Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-09-27


Newspaper Correspondent ut Buffalo
BiIl's Show in ParIs-His Son Known
as "Prince of Collar and CufEs"-H..
Wife Well Preserved.
A Paris correspondent of the Wash
ington Star" says II 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. L know
man who would pay 2,000f for it, said
Mr.. Heron @. Crawford, as he gave 1t to
me; but prefer TO give II to you for moth
ing"
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 Brit,
ism ilags, and, like all tho boxes, was
merely low, enclosed area in front OF
the audience.
Here was the great-grandsou OF that
George III who objected to American
independence sitting with all his family
among the Americans in Paris-un-
guarded, open, oDiigug; the chiva!ry Of
all good feeling men was awakened fOI
him and the pains he took to see a show
he had often seen before in expression Of
his feeling for an American calamity.
The leading persunages Of the show,
such as Cody, Buck Taylor and John
Burke, were spoken TO by the prince in
u democratic way. All the Americans
rose when he entered and stood till he
was seated. IL was not snobbery but
- hut H,
IN conformity with tho u5uages Of other
people that same conformity which
some would require in religion and wor-
ship, and yet sueer at their countrymen
for the simple conformity of politeness,
The Prince of Wales had with him his
sou 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 As years old, and Albert Victor is
past %. The Prince of Walos is Il man
Oi above medium height, stoutish, thick
uI.nsted, bearded dark brown, with
abundant hair except on the crown,
where he Is nearly bald He has Q large
snoutlike nose, rather sybarite face,
with large cheeks and lips, the upper LIP
H.. n
he had it covered with hair
His complexion is not very clear, but
not muddy; his eyes are blue and OF a
kind, considcrate expression, bus the
general expression Of his countcnance f.
neutral, or l might say foreign, like
stranger who does not pretend to under
stand things around him and is merely
being entertained. He looks no more
than his age, and looks more respectable
by rrainrnS than by inheritance; he APP
pears u better man than his earthly fea-
lures would require. l remarked To Mr..
Crawford, who coEeurred in the remark,
that the Prince OF Wales looked like a
rich German banker OF Jewish blood in
the midst of his congenial family.
The Semitic expression is pretty dis
tinct. The eyes Of the prince are those
of q man accustomed to reflect upon
large financial transactions. His curios-
ity is not marked. If he looked at any
one it was at some lady. He was we'll
bred, felt his situation, and was natural
and modest. | should think he would
weigh 200 pounds. He was dressed in
dark-gray suit and spring overcoat, with
suede, half-tanned gloves of gray, and
carried the remains of a cigar, which he
lighted as soon as he SAT down, at l !
o'clock In his coat lapel was bit of
colored ribbon or army mark, like the
Loyal Legion ribbon in America. During
the performance he acted the parental
and family part mainly, being the sole
order-glver and prescriber of the familys
movements. He was brought in by
representative American committee, con
sisting of dentist, an actor and q news
paper letter writer.
did not see the prince address any re-
mark to his wife, but she was alfabic and
apparently happy and very well pre-
served, still tall, fairly iieshy for Il tall
woman, with clear rosy skin, good
teeth, and red, healthy gums. She
seemed more English than her husband,
and wore Il whitish-gray jacket, polka
dotted dress of black or dark, and had O
large, long foot, incased In u 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
Collars and Cuffs. wore those articles |
rather conspicuously and had nose that |
was both high bowed and honely-a nose |
really round from the bridge to the nos
triis; his skin was pale and clear, and |
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