Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-03
WHAT CHICAGO SHOULD DO.
'Com,nander Davis Tips the Society People
as to How to Treat the Princess.

|. The Spanish. infanta will leave New York for
Chicago on Monday, and to guard against any
such faux pas as have occurred in New York
Commander Davis, the governments repre-
sentative with the party, has written to Mrs.
Potter Palmer OF Chicago, giving her instruo-
tions as to the sort of treatment the infanta
and the 70. val party should receive while in the
windy city,,
He is ev Identity uneasy about their reception
there. No one ever accused Commander Davis
yof hesitan cy TO say what he means in forcible
language, and this is no exception to the rule.
Here is the letter:
"Out OF c consideration for American customs
and the obje stionI in this country to travelling
on Sunday her royal highness viii leave for
Chicago on Monday, instead Of Sunday, Is
day later.
This will n Jake some change in the program
arranged for or reception
II have proi pised the mayor Of Chicago and
Others that yort should have the honor of giving
the first RECEIPT lon to her royal highness. have
teiegrsphed thu mayor asking him to consult
with you as te, the order in which the enter
tainments for th first few days shall take place
VIII you and tb e mayor and President Hfpgin-
bothsm arrange among yourselves 90 that the
program may be perfectly clear on our arrival?
DO NOT tIoNoRK THE PRINCE.
II have also requested that there be no en-
tertainmsnt on the evening Of her hiehness'
arrival The I'M knta suffers great deal from
fatigue and has ito be very careful to not over
exert, and l ara afraid she will find the long
railroad journey 30 tedious that she will not be
tit to take part in big function immediately
after her arrival With this single restriction
leave the matter mtirely In the hands Of your
selves.
with regard tcsayour customs should say
that you might ask avs many people to your re-
ception as you thi ak ought to be presented to
her highness
'The mere fatisue,of receiving people is not
,, so serious, but you will Of course provide an
apartment to which her highness can retire Of
any moment II she. feels tired she will no,
hesitate to exercise he prerogstive Of privacy.
AT her reception given by the Spanish colony
here in New York the prince and princess stood
| on platform raised &oout six inches above the
hoor and with couple Of srmchairs behind
| them. do not consider this ut all obligatory
on you, and it might be considered as contrary
to our own customs. You can do Just 90 you
please about this. Har highness 10 sensible
enough to take things in this country Just ss
| she finds them.
You should meet the,infanta at the door of
your own house. / can ,explain this better by
word Of mouth.
will you kindly WAR, the good people of
Chicago that when present sd they are presented
to her husband as well. vino stands by her side
and who Is a prince Of royal blood People
when presented should bow to each. they
have made the mistake there in New York Of
almost ignoring the prince and saluting the
princess alone.
MAY NOT sHAKE HANDS.
"The princess will not shake hands except
with persons whom she knows or whom abe de-
sires particularly to meet
The formality OF presentat on consists simply
In calling the names Of peoph, as they advance,
who then bow and pass on, ay gliding il possible
turning their backs on their n,yal highnesses.
You would naturally mako the presentation
In your own house. Thiscoubi be done through
me IL you SO desire.
After the formal reception.a supper should
De provided at a separate table IN q separate
room for the royal party. This table might
accommodate twenty or thirty people to be
named by your honor. The members Of her
own suite always sit with her in this country.
and can give You a few words Of instruction
on their relative importance and the proper
places for them to sit at the table when I meet
you.
IF her highness insisted upon the etiquette
to which she Is accustomed at home q reception
TO her in an American home would be Q simple
impossibility.
You can easily understand that IL is an i'm
possibility for lady In conspicuous q posi-
ton ss that Of her royal highness to meet and
know all the persons N one city who would like
to know her or even entitled to know her
SO would advise You to make the list Of those
for whom You desire a special presentation ss
exclusive as possible"
TRIP on THE DOLPHIN.
The infanta entertained thirty members Of
the citizens committee yesterday on the Dol
phin. The party went on board at 10 o'clock
and the vessel was saluted with twenty-one
guns from the ten ,warships In the harbors
II hsv ueA1x-
lunch was served ON board The party,rsturned
at o'clock.
CHICAGO INsuLrKD.
Chicagoans in general insist that Commander
Davis letter was an evident insinuation that
Chicago people are not accustomed to the
usages OF good society, and many very pointed
opinions are heard. Mrs. Potter Palmer, how
ever, kindly takes differerx view Of the letter
from the majority and while she denies having
received it she does not deem il essentially inn
pertinent. As she has had considerable CORE
spondence with the commander on the subject
she thinks that possibly duaft Of one of his
letters may hare been secured by the papers,
and they. not knowing that instructions had
been requested, have placed o different con-
struction on the contents.
Mrs. Palmer said last night:~"All know Of the
letter is what have seen in Il 9 papers. Still /
see nothing out of the way in its contents De-
string to honor the princess ~ belts her rank
In her own country and to tie credit Of our
own. 1 requested the State Department,
through Secretary Gresham, Y no is q psrticu-
lar friend, to furnish me with any information
in their power relating to the infanta's recep-
ton suppose If the comm ander has pre-
pared this communication il IL by their orders
Social customs differ in foreign countries from
our own in many details. ami il is my desire
to prevent, IL possible, the repetition Of past
mistakes"
While Mrs. Palmer declined to comment on
the contents Of a letter she had not received she
implied that some Of the suggestions were .
little super1uous and that they were scarcely
complimentary to Chicago yociety.
CARTER HARRISON suaaEsrEp IT.
When Mayor Carter, Harrison was asked for
his opinion OF Commander, Davis program he
said: what program? Didn't know he had
made out any," On being shown the letter ad-
dressed to Mrs Palmer be read 1t carefully and
In satisfied way continr ed: swell, it's about
what instructed him to write" This was q
surprise to the correspor rdent. and the question
was asked whether he di stated the communioa-
tion and wished 70 father 1T. ''It's all right In
the main, said his hon Or. ignoring the leading
point, land the comma nder has carried out in
structions sent him by me While We have not
got New forkS four undred, We have q ten
hundred, and the cas- tern people will find out
before long that the W Est is not nearly a. woody
as some folks try to rake out
Mr.. Hobart CEatfe Id TAYLOR whose poeitiou