The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-12
ROYALTY AND RAGS.
EUlALlE STEALS A MARCH AND VISITS
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sne suspicious That the Grandeur Pre-
pared For Her Rests Upon Starved La
Dor. and Tonic Says .'Yes"-An Excursion
Not Planned by the snobocrats.
Especial Correspondence
1t takes genuine republic, it seems. to
entertain royalty in right royal style.
The duke Of historical descent had moth
ing to complain of, but the well accus-
toned subjects of effete monarchies were
made green with envy at the way the
Spanish princess of many names and ii.
ties was entertained and adored on her
little trip to Chicago IF nobody placed
their necks on the ground for her to put
her little feet on, it was because there
was no good opportunity. One noted so
ciety light stood in q pouring rain half
an hour thrilling with delirious hope
that he might obtain the chance to play
Sir Walter Raleigh to her queenship.
Others were only too happy if she conde-
scended to snub them-and the way
money was poured outl But money was
nothing If only ingenuity could devise
means to spend it so as to attract look
or smile. But wonder if, now that it
is over, the republic as represented in
this parvenu city doesn't feel little bit
sheepish! For, you see, the infanta is not
the only great parsonage who is to be re-
ceived and entertained this summer, and
we can't keep up the pace we have set all
through the season There is somewhere
limit to the use of the dear peoples
money, and it grows tiresome to be en-
Enthusiastically worshipful all the time.
Next to arrives governor of republic.
It does seem too palpably inconsistent
that proud democracy should have be-
slowed more alteration on scion of roy
atty than on leader of one Of it's own
kind. And perhaps the strain may be
kept up while he remains. But this sort
Of thing must end some time, and am
afraid the stray dukes and presidents and
rulers who may come later in the season
may fare but poorly perhaps be forced
the visitors.
lam almost pleased that some of Chica-
COS Four Hundred felt sighted after all
their superhuman efforts. I believe that
good looking young Spanish woman is
rather sensible and was prepared to be
received in true democratic style in
country composed entirely of ''sover-
eigns," but we spoiled her the moment
she put foot on the shore, and since we
desired it she acted the aristocrat to our
serfdom in genuine style. But she would
have liked something different. happen
to know that one evening she sat in one
of their luxurious rooms with Mr.. Prince
only in attendance. am also forced to
state that real plebeian beer stood on the
inlaid table between them, and she oc-
cupied very easy and unconventional
position in her big armchair.
''Tonie, I'm getting tired of this sort of
thing" she said, presumably in her ma
tive tongue, but it came to me translated
1T is wearying never to be able to catch
up hat and run out in the street and
look at things just as the fancy takes
me; never to be able to make up to clever,
congenial people that might happen to
come across; never to know anybody but
the stiff, ceremonious, stupid people who
are properly presented; never to see any
thing except that which is prepared for
me to see. I'd like to be a common wom-
an for an hour"
THAT were impossible, my princess"
responded her lord and-subject, "but
you have only to command me. If you
wish to 90 out, we might disguise our
selves"
"How can we pass the two soldiers who
guard our doors? Shall we command
them to stand aside?'
Impossible. They represent the form
and conventionality from which we
would escape. But we can bride them
few officials are too high for that.
Where would your precious highness
like to go?"
Somewhere where things are not grand
or costly. Surely everybody is not rich
in this city2 Do only beautiful things ex-
ist here? Why am l SO persistently kept
to handsome houses, gold chairs, splen-
did yachts, fine streets, lovely views?'
II suspect if you wish to see poor sur
roundings you must visit the homes of
those who make fine streets and hand
some houses. The places where working
people live are much the same every
where"
Half an hour later an ordinary looking
man in macintosh and tall woman in
long, light cloak and simple yelled hat
emerged from the room. The guards
must have been discreetly managed, for
they guarded the empty apartment as
zealously and usefully afterward as be-
fore The couple left crowded State
street, walked two blocks west and four
or five south. What change! Quite
sufficient to satisfy the most ambitious
summer Here was the ''black streak
which marked the washed from the un-
washed. The streets were full Of gar
bage; the dirty sidewalk swarmed with
neglected children whose homes were in
the dark, i'll smelling Easements below;
unkempt women stood in the doorways;
rough men lounged about the wooden
steps; from the grimy window panes
shone dim lights. and behind them were
men and women crowding each other,
sometimes in riotous jollity. oftener in
sullen silence. Only the saloons put on