The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-20
GREETING THE PRINCE OF WALES.
How His Royal Highness Was saluted in the
Georgian Style.


Georgian Style.
Talbotton (Ga) Era.
The Prince of Wales, under escort of the
Duke of Newcastle was on junketing visit
to the United States, and everywhere his
royal Highness was received with great pom p
and style, and i'll none of his receptions did
an American dare pollute his sacred body by
touch. Handshaking for the time was laid
aside, and a stiff, dignifed bow was all that
was permitted in paying respects to the
Prince. When the Prince and his royal es-
cort arrived in Washington City, the whole
capital was agog and on the qui vive, and his
presence there created bigger sensation than
was ever before known in the city. 1t was
meet and proper that special and extensive
homage should be done this distinguished
, foreign representative of power and heir
! apparent to the throne of England,
! the proudest monarchy on earth. The Presi-
| dent of the United States, Buchanan, ordered
a public reception on a given day, so as to
give the citizens of our government an OPP
portunity of paying their respects to his
highness, the Prince OF Wales. The day ar
rived and the reception took place in the
great east room of the Capitol. The Presi-
| dent and his cabinet the diplomatic corps,
the judges of the Supreme Court, and the
senators of the United States were the re-
| ceiving party, and were strung out in i'm
posing line in the great east room. Prince
took his position next to the President, and
at his side stood also his special guardian,
the Duke of Newcastle. The programme was
as follows: The private citizens were to
enter the reception room at the point furthest
! from the royal parsonage, pass on down the
| line of distinguished escorts, and as they
reached a point opposite his Highness the
President would announce, The Prince, and
the subject would merely make a low and
| formal bow and pass on, without touching or
saluting even the royalty In the vast, NOV
| ing mass of citizens who thus passed before
the Prince on that day was Colonel Russell.
He was walking with young friend, and as
| they entered the east room, where all this
pomp and display was going, on young Rus
sell remarked; See here, Bob, that's not
the way they do down in Georgia, and T'll be
! hanged if don't show 'em how to do the
thing right" His friend protested, but
Russell's determination was fixed, and
just as they arrived opposite the royal party,
| President Buchanan announced with great
dignity and pomp: 1.-THE Prince!" Colonel
Russell stopped for moment and looked on
the royalty and then suddenly turned and
| approaching directly up to the Prince, ex-
tended his right hand and said, why, hello,
Wales; how are you? 1 am glad to see you'll
The Prince grasped his hand and gave him a
cordial old shake and returned his hearty
salutation with: 81 am pretty WELL thank
you" But the effect on the line of receiving
dignitaries was clearly visible by the sour
faces and struggling of shoulders at the
aughable incident that had destroyed the
| dignity of the day and occasion, while the
young Russell was the hero of the hour
among the jokers of Washington. The boys
say that he also asked: well, Wales, how's
Vic? How's the old lady, your mother?
Hows all the family?"