St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-10
POPULARITY OF The PRINCE.
Graphic History of One Very Busy Day in London in Com
pany With His Royal Highness the Prince Of
Wales at Marlborough House.
Startling Discovery That Requires Both Time and Patience
to Fulfill the Duties, Social and Otherwise Of
England's Heir Apparent.
The Prince Delivers Oratorieal Effort Without Any
Visible Evidences OF Mental Wear and Tear or
Intense Bodily Emotion
Numerous Other Short Stories OF the Day That Reveal
Striking Illustrations Of Human Nature
Met in Everyday Life

| stairs to the main ground. Though the
move was quietly made.he found nearly
1000 people waiting around his car
rage. and, as he passed through the
| laEe which the police made for him, he
bowed politely to feeble cheer. The
| fOntman slammed the door of the car
| riage, climbed up to the boX-Seat, and
! the prince was driven rapidly to the
studio of one of the most distinguished
| portrait painters in Great Britain The
tenants OF the princes country seat had
| subscribed enough money To pay for
| the portrait of the prince, and they
were having it painted as present for
! the Princess of Wales. a dummy in The
| person OF an abandoned alcoholic swell
of rather handsome physique sat every
day in the princes clothes, so that the
artist could get what is presumed to be
his figure, while his royal highness gave
a half hour sitting twice a week for his
face.
1t was scarcely half an hour this time,
however. The prince sank into luXu-
| rlouS chair prepared for him, directly in
the way of whatever light could strug-
/ gle through the fog of the north win
dow, answered the artists questions
with unwavering atfabiity for ten min
uteS. and then suddenly jumped up from
| the chair and walked halfway across
the room to meet Hon. Tyrwhitt-Wil-
| son, who had just tempestuously en-
| tered the room. with his face aglOw and
| the light of triumph in his eyes. He
! had got the dog, and 1t had only cost
| him ESQ. The matter had been man
| aged through a tradesman, whom he
! knew, and Lord Arthur Somerset had
never suspected to whom the dog was
going. line news seemed to please the
/ prince more than anything IN the world,
and with gracious nod of farewell to the
artist, he walked out of the room, and,
leaving the honorable and successful
| Tyrwhitt-WilSon at the door, drove to
the Marlborough club and took haSty
bite of luncheon. From the club he
walked across the street to his town res
ldence, passed through the Pail Mall
gate, raising his hat in response TO the
salute of the soldiers ard policemen
WHO are always stationed there, pulled
| on frOck coat and a fresh pair of
gloves. joining the Princess of Wales
below, drove with her and the three
princesses to open new headquarters
of tho Twentieth MiddleseX volunteers
oil Dukes road. There were about TO-
GOO people waiting here, and the band
play ed God Save the Queen, as the
prince walked in. He took his place on
the platform while the princess received
bouquets from several prettily dressed
children. and after a series OF
Highly Laudatory Speeches
the prince arose and delivered the fol-
lowing oratorical effort, without any
visible evidences of mental wear and
tear or intense bodily emotion. He
said:
Colonel, Ny Lords. Ladies and Gen
tlemen: | thank you and the officers
and men of your regiment, in my own
name, as we'll as that of the princess
and our children, for the kind welcome
sou have given US. 1t is matter of
congratulation to me, in opening these
headquarters, to know that you have
been your own architect. | hope the
headquarters will prove most useful to
your men, and the regiment will remain
in as satisfactory condition as it is at
the present moment.'
After this there was enthusiastic
cheering, lot OF music and long in
spectlOn of the armOry. In th,, middle
OF the inspection the prince called aside
colonel who was In the attending suite
and sent verbal message to his son.
Shortly after that he drove back toward
Marlborough house, and, catching sight
of Prince Albert Victor as the young
man was leaving the Army and Navy
club, the prince alIghted from his car
riage and walked along Pail Mall with
his heir. Every hat in the street was
raised as The two distinguished men
strolled along. They turned in st.
James palace yard, and were evidently
much interested In their talk. Prince
Albert Victor is taller than his father,
but not particularly wholesome sight.
His face is dsiigured by repulsive
eruption, and he has the hopeIessly long
neck and sloping shoulders of the fop
of caricature.
At O'Clock the prince walked briskly
through the gates of Marlborough house.
The two policemen, the inspector, and
the soldiers all glanced at tie clock as
he went through. 1t was evident they
were interested in the princes usual
feat of taking his bath and assuming
evening dress at lightning speed. 1t
was exactly sixteen minutes later when
the heir TO the throne drove forth In
quiet little coupe. This was even faster
than his usual record. On the seat be-
side his highneSS there was q small
white dog with brindle spots over each
eye, long ears and silky coat. He licked
the gloved hand of the prince amiably
as they drove toward Sloane square.
Here the prince alighted, and, following
frequent custom of his, jumped into a
passing hantom and drove to a modest
little house in Belgravla. He passed
half crown up to the driver through
hole III the roof, and handed the dog
to a maidservant who ran out 10 the
cab. She was 4 trim little maid, and
she blushed nightly in the presence of
royalty. The prince took a cup of tea
and chatted for time with his hostess,
and then drove away and met his car
riage at the Marlborough club, whence
he was taken rapidly to Buckingham
gate. 1t was the night of Mrs. Mackay's
big dinner party. About eighty people
were invited to dine with the Prince of
Wales, but when they got there they
found that seventy of them were put to
dine in large room, while his highness
sat at table with the select ten in a
small apartment which joined them.
From the dinner'his highness went to
dance at the Italian ambassadors, and
at midnight, in company with his most
Intimate friends, Lord Rowton. the Earl
of Commell and Sir Frederick Jansen,
he retired for game of cards, of which
he has OF late years become very fond.
it was 1:30 when the prince drove
through the gates of Marlborough house
for the last time and went YEARLY to
bed. And he has had forty years OF
this. Who enyies him?