The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-08-17
THE CLOSE OF rns LONDON saAsoM

LONDON. Aug. i.-Re9xiesont n nucsi Tho
season 10 over. Good or bad. abused and
csvlllod at. In reality much the same % other
seasons. II has gone to rest and oblivion. Tho
blinds are dropping behind tho plate glass win
dows Of aristocratio mansions. tho flowers
droop untonded In the balconies. tho theatres
are closing fast or opening stealthily for unreg-
opora and the drama have departed for recruit
ing holidays or fresh lsbors and the Engadine.
Norway, Paris. st. Petersburg. Madrid. and New
York are their destination. Goodwood wook.
which put tho final p. p. Q. on oil acknowledged
festivities. has had the good luck to be favored
by the unexpected presence OF the Prince and
Princess OF Wales. BY return OF nne warm
weather: and 1t closed with throng OF brilliant
dresses. exhilarated crowds. AID. on the whole.
Indifferent racing.
The plague Of concerts has abated. having
attained an unprecedented severity; AT
Homes ARE not to bs thought Of; dinners
are being rapidly checked OF. and those
who still cot gregarlously must have the
excuse OF being N. P.'s. The Judges arc on
Circuit q noble institution OF remunerntiye
characterize the Judges. Twelve Of those OF
Queens Bench ore now about the country dis
ponsing Justice at the rate OF an additional
gratulty OF over ssvon guineas day each.
and living In state on the fat OF tho
land. Tho parks take on that rural as
poet which they never achieve before the
brightness OF the summer has departed. The
Health Exhibition alone stands triumphant
amidst tho ruins Of dead gnieties. Its al
Jresco attractions. lime-lit fountains. Bengal
nre Examinations. delude the crowd into
belief that the English climate will allow Of
lettering and flirting In sylvan groves after
nightfall.
Vat ,vith 81 L..
as other years at this time. The streets
are still full OF vehicles aud foot passengers,
and II tho faces are not OF tho familiar type.
still there IL no lack OF animation. The deadly
microbe 10 responsible for this The Continent
being virtually closed" Ia stock phrase in
stantly adopted,. foreigners and tourists who
hnve unwarily forsaken thelr country, the first
IN cownrdice the others in defiance. arc de-
useless, and yexa,ious rules of quarantine.
msnee England ronls giorons harvest. It's
ad seaside rssdsness are M,'n lot at
Scotland. supposed to-day for no particular
reason to be endowed with immunity from
hotels and inns arc overlooking. and that there
H. noI standing room on U.s. s!samers. Prices
Of tho or tho Me tire SHn snd
grumbles ut the bin. Is content to put up with
me most meagre accommodation at exorbi-
tant rates us soon IN he CROSSES tho border. BY
an lncXplicab;e moral twist tho most fustidious
delicacy. refinement; she who requires iuxn.
rious bedrooms. drawing rooms in the last
nnreetion of nrtlstic crowded confusion. whose
appetite demands tho so icitatons OF n French
chel who's" life out-Onidas Ouiia. renounoes
tiio World and rs pomps WHEN her foot touches
enthusiastically accepts this more than primi-
tive accommodation OF some cottage Just vaca-
tsd Sy i no owner she TO In
s,sT isisni Or or s n"rtaEesS y the
OF tho showing lodge There. indsed. the
s siS insist on good cui.ine and scen.
in hunting COUNTESS Tie house, .sg
are made subservient to the stables.
YACHTING will be much favored this year. for
to escape the dreaded cholera. which, like an
nny,engnEg angel; shuts the gates Of those small
But as we are not ali owners OF those princely
MnIpating bijop palaces. such as are built for N.
safe. ana there the most favorite locality for u
ErJ9nTsd s,ny is MontrsuA that little Of
jacques p InmenthnI has his wonderful chalet
Fenillet Is hi, neisibor. The presence Of the
the sAH nsss 81 the a ssss
world Will not iaii to aitrnet many g! the lovely
as fascinating. but not as bad. as he paints
them. Others. more really lieate driven. from
rensrs auS"rsns romS Hess L ot sns
HasnerHs-de,, Dlgorre. and Royat drought into
nrominencc by tho late visit OF the Prince OF
tle IN the rr.tty Snyoynrh town OF Evian. whoSe
white houses md dark-green foliage are mir
rorrh IN the blue transparent winters.
nrhest Bohemian or Austrian spas md since
Baden bai"n has fal zen from its high estate.
none cnn compare with lschi, the favorits re-
sort oil tho Empress OF Austria. Her sister the
-N-t2ueenof Naples. hasjust visited it. and many
burg follow tho lead OF their sovereign, The
customs OF the pretty little town arc simple
almost pIt.iarchn; presentation to one Of the
roval princnsSsS inSures u cordial and courta-
Gus reception everywhere. The stranger Is ad-
mitted to all tho carpet dances. Ties iti,nrs.
picnic.. and country excursions Soon the famiI.
lar IL replaces the ceramoniouS rnuS. for among
Austrian us wei as German aristocracy to DO
ionE PEA addressHi as thn second person plural is
simple cnss and cordinlity Of this intercourse
WIN persons OF exalted rank ono is tempted
OF the latter.
Her rar, invitations do not oxce.u ono even.
ing and night; the summons is sont sometimes
only aees nor guests s,anilns ior TOW briei
them TO spend the remainder OF the evening AS
best they can. Neither shs nor the Princess Be-
a a. deem 1t incumbent on themselves to
minister to tho entertainment OF those visitors
TO whom an invitation is an order. There is
little or NO conversation 1T these state repasts,
pnred communications TO her daughter keeps
reserved silence. She scnms anxious 10 RI.
turn 20 her private apartments, where sho
snen!is her time reading, writing. or being read
70. Even foreign ambassadors fare no better
On both sidoS, tho short meeting is duty.
nothing but II duty, and is iclt To bD 80.
>, In Berlin matters ara differently arranged
Thy Emprcss Augusta, Row an old woman
suffering from cruel. painful disease is
tho most charming of hos;esses. Tho
WoFu m ainrnlty seems coined for her
Her Thu'sdays have q homo ntmo4 pharr'
ana ns much Of the inevitable otiur"llo is dis. |
"nsod with rs possible. \ triis stiff II triNe |
dnlI. perhaps. thos" Gnther!ng, nre. Her irinndS
are NO longer young. and she DOES not iorsnke |
them or wound their faithful attachment by |
opehly preirrrlnG younger ana newer faces. |
one ADMITS thn noW-clmnrs. and trsnts them |
Ernciousy and kindly. but her soul and heart |
nre mob. enough 70 Reserve tho warnost tes- |
tihlonles 81 regard for those who have longest |
deserved them. Tho Emprcse goes through |
I'M form OF sitting behind n tea eQuipngo. and |
every now ana then hands cup Of ten herself |
70 some old General or diplomn, whom sho de-. |
lights to honor by the little fnn!ilnr attention.
Scattered n tho rooms are card tnblcs. where |
Mt fharn 10