Telegram-herald., 1890-09-03
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Although eoateining within tae balls
q mortality p~tAsps 50 .oo9 Inhabitants.
the Enz 81 metropolis 3 century ago was
a huge coun anitY. and the eigy was bes3
al is cpater and in is main Thorough
fares. London u lT90 did not extend
mere than q nlile north an9 south q -.
PaaIs The houses ana gardens ~
Hoxton pushed oct little further 70 the
north. aad u the south HigA street,
Southwark. continued through Black
man street to the village of Aewington
Butts. with 4 lire q houses reaching 70
Remington Commoa. To the east,
saving = fringe Of houses On both sides
Of the Thames, the town ended at Nile
end gate; 70 the west il was bounded by
the parks.
The southern portion Of the me-rop0-
lis was even less 0verbuilt. and more
space was flled wlth gardens. Besides
the bridges, the river was crossed by
numerous ferries. and there were 10
docks but the Commercial; the pool was
crowded with shipping, and its wharves
were busy enough. London bridge. 1t
was calculated, was daily crossed by
some 20, 900 persons. and the stream of
life flowed east and west. We remem-
Der the saying OF Dr.. Johnson, WI
sir. Fleet street has very animated ap-
pearance, but the tide Of existence is at
Charing Gross.
Tie west end OF London was well
built, bat the old parts of the city were
dingy, close ard decaying. The general
condition Of London, indeed, was i'm
proving. since the excess Of deaths over
births. which had been 1895 in 1850.
and 5,5l9 in l7sO, fell in 1880 TO 1903.
That was still bad, but as set off Lon
doners in 1890 had ready access to the
country by every road through the rural
environs. East-cnders flocked 10 Cam
bridge Heath or Bow Common, West
enders TO Hyde park or along the river
AT Millbank, while TO the south lay Ken
nington and Camberwell and to the
north Islington-long the most noted
popular resort of holiday pleasure.
FEATURES OF. THE OLD CITY.
In 1890 Islington was full OF tea gar
dens, bowling alleys and suburban tav-
erns; the mere list OF their names sug-
gests a perpetual fair, more or less noisy.
according TO the character of the COM
pany, and especially crowded on Sunday
afternoons, when there was a great con-
sumption of buns and beer. On Sunday
mornings the favorite promenade was in
/ Hyde park, where the fashions in vogue
might be seen; but the place for a show
of London society was the Mall in st.
( James park. The costumes Of gentle
men were often brilliant, and on a fine
day the coats of gay colors, the scarlet
waistcoats and the bright attire of the
ladies, all standing out against leafy
background, with peep Of Queens
house" in the distance, might have de-
lighted lover Of picturesque grouping.
Only few months had passed away
since King George III had recovered
+ from his sad malady, and the cloud still
hung over a court which at its best was
never very lively. However. in January,
1890, there was an effort to restore the
aspect Of magnifcence. The royal dukes
and the aristocracy arrived in coac' 5
surprising" so said the newspapers,
anything Of the kind ever seen;" while
those exalted personages were clad in
rich velvet, embroidered with gold, sill
yer and spangles. The public went to
gaze on their glory; but either the peo-
pie looked somewhat sunsympathetic or
the officer was peculiarly suspicious, for
the soldiers who surrounded the palace
suddenly backed their horses among the
/ crowd, so az to cause a crush and panic.
The season advanced. summer came, and
on June II a grand patriotic military
spectacle was got mp at the Royal circus.
The death of Gen Wolfe at Quebec was
represented, with the scenery of the
falls Of Niagara and the falls Of Mont
mOrenci, tableaux of the French army
and the Indian warriors. concluding
with Gen. Wolfe expiring in the arms
Of Victory.
SPECTACULAR ENTERTAINMENTS.
On July II a new piece was brough.
ont, called "The Triumph Of Liberty: or,
A44t Dtotl 1tAltu VI TIC lSdctlAifs " ilAth
apparently proved more successful, for
on Aug. 5 Astley's came out with The
Confederation al the Champ de Mars.
In which an attempt was made 10 repro
duce the ponps Of the recent grand poiit-
I tcal ceremony in Paris. At the other end
Of tho town the much frequented thestre
ut SadleT's Wells produced a spectacle of
the same subject. calling il The Champ
de Mars; or. Loyal Federation, in which
the whole affair was set forth in series
Of tableanx. beginning with the activity
of the citizens in preparing The ground,
! their JOYOUS loyalty shown AZ the visit of
the king. and the striking and orderly
manner in which the great business a
the day was conducted Finally the
Royal circus. having Jed the wav. was
rot to be outdone. but again entered the
lists with this popular subject. emitting
It The French Jubilee snd made a
few striking points omitted by the Other
theatres.
a fssture characteristics IF fTo0 was