Evening Star Newspaper, August 27, 1935, Page 11

PRINCE OF WALES SHUNS LIMELIGHT Still Popular, He Seems to| Weary of Being Always “On Parade.” This is one of a series of articles Sy Mr. Fawcett, written in the course of a recent trip to Europe and recording his impressions and nbservations. Other articles in this will appear from time to « . The Star. BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT. ‘The Prince of Wales, popular as ever, none the less is a good deal of a mystery to the people of the empire over which, theoretically, he is destined to preside. Forty-one years of age last June 23, he is on the verge of the middle division of life, appears to enjoy & normal state of health and is active in all the’ countless routine ways and fashions to which he is accustomed and in which he has won conspicuous success. But even th-e who know him best are conscious of the fact that there are interests to which he is devoted, | but of which they are completely uninformed, thoughts which he keeps to himself, occupations which he does not share, periods of time when he is “absent.” Hence the riddle which he constitutes. The public sees him “on parade,” 8 spectacle, a symbol, a part of a machine system of government. He may be attired in any one of a whole wardrobe of uniforms, sur- rounded by a large entourage of at- tendants, performing a duty incident to his position, and on such occa- sions he will be, in effect, only a character in a kind of play, a figure in a pageant. Instinctively, the crowds understand that all too often the | performance is a bore. The Prince’s patience prompts the sympathy of | the multitude. If his countenance betrays the strain and tedium of the ordeal, as it frequently does, no one presumes to think of it as impolite or | discourteous. His Abstraction Growing. But recently his abstraction has been } growing upon him. Also, the periods when he is “missing” are more nu- merous and more lengthy. He is “carrying on” well enough, but his basic concern in life appears to be engaged with something other than the relatively dull business of being | in training for the crown. Yet no inquiry is initiated as to what that | something is. It would be considered bad manners to intrude behind the increasing reticence of the prince's demeanor. Insteag of prying, the British public concedes that what he | does with his personal cgreer is his own affair and that he is entitled to all the privacy he desires. | The Court Calendar, meanwhile, mentions his brother, the gallant and | generous young Duke of York, prac- tically every day and the prince him- self only intermittently. And there are many observers who confidently believe that the significance of the | omissions is that the prince pur- | posefully and deliberately is stepping aside in favor of the duke. Indeed, | the opinion is expressed that the| prince does not wish to succeed his father and that he would far rather evade the responsibility for which | fate selected him as the first-born child of his parents, King George and Queen Mary. The duke, however, plainly is not | anxious to replace the lawful heir in the regard or the affection of the people. He defers to the prince with a zeal which seems to be in-| tentional, and his close friends insist | that the prevailing gossip is “un- | founded and malicious.” Wearying of Being a “Show.” On the other hand, every London drawing room has heard that the prince prefers a private objective to a public post of service. Not men- tally nor physically lazy, “the best salesman of the empire” simply is weary of being a “show.” Formal functions never have had any par- ticular appeal to him. He has sub- mitted to them, but the bent of his mind is such that he finds them tedious. The democracy of his tem- perament is a real factor in his char- acter, a compelling motive in his life. He likes plain people and plain things. The ordinary business of the modern period of history has an at- traction for him which medievalism lacks. He would rather inspect a canning factory than a cathedral, rather sit on a board of directors than on a council of state. Years ago he spoke of himself as having “middle class brains.” The values over which he can and does express enthusiasm are pragmatic values. His father really may find pleasure in court ceremonies, but the prince only tolerates them. The restriction of freedom which & King perforce must suffer galls the heir noticeably. Prospective “impris- onment” at Windsor Castle or Buck- ingham Palace has no thrills for an inveterate globe-trotter who frankly likes to be “on the go.” The prince is restless and any attempt to “tie him down” is apt to be resisted in the interests of self-preservation. Hence the swing of the spotlight in | the direction of York—a maneuver engineered by the prince with undis- guised though well-meant ‘“malice aforethought.” But the legal helr, it is equally evi- dent, will not shirk a recognized duty. Bred to his obligation as well as STEAMSHIPS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, AUGUST 27 Washington Wayside Random Observations of In.teresting Events and Things. ! E WAS such a u-u-un‘ lttle fellow as he tucked his guide baok to Washington under one arm and confidently ap- proached the drinking fountain in Union Station. Hardly old enough to read the book at his side, his lips fell a few inches short of the bubbler for which he reached on tiptoes. A kind-hearted red cap, seeing the predicament, smiled broadly and of- fered assistance. Lifted by the waist, the youngster bent over the fountain. But then, in- stead of the mouthful of water which he expected therq came a steady stream which washed his face, entered his nose and all but soaked his hair. sputtered to the red cap, “such a way to treat a fella who came to see the President!” i k- STARS AND BARS. Colored residents of @ home in the 1600 block Eleventh street, near the center of Negro Elks, Shriners and Knights Templar activities, just had to display some token of wel- come to the visiting jfraternal bodies. They looked around the house for an appropriate flag or' piece of bunting. They found e flag and hung it from a window staff. It was a Confederate flag. * x ¥ X TRICK OF THE TRADE. LOPING couples are naturally nervous, and C. Earl Wyvill, mar- riage license clerk at Upper Marlboro, Md., has learned to capitalize on their | nervousness if, as often happens, he suspects the boy or girl are too young, legally, to marry. As he writes out the application he comes to the question, “How old are you?” “Twenty-one,” replies, “When were you born?” real quickly. Almost invariably, if the applicant really is under 21, he hesitates and gives a date which makes him only 20 or 19. Under those conditions Wyvill, with conflicting data before him, declines to issue the license, convinced the couple actually is too young. ¥ % ¥ x PRESIDENT’S ANCESTORS. Eleven ancestors of President Roosevelt were on the “Mayfloure” when it landed at Provincetown. Of the 11, 6 were among the 41 persons who signed the famous “Compact,” America’s first Consti- tution, which was drawn up by the passengers of the “Mayfloure” be- fore they landed. The authority the hopefu! eloper Wyvill asks born to it, he will submit to any just demand. The distinction is one of psychological adjustment. The prince will occupy the throne if he feels that it is expected of him; he will avold it if he can. And just now he seems to be trying to toss the crown to his small niece, the little Princess Elizabeth. He loves the child deeply and one of the results of his affection for her may be that soon |or late England may have another girl Queen who, like Victoria, will “be good RESORTS. ATLA\TIC Cl'l’!' N. J. MONTICELLO fi OCEAN END OF KENTUCKY AVE. OVER LABOR DAY SAT. SUN. MON.‘]4 WITH ALL MEALS TTER & HOLLINGER MOTEL REDONIA ™ i ™ AND BEACH. Bathing Direct From Hotel. Special Weekly and Week. Rates. OCEAN CITY, MD. HAS'l'lNGS HOTEL Q3 Bosriwalk. Private Baths. Special llttl DLAM. YE'GINIA In the Mountains of Virginia Bryce's Hotel and Cofl-n- (near) Orkney Springs. 10th season. the most unique Sony of Gur Euects stay all Sommer. Al sports and amusements are free to . 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She was at the seashore the other ~ day and refused to go in the water. Finally her father prevailed upon her to take a dip. Persuaded that this was the thing to do, she took off her bathing suit, Iaid it neatly on the sand and went into the breakers with the remark: “There! I didn't want to get my new bathing suit wet.” * X ¥ ¥ 75th BIRTHDAY. One of the oldest German lan~ guage newspapers in the country is the_Washington Journal, published by Hermann Winkler at 710 Sizth street. The paper is celebraling its 75th anniversary this year, and has a very wide circulation. * X ¥ X RED LIGHT, BUT— automobile proceeded east on N street until it arrived at the intersection with Connecticut avenue, then stopped. Cars piled up behind. Horns squawked. “Why don't you go on, lady?” the| driver of the machine immediately behind finally asked. “Don't you see the red light?” was her. The traffic signal at Eighteenth and N streets, by virtue of Washington's diagonal avenues, is only about 25 feet beyond the intersection of Connectiout and N, where there is no light at all Drivers unfamiliar with the situation often stop at Connecticut until the Eighteenth lk‘&'t‘u‘ht turns green. * *x CAREER IN BRIEF. GRA'I'I‘AN’ KERANS, administrative assistant to the commissioner of patents, was at one time in his career a dramatic editor—on the old Toledo Times. A theatrical troupe lured Kerans away from the desk as a press agent— one week ahead of the show. After & month of it the outfit went broke and Kerans got no advance money. He wired the producer: “You hired me to be a week ahead of the show. Now I'm two weeks be- hind. How come?” As he never received an answer to his wire he quit and went back in the newspaper business. Robinson Leans Over To Tie His Shoe Lace, But, Oh! It’s a Garter By the Assoclated Press. Speaking of embarrassing mo- ments Senator Robinson, the Demo- cratic leader, emerged from an important pre-adjournment con- ference with colleagues yester- day with about 50 newspaper men trailing him down a cor- ridor in close pussuit. So close, in fact, that the lone woman reporter in the group bumped into the Senator as he stopped short and leaned over, evidently to fix a shoe lace. But it wasn't a shoe lace at all. The legislator'’s garter had worked loose. Quickly he yanked it off and put it in his pocket. "SALADA" The Perfect Tea for ICED TEA THIS GASOLINE DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THE WEATHER! MISSISSIPPI VOTES AS CHARGES ECHO " Record Balloting Seen for Governorship After Muddy Campaign. By the Associated Press. JACKSON, Miss., August 77.—Mis- sissippi’s Democrats voted today to de- cide whether Paul B. Johnson or Hugh L, White would be Governor. ‘The personalities of the candidates were almost submerged in the mud- slinging campaign into which wer: drawn the names of President Roose- velt and Huey Long. Senator Theo G. Bilbo ralsed po. litical thunder with 27 speeches in behalf of White, expending most of his oratcry on Huey Long. Bilbo sald Long was supporting Johnson—a charge Johnson vigor- ously denied—in the hope of extend- ing his Louisiana dictatorship to Mis- sissippl. Bilbo also sald the primary marked Jenny Lind styles are today's 1935 the opening of President Roosevelt's campaign for re-election because of the activity of Long, his bitter enemy. Johnson declared that Bilbo, him- self, was trying to become dictator of Mississippi. A record Vote was expected. Several State offices and hundreds of county and local offices were at stake. Democratic nomination is equivalent to election in Mississippl, BARONESS RECOVERING Companion of Prince Mdivani Still in Hospital. 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