The herald., 1895-09-01

! over ths fact that Hyde Park and the
! cemetery can no longer be favored with
| their pets of the canine species. The
closing of these grounds to the dogs of all
sorts and conditions is said to be due to
! the refusal of the Duke of Cam bridge as
keeper of the public parks and grounds to
! provide additional accommodations and
space for all these animals.
This weeks lot Of California fruit is
believed to have been the best received
here. According to retailers, it is selling
rapidly, not only in the shops, but from
the carts and barrows of the costermon-
gers all over London. Some of the pears
sell at a rate as good as three for a shill-
ing. The average retail price is from two
to three pence, according to size. Plums
are selling from Is to Is cd per uozen, at
rate of cd per pound. The American
peaches bring 2s I'd per dozen, while the
English and French fruits of the small
class bring about Is per dozen. Dealers
are unanimous in the opinion that half
cases find far better sale than whole
cases, as the fruit in the former is gener-
ally multiform and larger III size. The
wood from which the cases are made.
They say the tops OF the very best fruit
is always damaged because the boxes are
not made of better material.
1t is announced that Colonel Henry
Mapleson is to be the manager Of the new
theater, on the site of the old opera house
at the bottom of the Haymarket, This
theaser will be erected by the govern
nent. and according to the present plans
will rival Covent Garden theater. 1t will
be ready in 1896.
The influence OF the seaside holiday
time continues to affect the theaters. No
less than sixteen of the leading houses
have closed their doors and many lead
ing members of the profession have left
London. However. Monday evening will
be the beginning of the autumn seas IN.
Mr.. Willard will on that night open the
Garrick theater with Augustus Ihcmas'
Alabama. One week later Clement Scott
ana Brandon Thomas new play will be
presented at the Adelpbia theater. Ar
thur Boucher will present a new play
on September 7th at the new Royal
theater. William Elliott's season of man
agement at the St. James will open on
the 18th. These, with the opening OF the
Lyceum theater by Forbes Robertson
will inaugurate what promises to be a
brilliant season.
William Green has made arrangements
with Charles Hawley TO produce several
plays, principally farce comedies. at the
Avenue theater.
Harry Paulston will inaugurate his
management of the Strand theeater with
q comdey, In Locket.
Miss Pauline n. Johnston, the author of
the book of poems, The White Wampum,
has recently made her debut in London
society as a reader and reciter. She is an
Indian, the daughter of the late Chief
Johnstone, the head of the Mohawks,
and this fact has invested her with a halo
of romance which becomes of advantage
IN the London drawing rom.
Mrs. Hodgson Burnett has taken Brook
field, Erensam. for the season.
Signor Nieolini. Nine. PATHS husband,
is said TO have deserted his former hobby
of fishing for violin playing, and as a
start he secured Stradivarius and still
more valuable Amati to practice on. The
Amati is a gift from Nine. Patti and is
valued at f1500.
Rumor is steadily assigning to Sir
Phillip Curry the vacancy to be caused
by Sir Edward Mallett's retirement from
the Berlin embassy. Sir Phillip was ap-
pointed by Mr.. Gladstone to fill the
diplomatic vacancy at Constantinople.
The assignment enabled him to enjoy a
salary of a8000 year, the use of two
palaces in Constantnople a steam launch
and a magnificent ten-oared boat, all of
which are maintained by the govern
ment.
The princess of Wales, who has gone
| to Denmark for the autumn, will proceed
to Sandringham, when she returns to
England, about the middle OF October
Her royal highness is not going to Scot
land this year.
The steamer ruerst Bismarck made the
! fastest run of the season, arriving at the