Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-15
THE INFANTA EULALIE.
Her Royal Highnsss is Still Keeping
Them Guessing.
POOR DEMOCRATIC VERAGUA
Isn't Good Enough to Stay In the
Same Hotel With Her Royal
Nibs-The Proud Castilian VIII
Not Set Foot in, the Waldorf
While Columbus Descendants
is There.

NEW YORK, May l4.-So many COM
plications have arisen over the ap-
preaching visit Of Her Royal Highnsss,
the Infsnta Eulalie OF Spain, that the
various committees trying 10 have
charge of the affair are ct their vita
end. They are bustling about doing
this only TO undo It the next moment,
and arranging that only to have II dis
arranged by Her Royal Highness or
some one else, until they fairly despair
OF doing anything at all. Not one plan
has been definitely settled upon, sl-
though the royal guest is expected TO
reach here next week. After the
slight and dignifed friction between the
Society ulo-Colon-Cervantes and tho
society ladies that wanted to manage
the ball in her honor had been settled
by placing the arrangements In the
hands OF the society. with the ladies as
patronesses. the committeeman breath
ed freer and thought all the trouble was
over. Then they engaged regal quar-
ters for Her Royal Highness at the Ho-
tel Waldorf. That, they thought, set
tied the worst features OF the details.
| But they were wrong.
The Inianta has thrown an etiquette
bombshel into the camp OF the COM
mitteemen, and it has been learned
| from an authentic source that the In
| fanta has sent word that she will not
stop at the Waldorf Hotel, and occupy
rooms formerly occupied by a subject.
In fact she refuses TO be quartered In
the same hotel. much less to occupy
the rooms vacated by the Duke OF Ve-
ragua. The members OF the commit
tee are In quandry now TO know
where TO get suitable accomm0-
dations. They have been duly
notified that the Saragossa
Band, OF eighty, accompanying tho
Princess, must be housed near the royal
parsonage, so as 10 discourse sweet
music whenever Her Royal Highness
desires IL. Other hotels have been
thought OF, but the question 10: Have
they suites furnished In style compat-
ible with royalty? The Prince Of Wales
once stopped at the Fifth Avenue Iio-
tel, and was given large, airy rooms,
elegantly furnished, but not In the
sumptuous style OF tho Waldorf. 10y
hotel uptown could give her good. -
Portable rooms, well aired, with the
thick carpets, but the touch OF royal
luxury would be lacking.
| Only the Waldorf was furnished With
an eye TO royalty. In the meantime tho
members of the committee are worry
ing and thinking. They regret that
things are as they are, and every time
they imagine they have arranged for
the Princess those sixty brass horn-
| blowers arise like Banquo's ghost and
make them tremble. They are keeping
the hitch as quiet as possible, because
they do not wish to hurt the feeling OF
the descendant OF Columbus. Although
q Duke aud a lInesl descendant Of the
great dIscoverer. the Infanta considers
| him only as subject, aud as such IL
would be beneath her royal dignity 10 be
entertained under the same roof. Some
! OF the members OF the committee had
royal blood In the veins OF their ances-
tors, who lived several thousand years
ago, and they naturally see the point.
But whether they see the point or not.
| the Infanta, who Is aged thirty, does
see IL and will stand upon IL. She will
leave Havana for this point Monday,
and before she lands the committee
hopes 10 have all arrangements COM
peted. II isa desperate hope. but they
still indulge In II with the energy OF re-
publican citizens who have never before
grappled with the royal prerogative.
Mayor Gllroy has notified tho commit
tee that he will see that appropriate
municipal honors are shown the Infanta.
Those honors, though, may have 10 be
changed. They may not suit Her Royal
taste. Nor IS that all that Ia worrying
those that hope TO shine az the great
ball Intended TO be given In her honor.
Whisper IL gently--the women dont
know just what 10 wear. Rot that they
haven't gowns enough. Whether 10
wear court dress or evening dress
there's the rub. Many and mauy an
earnest consultation has been held on
that point and many fair brow has
been drawn In pretty little fr0wns un-
der the vexIng influence OF the unccr-
talnty, and still tbs vital point
is unsettled. All that Is deAnItsly
known OF the programmes u 'ifhe
Infanta Is that she will reach hefe from
Cuba about Friday and leave sotn after
for week or so ia Washington where
distinguished honors are 10 be shown
her by the President and the diplomatic
corps. When she will return 20 this
city is thus far matter OF guess work.
The gentlemen who are accumuiatiDg
gray hairs and experience ia trying 10
arrange everything are Artuo Cuyss.
Chairman; Santiago SmIthers, Treasure
er. Antonio Cuyas, Secretary; J. NJ.
CebalIos. jose G. Garcia, Emmons Clark,
Jr, DR.. J. julio Henns. Alberto Falcon.
S. MaIlet-Proyost, Pedro 4, DE Fiorez.
Aristides Martinez. Enrique Roso, r.
A. c. Smith and jose A. Dell Vale.
They represent the Circulo-Colon-Cer-
vantes.