-ten
he didn't lead his bride out from behind the mouse
trap counter the glass bin where the sailed pea
nuts are sold. He would be buying no palaces on the
Grand canal in Venice today sailing any fast
cabin cruisers in the boat races on the Adriatc in
that 1t is even doubtful that he would be play
ing much polo.
Life is practical after ALL and it is much better
plan, if requires palaces, cruisers and polo to
keep the 1ve-and-ten girls where they still may
contribute their little bit each.
The Prince Alexis is prince of a land in which
the ownership of pair of shoes is mark of rank.
His native Georgia, in Russia, is a country in which
the citizens do not go in much for bathing, but pre-
fer to scratch. His title in the hands of another
holder might have amounted to much but
considering his score in matrimony in the highly
competitive American field, Americans. who adore
success in any line, must give him great credit and
call him champion. His two brothers, each with
the same title of prince, Jared much less we'll.
A Song in Their Hearts
THE sentiment of the behind the counter girls
l. must be very touching to observe just now Your
correspondent often has watched them under similar
conditions. There was the time, for instance, when
Mr.. Donohue, who married another segment of the
Woolworth fortune, was having hard luck in the
gambling house in Palm Beach night after night
and losing a fortune on the season. Mr.. Donohue
could not win for losing and his debit for the
more than 100000.
In those days, your correspondent went looking
through the five-a nd-tens the lake the
landward side where the lower classes lived. The
ladies behind the counters seemed very sad about
Mr.. Donohue's i'll luck something and resolved to
work all the harder. They wanted to sell more
mousetraps and coat hangers to make up to Mr..
Donohue the money which he had lost
Then last winter when their Barbara
ried the prince and the pair of them set out in a
private railroad to California where half deck
of an ocean liner reserved to take them around
the world your correspondent looked in the five
and-tens again. The girls working busiy be-
hind the counters and you could tell that they
putting their hearts into the mousetraps and coat
hangers with special JOY
They wanted to make the prince and princess
happy They wanted to buy him the best polo
ponies in the world the fastest cabin cruiser ever
built for the Adriatic and, most of ALL they
wanted to buy the prince and princess palace on
the Grand canal in Venice for their home
so that they never would have to spend any
mers in New York. 1t gets very hot and gummy in
New York in the summer, particularly in the five
and-ten.
1t was easy to understand why. They had song
in their hearts, because their own Barbara once
gave $25 900 to charity IL Der cent of her in
come of 100000 year.
Copyright. 1884. by United Feature Syndicate.