The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1882-09-09
Correspondents,
LONDON LETTER.

the year. London society has IN
dulged, during the spring and sum.
mer of 1882, moro deeply than for
several past seasons IN those social
cd gaieties which are made up Of din.
ners, "at home" and dances on the
one hand, and theatrical perform
ances, concerts, race meetings, crick-
OF matches, regettas, exhibitions of
of pictures, and art auctions on tho
other. Every sort of recreation
comprised in the two social eatego-
ries OF pleasure-private entertain
ments and public amusements-has
abounded in the Metropolis through
out the past four months, laying
clam, each in Its turn, to the time,
energy, and endurance OF British
Royalty, and, IN particular, the Hclr
Apparent. Few public personages
IN those realms are SO hard worked
rs be, or fulfill their maniFolT tasks
so effectively gracefully, and, above
all, cheoriully. Whether laying .
foundation stone or taking the chair
at a charity dinner, representing his
august Mother at Court ceremonies
and festivities, or delghting provin.
cial communities by his most genial
presence, the Prince of Wales al
ways throws himself heart and soul
into his occupation tor the time be-
ing and docs what he has TO do IN a
thorough going manner. In the
course OF the season now defunct his
enorgy and elaetieity OF spirits were
moro than usually taxed, and his
powers of endurance, physlca and
mental, severely tested.
Wiesbaden, whittier the Prince
and Princess OF Wales have at pros.
ont botaken themselves, nestles like
Ems in a leafy valley, and is conse-
quontly somewhat close and relax
ing in hot weather. 1t is, however,
the center of an elaborate network
of breezy hillside walks and drives
and within easy reach of picturesque
holiday scenes by tho score. Since
1T ceased to be headquarters OF
rough-et-noer and roulette, it has
possessed few intrinsic attractions
save admirably laid out grounds at
tached to the Conversations Hans,
and medicinal waters, variously po-
tent and uniformly nasty. As ba-
SIS of operations, however, for intel.
ligent excurslonlsts, from which
thoy may start at thor ease and to
which they may return with the
cortitudo of finding comfort and
even luxury. Wlesbaden knows
few rivals among German watering
places. Homeburg, perched upon q
mountain plateau, is moro bracing !;
Ems, hidden away IN deep uadula-
tions of wooded gorge and 1ulled
to languor by the oeaseless swirling
babbIe of the cry stal Lain, is more
romantic; Nauheim more secluded
and peaceful. But, to the weary
wording, yearning for healthful
rest yot unwilling to dispense with
the accessories of civilization that
make existence tolerable to him,
Wiesbaden has charms Of Its own
for excelling those, at least, of its
Tanus competitors.
1t was rumered a fcw days ago
that the Prince of Wales had resolv-
cd to visit Carlsbad. There is rea-
son TO believe that the project in
question, If ever entertained has
been definitely abandoned, for some
of Dame Natures subterranean
brews, exhibited by her for human
consumption at Carlsbad, are peril.
ously strong preparations. The most
renowned and popular Of Carlsbad
waters, hight Sprudel, is inconven-
iently warm, tastes like b OF chicken
broth into which a bundle of old
fashioned lucifor matches has boon
accidentally dropped, and is Of so
ungovernably petriiying character
that If, after "filling up" with il, the
patient should chance to fall asleep,
before he has digested it, the
draught will turn his inside INTO
stone with promptItude worthy of
a better cause.
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