The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-12
MARK TWAIN As
THE KINGS GUEST
American Hum0rist Is the Lion
of a Royal Garden
Party.
Special cable Despatch to The sun

Special Gable Despatch TO The sun
LONDON.June 22.-There was men
orable gathering at Windsor this al
ternoon on the occasion of the King
garden party. It was attended by a
the members of the British royal fam
lily, the King Of Siam, the Grand Duk
and Grand Duchess OF. Hesse and rep
resentatives of art, the stage and let
tiers. Mark Twain among the latter, a
well as diplomats, Ministers and Mem
bers of Parliament and several Indian
Princes.
Ten special trains carried the guest
from London. Eight thousand persons
We're present, which was the RECORD
number for such a gathering.
Mark Twain vas the marked man a
the party. The aged American hum.
Iorist was the cynosure of all eyes from
the moment he drove up to the castle
in company with ex-Postmaster-Gen-
eraI Henniker Heaton until he left
shortly after 8 o'clock. The attentions
showered upon him by their Majestfes
and hundreds of distinguished person
ages who were there made Mr.. Clemens
| declare that il was one of the proud
est days of his life He was in ex-
! cellent form, and as he moved from
party TO party he had always some
| typical observation TO make that would
| be priced by his hearers.
Both the King and the Queen paid
distinct attention to him, and although
pressed by the necessities Of showing
attentions to their thousands of guests,
50 delighted We're both with the white
haired philosopher from over the seas
that they spent nearly half an hour in
his company.
Upon his arrival at Windsor Mr..
Clemens was taken in charge by Am
bassador Reid and as he wandered
about the gardens he constantly met
old friends and was introduced to new
ones. Almost the first man Mr.. Glenn
ems met was Prime Minister Sir Henry
embellishments and Mark had
a few questions to ask the Premier as
to how he thought he would like being
made a doctor of laws at Oxford, as
Sir Henry is also to receive the degree
on the same day that it is to be confer
red on Mark Twain.
Then Lord Chief Justice Alverstone
Joined the group with Toby, NJ. P.
Shortly afterward Ellen Terry came
into view and the meeting was one of
the prettiest incidents of the afternoon
The two celebrities grasped each other
with both hands, which they shook like
friends who had not seen each other
for ages. Sir Henry Mortimer Durand,
the former British Ambassador at
Sir Edward Clark and the
Lord Mayor of Liverpool then ap-
preached. The Right Rev DR.. Will
berforce, the Bishop of Chichester, al
so caught sight of Mr.. Clemens and
rushed forward to remind him that he
was to break the Sabbath with him to-
morrow at luncheon. Twain agreed and
said he would make it a good Job while |
le was at it.
Then came the presentation to the
King and Queen by Mr.. Reid, who also |
PRESENTED Mrs. Reid and Mrs. Benjamin |
harrison. The converse ton between
Twain and their Majesties was long
nd amusing. Mr.. Clemens expressed
at Windsor Castle and its
grounds and said he would
Ike TO buy it. The. King entered into
he spirit of the occasion and joked
With the humorist in TWain's own style
After this Ambassador Reid escorted
lr. Clemens to the Indian tent, where
e was presented TO the King of Siam.
-ho in turn introduced his son. The
Duke of COnnaUght, brushing aside
made himself known
0 Mr.. Clemens and introduced his son
-rthur. The latter, who was anxious
D get a few points on speechmaking,
to Mr.. Clemens that he felt
Ike slipping under a table every time
e was called upon to make a speech.
vain soOthed away his worries by
ropOsing that henceforth when the
'rince was called upon to speak he
nould have him (AIr. CIemens) act as
substitute. Prince Arthur thought
MS would be an admirable arrange
lent
Wherever Twain wandered he was
acognized, every one pointing him our
nd he shook hands with fully three
undred people in the course of the
fternoon. Far from feeling tired, he
eemed TO grow younger as the day pro-
ressed, and tonight when he returned
} Browns, having been driven to town
y Sir Thomas Upton, he declared that
he party had acted as an elixir of
outh. In dress alone was Mark con-
entional. His purity suit of white lay
eglected and he went correctly in a
'ock coat, light trousers and a silk hat.
he latter institution is one he par
cularly detests.
In telling of his audiences tonight,
n. Clemens said: Il think it is no
IaggerauOn to say that the Queen
'oks as young and as beautiful as she
id thirty-five years ago when [ saw
ar first. [ did not say this to her be-
1use I learned long ago never to say
n obvious thing, but to leave an OBJ
Ious thing to commonplace inexpe-
enced people to say.
THAT she still looks to me as young
nd as beautiful as she looked thirty
We years ago is good evidence that
600 people have already noticed this
nd have mentioned it TO her. I could
ave said it and have spoken the truth.
ut L have been too wise for that. e
ave kept the remark unuttered and /
ave saved her Majesty the vexation a
hearing it for the one thouSandth | j