Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-12-27
HAD WALES AS HER GUEST.
The Dinner nm American Widow Gave the
Prince at Hosnburg.

Prince at Hosnburg.
It is not necessarily expensive to give
a dinner to the Prince Of Wales. The
friends Of q young American widow
who has received much attention from
the prince at Homburg and in England
in the last two years are telling OF a
dinner which she gave last summer to
him at the German watering place.
There were five persons at dinner, and
it cost only $50.
The widow is well known in New
York and Boston society. She is tall,
slender and remarkably handsome
About four years ago she married a
wealthy Boston architect. She and her
mother have been seen frequently in Cen
trail park ON bicycles. Her husband died
about year after their marriage and
left her nearly 81, 900, 600. Before their
marriage she had met the prince at an
English country house where she was
visiting, and since her widowhood she
has retained his warm friendship. Her
acquaintance with him began through
the admiration his eldest son showed for
her long before being engaged to Prin-
cess Mary. The Duke Of Clarence was a
frequent visitor at some Of the country
houses where the beautiful American
girl was welcomed and spoke to his
father about her. The latter did not dis
euise his admiration for her after he
had seen her two or three times.
When the bicycling craze came, the
widow and her mother practiced long
and regularly and soon became experts
in riding. Their home for three years
has been in New York, and all last
spring they were to be seen every pleas
ant morning Oh their wheels preparing
for a bicycle trip abroad. They went
abroad early in July and took their
wheels with them. They had the smart
est kind of bicycle costumes, and when
they arrived at Homburg they attracted
much attention by their graceful APP
pearance as they glided over the roads.
The Prince Of Wales arrived at HON
burg and became devoted to the young
widow and her mother. 1t is said that
he was so charmed by the bicycle cos
Times that he often asked the young
widow and her mother to wear them on
informal occasions at the clubhouse. The
prince asked the younger woman to at
tend the races one day and said:
"After the races we will have din
ner.
"Why wouldn't it be q good idea for
me to give the dinner to you?" asked the
widow
THAT would suit me, replied the
prince.
Then, in accordance with custom, she |
asked him what he would like to have
for dinner and whom he wished to
have invited. The prince suggested a
clear soup, a squad and hook and cham
payne Of a certain brand.
"As to the rest, suit yourself, " he |
said.
He invited his intimate friend Sykes !
and a duke and duchess. The widow |
mother was left out The dinner was |
given in the apartments Of the widow
ana was sent III lIOlu Oulo4uO tIO AACNN'.
The widows mother arranged the table.
The decorations were pink roses. A
gardenia was placed at the princes
plate as his special flower. When ne saw
the table, be expressed great admiration
for the decorations and remarked:
1.-THE English women can't seem to !
compare with the American women in
arranging things of this kind. "
The dinner passed off pleasantly, the |
only unusual formality observed being |
that care was taken to address the prince |
always in conversation as Sir " After !
the dinner the party went to the theater.
It is said 10 be one Of the very few ap- !
pearances in recent years the prince has |
made at the theater without some other !
member Of the royal family. The widow |
and her mother returned to New York |
about six weeks ago. On the occasion Of |
the princes birthday. few weeks ago, |
the widow sent her congratulations by |
cable, and she received prompt personal /
reply from the prince. She refers TO her
acquaintance with the prince very sell |
dom, but her mother has many friends, |
and that is the way it became known
that her daughters dinner to the prince
cost only 800. New York Sun.