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t i : ?r J : - - ,s ";Vynriw'f f """ f I I ' - - . v i ! ; 'i ? ' t : - v "V '' , v . v ' " fv" ' ' f I ....: V- " ' " ' v - . V- . V f The Prince, in the Ancient, Historical Costume in Which He Was Enthroned as Prince of Wales. THE Prince of Wales has returned to liondon from a tour of the world. And the British newspapers and the British public are telling him that it's time he was married. But the Prince Is In a very embarrassing position. , j He has not enough income from his own Inherited property to maintain his position In life as a married man. He does not want to be a fortune hunter and marry some rich heiress for the sake of her money. He could earn a splendid big salary if lie would go to work in some banking house or as president of some big corporation. But It is bad form for a member of the Royal Family to earn wages. Will the British Parliament vote, him an allowance r.s they did his father, the present King, to save the situation? But these are not all of the complica tions. - The British public take an interest In the Prince of Wales and think they have a right t$ say something about the kind of matrimonial match he ought to make. -And here the British public Is divided as on almost everything else. Some old conservatives want to see the Prince pick his bride from a Royal Princess of the blood of some reigning house of Europe. Others, more progressive, would like to see him, marry a "commoner," and thus keep up with the spirit of the times as his counsin Princess "Pat" did, when she married an English naval officer of no title or fortune. And there are still" others who think that it would be very fine if the future King of Great Britain would marry some girl of good social standing who Has an enormous fortune and has a strain of good American blood in her veins which would tend to tie up England with America. Still others of more romantic and less worldly views insist that the Prince should not be hampered .or restrained by any of these unworthy motives, but should be allowed the greatest privileges a man can have to marry the .girl he loves, whether she is rich or poor, of royal blood or plebeian ancestry. .So when the press and public prod the Prince of Wales and ask him why he doesn't get married, they are facing htm with a multitude of perplexities which are not easy to meet It is not impossible that the Prince has lost his heart to some young woman during his world-wide travels per haps a Canadian girl, perhaps an American em, ycmays some cnarmmg young woman 1r the British colonies in Australia, Africa,' These friendly hints to the Prince that he should get married have become so in sistent that it is impossible for him to disregard them. They are causing him .'not a little embarrassment, for his interest in the fair sex is profound and extensive and bo Is not 'inclined to choose exactly Embarrassing Situation of the Prince of Wales, Has Little Money, V i, V US .Jy K " ; ' , '-s ' J 4, il Lady Irene Curzon, Who English Society Thinks Has the Necessary Qualifications of a Bride for the Prince -an Old English Family and a Rich American Mother. as he Is told, and yet the advice to make a prudent marriage is so earnest that it can hardly be disregarded. Americans will feel a good deal of sym pathy with .the young man in his predica ment,, because he is probably the most popular foreign Prince who ever visited this country; and especially , because he showed not a little interest fin a number of charming American girls' during his brief stay here last Summer? The London Times, that solemn organ of the upper classes, has declared that it is time for him to be married and that the English, people would be pleased to hear that he had chosen an English bride. That is a good example of many similar p"eces of advice that have been bffered him. Of course, there are strong political rea sons why he should marry an English girl of approved noble family. But suppose he has fallen in love with some girl in one of the other part3 of the world he has visited? Is not a Prvnce to be allowed to follow the dictates of his heart in the matter that most affects his future happi ness? Ordinary men have gained a certain degree of freedom in the more fortunate countries. Are Princes to be denied all personal liberty? Most of us believe that happ'ness in marriage can only be at tained by marrying for love alone, and that to marry for money, power or any base selfish motive is a certain way to misery. Must our little "Prince Charm ing," as so many Americans have called the Prince of Wales, be "condemned to such a fate merely to carry out the polit ical -ideas of some busybodies in his own country? - During hi3 tour of the world, and espe cially dur'ng his short stay in this coun try, the Prince showed a strong disposi tion to enjoy the society of attractive girls without regard to their political or social importance. . . - t This princely characteristic caused quite a little Jar to New York fashionable so ciety. : - When Mrs. Whitelaw Reid planned a magnificent ball for the Prince, she sub mitted a list of the proposed guests to, him for approval according to court etiquette. IS 'Miss Inez Wilson's name here ? asked the Prince. "Why, no, Your Highness. I don't know her," replied the hostess. "I wish her to be invited, please," 3aid the Prince. "Oh, yes, Your Highness, if we can find her." . Miss Inez Wilson was not in the Social Register. , Nobody in New York society Isn't Allowed Hoping from Parliament So He Will Escape Marrying Some iSXt Rich Doesn't Love ' - v i-f y., x - Jf W!- . a vtV i- 1 f - Va -a A Scpyh ft I fZ l i l f tJ ' ' - - - " ' - & i ?l I I! I , - - 1 '-'U- I ' ' X y 1 5SS V knew her. Eut the Prince knew all about her. She was a pretty young Casisdian Red Cross nurse whom the Prince had met while making a visit to the "British lines in France. She had moved to New York just before the Prince's visit, and Vas living quietly in an uptown district.- After a frantic search by the fashion able women in charge of the ball, Miss Wilson was discovered and invited to the affair. It was a repetition of the old story of Cinderella and her fairy prince. Mis3 Wilson was driven to the ball at the last moment, a blushing but delighted guest. And, of course, the Prince danced with her. When he first landed in New York he noticed among those assembled on the dock to welcome him a very pretty young girl, Miss Margaret Mackenzie, of Colum bus, O. He did not have another oppor tunity to meet during his stay in New York, but he remembered her. Months .later in September his ship, the Renown, called at Trinidad, in the Brit ish West Indies. A great ball was ar ranged in his honor at Government House. Among the company the Prince's quick eye at once picked out the pretty young girl he had seen on the dock in New York Miss Margaret Mackenzie. He danced with, her the greater part of the evening. Another surprising episode occurred when the Prince made a flying visit to Washington to pay his respects to the President. During- that trip he made only one unofficial call, and that was upon Miss Margaret Calhoun Simmonds. The explanation was given that she was a de scendant of the famous Southern states man. John C. Calhoun, and of the Scotch Earl of Mar, but those who know the 1 (C) 1820. International Feature Seree, Inc. to Work, Is Waiting tor an Allowance Girl He Miss Margaret Calhoun Simmonds, the American Girl ' Southern Family, to Whom the Prince Paid His Unofficial Visit in Washington. Prince, do not believe that he was greatly influenced by those important facts.. The truth was that he had met Miss Sim monds on his travels and liked her, and meant to pay her a visit. That is one of the ways that mate him so popular. We also learn that he disappeared un accountably from his official guardians one evening in New York, and that it was found he was .making a call upon some friends who were not known in fashionable society or the official world. Again -and again during his long travels similar episodes oc curred. Very often during some great en tertainment he would "be found sitting in a. corner with one of the more ' attractive but less important members of, that com pany. -, ' . How is a young man with suph marked personal inclinations as this to be guided into a perfectly prudent marriage? The prevailing wish in England, ex pressed by the leading newspapers, is that he should marry an English bride. They wish him to take a wife from a representa tive English noble family of great wealth, with a creditable record in public life, but without marked political affiliations. While he was in Canada it was observed that he was very attentive to Lady Rachel Cavendish, one of the young daughters cf the Duke of Devonshire, the Governor General. She is an attractive and whole some English girl. She belongs to the type that English society thinks he ought to marry, which is. perhaps the reason why gossip has selected her as his bride. The Duke of Devonshire is wealthy; be longs to one of the oldest families in Eng land and is so moderate In politics that he is almost neutral. We must bear in mind Great Britain Bights Beaerred. Who of an Old Only that, as the Prince as a guest of the Duke for some time, he was naturally friendly with his daughter. . There is fully as much reason for expect , ing his engagement to Lady Irene Curzon, daughter of Earl Curaon of Kedleston, far whose society he- has shown considerable liking on many occasions in England. Lady Irene has as many qualifications as Lady Rachel Cavendish and perhaps more. Her father. Lord Curzon, belongs to an ancient English, family that has enjoyed the high est public standing since the days of Queen Elizabeth. And, then. Lady Irene's mother was Miss Mary Letter, of Chicago, a great American heiress. This means that her daughter is amply supplied with ready money, which some of the best English families now lack. : ' ! . : ' The Prince Is not rich, according to the requirements of his position, and a wealthy wife would be of great assistance to him. All former Princes of Wales have received handsome- incomes voted by Parliament, but distress is widespread and the Govern ment has not yet thought it politic to pro pose a large provision for the present Heir Apparent. All of Queen Victoria's sons were furnished with incomes in this way, and so was -the present King when he was Prince of Wales. ' Now that the Prince of Wales has made himself so popular throughout the world, it Is believed that Mr. Lloyd George's Govern ment will consider It timely to ask Parlia ment to give bin a suitable Income which would release him from the necessity of marrying for money , While the Prince was in Italy during the war it was noted that he was very atten- r Y f Si V 1 i ! The Prince, in His Khaki Uniform, as an Array Officer in the Late War. i ! tlve to the Princess Yolanda, the lovely dark-eyed daughter of the King of Italy. On two different visits he showed his strong interest In her. But the English law will not allow a Catholic to become : Queen and nobody believes that' the Princess would change Jier religion. I j If, as many people believe, the Prince of Wales really fell in love with the Princess Yolanda', it is a truly tragic affair. It may ; be recalled that King George's i elder brother, the Duke of Clarence, had a simi lar hopeless, attachment for the Princess i Helene of Bourbon-Orleans. I The many Americans who feel a per sonal interest in the Prince of Wales will; now begin to sympathize with him in this; predicament. Advised by his most influ- entlal' future a lb jects that he should get married without delay, circumscribed by law in his choice of a bride; still further influenced by his advisers -what place is there for the1 natural affections of the heart? ' k - '- - . And then we must remember that he has better opportunities for meeting attractive young women of all classes than any other man of his age. He has travelled all over the world and has been urged by his ad visers to make himself popular with every body, v. - - i - i And right well has he carried out the advice. Not one unpleasant episode, not one Jarring note has attended his long tour of British colonies and foreign countries. He has met every situation with unfailing tact Only the other day he was described as "the best Ambassador the British Em pire ever had." '
