The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-11-23
WHEN KING EDWARD
WAS ONLY 4 PRINCE
Mrs. klins's Rscollsctions o.
His Visit to Detroit
Michigan.
CARED FOR HIS ROOM
She Tells s the Greet Prspsrstiers
Msds Ter the Estsrtainmsrt Of
the Royal Visitor and HE
Party.


dukes and earis. lords and barons are
parsonage than his royal majesty. Ed
ward VII. king Of Great Britain n
ireland. emperor OF India and ruler OF
the dopinions beyond tho seas. chose
lhsr from out Of the thronG OF Detroit
women. who ciamored for the honor.
TO bsstow upon her the facor OF his
years ago. the woman was a pretty
young giri and the great King Edward
. timid prince on . visit TO Detroit.
under the strict surveillance of his
rae the duke Of Newcastle. and an
eagle eyed sntourags Of fifteen equity
old lords.
Today the pretty little German girl.
Elizabeth Constantine. who had charge
OF tho princes suite at the Russell
house almost half a century ago 10
Mrs. Herman Cline. 2et Watson street.
1T was I'm the year $780," said Mrs.
Cline yesterday. ''that the prince. ac-
companied by the duke OF Newcastle
and fifteen others. came to Detroit. II
was just about this time Of year n
great person was coming 10 the city the
whole town rot excited. All the wealthy
people began TO make plans TO enter
tain him. and the hotel keepers-well
you neve saw anything like the way
they all wanted TO have the prince
come m stay ut their hotels. But we
got him. n then ! tell you. Il began
TO be n busy time for me. ! had TO get
the rooms ready because the bridal
chamber and all the best rooms were
In my charge. OF course. the prince
had the bridal chamber and l had 10
put my best foot forward To make Il
look pretty.
First OF all. we look all the picture,
on the wall and got portraits OF the
princes father M mother. We didn't
have electric lights I'm those days-only
gas. and Mr.. Chittenden. knowing that
they didn't have gas I'm England sail
we ought To put candles I'm the room.
for fear they would not like h gns
We didn't have any candles In h ho
tel. so We bought some and put them
all through the different rooms. W,
had only one bath room I'm the hotel
then. SD We borrowed bath tubs from
rich people. so that every n could
have "A bath In his room. The bath.
room was kept for the prince. Bu,
want to tell you that II We didn't have
all the trimmings and fixings that th.J
have now they knew Just as well hos
To do things. The styles weren't always
changing. but people ived just a.
grandiy and comfortably as now
II asked the duke OF Newcastle n theT
wanted the candles and he said no. Vs
like the gas better lie WAS such n nius
man. not y bit naughty. Then I askei
him how long he was going to star
and h. sIii. we are going tomorros
morning And I said. oh. I wish yOg
would stay three or four days but BE-
said they would have To 60 n l vnl
awfuily sorr.. No one was allowed col
go into their rooms but me. aud all ~.
ladies staying az the hotel begged aai
irtsrd me - let them get "A peep al
the prIuC". but I had orders not to II
Az one into the rooms. and went In al
alone when I made the bed and tiS~i|
them up. Tn. party ate In the priya,s|
reception room. There was "A skyltgh,I
there and SOME people tried to- crawl u7I
Ten peep ia. Hut the grundest part II
TIL whole thing was when the duk.I
passed me Ia the hall and stopped ri
ana asked me my name. | told hin
'Ell.nbcih,' hut that they called nj
Li3r!c.' Well. l.ibbie.' he said. rk'|
prince ~ Wales - so pleased with yJs
thai h." wants To see you. Wait ut th'I
head ~ ilc stairs when he is going II
breakfast and I VIII come get you
He Gii and took me down stairs and
stood outside the breakfast Don ariI
when the prince came the luke sttiI
Her. H. ;hr little German girl. Libbs
anu the fEllitf lhN out UlN manu- aNA
shook hands with him. l VIII never fo'I
get e.. | was the only woman In III
city that the prince shook hands wi's
and M. only - little maid. but II
didn't think himself any better thai
me. ne WAS 80 nice n like all reaLfI
a%ristocratic people. wasn't ASHAMED .
notice a working girl
Well. that morning the prince ar.
his suite left and the whole city 4
/ Detroit crowded around the Russ
"A terrible time trying TO get into n
carriage. That day hundreds OF peopI
Calue 10 ask ma for something that N
prince or the duk. had had. but the-
was nothing to- give them but n han41
kerchief that I had found In his roJ=
and some wanted to- buy IL. but
wouldn't sell 10 To anyone. \ h'u
while after the prince had left n ie1
gram came from u rich oma In NJ
York telling Mr.. Chittenden To b. su1
and keep the princes room for her ~
hot let anyone use ~ tn she got be-
sd she could be The first to have II az
sr royalty.
The next day a long piece appc1r1
In the Free Press about the prs
leaving me 5000 because he was
pleased with the way l took care
the things. and I tell you i was pro-
and happy that the prince q been
good To me and didn't think i was
. meath shaking hands with. n ~
should come to this country aga
would travel any distance to see
and I wouldn't be afraid To introdsI
myself TO him-rm sure he'd rcco
me and be glad TO see me-"