Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-27
All of England Enveloped in One Of
Its Characteristic Pals.
Big Sale OF QUEENS AUTOGRAPHS
Prince of Wales Has a Successful
Shoot at Lambton Castle.
LONDON NEWS AND GOSSIP

LONDON, november Zt.-England gener-
ally, throughout the week, has been envel-
oped in fog The weather continues to be
unusually mild. though there was sharp
frost on Thursday night.
Queen Victoria gave a birthday party at
Windsor, on Tuesday, for Prince Alexander
of Battenberg, the eldest son of Princess
Beatrice, widow of Prince Henry of Bat
tenberg. Young Prince Alexander was born
on November %, 1856 For his birthday
her majesty summoned the manager of the
Empire Theater to produce theAcinemato-
graph pictures and troupe of performing
dogs, now showing in London. The pictures
were displayed in the large drawing room of
the castle. The queen, Princess Beatrice and
the rest Of the court, as well as the chill
dren. We're delighted, especially with the
Jubilee Procession the Naval Review
and Changing Guards at ST. James Pal
ace
AT the conclusion of the dog show poo
die carried bouquet, tied with the nation
al colors, and deposited it in the queen S
lap whereupon her majesty said in French:
You are a very clever little dog"
The queen seemed to enjoy immensely the
pictures of herself in the Jubilee process
sion,' and after the entertainment was
over she caused Manager Hitchins of the
Empire Theater to be presented to her
Sale of Queens Autograph Pictures.
barrel of money has been reaped at the
Windsor bazaar in aid of the Royal Albert
Institution. opened by Princess Christian
on Tuesday last. The princess presided at
two stalls, selling at a guinea each photo
graphs of Queen Victoria, signed by her
majesty. The whole stock was sold in
few minutes. Thereupon the princess re-
marked:
II do not see why we should not petition
mamma for some more.
messenger was then dispatched to the
castle and the queen supplied more signed
photographs of herself. Her majesty con-
tint ed doing SO during the three days
which the bazaar lasted, and even then the
demand for her photographs was not sat
isfied.
queen Victoria has also been busy at a
family council which has been discussing
the affairs of the family of the late Ouch
ess Of Teck. at which the Duke Of Teck
and his children, including Prince and
Princess Adolphus of Teck, were present.
Jewelry of considerable historical value
goes to the Duchess of York, the daughter
of the duke. Queen Victoria substantially
Compensaang the other members of the
family. The White Lodge at Richmond,
hitherto the residence of the Duke and
Duchess of Teck, has been granted to the
Duke and Duchess of York The future Of
the Duke of Teck has not been settled
upon. 1t is rumored that a parliamentary
ly to be obtained, as this would be most
distastefu to the people generally and to
the house of commons, after the promises
made after the settlements of the Prince
of Wales children that no further money
would be asked for in behalf of the royal
family.
GladstOne's Health Good.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone crossed the chan
mel on Friday on their way to Cannes.
where they Will arrive Sunday. They
were greeted by crowds of people on leav-
ing London and on their arrival at Folke-
stone. DIR. Habershon. Mr. Gladstone's
family physician, reports that the general
health of the former prime minister is
very good and that there is every pros
pect of his neuralgic pains disappearing
in u milder climate. DIR. NettleShipS says
The distinguished patients eyes are in good
condition and not affected by his neu-
ralgia.
The loneliness of literature had Two
volcanic demonstrations during the week.
Swinburne, the poet, having been named
in the Academy as one of a selected forty
to form an English academy of 'unmor-
tails" wrote furious letter to the Times,
saying: THE notion of an English academy
is too seriously stupid for a farce and too
essentially vulgar for comedy"
In conclusion Mr. Swinburne remarked:
1T seems to me that the full and proper
definition of SO preposterous an imoerti-
renee must be left 10 others than the bear
of a name selected for the adulation of
such an insult"
Sarah Grand Replies to Critics.
Sarah Grands latest work is caustically
criticised and the authoress of THE Heav
enly Twins has written a letter to the
Daily Telegraph's book reviewer, couched
in the most stringent terms Among other
things she says
THAT you are of ancient lineage l am
willing to admit since your putting in my
mouth words and sentiments not mine
shows you are infected with the blood of
Ananias. That you should take yourself 10
lie a serious judge Of art is a crime, for
which it is painful to think you must one
Gay sat.le between you and your God; but
that you should write yourself down an
admirer of mine is the ugliest blow my art
has dealt me, and take this opportunity
to publicly apologize for It.
j. S. Sargent, the American painter and
member of the Royal Academy, is finishing
"a portrait of Miss Daisy Letter for the
Academy of 1893.
1t is announced that the celebrated Hope
collection of pictures at Deepdene will be
sold in January.
There was a great crowd Of pilgrims and
visitors at Rome on Monday, the feast of
ST. Cecilia, gathered to see the catacombs
lit up by thousands of electric lights and
othc,- curious sights. Priests. sisters Of
various orders, German students, Ameri
cans and tourists of many other national
tiles were present at services Of all sorts at
the little affairs of the catacombs which
now resemble Mundane museum.
There is a marked change in the pre-
vailing style of fashionable hairdressing
which shows an inclination to return to the
chignon.
Change i'm Cavalry Uniform.
The familiar short undress stable jacket
and round forage cap, SO long worn by
English cavalry soldiers. are to be abolished
and replaced by the frock coat and modern
field cap.
The doubts raised as to whether an Eng
lish aristoorat was permitted to marry an
Indian have been dispelled by the an
nouncement that Lady Ann Coventry and
Prince Dhuleep Singh are to be married on
December %. The Coventrys are opposed
to the union, but their objections have been
overruled and the Indian government has
agreed to settle upon the bride the sum OF
e., 600 $4,000 annually.
1t is understood that Henry D. Trail is
the author Of Life OF the Prince Of
Wales" which will be published in the
near future.
It is claimed that the electric railroads
at Cairo, Egypt, are beating those Of
Brooklyn In the record of numbers Of peo-
pie killed. The Egyptian roads have been
running little over year and 40 people