The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-26
PRINCE IN new YORK
Visit to Grants Tomb and
Luncheon at Sherry's.
GALA NIGHT At The GRAND OPERA
Henry Of Prussia Presented with
City's Freedom and Dined W
Mayor Low - Distinguished
Guests at the Banquet.

| NfN loltN GU, ii'-' tA'hAy
has enjoyed some leisure today. Fol.
lowing, as it did, one Of extreme ten
sion. it afforded our royal visitor a
chance to rest and prepare for the tour
of sightseeing that awaits him
AL II O'Clock in the morning the
prince was driven through Central
park and up Riverside drive TO Grants
tomb lie carried with him two large
wreaths Of American Beauty roses,
which were placed upon the sarcoph-
ugus Of the silent soldier, One Of the
wreaths was ON behalf of Kaiser Will
helm. who wished TO show the high
esteem aud respect in which he holds
the memory of General Grant.
A vast crowd of people had gathered
about the tomb to catch glimpse Of
the distinguished German, but We're
kept in check by Il small army of blue
coats The expected visit to Columbia
university was postponed.
At / O'Clock luncheon was served at
Shrrry's. at which Prince Henry met
about hundred representative Amcri-
cans, captains Of Industry and leading
minds in the arts and sciences. The
evening programme is rs follows:
At ! o'clock, review of torchlight
procession of German societies from
iii" Arion club house.
At 8 O'Clock, dinner at the Waldorf
! Astoria in the princess honor under
the auspices of the Stats Xcitung, TO
be- attc.icd by nearly loo represent
atiycs Of the newspaper press Of Amer
len
At II o'clock. return TO the imperial
yacht lIohcuzollcrn.
At II o'clock. departure by boat for
Pennsylvania railroad station in Jrr-
sey City to take train for Washington.
A day full Of incident was completed
by Prince Henry by attending the gala
opera performance at the Metropoli-
tan Opera House after being the guest
of honor at til" dinner given earlier
In the evening by Mayor Low at the
METROPOLITAN club.
From the time he arrived at Jersey
City early in the day with President
I Roosevelt and his party from Wash,
ing.on he was received cnihuSiaStical-
ly He expressed his delight.
Uurrying from Jersey city. he went
, to Shooters island, in Newark bay, by
ferry to lie present at the launching Of
his royal brothers yacht. the Meteor.
4 hlIrri.I trim tIrls him Ilt
imperial yacht Hoh"nzollcrn, ut the
pier at the foot Of West Thirty fourth
street, where he gave Il luncheon to
more than fifty prominent Americans
and Germans.
From thrr" he was escorted to the
city hall. where the freedom Of the
city was conferred upon him. Again
, he returned to the Iluhcnzolrr'l, and
from there he went direct to the Metro
politAn club. There. as guests of
Mayor Low, lie met men prominent in
American life.
At THE GRAND OIERA.
Tho crowd around the Metropolitan
Opera House to see Prince Henry on
ter the house to attend the gaIa per-
furilNlncc began to form early in the
evening and by o'clock the sidewalks
opposite wcr. tlr"n4rd with sight
serrS eager for g.impS" Of the prince
md his party.
4 Gordon Of policemen stretched from
thr lower side Of Thirty ninth street TO
. midway between i'orIirth and Forty
first streets on the side of Broadway
opposite 10 the opera house, and no
one who did not show ticket for the
/ performance WIS admitted within the
lines.
/ About : G'r|n"k til" carriages Of the
! prince and lis; party drove rapidly up
Thirty ninth street from Fifth avenue.
liz, arrival WIS greeted by Il murluur
from the gathered thousands, which
, broke into u cheer Us the carriage o!
/ the prince came into tn" open space in
j front rf the opera lruS"
III carrjn%" stopped in front Of the
main entrance, ana Tive prince and his
PARTY aliGlt"l and passed rapidly into
{ lhr lobby, on either sid" Of which was
II solid lin" of bIurruntS rXtrnhiug IN
T the stairs tu the entrance to the royal
! box. I'll" prime" and his party passed
Quickly up Tie stairs and entered the
roFal box.
/ The decorations wcr" planned hy
/ Stanford White. No such display in
/ point Of beauty and magnitude has
! been seen before in n public place in
this city.
\ first Wow Of III" auditorium was
oirctriryin-. II was like II vas, bower
in IL fairyianI Of SmIaX roses and
flowers. Not Il NrsIigr of woulworE
WAS 70 1t" seen. Every inch "r n,nil;l
bic spar" had been covered with rrr,Ii
ing vines. Creeping Wines Of smlk,y
covered III" ceiling. SUSPENDED from
the nid0l" Of M" dora" Of evergreen
WAS an imm,nS" chandelier rutwilrd
with SnilaX. lighted by alternate while
nnd green electric bulbs. Similar bulbs
were strung 0lUHg each u! tn" S'rruui-
/ erS winch covered the ceiling.
The drop curtain was Il solid mass Of
eIrcirt" It&hI>.
Ihr pIoScrnium arch was covered
completely with Cape SHilaN. Far ,lp
in the cpn'rr, directly over the Stage.
was Il trophy shield of eleven Amrri-
can ana German t'asS, with the nation
al ruhcInS ~ America and Germany
in reli T. I.a"it Of the five tiers of
boxes That form the horseshoe were
rich II SmliaN and rcS'nunS Of azalias
rOSt 5 nnl d,IiS..'
The live boxes Oh The first tier direct.
~ facing tho stage were thrown Into
one for the royal box AhoN" tlr Crn
ter box, Wh"r" Primo" lIrnry sat. wa
Il tAroar canopy If whit" SAITH. with
white satin draper: extending to each
end Of The royal NoS. The interior OF
lNr royal L0X Was dr' s.oI in scarlet
slrrn and furnished with gjlt chairs
lhr ldcdd" If tar box was ulaas Of
| American beauty roses,
The aN1rc!mlnhcr extended IA" fur
width Of N" fny"r and was ImrtitJourd
of, II WIS hung will! handsome %ohJjp