Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-03-06

700 in each party In this manner
the guests were moving in and out
just as they do at the little buffei
suppers given in connection with pri
vate functions.
The menu card contained only five
or six varieties OF refreshments of "a
most delicate nature and as far as
possible entirely original There
were two or three hot things aud two
OF three cold things, some ices. and
"a cold bottle" on the side. II is es
timated that the supper alone cost in
the neighborhood OF $1,000.
The program this afternoon inclut..
cd drives about the city. and after
luncheon the royal train pulled ont
at O'Clock for Milwaukee.
and gayly uniformed park policemen
| form the west and southside systems
| reinforced the crossing guards, and
| more than a score of secret service
men were added to the number of
the guard.
German and American emblems
orations at the ball given at the Audi
torium theatre to Prince Henry in
the evening, The black eagle and
the stars and stripes were seen at
every point on scale of magniii
cence never before attempted
The color scheme and decorations
of the Auditorium. with illumination
features. gave particular emphasis to
nautical display The chief effort
hDx toll
by the prince and his suite The
Prussian eagle of 1870 in black and
white was given the principal place
but it did not look somber owing to
the surroundings of red. white and
yellow. The box was covered with
white canopy, lined with yellow and
hung with the princes yachting flag
his personal flag and the German flag
The box was built upon the level of
at the rim of what is known as the
parquette when the seats for the the
ater are not foored over.
The princes personal box had
rugs on the floor and steps over the
railing. Surrounding the box jetted
out the prows of old Roman gallcys,
made of papier mache Each hal
mast twenty-five feet high, support
ing large stands of German and AM
erican flags. and incandescent cleo
trio lights.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 3.-Pr nee
Henry's special train arrived at d;35
this morning. eleven minutes aheal of
schedule time. Mayor Williams, For
mer Governor Francis. German Cor
sui Rieloff and a reception commi tee
of one hundred citizens formally greet
ed the visitor while $4,000 people
were held back by the police and
thronged the Midway and approaches
to the Union station. The prince.
wearing civilian clothes except an
admiral's cap. was escorted through
a double line of bluecoats to the grand
hall of the station. where the Ger.
man veterans were gathered. The
prince in German urged them to he
loyal Americans and love their coun,
try. At the close of the reception the
party entered forty carriages. each
with coachman surrounded By a
mounted police detachment of the
Fourth Regular cavalry and drove
through the business section of the
city
Everywhere enthusiastic crowds
lined the curbs and cheered Justify
The party reached the st. Louis club
for breakfast. The place was magnifi.
Gently decorated One hundred and
sixty-two guests sat table with the
royal visitor.
Mayor Wells presented the freedom
of the city in gold and silver casket.
After drive through the Worlds
train awaiting him there, thousands
cheering him adieu.
ST. LOUIS, March 3.-Prince Hen
ry has come and gone. Thousands
upon thousands had the pleasure of
carved bowl. a thead of blue rises to
the opening sentence of the welcome,
encircling the reference to the "City
of the Father of Waters" and fading
into misty disappearance at the end
of the line. The idea of the designer
was to typify the march of civiliza-
ton.
Manager Aull. in charge of the car
riage S, obtained enough matched
black and brown teams to draw the
forty carriages needed to convey the
prince suite and escort over the itr-
erary, the finest the livery barns OF
the city could supply. The breakfast
took place at the st. Louis club which
was regal affair. Each guest at the
breakfast found in front of his plate
-
Beside his name appeared an arts C
emblem, st. Louis" in embossed
gold. surrounded by wreath of green
surmounted by an eagle and iianked
on either side by the German ana
American flags, all brought out in re
lief in appropriate colors. Forty wait
ers, picked from the best men in the
city. were necessary to serve the
guests at the breakfast. They appear
ed In full dress and moved noisely on
rubber soles over the polished OAK
floor.