Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-10
ROYALTY IN
PERTH AMBOY
FOR AN HOUR
Hungarian Princess and
Party, in Gaudy Garb, Dine
at Packer House.
WELCOME TO OUR CITY
BY Mr.. FRANK FISCHER
Bodyguard of Royal Artist
Carried JeWeIled Sword
En- Route for Lakewood.

Perth Amboy was honored by a visit
Of royalty yesterday afternoon. Our
distinguished visitor was Princess
Lwoff Parlaghy who is known in the
world Of art as Wilma Parlaghy and
who, on a previous visit to the United
States, brought menagerie with her.
With her party the Princess arrived
in this country Monday on the steamer
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, of the Ham
burg American line. She will paint the
portraits Of twenty-five leading Amer
leans while here and will spend few
weeks at Lakewood first.
En- route for Lakewood the beautiful
princess and her party, in a taxieab,
drew up at the Packer Hiuse yesterday
afternoon for dinner. At the sight Of
! the brilliant garb of the royal travel
ers, Mr.. Frank Fischer, the genial at
tache of the hotel, ran to the door and,
with a courtly bow, welcomed them.
Accompanying the princess was DR..
Herman strebel, of Berlin, her physi-
clan. The doctor had whiskers like
Governor Hughes, but was otherwise
normal IN appearance. The third mem
Der of the party was her private secre-
tary, Friedrich M. Denuis. Herr Den
uis carried fluffy white dog. Last
but not least was the bodyguard, Herr
Zuggner. He wore a brilliant green
uniform of military cut, with epaulets
and gold sash. His head gear consist
ed of a green Alpine hat, with coekade
and feathers. He carried a gold-hilted
sword and presented a mighty fine ap-
pearance.
The news if the royal diners drew
number of persons to the vicinity and,
when they emerged from the banquet
hall, their movements were watched
with interest as they entered the auto
and started for Lakewood. Tho ehauf-
feur (hired) was the only American in
the fbunch." He seemed highly
amused.
The princess is a Hungarian, thirty
years old, with a wealth of golden hair.
She has a chateau on the Riviera and
there is a divorced husband, Russian,
somewhere in Europe.
"I shall paint twenty-five of your
brainiest Americans" she said; ~
wanted to paint twenty when l was here
last time, but my health would not per
nit Whom shall 1 selectf Oh, my
subjects have already arranged for sit
tings. l can only name a few. Your
American names are so difficult to re-
member that l can only think of-let
me see-President Taft. He was de-
eided upon when we met on my last Wis
it. Then there is Cardinal Gibbons,
whom l shall take up soon after l reach
Baltimore, where 1 go in a couple of
weeks. Mr.. Edison, the inventor, he is
another. Graham Bell, who builds
aeroplanes, is one. A former mayor of
San Francisco-yes, 1 shall visit the
Pacific Cosst-and in Philadelphia a
very prominent man will sit for me. I
can't remember his name. Wanamakeri
Something like that, I think. OF course
the sketches and finish them at my
castle in the French Riviera"
The fair painter Is a great lover of
animals and an enthusiastic anti-vivi-
sectionist. She has a regular menagrie
at her home abroad. She brought many
of her pets with her on her trip last
year but had difficulty In getting ac-
commodations for them at hotels In var
ious places, including Asbury Park and
Philadelphia.
Many onlookers
It took the chauffeur some time to get
the cslvacade under way. The princess,
doctor and secretary, sat within the
cab, and the bodyguard sat with the
chauffeur on the front seat. His Nibs
had to be wrapped in green robe be-
fore they could start, and they were a
target for scores of watching pairs of
eyes.
Finally they were all secure and, with
the bodyguard s hat-feathers waving in
the breeze, the taxi climbed the High
street grade, on it's way toward the
county bridge.
The princess intends to remain in
America for two or three months.