Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-14
TIE NAUGHTY DUKES
rnrysTrAl AWAY FROM THE COUNT
TO VISIT YOUNG LADIES.
~v~,sN Nobicmen Become smitten with
Richmond Girls and Spend Two
Evenings with Thorn.

rare honor and ono that few people,
even members OF the fair sex, have had
conferred upon them.
When the Comte de Paris. his hand
some young son, the Due dOrleans,
and the rest OF his numerous retinue OF
French noblemen reached here Thurs
day evening doubtless many little
Cirlish heart Auttered and hoped to CLEAN
= smile from the young "Prince," but
few, il any, even thought OF meeting
him in person, and being allowed to call
him "Duke" in that tremulous, touch
ing voice which they know so well is
bound to captiyate.
But fair Richmond has ever held her
head aloft and boosted Of still fairer
girls. and il now transpires that two OF
her daughters not only attracted the
Dukes attention, but won from him the
greatest admiration. The Due dues
was also much smitten with these two
ladies. and, accompanied 10y young
newspaper man OF this city, they visited
sbo 80 petifes Saturday night, and
the Dung noblemen called again the
pext evening.
SAW THEM on THE BOAT.
On Che day following the arrival OF the
Count and Lis companions In tins city
thc y spatch made mention of the fact
chat ne ennzi OF the young Duke and
como OF the more youthful members OF
the party had been considerably relieved
tv two young ladies while coming mp
The "Jeems" on the Anel the day be-
fore. When they stopped aboard from
one OF the old plantation wharyes their
fair. golden hair and fresh. rosy cheeks
lit up the boat like merry sunbeams, and
"hll nature smiled as if to greet
thcm. Every Frenchman in the party.
Wallets and al, was attracted by the
pretty Nirginians, and although the
Duke OF Orleans still maintained q
painful Ito HIM interest in the scenes OF
Former battle fields, 1t was easy to see by
che peculiar CLEAN IN his soft blue eyes
that his thoughts were upon the maids
Hour upon hour passed and still the
veterans spoke Of war, war, war, but
it did not require a close observer TO dis
Germ that the young royalist, who smoked
so necessarily, was literally son pins
THE zKPHYRs WITH THEIR GOLDEN HAIR.
Meanwhile the young ladies were
basking in the sunlight, with the merry
autumn zephyrs tossing their yellow
locks and the sunbeams cleaning on
their snov-yhite "blazers." Now and
then n tiny little russell shoe would
timidly appear, but. like mouse peep
ing from its hole, would dodge into OBJ
hvion again.
Now "boys will be boys" whether
they be princes, lords, or ordinary folks,
and il the round shouldered old Count
thought for an instant that his son
wasn't noticing them he was nightly
mistaken.
When the steamer pulled up at the
Richmond wharf and every one grasped
for hand-satchels and um brellas, the roy
nlists took their carriages and rode to
the hotel, while the more practical maids
were borne to their home-that is toll
Sably near to it-upon an electrician;
fttle did they dream as they kissed
.'mamma and "papa" that they had
made a great impression on the French
men and that soon the two Dukes would
cross their thresholds.
SAW THEM BY ACCIDENT.
By those singular condolences which
no often occur in little firtations between
bows and girls when the Frenchmen
were returning from their first days
visit to the battle-felds in this vicinity
they passed the home of the young Ia
dies and saw them. The Prince then
showed signs of pleasure and recognl-
ton and possibly the girls smiled. Girls
have been known TO do such things,
though very few of them, certainly IN
America, get chance to smile at dukes.
When the Duke of Orleans was out on
one of those tiresome expeditions to the
fields upon which his father fought years
ago he mentioned the ladies to a young
Journalist of this city, and from hlnl
learned their names. tie expressed n
desire to meet them, but lemented the
fact that his "pa" watched him so close
ly at night, and wouldn't let him go out
without giving a strict account of HIM
self.
LEARNED THEIR NAMES.
Doubtless the very fact that it was a
difficult matter to leave the hotel as ordi-
nary young gentleman could do made
the Due d'Orleans and the Due dues
more anxious TO meet the two captl-
waiting girls, and they determined to do
this. Neither Of them, ii must be said.
lacked that ingenuity which so often
enables young people to delude their
parents, and it was an easy matter for
Them to find ont that the names OF the
pretty girls were Misses Florence and
Ophelia Burlington, who reside at No.
1916 east Broad street.
The public generally comedies the
fact that journalists are not lacking II
the means of making acquaintance and
obtaining entrees into society, and tC
the young newspsper-man referred TO-
who. by the way, had gotten on excel
lent terms with all the frenchmen, was
given the task OF asking an introduction
for the Dukes
DON'T CONSIDER MR PREsUMPruoUs.
ANY pirl can imagine what flutter tn
two young ladies were IN when they re
ceiyed note Saturday evening from thu
polite scribe. in which he apologized Il
Tho most "Chesterieldian style 10
what might seem presumptuousnes, bu
stated that "his Royal Highness an'
the Due o Uzes were so much please'
with the Misses Burlington that the,
sough; further acquaintance, Could al
engagement he made Tor them to cal
Saturday night?
THEIR FAIL DRESSES NOT READY.
OF course, mamma" was shown tn,
note. Wha. must they do, and "tC
think that our new fall dresses ain
ready yet" Wen, new dresses or no new
dresses, the distinguished Frenchmal
must be seen. aud not long afterwarC
the young uobleman received message
which stated that the "Niisses Bulling
ton would not only consider it plea
sure but esteem it great honor to NEE
his Royal highness the Due dues am
the enterprising journalist.
THEY STEAL OFF.
When the supper OF the Frencl
travellers was finished at the Exchange
Saturday night Messieurs lie Due d'Or