Melancholy Princess

Since Boris III, King of the Bulgarians, is a bachelor his eldest sister, Princess Eudoxia, 28, has had thrust upon her by default the duties if not the title of a queen. Eudoxia, by temperament melancholy and reserved, is little known to foreigners. Therefore when the Berlin National Zeitung began to publish her "memoirs," last week, a mild sensation rippled.

Berliners, scanning Eudoxia's autobiography, became convinced that she conscientiously wrote it herself. What "feature writer" would have set down bluntly: "Bulgarian women are naturally inclined to adapt themselves to the reasoning of men. Consequently we consider uncalled for such an innovation as women's suffrage. ...

"Upon rising every morning," continues the Princess, "I go immediately to help my brother with his fairly bulky correspondence. [Both are fluent in all the principal European tongues.] .... We partake of a light breakfast, and frequently dine together at about 2 p. m. After dinner I play some athletic game such as tennis or ride horseback. An hour during the afternoon is devoted to official visits.... I deplore the fact that so many of my girlhood friends have moved to other countries upon their marriage, leaving me with few intimates. . . "

Returning to the theme of royalty the Princess concludes: "On the stage and upon the motion picture screen we are portrayed with diamond crowns and robes of ermine.... As a matter of fact I have purchased exactly two new gowns in the last two years. Both are all Bulgarian in style, material and workmanship. . . . Princesses do not bedeck themselves .... We, like all women, deserve the best of our fatherland and of humanity as good housewives."