The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-14
EUROPE'S GOSSIP.
Nine. Faure Will Not Ac-
company Frances Presl-
dent to Russia.
SCANDALS OF LONDON
Hyde Park Infamies Protected by
the Duke Of Cambridge
Theatrical News.
[By Cable to The Associated Press.l

day afternoon, on board the French war
ship Pothuau, escorted by the Bruix and
Surcoso and will arrive at Cronstadt on
Monday, August %. The first day OF the
French Presidents sojourn in Russia will
be devoted to his reception at Cronstadl
and at Peterhof to the exchange OF ON
cial visits, a banquet at the Petefhof and
a gala performance at the Imperial
Theatre. The President and the Czar will
start for st. Petersburg on August "a.
At the Russian Capital M. Faure Will
be welcomed by the municipality OF 81.
Petersburg and will receive in audience
delegations from the principal cities OF
the Empire. He will also, on Tuesday,
lay the corner stone of the French hos
pital In the evening the President will
give banquet at the French Embassy
in honor of the Car. There will be
grand review at Krasnoo-SolO on August
Is, followed by grand military dejeuner.
A4.night there will be fete in the gar
dens of the Peterhof Palace.
After a review of the combined French
and Russian squadrons in Cronsfadt
Roads, the President will bid farewell to
the Gar and Czarina and will return on
board the Pothuau, which will start i'm
mediately for France, reaching Dunkirk
on August 81.
Magnificent decorations are projected
at ST. Petersburg, including Faure
fountain in the middle of the historic
Kazan Square, which will remain per-
manent memorial of the Presidents visit.
A medal which President Faure will dis
tribute to the Guard of Honor and to the
various functionaries attending him dur
ing his visit to Russia bears on one side
the profile of an effigy of the Republic
and the words, "Republique Franchise.
On the diverse side is a wreath of lau-
rels surrounding the date, August,
1897" Three hundred medals of this de-
scription in gold and platinum. eighty OF
silver gilt and twenty of dull gold have
been struck.
Referring to the visit of President
Faure, the Russian newspapers are full
Of a scheme to benefit France by sending
stalwart Russians to intermarry in
France and stem the falling birth rate of
that country.
The "Novoe Vremya'' has thrown a wet
blanket over the visit of the French
President to Russia by denying that M.
Faure will be accompanied by his wife
or daughter. This recalls the unpleasant
discussion during the visit of the Gar
and Czarina to Paris. relative to the pre-
cedence to which the chief ladies of the
Republic, are entitled.
The municipal authorities of st. Peters,
burg will present three immense silver
loying-cups to the visiting French war
ships.
The Prince of Wales visit to Marienbad
was not due to any necessity to take
stronger waters for gout and gossip has
it that his trip was due to his strong
increasing dislike of Emperor William.
"Truth,'' however, says the Princes trip
was due to the arrangements made by
the Emperor to entertain the King and
Queen of Italy and host of Princes
and Princesses at the Schloss of HON.
burg, beginning in September, and to the
Prince of Wales desire to escape the
inevitable round of functions during the
Austrian manoeuvres, for which the Duke
and Duchess of Connaught have accept
ed the Emperors invitation.
Among those present at the musical
feast at Bayreuth this week are the
Prince and Princess of Wales and Lord
and Lady RenfreW, the Grand Duke OF
Hesse. Ladies Lonsdale and Patterson
and Mrs A. ]. Balfour. The performance
of 1897 have been caarscterizea ~ one
don's smart set ! The charms OF the antl-
conventionalism of the earlier years nave
largely vanished and with them the cheap
prices which this year are thlrty-flve. 70
fifty per cent above those of 1896.
The Marquis of Lorne.s son-in-laW OF
Queen Victoria, is engaged IN hnlsnlng a
four-act play of a. Scottish nlstoricai
character. n which the Argyll canpDeis
NJ. and Mrs. George N. Curzon have
rented Beldorney Castle, Banffshlre, TOT
shooting and fishing.
vote of the Executive Committee OF the
British WomenNs Temperance Associatioh
requesting her to do so, has WitndraWn
her resignation OF the Freslaeney s p e,is.e
protest against the refusal OF the pfancn
associations to follow out her Wlsnss Lnas -iEa..
they should not approve of OF s1sll
petitions against thet renewal OF the
Contagious Disease Acts for India
The straw manufacturers Of Luton
have been doing d big business in sun
petion peiang1s Of Fl the Government and the So
eeiafv for the Prevention of Cruelty 70
Animals The hats are shaped on lne
ana j broad brir, like the straw bathing
hats used in the United States, with holes
for the horses ears. Inc use ssol me
mer mortality among horses in France.
The annual scandal about the tramps,
loafers, criminals and their female COM
nanions in Hyde Park. is again being
yvsntilated. The park is positively dam
gerous after dusk and is almost SO IN day
time, Owing to the great number OF az
sault cases occurring In the Park, Wnlch
have found their way into the police
counts recently, the newspapers have
again taken the matteT Up mast hias yeiar,
followed similar exposures, new regula--
lions Were issued for the police control i ,ol
81 the Park and Paliia 5aeng noted I5zao ,;s
vnfed Ell 400 for a refreshment kiosk. but