New-York tribune., 1912-01-26


building. The Duke was much impressed
bv the largeness OF the station and par
tIcularly interested in the arrangement ol
the train sheds and the method OF hanu"nS
the trains there.
Invited to Ride on Motor
Some of the railroad employees were eN.
planning the points of the big double-ood'eo
electric locomotive. in answer 10 the Duke
many questions when he was invited .!
the station master, W. II. Egan TO ride j"
Il. and he said he would be glad of the op-
portunity. Bartlett temporarily reiih'
ouished his seat to the Duke on the way
through the tunnel, and so he had the
satisfaction of regulating tho speed OF the
heavy train for several miles.
With the Duke away. the members oi '"o
royal party who remained here were ""'
inclined 10 do as much sightseeing as on
the first three days of their visit.
The Duchess and Princess Patricia ac-
companied by Mrs. Reid, visited the nome
of BENJAMIN Altman, on Fifth avenue ~
the forenoon, and viewed his collection ol
r.aintings. devoting an hour or more there-
70 Afterward they attended luncheon
given in their nonOr by Mrs Nanderoilt al
her house in Fifth avenue and 5sth street
From there they proceeded with Ambassa-
dor and Mrs. Whiteaw Reid, Miss Pehy
and captain Rivers Buckley, A. ID. C.. TO
the Metropolitan Opera House.
Word that royalty were 10 attend tne
matinee at the opera had gone out IN ao-
vance and every available seat in the DIG
oDera house was sold long before the per
Cormance began. lire extended from '"c
ticket window for almost two blocks down
broadway at o'clock, the time scheduieo
car the curtain to go up on the hrst act,
of Puccini's opera, LA Boheme' Many
wouId-bc purchasers were turned away
Bill Of Many Operas
The performance was a special md'ln'e
tor the benefit of the metropolitan opera
Company emergency fund, which II Is Gus
tonarv TO give each year. The fund Is SET
aside for the assistance of disabled OF IT,
tired employees Tho programme cohs'S''u
Of acts from four different operas
The first was Act | from La bohehe'
followed bv Act II of Humperdincks fair!
o,,ora .'HanscI und Gretel." The royal VS.
itors did not arrive until this was finished
There was some handcapping and a gen
bov No. 20 when the Duchess. and princess
Patricia entered it and occupied chairs
vou toward tic front of the box Inc
hovns ,n,mediatelv adjoining the Reid box
were unccCUpieo. ,
1,ro Duchess and her daughter listened
to ,ho first act of "Pagliacci' and Act ~
Crrison scene) of Gounod's Faust Ihey
applauded the singers at times. DeS'iii''
Caruso Amato and Bada appeared IN the
cast Of "Pagliacci," while Geraldine Far-
RAJ sang Marguerite and Ricardo Martin
ard Leon Rothier appeared as Faust ana
Mephstopheles, respectively
Squad Of Police on Hand
\ large crowd collected at the iVth
street entrance of the playhouse TO see the
royal guests depart. Police Lieutenant
John Becker was on hand with large
body of policemen to take care OF the
crowd. Detective William Funston, OF lhe
New York Police Department, and Police
INSPECTOR Parkinson, Of Ottawa. VINO nave |
ACCOMPANIED the royal party about the city |
on all former excursions, were absent They !
went TO Washington on the train with the |
Duke,
The Duchess and Princess Patricia, &C |
companied by their host and hostess, went !
20 the house of Mrs Henry Rogers Win |
throp. in West 5Oth street, after the matt
nee for tea.
In the evening the Duchess OF Connausht /,
and Princess Patricia attended by Miss |
Anne Pely and Captain Rivers Bulkeley. !
A. ID. C., were present a dinner given |
in their honor by Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden |
Mills Reid at their house in West DIST |
street, the guests including the president |
Of Yale University, Of which Ogden "
Reid is a graduate, and Mrs. Hadley.
Afterward the royal party went 10 the |
Metropolitan, where the performance con- |
sisted of the comic opera "Versiegelt," foi-
lowed by "Orfeo ed Euridice." The Duchess J
occupied box No. 2S with Ambassador and /
Mrs Whitelaw Reid, Rear Admiral Shei
field Cowles L. S. n, and President Had |
lev of Yale Princess Patricia was with |
Mr. and Mrs. Ogden Mills Reid Mrs. Had
ley. Phoenix Ingraham Oliver Hartman !
and Elliot c. Bacon In box No. 30, while !
box No. 20 was occupied by the Duchess Is J
lady in waiting Miss Anne Pelly, Captain |
Rivers Bulkeley. a. y. c., Mrs. Lewis
Thompson and James 4. Burden, jr.
The Duchess Of Connaught's dress was
Of dark gray net and gray velvet. IIcr
Jewels consisted Of a tiara Of diamonds. a
pearl and diamond collar and a long diG-
mond chain.
Princess Patricia's dress was Of white
brocaded sat 4 The corsage was draped
with rose chiffon and gold tissue The
shoulder straps also were formed Of god
tissue. She wore a band OF rose and gold
chiffon in her hair, in addition to "A tiara
Of diamonds Around her throat was q
long rope Of pearls.
From the opera the royal party went N
to the dance given by Mrs. J. +. y. Lanier
at her house in East 18th street, subsc-
quently returning to No. 45l Madison ave-
nue.. where the Duke. attended by Lieu
tenant Colonel Lowther, will arrive from
Washington this morning.
The royal party end their stay in New