The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-05-21
OUR SPANISH VISITORS.
The Royal Party Call at the
White House.
A PLEASANT RECEPTION.
President and Mrs. Cleveland Receive
Them in the Blue Room.
The Call Returned by Mrs. Cleveland
Programme for the Princess stay
in Washington-The Party
VIII Come West.


lalia and suite called on the president and
Mrs. Cleveland at IL O'Clock and were re-
ceived in the blue room. There was
little in the reception that suggested
formality, and the party INDUCED in a
pleasant conversation for fifteen minutes,
when the royal party withdrew.
The arrangements for the visit were
made last night by Secretary Gresham,
and at five minutes before II two hand
some carriages drove up to the annex OF
the Arlington. The princess was escorted
on the arm Of Commander Davis to the
carriage, in which she rode with her hus-
band and the Spanish minister. In the
second carriage rode the marchioness,
duke and Senior Don Pedro. The princess
wore dress of gray bengaline, bordered
around the train with gray ostrich
feathers. A pink satin girdle completed
her toilet. As soon as the carriages
started toward the White House the crowd
broke and ran through the park to wit
ness the arrival of the distinguished
party.
In the blue room, which was decorated
tastefully but not lavishly, the President
and Mrs. Cleveland stood ready to re-
ceiye the royal visitors. Senior Muragua,
Spanish minister, presented the Infanta
and Prince Antonio, while Commander
Davis, the duke of Tamanes, marchioness
OF AFRO, Hermosa and Senior Don YtoVar
Withdrew TO the adjoining red room.
The greetings between those in the blue
room was very pleasant and had hardly a
Jingle of formality about them. They
were over in a minute or two and then
the others were summoned and presented
in turn by Senior Muragua. Mrs. Cleve
land and the lnfanta chartered briskly In
English during part of the brief visit,
while at times the conversation was gen.
eral. AT IL: 10 the Infanta made her adieu
followed by the others. The royal party
returned direct to the hotel and luncheon
was hardly over before the princess began
to receive callers. Just after the Spanish
minister were Mr.. and Mrs. Curry, be-
tween whom and the princess there was
an intimate acquaintance when Mr..
Curry was United States minister at
Madrid.
At 3 O'Clock two carriages drove up and
Mrs. Cleveland, accompanied by Colonel
John Wilson, Mrs. Carlisle, Mrs. Bissell,
Mrs. Herbert and Mrs. Hoke Smith en-
tered the hotel, where they remained a
few minutes. Mr.. Cleveland did not re-
turn the call OF the princess.
In this connection the precedent he set
during his former administration is re-
membered. When Queen Kapiolani was
as he did today. After the queen re-
turned to her apartments Mrs Cleveland.
accompanied by Colonel Wilson, returned
the call and with that formalities ended.
Following Mrs. Cleveland and the
wives OF members of the cabinet came
long list Of callers, including most OF the
foreign ministers now in Washington and
members of various legations. At 4:30
the princess was driven to the legation.
rb rouoI Oupcfc auiOvad the ride for the
afternoon was perfect and they were
deeply interested in historic Arlington.
The evening was spent in their own
apartments.
The programme of the Princess Eu-
lalia's stay in Washington was arranged
this afternoon. Monday and Wednesday
of next week will be devoted to sight
seeing. Tuesday ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF
the diplomatic corps will accompany the
royal party to Mt. Vernon on steamer
chartered for the purpose.
Tuesday evening the President and
Mrs. Cleveland will give a dinner to her
royal highness and royal party at the
executive mansion at which cabinet Off
GERS and ladies, Chief Justice Fuller and
Mrs. Fuller, General Schofield and Mrs.
Schofield, Senator Sherman, representing
Sherman will be present.
Wednesday evening the princess will
attend bail to be given in honor of the
birthday OF Queen Victoria by Sir Julian
Pauncefote, British ambassador, at the
British embassy. The Infanta and suite
will leave Washington for New York on
Thursday, as the invitation to attend a
grand bail to be given to her in New
York city has been accepted by the
princess.
The Infanta has decided to accept no
invitation except such as are contained in
the official programme arranged for her.
She expects, however, to throw
off her official character in short
time. probably after the functionsin her
honor, to be given in Chicago, is con-
Guided, and she will then go further west
in the character of private parsonage.
Her tour is likely to extend TIC the Yellow
stone.
The duration of the stay of the Infanta
in the United States is not definitely de-
termined, but it will be from one to two
months.
This afternoon the princess expressed
herself as delighted with the enthusiasm
of the reception in Washington, and said
she was very grateful for courtesies ex-
tended her.