The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17
LANCTRY and THE PRINCE.
Their Rumored Engagement Proves
to Be Utterly Groundless.
THE SOCIAL WORLD OF LONDON.
marquis Of Waterford Married..
Duke Of Msriborough's Reir
Christsnca.

London. october 1s.--(Copyrishted 1897
by the Associated Press. 1.-The Newmarket
race course has been tho center OF the
social world Of Great Britain during tho
past week. There wore large house rnr-
ties at all tho swell residences Ia the u.
entity, and the Prince OF Wales, who has
been shooting with the Duke Of Cambridge
on the Six Mile Bottom, attended the races
daily. generally wearing dark brown golf
ing cap.
Lady Bcrcsford. Lady Randolph Church.
Ill and Lady Essex. the American leaders
OF society. wearing tho smartest OF Coz
tunes. were In attendance.
The feature OF the racing week was thu
social triumph OF Mrs. Lilly Ianstry, even
before she became the owner Of ths Aus.
tralian horse Norman and the winner at
the Czarewitch stakes. and o fortune in
bets. In the exclusive Jockey club en-
closure shc was the best dressed woman
and was constantly surrounded BY sdinlr-
ers. The Prince OF Wales and tho Duke
OF Cambridge were especially devoted to
her. and tho prince was the frst person
to congratulate Mrs. Langtry upon win.
Ming the Cxarewitch, while tho nuke OF
cambridge escorted her TO the bird cage
IN order to meet the victorious M.rn,ai,,
In connection with Mrs. L,ing..y and
the repor, circulated about he- marriage
or engagement 10 Prince Es,erhaxy. the
latter has sent notice to tho Times re-
qutsting that paper to corrcst the an
icuhcement OF his engagement, but no
woman's name was mendoAci
Ifri1uV e<axr tt,rg - h.. 49,
London again. many OF them, In ,ludng the
Prince OF Wales. coming to town on pur.
pose to be present at the two great socia,
events liked for today Saturday namely,
the wedding of the Marquis OF Wat sriord
TO Lady Beatrix Fitzmaurice, Youngest
daughter OF the Marquis OF I.ansdowne. sec.
rotary OF war. at St. Georges, Hanover
square, and the other the christening Of
.he MARLBOROUGH heir at the Chapel Royal.
st. James palace
AT the wedding the bride will be at
tended by eight bridesmaids ana a page
dressed as cavalier In suit az white
satin. The bridesmaids VIII he Ladies'
Susan and Clodah de IN Pore Beros,md.
sisters OF tho bridegroom, Lady CA,hc-
loen do la Pore Beresford. daughter OF
Lord de la Pore Beresford: La ,ies Alex
andria and Gladys Hamilton, daughters OF
the Duke OF Aborcorn, Lady Constance
Scott, daughter OF the Duke OF Buccleuch.
Lady Nora Spencer Churchill, daughter "a
the Marquis OF Blanford and Lady Heat
rix Herbert, daughter OF the Earl OF Penn
broke. Among the presents Is ono from
the Prince and Princess of Wales and an-
other from the ex Empress Eugenic.
Dispatches received from Cairo. Egypt.
say tho khediyo Is In serious financial
condition MS a result OF a long tourse OF
private extravaganza.
recent census Of sixteen churches
d. A - H. s.4A
house showed their total congregations 10
be 1890. and that bntn services cost the
church $l2b.000 annually.
The car has conferred patents OF no.
biiity upon Jean and Eduard do Htszck.
the famous operatic singers.
1t IL understood that for the poem which
Is TO be written for the first nubiber OF
Litorateur, which is to be issued under tho
auspices OF the London Times, Eudyard
Kipling Will be paid 81 word. 7. Is en-
titled white Horses" is In ten stances
Of eight lines and Is appropriate for Ira
falgar Day, but without n word OF politics
In It.
Tho theaters are now attracting the
smartest people. especially TO Drury Lane. |
the Comedy, and the Duke OF Yorts thea
ter. where. In spite OF very bad press no. |
tees for several weeks and wrotchnd huhi- |
ness, Mrs. Potter and Mr.. Bellew seem To |
have finally scored a success. The Prince |
OF Wales visited the theater on Sat-, dav |
Among the weeks productions was |
Never Again" at the Vaudeville. on Mon
day. Fred Got.Rchaljss admirable chnr- |
ncter acting redeemed the play IN the eyes
OF the London critics. who complained OF
the "romping frivolous nature of the piece
az a whole. Miss Agnes Miller also won |
approval. but Never Again Is not likely |
10 succeed.
Augustin Days company has been
a.. Y.yl Som 81,
week. aud is receiving the waf1nest praise
from the London critics.
In Paris. the production OF 3uiwcr Lyt-
toms "Richelieu" al tho Odeon theater. ON
Thursday, which was awaited Will much |
Interest, proved unsuccessful.