News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-01-02
HAD WALES AS HER GUEST.
The Dinner an American Widow Gave the
Prince at Homburg.


1t is not necessarily expensive to give
a dinner to the Prince of Wales. The
friends Of a 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
1t cost only $50.
The widow is we'll 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, 100000 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
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
guise 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 ap-
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
tunes 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 DO good idea for
me to give the dinner to your" asked the
widow.
"That would suit me-" replied tho
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, SQUAD and hook and cham
payne of certain brand.
cas- to the rest, suit yourself, he
said
He invited his intimate friend Sykes
and duke and duchess. The widows
mother was left out. The dinner was
given in the apartments Of the widow
and was sent in from outside the hotel.
The widows mother arranged the table.
The decorations were pink roses. A
gardenia was placed at the princes
plate as his special flower. When he saw
the table, he expressed great admiration
for the decorations and remarked:
"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 i'll conversation as "Sir. After
the dinner the party went to the theater
1t is said to be one Of the very few APP
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 SEQ - New York SIM