The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-30
They Talked a Good Deal
About Weather.
The Suffering From The Extreme Heat
has Been Terrible.

average and four degrees higher than on
any previous day this summer. The
weather since Tuesday has shown little
Improvement, the mercury on each day
rising TO 81 degrees or higher. There
have been numerous cases OF sunstroke
during the week and several fatalities
have resulted in various parts OF the
country. At Newmarket, where the first
September race meeting opened on Tues
day, the heat has b, e. terrible, 80 degrees
in the shade having Decn recorded. This
has had a disastrous effect upon the
horses and has greatly affected the attend
ance on the races. Only a handful OF
persons 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 followed the ex-
ample set by Lord Roseberry and wore
white flannel suits and carried white
umbrellas. Throughout the country the
suffering from the heat has been eS-
treme. In many large factories " was
found necessary 10 suspend work. In
London there has been general aban->
donment OF frock coats and tall hats and
straw hats and suits of thinnest material
have been adopted in their stead.
The great rush homewards of the tdur-
lists from the United States seems TO be
over None of the steamers sailing this
week were quite full The last one took
Mrs. William Walter Phelps of New Jersey,
Mr.. Brander Mathews of New York, Mr..
Norman Williams and family OF Chicago,
and Mr.. Clifford johnson OF Chicago.
The latter is returning after an absence OF
eighteen months, which he has spent In
making tour round the world. Mr.. Nj.
III. De Young, the proprietor of the san
Francisco Chronicle, and Mrs. De Young
and Mr.. Trueworthy OF Los Angeles sailed
by the Aurania. Mr.. DE Young has Sc
cured many additional treasures for the
California museum, among them being
the throne chair OF Napoleon the Great.
This chair has romantic history. Ii was
stolen from the Tulleries during the COM
mune, and was buried from public view
for a number OF years. Finally, II fell In
TO the hands of dealer in curios, from
whom ii was purchased by Mr.. De Young.
Ii has been pronounced genuine by the
greatest experts in Napoleon relics in
Paris. United States Am bassador Bay
ard and Mrs. Bayard left on Friday OF
last week for Wellington, orthum ber-
land, where they visited Sir George Tre-
volyan Later they joined shooting
party at Lord Ieven and Melville's place
in Scotland. After that they will visit
the Marquis OF Bath. Miss Florence Bay
ard and Mrs. Hearst, widow of the for
mer United States senator of California,
are in Paris. Both are expected to come
to London soon. Mr.. James q. Roosevelt,
recently of the United States embassy
is visiting the Bradley Martins, who are
entertaining large party In Inverness
shire, including their son-in-law and
daughter, the Earl of Craven and lady,
and Viscount Deerhust and wife (the
daughter OF Charles William Bonyinge,
formerly of San Francisco. Mrs. Frank
Leslie started today for Spain, OF which
country she will make a 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 "a,
who were guests Of Lords Leven and Mel
vile.
1t is rumored that Mrs. Langtry con-
templates marriage with Sir Robert Peel
in the event OF her securing divorce In
the courts of California. Ii 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 the water, has little beyond his
title, but Mrs. Langtry is still rich. Sii
Robert is 2S years OF age, while Mrs.
Langtry is In her 44th year.
Many protests more or less serious, are
appearing in the newspapers OF Lond on
on the depletion OF the ranks OF eligible
noblemen by msrrige with American wo-
men. In connection with the Marlbor-
ough-Vanderbilt engagement, Truth
prints an amusing letter, signed "Dow'
ager Duchess" in which the writer says
that she has converted her spouse into q
judicious com bination music hall, bur.
lesque stage, gambling rooms and club,
and has her daughters instructed in the
most seductive steps and highest kicks.
They have been. she says, encouraged tc
sing the broadest songs, and no restrain,
whatever has been attempted on their
conversation. Tney have dined at all the
fashionable restaurants, and sat almost
hos Ia ha
town. yet eligible men persist in marry
ing actresses or Americans.
Truth SAYS that men like good women,
and they like bad women, but few ex.
cept fools like a combination OF the two.
Besides, with the pace set here for wealth
above every other consideration, there is
no wonder that the men of today have nc
greater ambition than to attain il.
The Daily News says that the engage.
ment OF the Duke OF Marlborough and the
millionaire, Miss Vanderbilt, gives addi.
tional support to the theory that the
principle OF equality is doomed in
! America.
! Among the illustrated volumes OF the
| forthcoming season the most importan,
| will undoubtedly be that of the life and
| works OF Alma Tadema. Besides biog.
raphy, the book will contain more than
| twenty photo engravings after Mr.. Tad
ema's historical and other paintings.
/ lHtst AiAluht bhAl lbNOIiltn dS ut Ah-
dience at Agripas, " "a Reading from
Homer" and "Spring," which was ex-
hibited at this years academy. AS the
| edition OF the book is limited TO 400 cop
les, II bids fair soon 10 become a rare prize
/ for collectors.
The Prince OF Wales intends TO be nj
! Newmarket for the second October and
! Huughton meetings and at the end OF
! October nc will be the guest OF Mr.. Harry
! McCalmont, with whom he will shoot at
! Chevelry.
Next year is the centenary OF the birth
| OF Robert Burns, and IL is in that con
! uection proposed to hold an exhibition OF
relics OF the poet at the institute OF fine
arts In Glasgow The proportion OF the
city has already voted ESQ toward the
| PROJECT.
Turner's picture, "The Trout Stream. -
has been purchased by a Manchester party
for 4S00 guineas.
It has been decided by Beerbohm Tree
| TO reopen the llaymarket Thoater with
"Trilby,' on the evening OF Wednesday,
October 80. In the meantime the dra-
matte critics are striving TO induce some
! thing OF "Irilbyn boom In anticipation
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