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Show KING TINO EAGER IB GAIN FAVOR Princesses Give Morganatic Wife the Coirl Shoulder But Queen Relents ATHENS Jan. 29. King Constantino Constan-tino and all the members of tho Grt 'k royal family now- again in Ath- n arr leaving nothing undone to win favor with the people On the other hand, members of a section of the upper class of society (the so-1 called lion hunters) are. doinp; everything every-thing in their power to obtain admit lance Into the roval circle. Tho Venizelists, to whatever class of soc?ety they belong, regard Kins Constantine a; a selfish individual, who would sacrifice the interests of rrrfce 10 satisfy his own ambitions. The king's s?eral brothers are also heartily disliked in Venlzellft circles for th. y Aver miss an opportunity for mnktn. disparaging remarks about iho t'rruan statorman. thanks to whose astute diplomacy Jreek terrt tory was extended to Its present frontiers. Mine Asnasia Mano?, the morgan atic widow of the late King Alexander, Alexan-der, continues to attract general attention at-tention In Athens. She now lives by herself in a rather modest dwelling in the Klphissla avenue The princes and princesses who preceded King Constantine and Queen Sophie to Ath- , ens rather looked upon Mme Manor as nn intruder, and gave her the cold shoulder. Queen Sophie's motherly in- j stlncts, however, got the best of royal blood prejudices and she received her morganatic daughter-in-law vith open; r.niir. Alexander was Queen Sophie's , favorite son. Queen Sophie has given orders for the employment of an English first-class first-class nurse in preparation for the I birth of Mme. Mauds' child. The late kins Alexander's chauffeur, chauf-feur, Mltso Dimltrladps has commit ted suicide from grief over the death Of the king, which. It v. ill be recalled, Was the result of a monkey's bite. Mltso was King Alexander's inseparable insep-arable companion on all his automobile automo-bile rides and motoring was the king's . fad. Alexander wai. perhaps, the , most affable sovereign In Europe and had a talent of making everybody feel j at home He was always very kind to all tho members of his household, but seemed more strongly attached to Mltso than to any of the others, j When Alexander felt death ap-proaching. ap-proaching. he called Mltso to his bed-Bide bed-Bide and gave him a small gold cross which the King had worn all his life, j After the king's death, Mltso became inconsolable. The other night -while contemplating a photograph of tho king, he shot himself. A wreath sent by Mme. Manos. King Alexander's widow, was que of the floral offerings offer-ings at his funeral. |