Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-13
HOSTS TO KING AND QUEEN
Ambassador ChOate and wife Enter
taiR Their MaJesties of
Great Britain.

American sightseers, had gathered outside
the house OF United States Ambassador Jo-
seph H. Choste, on Carrollton House ter
race, when King Edward and Queen Alex
andra arrived there at s:4S o'clock to-
night to attend the dinner given by Mr..
and Mrs. Choate. Their majesties came in
what is known as a town carriage" with
outTidsrs in red livery.
The front Of the embassy was decorated
with the customary coronation device, a
crystal transparency showing the royal
cipher. 1t was ~surmounted by the Stars
and Stripes.
The crowd uncovered as their majesties
passed in. Otherwise there was no dem
onstration.
The following is the full list of the guests
present at the dinner.
List of Guests.
The king and queen, Princess Victoria.
the duke of Norfolk, the duke and duchess
Of Portland. Lord RoseberyA the bishop OF
earl and countess Of Pembroke, Earl and
Countess Spencer, Sir William and Lady
WsT rho tl HsrG1grt ma 4 N Z Ra Rd { first LORD
of Derby, Lady Alice Stanley. the Russian
ambassador Baron De Staal, J. Pierpont
dor Of the unted states to the coronation
Of King Edward, and Mrs. Reid: Harriet
dent James Buchanan, who was appointed
United States minister to Great Britain in
1888; John Sargent the American painter;
cowies, sister Of President Roosevelt; lord
Kenyon Sir Stanley Clark, Mr.: choste,
and Miss White, Mr. faoJJ. ]. Ridley idfpy s @oiss
secretary of the United States embassy,
and William Woodward, private secretary
The following were invited to be present
after the dinner:
William C. Eustis, third secretary of the
embassy, and Mrs. Eustis; Commander
Richardson Clover, the naval attache to
Glover; Douglass Robinson, Major Edward
3: Cassattt the military attaehe to the
s Sass a 6 & al 4 sai pfiTste s. fST%srIy A Am-
Montgomery Sears, Mrs. Reid, ]. p. Nor
gan, jr.,, the Hon, Michael, Henry Herbert,
the United states; Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund
Lincoln Bsyliss, William WetmOre and the
other MEMBERS Of the special embassy to
Feature OF Present Reign.
The visit of King Edward and Queen
Alexandra to Ambassador and Mrs. Cboate
was one OF. the most interesting incidents
Of the, present reign. and all London was
talking of it tonight. The, police had to
clear. Carlton House terrace OF the many
spectators who had congregated there, anx-
ious to witness as much as possible Of the
remarkable tribute paid by their majesties
to the United States.
When King Edward, Queen Alexandra and
Princess Victoria, with their suites, drove
up to Mr.. Choate's house the ambassador,
Mrs. Choate, Miss Choate, Henry White,
Miss White and MT. and Mrs. Carter met
them at the door.
The Americans wore plain evening dress
and black knee breeches. The king and
his suite wore a dress exactly similar to
Nko4 - ~ 49, -. -
majesty wore across his shirt front the
blue ribbon OF the Order of the Garter.
Greetings had scarcely been exchanged
before dinner was announced and the party
became somewhat mixed up. Mr.. Choale
found himself leading the queen into the
dining room ahead OF the king, who had
Mrs. Choate on his arm. Previous to the
beginning, Of dinner special servants OF
their majesties. covered with medals, had
arrived at Mr.. Choate's residence and taken
up their places behind the chairs at which
the king and the queen were to sit.
American Roses I'm Evidence.
The table was deliberately decorated with
American Beauty roses. Mr.. Choate and
his wife sat opposite each other at the cen
ter OF the table, at which forty covers had
been laid. Queen Alexandra, who was
dressed becomingIy in an evening gown Of
white and black and wore q diamond tiara,
sat at Mr.. Choate's right hand. On his left
sat Princess Victoria. while next to the
princess sat Lord Lansdowne. On the OPP
posite side OF the table sat Mrs. Choate,
with King Edward on her right and the
duke Of Norfolk on her left.
In the beginning the international ban
quet proceeded somewhat formally, but the
viyacious humor Of the king and queen
soon put the guests at their ease. Through
out the dinner music was rendered by an
excellent band.
Finally Queen Alexandra gave the sign
and the ladies rose and retired to the
drawing room.
Mr.. choate then walked around the table
and took the vacant seat next to his
majesty and the king Of Great Britain and
the American ambassador entered into a
confidential conversation. Before the con-
versation had gotten well going Mr.. Choate
went over to J. Pierpont Morgan, ST., and
brought him up to King Edward and for
nearly the next half hour the American
millionaire and the king talked earnestly
together.
Lord Lansdowne, Mr.. Choate, Lord Rose
berry and others equally known to lame
respectfully sat aloof while the master Of
empires and the master OF millions
thrashed out their respective ideas. To use.
the words Of one Of the guests who sat
near them; mr.. Morgan and the king
seemed equally at home and we wondered
when We were going to get a chance to
Join the women In the drawing room"
At length King Edward finished talking
and the men went upstairs.
On their. arrival In the drawing room
Queen Alexandra led the way ID the music
room. In the meantime Commander Rich
ardson Glover and Mrs. Glover. Major B.
Cassatt, Mr.. and Mrs. William C. Eustis, j..
Pierpont Morgan, jr, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
mund Lincoln BsyliSs., William wetmore
and Douglass Robinson had come in. In
an interval between the music the KIM
asked especially for Mrs. Douglass Rob-
inson and Mrs. w. Sheffield cowles and to
these two sisters OF President Roosevelt
his majesty conveyed his special gratihea-
tion at his ability to be present at the
evenings Entertainment. Their majesties
also ehatted especially with Mr.. and Mrs.
Whitelaw Reid. while the latter's charm
ing daughter, VIII was too young when she
last visited England to be presented az
court. was cordially received BY both King
Edward and the queen.
The AFFAIR Is characterized by foreign
diplomats as the greatest triumph ever won
for American prestige in England.