The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-06
London is Fairly Taken by
American Visitors.
TheNumber Of Them the Largest
Ever Known.
SPEND THEIR MONEY.
Liked Because They Are Lavish
in Expenditures.
Bret Harte COrrectS a Butler
Who Butchers His Name.

LONDON, July 6.-This years invasion
of London by Americans is the largest
ever known. They are to be seen at
every turn, occupying the best apart
ments in all the popular hotels and visit
ing all places of interest The leading
restaurants are packed with them, and
they half fill the theaters nightly. Final
ly, the Americans flock in crowds to the
big music halls and enjoy themselves
generally in every way possible.
They are good customers everywhere,
free with their money and content only
with the best of everything. Therefore,
it need hardly be added the London hotel
keepers, store keepers and public enter
tanners are not grum bling at the so called
American "invasion."
If proof were needed of the presence
here of multitude of Americans it was
furnished by the crowds of patriotic citi-
zens of the United States who attended
the several independence day celebra-
tions in London on Thursday last, and
strange to say the screeching of the
eagle upon these occasions seemed to
give the lion certain degree of he althy
satisfaction.
The Daily News, for instance, COM
menting yesterday on the banquet of the
| AmSElCdn OOCIoty az tn0 I1OLOOEu IOSbau@
rant said: "The American independence
day was celebrated in London more pub
| licly than on previous occasions This
| ia as it should be. The day brings no
! bitterness of memory to the present gen
Grafton of Englishmen. But for that day
and its lessons, our empire might by now
be a thing of the past, it is never 80 fit
tingly cele brated as when the English
men and Americans meet in honor of il
at the same ceremony or at the same
social board"
As further proof of the presence here
| of vast throngs of Americans. it NAV be
added that at the Savoy hotel one nigh
this week half a dozen dinners were il
| progress. MIR. George GOuld's party wal
al one table and near them was the party
of Mr. M. II. De Young, proprietor of the
| San Francisco Chronicle At another ia
BILE Mrs. Vert Dexter of Chicago enter
tanned number of friends and there were
fully twenty more persons of more or les
| promin ence at the various tables in the
| room.
The registers of loves and Gillig'i
American exchanges show a larger mum
Der of names entered than for years past
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. II. De Young arrived
from Paris few days ago and they arr
receiving much attention in society
They have been the guests of Mrs. JohI
W. Mackay and other prominent people
The sixty cases of art objects which
Mr.. De Young purchased in France TO
the California exposition memoria
museum have arrived in London ant
will be shipped to the United State
on Wednesday by the steame
Cuthera The collection is ont
of really marvellous variet,
and value. 1t includes old tapestry, rar'
Sevres vases, plates, etc, wonderful
worries of the empire period, Louis XIV
furniture and clocks ond other admirable
selections from the best collection it i
possible to draw upon in Europe
There was considerable common
among the New Workers who attended
the reception given on the 4th of Jul,
by Mrs Bayard, wife of the United State
ambassador upon the fact that Mr. Viii
liam Waldorf Astor, who was anon!
those present, has aged greatly since tn
death Of his wife.
Bret Harte created much amusemen
at the reception by displaying great anx
iety that the English butler should an
nounce his name correctly. The butte
announced "Bretharte," whereupon tn
novelist called out "Bret Harte," at tn,
top of his voice three times and set ever
body laughing.
Wayne McVeagh delighted all by tn
happy manner in which he presided a
the banquet of the American secretary
He is becoming a great favorite in Lon
don and was one of the few American
at the garden party and Duchess of SAKE
Coburg and Gotha at Clarence house O
Wednesday last
Mr.. and Mrs. George n. Curzon are do
ing all in their power to make the visi
of Congressman "Bertie" Adams of Phi
adelphia here social success.
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