The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-09
Breakfast at Her New York Resi-
dence His First Private Func-
tion in America.
MENU COVERS FIVE COURSES.
Floral Decorations OF an Eiabo-
rate Scale-Nme. Ealve Sings
Quiet Evening Passed.

REPTILE SPECIAL.
New York. March S-Prince Henry on
tered the wide reception hall in the ogden
Mills residence at Fifth avenue and Sixty
ninth street. this afternoon as the honore'i
guest at the first private function he has
attended since his arrival in America
Roses and palms about and above him had
transformed the interior into Il garden OF
flowers.
II was his introduction to an American
palace.
The decorations were the most elaborate
ever attempted at a private entertainment
in this country. The spacious vestibule was
lined with tall ferns and palms. and as lar
as the eve could reach into the interior
there appeared products of horticultural art.
art.
American beauties were there too-siNteen
of them-and they were ranged about Mrs.
Ogden Mills as she received the Prince with
a simple. but cordial word of welcome.
His Highness was then presented in turn
to Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Miss Evelyn
Burden. Miss Mabel Gerry, Mrs. Mackay,
Mrs John r. DreXel. Mrs Maturin Living
stone. Mrs. Orme Wilson, Mrs. Frank r.
Pendleton. Mrs. Edmund L. Bayliss and the
Misses Mills. who assisted their hostess II,
receiving.
Prince Henry expressed his pleasure six
teen times. but each time his words were
chosen to fit the recipient.
AS the guest entered the main drawing
room ii was to find himself in an ever
greater luxuriance of tropical wealth. The
vast room resembled a summer garden. and
the greenhouses of several states had peei'
ransacked for floral masterpieces.
Musical Follows
The breakfast of five courses was served
in the main dining-room- Prince Henry sat
on the right of his hostess
The collation. over, the guests were con-
Quoted between two lines of servants-theS
looked more like retainers-in black liveries
10 the new ballroom. where there was a mu-
steal.
Nine. Calve was there and again sang
her way into royal favor. as did Signor De
March,. Herr Gregorovich played. ana
when he tired was supplemented by the ruii
Hungarian Band. 1t was a musical feast
On leaving the Mills residence the Prince,
ACCOMPANIED by Colonel Bingham and otner
members of his party who had attended the
Mills breakfast, was driven back TO the
Waldorf-Astoria-
The prince. whose visit to this country is
rapi9ly drawing to a close, spent TINS morn
inc quietly at the hotel resting offer his
rather arduous swing OF several Thousand
miles around the circle of American hosoi-
tally and, IL that was necessary, recruiting
his forces to receive the attentions that ye'
remain 70 be paid to him. The morning was
SlgNdIlZeC. DS tHC
which he sent his secretary-to lay a wreath
on Grants tomb. Only a few official callers
were admitted to the rooms occupied by
himself and his TIite, in which the Primo
and most of his party stayed until the time
set for the Princes departure for the lunch
con at the home of Mrs. Mills.
D~isobeyed Empcror's Wish.
It was Emperor Williams that
Prince Henry should, in person. place a
memorial wreath on the tomb of General
Grant. and the fact that his Royal Highness
carried out his imperial brothers injunction
by proxy Is not calculated to please the
Emperor any too mich
1t Is true that Prince Henry must be
weary Of his ceaselesls whirl of public and
private entertainment, but he il already be-
ing criticised for not only disobeyins his
sovereign. but for his failure to pay tribute
to a soldier of world-renowned reputation.
Prince Henry was the guest tonight OF
the German Society Of the city OF New
York at its annual dinner at the Waldorf
Astoria. There were 40 guests, and the dec
orations We're p~rofuse. President Gustav H.
Schwab and Carl Schurz made addresses.