Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-30

At Newmarket, where the first Septem-
Der race meeting opened on Tuesday, the
heat has been terrible, 80 degrees in the
shade having been recorded. This has had
q disastrous effect upon the horses and has
greatly affected the attendance at the
races. Only handful of people witnessed
the big race of the meeting on Thursday,
the Jockey club stakes, in which last
years and this years Derby winners ran.
The majority OF men on the grounds fol-
lowed the example set by Lord Roseberry
and wore white flannel shirts and carried
white umbrellas. Throughout the country
the suffering from the heat has been ey-
IRENE. In many large factories it was
found necessary to suspend work. In
London there has been Il general abandon
ment of frock coats and tall hats, and
straw hats and suits of the thinnest ma
terial have been adopted in their stead.
The Great Rush Homeward
of tourists from the United States aeems
to be over None of the steamers sailing
this week was quite full. The Lain took
Mrs William Walter Phelps of New Jer-
sey. Brander Matthews of New York, Nor
man Williams and family of Chicago and
Clifford johnson of Chicago. The latter
is returning after an absence of is months
which he has spent in making tour
around the world. d. II. De Young, pro-
prictor of the San Francisco Chronicle,
and Mrs. De Young and Mr.. Trueworthy
of Los Angeles sailed by the Aurania. Mr..
De Young has secured many additional
treasures for the California museum,
among them being the throne chair of
Napoleon the Great. This chair has ro-
mantle history. 1t was stolen from the
Tullcries during the Commune and was
buried from public view for number of
years. Finally it fell into the hands of a
dealer of curios, from whom it was pur-
chased by Mrs. De Young. 1t has been
pronounced genuine by the greatest ex-
perts in Napoleon relics in Paris.
United States Ambassador Bayard and
Mrs. Bayard left on Friday of last week
for Wellington, Northumberland, where
they visited Sir George Trevelyan. Later
they Joined a shooting party at Lord
Leven and Melville's place in Scotland.
After that they will visit the Marquis Of
Bath. Miss Florence Bayard and Mrs.
Hearst, widow of the former United States
senator Of California, are in Paris. Both
are expected to como to London soon.
James 2. Roosevelt, secretary of the
United States embassy, is visiting the
Bradley Martins, who are entertaining Il
largo party in Inveruesshire, including
their son-in-law and daughter, the Earl Of
Craven and Lady Craven, and Niscount
Deerhurst and wife (thc daughter Of
Charles William Bonyngc, formerly Of
San Francisco.
Mrs Frank Leslie started Saturday for
Spain, Of which country she will make
tour of several months duration. When
she returns to London, in December, she
will sail for New York.
United States Ambassador Bayard was
the second best shot among the party OF
81 who were guests Of Lord Leyen and
Melville.
1t is rumored thu. Mrs Langtry con-
templates marriage 18th Sir Robert Peel
in the event of her securing a divorce
in the courts of California. 1t is openly
limited in society papers that Sir Robert
whose visit to New York last year was the
occasion of great deal of gossip on both
sides of tho water has little beyond his
title, but Mrs. Langtry is still rich Sir
Robert is 2S years Of age, while Mrs
Langtry is in her 44th year.
The ndcrbilt-Marlhorough Match.
Many protests, more or less serious. are
appearing in the newspapers of London
on the depletion Of the ranks of eligible
noblemen by marriageEwith American
women. In connection with the Mari
borough Vanderbilt engagement, Truth
prints an amusing letter, signed 'Dowager
Duchess" in which the writer says that
she has converted her house into a Judi
cious combination music hall, burlesque
stage, gambling rooms and club and has
her daughters instructed in the most Sc
ductive steps and highest kicks. They
have been, she says, encouraged to sing
the broadcast songs. and no restraint what
ever has been attempted on their CONVEX
sation. They have dined at all the
fashionable restaurants and sat almost be-
side the most notorious women of the
town, yet eligible men persist in marrying
actresses or Americans.
Truth says that men like good women
and they like bad women, but few except
fools like combination of the two char
acters: besides, with the pace set here for
wealth aboyc every other consideration.
there is no wonder that the men of today
nave no greater ambition than 70 al
tain il.
The Daily News says that the engage
ment of the Duke Of Marlborough and the