Telegram-herald., 1889-10-20
A Good CArpeHtsr ana a Fipe Musician
Far More sfaDly Individual Thas
NswsBsPsrs U0utd lead Ous 60
kelIeEs-PopalaF With AL
scSrEIGBE 1888

'6MS HERE IS, probably,
lie u ~ no public man In
G&EZ the world concern
~ n ing whom more non
mi sense is annually
mn printed than the
&M,I Prince of W ales.
II The dismal wits Of
the American papers ind IN him never
failing subject for their alleged humors
and he IS accepted by nine tenths OF the
American public as the embodiments OF
the type which Anglo-maniacal dudes en-
deavor 70 initiate. He is held response
bic for all the absurd vagaries OF So
called English fashions, and BY large
contingent OF well-meaning but badly
informed people he is considered IN the
light Of purely ornamental appendage
70 the British monarchical system.
IL is, perhaps. natural for the majority
OF the American public 20 regard him
purely as a man, aside from the exter-
nails OF title and position with which ne
Is associated in the British mind. We
do not care SO much what sort of Prince
His Royal Highness the Prince Of Wales
is, As We are curious to know, person
ally, OF Albert Edward Guelph. To be
sure, We are more or less interested in
him officially because, in the natural
order OF things, he must before many
years be Albert Edward l., King
of Great Britain and Emperor Of
India
In common with at least one-half OF
the one hundred thousand Americans
who visited London this summer, | had
a wild yearning TO see the Prince OF
Wales. Like most of my countrymen
my experience with kings and queens
had been limited TO occasional and all
too seldom glimpses of them in a poker
hand, and | wanted 70 see for myself
how a real, genuine scion OF royalty
looked. On the continent, l had run
across two or three one-horse princes
who were mostly gold lace and whiskers,
and on The Casino roof and in other New
York resorts ! had come in contact with
an assorted lot of dukes, barons and
counts who generally disappeared from
public view leaving a trail Of debts be-
hind them as broad and brilliant as the
trail Of a first-class comet
Ny desire TO see the Prince was in
creased after had staid in London for
few weeks. / am writing within
bounds when | assert that he is, by
long odds, the most popular man in
England. The poorer classes, especially,
fairly worship him and his name is never
mentioned on the stage in theater that
the pit and gallery do not explode with
wild enthusiasm This affection of the
people is shared by the Princess. who is
called by Labouchere 1.-The Well Be-
loved" ] saw her dining with her
daughters in Hyde Park one afternoon,
and the admiration and respect Of the
crowd was expressed in a way that was
unmistakable. The fact that the Prin-
cess is an unusually handsome woman
may possibly have a little to do with it,
for it is undoubtedly much more satisfac-
tory TO shout ones self hoarse in honor
OF a pretty woman than homely one.
She is much more attractive than her
portraits make her appear, for she
has an exceedingly sweet smile and
graceful manner which is lost in pho
tOgraph or engraving. Her daughters
are three pleasant-looking. freshfaced
English girls, all bearing a strong fam
lily resemblance TO their fathers side Of
the house; in the expression about the
eyes, especially. they have a likeness TO
their grandmother. the Queen. They
have the look of well-bred. goOd-natured,
thoroughly wOmanly young women. and
J fancy that our friend Nr. Dun Of Fife
was playing in very large luck indeed
when, az one stroke. he secured such
wife and such a mO-her-in-law.
In my efforts 70 obtain glimpse Of
the Prince | was. for some time. less
fortunate. started of on a half a dozen
false scents. for the loyal Englishman.
believing that imitation is the sincerest
fiatterY. strains every nerve and trains
every hair in his wliskers IN order 70
look as much like His ROYAL Highncss
as possible. finailyi had The good luck
20 sit not far from his box in a theater
and studied his appearance with con-
siderable Interest. Except that he looks
very much like his portraits. which is
not. perhaps. remarkable, there is moth
ing about him % distinguish him from
dozens OF well-bred. pleasant-uannercd
good-lookinC EnglishmSn you may meet
any pleasant day on Regent street or
Fau Mall. Hc Is just trife above mo
dium height. sturdilv built and slightly
inclined toward stoutness. His hair Is
getting thin on ton and his beard and
uoustachc show few silver threads
among the brown. He was in evening
dress and therefore could not exhibit
anv Of those sanctioned idiosvncracirs
which are attributed 90 him bv our
American tailors blocks Iiowas quick
- catch the good points 90 tho play and
hearty in his appreciation ~ them. II
our AnFlo-maniac- fancy that thcy are
copying Tho Prince with their air of
moriaurd la0Tucr they are very FAR OF
Tho track. ile IS earnest. energetic.
alive, II be- wrro not prince he would
DO p irst-rI ass hustler. taking sn active
interest in everything ana doing moro
real solid work every week than many
OF our pablo men accomplish In
a month Ills motto y serve is
no empty form - Wouis huf stern un-
ccmp promising truth Hls energy 40 the
Paris Exposition fl-'d The ottrr n.ors
le .sarfi q visitors. and even fHe rsrroar
- h 4slastic frfnrhyen tItn wonder
ard swe Hut be = usef so lt ue
does the sane thing A. home ila - all
over soc Kingdom. opening fsif or
horse race here. laying . CORNER stone
there and adlressiag public mtetlng
Ia the o1hsr piaee Itls eorA e. Inter
srersef 18th ruhlic flnnfr~ fe.rp fioas
snd al soffs 20 soc4Ai funatioHs eaieA
h - sst sttend ~ psft ~ bic va. gated
dutV D. lsaaEe Hue tlsf he gets
hsnisl1le allowance ffom tle British
Government. b4l he earns ever penny
~ lt snd ae is obliged fo prftena tast
h~ enjoys it
A friend - mias said - bin ore day.
''Dont You hnd this - aefsl bore.
81. going aro-l Al snd sddtessiHs = iioress
societies sHd openiag hospitals snd ali
thst sort ~ shlnF