The Anaconda standard., 1895-05-26
FROM LONDON TOWN
Lady William BereSfOrd Can Not Sit
on the DucheSSeS' Bench.
OTHER SOCIETY MENTION
For the Next Two Years the Ex-
Literary and Social Lion Oscar
Wilde VIII Work the
Tread Mill and Toll.
Copyrighted 1896 by the Associated Press.

London, May 25.-To the delight of
everybody except the undertakers and
kindred professions, London had a re-
turn of fine weather this week, and
the great metropolis is overfiowing
with tourists, who are occupying the
best rooms at the hotels and making
things interesting and lively in the
fashionable shopping districts.
1t is now freely predicted that there
will be general election in Great Brit
ain during the coming month of July.
On all sides it is admitted that Lord
Rosebery's government is in a bad
way, and the very atmosphere of the
house of commons emphasizes the
sense of the coming disaster of the
liberal party.
The revolt of the prospective peers"
as the crusade of the Hon. George Cur
zon, NJ. p, the eldest son of Lord
Scarsdale, is called, came to naught,
as was generally expected, though the
question raised by the Earl of Sell
borne as to whether the peers could
or could not sit in the house of COM
mons after succeeding to the house
of lords, or be elected members of the
house of commons, occupied the atten-
tion of the latter body for a few days.
Little by little much secret history
connected with the last two drawing
rooms at Buckingham palace is leak
ing out, and is giving the gossipers
plenty to chatter about. 1t appears
that the application of the Dowager
Duchess Of MARLBOROUGH. formerly
Mrs. Louis Hammersley of New York,
who wished to be presented to the
queen on her marriage to Lord Will
lam Beresford, was returned to her
through the lord chamberlain's office,
where such applications are filed. with
an endorsement in the handwriting of
Queen Victoria, that her majesty could
only receive her as Lady William
Beresford, and that she could not re-
tain her previous higher title, as she
has often done. Consequently the
charming lady, generally known as the
American Duchess" will in future
have only her place in court as Lady
William Beresford, and will not have
the right to sit on the coveted bench
reserved ( or duchesses at ST. Albe-
marie and other court functions. The
second incident which is being eagerly
discussed by the gossips is in connec-
tion with the drawing room of Wednes-
day last, where Princess Louise, Mar
Queen Victoria, represented the queen
in place of the Princess Of Wales.
Vanity Fair says that the sensation
of the drawing room of Wednesday
last was the presentation Of Mrs.
George N. Curzon (formerly Miss Mary
Letter of Washington and Chicago.) }
She was dressed more beautifully than
any one there, in a silvered white gown
with yellow train, attached TO silver
wings on the shoulders and with dia-
monds like dew drops over her dress
and in her hair. Mrs. Curzon is being
most warmly received here.
Lady Mary Hamilton, the young
daughter of the late duke of Hamilton.
will be the richest peeress in England.
and probably in the world. She is only
10 years old and has inherited the bulk
of the late dukes estates, including the
Isle of Arran, which alone is worth
IS, 900, ,O00
A camphor famine is threatened as a
result of the war between Japan ard
China. The price of camphor has rap
idly advanced and Japan is placing
most severe restrictions upon its ex-
portation. Much of the camphor in
this country is held by a syndicate.
Should warmer weather bring cholera
and dysentery, the demand for cam
phor would be very great and it's scar
city will not only interfere with many
medical compounds, but will hinder
the manufacture of smokeless gun pow
der in which the camphor largely en-
ters as an ingredient.
The Prince of Wales will give his
customary dinner to the members of
the Jockey club on the evening of
Derby day Prince Christian. duke of
Cambridge, and about so other MEM
bers have been invited. After the din
ner some of the princes special sat"
who do not belong to the Jockey club,
will join the party and the festivities
are likely to extend into the small
hours.
The theatrical world has been dull
during the present week. The principal
event was Jerome K. Jerome's play,
"Pride's Progress" produced at the
Comedy theater with Indifferent sue