The herald., 1895-07-07

of Americans, it was furnished by the
crowd of patriotic citizens of the United
States who attended the various Inde-
pendence Day celebrations in London on
Thursday last. and strange to say, the
screeching of the eagle on these occasions
seemed to give the lion healthy degree
of satisfa ction. The Daily News, for
instance, commenting on the banquet of
the American society at the Holborn res
taurant, said:
''The American Independence Day was
celebrated in London more publicly than
on previous occasions. This is as it should
be. The day brings no bitterness oi
memory to the present generation OF
Englishmen. But for that day and its
lesson, our empire might be thing OF
the past 1t is never so tittingly cele-
brated as when the Englishmen and
Americans meet In honor of it at the same
ceremony on the same social board.''
Then again during the banquet a cor
dial message was received from the presi-
dent and members OF Emanuel college,
Cambridge who were dining in another
part of the building, which caused the
Hon. Wayne ,MacVeagh. the United States
am bassa dor to Italy. who presided in the
absence OF the Hon. Thomas Bayard, the
United States am bass ador to the court
of st. James, to remark that blood was
thicker than water. Not to be outdone
in courtesy the Americans sent the En-
Rnuel men reply. proposing as a worthy
sentiment of the evening the memory of
John Harvard, son of Emanuel college
and the father of liberal learning in the
new world.
As further proof OF the presence here
of vast throngs of Americans, it may be
added that at the Savoy hotel one night
last week half a dozen dinners were in
progress. George Gould's party was at
one of the tables, and near them was the
party of M. III. De Young. proprietor of
the San Francisco Chronicle. At another
table Mrs. Writ Dexter OF Chicago was
entertaining number of friends. and
there were fully twenty more persons of
more or less prominence at the various
tables in the room. The registers of
loves and Gilligs American exchanges
show larger number Of names entered
than for years past.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. II. De Young arrived
AioLA al 10 q iOW NdA eiSc anu luCy are
receiving much attention I'M society.
They have been the guests of Mrs. John
W. Mackay and other prominent people.
The sixty cases OF art objects which Mr..
De Young purchased in France for the
California exposition memorial museum
have arrived in London ard will be
shipped to the United States on Wednes-
day. The collection is one of really mar
velous variety and value. 1t includes old
tapestry, vases, plates, etc. wonderful
ivories of the empire period; Louis X V.
and XVI. furniture and clocks and other
adm lrable selections from the best oollec-
tions it is possible to draw upon in Eu.
rope.
T here was considerable comment
among the New Workers who attended
the reception given on the Fourth of July
by Mrs. Bayard. wife OF the United States
am bassadoi, upon the fact that William
Waldorf Astor, who was among those
present, has aged greatly since the death
of his wife.
Bret Harte created much amusement
ct the reception by displaying great anx-
iety that the Englishasbn slould an.
nounce his name correctly. The butler
announced "Bretharte, whereupon the
novelist Gale out Bret Harte' at the
top of his voice three times and set
everybody laughing.
The Hon. Wayne MacVeagh delighted
all by the happy manner in which he pre-.