Foreign News: Personable Prince

Prince Yasuhito Chichibu-no-miya of Japan, heir presumptive* of a dynasty over 2,000 years older than that of Edward of Wales, arrived in Manhattan last week from his studies at Oxford, en route to the funeral† of his imperial father in Japan. Although Prince Chichi-bu is the sole member of the Japanese Imperial House ever to visit the U. S., and although his is the oldest reigning dynasty in the world, he went all but unnoticed.

Well limbed. His Imperial Highness stands 5 ft. 7 in. in his stockings. His complexion is a light olive tan. His features are regular, his...

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