The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-21
THRONGS OF WOMEN WAIT
FOR IMPERIAL RIGHNESS
TO FINISH HIS ROYAL NAP
Reception at Propylaeum Awaits
Pleasure of Chinese Visitor to
Indianapolis.
OCCASION IS BRILLIANT
Bright Sunshine Makes Beautiful
Day for Visits to Several
Schools for Girls.
PRINCE PU LUN PLEASED
Programme Begins with Automo-
bile Ride Over Principal Streets
of the City.
is BRILLIANT
PRINCE PU LUN PLEASED

BY one short nap few hours before sun
set yesterday evening his Highness. Prince
Pu Lun. guest of the Hoosier Capital. threw
a thousand richly gowned women of In
dianapolis into fever of excitement. BY
appointment the royal guest of honor of
the reception given by the Local Council
of Women in the Propylaeum at o'clock
the prince at that hour was sleeping sound
ly, while no less than thousand women
eager for the distinction of meeting the
Imperial Highness of China crowded the
rooms, halls and entrances of the Propy
laeum. growing every minute more rest
less and impatient.
Four o'clock came and went, and it was
approaching 5, but still the prince did not
come. The members of the committee of
the Local Council who were closeted in the
assembly hall to meet the prince person
ally on his arrival. were in a state of great
excitement and concern, for the where
abouts of the prince was a mystery. With
out the assembly hall the invited guests.
equally in doubt, crowded every hall of
the building, and the detachment of six
soldiers engaged to keep an aisle clear for
the entrance Of the prince had great trou-
bic in holding the women back They were
in their party gowns and the jam was not
only distasteful but the disappointment of
not seeing the prince who many of them
thought was in the assembly hall above
with the committee of the Local Council,
was very exasperating.
At last the women of the committee, al
most distracted, came from the hall and
announced that the prince had not come
and no one knew what had become of him.
A message was hurriedly sent to the Clas-
sical School residence. where the prince
had an engagement TO take tea. This was
a few minutes before o'clock and the ex-
element was at high pitch. After some
minutes had been spent In saying things
some one suggested that the soldiers be
sent Tor the prince Straightway detach-
ment of four was dispatched to awaken the
prince of China from his inopportune slum-
bers.
BY this time in the lower halls. where
accurate news of the tragedy was lack
ing, there was the greatest confusion.
And the women grew more and more i'm
patient as they waited. Even to the streets
without women were waiting in party
gowns their faces bespeaking their i'm
patience and vexation.
Finally, a few minutes after s. the car
riage or the prince rolled up. Immediately
where there had been threatening clouds
there was a burst of smiling sunshine The
prince had come. The women shook their
crushed gowns as the doors of the assem-
lowed him in.
1t was all explained then. The prince,
weary from his days journey TO different
parts of the city, had sought a bit of rest
in sleep after the tea at the Girls Clas-
sical School residence and of his
suite dared awaken him The women ac-
cepted the explanation graciously.
With sunshine flooding his path. the
prince out earlier than usual yester-
day morning. After refreshing sleep he
said that he was ready for the days sight
seeing About IL o'clock he left his apart
ments at the Claypool AND enjoyed an auto
mobile ride through the principal streets
of the city. In the afternoon he visited
Tudor Hall. Knickerbacker Hall and the
Girls Classical School, taking tea at the
residence. Following the reception of the
Local Council of Women, at which he was
the royal guest of honor. he returned to
the Classical School residence for dinner.
In the evening he attended the commence
ment exercises of the Girls Classical
School and at $3.50 was the guest OF Mrs.
Sewall to the Schumann-Heink concert.