The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-28
LoNDoN,s WEEKLY BUDGET.
Cost Of the Prince Of Wa1es's Clothes
-EA0thnI ..RutcIers, BILL"

LONDoN's WEEKLY BUDGET.
Cost OF the Prince of Wales's Clothes
Football ..ButcIers' BILL
LONDON. April 27.-Curious details have
been published here regarding the wardrobe
of the Prince of Wales. 1t appears that
he possesses seventy uniforms. at an aver
age cost OF f170 (s750) 1T is added thatehe
pays IL guineas (s62. 5O for a frock coat, 10
guiHeas about $7O for a dress suit, for
trousers he pays A guineas 42D, his ordi-
nary trousers, with coat and vest. cost 8 to
10 guineas. $42 to $52.50) During the Lon
P don season the Prince wears out two frock
coats per month and he uses about a dozen
dress suits annually. He has an immense
number of ordinary suits Of clothes and
never wears one more than two or three
times. In addition his shooting suits cost
800 guineas a year. The Prince has three
silk hats every fortnight and never wears
a pair s0f gloves twice. In shoes ne Is the
best dressed man in the United Kingdom.
The English football season Is closed and
nnsl w feot5ai1 aSut Gasstte b pnDlis The i' sbi AZ;
shows that during the season there were
twenty. deaths from injuries received on the
and collar bones were broken. besides many
cases Of concussion Of the brain or spine;
paralysis, knee caps split, peritonitis and
hundreds Of minor casualties.
The committee appointed to raise funds
for the purchase. of the residence OF the
late Thomas Carlyle in order to mt it up
as a Carlyle museum, has already collected
the sum Of q ,722 and it is expected the pur-
the museum will open in June. Carlyle's
writing desk was among the, articles re-
longings of Oscar Wilde. 1t brought IA
guineas and was probably secured by an
American.
During the week the continental carnival,
with it's battle of flowers, confetti, etc,
was introduced into England at East
Bourne, the fashionable watering place. and
will doubtless become an annual feature
here.
Buyers from other countries, including the
United States. were present this week at
the annual fair at Lincoln, where horses of
every class We're on exhibition.
The great wheel at Earl Court, initiated
from Chicago's great Ferris wheel. was
finished to-day, with the exception of the
woodwork. 1t is said to be an improve
ment and is much larger than the Chicago
wheel and has been sixteen months build
The earl of Lonsdale. who is a, member
of the Dunraven syndicate, which is build
ing valkyrie Ill. TO compete for the Amer
ica's cup, has been elected commodore of
the Royal London Yacht Club.
Kisber. the winner of the Derby, OF 1876,
is dead. Kisber was a bay colt by, Buc-
Baltazzi. There were 226 subscribers to the
Derby stakes of that year and fifteen horses
in ~.
House of Commons, is to receive the free
dom Of the city of London.
though suffering seriously from influenza
and bronchitis, u slightly better.
bids fair to be a successful one. The
i 2aee roo %ill 6 6Sla Ses ss sllst n q the the NAY Nay d esre-
monies brocadesSpron1ise to be the favorite
material for trains, velvet. being consid-
tiful new designs In chene ere very popu-
lar, as for instaIace; on 2 sive e grey MORE S,i,,s
bbi Eowna h aae Frahsearo naaens With IL BUDS BUDS and
foliage. which gives the impression that
the flowers are raised from the SORT, dulI
surface of the silk and might be gathered
from 1t. Dresses Will still, Tor the most
part. be of satin, and viii pc trimmed win
beautiful sparkling embroideries and with
opais are the Fashionable stone now. cut
round Ike pearls, polished and set with
The Court theafer opened to-nights with
Mr.. G. W. Godfrey's s'vanity Fair" The
POT OF t~ne-PIaA-lGlals 70 .ne aunenaures
q a few Years AGO.
Rumor is very busy in literary circles
With a forthcoming pook on Jaaes, me
Chinese green LEVER OF ina Iaine' Wnieh
an Americam nanies sra ~ he nro-
only one hunurea COPIES are 'ope pro
ouceu AZ dMsusl - @avJ,goV h ne so
ern ra IN % ~ ~ ,acsiua fre y cnnias ea
There is e De a passion 81 pay IN SNi so1p-
ANU. az Ssia1n, ~ % Sesnd ~ gu Snu
dnuuf on y sftar mil Ssntemher and on
Thursday, Aug. Is; the festival OF the AS.
for / ao persons under cover. is being
erected.
Inc MlarquIs 9t D ~ r J ne bean-
tiful chapel OF Falkland palace, the his
toric abode Of Queen Mary and of Kings
James V and vi of Scotland.
The Importance of Being Earnest was
withdrawn tonight at the st. James, the
disgrace of its author having eontrlbuted
to its early withdrawal II Is a somewnat
curious coincidence mat ils successor
should be emitted .lne lrlunpn OF the
phllistlnes. ms piece Is py merry AT
thur Jones. IN II MI. Jones VIII pleah
The sale of the effects of the late
Duchess OF Montrose,c when Is 70 takS
rim some notahie things to the hammer.
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Wilhelm visits siceori"'
April 21-Ehnperor VIII
liam arrived here to-day He visited the
7 ,;san pla+z wallace ana dined with Oneen
Hui ia.A poiaSe "H1
Victoria, who Is here In attendance on the
christening OF the daughter of the Grand
n,aho.. no,.a frn,arly pr;roeas Vic
n -
toria Mellta OF oausn-
ening occurred last Wednesday; me En-
peessoo = nsrenr7na nee given at fhe naiace
by the court theater company. The men,
bers of the company produced the comedy;
ne Zaersliclen a1;a;taa thuu
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