Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-24
Vanity Fair Accuses English Society
Women of Intemperance.
REMARKABLE SHOOTING At BlSLEY
General Miles Has Asked PERMITS
sion to Inspect Russian Army.
AMERICANS AT BEYREUTH

LONDON, July 24.-According to Vanity
Fair, the London season. which Is now
nearing its end. has been remarkable for
bringing into prominence the 'intemperate
| habits of society In the course of a long
article Vanity Fair says:
| THE women are as bad as the men. Prob
ably the length of the London season is
! chiefly responsible for the evil. From the
| beginning of May to the end of July the
| season is one stretch of fatigue. Long be-
| fore the first six weeks are over pleasure
has become nothing but pain. The women
drag themselves YEARLY from house to
| house, and only manage to do this by the
| aid of incessant stimulalts."
The rifle competitions at Bisley this
! week have provoked a curious variety Of
agreed to one thing. and that is. that
the shooting has been too good" The
| substitution Of the Lee milford rife for the
| Martini has resulted in such a tremendous
| increase of accuracy that everybody seems
| to have reached a dead level of excellence
| Were it not for accidents. variations Of
| wind and light, it would be impossible to
decide the results of the competitions. so
far as the award of prizes is concerned.
| Dozens made the highest possible score
| Some new method of scoring is now imper-
| alive.
Gen. Miles Goes to Carlsbad.
| Gen. Miles, having finished his investiga-
tions of the military system in England.
| has gone to Carlsbad, from which point he
will go to Russia. where he will meet the
| car He has asked permission to inspect
| the Russian army
| In England Gen. Miles has been afforded
| every facility. He has been permitted to
| visit the arsenals and barracks. to sample
| the soldiers rations and to examine their
| equipments. Although the newspapers re-
Gently protested against the granting OF
| such privileges to foreign officers from the
continent, no mention has been made of
| Gen. Miles in this connection.
The developments at the inquest which
| followed the terrible death of Mrs. Frances
| Samuelson. whose hair. while I'm the hands
| of the hair-dresser, took lire as the result
l of the petroleum hair wash being used to
| dress ii. have caused the most intense in
| terest. 1t appears that this wash, which
| is called petrol, has been very generally
| used Of late in London. The newspapers
| are filled with interviews on the subject.
| and a question will be asked in the house
| of commons with a view Of prohibiting tie
| importation Of the article.
| American Entries for the Derby.
For the derby of 1899. Mr.. August Bel
| mont has entered two horses, Mr.. Richard
| Croker two, Mr.. ]. p. keene three. Mr..
| Pierre Lorillard two and Mr.. FoxhaIl
| Keene one.
For the oaks of 1899 Mr.. Croker has en-
| tered three. Mr.. ]. r. Keene two and Mr..
| Pierre Lorillard two.
| Lady Henry Somerset has resigned the
| presidency of the British Woman's Tenn
| perance Association. She recently address
| ed a circular to the presidents of the
| branch associations, asking them not to
| approve or sign petitions to Lord George
| Hamilton, secretary of state for India
| against the renewal of the contagious dis
| ease acts for India. The branches, almost
| without exception refused to be governed
by Lady Henry's request, and she has con-
| sequently, resigned the presidency of the
| association.
The letters of Mr.. Stevens. the Daily
| Mails correspondent, now at Beyreuth,
! give an amusing picture of discomfort sol
| emnity and extortionate prices during the
progress of the Wagner performances He
| says:
I ed entering an outlying province of til.
United States. All down the long traIr
| buZzed the American tongue. Out of each
| window looked a group of American girls
| Four girl; and Il woman to enc elderly
| weary-looking man was the proportion
and. as it always happens, the man was
| working away with the baggage, the por
| tiers and guards, and getting refreshments
| for the comfort of the girls, all of whom
| were taking their pleasure their manner
is on Sundays and holidays in talking. talk
| Ing, talking in perpetual gush of chatter
| about things that didn't matter"
Churchill 10 Stand for Parliament.
It is announced that the Hon. Winston
Churchill. eldest son OF the late Lord Ran
dolph Churchill, will stand for parliament
In the conservative interest at the mex,
opportunity. Lord Randolph's younger son
John Henry Churchill, now seventeen year,
| of age. will study for the bar.
| Society is very much interested in the
wedding last Tuesday at st. Johns Church
| Paddirgton, of a parlor maid of Lady
Christy Ministries. The bride had seen
| thirty years service with Lady Little
| Among those who were present at the
| ceremony and made presents to the newly
4 welded couple were the Countess of Lon
| donderry al Helen Stewart. Dowager Coun-
tess Of Shrewsbury. The affair was taken
up as a fad by good many of the smar,
| set.
An EarFs Shady Transaction.
The Earl of Rosslyn. who has been promi-
nent in the Prince Of Wales set and mixed
up in private theatricals and sporting mat
tiers with the prince. was in court Thurs
| day in a m oney-lending transaction any
| thing but creditable to him. The judge in
| charging the jury said there was only one
| word to describe the transaction. and that
| was shady Earl Rosslyn had asked a
| money lender to let him have ESQ. The
latter had agreed to make the advance II
| the earl would give him a due bill for f5I5
| and purchase a perfumery business for
| f6OO. This, continued the Judge. the noble
earl did and now sought to evade payment
| of the f6OO because the perfumery was not
worth ESQ. THE noble earl" continued the
| judge, has put himself in a very awkward
| position. but the money lender is entitled
| to the ordinery rights of British subject
| and Earl Rosslyr cannot evade payment
On Thursday the Duke and Duchess of
| York opened Jubilee philatelic exhibit
| ton, probably the finest ever organized.
| 1t is estimated that the stamps on view
| are worth half a million pounds sterling
| The collection is particularly rich in colo
NAL and English stamps. Among the ex-
| hibitors are the Duke of Coburg, the Duke
| of York, the Duke Of Norfolk and Baron
| de Worms.
Wfllard's New Leading Lady.
E. s. Willard has enlisted a new leading
lady for his next tour of the states-Keith
| Wakeman, who is an American, with a
brief London career. The alliance of Mr.
Willard and Olga Brandon did not prove a
happy one; indeed. their personal relations
| became SO sadly strained that they were
| not on speaking terms during the return
| trip of the company to England.
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