Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17
VERYHOT FORLONDON
Britishers- Are Sweltering in a Tenn
perature Of rs Degrees.
AMERICANS RATHER + ENJOY IT
Queen Will Start for Osborne
House Next Tuesday.
RECEPTION TO CLERGYMEN

LONDON, July 17.-This week England
has been having the first really hot wealth
err Of the year. In London there have been
several sunstrokes. and a good many horses
have died from the heat Straw hats have
appeared again on all sides, and every
where one hears the complaint that the
weather is worse than that of the tropics.
although the mercury has not yet gone
above IS.
this temperature, and are praising London
| as a summer resort greatly to the aston
ishment of the resident Londoner.
In spite of the beautiful weather and the
very exciting contests. Henley has bean
almost a failure this season as compared
with other years. The chief reason proba-
bly, is the rebellion which has come at last
against the extortion practiced at Henley
by the hotel keepers cabmen and boatmen.
This class of gentry has suffered very
much in the same way as the jubilee spccu-
lators did.
Few Americans Present.
Comparatively few Americans were to be
seen among the spectators of the regatta.
But a number of Harvard men, whom Mr..
Lehman has been entertaining handsome
ly, have been much in evidence and in
tensely interested in everything
The queen will start for Osborne House,
Isle of Wight,on Tuesday next Her decision
to leave Windsor Castle Is great relief to
the royal family. who fear that she is do
ing too much for her strength. Every Gay
of the week she has been receiving depu-
tatons of visitors, and entertaining guests
at luncheon and dinner. When she re-
ceived the bishops the other day 1t was
her OWE suggestion that number should
be personally presented to her. To Bishop
WhEple and Bishop Potter she said: Il am
very glad indeed to-see you here.
On Thursday the queen received a depu-
tation of non -conformists headed by DIR.
Joseph Parker. minister of the City Tenn
pie and Dr. Monroe Gibson, formerly OF
Chicago and Toronto. Her majesty re
ceivcd them with even more ceremony than
she did the Episcopalians. They all lunch
ed at the castle, and then proceeded TO
the drawing room. where they were usher
cd into the presence of the queen, who was
surrounded by the high officers of the
court, with a guard of honor.
End of Gay Season.
While the end of the season is almost at
hand, this week has been one of the gaycst
of the year in London. Every night there
has been balls and receptions at whicii
royaly and others of the most exclusive
set have been present. One feature of the
been the "Cvival of dancing among the men.
Heretofore one of the chief difficulties
which London hostesses had to contenI
with has been the theory that it was the
correct thing for the young men to refuse
to dance and only to turn up at supper
time.
This year n few prominent hostesses
formed sort of social trust and declined
to invite notorious offenders, men who
thought their position rendered them Sc
cure. The result of this system of dis
cipline is that dancing men are again num-
erous
The whole program of naval maneuvers
came TO a ludicrCus fiasco, owing to mis-
understanding of the orders of the add
mralty. The fleet was divided into two
parts, one commanded by Admiral Fellows.
He had instruction to steam out of Ban
try Bay, Ireland, to await declaration of
war, and then TO endeavor to return into
the bay without being intercepted by the
other division.
voIs a cruiser overlook Admiral Fellows
and told him that war had been declared;
Whereupon he turned about and. meeting
no enemy. entered the bay and telegraph
ed to the admiralty, tine war is over"
After several hours silence the admiralty
sent him a curt order to go to rendez-
vous 100 miles west. This he did, and then
turned about again. AS he approached
Baatry Bay last Sunday morning the
enemy appeared and cleared for action.
The flagship Majestic opened fire, but Ad-
miral Fellows did not respond On the
&C Etrary. he si2naled that he had already
captured Ireland; that church service was
being held In the various ships of his d.
vision, and that he must decline to fight.
The admiralty was furious; and It will be
long time before the last is heard of this
fiasco in naval circles.
The Prince of Wales will he president of
the royal commission having charge of the
British section Of the Paris exposition of
1900
Good Price for Hunters,
Six hunters, the property of Mr. Foxhall
heene were sold at auction at Tattersalls
on Monday. They brought Fl, 331 the top
price being f45O, for Balleyfermatt
Miss Greene. beautiful American. long
prominent in London. is engaged to be
married to a member Of the ducal family
o. Hamiltons. She gave a concert on Mon
DAY evening at the house of Lady Bland
ford.
London has been full of librarians this
week, some 800 of them, from all parts of
the world being assembled here to hold
the second international library conference.
Sir john Lubbock presided. During the
week the members of the conference were
entertained at luncheon by the lord mayor:
the Marchioness of Butte gave a garden
party In their honor; Sir John and LADY
Lubbock and the Duke of Westminster
neid receptions for them. and Sir Henry
irving gave special performance in their
honor at the Lyceum Theater.