Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-16
GLINTS ON LONDON LIFE
SOCIETY WEDDING THE EVENT OF TODAY
lSipllng Gets Dollar Word for Poem
Theatrical Season Dull Disappointed
Tennis Players-Iarnum Bluffed.

London, Oct. 16.--(Copyrlghted by
| the Associated Press. 1.-The Newman
ket race course has been the center
of the social world Of Great Britain
during the past week. There were
large house parties at all the swell
residences in the vicinity and the
Prince of Wales, who has been shoot
ing with the Duke of Cambridge, at
| tended the races daily. generally wear
ing dark brown golfing cape. Lady
Beresford, Lady Randolph Churchill
and Lady Essex, three ladies of society,
wearing the smartest Of costumes, also
were in attendance every day.
The feature Of the racing week was
the social triumph of Mrs. Lily Lang
| try, even before she became the owner
Of the Australian horse Herman and
the winner of the czarewitch stakes
and fortune In bets. In the exclu-
! slve jockey club enclosure she was the
best dressed woman and was constant
| ly surrounded by admirers. The Prince
| Of Wales and the Duke OF Cambridge
| were specially devoted to her and the
prince was the first person to con-
graduate Mrs. Langtry upon winning
the czareWitCh, while the Duke Of
Cambridge escorted her to the BIRD
Cage in order to meet the victorious
Norman.
In connection with Mrs Langtry and
the reports circulated Of her marriage
the latter bns sent n notice 10 the
Times requesting that paper to correct
the report of his engagement, but no
wOman's name was mentioned.
Friday saw most of the fashionables
In London ugain MANY of them in
Guiding the Prince of Wales. on plr-
nose 10 he present at mo Two prent
social events fixed for today. SATURDAY,
nprsIv tha vgdling NJ Tho ,naro,,is
Of Waterford and i'adv ReatriX Fiji
maurice. Younger daughter of the mar
uuis of IHusdoWue the secretary of
stnte of war. mt st. Georges Hanover
SQUARE. and The christeninr Of the
MarIborourh heir Mt the Chanel ROYAL
St James palace.
At the wedding the bride will he at-
tended Inv cighfs bridesmnida and n
page dressed as n cavalier, in a suit
Of white satir, trbe hri1eap,a tdg ,,,tli ha
Ladies Susan and CI"dnn DE- In Poer
BereEford sisters Of me bride qroor,1,
Lady Kathleen de Ia poer Reresford
daughter of Lord Chas. de In Poer
Beresford; Ladies' Alexandra and
Gladys Hamilton. dauehters of the
duke of Abercorn: Lady Constance
Scott, daughter of the duke of Ruc-
cleuch: Lady Nora Spencer Churchill
daughter of the narchiopess ~ pnnd'
ford and LADY ReatriS Herhsrt ,f5>e,ii--
ter of the earl of Pembroke; Among
the presents is one from the nrince
and princess of Wales and onnther
from eX- Empress Eugeuie.
Dispatches received here from Cairo.
Egypt. say the khedlve Is in a precar
ious financial position. as the result Of
Prof Hubert Heskomer, n. e.. n
w S.,will probably succeed the late Sir
John Gilbert as president Of tho
Royal Society of painters in water col
ors.
The car has conferred patents of
Resseke. the famous operatic sinrrs
The corporation of London Ia coins
to have an art gallery. the nucleus OF
which was presented to the corporation
ON Thursday last by Mr. David Seller
who informed the lord mayor that he
proposed to hand over 10 the corpora-
ton 200 old Dutch. Italian and Eng
lish pictures.
II is understood that for the poem
which Is TO be written for the flrst
number of Literature. which is to be
issued under the auspices OF the LON
don Times Rudyard Kiplinr will he
paid one dollar n word, n il entitled
WhiteHorses,ls in q ten stanza of eight
lines, and is approprIate for TrafaIgnr
day, but without a word of politics
I'm II
Truth says that neither Eayes nor
Mahoney are likely to play lawn tennis
in America OWNS 90 INC nartioiity nr
the crowds who received their nlay In
stony silence and mndIy cheered ayer,,
point of their opponents.
Theaters are now attracting the
smartest people. especially 10 Drnrv
I'nnc the Cnynn1,, "a Il, !"