Evening star., 1907-09-01
WILHELM IS PUSHED
Puts in a Strenuous Day of
Sightseeing in Gotham.
LIKES ALL AMERICAN GIRLS
1nqparts This in Confidence to the
Newspaper Men.
HAS LUNCHEON WITH CONSUL
Gives Dinner on Fylgia Tomorrow and
Sails for Boston Monday.
Had a Good Time.
HAS LUNCHEON WITH CONSU

NEW YORK, August 31-Prince Will
helm Of Sweden put in another strenuous
day Of sightseeing today. ending with
dinner tonight at the Atlantic Yacht Club.
where the prince and his party were
guests Of Melville E. Stone and a second
visit to Coney Island.
This morning the prince, for the first
time, received the newspaper men and
gave them his Impressions of America,
and particularly of the American women.
The officers and men of the Fylgia went
to Coney Island today, and after dinner
at the Atlantic Yacht Club the prince and
his party went to the Island where the
prince held an informal reception, which
was attended by large number of
Swedes
Tomorrow the prince will give lunch
con on the Fylgia. The ship will sail for
Boston Monday. The prince will re-
main In New York for a visit to West
Point and banquet rendered him by the
Old German University students. The
tylg1a, with the prince on board, will
sail from Boston September s.
Interviewed by the Press.
The prince was up early today to meet
the newspaper men. Asked his opinion of
this country, he replied:
1T Is very fascinating, very, very fine
much life, smartness and go as I have
found here"
The industry Of the people, he said,
made the greatest impression upon him.
Everybody is busy. Everybody takes
pride in doing his very best and every
body seems bright and happy have not
been In your shops, but If you call your
working people your poor I find them
more happy in your country than I have
seen them in others. From the time I set
INV ind ,irio
OF the American people has been con-
stantly increasing"
The prince said that the American war
ships assembled at jamestown composed
a splendid squadron under the command
of ", clever man, Rear Admiral Evans
AT Newport. he said, he caught glimpse
OF the life of the wealthy American peo-
pie.
II certainly was given very friendly
reception. not only there, but in every place
l have gone, said the prince. THE recep-
tions at Boston. Providence and Worcester
exceeded my expectations. l have never
met witnessed such a reception as the
SWedes and other kind people in Worcester
gave me. and 1 shall never forget it."
Newport, he said, was far superior to
anything he had seen in Europe. He had
found with great satisfaction that the
SWedes In America were contented and
that the American people were contented
The erection of such high buildings in
New York he regarded as very clever"
The prince expressed wish to see the sub
way.
American Women.
OF American women he said: "They are
all more or less goOd-looking, and they
dress better and look better than the wom-
en- of any other country have ever visited
and have visited almost every country Of
Europe and seen very many pretty girls
Il have been very busy. 1 wanted to see
everybody and evidently everyb body wanted
to see me. 1t Is not the fault-of Minister
Lagerkrantz that l have not been able to
see every body and accept every kind in
yftation extended to me. IT Is my own
fault. There is limit to human endur-
ance."
Prince Wilhelm said he Thought the
American newspapers very clever and
that they did very quick work If some
Of them told white lies about him, it was
all right
Inspected Big Ocean Liner.
Today the prince inspected one Of the
big ocean liners at Hoboken, attended
a luncheon given by the Swedish consul,
A. F. Johnson. at a cafe on Riverside
drive, and visited Grants tomb and an
bap in