Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-12
SOME LONDON GOSSIP
Royalty'S AmuSsmenlS During The
Christmas Holidays.
A GATHERING OF THE ARTISTS.
First Sealskin Sals Of the Season
Notes OH 1hsaters and Music
Halls.


mild and rainy weather during the
past week, London has been ut Its
worst and already the exit from the
metropolis Of distinguished people In
tent upon epjoying their Chritsmas
holidays, lie very general.
The queen will leave Windsor Castle |
for Osborne next Friday, where she
will receive family party during the
Christmas holidays. The party will
consist of the duke and duchess of
Connaught and their children Princess
Louise and the marquis Of Lorne and
the duchess Of Albany and her chill
dren. There are to be no festl vities OF
any kind at Osborne during the
winter residences OF the couIt.
Mr.. and Mrs. George n. Curzon
were among the queens guests at
Windsor during the week.
Prince Charles Of Denmark and bis
wife, Princess Maud OF Wales, arc
going to Copenhagen at the end Of the
coming week for the fret time since
their wedding. The delay OF Prince
Charles in bringing his wiis home has
caused great deal OF dissatisfaction
In Denmark and has arohsed much
comment, 1t being even stalled that the
princess reiuted to leave her own
country. A suit OF twenty-five rooms
has been decorated and furnished for
their reception in the imm snse palace
near Copenhagen OF their uncle, the
king Of Greece.
CATTLE SHOW
The fat cattle show at the Agricul-
tural hall, Islington, has been an I'M
usual success. There were 574 entries
exclusive Of poultry, and the queen, the
Prince Of Wales AID Lord Rosebery
were big winDers.
A STEVENSON MEMORIAL,
At u meeting held in Edinburgh on
Thureuhy to promote memorisi to the
late X bert Louis Stevenson, Lord
Rosebery presiding, his lordship al.
luded to Stevenson se d SUCCESSOR OF
Sir Walter Scott, and said he desired to
see memorial that testified 10 Steven.
sons passion for Scott and in Scotland
for Ediburg.
ARTISTIC GATHERING,
An interesting artistic gathering was
thar Of ths new Bonds clubs at the
Christmas dinner given TO Lord
Robert, oommander.in-chief OF the
forces in Ireland on Wed nesday. The
hall was filled with brilliant as.
semblage. Justice Jeune presided, and |
among those present were Messrs. |
Humphrey Ward, Conan Doyle, Cert.
rude Kingston and George Grossmith.
One Of the features of the evening was
the presence OF lady reporter al the
press table. At the conclusion OF the
banquet she calmly prOduceds cigarette
ana INDUCED 10 a smoke.
sEALsKIN SALE.
The first big sealskin sale of the sea.
con occurred on Wednesday. Although
the offerings were far below the usual
number, being only 5000 pelts, there |
WAS great decline, averaging twenty |
per cent, In prices. The reason given
for this is that the trade In America
has not yet recovered from the turmoil |
OF the election and that there was
u buyer or commission.
A DOG SHOW.
At the Northampton dog show on
the Prince OF WsIes,s
Lapland siedge dog wonlthe first prizs
In the Glaze Of foreign dogs. The Prin.
cess OF Wales's small Borszi dog Ala
took TWO first prizss.
THE THEATERs.
There was first performance at a
at the court theater on Tues.
Day OF Hurst's comedy A Woman's
World, which turned out ito be u weak
and conventional production.
Sir Henry Irving has at last dem.
itely decided upon the cast OF Ricnard
III, which Will be produced on next
Saturday night Dec. 10.
The Incidental music which Edward
German had expressly composed Tor
George Alexander's revival or IA You
Like IL mas been a feature .ot the
the comedy.
There will bs O decided chang in
the cast OF The Gay Parisie nne next
week. The play has now been run.
ming for eight months at the Duke OF
York's theater and the business is still
very large. Thsre Ia some talk that
Mrs. Patrick Campbsll and Forbes
Robertson Will again Join forces, prob.
ably on the termination OF the
actresses' engagement in the Sorrows
Of Satan Mt the Shaitesbury theater anu
that they will undertake = revival Of
Msgda.
The United States ambassador, MI.
Thomas +. Bsyard, will distribute the
prizss ana deliver an address to the
students Of the Bristol Msrchants'
Technical College next Thursday.
Mary Elliott Page, the American
Bclre,B who was under engagement 10
Charles Hautrey anu who appeared in
The Prisoner OF Zende, sailed yester.
day for Australia, where she Will ap.
pear in Tho Sign OF the Cross aud The
Prisoner OF Zsnua, under the manage.
ment OF Messrs. Williamson and Mus.
grove.
George Edwards informs the Associ.
ated Press that rs yot he has not de-
sided upon the personnel OF the com.
paDy with which next season hs will
Jour America. 1t has not been deter.
mined MS to the nature OF the play
which will be given, but In all proba.
Dility the company will make a tour OF
me world, appearing In round OF the
aaiety theater successes. Marie
Tempest will undoubtedly be the
leading lady OF the company.
The music halls continue to do
large BUSINESS. The fourth annivers-
ary OF the Palace under the manage.
nsnt Of Charles Morton occurred
Thursday night whom 90 exceedingly