Evening star., 1937-10-31
Bv John CIageft Proctor.


brated and most talked of newly
i weds that have ever visited this or
anv other country-the Duke and
Duchess of Windsor, the former King
Edward VIII of Great Britain, and his
wife. who was, until her marriage last
June, just plain Mrs. Wallis Warf1eld.
OF course, this is not the first time
we have ever entertained royalty, and
it will surely not be the last time, but
the situation is unique, since 1t is
probably only the second time that
any former king has visited this coun-
try, unless he was of minor degree.
One of the earliest members Of a
royal family to visit this city was Je-
rome Bonaparte, youngest brother OF
Napoleon I, who was placed IN COM
marld of corvette at 18 and during
one of his voyages sailed into New
York to escape capture. There he re-
manned until ordered home by his
brother, who had become Emperor in
the meantime.
1t was when Jerome was visiting this
city-most likely in l803-that he
stopped at the Union Hotel in George
town. This building was destroyed by
fire in 1882 and rebuilt in 1886, and
until recently included business houses
numbered 1921 to 1929 M street NV.
1t was shortly after this that he was
married in Baltimore to Miss Elizabeth
Patterson, a famous belle of her day.
NAPOLEON never recognized this
~ marriage because of the youth of
his brother, although the service was
performed by the Bishop OF Baltimore,
q member of the distinguished Carroll
family of Maryland. His determine
ton to get rid of his American sister
in-law even led him to attempt to
rnislead the Pope. But failing in this,
he resorted to a civil decree and sub
seuuently married Jerome to German
princess, Frederica, and three weeks
later rewarded Jerome by making him
King of Wurttemberg.
In 1921 another one of Napoleon's
brothers, who had been King of Spain,
left France and located in Bordentown.
N. j.; passed some of the summer
months at the Sun Inn at Bethlehem,
Pa, and no doubt visited elsewhere in
this country before settling in Jersey,
one of the British Channel Islands.
1t was some time between 1896 and
1900 that the youthful Duke of Or
leans, accompanied by his younger
brothers. the Duke de Montpensier and
the Duke de Beaujolois, stopped at
this same hotel, which until about 1907
was operated by a Mr.. Mclaughlin
and for time subsequent to that date
by William Crawford. The Duke, in
after years Louis Philippe, was crowned
King of the French and served from
1880 to 1848.
THE old Arlington Hotel. one of the
most noted hostelries of its day
and which stood on the site now oc-
cupied by the Arlington Building,
which houses the Veterans Admins
tration, was the stopping place OF
MANY distinguished foreigners, includ-
ing President Diaz of Mexico, Empe-
ror Dom Pedro II and King Kala-
kaua of the Hawaiian Islands.
President Diaz, though not classed
as ROYALTY, was nevertheless the chief
officer of his country and as many
of us recall a very good one, for
while he served, from 1877 to 1880
and from 1884 to 1911, his country
was prosperous and comparatively
peaceful. His long service as Presi-
dent indicates the esteem in which ne
was held at home.
Dom Pedro, who stopped at the Ar
lineton when visiting this city. was
Emperor of Brazil from 1881 until
1889. when he was deposed by the
revolution of that year, since which
time Brazil has been republic.
King Kalakaua of the Hawaiian
or Sandwich Islands, visited Washing
ton in October, 1881, and while here
made his home at the Arlington. His
trip included not only a visit to the
United States but also to some OF the
European and Asiatic countries.
Five years later Queen Kapiolani
and Princess Liliuokalani OF Hawaii
visited this city. BY the time of the
revolution in Hawaii, when the reins OF
government were seized by officials
and residents of Honolulu, Princess
Liliuokalani had become Queen and
after being dethroned visited this city,
first in December of 1896, when on
her way to Boston. The following
month she returned and was received
by President Cleveland. After an ex-
tended trip throughout the States she
again returned to this city in 1893 to
prosecute her claims for indemnity
before Congress and remained here Tor
q while and became we'll known about
the city.
The former Queen was then grow
ing stout, dressed plainly and no doubt
spoke excellent English, since this was
the prevailing language among the
Hawaiian royalty at the time the re-
publican form of government was es-
tablished there.
ON OCTOBER 7, 1890, claimant
~ to the French throne visited
Washington, his title being Louis Phil
ippe Albert d dOrleans. Comte de Paris.
But France never saw fit to put him
upon the throne, preferring its pres
ent form of government, and the duke
never reigned but remained a plain
citizen with big title.
Prince Henry of Prussia, brother to
the former German Kaiser, who has
resided since the World War at Doom,
Holland, came here 35 years ago and
was entertained lavishly. Germany
was then on the flood of prosperity
and power, and no country cared to
pick a quarrel with it. Its great mill
tary maneuvers were attended by ac-
credited army and navy representa-
tives from all big countries.
Perhaps it will be agreed that
the Prince of Wales, afterward
King Edward VII, King of Great
Britain and Ireland and Emperor OF
India, was more highly entertained
here than any other royal person be-
fore or since his time. Edward VII.