Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-05-17
TIE INFANTA EULALIE.

who will remain in this city until the In
fanta arrives, the Spanish Consul General
and some of the officers of the Spanish
vessels now in the North river.
The Infanta's decision to continue her
journey to America, it is assumed, was not
influenced by any unusual concessions to
Spanish royal etiquette promised in ad-
vance by the United States authorities.
The President is said to be thoroughly in
favor of doing all that can be done to pay
proper honor to the Infanta during her visit,
but he wants to do it in the American
way. The royal lady is due in New York,
May 10, and the time intervening will give
plenty of opportunity for the arrangement
of the details of her reception.
Commander Davis is to go down to meet
the lnfanta as the representative of the
nation whose guest the Infanta is. Com
mander Davis will have government yes
sci placed at his disposal for the trip. He
will invite the royal representative of
Spain to board his vessel and will then
proceed to Jersey City, where a special
train will be waiGing to convey the party
to Washington.
What will be done Immediately after
their arrival there has not been definitely
settled as yet. The Princess will proba bly,
remain in Washington several days, af ter
which she will return to this city.
The Mayors Committee of One Hun
dred is in a quandary. 1t does not
know just what to do under the circum-
stances. The Princess is the first and
foremost the guest of the nation, and
must receive the welcome of the nation be-
fore tie municipality can do anything for
her entertainment. Consequently, SO far
rs is now arranged, the Committee of One
Hundred will do nothing until the Infan-
taiS return from WASHINGTON
But ON her return she will be met by a
reception committee at Jersey City and
conducted on n special steamer to this city.
The landing place will be at the foot of
West 34th street, where carriages will be
waiting to conduct the Princess and her
suite to the Savoy Hotel" 1t is probable
that before the party lands trip will be
lie up the Hudson to show the Princess
the beauties of the American Rhine.
Senior Baidasano, the Spanish Consul,
is much amused at some of the mOOted
points of diplomatic etiquette brought up
in connection with the lnfanta'S visit. He
said that she would, of course, accept the
rooms at a hotel, and that the fact that a
subject of the Spanish crown had occupied
the same apartments would not have the
slightest weight with her
But that the head of this nation should
make the Infanta an official visit, he said,
was only just and proper The lnfanta,
said the Consul. lis the personal represen-
tative of our Queen and, therefore, the
same consideration and honors are due
her as would fall to the Queen
herself. Spanards are more liberal than
your people in such matters, and why
President Cleveland does not mean to ex
tend courtesy that the personal represen
tative of Spain's Queen would receive il
any other country l do not know. She fol
ha Iaip &c 1,a Onaa,, md chOT1H ra
ceive personal recognition from the heaC
of this government. Under such circum
stances, especially invited by an act o
Congress to be the guest of this nation, 1
visit from the President is the only prope
thing and the least he can do"