Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-29
ECLIPSE STAKES DAY.
The Feature of the Week in London
Society
BEAUTY AT THE RACE COURSE
A Gorgeous and Bowildering Dis.
play of Toilets.
SOME OF THE NoTABLgSpRESENT
The Pleasure of the Day Not I'm.
mixed With Disappointment.
MOVEMENTS OF AMERICANS.
"A Giddy Bride of Sevcnty-one Who ID
Fond Of Telling Racy Jokes
Other London
Gossip.
London Society Gossip,

A'ob'oh ooCIttN posSIUs
~lCopHright 1883 bg James Gordon Bennett.1
LONDON, July 2S.-tNew York Herald
Cable-Special to THE BEE. New
York World has evidently absorbed all on,
caloric. There has been no summer weather
yet, and the boating resorts on the Thames
have been comparatively deserted. The riy.
erside folks are in despair, and say that
crops are destroyed. There is no sun to
ripen the fruit. During the week there have
been persistent heavy rains in the various
counties, and the most disastrous floods
ever known in Yorkshire swept down on
Smalcsdale and Arkingarthdale and many
people persisted, Manchester and Rirming.
ham are also badly storm-struck
The London season is Pickering out rap
idly. Already the streets are visibly thin
ming, and there is a great rush for Good.
wood. The Duke of Richmond usu.
ally entertains large parties at his
Goodwood honse. The feature of this
week in society was the Ecli pse Stakes day
at Sandown. Every pretty woman in town
was there with a glorious display of tot.
lettes. Never before has the picturesque
course looked more attractive. The rain has
made the trees and turf glorious with a
luxuriance of color. Oppo site the lawn and
behind the rails were bright coaches, which
revealed tempting visions of femininity.
Inside the enclosure was a sea of parasols Of
various colors, and dresses of light sea green
and pinks. The Princess Teck, daughter
and son. surveyed the scene from the royal
box. The Scott's Guards bands were play
ing, while the usual excellent club lunch was
taken at tables laid on the grass among the
fine trees, or in small tents. All the after
noon the ladies ate strawberries and cream
to their hearts content.
The weather was fine with but ,few shad
ows. The paddock before the race was q
sight TO behold. Most of the fair ones risked
a wee bit of cash on the orbit. They crowded
around to see the Duke of Westminister'a
horse. Among the many familiar faces seen
were Lord Randolph Churchill in a long.
grey, well cut waterproof and black hat, and
John Ashley, in a light grey suit and billy.
cock hat well over the right eyebrow. Lord
Hartington's hat, as usual, was tipped over
his nose. The Duke of Portland, the pride
of the ladies, was also there. The beauties
were represented by Lady Claude Hamilton
and Miss Chandos Pole. Ashmead Bartlett
and his brother Coutts walked arm in arm.
BERTHE Sheriff entertained the ladies. Lord
Capel, Lady Granville Gordon, Hon. Ran.
dolph Stewart, Lord Euston, and hundreds
of other well known society people
were there. The enthusiasm after the race
was not so intense as might have been ex,
pected, considering the popularity of ths
Duke of Westminster. General opinion was
that it was "A pity that such q lot of money as
flO, 800 went to a man who had already got
so much.
The Blaine party start home Wednesday
aboard the new steamer, City OF New York.
viii Wilder goes too. Mrs. Leslie has gone
10 Paris to buy dresses. The Vanderbilts.
who are now nearing New York, made them.
selves very popular this season and have
been much entertained in the very best
houses.
1t is very amusing to hear remarks made
about the Duchess of Marlborough, who il
already fully in the London swim. ] really
believe that some confessedly swell people
here expected her to come dressed AZ al
Indian squaw. One very fashionable dow.
agcr said: "Who would have thought her so
handsome and beautifully dressed in excel
lent taste" ! have seen her several times
in the park IN her splendid turnout. Their
graces dine out nearly every night. She is
very much liked, as are nearly all American
women who come to this side of the waters.
Society had another marital surprise, much
like that Of Marlborough, last Thursday. The
young curate of q church at Fulham, under
a special license, quietly married the Duchess
Montreole to her third husband, a brother OF
Lady Durham. Not a whisper of the event
had been heard previously. The secret had
been well kept.
h Wagner Festival.