Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-31
NEXT TO ROYALTY.
A Study Of the Prince Of Wales and His
Family.
.Gath" In Cincinnati Enquirer.


FRANCE, July, 1889.
had the next box and the nearest place in
it to the prince Of Wales and family at Buffalo
bills show, upon the walls Of Paris. ~ know
man who would pay 1900 francs for il, /" said
Mr.. Heron O. Crawford. as he gave it to me;
but prefer to give it to you for nothing"
Lamenting that could not charge the man
with name unknown half as much more for my
company and take him into the box, / reported
at the show with my daughter and was put in
the corner chair next to the princes box, who
had no box on the further side Of him, there
being the gangway and general exit The
princes box was draped with British flags and,
like all the boxes, was merely q low, inclosed
area In front Of the audience. All the boxes
sufferers.
TIMES HAVE CHANGED.
Here was the great grandson Of that George
LII who objected to American independence
sitting with all his family among the Americans
airy OF all good-feeling men was awakened for
him and the pains he took to see a show he had
often seen before in expression Of his feeling
Tor an American calamity. The leading per-
sonages OF the show, such as Cody, Buck Tay-
lor and John Burke, were spoken to by the
rose when he entered and stood till he was
seated. 1t was not snobbery but civilization
that made them do go, and in conformity with
the usages OF other people-that same con-
formity which some would require in religion
and worship, and yet sneer at their country
men for the simple conformity of politeness.
The prince Of Wales had with him his son
and natural successor, Prince Albert Victor,
three daughters and his wife Alexandra. Two
LADIES', names unknown, came with these.
WALES SAT BY HIS SON.
Who will probably also be king Of England,
for Wales is above forty-eight years old, and
Albert Victor is past twenty-five.
THE PRINCE OF WALES
is a man Of above medium height, stoutish,
thick-chested, bearded dark brown, with
abundant hair except on the crown where he is
nearly bald. He has a large snout-like nose, a
rather sybarite face with large cheeks and lips,
the upper lip especially course, I thought,
though, he had it covered with hair. His COM
plexion is not very clear, but not muddy; his
eyes are blue and of kind, considerable express
sion, but the general expression of his counten-
ance is neutral. or l might say, foreign, like q
stranger who does not pretend to understand
things around him and is merely being enter
tanned. He looks no more than his age, and
looks more respectable by training than by in
heritance; he appears q better man than his
earthly features would require. ! remarked to
Mr.. Crawford, who concurred in the remark,
that the prince Of Wales looked like rich Ger
man banker of Jewish blood in the midst of
his congenial family.
THE SEMITIC EXPRESSION
is pretty distinct. The eyes of the prince are
those OF a man accustomed to reflect upon
large financial transactions. His curiosity is
not marked; if he looked at any one it was at
some lady. He was well bred, felt his sltua-
ton and was natural and modest. l should
think he would weigh 200 pounds. He was
dressed in dark gray suit and spring over
coat with suede half-tanned gloves of gray,
and carried the remains of a cigar, which he
lighted as soon as he sat down. at II o'clock
In his coat lapel was bit Of colored ribbon or
army mark, like the Loyal Legions ribbon in
America. During the performance he acted
the parental and family part mainly, being the
sole order-giver and prescriber OF the family's
movements. He was brought in by a repre-
sentative American committee, consisting Of a
dentist, an actor and a newspaper letter
writer. the latter, Mr.. Haynie, who comes from
Chicago.
l did not see the prince address any remark
to his wife, but she was affable and
APPARENTLY HAPPY,
and very well preserved still tall, fairly feshly
for tall woman, with a clear, rosy skin, good
teeth, and red, healthy gums. She seemed
more English than her husband, and wore q
whitish-gray jacket, polka -dotted dress OF
black or dark, and had a large, long foot, in
cased in sort of gaiter hair cloth. Her
children were shorter than she; all wore white
jackets and had long, bowed Jewish noses. The
son, who goes by the name of Prince Collar and
and had nose that was both high-bowed and
homely-a nose nearly round from the bridge
to the nostrils his skin was pale and clear,
and he looked like his mother.