Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-31
EULALIE IN MADISON SQUARE,
She Was Timid, the Crowd Was
Awkward, hut the First Couple
Were Immense.

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and altogether unexpected. 1t was as
though a trembling flock of sheep watch
| ing for q wolf had seen arrive instead q
very small LAMB much more frightened
and trembling than themselves.
The woman who appeared was not the
princess of fiction. She was small, thin
woman with very gentle manners and with
a face not beautiful, although very modest
and attractive. A woman with large eyes
| with good sized mouth, bstrsying char
/ acter, with very small hands, with q chin
protTuitng, with red hair about the color
of that which once served as an excellent
| advertisement of Sarah Bernhardt, with
thin arms and with an evident spprehen-
sion of the ordeal before her. Her dress
WAS very simple, a combination of blue
and white. Around her neck she wore a
| necklace with a pendant Of blue and white
1 stones. Her appearance was a rebuke in
its simplicity to that of almost every wo-
man in the room. Her dress was not cut
as low as most dresses about her.
| She made no vulgar display of jewels,
although probably able to do so, and abe
was evidently quite without that eKtrsor-
| dinsry self possession which distinguishes
In such marked fashion what is known
as the best society of this town.
As she entered the room there was q
/ oca0 hpplAuuoo, uODOUy
| bowed, nobody moved an eyelssh. The
servants, with their ridiculous powdered
hair, were not more impressed than the
great ones about them. Nobody knew
what to do on the arrival Of q real prin-
cess among common republicans, 30 no
body did anything.
| The thin little princess looked at the
two silent rows of breathless men and wo-
men in mild surprise and made a slight
bow. which nobody returned; then, still
leaning upon the snow-vhite Mr.. de Ne
vsrro, climbed the two steps to her throne.
Close behind came her husband, the Duke
de Montpensisr.
She took the throne to the left and her
husband took the other one, so that he
| stood at her left. They did not sit down
| at hrst, but stood each In front of the
throne, bsaming as graciously as possible
| upon the assembled awe stricken men and
/ women.
The first couple presented itself. 1t was
a very beautiful couple, and everybody in
| the room knowing that that couple would
set the fashion, studied it with the most
| profound care. The man was Whitelsw
Reid, tall and firm and thoroughly nerved
for the ordeal.
The woman was Mrs. John Jacob Astor,
q very beautiful specimen of the young
American women and one very wisely So.
lected as fair sample of our girls. Mrs.
Astor was dressed in q gown of black sat-
in cut q good deal lower In the back than
| in the front.
| In the back 1t was cut down to lust
about the ends of her shoulder blades
| Over her elbows and around the corsage
there was trimming of white lace. In
her hair there was an arrangement of dis-
monds which looked like small crown.
Whitelaw Reid, the proud escort of this
very beautiful young woman, who must
have impressed the Infants and her hus-
band, will unquestionsbIy cause them on
their return to speak well of American
manhood. Ar. Reid stood up very
straight, and his curly hair was carefully
brushed out at the sides
The three pearls in his shirt front were
perfectly round and perfectly white The
diver who brought them up did q good
Days work, and the pea oysters that fed
them were conscientious oysters. Mr
Retd's white waistcost fitted him perfect
ly, as white waistcosts rarely do. Hi
watch chain was drsped grsciously across
his stomach, and the locket on 1t was ,
lccket selected with great taste.
He approached the Infauta with SLOW
and measured tread, and as he approached
he bowed his head over gradually as yor
may see a tall pine in the forest bow and
bend when the wind comes down from the
north.
The princess stood waiting with q smile
She appeared to be breathing and SO did
her husband. but nobody else was What
would Whitelaw Reid dot Would be
shake hsnds-would he bend the knee
What would Mrs. Astor dot Would she
shake hands, or kiss the princess hand, ol
only bow to herr
| The princess settled all that AS the
couple approached shs looked straight al
Mrs. Astor and held out her hand. 1t wa.
evident that abe meant to shake hands BY
the way she extended her arm, and tC
make 1t entirely plain that she did not ex
pect her hand 10 be kissed che gave tn,
outstretched hand of the young American
woman hearty shake.
This made everything plain. whitelav
Reid bowed his head, and Mrs Astor
holding the proffered hand lightly with tn
tips OF her fingers, made q profound cour
tesy, at the same time bending her heag
over the small, outstretched glove.
When the presentation was over Mr.
Reid turned half way round and sidled of
in a sort of respectful crab fashion, no
turning bis back upon the princess ant
yet not indulgipg In any absoluts fests oi
walking Backward. The details of thii
presentation of proud republicans to eff
fete royalty, ss will be seen, consisted of I
very fine compromise.
All those who followed initiated Mr.
Reid and Mrs. Astor as closely as they
could. Some bowed lower than others
and come of the men tried little improve
ments of their own