The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-30
PAST WEEK IN LONDON HAS BEEN
A PERFECT BLANK So
CIALLY.
VICTORIA AFTER ADVICE
IN CASE THE GAR SHOULD TOUCH
ON HIGH POLITICAL CUES
TIONS.
A DuKEDoM IN SIGHT FOR AsToR
One Would BE His In Case of the
RumOred Marriage With Prfn-
cess Victoria.

+ LONDON, Aug. 29.-The past week
has been a social blank. Every one
of Importance who is not enjoying a
visit to the resorts Of the continent
is either shooting grouse on the moors,
Devastating on the hills. or preparing
for the partridge shooting which opens
Sept. 1. London Is bereft Of royalty,
and the members of the royal family
will remain scattered until the reunion
at Balmoral, early in October. to well
come the car and czarina. The queen
starts on Tuesday for Balmoral The
visit of the car and czarina to Eng
land is family affair. but, neverthe-
less, 1T is no secret that the Marquis
Of Salisbury's visit to Osborne on
Wednesday last, was due to the anx-
1ety OF the queen to be fully posted on
the foreign Offices views as to the An
glo-Russian policy, so as not to make
any mistake, in the event of the cars
conversation trenching upon high pol
itics.
One of the topics Of conversation is
the melodramatic rupture of Sir Rob-
ert Peels week-old engagement to
Ella, daughter of Lord Ashton. 1t has
set the tongue of society wagging
rapidly and has called forth the pub
LEGATION in the Daily News, Of which
Lord Ashton is part owner, of a state
ment announcing that the engagement
was unauthorized and that there is not
the remotest possibility of such a mar
riage taking place. 1t is now reported
that the rupture was caused by the
fiancee's receipt of a letter from a.
lady who was friend of Mrs. Lang
try and Abingdon Baird. The young
lady, it appears, showed this letter to
her father, and the latter promptly
gave Sir Robert Peel, who was staying
at Ryelands, his congo.
The lovers first met a month ago.
and 1T was case Of love at first sight
Sir Robert Peel invited Lady Ashton
and Miss Ella to Drayton and on the
third day of their visit he proposed and
was accepted. Lord Ashton consented
to the engagement and promised to
supplement Sir Robert PeePs income
OF. 5000 pounds by giving his daughter
$4,000 pounds yearly.
The discussion Of the rumor of the
possible marriage of William Waldorf
Astor to Princess Victoria of Wales
has been reopened by leading society
journal, which regards the match as
quite possible, saying it will give the
greatest satisfaction to all intelligent
people in the English-speaking world,
adding: There has been more than
one royal marriage in Europe during
the past few years which was not SO
promising as would be the marriage
of the daughter of a future king to a
man of good physical attributes and
moral, commercial character, and who,
under such circumstances. would
speedily be promoted to q dukedom"
The widest interest is taken here in
the nuptials of Jean de Reszke, who is
to be married to the Countess de Mailly
Nestle. Both the lady and the famous
terror are Catholics, and they cannot
marry after the latter's divorce from
her husband, except by a dispensation
from the pope. 1t Is believed this has
been obtained. and the wedding is
likely to take place on De Reszke's
estate in Poland during the early part
Of October 1t is also understood that
The tenor will abandon the stage IN
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