Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-04
WHAI CHICAGO SHOULD DO.
Commander Davis TIPS the People as 70
How to Treat Culaiie.

~ Nri'iil- i'it4 T't-ts
Tho Spanish iufauta Viii leave New York
for Chicago On M0niay, ard - quart
AGAINST any such fiIr pas as have occurred
IN New YORK Commander Davis, the
governments reprcscntatiye with the
marty. has written 10 Mrs. Potter
Palmer. oi Chicago. giving herlusTu"ton'
as 20 the sort Of treatment the luiduta
and tho royal party should receive while
IN the Windy City. lie y evidently uneasy
about their reception there. No one ever
accused Commander DAVIS of hcsltancy
10 say what he means M torcIpio language
aud tinsls no exception % the rule. here
j. The letter:
"Out Of consideration FOR American
cu,t1uIs and the OH, ectiOn Ia this country
u travelling on Sunday her Eoynl HIGH
ness wall leave for Chicago on Monday IL
stead OF Sunday, as previously arranged
arriving al Chiraeo one DAY later.
Tins VIII make some change IN the
programme arranged for her reception.
II have promised the Mayor Of Chicago
AMI others that You should have the
honor Of giving the hrsf reception 10 her
ROYAL Highnr--. have te!rgraphed The
Mayor asking him 10 consult with You o.
20 the order I'D which the entertainments
for enc first few days snail take pace.
Nll Won and the Mayor and President
Hggiubotham arrange among yourselves
So iHN lllf il - a f4lAt' itAtf az f'' e..
clear ON oUr arrival
DO NOT IGNORE TIE PEINcr.
81 have also requested that there be no
entertainment on the evening of her
Hghua.,' arrival The Iulsuta suffers a
great deal from fatigue and has 10 be very
careful q not Ovcr-cX"rt. and ain airAli
she viii find the long railroad Journey 50
t.,hou, that She will rot be lt 10 take
part IA lag function immediately after
her arrival With this single restriction !
leave the matter entirely IL the hands Oi
yourselves.
With regard % your customs | should
say that YOU might ask as many people 10
Your reception "a YOU think ought 10 be
presented t. her Hichne-5
" The mere fatigue Of receiving people
~ not so serious but YOU VIII Of course
provide an apartment 10 winch her High
ness can Te.lre NJ any moment. II She
feels tired she VII not hesitate 10 exercise
her prerOgatlye OF privacy.
AT her reception given by tie Spanish
colony here IN New York the Prince and
Princess stood on platform raised about
six inches above the floor aud with a
couple Of arnchBirs behind tuem. J do
lOt consider this at all obligatory On yOu,
and Il might Oc considered aS contrary -
our own customs. GU can do just ~ yOH
please about this. Her Mghncss Is sensi-
bic enough to take things III tins country
Just as she finds them.
You should meet the lntanta at the
door OF your own house. ! can explain
this better by word of mouth.
VIII YOU kindly warn the good people
Of Chicago that when presented they are
presented 10 her husband as We'll who
stands bv her side and who Is prince OF
rovai blood. People when presented
should bow % each. They have made the
mistake here in New York Of almost
ignoring the Prince and salutlng the
Princess alone.
MAY NOT SHAKE HANDS.
The Princess will not shake hands ex-
cept with persons wuom she knows or
whom She dc ,lrcs Qartlcu arly 10 meet.
The furmalty of presentation consists
SIMPLY III calling the names OF people as
they advance. who then bow aud pass on,
avoiding # poss bic turning their backs ON
thor Royal IIignnesscs.
You would naturally make the presen-
tation IN your own house. This could be
done through me il you 40 desire.
After the formal reception "a supper
should be- provided az separate table IN
separate room for the royal party. This
Table might Accommodate twenty or
thirty people 10 be named by your Honor
he members OF her own suite always SIT
with her IN this country, and can give
Won few words OF instruction on their
relative importance and the proper places
for them TO sit at the table when meet
you.
IF her Hghness insisted upon the. eti-
Quette 10 which she - accustomed al
home, a reception 10 her IN an American
home would be a simple imposslblhty
"You can easily understand that Il IL an
impossibihty for q lady IN so conspicuous
position as that of her ROYAL Hlghness TO
meet and know all the persons IN one city
who would like TO know her or even are
entitled to know her. SO would advise
Won TO make the list of those for whom
YOU desire a special presentation rs excsu-
siye as possible
CHICAGO INsuLTED.
Chlcagoans in general insist that Com
mnnder Davis's letter was an evident In
situation that Chicago people are not ac-
custOmed TO the usages OF good society.
and many very pointed opinions are heard.
Mrs. Potter Palmer, however, kindly taxes
a different view of the letter from the
majority, and while she denies having
received 10 she does deem II essentially
ilupertinent As she has had considerable
with the Commander on
the SUBJECT she thinks that possibly a
draft OF one of his letters NAV have been
secured by the papers. and tney, not
knowing that instructions had Deeh re-
ouested. have placed different construc-
ton Oh the contents.
Mrs. Palmer said last night: "All know
of the letter Is what have seen III the pa
pers. Still | see nothing out OF the way
In its contents. Desiring TO honor the
Princess as belts her rank in her own
country and to the credit OF our own re-
ouested the State Department, through
Secretary Gresham. who Is particu-
lar friend, to furnish me with any intornn-
ton in their power relating 70 inc in-
fanta's reception. suppose II the Com
mander has prepared this communicating
N IA by their orders. Social customs dit
for in foreign countries froa our own IN
many details, and IL Is my desire to pre-