The Washington times., 1935-10-24
NOW
Prince, the Idol
Of Britain
LOOKS WEARY
BY HELEN ESSARY

England is pretty annoyed
that the American press frankly
discusses the friendship Of the
Prince of Wales and the lovely
American, Wallis Simpson.
No English newspaper would
dream of mentioning so per-
sonal a situation in the British
Royal Family. And every Eng
lishman feels that the Prince is
entitled to choose his own
friends and keep his affairs his
own. To pry into any such
situation is an objectionable
violation of Good Taste, the
first rule of English Behavior.
Despite this lofty attitude, the
English do enjoy talking about
the Princes latest"
An English shopkeeper dis
covering readily that I was an
American said:
"The Prince of Wales was In
here the other day with his
American lady. She's a nice
looking person and how she
knows her own mind.
"She was looking at q cock.
tail cabinet as a present for .
friend. The Prince suggested
one we already had in stock.
It was a handsome one, but
Mrs. Simpson would have none
of it. She said she had de-
cided in her own mind what the
cabinet must look like. 1t would
be necessary to have such q
model made to order, I ex.
planned"
The Prince suggested:
"Then perhaps you would
like something here almost as
well"
mot at all. I much prefer
the other"
And it was the other one,
the made-to-order one she got.
The Prince of Wales has 8
great personal following. He is
adored next to the King him.
self. Whatever he does is right.
They say here with pride
that he is the hardest worked
subject in the United Kingdom.
No matter what his personal
interests may be, he rusheS
about the country making the
right kind Of speeches, dedicat-
ing buildings, smilingly meet
ing thousands Of people in all
walks Of life.
He's not the fresh-looking
young lad one imagineS him,
however.
I was close to him at a meet.
ing. He looks awfully tired.
Big shadows around his eyes
and his face is heavily lined.
The average Englishman
thinks this way Of the Heir Ap-
parent to the British throne:
Hes a jolly, fine fellow. Let
him do as he pIeaSes with his
own affairs so he does his duty
by his country. Besides, this
American they say he goes about
with, seems a nice sort Of per.
son. She's witty, well-dressed,
welI.mannered. Keeps him
cheerful no doubt in the midst
Of all the work he has to do.
So what of it. It's nObOdy'S
business. Least Of all Ameri.
cas-"
Harold Nicolson, the esSayist,
who recently went to America
with his wife, told a luncheon
crowd that Americans were alb
normally clean.
He said that the EngliShman
who talked so much about his
'tub" seldom saw it more than
once a week. But that in "the
States" people were so washed
they had a permanent scrubbed
down look. He added:
"The mattresses in the hotel
In Boston where stayed looked
50 fresh at breakfast time, I'm
sure they must have spent the
night in cellOphane."
MuSSolini was a refugee in
London when he was about IS
years old. It was just after he
had got out of an Italian prison
and he was under surveillance.
He used to sit silent and con-
temptous in the midst of social
istic and anarchistic crowds.
And had the same set aloof
look he has today.
Speaking of Mussolini having
been in jail, reminds me that at
q certain gathering of Big Shots
in Geneva the other day, one
irreverant fellow described as
1.-THE Jail Birds Review"
Most of the distinguished
citizens present had served a
sentence of some sort. In fact
no continental patriot feels he
has lived until he has graduated
from somebody's prison.
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