The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-07
AMERICANS IN ENGLAND.
They Spend Money Lavishly, and Are
Very Welcome.

London. July s.-The leading host esses
In view OF the waning season. the an
preaching dissolution OF parliament ana
the fierce political campaign which will
| follow, are doing the utmost to rush
! their entertainments I'm before elsctiao
Every night OF the past week has been
| crowded with balls. dinners and parties N
various descriptions. and those who can
not find a night during the next few, davs
are being compelled 20 abandon the fiea
OF carrying ont their social programme
and viii. therefore. postpone their pro.
tected entertainments or give them up al
together.
This years invasion of London nv
Americans Is the greatest every known
| They are 10 be seen at every turn. oCrt-
pying the best apartments in all the poDu-
lar hotels and visiting all places OF inter
EST. The leading restaurants are hacked
| with them, and they half fiji the thea aters
nightly. Finally the Americans flock n
crowds 10 the big music halls and eniov
themselves genera.iy in every way pos
sibie. They are good customers every
where free with their money and conte -
only with the best of everything There
fore, X need hardly be added. the London
hotelkeepers. storekeepers and public en-
tertaiuers are not grumhling at the So
called American 'gnvasion"
II proof was needed OF the presence ha-a
OF the rnu.titudes of Anne ericans II was
furnished by the crowds of patriotic cit{-
Eens OF the United States who attended
the several Independence Day celebra
tioUs in London on THURSDAY last. and
strange % say. the screechlng of the
eagle on these occasions seemed 10 give
the Hon certain degree oe healthy salts
faction. The Daily News for instance
commenting on the banquet OF the Amer4.
can Society az the Holborn restaurant
said.
The American Independence Dav was
celebrated in London more puh.iely than
on previous occasions. This Is as r.
should be. The day brings no bitterness
of memory to the present generation OF
Enelishmen. Rut FOR that dsy and stS les
sons. our empire might now be a thing OF
the past. II ls never SO attlngly celebrated
as when the Eng ishmen and Americans
meet IN honor Of 81 al the same ceremony
or a. the same social board"
1nen. again during the banquet a cor
dial message was received from the pres
deuf and members ~ Emmanuel college
Cambridge. who we're dining tn another
part OF the building. which caused Hon
Wayne NscEeazh. the United States am
tasSador % Italy. who presided in che 4t,-
ssnce ot Hon. Thomas Bayard. United
states ambassador 10 ne court az =
James. 10 remark that blood vas thicker
than water. Not to hs behfnahana IN
courtesy. the Americans sent the I'm.
manuel men a reply proposing as q
worthy sentiment OF ne evening "a.
memory of John Harvard the son o.
Emanuel college and tfs father of Ihera,
learning IN 1he New World"
A. further proof q the presence here
Of vast throngs of Americans. Il NAV no
added that At the Savoy hotel one. us-st
Cast week half dozen dinners wfrs in
progress Mr.. George Gould and Marty
Vas AZ ore of the tables ana near +Ao-,
vas the party % -. Il. de Younv -rsn-s-
efar af the san Francisco Chrons,lA A.
another table Mrs Vert Dexter ~ C.s{-
sazo was entertaining a number ~
friends ard there were fgl.y twenty more
persons of Es1ore or hess prurzt tnence A.
tne various tables in the rooms Tna
registers ~ Loves an Cii.fr's American
exchanges show sa-Eer numpAr of
names entered than kor years past.
There vas cons Sidersn1s comment anon