Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-08
OUR GUEST FROM GAUL
He Gets Up Very Early and Goes tc
Mount Vernon.
TRrr DOWN THE RIVER ON THE pEsPArcH-How
THE FRENCH PRINCE WAS Swallowed BIT A
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INCIDENTS or TIE DAT.
There was no French flag flying over the
Arlington this morning aud good many ordi-
nariiy fmpassive people worried themselves
not little over the-to them-strange occur
renee. few thought il probable that dele
CATION from some excessively loyal
order had prevailed on Col Roessle
to strike the tricoior, while others
hazarded the opinion that the Count Of Paris
contemplated making application for his first
naturalization papers and cared no longer for
the colors of his native land. One or two we're
of the impression that the natural modes,y
OF the count had perhaps caused him to
request Col. Roossle to refrain from making
any distinctive display in his honor. The
guessers were all wrong. The length Of the
flag which was left out of doors yesterday. and
which consequently got wet, was too great for
the stan and the end OF the bunting caught in
the railing and was more or less mutilated. OF
course 1t would never do to run up a torn flag
so advantage was taken of the counts absence
this morning to have il repaired
AN EARLY START TO MT VERNON.
Early-that is at about 7:30-the count and
his retinue were out of bed. II is not fashion
able among the upper strata Of social Gaal to
eat anything like a breakfas, until the
day Is just little more than half
gone, consequently coffee and rolls were
the only food products INDUCED in
before the party entered carriages ana was
driven to the navy yard. From thence, at
ABOUT $3.50. they voyaged on the U. S. S. Des-
patch to Mount vernon-a trip not down in the
programs heretofore made public.
IT FLIES AGAIN.
The tricolor was having a gay time on
the Arlington Annex when the party
returned from Mount Vernon. There
were three feet less of bunting than there
was yesterday, but that didn't spoil its
appearance In any way. Clear sunshine was all
around it and the breeze Strengthened il out
untlI IT hung over the cornice and threw fantas-
Tic shadows on the sidewalk. It was a
gay, froiicsome, SNOWY and decidedly Frenchv
nag-own cousin to that other combination of
red, white and blue under which the Count of
Paris fought when Mcclellan commanded the
Army OF the Potomac.
THE RETURN FROM MT. VERNON.
IL was after O'Clock when portion Of the
princes party arrived at the hotel. They
found the Duke d'Orleans up and dressed; he
was too fatigued to rise at 7:3O even
II the lnducement was a trip to the tomb
OF Washington. The excursionists did not
want want any breakfast; they had eaten
heartily while on the Despatch and
Duke dOrleans, though, was hungry; he
SAID SO more than once and asked that
ne Do led as soon as possible. His breakfast
was ready In i've minutes, and then accom-
panied by friend, he ate much and rapidly.
By THE LOYAL LEGION.
Not until the pilgrimage was over was the
fact developed that it was compliment paid
the Count Of Paris by few members
OF the military order of the
Loyal Legion. Yesterday evening, at about
o'clock, the count was rendered the in
vitation and he at once accepted il.
Among those who did this pleasant thing and
who went down the Potomac this morning
were Gen. ALERT Ordway, Gen. Breckenridge
Gen. Greeley, Gen. saxton, Gen. Augur, Gen
Maj. Huxford, Gen. Clay, Col Hams.
Maj Chaplin, DIR. Stanton, DR. Flint, U.S.N.;
Paymaster Stewart, US. n; DIR. Reypen USN
and Col. Coppinger. The entire party was pho
tosraphed OH the lawn In front of the mansion.
WHAT THE COUNT SAYS OF THE CITY.
"The Washington ] now see" said the
Count of Paris to q STAR reporter this
afternoon" is not the Washington I
once knew. There can be no possible
comparison between the city In its
1t was thirty years ago. Then it was a COM
mon occurrence for light field guns to
be mired on the principal streets-eYen
ON Pennsylvania avenue-but now you have
streets that are more smooth than those in any
other city with which / am acquainted. You
have magnificent shade trees. too. and i'm fact.
do not see how the place could be improved
very much.
The people? Oh, they are the same hos
pitable Americans they have always been. |
have met very many Of my old comrades whom
feared had been dead many years
these surprises, these reunions, are most
pleasing to me. / am sure that my visit
will be one OF the brightest periods
in in d my life; every one is SO kind
be comfortable" And the count entered his
carriage, bowed and was driven over to make
n call on Gen. Joseph E. Johnston.
THE MCCLELLAN STATUE.
Before the count and his party left the hotel
to proceed to Richmond (Which they did at
4:3O) Sculptor H. J. EIlieo,t presented
his highness with three fine photographs
of the model of the Mcclellan statue, which
will be erected in Philadelphia The count
was much pleased with the attention.
AMONG THE CALLERS
who saw the count yesterday was Gen. Burns.
who knew the count intimately when the young
Frenchman was one of the most active
aides-de-camp' in the Union Army. The
count aud the general took half an hour g walk
together. Gen. Burns says that the count was
not what bodily fear was.
Rear Admiral Russell also had a chat with
the distinguished visitor The admiral's
brother. Maj. Russell, was on McCIellan's staff
when the young royalist was doing his best to
aid the cause of the Union.
Admiral Rogers was also at the Arlington in
the afternoon. Probably not more than
twenty-five persons have been received by the
heir to the French throne, il there was
such thing, but he would have given
audience to several hundred people had he
seen all the callers Never had the Arlington
so many visitors at one time who had rela-
tives on the staff of Mcclellan and
who were all intimately acquainted with
the count They only wanted to shake the
counts hand, but the count had no time to
spare TO- public reception, so the
great majority of the callers, most
of whom went out Of pure American curl
osity, had to depart without having spoken
to their idol, or words to that effect.
TO RETURN NEXT MONDAY.
The count and party will return to this city
on Monday next and purpose remaining here
several days.
CALL ON GEN. scHoFIELp.
When the luncheon (the hotel people insist
oncalling it breakfast) was disposed Of yester-
day the Count Of Paris and his son, the Duke
dOrleans, made a formal call on Gen. Scho-
field at the army headquarters In the War De-
partment
THE coGSr's OLD BOARDING HOUSE.
The count was the subject OF espionage for
some time yesterday afternoon. After his visit
to Gen. Schofeld he went out unaccompsnied,