The Washington herald., 1922-11-19
lers and some entertainment after.

ners and some entertainment after
ward.
Both for luncheon and dinner
the prince always had quite q
large company. He was a host of
great charm, tact, and character.
He had a talent Of drawing out
the best there was in those about
his table and especially of MAX
ing the occasion very agreeable
for a stranger. Any one at his
entertainments always carried
away either in the people he met
or the things that were said, or
both. permanent recollections.
BLAINE'S GRACEFUL RETORT.
One year Mr.. James G. Blaine
visited Homburg. and the prince at
once invited him to luncheon.
Blaine's retort to a question de-
lighted every American in the place.
One Of the guests was the then
Duke Of Manchester. an old man
and a great Tory. When the duke
grasped that Blaine was a leading
American and had been a candidate
for the Presidency of the United
States. all his old Toryism was
aroused, and he was back in the
days Of George III. To the horror
of the prince. the duke said to MIR.
Blaine: THE most outrageous
thing in all history was your re-
bellion and separation from the
best government on earth" He
said much more before the prince
could stop him.
Blaine, with the grace and tact
for which he was so famous. smil-
ingly said: "Well, your Grace, IL
George III had had the sense. tact,
and winning qualities of his great
grandson. our host, it is just pos
sible that we might now be a self
governing colony in the British
Empire"
The answer relieved the situa-
tion and immensely pleased the
host. Lord Rosebery once said in
a speech that. with the tremendous
growth in every element of great
ness of the United States, il the
American colonies had remained in
the British Empire, with their pre-
ponderating influence and prestige,
the capital of Great Britain might
have been moved to New York and
Buckingham Palace rebuilt in Gen.
tral Park.
WERE CHASING CURES.
While at Homburg we used to
enjoy the delightful excursions to
Nauheim, the famous nerve-cure
place. l met there at one time a
peculiar type of Americans. quite
common in former years. They
were young men who having in
herited fortunes sufficient for their
needs, had no ambitions. After a
strenuous social life at home an in
Europe, they became hypochondri-
acs and were chasing cures for
their imaginary ills from one resort
to another.
One of them, who had reached
middle life. had Of course, become
in his own opinion a confirmed in
valid. asked him: What brought
you here? You look very we'll"
That is just my trouble" he an
swered. Il look very we'll and SO
get no sympathy. but my nervous
system is so out Of order that it
only takes a slight shock to COM
pletely disarrange it. For instance,
the cause of my present trouble. I
was dining in Paris at the house of
a famous hostess. and a distin-
guished company was present. The
only three Americans were two
ladies and myself. l was placed be-
tween them, You know one of
these ladies. while a great leader
at home, uses very emphatic
language when she is irritated.
The dinner, like most French din
ners. with many courses, was
unusually long. Suddenly this
lady. leaning over me, said to her
sister: Damn it, Fan, will this
dinner never -end?' The whole
table was shocked and my nerves
were completely shattered" The
great war. I think, exterminated
this entire tribe.
was delighted to find at Nau-
helm my old friends, Mark Twain