The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-12
WEEK INLONDON
The Holiday, Exodus Has
Already Set In.
Prince Charles to Take His
Bride to Copenhagen.
A Memorial to Stevenson-Three
Cases Of Plague in London.

Copyright 1895 by the Associated Preiss)
LONDON, Dec. II. With mild ana rainy
weather during the past week London
has been at it's worst and already the
exit from the metropolis of distinguished
people intent upon enjoying the Christ
mas holidays Is very general. Marry OF
those have gone to the Mediterranean for
yachting, their mum Der including Lord
and Lady Wolverton,. and Lord and Lady
Alfred Paget. The Queen will leave
Windsor Castle for Osborne next Friday,
where she will receive . family party
during the Christmas holidays. The
party this year will consist of ttle Duke
and Duchess OF Connsught an d their
children, Princess Louise and tile Mar
quis OF Lorne, ana the Duchess of Albany
and her children. There are to De no
festivities of any kind at Osbourne
during The winter residence of the court
there. The Queen Will return to Windsor
Castle from the Isle of Wight about
Feb. 10, will proceed Ito the continent
during the second week of Ma rch and
will stay on the Reviera until the end
of April. Her Majesty will cross the
channel from Portsmouth to Cherburg,
and is to go from that port direct to
Nice by special train. Princess ..Bestrice
is to leave Osborne for the Rivera at the
end o. January. MIR. and Mira George
N.Curzon were among the Queens guests
at Windsor during the week.
Prince Charles of Denmark and his
wife, Princess Maud of Wales are going
to Copenhagen at the end OF the coming
week for the first time since their we'd
ding. The delay of Prfnce Charles in
bringing mis- wife home has caused q great
deal of dissatisfaction in Denmark and
has aroused much comment, 1t being
stated that the Princess refused to leave
her own country. A suite of % rooms
has been decorated and furnished for
their reception In the immense palace |
near Copenhagen, belonging to their |
uncle, the King of Graecs.
At m Getting held in Edinburgh, on
Thursday, TO promote memorial to the !
late Robert Louis Stevenson. Lord Rose
berry presiding, his lordship alluded to |
Stevenson a. the successor of Sir Walter |
Scott, and said he desired to see a |
memorial that testified TO Stevenson's |
passion for Scotland and in Scotland, for
Edin burgh. A committee appointed to
further he project elected Lord Rosebsry
as chairman.
An interesting artistic gathering was
that OF the rev Vagabonds Iaub at the
[ Christmas dinner given to Lord Roberts,
chief of the forces in Ire
land, on Wednesday. Justice Jeune pre-
sided and among those present were Mrs.
Hum phrey Ward, ZsngwiIi, Conan Doyle.
Gertrude Kingston and George Cross
NTH. One Of the features OF the evening
was the presence OF q lady rep orter at the
press table. At the conclusion of the
banquet she calmly produced cigarettes
and INDUCED In a smoke.
II now transpires that, 10 the middle of
September there were two or three cases
of Bubonic plague in London and the
authorities havo been taking the utmost
p-ecsution TO prevent the spread of the
disease.
The first big seal skin sale of the sea.
son occurred on Wednesday. Although
the offerings were far below the usual
number, being only 10000 pelt., there
was great decline, averaging 20 per
,ent.'in prices. The reason given for this
Is that the trade in America has not yet
revived from the turmoil of the election
and that there was scarcely Q buyer or q
from that country on We'd
nesday for the really high grade skins {
hi,k Iiv
In view OF the belief that George e.
Penticosr, the American evangelist, Will :
probably accept the call to New York,
his successor is being discussed here and I
Il is generally thought that the Rev.
Iohr Watson Clan Maclaren) will fill the i