The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-10
Lights Of NewX
~ [. L. STEVENSON

or may not visit New York when
they come to this country next
spring. Nevertheless, New York has
entertained three princes who lat
er became king Of England. Be
cause they were so recent, the two
visits of the Prince Of Wales, who
became King Edward VIII, are well
remembered. Before him was his
grandfather, Albert Edward, Prince
of Wales, who became King Edward
VII. The first royal visitor was
Prince William Henry who later
became the Duke of Clarence and
then King Henry Nv. He didn't
come as a prince but as a midship-
man on one of His Majesty's war
ships. That was back in l782 when
England didn't exactly acknowledge
the independence of this country.
So Colonel Matthias, Of Ogden Of
the American army, originated
plan to kidnap the prince and Adj
miral Digby, in command Of the
British feet in North American wa
tiers. George Washington approved
the plan but for some reason no
attempt was made to carry it out.
The visit of Albert Edward,
Prince of Wales, 19-year-old son of
Queen Victoria, back in 1860, had
the whole town in an uproar. He
was received at Castle Gardens,
now the aquarium, by the mayor,
the common council and the entire
First division of the National Guard.
There was also just about a unani-
nous turnout of the population of
the city, thousands paying from SO
cents to SIS for places along the line
of march, which led from the Bat
terry to the princes hotel at Fifth
avenue and Twenty-third street. The
greeters went through with their
part of the program all right but
they took so long about it that dark
ness fell before the parade started.
New York's street lighting system
wasn't what it is now so that even
those in the SIS seats saw only dim
lines of moving figures.
The night after the arrival of the
prince and his party, there was
grand ball In the Academy of Music
In Irving place. 1t was quite
formal affair, women being advised
not to wear bonnets Men were told
to wear uniforms if they had any.
If not, black trousers, black dress
coat, black waistcoat and white era
vat or white waistcoat and black
cravat. Three thousand citizens
were invited. About 5000 more
crashed the gate. When the crowd
stood still with an elbow in every
rib and foot on every toe" as
one reporter wrote, the floor waved.
When the music started, section
gave way and disappeared and it
took two hours of earnest carpenter
work to make repairs. Then the
party went on and the prince danced
with several American girls.
e
Maybe there is no connection be-
tween royalty and the Social Regis
ter. On the other hand, there may
be because the latest issue of that
record Of those who belong omits
the name of the Duchess of Windsor.
The name of Countess Barbara Hut
ton Mdivani Haugwitz-Reventlow is
also out. A name omitted for the
first time this year is that of Rich
ard Whitney. He is the Wall street.
er whose present address is Sing
Sing. The name of Ben Brock Ter
hume is also among the missing. Mr..
Terhune is in Sing Sing serving a
term of from one and half to three
years for matter involving SIS, 900
worth of jewelry.
Other omissions this year include
Jay Carlisle, who married the
blonde show girl Marcelle Edwards,
who was the fourth Mrs. Tommy
Manville, and Davie Ryan, scion of
the copper fortune, who married
Martha Barley down ip North Car
DINA and who claimed the wedding
was the result Of corn liquor. The
name of Polly Lauder, omitted after
she became the bride of Gene Tun-
ney, prizefghter, has not yet made
q temperance.
Just as a sort of letdown-and
because of the need of a few more
lines-this bit overheard in a night
spot: Hes been up the river so
many times they call him Show
boat"
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