Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-19
LONDON, May goth, 1897.

swing; everybody has come 10 Town.
the Queen and the Princess OF Wales
have held their drawing rooms at BUCK
ingham Palace and aspiring society
debutants have come OUT or in DINER
words been presented at court. The
sun also in conjunction with the tulips
and budding horse chestnut trees have
further come out. Smiling spring to-
gether with Sinking soc ely have taken
possession of London in general or
rather the West End in particular.
It in the Park that society is on ex-
hibition. Here one Can view with hated
breath Gf he be an anglomaniac) me
blue blood OF Britain, or, for that mat
ter, from the fact of lis being Jubilee
year, the blue blood Of every nation
under the sun. London glones in num-
erous parks, but 'the Park" is essential
" HYDE Park. Here it is during the
season that the Honorable Lord Tom
Noddy DOTS his shiney tile to the stately
and distant dowager viscountess ana
her lovely daughters wide the Family
Herald.l
One can spend very instructive day,
in Hyde Park, for here one can indulge
his tastes and study almost any subject
in existence from fancy swimming to
politics, atheism 10 the latest style IN
trimming poodles, from the Prince o.
Wales to a vagrant. Arrogant riches
and levity, poverty and sorrow, JOSH c
each other, the only individual not IN
evidence being the wheel crank. lie
may be in the park but his wheel is con-
spicuous by its absence "ior which reliei
much thanks"
London early in the morning is not the
most seductive place on earih-there
are too many ash barrels around, dust
men, milkmen, bear-eyed topeIs, and
that heart breaking vast army OF home
less outcasts and semi starved paupers
who are perpetually being told by the
police TO "move ON" who wander from
railway arch to doorstep in their en-
deavour to find resting place Tor their
tired limbs; with the advent OF dawn
they creep out from their hiding places
and wend their way parkwards where
they can stretch their aching bodies out
on the green sward. To them the parks
with the drab canopy OF heaven above
are home, and any spring morning Pc
fore the gates open one can see ms
army of loafers waiting for admittance.
1t is well worth the trouble oil getting
up early in the morning to view this
III tt, tic Qc
cadilly we 70, which twelve TO IRIS previous
was crowded with fashionable equipages
and fair shoppers who in their turn DIS
appeared to be succeeded by thousands
OF promenading gaudily dressed and
painted members OF the demi monde
giddy youths, and old roues, in evening
dress, and opera coats. These have
disappeared and now we pass by the
closed shops, aristocralic clubs, huge
private mansions wherein wrapped ID
slumber lie the Duke of Devonshire,
Baron Rothschld, the Duke Of yelling
ion, ct al, and arrive at Hyde Park
Cornor. The gates have Just been
opened. From all directions come sour
rying young healthy looking fellow:
with towels over their shoulders, bounc
one and all for the Serpentine Ia piece o
ornamental water.) With a yell and {
roar they dsrobe upon the bank and st
enc can realize it there are several hun
bred little figures swimming and diving
in the water much to the scandalizl
lion of the well behaved waterfowl. Tc
wards O'Clock the crowd Of abluiionist
becomes denser, and ranges from the OF
fice boy to the man who never misses
mornings dip the year round even II tn,
Royal Humane Society's man-who i
always in attendance in case of accident
has to break the ice. At FIVE minute
to eight the majority are upon the banl
dressing, Tor anyone who is in state c
undress when Big Ben, mile away a
Westminster, booms out eight O'Clock
is promptly collared by the police 10
indescent exposure. Eight o'clocl
strikes and several small boys make
frantic break for their wardrobes whic
lie upon the bank dive into their shirl
and 90 scudding in the breeze across tn
green sward, like young comets (irot
the fact that they are all tai) with par
keeper and "bobby" in hot pursui
One however remains, beaulift
"relevo." Cupid in distress, and as hi
limped fawn like eyes are lifted sur
plicatingly up to the face OF the ster
limb OF the law, his chisslled lips plair
lively murmur "Please Sir theni-'av
stole me blooming clothes" Bathing
also permitted after 1890 p. M, in tn
Serpentine and every evening 1t is gres
fun to watch the line of enthusiast
standing along the bank with ever
available button undone, ready at III
stroke OF the clock to throw off the
garments and with one fell swoop rus
violently down the steep place into ii
water.
From nine until one o'clock atistocrac
takes its equestrian exercise on thi
well known Rotten Row. A walk gu
side the ratings OF this famous Row
most enjoyable. The reason why ii r,
ceived its peculiar name is unknown
though it is generally conceded that
had lis derivation from the Frencl
Route de Roi. The Row is about 9
wide as East Temple street includin
the sidewalks, and extends across Ii
Park. being flanked on both sides with
double avenue Of trees. No vehicles ,
any description are permitted 10 intfu Z,
the surface being covered with sand an
tan bark to the depth of the horses, be
locks. Here during the season can /
seen every description of animals from
polo pony to a racer and hunter; 4
girls, slim girls, ugly girls and pteti
girls, one and all alfred in iaultle!
tailor made riding habits and iollowe
at respectful distance by liverie
lackeys; young heirs 10 titles a d M
lions pTance around on spirited horse
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