The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-31
sNUBBED THE PRINCE.
Mrs. Peabody wetmore Declines to
Meet HE Royal Highness.

| Cable to New York World. october Is.
| Finally all the reports OF this unusu-
| ally eyentful summer season at HON.
burg are in, and the World has succeed
ed in not only finding one woman here
under the Stars and Stripes who re-
fused TO meet Suliivan's friend, the
Prince OF Wales, but who actually
snubbed him. The name of this hero
| inc is Edith kelelias Wetmore, the
wife of ex-Gov. George Peabody Wet
more of Rhode Island. 1t is pity
that Mrs. Wetmore has political affili-
atoms, as it gives her enemies, in
which are now to be included ali
Americans upon whom in princely dali
lance his royal highness has ever
smiled, q chance to say: "0hl she is
only angling for the Irish vote.
The summer season was on the de-
cline and 1.-THE Rose of Sharon,v better
known as Lady Hesketh, had packed
up all her effects and had left before
the victorious onset of Mrs. Potter.
who, accompanied by a maid and press
agent. had come pest-haste from Trou-
vile. This was about the state of
things when one morning, while pacing
up and down the promenade, His
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales,
venture as Haroun Al Raschid, caught
glimpse of Mrs. Wetmore's charm
ing person, and Immediately dis
patched his runner" Zyrwhit Wilson
to bring the lady before him that he
might elevate her forever with a smile
OF approval. But Mrs. Wetmore, out
ragged at this princely fashion of pick
ing up in which so many of her fair
tfrxr
young Wilson such look that he has
never felt quite able-bodied since.
In this embarrassment the prince
turned to Mrs. Potter, from whom-as
she, her maid and her press agent
were lodged at his expense--he had
every reason to expect favor, and
few minutes later Sadie" Mrs. Pot
ter's octoroon maid, was TO be seen
hurrying down the street with the fol-
lowing important epistle:
Nv Dear Mrs. Wetmore: His royal
highness the Prince of Wales would
be glad to have the pleasure Of your
company at luncheon at Ritter's to-
day. If YOU will come for me at a
quarter TO we will go around to-
gether. Yours cordially,
CORA URouHARBT POTTER.
Just as the luncheon hour arrived
and the prince was seen toddhng up
the street towards Ritter's, after hsv-
ing umpired ladies' sack race, which
Miss Audenried of Washington won,
the following epistle was handed to
Mrs. Potter by frigid Anglican but
Ter, who said, very CURLY, THERE'S no
reply, MARI
NV Dear Mrs. Potter: cannot &C
cept the invitation of H. r. H., the
Prince of Wales, to luncheon, as con-
veyed through YOU.
EDITH X. wETNoRK.
Mrs. Potter felt like having a good
cry, but at last summoning up her
strength, hastened around to Ritter's
and laid the undiplomatic epistle be-
fore her host. The prince turned
white as his pet poodle Kendry, who
sat in his lap, and turning TO his
cquerry, Wilson. said:
Don't forget this name-Wetmore
Wetinore, Wetrnore; and tell Tees
dale, Cummings and Knollys about
ii. Teesdaie, ii should be remem-
bered, was the princes companion on
his military excursions to visit regi-
ments of which be is colonel; Cum
mings keeps him familiar with the
prize-fighting world, and knoilys is
III. X. lis proxy for funerals and
other firing state duties TEL them
all, and also the court chamberlain,
that Wetmore shall never be received
At court-never neyer,r
While this curse was being launched
upon her and hers TO the fortieth gen
Grafton. Mrs Wetmore was TRANQUILITY
lunching with the ex-governor. her
husband, in the kurhaus. The Fumor
has run It's course. and all American
women now in Europe are loud in
denoanCing this snuh 20 the first
gentleman in Europe. while their
husbands and brothers are exultant at
this show OF spirit in a eountrywoman,
and ardent political hackers OF the ex-
governor. who has commenced To as
sgIne formidable proportions since his
wife 80 twisted the lions tail In the
chubby person Of the prince.
50 bitterly did the prince resent the
Snnh that he has not even sufficient
courage 10 cover up his wounds and
smile Indeed, be does not heSi-
tate 10 say that when the retalia-
tton WAY breaks eut the attention Of
the British feet viii first he directed
% the Providence plantations, and the
Prince VIII be Oh dsg X 10 see the disnoln-
titure Of the WetnloEts, as viii Teesdale,
his military ekum, Wilson who po-
iiteiy sticks up for him, and knoiiys
who goes 10 his funerals.
Mrs Wesmore IS home at the Hotel
Bristol. She vii spend the winter on
the RIVERS. Ex-tiov. Nesmore, how
ever, : nov on tue water. He has
gone home 20 look after his political
fences and pes hts native state in
some defense against IL r. III. and
his crew.
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