Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-30

COUNTESS ON NARWlGh.
"a Fayorite Of the Prince OF Wales Better
Known as ''Lady Brooke.'9
lows only two dresses for each season..
one for day wear and one for the evening
in addition to tea gown. But the mem
bers of the league are allowed an unlim-
tied number on furs, jewels, bicycle cos
tunes, etc.
The Countess of Warwick will be more
generally remembered as the famous
Lady Brooke, otherwise ''Babbiing
Brooke" q great friend of the Prince of.
Wales. who has been credited with hsDv-.
ing divulged the secret which led 10 the
famous baccarat scandal and the sub:
sequent sensa tional trial in which the
Prince of Wales was among the wit
neSSes-
The fact that the members of the
Anti-Dress league are allowed an IN:
limited number of furs, although they
are greatly stinted ill the number of
their dresses, recalls the story OF Lady
Brooke's $4,000 fur cloak, which was
stolen in December, 1894, and which
caused such q sensation at the time.
This valuable cloak. by unkiDd people
said to have been a present from the
Prince of Wales to the great beauty,
was either lost or stolen and its descrip-
ton placed in the hands of the police
the garment being valued by it's owner
at the sum mentioned. The usual police
notices were sent out, and naturally
the affair found it's way into the news
papers and some of them raised quite
an cutlery against the extravaganza of
the Prince of wales fagOrite at a time
when SO much distress existed AN Great
Britain.
A well-known society paper this week
expresses the opinion that the "reign
of the American beauty in London has
ended" Continuing, the periodical re
ferred to remarks: During the 770s
and sos the American invasion carried
all before it. Marlborough house. as
usual, led the fashion. But SO sees 14on-
Photographed, royalty honored and Paris
gaWned. The American beauty is a
thing: of the past"
The reason for this change, the writer
notes, is the decided change in the smart
.EngIishwoman of today, who, he as
ans in brllliancy and chic, and i'll mis- mid
die years the dictator of society finds
the ;gentle graces of the English aristoc-
raey more agreeable"
According to the present Indications
there will be an unusual crush at the
coming drawing room, and many persons
are likely to be disappointed at not be-
ing ,on the list ssamong those present.
For the one which the Princess of Wales
will hold at the end of April on behalf
Of her majesty the list is already com
plete. But two more drawing rooms
will be held in May, although the dates
are not fixed.
1t is now stated that King Alexander
of Servia is engaged to the eldest daugh-
ter of the King of Greece. Incidentally
the Seryian monarch has been reported
upon the point of entering into matri-
monial alliance with so many princesses
that people are not prone to believe this
latest report.
The Rev. o.. Rogers of CEiandos street,
Strand, styling himself "a professor of
the National University of Illinois, ac-
c0r(ling to Truth, which heads its ex-
pose Academic Honors from Porkopo
lis" has been doing thriving business
lar he claims the National University of
Illinois to be one of the best-known uni
versities in the United States and espe-
cially chartered to confer all collegiate
degrees The scale of prices quotes q
B. A. degree $50: M. a., $75; d. ..
and LII. d., $105. The circular also
describes the beautiful hoods lined with
pale blue silk which the successful can
didates will be allowed to wear.
The newspapers are full of letters Of
from travellers at the whole
sale pilfering of baggage on the continent,
and especially Of trunks, etc, gong to
France and Italy. Railroad officers are
evidently implicated in the thefts. The
trunks, jewel cases and dispatch boxes
have been opened with false keys. the
thieves evidently having ample time 20
make a careful selection of valuables.
An unusual compliment has been paid
to the secretary of state for the colonies.
Joseph Chamberlain, in his being named
as the Unionist candidate for Glasgow
An American miniature artist who has
nui inf
the Armours and others of Chicago is
repeating her American successes here.
She has done Ladies Dudley and Chelsea
and other fashionable people.
Mrs. Oscar Beringer has written a
book which promises to be much dis
exclusively identified with the stage. 1t
was under her management that Lit
tie Lord Fauntleroy" was produced at
Terry's theater some seven or eight
years ago. THE New Virtue" which
was published this week, is calculated
to raise a storm Of discussion. 1t is a
story of three generations and turns
upon the result Of the education of d
girl in that ignorance which was once
fondIy regarded as being Synonymous
with innocence.
Malcolm Watson, author of the "Phar- |
isee.' which was produced at the Shafts
bury theater some years ago, has new
niece in rehearsal at the same house for
representation at matinee performance.
1t is entitled ''The Haven of Content,
and is a romantic drama in three acts.
The fifth general meeting of the Act
ors association will be held on March |
81 at the Lyric theater. At this time
matters of great Importance tending to
the relief of needy members of the pro-
fession will be considered. Wilson Bar
rett will preside on this occasion.
Sir Augustus Harris will give n sea-
son of English opera at Drury Lane be-
ginning at Easter.
The new Gilbert & Sullivan opera con-