Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-25
TIE LONDON SEASON
Ends This W8,k with an Exodus Of
All Fashionable People.
1wo GREAT SOCIAL EVENTS.
Etgl,h designs on Af'Ici- H. Irish
Land Bil-,Ots on th'
THEATRE,

LoNDoN, July g5.-tCopyflghteJ
1895 by the Associated PfD1.l Win
the present week toe Londo. season
comes TO an end. Indeed, there has
been already large exodus Of
iaahlonablo people to tho country,
where irr somo time to come Vanity
Fair Will have full course.
Tho royal wedding at Buckingham
Palace was, OF course, tho cniof social
event Of the week. On thbi day all
the big houses aud clubs il Picadilly
hal larEo luncheon parties % SEQ the
procession. Tue Bsohol5r8' club, the
Duke AMI Duchess OF Marlborough and
Mts. Bradlcy.Marlln were among
these who hal assemblies.
a society paper says "Q lrun Vie
tpria has taken quite iluey 10 the
Dlcncss Of Marlboro" According -
this authority "hvr majesty Is not Fon-
orally partial TO Americans who cap
tute her people anu her Clfilality In
the case ~ the Duuhefe Of Marlboro has
been remarked up3n nj court circles AZ
quite ununlsi."
Dorothy Baifd'a marrlRfe TO Henry
h. irving, which took pla1e on Mon.
Jay, quite rivnled the wedding two
days later Of the Pfincers Maud nnd
Prince Charles OF DUnmRtk IN the
public attention, attracting crowd
numbering into thousands which
blocked the street iu front uf tue
church where tho ceremony was por.
i0tmed AMI ia the vicinity " tue
house whore subsequently o reception
was given. Tue crowd led"rrilbyp
until the bride appeared uplu the bal.
cony and drank glass Of champagne
to their health.
ENGLISH PLANS ~ AFRICA,
The South Africa association had a
tinnsr on wednesday al which the
Marquis OF Lnfne pru,iuei. HIS lofu.
ship, who n the sOn.ir.lnw OF the
queen, made n remarkable speech, In
the course Of which lac said lac believed
the British wou'i 40 Just ~ much
masters on the n imhusi be ore lon ?, ~
they would be- masters uu the Nile.
He rendered a short time ago saying
to Csoil Rhodes; ave me,l to take
the Nile II you viii taso thu Zimbssi, /"
T. which Mr.. Rhodes had answered,
THAT is exactly what W. mean 10 do.n
MUSIC HAoIisERY.
On Monday evening SIR Edward
Lawson, proprietor OF tho Daily Tuie-
graph, gave fota In the Telegraph
building similar 10 the Paris Figatu'a
celebrated parties. Tue threu Danish
princes, Crown Prince frederick ami
his two sons, Prince Christian auI
Prince Charles, ana the Duke Of Cam.
bridge, were among Sir ElwaTds
guests, who took great interest Ia the
printing room ana saw the paper 70 to
pros.
All the rooms were deliberately dec.
GRATED with flowers aud the Scotch
guards supplied the music. The inyi.
tations read "Muaic Machinery"
the IRISH LAND BILL.
The passage n the Irish land bill In
the House VI C0mmous seems now 10
be assured. While this measure doe.
not completely satisfy any Que, there
In a general disposition TO rejoice that
another step bAs been accomplished
towards diminishing the strain In the
agfarlan situation IN Ireland. There
IL still considerable anxiety rs 10 tho
fate Of the bill In the Houfe Of Lords,
where efforts will be made by the
landlords 10 secure amendments In
their own interest. These efforts may
he expected 10 command much symps.
thy among the powers, but the chance
are the bill will pass In lis present
form.
BALFoUR's LEADERSHIP.
Tue events OF the last week have
demonstrated that Mr.. A. J. Baliour IL
u more capable pilot than he has recent.
ly been credited with being. His lead.
erehip In tho House Of Commons dur.
ing the latter dsys has shown that he
possesses n tenacious grip. which has
enabled him 10 recover much Of the
ground lost by the failure OF the sducA.
tional bill.
ANXIOUS FOR AFRICA.
Thv situation In Rhodesia IL looked
upon here with anxiety. The force nj
the disposition OF Sir Frederick Gar.
rington Is regarded by military men
NJ quite Inadequate 10 cope with the
rebellion OF tho Matabeles. The latest
news from BuluwayO IA TO the eject
that Sir Frederick does not propose 10
again enter tho Matappo hills, hut thai
tits hlsintenliou I, surround those hills
with a series Of forts.
BETTER RAILROAD CARRIAGES
NEEDED.
Aus recent attack upon "a woman
travelling IN railway carriage has 10.
newed tho agitation for this substitution
OF corridor carriages for the comparl.
ment cars now IN use upon the rail.
ways OF Great Britain. Questions have
been hsked In tue House OF Commons
looking toward compelling tho ran.
ways to adopt corridor cars and the
board Of trade Is now communicating
with railway companies ON the subject.
THEATRICAL NOTES.
AN agreement was signed on Thur.
day by which MI Maurice Grau be.
comes the manager OF the royal opers
at COVent Garden on a salary. Onihp
back OF Of Mr.. Grau 10 a committee Of
subscribers, headed by MT. Earl dc
Grey and Harry Higgins. Both of
these gentlemen arc the real powers
behind the thrOne as they were even
when Sir Augustus Harris was alive
aud managing tho royal opera.
h. ,, Willard viii open his AmerI-
can season In Boston on November 10.
Henry B Irving has cancelled mis-