Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22
FASHIONABLES OUT OF TOWN
London Sooiety People Have Entirel,
Deserted the Metropolis.
PROPOSAL TO CREATE A NEW TITLE
Son of Prince of Wales TO he Called
Prince of Irelnnd-Prince
Francis of TccL Restored
to Favor.

Copyright, 1897, by the Associated Press)
LONDON, Aug. 21.-The bad weather and
many sharp thunderstorms which have pre-
vailed during the week found London empty
of the fashionable throng. and many of the
leading clubs closed for their annual over
hauling. The queen starts to Balmoral next
week, accompanied by Princess Henry of
Battenburg and their suites, Her majesty,
who is in the best of health, is following
very closely the events transpiring in India.
So soon az the queen gets to Balmoral she
will take up her project for widows pen
sions, which plan will provide every deserv-
ing widow OF rs years of age and upwards
who is in want with a pension from a state
fund for that purpose.
The enthusiastic reception which the duke
and duchess Of York have met with in Dub
lin is said to have greatly disappointed the
Irish nationalist. The visit has been man
aged with excellent tact, in marked contrast
to the visit of the prince and princess of
Wales to ireland, when it was sought to
make party capital out of the event. At
Dublin the reception Of the duke and duchess
was made heartier than at Kingstown, where
the royal party landed, and more general
than anticipated by even the most enthusi-
astic loyalists. The enthusiasm increased as
the royal party proceeded from the station
through the street, and the occupants of
the steps Of the city hall, over which the
flag of the city of Dublin defantly foated
in place of the Union Jack, were among
the loudest in welcoming the duke and
duchess Of York to Ireland. 1t is not to
be wondered at that the suggestion is now
regarded favorably to create the duke of
York, prince Of Ireland, and to make that
title a permanent one for the eldest son
of the son Of the prince of Wales.
The invitation accorded TO Prince Francis
OF Teck to join the Anglo-Egyptian expedi-
ton up the Nile is accepted as proof that he
is restored 10 the favor of his influential
relations. The prince was packed off to
India for mourning a heavy gambling debt.
his friends being compelled to find the
money to satisfy it. This, however, they
only did on condition that the prince join the
district stan of Bombay where the conduct
Of the prince has been most exemplary.
WILLING TO HELP THE EARL.
The heir recently born to the earl of
Craven, whose wife was formerly Miss Cor
nelia Martin, daughter of Mr.. Bradley-Mar-
tin of New York, promises to make a great
financial difference to the earl, whose estates
are extensive, but heavily encountered. and
not very valuable. 1t is understood that Mr..
Bradley-Martin, since he has become a grand
father, has been showing a disposition to do
something substantial in the way of wiping
out the mortgages on the earl's estate.
Prince Max of SaXony, after years of mis-
SLoHdlS WITH III NDlltcDhptl, mas returned
to Dresden. He says he awaits the decision
of his bishop whether to return to White
chapel, though the members of the royal
family at Dresden are e~Xerting their in
iuence to withdraw him from such work
and install him in some court religious posi-
tlcn. The prince. however, is disinclined to
accept such an office.
The Count ana Countess de Castellane are
now at B%ouville, after an extended cruise
along the Norwegian coast In the big yacht
WRlhalla.
The son Of the late John MilIais. the
former president Of the Royal academy. will
shortly publish a life Of mis- father.
Queen Wilhelmina OF Holland fatty re-
fuses to marry Prince Bernhard of Sake
Weimar, whom her mother, the Queen Re
gent Emma, selected as the young queens
husband. The little queen declares she will
remain single until 1899 Cshe was born in
August, $780, and will then select her own
husband.
Captain Kane, who commanded the British
wal ship Caliope at Samoa in 1889, has been
obliged by i'll health TO give up his appoint
ment at the admiralty as director Of naval
ordnance.
The first real effort OF horseless vehicles
in London was made on Thursday, when a
company placed a dozen electric cabs on the
street. They resemble coupes, and the ac-
cumulators consist of forty cells capable of
propelling them over fifty miles at a cost
OF 80 cents, The rear wheels do the driving
and the front wheels do the steering. They
have heavy rubber tires, have upholstered
spring cushions. are lighted by electricity,
are speedy and almost noiselCss They APP
pear TO be giving every satisfaction. The
machines seem under perfect control and
thread their way wonderfully through the
traffic, The tariff is the same as that OF the
cab.
The performance Of s~o-called copyright
productions Of various plays TO fulfill the re-
quirements Of the English law has given
rise to much comment recently. II is seri-
ously questioned whether the sort OF rendi-
tions that are c~ustomarily given come within
the purposes Of the copyright act. and II is
possible that a test may sometime be made
to secure judicial opinion on the subject.
These performances have come TO consist
OF a rather f~arcical reading Of the lines by
the author or dramatizer, and those friends
whom he may be able TO impress into serv-
ice for the occasion. The most noteworthy
OF the kind recently was the reading OF a
dramstized version Of Mr.. Hall Gaines new
novel, The Christian" at the Grand thea
ter In Douglass, Isle OF Wight. on the day
OF It's appearance in book form. The actors
for the occasion were recruited from Mr..
Gaines family and friends, the author speak