The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-03-19

LONDON, Eng, March 4, 1880.
Tho papers here have their columns
full of details in regard to an attempt
made to erect statue to the Prince
Imperial in Westminster Abbey. If.
as M. de Cassagnac admits, his only
object in going to Xululand was to
I qualify himself for an expedition
against his own country in order to
overturn tho existing order of things,
there does seem to be some incnrgruilt
in the selection of the Abbey as u place
for n monument to his memory. II is
understood that the sitc was demanded
by the express order of the Queen her.
self. If such be the case. the statue
will be placed there, however much
her loyal subjects may cavil.
This is an aye of societies and one
must be formed for every conceivable
object. One of the latest the "StYeet
Accident and Dangerous Driving Pre-
ventiye Society,"" which has been start
ed with the laudible object of endeav-
oring TO lessen the number of accidents
that happen in the crowded London
streets. There is TO be public meet
ing Of the friends of this society, and
possibly one of its supports NAV then
explain what the society is going TO do
and how it is going TO do it. The pub
lie are now entrusted with the duty of
preventing furious driving and they
also control the traffic in the streets of
London. Ii is difficult, therefore, to
understand that society is necessary
for the purpose of carrying out the
same duties. If the promoters of this
society know the streets of this vast
Rnhol flaxr ln
lice manage the traffic in a singuarly
adroit manner, as all who have crossed
Regent street, Oxford street and the
Strand about three O'Clock T. NJ. can
amply testify. If it were not for the
police i'll front of Madame Louises
door, at Regent Circus, I feel certain
n dozen Indies would be manned every
week. The crowd that passes that
point on a fine afternoon is simply
wonderful.
The era of hair-dressing is to be re-
sUmed, and The historic hair-dresser is
to resume his ancient sway and past
prestige. The reason of it is possibly
i'll recent order of the Queen, com.
mandinq that three plumes shall adorn
the hcaLs of the ladies who are to APP
pear at the drawing-rooms. 1t is utter
ly impossible TO poise plumes on close
ly braided hair, for, as | understand
the decree, the feathers are to stand up
right. Imagination shrinks from
dwelling on the extraordinary freaks of
toilet which may be imposed on the
English sistcrhood should their
gracious Sovereign, from the seclusion
of her Highland fastness, propose to
make herself the arbitcr of fashion.
About twelve years since few men
and women, not of the leisure classes.
but earning their living by hard daily
work, attempted to do something to
teach and elevate the large population
of women and girls who endeavor TO
gain their bread by hawking flowers in
the streets of London. They formed
loan and clothing clubs, established
penny banks, held classes and meet
ings, gave teas, and undertook to visit
the women and girls in the markets,
streets and their homes; but, owing to
the want of money, these earnest and
wcll-directcd efforts would probably
have failed had not Lord SALISBURY
found them ont (whist helping their
ncighbors, the costermongers of
Golden land) and, with his boundless
bencvolcucc come TO their assistance.
The formation of the Flower Girl Brig
ado is the first effort to raise the whole
stratum of the London population
and they are cndcavoring by these ard
other means to take from their trade.
rs much as possible, thnse prccarou
conditions which have hitherto ballled
their attempts TO live in deccncy by
honest industry. To this end it was