The Washington herald., 1910-05-15


/ propose to be outdOne by his uncle Of
/ England, and so planned to entertain the
American humorist on a grand scale; but
Mark Twain. remembering his former ex-
| perience would have none Of It, and -
arranged his itinerary that he could not
accept the royal invitations.
Brother Also visitor.
Ten years after the visit Of the Prince
/ Of Wales 20 this country his brother.
/ Prince Arthur, the Duke of Connaught.
| at present commander of the Mediter-
ranean forces, made a pilgrimage 70
! America, whittier he came 20 take part
| in the Fenian raid in Canada, which
service brought him the war medal with
[ clasp. When in Washington. the prince
( was the guest Of the British Minister and
| Lady Thornton.
/ Gen Grant was President, Hamilton
! Fish. Secretary of State. and the visiting
! prince was entertained every moment he
/ was I'm town. The most elaborate and
/ important affair was the ball given by
/ Sir Edward Thornton in his honor at
/ the English Legation. which was at that
/ time installed I'm what has long been
| known as the Meyers house. on the cor
ner Of Seventeenth and l streets. which
property has recently been acquired by
( the Army and Navy Club. At this ball
| Lady Thornton wore a blue MORE an
/ tique and looked particularly handsome,
| while her guest. Prince Arthur, was
/ dressed In the uniform OF the British
Rihes-"dark sack coat, double breasted.
/ buttoned to the throat, and well trim
u
/ dark colored pantaloons with a stripe
strapped over patent leather boots; a
/ steel-sheathed dress sword at his side, an
| infantry cap in his hand; little cartridge
/ box. like a tourists glass. strapped across
/ his shoulder. and what shown and flashed
| like a streak of daylight through him
/ was a large jeweled star. the insignia
/ OF the Garter" This latter. perhaps. the
/ symbol Of the highest nobility in Christ
/ endom, was more observed than the
clear skinned. rosy face Of the young
man. his brown hair. good teeth, and
/ obedieut and intelligent eye.
/ His clothes cIung almost as closely 90
/ him as his skin. and. while ne was one
/ of the most plainly dressed persons con-
spicuous on the floor, this fact alone
made him somewhat eminent There
was that. beside. which gave him beauty
/ and character beyond the star that threw
/ q hundred sheets of light every way
/ he turned-the nue distinction of Tuddy
/ youthfulness, made modest and interest
ing by being placed in such prominence.
/ Thus the brilliant Gath described
/ him at the time in a newspaper let
/ ter, yet when ne started out 10 describe
| him, the writer confessed that he had
/ IAN itching to say something that would
make You laugh about him." but the
noble and gentle bearing Of the prince
/ disarmed criticism.
impressed with the Visit.
/ Like his elder brother. Prince Arthur
was deeply impressed by his visit TO
America. and his experience here made
/ him warmly disposed toward Americans.
almost as warmly disposed as the King.
: When the American fleet made its cele-
|brated trip around the world the Duke Of
/ Connaught then at his Malta residence,
VaIletta. entertained the officers OF the
f fleet and had every possible honor shown
them. The Duke Of Connaught, by the
way. is the father Of the fascinating and
picturesque Princess Patricia. who has
had so many royal offers and will have
none Of them. and is stiu heartwlole and
fancy and free and not engaged, although
she has passed her twenty-fourth birth
day
The present King Of Great Britain has
never visited the United states unless be
ing AZ Niagara Fails and running into
Buffalo for a few hours can be called
visiting f., much TO the disappointment Of
the many friends he has IN this country
and the tuft hunters who VIII endure
any hardship or travel any distance 10
rub elbows with wearr OF the purple
It was naturally concluded that when he
came over for the Champlain celebration
he would pass a few weeks in the United
states. and elaborate arrangements were
made for his reception and entertain
ment. but an election was then in prog
ress In this country, and for that and
other reasons Of state the idea Of his
visiting here was abandoned.
King George V is. however, no stranger
20 Americans. and his cordiality toward
those who have come in touch with him
does not bear out the popular idea that
he has a prejudice against his cousins on
this side the water. The King and Queen,
as Prince and Princess OF Wales were
present at the opening of the Australian
Parliament They took an active part ia
the celebrations that preceded and fol-
lowed il. and were entertained on the
United States steamship Brooklyn, which
represented the United States on that oc-
casion. Wherever they went the present
ruler Of England and his consort made
an excellent impression. and the officers
Of the Brooklyn. which was at the time
under the command Of Rear Admiral
Dickens, were charmed by their manner
and bearing.
Makes Good Impression.
said one Of the officers Of Admiral Dick
ems staff: Il have never met pleasanter
or less pretentious people They were
both simple and cordial in manner and
evidently appreciative Of everything that
was done for them. The Austrians were
delighted with their future King and
there was no talk of throwing off the
English yoke and establishing republic
after the visit Of the royal pair" There
was surely no evidence Of the morosencss
and taciturnity of which the prince Is
accused during his visit 10 Australia. on
the contrary. he was suave, courteous,
urbane. and the Princess struck one as
being very gentle and agreeable"
As evidence OF what his future course
and future bearing will be, all the gossip
now written concerning King George Is
hardly worth the paper it is printed on.
for the position of a Prince of Wales is
the most difficult and exacting one in the
world. and when the holder OF this title
becomes King. ne is all at once an en-
ttrely different person, as witness the