The herald., 1895-05-19
FROM OVER THE ATLANTIC
Resume of Events in
England
Merrie
Doings Of Royalty-Yachting Season Opens
Auspiclously-dathe Of Warships
Preparatory to the Big Parade

4 LONDON, May 1s.-The Prince of Wales
is staying at Warwick castle. where the
Countess of Warwick and Brooke, moro
generally known as the fam Gus beauty,
Lady Brooke, who has long been greatly
admired by the prince, has invited dis
tingushed party to meet, and where all
sorts of festivities are in progress. The
prince yesterday reviewed the Warwick
shire yeomanry cavalry, of which Lord
Willoughby De Brooke is colonel.
The Princess of Wales and her daughter
are at Sandringham, whittier they went
after the drawing rooM which the
princess held on Wednesday last in Buck
ingham palace, in behalf of the queen.
The drawing room was not largely at
tended, but few people attracted more at
tention than the "American Duchess, "
the Dowager Duchess of Marlborough,
otherwise Lady Beresford, who was pre-
sented on her marriage to Lord William
Bcresford. She had never been presented
as Duchess of Marlborough. The beauti-
ful American wore gorgeous pearl gray
satin dress with n velvet train, shot with
the faintest tinge OF pink and embroid-
cred with silver and diamond lilies The
bodice was completely covered with lace
and sparkled brightly with a profuson
OF diamonds. English women are show
ing an inclination to bedeck themselves
with jewels in day time which they ad-
nit is bad taste and which faiing they
have long accused Americans OF giving
way to.
At the invitation concert of the Strauss
orchestra at the Imperial institute on
Saturday society was out in great force,
the names OF those present including half
the peerage and diamonds in the ears of
the ladies and around the necks and in
brooches were in numerous prominencc1
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Duke and Duchess of SaXeC Coburg- Gotha
and the Duke and Duchess of Connaught
were among those present.
The United States waTship San Fran
cisco and Marlbehead. from the Mediter-
ranean, and the New York and Colum
ba, from New York, will rendezvous at
Southampton and will proceed together
to Kiel in order to take part in the elab-
crate fete prepared to celebrate the open
ing of the North Sea and Baltic canals.
1t is estimated that the four United
States ships will represent u, 7I7 tons.
with 70 officers and 1497 men. Great
Britain will be represented by four first
class twin-screw battleships. the Royal
SOVEREIGN. Empress of India, Resolution
and ] .ulsc, the frst-class twin screw
cruisers Blenheim and Endymion, the
third class Belona, the first-class gun
boats Speedy and Halcyon. and the ad-
miralty yacht Enchantress. under the
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fleet OF ten warships will carry III
officers and 4309 men, and have a tot
displacement Of 1860 tons. Austria
will send four warships. which will carry
52 officers and 1912 men, and which will
represent "A displacement of Is, $40 tons
The Austrian fleet will be commanded
by Rear Admiral Archduke Charles
stephen. Russia will send three ships
inder Admiral Skirdloif. with 70 officer
and 1905 men. representing 20, 700 tons.
Italy will make u gallant showing with
nine war vessels, carrying ls0 officers and
30S9 men, representing 73, 500 tons. The
Italian fleet will be commanded by the
Duke OF Genoa. France will only send
three ships. but they will represent 10. $50
tons and VIII be manned by GO officers
and 1860 men. Scandinavia will send five
ships representing S59i tons anu 30
officers and $50 men under Rear Admiral
klutberg. There will be three Spanish
ships present representing 17,sGG tons
with So officers and 1888 men. The Danish
flag will be represented by six warships
with 80 officers, 1870 men and 1850 tons.
The Netherlands will send two warships
representing 4575 tons. with 25 officers
nd Alb men. There will be two Rouman-
warshlps present, representing $3.50
tons, with % officers and 400 men.
Turkey will be represented by Il cruiser OF
1925 tons. having OH board 10 otfi GERS
and 800 men.
The Unite. States am bassador, the