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the war with China or the increase OF taxation.
The English journals maintain generally dis
Greet reserve. and attribute her breakdown TO
overwork. The real cause 10 that the hspless
Sarah. whose passions are as violent - they
nre cha geabe. has been thrown over by NJ.
Richepin. the author OF Mana sahib" and
several ultra realistic pooms Sarah Ia said to
have gone with her faithless admirer through
some terrible scenes that came within o short
point OF tho tragic ending she has 30 ofton
represented on the stage. NJ. Nichepin. mean
time. Is being warmly congratulated by his
friends OH having returned to the bosom OF his
family. where he has been pationly but unre-
proachfully awaited during his two years Of
infatuation. Meantime another actress and
another version Of Macbeth have succeeded
Sarah and NJ Rchepin's production Of the
same play. Tho author 10 II. Jules Lacroix.
who has translated the play into French
Aexandrines even In passages. like the
night walking sceno. which Shakespeare de-
liberately left IN prose. Mile. Tossandlcr.
the new LAZY Macbeth. 10 painstaklng. but not
magnetic. and she wore the costume with the
lavender ground and neur dc lys which was
introduced by Bernhardt.
A curious light has been throw on the rela-
tions In England between the Administration
and journalism by the correspondence between
the Morning Pos, and Lord Richard Grosvenor.
The Morning Post having complained that 1t
was not supplied with official Information
which was given to the other papers. was told
by Lord Richards secretary that this informa-
tion was only supplied to those newspapers
which gave more or less support to the Gov
ernment. The vagueness OF the language is
! rendered still moro pu2zling by the fact that
the Standard is one Of tho papers which is fa-
vored by the Government and the Standard is
generally supposed to be a Conservative and.
therefore. anti-Gladstone organ. The Stonia,'d.
however. gives itful support to Gladstone. and
often attacks the blunders OF Northcote and
tho eccentricites Of Churchill in no mild terms.
and the strong Tory partsans sec In this OF
course effect OF It's receipt Of official favors.
Another controversy Of the week has been
| on the subject OF clerical dress. 1t has been
| discovered that the title Reverend Is quite
modern. and that even the white tie and black
gown. which were supposed to be SO antiquarian
in their authority. arc only slight modiilca.
tion OF the dress worn by all classes Of gentle
men in the last generation. Several clercymen
write in favor of the abolition OF the distinc-
tive dress altogether. while others profess to
| be able to give instances where the badge has
proved servceabie.
| Labby. still harrin2 On the Hesse- Darms' lad,
business. declares that mesaliances are the
| salvation OF royal houses Anne Doleyn cor
rectcd the bestiaty and insanity which Kath-
crime Of ArraRon brought into the family from
her MAJ, parents. ard Anne Hyde tho daughter
| OF a washcrwoman and Lord Chancellor. did
| n great deal 10 purify the Stuarts and was
| mainly responsible for Mary the wife OF VII.
| liam Of Orange. who was tho most amiable
| enlightened. ha.moniousN developed sensible
and idealistic Qiocn OF the whole English
| monarchy.
hne
brought his mother in law into court for steal.
ing his watch. while his own daughter has
been frightened ont Of his house by his expert.
mcnts in hanging ca.s and dogs. and the Rev
DIR. Parker. Il minister Of tho De Witt Talmagt
type. announces that he is beginning IN ex
position Of the whole Bible in twenty FIVE
| volumes.