RUMANIA: Bull Strong

In the same towering white shako that pressed so heavily on his throbbing brow during the funeral of George V (TIME, Feb. 3), buck-toothed King Carol II of Rumania in Paris reviewed France's Garde Républicaine. Later in a more comfortable cap, he received from France's oldest living Marshal Franchet D'Espérey, France's highest military decoration, the yellow and green Médaille Militaire, awarded only to commanders of divisions —and to private soldiers who have won it under fire.

Leaving the parade ground, King Carol and his red-headed Magda Lupescu made a sentimental journey to the suburban château where for more than four years they lived in exile (TIME, June 16, 1930). Taking the Blue Train to Nice, they were up until dawn, dancing in the streets at a city fete. Next day His Majesty, 42, motored out to the villa of famed Dr. Serge Voronoff, monkey-gland rejuvenator.

"King Carol is much too young to need rejuvenation," explained the doctor afterward. "He looks fine and is as strong as a bull. My monkey-gland experiments interest him greatly, however, and he inspected my monkeys during his visit, which was prompted chiefly by his desire to see an old friend. He doesn't need my services yet."

Almost a family friend of 65-year-old Dr. Voronoff is King Carol. Pretty, vivacious Mme Voronoff the 21-year-old first cousin of Magda Lupescu.