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' THE ST7XD AT OREGOXIAJf, PORTL,ANTJ, MAY 3, 1914. 9 NOBLES AND INDIAN FIGURE IN NEWS HAPPENINGS OF RECENT DATE Crown Princess of Ronmania Declared Handsomest Woman Among Enropean Royalty Daughter of Chilean Attache in London Conrted hy Gilded Yonths of England Proceeds of Mrs. Woodruff 's Book for Blind. f ) V'.. vj-fei- . SfeZeri J7 IVboctruff, rr ---- 'i J ' f - 'ft? ' -' ''- - : ' ''J &j!i4s!ftS8 Bait jvx NEW YORK, May 2. (Special.) Mrs. Flora Spiegelberg- has got all New York stirred up on the subject of dustless garbage collection. She wants New York to adopt a system similar to that of Kuerth, in Germany. This town of 70,000 uses an incinera tion process. Mrs. Spiegel berg" is agi tating1 the adoption of the system throughout the United States, but es pecially in New York, where the col lection of ashes and garbage results in scattering dust and germs all over the city from ash cans and open ash carts. Mrs. Splegelberg contends that an in cineration system would be not only healthful but economical. She pro poses that in every building a fireproof shelter for ash cans and garbage cans be built so that they will - '410 ' w current for city llshtlng or any other municipal purpose. The Blag result tns from the incineration could be used for street paving. - All this 18 done In Fuerth successfully, and Mrs. Siegel bergr is havlnjr Btrongr backing In bringing about the adoption of the system in New YorK. Eventually she hopes to carry her crusade for health into other American cities. Crown Princess Marie Alexandre Victoria, wife of Crown Prince Ferdi nand of Koumania, la probably the most beautiful princess of Europe. She likes to be photographed in costume, and on Easter day posed in the garb of a nun. It is a remarkable fact that many members of the reigrnlngr families of Europe, as well as members of the no bllity. are taking- up useful occupations to benefit the conditions and surround lngs of those who look: up to thm for succor. The Queen of Bulgaria, who is soon to visit America, is deeply Interested n hospital work, and will study hos pital conditions while here. - The. Crown Princess of Roumania has en deared herself to the soldiers of her country for the work she has done in the hospital corps. In France, Mme. Ppincare, the wife of the President, la 'paying- especial attention and giv ing considerable of her time and at tentlon to maternity work among- the poor. The Hon. Rboda Astley, sister of Lord Hastings, is an ardent charity worker. She is- a close friend of the Americans in London society, especial ly the Waldorf Astors, and has been lent their house, in St. James Square, for a sale of work whic she is hold ing soon in aid of the destitute girls in three homes in which she Is inter ested St. George's Blue Lamp, St. Agatha Homes, and the Girls" Club. Mile, de Bittencourt, younger daugh ter of the attache of the Chilean le gation in LoSidon, is to be presented at the first court, some time this month. Seldom has a lovelier or more fascinating girl than she been seen in London, and the gilded youths of May fair are vying witfr one another for the privilege of being her cavalier. In her honor Mme. de Bittencourt is criving 'a dance. June 10. at the Ritz Hotel. Enid Watklns, who is half Indian, was one of the picturesque figures in the Men's League suffrage pageant be ing held In New 7ork this week. She sang Indian' songs. Between 500 and 600 persons .were enrolled in this pa geant- They represented features of the past, present and future. There was dancing appropriate to the differ ent eras, the future being heralded by a dance of Joy. Mrs. Helen S. woodruff has an nounced that she will devote to t h blind all the money received from th sale of her latest book. "The Lady 6f the Lighthouse." Mrs. Woodruff wrote this book while temporarily blind. When she recovered her sight she de cided that she would help the "Light house." as the home for the blind is called, so she dedicated to it the prof its from her book. Mrs. Woodruff 1 also the author of "Mis" Beauty" and "Really Truly Nature Stories." ft PRINCE GEORGE OF SAXONY RUUED HIS CHILDREN "WITH AN IRON HAND" Fear TJped and Soon Conflict Over Question of Religion Arises in Family Besides rilling Duties of Father-in-Law, He Also Takes Upon Himself Those of Very Strict Mother-in-Law. not stand exposed in areaways or the street. Motor trucks, covered to pre vent the contents escaping in transit, would be used for collecting the refuse. This would be taken to one of several incinerating plants on the river front and there e receptacles for refuse would be lifted from the truck by elec tric cranes and the contents dropped through a trap in the bottom directly Into the furnace. The heat produced by the furnace could be used for creating TURKEY BEING MODERNIZED Latest Plan Is Secularization of Ee liglous Property. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 30 The government is pursuing steadily a pol icy of modernizing Turkey, and is now, it is said, drafting a plan for the sec ularization of religions property. . The Ottoman treasury by this means would dispose of an enormous source of revenue, which would facilitate the renaissance of the emilre. If this re. port 1b correct the new Shetkh-ul-Islam will be called upon shortly to sign this important reform, which will be resisted only by the prejudices of the Old Turks. INSTALLMENT V1X , j T the time of my marriage. King Albert and his wife. Queen Car ols, were the reigning sovereigns in 6axony, and my father-in-law. who was a widower, was his only brother. The King was very clever, very good and most kind to me, and I am happy to think that his affection never hanged. He nsed to call me "Klelne" (little one), and he said: "What I like about Luiea is her absolute frank ness." I did not see a great deal of him, but we were on terms of the warmest friendship. Queen Carola was an excellent and charitable woman, who occupied herself in good deeds. She accompanied her husband during the Franco-Prussian war, and nursed the wounded with rave patience and skill. V5he was re markably handsome, but somewhat shy and reserved. She was childless. A curious idea was prevalent that Provi dence would not grant a son to the reigning sovereign, as ever since the day of August the Strong no direct heir has been born to a Jvlng of bax- ony, and my eldest son, who will eventually become King, was born when ' his father was not yet Crown Prince. Prince George Was Bigot. My father-in-law. Prince George of Saxony, was a strange man who pos sessed a truly remarkable personality. In appearance he was tall, and he stooped slightly; his head was large and square, and the most striking fea tures of his face were his cold, small eyes, which looked out suspiciously from under his bushy eyebrows, when I first knew him he was rapidly " be coming bald, and he always brushed his scanty gray hair most carefully over the uncovered place to try to hide it, but with no success. He was imposing in uniform, but in mufti he looked very badly dressed, and he wore ugly low shoes which showed too much of his white-knitted stockings. Besides fulfilling the duties of father-in-law, Prince George also took upon himself those of a very strict mother-in-law, His one idea in life was religious duty, and he carried this out so. well that from the day I arrived in Dresden, was literally surfeited with piety. He was an intolerable bigot, narrow minded to a degree, and he could be a fanatic on occasion. I think he must have suffered from some kind of religious mania, for he would remain for hours prostrate before the altar, praying fervently to all his special saints. The moment, however, that he was outside the chapel, he dropped his sanctity, and he never practiced tolerance or forgiveness, which to my mind, are the first principles of true religion. fear Rules Children. Prince George ruled his children through fear, and it was not long be fore we came Into conflict over question of religion. Queen Carola had asked me to act as her deputy, an open a bazaar in Dresden which was to be held to raise funds for supply ing a Protestant church with a much needed new altar. I, of course, assent ed, and performed what was to me very pleasing task. The same even ing we had a family dinner-party, and I could see that my father-in-law was furious about something. It was not long before I was enlightened, for h suddenly turned to me and told me that I was all that was reprehenslbl and an apostate to my religion becaus I had opened a Protestant bazaar. He raged and stormed like one possessed, but I calmly told him that, although In this case. I had acted on behalf the Queen, I should never hesitate to say yes, if I were again asked to perform a similar duty on my own ac count. My remarks added fuel to the fire, and my father-in-law worked i - ; - - 4 ';" ; ' ' - jtl -t 'if i - f . - : i v . i v f t ! - - h . , s ( 1 s . " K v " N himself up into such a furious passion that he seized me by the arm and shoos, me before every one, servants included. That was more than I could endure. I left the table on the plea of In disposition, and it took all my hus band's powers of persuasion to pre vent me from going" off to Salzburg the same night. My sister-in-law. Princess Mathllde, is a "great" amateur artist, and she also poses as .a patron of the belles lettres. She goes in for figure subjects and covers huge canvases. If Mathilde were ever to paint tiny genre pictures, there would be weeping and lamenta tion among the firms who supply her with materials, for her work demands a great deal of paint, and she is a most profitable customer. Princess Mathilde Is built on very generous lines, and perhaps that is the M reason why ehe does everything on a large scale. I have heard that as a girl of 16 she was pretty enough to be mentioned as a possible wixe lor tne Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, but, when he visited Dresden to inspect her, he realized that her beaute de Jeunesse would presently outrival the most ex- nMAd r-k J rxrtlr nut fnr n m rr a oo-ant ordinary woman. We were never in ' sympathy, and she made jno pretense of even tolerating me; she does not pos- ;oau a ut&i ucie ui icaiuiiiiiiy. uui iiivr ments. Kne does not care lor cress, ai- (Concluded on Paee 11.) EMBROIDERED BUTTERFLY DESIGN FOR THE SUMMER PARASOL - '1 ? tr-tn.(asi m Parasols are going to be extremely fashionable this Summer. Al ways a pretty accessory to any Summer costume, they are now going to be a necessity for any woman who wishes to be considered stylishly attired. "White linen parasols, with the butterfly design worked on them in vivid or soft coloring, according to individual taste, will be handsome to carry with the thin Summer frock. The design may be worked in solid or eyelet and outline stitch. Of course the butterfly pattern may be applied to other articles than the parasol. It would be extremely effective on combination underwear. Detail drawings show method of working. There are two ways to apply the design to the material upon which you wish to work it. If your material is sheer such as handkerchief linen, lawn, batiste, and the like the simplest method is to lay the material over the de sign and with a pointed pencil draw over each line. If your material is heavy, secure a piece of transfer or impression paper. Lay it face down upon this, then draw over each line of the paper design with a hard pencil or the point of a steel knitting needle. There are two points to observe in this simple process if you would execute it satisfactorily. One is to see that your material is level cut and folded by a thread and that your design Is placed upon it evenly at every point. The second is. when placed accurately, secure the design to the ma terial with thumb tacks or pins, so it cannot slip during the operation. j ' I I I SM II I I