St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-22

'C| y T@E OF 6X-OOV. U6OTSc
Peabody Wetmore, of Rhode Island. 1T
is a pity that Mrs. Wetmore has political
affiliations, as it gives her enemies, in
which are now to be included ali Ameri-
cans upon whom in priucely dalliance
his royal highness has ever smiled.
chance to say: ooh! she is only ang
ling for the Irish vote"
The summer season was on the de-
cline and 1.-The Rose of Sharon" better
known as Lady Hesketh, bad packed up
all her effects and left before the yictO-
rious onset of Mrs. Potter, who, &C
companied by maid and 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 high
ness the Prince OF Wales, who is as
fond of change and adventure as
Haroun AL Raschid, caught a glimpse
of Mrs. Wetmore's charming person,
and Immediately dispatched his run
ner'' Zyrwhit Wilson to bring the lady
before him that he might elevate her
forever with smile of approval. But
Mrs. Wetmore, outraged at this princely
fashion of ''picking up" in which so
many of her fair country women have
acquiesced, gave yonng Wilson such a
look that he has never quite felt able
Eolied since.
In this embarrassment the prince
turned to Mrs. Potter, from wh0m-aS
she, her maid and her press agent were
lodged at his eXpenSe-he had every
reason to expect a favor. and a few
minutes later Sadie" Mrs. Potter'S oc-
tOroon maid, was seen hurrying down
the street with the following important
epiStle:
My dear Mrs. Wetmore
Ills royal hlghness the Prince of Wales
would be glad to have the pleasure of yonr
company at luncheon at Ritter's to-day If
you will come for me ut quarter to l we
will so around together. Yours cordially,
CORA URQUHARDT POTTER.
just as the luncheon hour arrived
and the prince was seen tOddling mp the
street toward Rltter'S, after having UNI
pred ladies' sack race, which Miss
Audeuried, of Washington, won, the
following epiStle was handed to Mrs.
Potter by frgid Anglican butler, who
said, very curtly. ''There is no reply,
marm:"
My dear Mrs. Potter:
/ cannot accept the invitation of f. R. H.
the Prince of Wales to luncheon, as conveyed
through you. Yours truly,
EDITH K WETMoRE.
Mrs. Potter felt like having a good
cry, but at last, summoning up her
strength, FASTENED 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 equerry, Wilson.
said:
Don't forget this name--Wetmore,
Wetmore, Wetmore; and tell Teesdale,
Cummings and KnOllys about it,"
TeeSdale, it should be remembered. is
the princes companion on his military
excursions to visit regiments of which
he is colonel; Cummings keeps him
familiar with the prize-fghting world,
and Knollys is Ii. r. H. proxy for fun
erals and other firing state duties.
Tell them all. and also the cout
chamberlain, that Wetmore shall
never be received at cOurt--never!
neverw
While this curse was being launched
upon heI and hers to the fOrtieth gen
Grafton Mrs. Wetmore was TRANQUILITY
lunching with the ex-governor, her hus-
band. in the KurhauS. The rumor has
run its 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
spirit in a couDtrywoman and ardent
political hackers of the ex-governor.
who has commenced to assume formid-
able proportions since his wife so
twisted the lions tail in the chubby per-
son of the prince.
So bitterly does the prince resent the
snub that he has not even sufficient
courage to cover up his wounds and
smile. Indeed, he does not hesitate to
say that when the retaliation war breaks
out the at entions of the British feet
will first be directed to the Providence
plantations, and that he will be Oh deck
to see the discontinue of the Wet
mores, as will Teesdale, his military
chum; Wilson, who politely picks up
for him. and Knollys, who goes to his
funerals.
Mrs. Wetmore is at home at the hotel
Bristol. She will spend the winter on
the Riviera. EX-Gov. Wetmore, how
ever, is now on the water. He has gone
home to look after his political fences
and to put his native state in some de-
tense against Ii. r. II. and his crew.