The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-16

How He Appears to the Good People of
Washington City.

Washington City.
Washington Special
1 saw Prince Henri d'Orleans with his attend
ant At the Arlington the other day, where all the
royalties when they visit Washinet
Tho Prince 10 the eldest son of the Due de
Charities. The Prince is making tour around
the world He is travelling with the usual pc
dantic instructor who accompanies the sops OF
start out to make what is called a.grand tour.
Tho Prince has now nearly completed his
journey. he was in Washington at the time
the society papers were speaking of his presence
as q fashionable lion at Lenox The Prince IL
tall for Frenchman. He 10 five feet ten inches
in heis ht. has the erect military bearing of an
educated soldier, and the brown clear color of q
man who Is fond Of athletic sports and outdoor
amusements. His face is boyish in its express
sion. and is smooth shaver. He is q
blonde of the pure type. His eyes are of
a pale steel blue, deeply set under a broad,
intelligent forehead. His nose is straight.
His mouth 'smsn and firm in lis lines. His
chin Is pointed. and IL the weakest part of his
face. He wore a dark-blue travelling suit dur
ing his visit TO Washington. which he only
changed when he put on a ceremonious frock-
coat to call upon the President. His instructor
IL q small blackeyed Frenchman, with feroci-
Gus bsak Of nose, which curves out from the
retreating line of his sloping forehead The in
structor never affected the slightest familiarity
with his chief. When the Prince came into the
breakfast-room at the Arlington his instructor
seated himself. The young Prince ap-
pears to have about the same feeling for
his associate that school boys generally have for
their tutors. They had but very little to say TO
each other. Both spoke the easy, clipped. even
ly-modulated French spoken by those who new
er emphasize one syllable of q word more than
another, and which so unmistakably marks the
Partisan. Going over on the train to New York
the other night the young Prince and his 1850
ciate occupied one Of the little compartments Of
the coach on the congressional train. The
Prince smoked very large cigars all the way
over. He is the one Frenchman, perhaps, who
prefers cigars to cigarettes. He appeared
10 be thoroughly weary OF his hawk nosed
companion and barely replied TO him
when addressed. When he reached New
York be dropped his companion entirely. The
two went uptown in separate carriages. The
long journey around the world with pedagoeue
was evidently too much of strain for the
Prince to bear, and when he reached New York
he took vacation. The two disappeared in the
darkness last Friday night. going into different
directions. The Prince showed signs of the
most eager curiosity when New York first APP
pesred in sight He stood at the front of the
ferryboat during the crossing from Jersey City.
with his white hat down over his eyes. as ne
puffed at his blazing cigar studying the lights
and the dark forms of the city. 1t quite
York tha. he did not care to begin his prelim-
mary studies of this great city under the father
| ly care of his family instructor.