The age-herald., 1899-05-16
Mrs. Potter Palmer's Triumph.

The engagement of her niece, Miss Julia Dent Grant, the beautiful granddaughter of General Grant, with Prince Michael Cantacinzene, of Russia, is a great triumph for Mrs. Potter Palmer who arranged their
 meeting. Northern papers commenting
 upon Mrs. Palmer's career says:
 Successes have rained upon Mrs. Palmer
 of late A short time ago Sebastian Schles-
 finger, of Boston, and his daughter, Bar
 oness de Reibnitz, gave reception in
 Paris in honor of the Infanta Eulalie. The
 guests included many Americans and
 Spaniards. Mrs. Potter Palmer was in vted, and it is reported that she said: q cannot meet this bibulous representative of degenerate monarchy.'
 This was her retort to the remark of the
 infanta in 1893: "I prefer not to meet this
 inkeepers wife,"
 The Prince of Wales has met Mrs.
 Palmer and dined with her several times at Cannes, and has been gracious to her. She has been much in the society of Mrs. George Keppel, an English woman promi- nent in the Prince of Wales set. The prince considers her one of the most charming hostesses in England. Mrs. Palmer 1t is said, will now go to London
 and will aid Mrs. Keppel to carry on a
 great Social campaign, the Palmer wealth cooperating with Mrs. Keppel's fashiona- ble prestige. The king of the Begians is preparing to make trip round the world. He has his big steam yacht, which he bought in America, commissioned for a long voyage. His only unmarried daugh-
 ter, the Princess Clementine will accom-
 pany him. Mrs. Potter Palmer has invited
 King Leopold to visit her at Newport and
 he has replied that if he comes to the
 Tinted States ha will bar
 Three years ago Mrs. Palmer made her
 appearance in Newport for the first time
 and rented a small cottage called Arleigh
 in Bellevue avenue, two blocks below the
 Ocean house. Her niece, Miss Julia Dent
 Grant, stayed with her to assist her in en-
 tertaining. It was cold season for Mrs
 Palmer. She was invited to a few large entertainments because she had brought
 letters of introduction to the givers, and they felt obliged to do something. Never theless, she remained virtually out of the charmed circle. The following year she rented Arleigh again. She was again out of 1t socially, but she was at least success full in arousihg some curiosity The same year MT. Palmer announced that he was going to build the largest house in New port This was Mrs. Palmer's reply to the efforts to ignore her. The plan to build the house was not carried out but it may be yet. Instead MT. and Mrs Palmer rented Friedhelm for the season of 1898. This is the property of Mir Theodore A. Have
 meyer, and is one of the most beautiful houses in Newport.
 When Mrs. Palmer went abroad as presi- dent of the board of lady managers of the Chicago exposition she made an astonish-
 ing number of friendships among the crowned heads of Europe. One of these
 was Queen Louise of Belgium Tberefora
 when the queens nephew Prince Albert
 came to this country for a long tour he had
 to visit Mrs. Palmer. The heir to a throne stayed in Mrs. Palmer's villa for a week
 ana the whole gayeties of Newport cen tered about him. Soon after Prince Albert went away there came to Newport His Royal Highness, the Count of Turin, neph
 ew of the king of Italy. Only one brother and one cousin stand between him and
 .ne throne. and neither of these has any chiioren. When Mrs Palmer was abroad
 she had also made the friendship of Queen
 Margherita of Italy. Therefore the oueen,s
 nephew paid his respects to her.