The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-26
LONDON'S CHRISTMAS
Queen Victoria Has Merry Party
at Osborne Palace.
ANOTHER NORTH POLE EXPLORER.
Jackson Mill Make the Effort BY
Way of Nest Coast.
JOHN Bull is NOT UNEASY.
England Not Worrying About the
situation in the Far East--Cnsino
Subsidies Exposed.
JOHN Bull is NOT UNEASY.

London, December copyrighted,
1897, by the Associated Press. 1.-The tenn
perature is seasonable, the yellow fogs
in the middle of the week having given
way to comparative brightness. The wealth
or has been the coolest OF the season. ten
to twenty degrees of frost being registered
and skating has commenced. All who can
Christmas house parties are more nuuier-
Gus than usual.
OF the United States embassy the United
States ambassador, Colonel John Hay and
Mrs Hay, are in town. Mr.. Henry White,
secretary of the United States embassy,
and Mrs. White spent the most part of
the week at Hadfield, where the marquis
Of Salisbury had been entertaining large
shooting party. Thence MIR. and Mrs. White
went to Blenheim, where they participated
in the Christmas rejoicngs, which included
two balls and the presentation of two play
lets, In which the duke and duchess of
Marlborough aud Lady Randolph Churchill
had parts. Mr.. James Il. Carter, second
secretary of the United States embassy,
and Mrs. Carter have gone to Bareith aud
Lieutenant j. G. Colwell, the naval attache
of the United States embassy, and Mrs.
Colwell are guests.
Queen Victoria has a merry party Mt
Osborne There was a grand Christmas
tree loaded with presents for the royal
children, the members of the household
, bn rlo rtv lpsin no
Battenburgs, Connlughts, Lornes and Al
bangs. A royal baron of beef cut from a
Devon OK fed on the royal farm at Windsor
and roasted at Windsor by cooks sent by
a London caterer was forwarded to Osborne
on Friday with tho boars head and wood
cock pie. which additionally occupy the
sideboard at Christmas. This boar's head
is a Huere de Sangller. from the Coburg :
preserves in the Thuringian forest.
The prince and princess OF Wales early
in the week purchased presentsi as GUS
tomary from the royal tradesmen who dis
played the wares in a Marlborough house.
The prince and princess of Wales, Princes
Victoria Of Wales, the duke and duchess OF
York. Prince and Princess Charles of Dun
lark and duke ana duchess of Fife all as
where the usual festivities took place.
The earl and countess Of Craven tformer-
/ ly Miss COrnelia Martin. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Bradley MARTINI, are entertain
ing house party at Combc abbey. They
give their tenants a ball every Christmas
eve. Lord William Beresford and Lady
BeresCord formerly Mrs. Louis Hammers
ley and late wife of the eighth duke OF
Marlborough, who died in 1892, are alsc
entertaining at Deepdene.
| Lord Alfred Rothschilds made his usual
distribution of G000 pheasants to the omni-
bus drivers and conductors, every bu,
man getting a brace of birds,
| According 10 the newspapers the ladie;
of upper tendon, married and single, are
| tired of the backneyed Christmas cards ant
are sending their favored friends photo
graphs of themselves, as attlred for bed
! The Chronicle thinks that although sucl
souvenirs are suggestive OF a deal, nigh
dress pictures are less improper than pre-
sentiments of the same figures in ball dress