The Washington times., 1919-11-11
BY CASSIE MoNCURE LYME.

Deep within the heart of the popu-
lace is a profound curiosity as to
kings and crowns. 1t is that hero
worship latent in our fancy. which
quickens, inquisitiveness, and causes
Mrs. Grundy, weary with the high
cost of living, domestic worries and
Bolshevism, to long for the advent
of the Prince. Like the question of
Peter Pan to the theatrical audience:
do you believe in fairies there
Is longing like little Cinderella in
the ashes, for the prince to arrive.
Other young noblemen have visited
this country. but in many cases we
had to be told their titles; yet this
present scion. of Windsor needs no
Introduction to the States which bor-
der the Atlantic coast, where foot of
Pilgrim and. Cavalier have trod since
the days when the "Mayflower," tue
Susan Constant" the God Speed"
and Discovery" set sail from Eng
land for the west. English customs
still cling to- Boston, in her tea-drink-
ing, and to Virginia in her fox-hunt-
ing; and SO. from the Hub to old
Richmond, the breat grandson of
much-beloved Victoria will be well
coined with all cordiality.
When the grandfather of the pres
ent Prince of Wales came TO Wash
ington as the. guest of President Bu-
chanan, he was wearied to death by
public receptions and diplomatic din
ners. 1t was a graceful touch of his
diplomacy (which~iater won for him
the title of '"rhe Peacemaker of Eu-
rope") HAT he should have planted a
tree at the Tomb of Washington; for
be il remembered he was the grand
son OF George III. and it was the first
occasion when the heir apparent to
the British throne had come to the
Capitol of the lost colonies. Upon his
return to England. in a letter to our
President, his royal mother wrote
thus of this circumstance: The inter
esting and touching scene at the
grave of George Washington. may be
fifty taken OF our present, and 1 trust
our future relations. He (the
Prince OF Wales) cannot sufficiently
praise the great cordiality with which
he has been everywhere greeted in
your country. - fully reciprocate
to your nation the feelings thus made
apparent and look upon them as form
ing an important link to connect two
nations of kindred origin and char
acter, whose mutual esteem and
friendship must awalys have so ma
terial an influence upon their respect
i've development and prosperity. Be-
lieye me always, Your good friend,
VICTORIA, r."
That was the sentiment of England
in 1850; that Is the sentiment of the
British empire today, in sending Wis
count Brey, her most distinguished
minister to the embassy at Washing
ton.
Buchanan As Host.
AS President Buchanan was a single
man his niece, the beautiful Harriet
Lane was mistress of the White
House and presided with that eX
quisite tact which had already made
her a favorite at the Court of st.
James when Buchanan was minister
to England. Few women ever enjoy
ed such privileges or met occasions
with such charm of manner as graced
TINS lovely representative from
"Wheatlands," Pennsylvania She
witnessed her uncle and Lord Tenny-
son receive their doctor of law de-
grees at Oxford; toured the Continent,
visited Brussels, Aix-la-Chapelle, and
even Coblenz which has since become
nouSenOld WORD.
IL is also peculiarly interesting,
since as nations like individuals, we
seem to walk in circles, that Harriet
Lane was present at the Vatican
when Cardinal Gibbons, who now en-
tertains Cardinal Mercier, received his
red robe and ring from Pope Leo XIII.
Never were two types Of beauty more
dissimflar than the fair blue-eyed,
golden-haired Harriet Lane and the
brunette type to which Edith Boiling
Wilson belongs.
Called "Count Renfrew.'
King Edward was known and called
by his mothers wish, Count. Rem
rev while guest at the White
house. II Is not out of place TO
mention as one of the curious happen
ings OF history, that the Executive
Mansion was christened "the White
House" after IT'S baptism by are- in