Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-17
(copyright, Associated press.l

copyright, Associated Press.)
London, October 16.-The Newmarket
race course has been the centre OF tho
social world of Great Britain during the
past week. There were large house
parties at all the swell residences in the
vicinity and the Prince of Wales, wha
mas been shooting with the Duke OF
Cambridge on the six mile bottom, at.
tended the races daiy. generally wear<
ing dark brown golfing cape. Lady
beresford. Lady Randolph Churchill
and Lady Essex, three American lead.
ers or society. wearing the smartest OF
costumes, also were in attendance every
Gay.
The feature of the racing week was
the social triumph Of Mrs. Lilly Lang
Try, even before she became the owner
OF the Australian horse Norman, and
the winner of the Cesarewitch stakes
and fortune in bets. In the exclu.
slve Jockey Club enclosure she was dha
best dressed woman and was constantly
surrounded by admirers. The\ Prince 81
Wales and the Duke of Cambridge wefs
especially devoted to her, And tho
Prince was the first person to c9ngratul
late Mrs. Langtry upon winning thu
Cesarewitch, while the Duke oA Cam
bridge escorted her to the Bride
order to meet the victorious MeIn
In connection with Mrs. IangtrN
the repc-.s circulated of her marrY
or engagement. to Prince Ester
the latter has sent notice TO the 4
requesting the paper to correct
port of his engagement. but no W
name was mentioned. Friday 81
Of
many of them including the.
Wales. coming toNtoUn oul
be present at the
events fixed for tod
ly, the wedding of
Marquis Of LandsG
of State for War, at
over Square. and the q
Marlborough heir at "a
st. James Palace
At the wedding the bf
tended by eight bridesmai
dressed as cavalier In
satin. The bridesmaide
Susan and Clodah de
fRra eietars nf the bS
daughter of Lord CHARLES de larooV
Beresford; Ladies Alexandra and
Gladys Hamilton, daughters OF the'
Duke of Abercorn; Lady Constance
Scott. daughter of the Duke of Buc-
cleugh; Lady Flora Spencer Churchill
daughter OF the Marchioness OF
B.andford, and Lady Beatrix Herbert.
daughter of the Earl of Pembroke.
Among the presents is one from the
Prince and Princess of Wales and am
other from the ex-Empress Eugene.
Dispatches received here from Cairo,
Egypt, say the Khedf~e is in a preca.
rious financial position, as the result
of Long course Of p&yate extrava.
gance.
Prof. Hubert Herkomer, 49, w.
S., will probably succeed Sit
John Gilbert as president
Society of Painters in Wa
A recent census Of sixt|
within five hundred yards
mansion house, showed thu
gregaions to be $4,000, a
services cost the churche
25,000 pounds ($125000l an
The Gar has conferred
nobility upon Jean and
Reszke, the famous operatid
The corporation of LONDON b
TO have an art gallery the much -
y iAAtA " dS pifStIAFU W LlIt wi
OF Thursday last Mr. David Sellar who
informed the Lord Mayor, Sir George
FaudeI Phillips, that he proposed to
hand over to the corporation two hue
dred old Dutch. Italian nnd English
pictures. Mr.. Sellar Is chairman OF the
London Tramway Company. and Is well
known In New York. having <shssrfy
been an extensive Liverpool graft oper-
ator
II is understood that for thu poem
which is 20 be written for the first mum.
Der Of literature which is to be issued
under the auspices OF the London Timea
Rudyard Kipling will be paid 9ne dollar
word 1t is entitled White Horses. =
Is in ten stanzas OF eight lines and Ia
appropriate for Trafalgar daA but with.
out a word Of politics in ~