Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-17
A LETTER FROM LONDON.
lord HARRINGTON TO BE THE
NEXT PREMIER.

lis at the BOAT tCtutS gun
dav and Some of the Children Of
the Brush-Movements of the
Queen.
LONDON, April 5.-The times and out
NJ Joint. but we turn the best face to the
Ugbt. Mr.. Gladstone is making or mar
ring us. His opponents think he IS
mad; his supporters believe his
mower is almost divine, Mr.. Chamberlain
and Mr.. Trevelyan think he is on the
wrong path. The Premier himself be-
lleyes in himself-and in Nr.Parnell. The
Irish chief has his entire confidence.
What a change, since Mr.. Gladstone put
him in Kilmainham Jail for saying little
more than Gladstone is absolutely doing
The present state of affairs is as curious
as it is alarming. Mr.. Parnell is having
his way. That may be a good thing or a
bad thing. 1t is not for me to say. And
when | saw Mr.. Parnell is having his
wav. | mean with Mr.. Gladstone. The
Premier has submitted his scheme 10 MI.
parurIland has revised IL under Mr. Par
neITs direction. Many people are Wild in
their Remuneration OF this, but IL would
be no good at all to any one II MI. Glad
stones bill did not more or less satisfy
Mr.. Parnell, Therefore, 1t can hardly be
wrong from the party standpoint TO
take Mr.. Parnell into the Ministerial
confidence. 1t is, however, coming to be
felt more and more as a certainty that
MIR. Gladstone VIII be defeated. Lord
Harrington Is looked upon as The coming
man. He will be sent for by the Queen
when Mr.. Gladstone lays down the relns.
In addition to our local troubles the cloud
in the east is once more looming UP ana
the Ill.feeling between England and
France seems to be changed into a palpa-
bic friction between Germany and
France. Prince BIsmarck's warning
words about the possibilities OF u war
breaking out with little or no warning
has given a still darker background of
mystery and fear to our political troubles
and the SOcialistic riots in Belgium. But,
as | said before, we are turning the best
face to what light there is, and this week
London is lively with the real opening OF
me season. We have had a whole week
of "blue fever" in honor OF the boat race.
Dark blue and light blue, the colors of
the oxford and Cambridge crews, have
for the time being eclipsed the fashion
able yellOws and pearl-grays of Vanity
Fair. We nave worn blue neckties and
blue buttonhOles; we have tied blue
steamers to Our whips; blue bouquets Of
hyacinths are sold at the florists, and
blue for the moment is prominent at the
drapers and hosiers. We call it blue
fever. We have not had it as badly as
usual and to-day, now that the race IS
over, one of the blues is less popular than
the other. 1t says something for the good
natural spirits of the people that in the
midst of so many political and CONNER
cial troubles they can give up a day TO
fun whenever the fun Is worth the trOu-
Die. The Queen last week brought half
London into the streets, the boat race
this week finds a vast crowd OF holiday
makers on the river, and at night the
theatres n other places of amusement
are crowded. AT the Music Halls there
are boat rac songs; the low comedians
at the theatres get in a line or two Of gag
about Oxford and Cambridge. But with
in a few streets the next day the blue
fever plays out and London turns her at
tentiOn to the next event. The boat a.
may fairly be said to open the season of
fashion and of sports and pastlmes.
''sREING THE RACE"
There are people who 20 to ''the Der
by" and never see the race who make an
Epson picnic OF it and don't care a but
ton for what is called "the event of the
year." An old fellow smoking his pipe
and sitting cOntentedly on the Downs
AN ny l. OAA az 1NAAA ~ - AAA ~ ".A -
ed that the bell has rung to clear the
course n that he must come at once or
ne will not see the race. son bother the
race" he says, you knows 'ates 'osses."
And vet he mad joined a family party and
driven down in a green grOcer's cart to
the Derby" Similarly there are per-
sons even of a higher position IN lie who
go to the boat race and never see II; who
breakfast and lunch at swell houses on
tho rFvran NrIA du.xyn thAraa in a nruF and
drive home through pleasant roads, and
make a uay of it." ] joined some friends
ION pleasure bent" and on these lines OF
neutrality in regard to the race itself.
aud we all agreed bat it was "a very
ane race, and we shall maintain 1t to the
end of time. We care nothing for the
mere criticism Of rowing men and book
makers; we say The race was a glorious
race, a race credi' able in every way To
the manhood of the universities and hon
orable to the nation. How toreigners
must have enyied us on that cold spring
day, to see us ali of 10 the banks of tue
sylvan Thames, to see Us blue and red
with the cold, shiveriDg and pretending
we were happy ana comfortable. Custom
Is your only monarch. lie has ruled old
England since the HeptarCuy, n he is IA
Wise hlng. We say It was "a capital race.
our drag started from Pail Mall. We
we're a merry parry. FOUf piebly girls
and four handsome men, though we say
IL. Furs, rugs, wraps and TASKS, in case
We were cold on route. A glorious drive,
70 our house en the river; everybody
looking so Jolly shiyery on the way, the
olue ribbons making them appear all the
more wlntry. Tor spring has set in with
us usual severity. Arrived at our
riverside mansion, we were ushered into
warm and coy drawing room. The
champagne was dry and ~Bollluger's, the
9eFiled biscuits were deliciOusly appetiZ-
lly. We went 10 the window and looked
attne crowd, and listened 10 the distant
mum Of voices; then we all sat round the
ule and heard our hosts account Of his
experiences Of Parliament the night be-
oie' The ladies expressed very pretty
surprise; our host was grave and
melancholy over the political situation
nv feared that democracy mad sent cads
parliament where a good farm should
a0urlsh. We changed the subject, and
t"o OIL the ladies san a sparkling duet
ana another gave us her experiences Of
we last drawing room, from which we
must inter that rudeness is not unknown
~ me corridors of royalty, Presently
gur most said il was time To go ouo upon
.We Iooi. We t0iied up two or three pairs
~ elalfs, and found ourselves on the roof.
rue ladies' brought their shawls, the ser
,.ul' carried up the rugs and iuts, ana
~e were al accommodated with easy
cualfs and opera glasses. There was a
bayal crowd. The river was %thrOnged.
mlue pervaded the landscape, though
ME appeared in the sky. In a few