Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-24
ANOTHER GAY LONDON WEEK
1t Was Crowded With Parties of
Every Kind.
The First Event Was the Most
Brilliant Drawing Room of the
Seasonal Crush to Get a Sight
of the Young Duchess Of Marlbor-
ough.
Copyright, Associated Press.)


London, May 23.-This week has been
the gayest of the year. 1t was crowded
with parties OF all kinds and began with
the drawing room OF Monday, when was
the most brilliant of the season. Never
has there been such a sumptuous dis
play of costly fabrics. laces, jewelry,
and flowers, and among the display OF
magnificent dresses there were num-
ber of costumes embroidered with gold,
silver, and even with brilliants.
Owing to the fine weather the crowd
on the Mall and around Buckingham
Palace was dense and the people were
eager to see the occupants Of the car
riages. The Duke and Duchess OF Mari
borough had an old fashioned single
chariot But there was rush TO get
sight of the bride and it was with great
difficulty that the people were kept from
touching the vehicle The young
duchess bore the ordeal of being stared
at for over an hour with great COM
posure. The duke, who was one Of the
few men attending, wore yeomanry
uniform. In the palace the Duchess Of
Marlborough attracted the greatest at
tention. She wore her wedding dress,
which was ablaze with diamonds, and
the celebrated pearls which her mother
gave her, a string OF which broke in the
ante-room, but all save two were re-
covered. The society papers comment
favorably upon the appearance of the
duchess.
Wednesdays trooping Of the colors
upon the occasion Of the official cele-
bration of the queens birthday, was
great function; but it was nearly spoiled
by a row between Lord Wolseley, the
mmander-in-chief, and the Duke of
Cambridge, former commander-in-
chief. 1t appears that the latter ex-
pressed his intention of attending as
royal duke and colonel in chief Of the
army and claimed precedence over Lord
Wolseley, whereupon the latter declar-
ed that neither himself nor his staff
would attend. The deadlock caused
much excitement and the matter was
finally referred TO the queen, who found
a way out of the difficulty by directing
the Prince of Wales to receive the sa-
lutte at the parade. As heir apparent
the prince has precedence over every
one else, and Lord Wolseley gladly
waived his claim to take the salute bsrs
right OF office. In the arEsy ~ !e-, =
there is much satisfaction at the fact
that Lord Wolseley stood up for his
rights.
DR.. Newman Hall, father of DR.. John
Hall, of New York, celebrated his SSth
Birthday yesterday and received many
congratulations upon the occasion. He
breaches several times weekly and is
remarkably vigorous.
Chas. Dickens. the son OF the cele-
brated novelist. has been dangerously
i'll. but is now out OF danger.
United States Ambassador Bayard
has purchased a 100-guinea horse from
the duchess of Connaught, and rides it
daily in the Row. Mr. Bayard will
spend the Whitsuntide holidays at Lord
Dartmouth's.
The papers here print long and favor
able reviews, with coplous extracts Of
John T. Morse's Life Of Oliver Wendell
Holmes"
The queens birthday honors show
the usual partiality for the army over
the navy, and is causing much dissatis-
faction. Four X. C. BIS go to the
navy and seven TO the army; there are
no C. b s for the navy and 2S for the
army
The opera season at COvent Garden
has thus far proved very successful. and
the attendance has been much larger
than last year.
Charles Hartrey has recently purchas-
ed a new comedy, written by Miss FL
liott Page and Nora Vynne, and called
"A Family Failing" The play will
probably be produced at the Shaftes-
bury theatre in the early autumn.
Beerbohm Tree has won much glory
in his artistic point Of view by his adj
mirable production of Henry "
The run of Mrs. Ponderbury Pat"
which has been a success at Court
Theatre. terminated last Thursday
night. May Yohe, in musical farce,
will shortly be seen at this house.
The fine weather of the past few
weeks together with the opening OF
the out-of-door entertainments, had had
the effect of making light business for
the theatres.
One OF the most popular entertain
ments given in London is the annual
military tournament, which this year
opens May 2S. This exhibition has. FOR
the past few years, attracted .arge
crowds, and the profits are enormous.
In view of the martial spirit which has
prevailed in this country recently. IL
is probable that the show this year Will
be even more prosperous.
"A Rescued Honor" the new three
act domestic play by Arthur Frey, or
the Lyric theatre, is to be produced at
a matinee performance at the Avenue
theatre on Thursday, June 4.
"A Lucky Bet" is the title Of a new
musical play by Charles II. Brookfield
and Henry Byatt, which will shortly be
produced in the provinces.
The special orchestra from Monte
Carlo is attracting large audiences 10
thethe gardens Of the Imperial Institute,
where they give both an afternoon and
an evening performance.
"Josiah's Dream" a farce dealing
with the New Woman" was produced
with fair success at the Strand theatre
on Thursday.
Ella Wilson, Charles Lewis and Jo-
,,oro orractad ny Officer