The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-23

gayest week of the season, mainly due
TO the Ascot race meeting, and balls
given by the Warehouses of Sails
bury and others. After a little rain
in the early part of the week, the
weather seems 10 promise a number
of fine, though hot, days, and in con-
sequence every person who can do so
is enjoying himself or herself to the
utmost.
Ascot Socially.
Socially, the Ascot melting just
ended has been the best on record,
royalty and the admirers of royalty,
10 say nothing of those who are iona
of good racing, turned out In almost
the strongest possible force. But the
ground was so hard that the owners
of valuable horses were not willing 10
risk them. Consequently, the fields
were the smallest in years. But for
the display of toiletteS the weather
could not have been better. On tues
day and Thursday, the two principal
days the weather was bright ana
pleasant. White was the, color. which
predetermined in the fashionable
Ihrong, while hats of enormous size.
covered with long stemmed shaking
flowers, made the royal enclosure re-
semble a flower garden. The enclo-
sure in addition. was so crowded that
walking about was almost an impos-
sibility for a lady. The members OF
the royal family never left their
boxes except for luncheon, and so the
majority of the people present IN the
enclosure had very little satisfaction
SO far as mingling witk royalty was
concerned. All the smartest men
with regulations as dressers to up
hold wore black frock coats with silk
hats and small ties.
The Princes White Hat.
The Prince of Wales on Thursday
shocked the leaders OF fashion by ap-
pearing in a. white stovepipe hat and
he had evidently persuaded Earl Car
dogan, who was included in the Prince
of Wales house party, to follow his
example. There is much speculation
as TO whether the Prince OF Wales
lead will have any effect on the fash
ions; but it is not likely, as in spite
of all that has been said to the con-
trary on the subject, the Prince of
Wales does not lead the fashions.
There are fewer house parties than
l,sual at Ascot, the majority or those
present at the races taking trains
daily from Waterloo, where thousands
a assembled To witness the departure
and arrival of the fashionable crowds.
In spite of the many entries, no
American horse appeared at Ascot.
Richard Croker of New York, took
house at Ascot for the week and dld
things in style. He was most correctly
dressed in a long frock coat, dark
striped trousers, patent feathers and
dazzling silk hat. Mr.. Croker also
carried a pair of racing glasses slung
across his body from the shoulder
Mrs. Croker, who accompanied him,
looked handsome and was one Oh the
best dressed ladies there.
sulIzy as Usual.
The Afghan prince. who is visiting
England now, Nazrulla Khan was
17rasnnt at Ascot on Cup day, and he
was sulky as usual. he woe d 1ted ~.
fur coat IN spite Of the tact thal 1ne
mercury was at 80 degrees. The
anee- of Afghanistan has resolved to
allow his hopeful son to stay in Eng
land until the end of August, and IL is
An open secret that this sudden resolu-
ton of the ameer greatly perturbs the
royal family Rut he will probably
be shunted off to the continent.
The queen arrived at Windsor castle
from Balmoral and il is stated that
the dinner which she is to give to
NaZrula Khan will be a great affair
Her majesty will not undergo the
fatigue of giving a garden party at
buckingham palace this season, as
was hoped, but will lend the grounds
to the prince and princess of Wales
who find the grounds of Marlborough
house too small for such a purpose.
Got Him in Trouble.
The eloquent set OF resolutions were
drawn up by Colonel Clayton Nc
Michael, proprietor OF the Philadelphia
North American, on the completion of
the maiden trip across the Atlantic OF
the new American liner St Louis, and
which the ob1igtng British ambassador
81 Washington, Sir Julian Pauncefote,
IN suspectingly signed, has landed that
diplomat into a fresh heap Of trouble.
The Cunard and White Star line peo-
pie are furious at the wording of the
resolutions, which declared that the
st Louis had, under American aus
pices, inaugurated a new era in the
history of ocean traffic, and gave
brought their influence to bear upon
certain members Of parliament with
before the house OF commons, ns al
ready cabled to the Associated Press. !
But the explanations furnished by the
parliamentary secretary of the foreign |
Office, Sir Edward Grey, that the Brit |
ish ambassador did not sign the reso-
iutio-s in his official capacity. is not
sa satisfactory to the English ship own |
ers. They say that Sir Julian should |
nave remembered that an ambassador |
has no private capacity. and that the |
statement will be used to advertise the /
American li1e to the detriment of the |
British lines which, they claim, have |
proved their superiority.
Caught BY a Yankee.
The comment of the. English news
papers upon the subject b. altogether
Of a nature calculated to render Sir
Julian Pauncefote unhappy. Fer in
stance one newspaper remarks Eng
lish diplomats are as clay in the hands |
Of sharp Yankee"
The paper referred to then recalls
the Sackville West incident and adds:
''Sir Julian is now cleverly caught in |
q thoroughly American manner"
In an interview, Colonel CLAYTON
sfcBfichael said: 81 certainly made
the resolutions as strongly American
as 1 could: probably Sir Julian
ENauncefote did not read them care
fully He was asked to sign them as a
passenger, and being the
agreeable gentleman he is, he could
not well refuse. The resolutions Were
circulated at dinner time. and no one
showed any objection 20 signing"
Sir Julian was asked by a represen-
tative OF the Associated Press If he
wished to make statement on the
subject. but he said he had nothing
further TO add the explanation FIR
nished by Sir Edward Gray in the
house of commons.
International Railway Congress.
The international Railway congress
holds its first session Wednesday next