Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-22
TICTORIA'S JUBILEE.
prsuaralions Now Going on Every
where in London.
PROVISIONS DouBLED In COST.
display of Duk A salacious Divorce
suit-Thea rical MaDageIs
Nonplussed.

DIM is already plungei iuio the
ousen,s Jubilee preparations and for
The next six weeks 1t promises to be
the most uncomfortable city In
Europe.
Along the route of the procession
the fronts OF the buildings are dis.
figured by hideous scaffoldingf,
prsparatory to the building OF seats.
Even churches like 81. Martine.in-
th,. Fields have heeD sold to specula-
tors who have almost completely
coyered the euince mentioned with
tuildipg preparations, a little sign
reading "servlees as usual" being
snout the only indication lett OF the
church proper. St..PauPs cathedral is
likewise disfiRured by huge stnnde.
The price of provisions has Piready
advanced and everything mas at leaeI
donbled in cost. For the jubilse week
several OF the large hoteis refuse 10
make any definite arrangements ior
roou,s even to OLD patrons until week
before the jubilee. Every person VINO
has been aDle to do SO has let his or
her house Tor the celebration anu 10
preparing to flee TO the country. The
iaet Is that everyone In London 10, 10
u,e slang expression Son the maze"
A SMART DRAWING ROOM.
Tuesdays drawing room ut Buck.
jnphsm palace was by far the smeriest
OF the year. The weather was peaut,'
full and enormous CROWDS o, psople
lined the streets in the neighoolnooo
OF the palace ami the mail. "A sNik'
.tsts carriages in line. The coach Of
the duke ana duchess of Marlborough
,ol,psed all OF them. IL cost 90, 000
and has taken long time to nnish.
The body was of deep red and the
coach was adorned, in addition to
uucsl crown and coat OF nrms, by
priuceIy coronet, as the Duke OF MARI
borough is q prince Of the Rsman
empire and az the Daily Mail says,
sHe IL not inclined to abale one tot or
title OF hts titles"
The supporters Of the carriage are In
the shape OF red mounted silver ser
penis with silver ornaments on Inc
hammer cloths. There were three
ioolmen behind the coach. They wore
red liveriss which were covereu with
gold embroidery that part OF tho work
being done in Italy In order TO insure
the embroidery against tsrnlshiRg.
There ts q story Printed here, ~ tbs
effect that when TIE duke Of Mari.
borough ordered HE hveries he choose
the brightest red, but the tailor refused
10 make tue iiveries of that cpior anu
pointed out to the luke thai the par.
tlculnr shade OF red which he most al.
mired was confined ~ the use oil
royalty. The Duke, es result, was
obliged to be contented with the snade
OF red used by his ancestors for the
liveries Of their servants.
Tho Duchess OF Marlborough wore
more jewels than any one present al
The drawing room and her very tai
diamond crown and her necklace,
composed OF the famous Vanderbilt
learls, caused a sensation.
GOSSIP ABOUT A DIVORCE SUIT.
The trial at Edinburgh of the sui
for divorce brought by Sir Charles
Henry Ross Of Balnagowen castle
Rosshire, sgsinst his wife, Lady Wini
ired Ross, Ia furnishing considerable
gossip rs the parties to tue suit art
prominent. The proceedings which
were commenced last year were re-
sumed on Wednesday beIore the
Edinburgh court OF sessions. Lazy
Ross 10 o sister VI Lady Olivia Cairna
who WAS cited 10 testify. The Gu
respondents, Debath and Brinton, art
tficefs Of the hIssars anu HE guard
respectively.
Some OF the evidence presented wa
OF nature too disgusting for publica
liyn. The husband's charges o
adultery were FULLY confirmed by tn,
- Wa. Ia IN n n mir
extraordinary tales OF the conduct o
Lady Rosp, with the correspondents
both inthe houses and In secluded nook
in the park OF BalnsgoweD. Thes
details were so salacious that Lad,
R:ss lett the court.
THE THBATERs.
With few exceptions there has beeI
remarkable slump In the business o
the theaters. The eudc enness ofithe col
lapse has non plussod 1.-The msnagers
Plays that have been doing 3, lendidl.
dent the Queen's jubilee will not be
blessing to the theatrical mana
gers. A remarkable exception 4
this rule Ia the Adelphi theater, wher
the Americans are appearing, which
packed nightly. Every paper In tow
testows the highest praise upon III
American company OF actoIs, AM
Cherries Frohman ia SO please tnat b
Ia trying to cancel his American date
ana stay here curing the autumn nm,
winter. As he u Obliged to surrende
the Adelphi on June 18th TO Sara
Bernhardt, he IL se-king for snothe
house, but n he 10 unable to lind on
he will take his company to Paris uu
til the end OF Bsrnt ardt's season, as b
wants to see how Parisians VIII recciv
apureiy American play. f.
The Geisha at DAly's; The Cireu
Girl at the Gaiety; The French Maj
at Terrys and Saucy Sally ut III
Comedy are other successes OF tn
present month.
Theatrical London IL to have my
pteheDtAtiot-ao less than a present.
ton OF Hogsrth Or the stage. For tw
ysars Weeuon Grosmith has been en-
gagged In designing the ceutumel
scenery and properties OF u play
specially written for him by Thomp
HAtton, Intended to faithfully trnpsfe
to the str, ffic OF the stss." the fomou
series OF Hograth pictures known .
The Idle Apprentice, which by tbs wa
Will be the title oil the play. f AZ
The part of the hero, Jack Bhepparl
Will be played by Wecdon Grosmitn.
The principal role, however, WILL