Evening star., 1936-01-21

English clothes and adopt the char
acteristiC cut and lines of mems
raiment as London's tailors design
them. But, in the case of the vast
majority of men. one can usually
tell a Latin from en- Anglo-Saxon
without seeing his face or hearing his
voice-the cut of his clothes proclaims
his origin.
There are some articles of wearing
apparel for men that owe their pop
ularity almost exclusively to their
adoption by the prince for his own
wardrobe. The boisterous, jazzy ier-
seys and sweaters knitted from the
celebrated Fair Isle woolens were in
only moderate demand a few years
ago Then. one day. the prince wore
one to play golf. He was photographed.
Fair Island sweaters socn became pop
ular on both sides OF the Atlantic.
Fair Isle. which was suffering pover-
ty and dullness in It's few industries.
is now prosperous. thanks to the
prince.
Then the prince introduced a new
type of evening dress tie-shaped like
a butterfly-which mas been in favor
ever since. Both sides of the bow are
cut on one end of the tie-the other
runs out as a plain tape. And. if tied
properly, it stays set. no matter how
strenuous the evening.
If the prince has appeared with a
dress shirt-front made of the same
material as his white wastcoat, then
the dancing men Of society quickly
have initiated him. If he has worn a
:olored handkerchief in his upper
twercoat pocket. we'll dressed men in
London have followed his lead. Some
what later men have caught on to the
new style along the boulevards of
Paris and Fifth avenue in New York
and in the other great promenades of
the world.
Prince Twice Visited United States.
The Prince of Wales made two pro-
longed visits to the United States,
the first in 1919 and the second in
1924. He was the second heir to the
British throne to set foot on American
shores. as his grandfather. King Ed
ward VII, came to this country n
1860.
After visiting Canada and New
foundland. the prince went to Amer
lea early in November 1919. aboard
the cruiser Renown. On November
IL he went to the White House and
met President Wilson, then on his
sickbed
On his first visit to the United
States the prince arrived in New York
on November 18. dressed in the olive
brown and scarlet of British colonel.
His ride up "the path Of heroes" to
the City Hall was the signal for the
greatest welcoming display since the
return Of the doughboys from France.
The second and much longer visit
was in the Summer Of 1924. It lasted
three weeks. from August 90 to Sep
tember 81. when the prince left on his
special train for Montreal.
Prefers Single Blessedness.
The prince long has been impor-
tuned by the public and has press
alike to find himself a bride, but he
has preferred single blessedness. The
nation which so dearly loves him
would rejoice to see him on the way
to making secure the line of direct
succession to the throne. It Is GER
tain that the never-dormant discus
sions of his nachelorhood will become
very lively now that he is ascending
the throne.
There are always rumors that the
prince does not intend ever to get
married, but to be a bachelor
monarch.
England once had virgin queen;
why not a bachelor king?" he was
recently reported to have said to
q friend.
Since the war and the passing out
Of so many Of the Protestant royal
families, the number Of European
princesses from whom the prince
might select q bride, has been reduced
to very, very few. The British peo-
pie, whose spirit Of nationalism has,
like that Of their continental neigh
bors, been keenly sharpened since the
war, all seem to desire-almost de-
mand-that he pick his bride from
as1,on1 his fafher's SiIbtectG