New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-07
LONDON GOSSIP.
AN ENGLIsHMAN's NOTES ON ENGLISH
TOPICS


tFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSEl
LONDON, May 49,
IL is the eve of Whitsuntide, with everybody
flying from London as II 1t paguesricken city,
Why we fly In this manner is not clear to the we'll
balanced MUD The country, 1t is true, looks so
decousy fresh and green red0lent OF flowers
from this date to Ascot the beautiful four weeks
In the entire year. But the susr cion, as Nathaniel
Hawthorne saic quite warm enough"
ia uppermost mt this present moment MurderOus east
winds and cold heavy rain have marked tbeweather
since Easter, making London dsagreeahlo and the
country unbearabe. There Is sport In the country
but trout fishing aud the trout will not rise with east
wind blowing aud the water as cold as Ice The Willy sh
know that under snch deplorable circumstances no
natural fly will be the surface OF the water, and
consequently feed tine bottom of the stream. and
then falling victims to tho spinner with small minnow,
better yet tiny gudgeOn But fishing is horribly cold
work in such weather have had lately and nearly
dangerous knocking about. in London dining and
dancing as II there hereafter. Death has been
busy with us, and business Is, am told frghtfully
bad. Fortnum Mason the Park & Tilford OF London
say that the bad state OF agricultural matters, by half
] running the gentry. exclusively their customers Is
sponsihe for the emptiness OF their shop; but Howell
James, who mi xure OF Stewards and Tifanys say
the vo weather Ia responsible for half the mischief
People laid mp at home afraid to 30 out In the
biting blasts AMI when they do out dress in winter
costume that the spring season has been iroparaby
| lost
Tho Hotel Metropolis. promoted by the Same man
agoment the Grand Hotel on the other side Of North
nmberland-ave, Wa opened brilliantly Monday by
clever dodge" tho part OF the managers. Taking
advantage OF the prevailing patriotic tome they got up
Grand Military Concert wi three full bands for the
Egyptian War Fund and tho Princess Of waes's branch
Of another society for the aid OF sufferers In the by
actually serving their country In the Held THIS being
arranged they astuey secured the promise OF the Prince
| tbo n,,ro and Dtte af
Ednbur9h to be present This brought the Lady Patron
the fore the Duchesses III Manchester and other
places. the MarchiOneSSes. the Countess Spencer ana
other Counesses Lords ami Ladies to any extent When
all was arranged, and detachment OF Life Guards AMI
Blues laid on IL stand like colossal statues amid the
palms and tree ferns IN the passages and Railways. the
managers who had pulled the wires neatly converted
the Grand Military Concert into tho opening day Of
the Hotel Mo,ropolc and gave magnificent supper with
four different brands OF champagne care' sherry hook
aud every imaginable dclcaoy. tn. should think at
| least a thousand people Tho affair went of capally
| ani everybody wa, pleased with tue handsome new
| house AMI the way in which things were done.
A few days before the grand function the management
gave ground battling" dinner u lot OF journalists
and persons assumed to have n1nenco social aud Jour
nali.iic The dinner supcrD and cook 10 pcrlec
| ton. II tho leading spirits manage everything as
clevcrly their opening day we shall At last have
thoroughly good hotel In London capable OF aceommo-
dating 600 guests.
| Taking OF hotels an entirely departure has boon
made ut the Granville the East Gun OF RIusgate
which will be orammed with guests during the WhsuD-
TIDE holidays Promoted by Pugn and supcrbly built.
| the Granville" has had very checkered career
Ramsgate trying be rst-cass and fashionable would
not 49, the lads say now gee" with Friths picture Of
| Rlns,ato Sands and the hdcous vuglrians thereon
| assembled There hal long before been struggiings
after geniility West Cf AROUND the Paragon ani
| the Crescent but all this to to eciipscd by the
| UT hetxy cle q
" y,te xhioh forms tho Hgh-st leading down TO the
h.r,ar aud Str Moses MontonOrcs housa and grounds
which look rght down the sea- Nothing came OF IT.
~over property mortgagol 10 Couttss who
! we're right glad when aspiring Hebrew. Mr.. Ed
Davis who looked forward 10 being returned 10 Par
| Lament, constructed approaches from the railway
station a enormous cost Quilt Marina or row OF
shops and promenade under tho cn, a great dancing
hall and pier. Altogether about million and quarter
Of dollars went down in a speculation whiohproyel an
| imposing failure Either the manager was incompetent
or the public did for the um5e OF hal-by the
sea aud costly hotel Mr. Davis put mp chcerfully with
his loss and the affair then far the hotel Is
concerned. with what they call at Newmarket streaky
luck The ozoue baths which boil you in n kind of soup
made OF salt I.er aud seaweeiwere great success ana
arc ghtful communicating suppeness and skiness
TO the skin: but In spite Of these the Granville did
not succeed-perhaps because 1t did not appeal to tn
right class OF II Is In tho hands OF
CT Sheriff Qnartcrnlins East, strong politician In the
City Of London and tho OF string Of raco-horaes
at Newmarket. OF whch. Necromanoer, he was nm
lucky enough sell or three thousand guineis to MI
Abingdon tMr Bari OF tho great ronmaser. Baird,
| OF Gartsherrle who the valuable Kcmpton Grand
| Prize with him, beating EBerliuy. out Of Matthew
| Dawsons stable In which MI Quartermane East
tralns siuco he has taken tho Granville IN hand II Is
quite another sort OF place tie mas had tn1 acute" n
v Ix nastsr. kim swell and King Mob at least not
| I'm uo | OUg "A
merchant In st. James, had an aristocrale con-
Not one OF them know that he had much more profit
able business NJ the East End OF London CORRESPONDING
10 the Bowery or Thirda IN tho shape OF huge GIN
| shop employing six bartendcrs and with somebody
ese's tho Sign. Not one OF nis hiSh anu hghy
OF champagne OF him II they had he sold penny
wofths OF GIN in whechapeL Mr. last Is giiie aly zoe
this side NJ English character. ad male p hs mnu 70
cater for expensive customers Acrorilhgy nc nrou
ehef regardless Of expense and hnds MS reward IN
order Ia eat trufo oinelettes. shrimp ohee,,Hs hyes
bury ducks aud other good thnss oSd
half bottle
Newmarket whore thoy an think Melton Will win tho
Derby. has sustained loss In MT Fredecx owinu9i 10y,
who died At Brighton other day. Having begun HE
| AZ a whtosmIth ana speaking with strong Nortn
Country burr he was for some QUO reason s nruoSa
bographor seems to have forgotten as saver Oh g1oa
things one o. nl. best was s"9 OH SootmsRer without
sur ernous honesty from whom all vestge OK WISH
SnTTy Of settling day Teen paid twice Py careless
gentleman. The young bookls could net bear 10 nand
the hacker his money but went and explained tue Dter
To Mr. swipde finally asking that astute spscuator
| what no ought TO do DO. lad was the reply, WIN
queer twinkle OF tho eye. why ask tho - ooI 9r ~
again" On another occasion the notorious JACK hoare
Dragged that Mr. Merry had intrusted MN Win seven
crisp thousand pound notes to pay the purchase money
| of sundry race-horses withal. - , l.. -
"And how far" asked Lord Freddy, had you 10 carry
the money T. u
aThs whole length of Tattersalls yard. begorra-"
| "Ehi Jack, lad he tried thee varra hiBh!'
Next 10 the Payne Stakes tho most Important even, u
the week the split In the Cabinet IN WHOM MI
Chamberlain, Sir Charles Dixie and sir Shaw,Le.o.e
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