Evening star., 1926-10-31

low prince who q
became King Ed Fl
ward of England 4 ~ ~
before he turned r. \EsH b
the great lane -
"a somewhat shy A M
dandy that my <@1S- '"F.t
cousin d an a N2<i4 49,
with at tho bah =zsAM ESA &|lf
they gave him: I~eSSSsxag -
she was q dear --I~e9EShh ~
5s'se' hsas: Of @n!' ""f:'s: %ss ) Nt$...zS
han"~5ne Ill "a .anciens eHf xSza5zSc
lady kept on: %Gg
And there was II
Dom Pedro. who
called on Wash
tngton on his way to the Centennial.
Ny father thought him a fine man
and full Of humor. | remember. as if
1t was yesterday. his interest in the
big CorIiss engine at the fair, and
how, after watching its swift
whirrings. he admitted. with oyer
powering surprise: Why. it has
more revolutions to the minute than
my own country'--si joke which even
Latin America enjoyed
Rest of all. liked the Grand Duke
Alexis of Russia. who visited the en-
basSN when Count CatecaZE was IN
charge. 7 was a radiant snip then,
and as wild as a kildee to see al that
was going on. and il Is .one of my
proud experiences that | went in to
supper with his aide the night of the
ball-wore pink tarlatan, with my
hair crimped and let fiow-the royal
duke was an ofiicer--Navy, as we'll as
I remember and insisted upon sleep
ing on a cot instead of the canopy
topped bed the embassy had prepared
the aide told me that-nice young
man: wish could remember his
name, but, YOU see. the duke was all
that counted.
He also gave me this bit of story:
It seems the servants or the en-
bassv-Some of them Americans ana
a couple of English, butler and cook
wanted to know all about the duke.
sc he slipped on travelling coat ana
can. and went below and chatted with
the maids and fiunkies. They took
him for one of the dukes attendants,
and asked among other important
things. If the Car slept in his crown
at nights as the Queen or EnSlanu
does and the duke said 1t was about
the most entertaining half hour he
spent here.
"What | especially liked about MN
was that when some MISCHIEF maker
tried to tell him the gossip OF a
Gnamber of the ambassador 1aInlly
the duke answered: l broke pltau
and salt with Count ana COUNTESS
1'atecaZv and care to hear nothlng
fhat would annoy either'-though the
aide didn't tell me that, of course.
hIv elder sister got it from a nalr
dresser one time she was going TO
ball
"And T spent one pleasant, RAINY
ho,,r with dear old Queen Lilluokalanl'
uhom I tremendously admired. FIRST
ne had n conventional little talk'
then she played "A sort OF Zltner' the.
we had tea and little cakes covered
with green icing. Then she sang nti
wonder song, 'Oe Aloha which tnls
.onaration accented as her own. but
whfch--if you were as old as l ain-
,,o,, would know to be combination
~ The Lone Rock by the Sea ana
.,,here's Music in the Air-tWo olu
dittias that she doubtless heard sailors
sing when on shore leave In HAWAII
md which unconsciOusly impressed
har ca that the reminiscence was
woven into her song. l am SIau "
sav that made no sign that the tune
was familiar 49, ro,a
"I forgot to mention klhs hsilo
kaua, which | shouldn't nave uoliJ; ,i
GO he gave me near handful OF slllail
-ornats the time | met him at the
Sarca given him at--let me thlnK
A. General ShermanS house, down on
I Street. as we'll as l can remember
7 nm most sure, because the papers
IN describing it spoke of MISS Minnie
Sherman as a vision or glrilSH i"sV
uu.ss I find that many Smau ue
tails escape me since | had my stroke
and ANYHOW, that Is enough 10
hother YOU with for one time.
And that was the end or It, except
that the ancient lady's mousse lS le9s
4han a stones throw from the Ave
nue-so near that she called attentl0h
70 sudden voices and music anu liie
tramp of feet
The Queen was passing by
"A STROLL. along Washington
"A water front is pleasant enough IN
the matter of scenery: with the green
hills Of Virginia not so 1ar ava!
Cn one side, the Navy Yard with lts
green sweep of willows on the other
and the river all around-so mucn
yellow water Nsth silver hlckers on
Il where the sun shines ana GfeehE-
green along shore where IL HoWs uh-
der overhanging trees, but-bul'
The yellow water means mud. ana
mud means poor harpor' anu NJ NJ
ho,. "a n necessity for any city that
wants to do shipping business with
the four corners Of the earth-neNef
votpd about the earth being round.
We can float river steamboats,. OF
course. and YOU can see Government
craft anchored at the Navy YARD any
6ay in the year but look at the big
shabhy ships-wanderers Of the high
aeas-that come into the port or
Alexandria. because her water is
deeper than ours, though we are the
Capltal OF the Nation ana she - just
a colonial town with her feet IN me
water and her back against the restful
green Of her hills. Ana when II
comes TO sister Baltimore!
one native motored over there last
Sunday and spent an hour on pier
that reached out into the blue
Patapsco's billowy dash no yellow
water over there. sir but waves
regular waves, from the very start.
And. oh. the boats. the boats ocean
going ships carrying tags or foreign
colors. bargpS drawn by tugs, eNcuf-
e!on steamers. pleasure yachts. rusty
old sea harnaCles that smell OF world
end cargoeS. on one SlIe treHlSH-
dous gray schooner moved out ocean
ward as gently as a gray nun leaving
a cathedral. Rushing in another dlrec-
tiou was "A brown SEA dragon that
turned out TO be 4 railroad transport
towing A big thing that looked IKE
parlor car--and way off on the SKY
line more ships and ships forever
coming in.
TIE persons in charge of the beau,
tifration of Greater Washington Will
doubtless give US river drive some
dav that will match up with the
beach boulevards of the big cities OF
Europe. but it will take a mighty lot
OF dredging to promote us into a port
like. say. Baltimore, or even dear
Alexandria. bless her precious old
heart