Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-17

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Nineteenth Royal Visitor
The present Prince of WaIes CO h,r
torlans say. will be the nineteenth nor.
son Of royal blood to visit the Trn;tad
states. The list includes one ON, n,naror
two kings, eight princes. one oueen two
princesses, who later became n,,oon 80
one grand duke and many minor royaI
ties. io'ai-
Inc hrst person of royal lineage ~
Vislt TINS country was Louis Philinns
atterward king of France. He arrived
IN LOG, accompanied by his two broth
ers. lie spent two years travelin,
through this country and went back n
Europe with warm admiration in his
heart for the land and its institutions
ElShteen years later, in 1915. the
United States became an ASYLUM for
another celebrated parsonage Josenb
bonaparte, eXking of Naples and ~
spain, brother of Napoleon I. Under
the title of Count de SurvilIiers he
bought property and located at Borden
town, n. J.
Inc story of Joseph Bonaparte's life
IN the United States was a romance
from beginning to end. In the little
graveyard attached to st. Michaels
Protestant Episcopal Church, at Tren-
ton, is lot inclosed by spiked iron
fence. Within its protecting bars is
little grave over which is plain
marble shaft surmdunted by dove. The
history of the grave is wrapt in mys-
terry.
Believed Child of ex.King
The date on the shaft is eighty five
years old. There is engraved simply the
name of little girl and a verse OF
obituary poetry telling of the grief OF
loving mother. The oldest resident m
Trenton cannot solve the problem OF
identity and the legend is that the
grave holds the body of natural child
of the ex-king of Spain. the result Of
love match with a Jersey maiden
eighty years ago.
Another romance of royalty involved
another Bonaparte, Jerome, the young
est brother of the emperor. While serv
Ing In the French navy in 1903 he was
recalled to France. The West Indian
port in which his vessel lay was block
AIDED by the English, but he escaped and
made his way to the United States. He
fell in love with Miss Elizabeth Pattxv-.
son, daughter of a Baltimore merchant.
whom he married the day before Christi
mas, 1903.
He ignored NapoleOn's orders and re
mained in this country until 1905. Then
he returned to France, where Napoleon
passed decree annulling the marriage.
He was made marshal of France and
died in 1860
Prince Alfred, Duke Of Edinburgh.
came to this country in 1869, but his
visit did not attract great deal of at
tention, he returned to England, how
ever, processing great admiration for the
country, although he had seen very little
of it.
Grand Dukes Visit Remembered
The visit of the Grand Duke Alexis ID
still fresh in the memory of thousands
who recall the meteoric whirl of gay
ETY. that attended his progress. He was
man of winning manner and superb
physical endowments He saw less OF
the great mass of the people, perhaps.
than other royal visitors, the fetes.
dances and receptions in his honor beinE
Of private social rather than of
public character.
Many We're the reports that Alexis had
been captivated by this or that pair OF
beautiful American eyes, but he re-
turned home unfettered Some subse-
quent episodes with American beauties
beyond the seas indicated, however, that
the influence of his visit. so far as
American beauty was concerned was
still potent. n.
The Princess Louise, daughter of
Queen Victoria, frequently ran across TO
the United States while her husband.
tie Marquis of Lorne. was governor
general of Canada. She Travelled as FAR
south as Charleston, where her trim
was memorable for her visit to his
torical Fort Sumter.
In 1876 the only emperor who ever
trod the soil of the republic visited Us
during the Centennial Exposition az
1876, This was Dom Pedro, emperor az
Brazil, who came ostensibly to visit the
exposition, but really more to see the