Evening journal., 1898-04-25
The PRINCESS EULALIA
STORIES OF THE
SPANISH PRINCESS AND HER
VISIT no THE UNIrED STATEs.

VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES.
These stories Of the Princess Eulalia.
by Clarisabel, in the Baltimore sun
are particularly apropos at this time
1t is said that the most popular min
lister TO Spain during this century waa
DR.. J. NJ. l.. Curry, and now thai we ars
all informing ourselves about thag
country Il Is we'll to read his book on
that subject, short, concise, fair and
most interesting account of her mod
ern history. DR. Curry is a North
CarOlinian by birth, a member of tho
Confederate Congress and at present
one Of the trustees Of the Peabody and
Slater funds. His second wife was a
Miss Thomas, OF Richmond and Il was
her good fortune to accompany him
on his mission to Spain during Mr..
Cleveland's first administration. With
her from time to time were several
Of her sisters and nieces-one, Mrs.
CalderOn Carlisle. Of Washington,
whose husband, distinguished Wash
ington lawyer, Is connected by the mar
riage Of his aunt with the highest
Spanish nobility. Each member of this
large contingent from Virginia, who
adorned the embassy, was beautiful
and charming, and above all, a blonde.
The last-named fact alone would have
settled public opinion as TO the other
two, so Mrs. Curry Insisted. They
We're greeted with cries of admiration
whenever they appeared In public and
Spanish grandees. without stopping to
inquire as TO their dots, asked the
hand Of the marriageable. Princess
Eulalia, then young girl, became pas
sionately attached TO the little daugh-
ter OF Mrs. Currys sister. n lovely
child, with long golden hair and blue
eyes, who took possession of the prin-
cess heart and fancy. 1T reads like a
fairy tale how she shOwered presents
and privileges on the little American,
whose slightest whim was gratlfled by
the women in waiting, who knew the
way to the princess heart. At last a
formal plea was presented to the child's
mother forher adoption Idonot knowthe
terms, except that they we're most fat
tcring: the princess plaything was 10
be her own child, educated endowed
and regarded as such, as far as Span
ish law permitted. But for once roy
atty reckoned without Its host. No
sooner was Eulalia's wish known than
the sturdy North Carolinian gcntle-
man who was the child's father. went
over and claiming his property
| brought his family home. No gllded
cage for his singing bird, nor were her
| yellow curls and blue eyes to be graft
ed on the swarthy royal branches. AS
luck would have It, these loyal Amerl-
cans came home on the Oregon and
narrowly escaped a watery grave. How
brave a man, with what a clear head
and sOldlerly qualities Colonel Connolly
I was possessed, all the passengers on
that Inflated vessel publicly testified.
| When we think of the American paps
and mamas who have left their daugh-
ters on the other side under less pres
| sure and come back a trifie wOrsted In
the pecuniary exchange, II is pleasant,
! as the classic phrase has It. 20 fe-
/ member these things.
The Princess Eulalla, one regrets to
/ say, suffered decline IN manners
when her American associates return
( ed to their native land. When she
I came TO this country as It's guest tc
the Worlds Fair. she gave herself ar
/ unaccOuntable number OF airs and was
& an exceedingly difficult person TO en-.
/ tertain. The lasco in Chicago was pre-
/ cipitated by a piece of bad manage
! ment. The princess and her suite were
4 lodged at a hotel which bore the name
and was the property Of the woman
who was the beautiful and accomplish
ed president of the woman's depart
ment of the fair The principal enter
I tainment to which she was Invited was
at this woman's splendid mansion
which was decorated in regal style in
her honor But does the memory OF
the correspondent serve her Alright
when she asserts that the gorgeous
/ drawing-room he'd two raised dais
and that two seats were arranged as
| thrones? Certainly, as our dear Mrs
Camp would say, can testify to a dia-
mond tiara in the beautiful hair Of the
American woman, If / were carried a
Martha to the stake for it, And the
result of it all? The lnfanta declared
that an innkeeper had taken her TO bis
household, and that his wife had
adopted regal robes. In consequence
she staid half an hour with her suite
about her. refused to meet the women
Invited to be presented to her and quit
ted the house in high dudgeOn or heI
behavior in Washington one redeeming
act may be chronicled She remem-
bered the little girl once so dear to hel
and begged that she be brought tc
Washington see her, and at recep-
ton given by Mrs. Curry In her honor
she was as fair and gracious as II she
had been a lady born.
A senator never seems so small as he
I D.. fr4nr ha fa n c