Foreign News: Another Royal Visit

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"The King of Spain arrived in Brussels on a visit to the King and Queen of the Belgians. King Albert of Belgium met King Alfonso of Spain on the railway station platform and they drove together in state to the palace along troop-lined and beflagged streets and amidst the tumultuous cheers of the people."

King Alfonso did a great deal for Belgians who were deported by the Germans during the war. In many cases he was able to save them from death sentences, imposed by their barbarous foe.

In March the Belgian Court welcomed King Gustavus of Sweden. This is,therefore, the second royal visit to the Belgian King and Queen within two months.

Alfonso is a most fastidious man in the matter of dress. His wardrobe holds more than 100 suits, and under no circumstances does this sporting King wear one more than six times. Some of them are cast aside after adorning his person for one brief period.

His chief valet grows rich on his master's whimsical extravagance. Receiving a salary of only $1,500, he is able to make ends meet by selling the King's cast-off suitings.