New-York tribune., 1905-11-15
IL HAS A QUIET DAY.

THE PRINCE HAS a QUIET DAY.
Prince Louis spent quiet day. resting for the
ball last night Rising early, after his long
session with the Lambs. in which he distin-
guished himself by asking to make speech. he
and few of his officers went to Tuxedo Park
as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Alexander.
Before he left the Drake he said that he wasn't
a bit tired and was enjoying all the gayety pro-
yided for him. The horse show was wonderful.
Such beautiful women and such magnificent
gowns. he said. But he intends to go quietly
some afternoon, when he can some horses
The prince and his officers left the Drake,
going to the Erie terminal at Jersey City by the
tug Shohola. There Mr. Alexander met them,
taking them at once to special train of three
cars which was in waiting. In the party were
Prince Alexander Captain Ryan, naval attache
at Washington. Mrs. Ryan, General and Mrs.
Grant, Colonel Robert M. Thompson, Colonel
John ]. McCook and the Misses McCook, Mrs.
Pierre Lorillard, Mrs, William Post, Mrs. Rich
ard Mortimer and Miss Mortimer.
The prince had luncheon at Tuxedo was tha
guest at an informal reception went for a drive
around the park, where he admired greatly the
country life, and then returned to prepare for
the ball. From the Erie terminal he crossed the
23d-st. ferry. going down to the Drake in
automobile.
THE cold, gray dawn of the morning AFTER
descended on the warships of both fleets yes
terday. Officers and men alike felt it. The after
math of extensive conviviality hung dreari,y
over the Hudson from 12th-st. clear along the
line of warships
Dawn found Coney Island deserted, but cheer
full; its publicans greatly enriched, although
their places We're melancholy wrecks, strewn
with the debris of the most remarkable night
that place of remarkable nights ever has en-
We've got no kick comm if they did break
the crockery,' declared the amiabe publicans.
The scene of the dinner itself was a wonderful
array of broken bottles and glassware pieces
OF fooo, smashed cnalrs ano uallpiea mp pro pro
grammes. Tables were overturned and broken
Out in the street were dozens of bottles. broken
TO fragments Street cleaners were busy clear
ing away the wreckage.
The Britishers were joyous in their apprecia-
ton of the good time they had had with the
Americans 1t was an affair after their own
hearts they declared Other nations when the
fleet visited them tried to be friendly. but they
didn't know how "Lor, what do they under
stan ?" asked one marine, whose mind ran 10
Kipling.
The prince had dinner last night board the
Umbria, which is at the pier next TO the Drake.
There he and several of his officers were the
guests of Lady Cunard, who came over to at
tend the ball, and the officials of the Cunard
company.
This morning Prince Louis will go by a special
train the New-York Central to Ferncliff,
where he will be the guest of Colonel and ND MIS-;
will return to town with the Astors, and will be
their guest at large dinner here. on Saturday
/ morning his squadron will sail. After his re-
turn from Tuxedo, the prince made long call
Mrs -Astor yesterday.
Some two hundred and fifty of the junior Off
GERS of both fleets will see Wonderland' at the
Majestic Theatre tonight The theatre will be
decorated with flags of both countries. The
chorus will adopt sem-nautical dress, and in
the finale of the first act fifteen American and
fifteen British tars will appear with the regular
company. The young officers have been practis-
ing various airs from the comedy, and expect TO
help along the chorus in vigorous style.
Many thousand people who sauntered over
to Riverside Drive last evening in the hope of
viewing the warships of both the British and
American fleets beautifully Illuminated with In
Vulnerable incandescent lamps were disap-
pointed There exterior illumination
except the little colored signal lamps The
crowd promenaded along the river front until
after 9 O'Clock Being then convinced that the
warships would not be illuminated the throng
SLOWLY diSperSed.