The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-16

King Edward at which they plainly indicated that Mrs. Simpson was the reason for their refusal to at tend the function, whereupon the king blushed furiously and seemed most distressed.
 The archbishops were adamant however, and did not attend.
 The same source also said that King Edward and Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, who was very close to him when he was Prince of Wales are now poles apart and that Bald win shuns Buckingham Palace.
 It was understood Baldwin's op- position to Mrs. Simpson crystallizec when he and Mrs. Baldwin attended 8 private dinner at York house some monthse ego at which Mrs. Simpson was present.
 It was said further that Mrs Simpson did not enjoy herself al Balmoral castle during her recent stay there, because she was general ly given the cold shoulder by royal guests there.
 News that Mrs. Simpson is seek ing divorce seeped slowly through Britain today.
 British Press Silent
 For the occasion, Britain was de- pendent on grapevine gossip, more primitive than the tom toms of the African jungle.
 Not one word has been published in the British Isles regarding the breakup of the marriage between the Harvard graduate former guards officer and the vivacious Baltimore woman who has been the frequent companion of the king.
 The usually outspoken weekly news magazines came out today. They ignored entirely the news that Mrs. Simpson has sued for divorce in the quiet provincial court at Ipswich, pleading adultry and nan1- ing a correspondent.
 The News Review managed to get in something about the king and Mrs. Simpson only by publishing, in its column devoted to comment on newspapers, excerpts from recent copies of the New York World Telegram, the New York Times and the New York Woman about them The articles which enabled the News Review to publish the gossip and at the same time disapprove of all such business was entitled Scandal: Private Affairs of King Edward Made Excuse for Circulation Drives in USA."
 AS in Britain, newspapers all over the continent ignored the story.
 King Carol Episode
 But the natural tendency to dis cuss royal affairs resulted in a re- vival of rumors that King Carol ot Rumania had separated finally from red-haired Mime. Mazda Lupescu because she would not diet her weight down. It was confirmed that Carol was visiting her as usual, how ever.
 From Athens, one of the few re- maining capitals where there are princesses both of an. age and eligi- bility to marry King Edward, came word that when the news of the im- pending divorce reached there talk was revived of the possibility that the king, while continuing to dance dine and drive about with Mrs Simpson, might marry one of them
 Three Greek Princesses
 There are three in the Greek royal family-Princess Irene, who is S2; Princess Catherine, who is 32, ol Princess Eugenie, who is 26. Irene and Catherine are sisters of King George II; Eugenie is a first cousin
 At Ipswich near the coast in Suf- folk, everything was ready for the hearing on the case of simpson w vs. Simpson E. A." as it is written on the folscap form which the clerk of the asize court will present tc Justice Hawke, one- time attorney general to the then Prince of Wales October 23.
 It was expected that Justice Hawke. as usual, would hear the criminal cases first. finishing then by October 25. and that then the day and hour-before the assize; close October 28--the day and houi for Simpson W. vs. Simpson E. A. would be selected.
 Mrs. Simpson Co Testify
 Mrs. simpson is expected to tes- tIfV briefly as t0 her marriaaa. ahl