The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-29
American as
Bride Sought
by King Zog
Albanian Monarch De-
sires Tall, Fair Queen
Who Is Rich.
BY DOROTHY DUNBAR
BROMLEY
Times SpecfaI Writer

ONCE Barbara Hutton was out
~ for adventure in a big way, it is
too bad she didn't wait few years.
She might have won a crown in
stead Of the dubious title Of a wan
dering Russian prince-than which
there is nothing more common.
King Zog Of Albania now trumpets
the news to whom it may concern
that ne is in the market for an
American bride.
She must be fair and tall, and she
must bring in her baggage a baga-
telle, Of one million dollars a year,
at least.
According to the dispatch, she
must also have intelligence and cour-
age. She would need plenty Of both.
The finances of this small mountain
kingdom are in a bad way. since
none of the larger European nations
has been willing to play angel 70 It..
And the atmosphere Of the country,
with its blood feuds, brigands and
prevalent Mohammedan faith, in
which Zog shares, is like that of a
primitive pre-Christian country.
King ZOg hasn't had much luck
finding a consort in Europe. Not
that he is a failure with women. He
seems to have been an even greater
menace to the feminine heart than
King Carol Of Rumania. But for
various and sundry reasons European
royalty does not consider him ell
gible.
Makes Gallant Admission
Zog, in his queenless and heirless
state, with his kingdom threatened
for lack of funds, CALAMITY insists
that he has always had a fatal PEN
chant for American girls. He is said
to have requested a former Amer
lean minister to draw up an inven-
tory of prospective brides. What
better occupation for an idle diplo-
mat? But nothing seems to have
come of any Overtures the minister
may have made in this country, so
now ZOg virtually advertises for an
American COnSOrt.
Let's see what he has to offer. He
IS one of those handsome daredevil
creatures at home only on the battle
field or in a lady's boudOir. He could
probably give cards and spades in
the art of love to the best paid gig
olO in New York.
His mountain kingdom may be
primitive. but the hauntS of Vienna
and Bucharest have seen him often
enough. The trouble is that his
love making might be so unorthodOX
as to be unacceptable even to an ex-
Demonstrating American heiress.
1t ought to be easy enough for the
not impossible she to 90 in for the
Mohammedan faith American wom-
en- of the restless leisure class love
TO dabble in the occult. I give you
the galaxy of women, including a
Vanderbilt. who worship at the feet
of the OmnipOtent Dom in his
Nyack IN. y stronghold.
Stays Wed to Maharajah
I give you, too. Nancy Miller, of
Seattle. who embraced the Hindu
faith when she married the Ma
haraiah of IndOre. She has stayed
married longer than any one ex-
pected. The Maharaiah may have
in the past played fast and loose
with women. but Nancy seems to
have kept him under the conjugal
roof
What King Zog needs is woman
with the spirit of a Lady McBeth.
1t is rumored that he has cut his
way TO the throne with his sword
And there are signs that the bloody
work is not vet finished. The peri
odic attempts that are made from
time to time on his existence would
add considerably to the spice of pal
ace life.
I shouldn't care for the assign
ment myself. but I can think of
p7Ore boreSome roles for a young
American heireSs whose New York
orbit is limited by night clubs. Zog
would be a great trial as a husband.
He has a catholic taste in women,
ranging from gardeners daughters
10 diplomats wives. It is rumored
that he tried to abduct a lady of the
diplomatic corps. But if a woman
were strong minded enough she