The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-05-22
MEET IN YHH BLUE ROOM.
Tho Spanish Princess Arrives at
tho White House.
i CORDIAL RECEPTION.


WAsuIxorox. May 20. The infants
and her suit called OF the president and
Mrs Cleveland at exnctly II o'clock
saturday and were received III tho blue
room. There wns little IN the reception
that suggcsted iormality and the party
INDUCED IN pleasant conversation.
which lasted fifteen minutes when the
royal visitors withdrew.
The spanish and tho American flnRl
iloatcd from tho Gag atafA on thu
Arlington Saturday morning. and told
Friday night that tho Infnntn Enlnlin
of spain was domiciicd within. Soor
after the arrival Of the princess and hci
suite sha WINS asled Il nhe desired the
royal ensign OF spain hoiated over her
house. hut she desired that the regnla
tionSpanlsh flag float from tho Gag stan
instead Of the grunge and red with thu
CROWN. and thus Il II that tho spanihl
dag and not the royal emblem hoate 4
the hrcexes
Tho party WINS up quite early Satur
slny morning, and BY o'clock choeo
late and rolls were served In thei
apartments, and then the infnnta be
gan her preparations for q visit % ths
white house.
AT present Ii ii not decided whethe,
the infanta will have military Nnnrd
with her all the time she Il here, bnt I
the crowds net ~ they did Friday
night Commodore Davis win make The
the request Of GEN schoiield for detail
of soldiers To accompany the carriage
81 the infanta whom she h driving out
Az present the only eomhinnco Of
guard about the Arlington y lone
policeman who has been stationed ~
the corner of Vermont avenue and
street outside the princehd apartment
All night long he Wandered up and
down the sidewalk. and At dayhreah
waA relieved BY another s.one Of the
finest.
Tho princess and her suite certainly
had nm example o. an American crowd
Friday night. IL WINS dark when their
| train arrived In the city and the march
| Ing 81 tho cavalry up and down tho
| avenue gave notice that something UNI
usuni was about to happen and there.
| fore tho crowd wns out IN force. At tho
| Pennsylvania depot the crowd surged
/ and pressed III such away that the po-
| lice had difficult timer Ii lSeopina them
/ fatit. Cafpats had been IAN uIon0 tina
/ platforms 10 the white house carriage,
but the crowd WINS 70 great that thu
guards had difiieulty n keeping even
this rokerved spaee cirAr. Had itnot
boon Tor the guard Of cavairymen the
| garbage containing the Infanta would
have found Il dificult % make its way
| up the avenue. Al Il wnn. rs soon a.
| the soidiera on horse bncls Ind passed
the crowds eurged 10 the wheels Of the
carriage nnd the mounted policemen
who acted ns guard Ind TO use their
/ clubs TO keep the crowds back.
The princess carriage had Q Gordon
Of mounted police around 4 and Thus
was IN some way protected. But the
second carriage, III which was seated
the Marchioness Arco Hernosa and
Commander Davis, WINS y surrounded
BY the surging crowd that the
marchionees became greatly frightened
and expressed her fears VI the com
munder, but he quieted her and told
her that II wns only an American TO-
Il eeption from an American crowd:
Il still, however, as the procession moved
np the avenue the crowd grew greater
and became d mass Of men and women
on bicycles, people III carriages Of all
sorts and descriptions and thousands
IL people on foot.
The princess created very favorable
Il impression here by her charming man
ners and simplicity and seems 10 be de-
n termined to BE Is democratic as pos
II siblc and 10 conform with the ideas and
Il American customs IN this respect She
has been most gracious to every ono
who has come IN contact with her, md
( Friday night after reaching the hotel.
expressed herself IA simply delighted
n with America She stated TINT her trip
on the railroad was perfect, and that
n the view Of America she had from the
. windows was revelation % her She
Is delighted with her reception and
( everything American. "A Is wonder
fnl country she exclaimed. and am
more than pleased.
1 The ladies viii no doubt feel inter-
Il ested in knowing what the infanta
4 wore on her arrival. This was her cos
J tune: A dress Of soft gray cloth, ddmi-
!. train; gray cape, with rows Of ruilies
( edged with narrow black satin, bon
\ net OF black straw. ornamented with
/ two red roses fastened II the center
with bow Of green straw ribbon. and
covered by white veil
II II was not until after midnight, that
the porters at the Arlington hotel had
! disposed Of the infnnta's luggage
(, There were i02 pieces iii all ana they
! comprise every conceivable kind Of bag.
i gage from q bath tub 10 q shnwl -sfraps
J There were long trunks. fully six feet
4 in length. and there were packing
boxes; there were gun-cases and
sword leases; there were hat boxes
and xalises, not few Of
the trunks were 81 the rego-
! lation Saratoga size and some 81
them quite larger than any ever seen
in America. All the princes baggage
Is marked with the iniatials "a. o. !, z,
surmounted with crown, that being
, the initials Of her husband, Antoine
Orleans The princess private trunks
however, had another distinguishing
mark Of brass plate on top. with part
! 0f her name engraved on Ii