Prince Henry of Prussia has been well received in America,
and is making himself popular by his simplicity of demeanour. After a reception by the President in Washington marked at once by cordiality and an absence of gush in the ceremonial speeches, the Prince returned to New York, where the German Emperor's new yacht, th% Meteor,' was launched in the presence of the President and most American nota- bilities. The christening was performed by the President's daughter, Miss Alice Roosevelt, who afterwards telegraphed to the Emperor: "The 'Meteor' has been successfully launched. I congratulate you and thank you for your courtesy to me, and send you my best wishes,"—words which will seem to the public here singularly dignified and well-chosen. On Wednesday evening Prince Henry 'was entertained at a banquet by one thousand editors (horresco referene),
and made a pleasant speech in reply to a very able address by Mr. Whitelaw Reid, who spoke of his desire for an alliance between America, England, and Germany. The remainder of the Prince's time will be occupied in a string of visits to some eleven American cities, during which the German immigrants are to play a prominent part in receiving him. He will also pay, if possible, a flying visit to Canada, as has been most cordially suggested by his uncle King Edward. Altogether the expedition promises to be socially a most successful one, its single drawback being the strictness of the watch which the Government of Wash- ington deem it necessary to keep over the Prince's safety. They need, we fancy, be under no alarm. The Anarchists know American temper too well, and will not risk summary expulsion from their last safe asylum.
