The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-27
THE BLUE ROOM.
The Spanish Princess Arrives at the
White House.
All Formalities Were Barred-E -Eulalia
Seems to Bo rmprcssing Those She
Meets as n Charming Woman-1fcr
Reception American Enough.

Seems to Bc 1mprcssing Those She |
Meets as n Charming Woman-1fcr
Reception American Enough. |
WAsHiNsToN, May 22.-The infanta
and her suit called on the president and
Mrs Cleveland at exactly II o'clock
Saturday and were received In the blue
room. There was little in the reception
that suggested formality and the party
indulged in pleasant conversation,
which lasted fifteen minutes, when the
royal visitors withdrew.
The Spanish and the American flags
foated from the flag staffs off the
Arlington Saturday morning, and told
every one who was not on the street
Friday night that the 1nfanta Eulalia
of Spain was domiciled within. Soon
after the arrival of the princess and her
suite she was asked If she desired the
royal ensign of Spain hoisted over her
house. But she desired that the regula-
tion Spanish flag float from the flag staff
instead of the orange and red with the
crown, and thus it is that the Spanish
flag and not the royal emblem floats in
the breezes.
The party was up quite early Satur-
day morning, and by o'clock choco-
late and rolls were served in their
apartments, and then the infanta be-
gan her preparations for visit to the
white house.
AT present it is not decided whether
the infanta will have military guard
with her all the time she is here, but If
the crowds act as they did Friday
sxr1,
the request of Gen. Schofield for detail
of soldiers to accompany the carriage
of the infanta when she is driving out.
At present the only semblance of a
guard about the Arlington is a lone
policeman who has been stationed at
the corner of Vermont avenue and II
street, outside the princess apartment.
All night long he wandered up and
down the sidewalk, and at daybreak
was relieved by another lone of the
finest"
The princess and her suite certainly
had an example of an American crowd
Friday night. 1t was dark when their
train arrived in the city and the march
ing of the cavalry up and down the
avenue gave notice that something un-
usual was about to happen and there
fore the crowd was out in force. At the
Pennsylvania depot the crowd surged
and pressed in such away that the po-
lice had difficult times in keeping them
back. Carpets had been laid along the
platforms to the white house carriage,
but the crowd was SO great that the
guards had difficulty in keeping even
this reserved space clear. Had it not
been for the guard of cavalrymen the
carriage containing the Infanta would
have found it difficult to make it's way
up the avenue. AS it was, as soon as
the soldiers on horseback had passed
the crowds surged to the wheels of the
carriage and the mounted policemen
! who acted as guard had to use their
| clubs to keep the crowds back.
The princess carriage had Gordon
Of mounted police around it and thus
was in some way protected. But the
second carriage, in which was seated
the Marchioness Arco Hermosa and
Commander Davis, was so surrounded
by the surging crowd that the
marchioness became greatly frightened
and expressed her fears to the com
mander, but he quieted her and tolG
her that it was only an American re
ception from an American crowd
still, however, as the procession moved
up the avenue the crowd grew greater
and became mass of men and womer
on bicycles, people in carriages of al
sorts and descriptions and thousands
of people on foot.
The princess created very favorable
impression here by her charming man
ners and simplicity, and seems to be de
termined to be as democratic as pos
sible and to conform with the ideas ant
American customs in this respect. Sh,
has been most gracious to every on,
who has come in contact with her, ant
Friday night, after reaching the hotel
expressed herself as simply delighted
with America. She stated that her tril
on the railroad was perfect, and tina
the view of America she had from th
windows was revelation to her. Sh
is delighted with her reception ant
everything American. "It is Il wonder
full country" she exclaimed, land an
more than pleased"
The ladies will no doubt feel inter
ested in knowing what the infants
wore on her arrival. This was her cos
tune: A dress of soft gray cloth, demi
train; gray cape, with rows of rutfle
edged with narrow black satin, bon
net of black straw. ornamented wit
two red roses fastened in the cente
with a bow Of green straw ribbon, an
covered by white veil.
1t was not until after midnight tina
the porters at the Arlington hotel ha
disposed of the infanta's luggage
There were 102 pieces in all, and the
comprise every conceivable kind Of bag
!. gage from bath tub to shawl-straI
There were long trunks, fully six fee
in length, and there were packin
boxes; there were gun-cases an
. sword-cases; there were hat boxe
and valises, not few {
4 the trunks were of the regl
, lation Saratoga size and some {
them quite larger than any ever see
in America. All the princes baggag
. is marked with the iniatials IA. o.,
, surmounted with n crown, that bein
1 the initials OF her husband, Anton
Orleans.
Died In Church.