Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-03-22
EXPECT A GREAT CRASH.
Many Candidates for English Court
Drawing Rooms.
The Reign of the American Beauty
in London Said to Have Ended.
An Anti-Dress League winch
Tolerates Plenty of Furs and BIZ
cycle Costumes.
fCopyrlght. Associated Pressl

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| present indications there will be an
unusual crush at the coming drawing
rooms, and many persons are likely TO
be disappointed at not being on the list
of the presents" For the one which
the Princess of Wales will hold at'ths
end of April on behalf OF Her Majesty,
the list is already complete. But two
more drawing rooms will be had IN
May. although the dates are not YET
liked
1t is now stated that King Alexander
of Servia, is engaged to the eldest
daughter OF the King Of Greece. Incl
! dentally the Seryian monarch has Deen
reported upon the point OF entering IN
TO the matrimonial alliance with so
many princesses that people are not
! prone TO believe this latest report
A we'll known sOciety-paper this week
expresses the opinion that the reign
OF the American beauty in London mas
ended" Continuing, the periodical re-
ferred to remarks: During the sew
entities and eighties the American nVa-
sion carried all before it, Marlborough
house, as usual, led Che fashion. But
SO sees London itself again, much ad-
mired, much Photographed, royalty hon
ored and Paris gowned. The American
beauty is a thing of the past.
The reason for this change, the writer
notes, is the decided change in the
I smart English woman of to-day, who,
ne asserts, rivals the Americans and
Parisians in brilliancy and chic, and in
7 his middle years the dictator of society
finds the gentle graces of the American
aristocracy more agreement
Hon. G. Rogers, of 6handOs street
I stand. styling himself professor OF
the National University of Illinois, &C
! cording to Truth which heads ii ex-
posed academic honors from Porkopo-
! lis, has been doing a thriving business
in bogus university degrees. In cir
cular. he claims the National University
! OF Illinois to "be one OF the best known
universities in the United States, and
specially chartered to confer all legiti-
mate degrees"
The scale Of prices for a B. A. degree
was $50. NJ. A. S75 d. d. and LII. d.,
S1O5 The circular also describes the
beautiful hoods lined with pale blue
! silk which the successful candidates
will be allowed to wear
The newspapers are full of letters OF
complaint from travellers at the
wholesale pilfering OF baggage on the
continent. and especially of trunks, etc,
! going to France and Italy.
Railroad officials are evidently i'm
! plicated in the thefts The trunks.
jewel cases and despatch boxes have
been opened with false keys, the thieves
evidently having ample time at their
disposal to make careful selection OF
| valuables.
An unusual compliment has been paid
to the Secretary OF State for the Colon
les, Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, IN his be-
ing named as the Unionlst candidate
! for Glasgow University.
Society has recently been much anus
ed at the formation of the anti-dress
league. of which Lady Algernon Len
nox. daughter-in-law of the Duke OF
Richmond the Countess OF Warwick
and other fashionable ladies, who owe
much TO their elaborate costumes, are
the prime movers The league allows
only two dresses for each season. one
for day wear and one for the evening,
in addition to the tea gown. But the
members of the league are allowed an
| unlimited number OF furs, jewels. bicy-
Gle costumes, etc.
The Countess of Warwick will be
more generally remembered as the ia
~ IL ,Ff, I'll,
bling Brooke" a great friend OF the
Prince of Wales, who has been credited
with having divulged the secret which
led to the famous baccarrat scandal
and subsequent sensational trial in
which the Prince OF Wales was among
the witnesses.
The fact that the members OF the
anti-dress league are allowed an un-
limited number Of furs, although they
are greatly stinted in the number Of
their dresses. recalls the story of Lady
Brookes $4,000 fur cloak, which was
stolen in December. 1894 and which
caused such a sensation at the time.
This valuable cloak, by an kind people,
said 10 be a present from the Prince Of
! Wales 10 the great beauty, was either
/ lost or stolen. and lis detection was
/ placed in the hands OF the police, the
! garment being valued by its owner at
! the sum mentioned The usual police
notices were sent ouj. and naturally, the
/ affair found its way into the newspa-
pers and some of them raised quite an
/ cutlery against the extravaganza Of the
/ Prince of Wales favorte at time when
so much distress existed in Great Brit
ain.
Mrs. Oscar Beringer has written
book which promises 10 be much dis
cussed. Her name hitherto, has been
exclusively identified with the stage.
/ 1t was under her management that
/ Little Lord FauntleroF" was produced
al Terrys Theatre, some seven or elgnt
years ago
The New Virtue" which was publish
ed this week is calculated to raise a
storm of discussion Ii is d story of
three generations, and turns upon the
education of girl in that ignorance
which was once fondly regarded as be-
J ing synonymous with Innocence.
| Malcolm Watson. author of The
| Pharisee, which was produced a the
Salisbury Theatre some years ago,
! has u new piece in rehearsal at the same
house, for representation at matinee
| performance Ii is entitled The
Heaven of Rest" and is romantic
drama in three acts Tue fiflh general
meeting cf the Actors Association win
be held on March 81 at the Lyric The
are At this time matters of great I'M
| portance tending to the relief OF needy
! members of the profession viii be con-
! sidred. Wilson Barrett will preside on