The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-16
A PRINCE.
Mrs. Peabody WetmOre, Of Rhode Island,
Declines to Meet the Prince of Wales.

Mrs. Peabody WetmOre, Of Rhode Island,
Declines to Meet the Prince of Wales.
Paris Special to New York World.
Finally all the reports of this unusually
%eventrul summer season of Homburg are in,
and the World has succeeded in not only finding
one womau here under the stars and stripes
who refused TO meet Sullivan's friend, the
Prince of Wales, but VINO actually snubbed bin.
The name of this heroine is Edith kelsltas Wet
more, the wife of ex-Gov. George Peabody Wet
more, of Rhode Island. 1t is pity that Mrs.
Wetmore has political affiliations, rs it gives
her enemies, in which are now to be include
all Americans upon whom In princely dalliance
his Royal Highness has ever smiled, a chance
TO say "Oh, she is only angling for the Irish
vote"
''the Rose of Sharon" better known as Lady
Hesketh, had packed up all her effects and left
before the victorious onset OF Mrs. Potter, who,
accompanied by a maid and q press agent. had
come post haste from Trouville. This was about
the state of things when one morning, while
pacing up and down the promenade, his Royal
Highness the Prince OF Wales, who is as fond of
change aud adventure as Haroun Al Raschid,
caught a glimpse OF Mrs. Wetmore's charming
person, and Immediately dispatched his run
ner," Tyrwhit Wilson, to bring the lady before
him, that he might elevate her forever with q
smile OF approval. But Mrs. Wetmore, out
ragged at this princely fashion OF ''pickiLg up"
IN which so many of her fair countrywomen
have acquiesced, gave young Wilson such a look
that he has never quite felt able bodied since.
In this EN- barrassment the Prince turned TO
Mrs. Potter, from waom-as she, her maid and
her press agent were lodged at his expense-he
had every reason TO expect q favor, and a few
minutes later Sadie" Mrs. Potter's octoroon
maid, was to be seen hurrying down the street
with the following important eDistle:
Ny Dear Mrs. Wetmore:
His Royal H;ghness. the Prince of Wales. would be
glad TO have the pleasure of your company at luncheon
at Ritter S to-day. TX you Will come for me at q quar-
ter to i we will go around together. Yours cordially,
CORA U~RQUHARDT POTTER.
Just as the luncheon hour arrived aud the
Prince was seen toddling up the street towards
Ritter's, after having umpired a aides sack
race, which Miss Audeuried, of Washington,
WOE, the following eplstle was handed to Mrs.
Potter by a frigid Anglican butler, who said.
very CURLY, There is no reply, mar'm:"
My Dear Mrs. Potter-I cannot accept the invitation
of II. X. III. the Prince of Wales to luncheon. as
conveyed through you. Yours truly.
EDITH X. WETMoRE.
Mrs. Potter felt like having q good cry, but at
last, sunmopine up her strength. FASTENED
around TO Ritter's and laid the undiplomatic
episile before her host The Prince turned
white as his pet poodle Kendry, who sat is his
lap, and turning TO his equerry. Wilson. said:
Don't forget this name-W etmore, Wetmore,
Wetmore: and tell Teesdale, Cummings and
Knollys about it Teesdale, il should be re-
membered. is the Princes companion in his mil
tary excursions 10 visit regiments of which he
is colonel; Cummings keeps him familiar with
the prize-fghtng world, and Kno.lys is II. r.
II s proxy for funerals and other firing state
duties. Tell them oil. and also the court
chamberlain. that a Wetmore shall never be re-
ceived at ~court-never, never!"
While this curse was being launched upon her
and hers to the fortieth generation, Mrs. Wet
more was TRANQUILITY launching with the ex-Gov-
ernor. her husband, in the Kurhaus. The ru-
NOR has run it's course, and all American women
now in Europe are loud in denouncing this snub
TO the first gentleman in Europe, while their
husbands and brothers are exultant at this show
of spiri, in q country and ardent politi-
cal hackers Of the ex- Governor, who has COM
menced to assume formidable proportions since
his wife SO twisted the lions tail IN the chubby
person Of the Prince.