The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-24
Vanity Fair" Comments on
the Alleged Incorporate
Habits of Society.
GEN. NILES MILITARY INSPECTIONS
Mr.. August Belmont's Two Derby
Racers Lady Henry Somer-
sets Resignation.
EBy Gable to The Associated Press.l


Vanity Fair the London season, which
is now near its end, has been remarkable
for bring into prominence the "intemper-
ate habits of society,"" In the course of a
long article Vanity Fair says
'sThe women are as bad as the men,
probably the length of the London season
is chiefly responsible for the evil. From
the beginning of May until the end of
July the season is one stretch of fatigue
Long before the first six weeks are over
pleasure has become nothing but pain
The women drag themselves wearily from
house to house and only manage to do
this by the aid of incessant stinulants."
The rifle competitions at Bisley this
week have provoked a curious variety of
opinion among the experts, but they are
all agreed as to one thing and that is that
the shooting has been TOO godd" The
substitution of the Lee-Mitford rifle for
the Martini has resulted in such a tre-
mendous increase of accuracy that every
body 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 result of the
competitions so far as the award of
prizes is concerned.
repeating the feat during the shoot-off.
Some new method of scoring is now i'm
perative.
General Miles, having finished his in
vestigations of the military system in
England, has gone to Carlsbad. from
which point he will go to Russia, where
he will meet the Gar He has asked per-
mission to inspect the Russian army.
Tn, II no. Of
forded every facility He has been per-
mitteds to visit the arsenals and barracks,
to sample the soldiers rations and to ex-
anime their equipments. Although the
newspapers recently protested against
the granting of such privileges to foreign
officers from the Continent, no mention
has been made of General Miles in this
connection.
The developments at the inquest which
followed the death of Mrs Frances
Samuelson, whose hair, while in the
hands of hairdresser took fire as the
result of the petroleum hair wash being
used to dress it, has caused the most in
tense interest. 1t appears that this wash,
which is called Petrol, has been very gem
orally used of late in London. The news
papers are filled with interviews on the
the House of Commons with view of
prohibiting the importation of the article.
For the Derby of 1899 Mr. August Bel
mont has entered two horses; Mr.. Rich
ard, two; Mr. J. r. Keene, three; Mr..
Pierre Lorillard, two, and Mr.. Foxhail
Keene, one.
For the Oaks of 1899 Mr.. Croker has en-
tered 3, Mr.. J. R. Keene 2, and Mr.. Pierre
Lorlllard 2.
Lady Henry Somerset has resigned the
perance Association. She recently ad-
dressed 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 Con-
tagious Diseases Acts for India. The
branches, almost without exception, re-
fused to be governed by Lady Henry's
request, and she has consequently re-
signed the presidency of the association.
The letters of Mr.. Stevens, the Daily
Nails correspondent at Beyreuth, give
an amusing picture of discomfort, solem-
nifty and extortionate prices during the
progress of the Wagner performances
He says
seemed entering an outlying province of
the United States. All down the long
train buzzed the American tongue. Out
of each window looked a group of Am
erican girls. Four girls and a woman to
one elderly, weary looking man was the
proportion; and, as it always happens,
the man was working away with the bag
gage, the porters and guards, and get
girls, all of whom were taking their pleas
ure, as their manner is on Sundays and
holidays, in talking, talking, talking, in
a perpetual gush of chatter about things
that didn't matter.
1t is announced that the Hon. Winston
Churchill elder son of the late Lord
Randolph Churchill will stand for parlia-
ment in the Conservative interests at the
next opportunity.
Lord Randolphs younger son, John
Henry Churchill, now seventeen years of
age. will study for the bar.
Society is very much interested in the
wedding. last Tuesdsay. at st. Johns
Church, Paddington, of a parlor maid
of Lady Gwendoline Little to a member of
the Christy Minstrels. The bride had seen
thirty years service with Lady Little.
ceremony and who gave presents to the
newly elected couple were the Countess
of Londonderry and Helen Stewart, Dowa-
ger Countess of shrewsbury. The affair
was taken up as a fad by a good many
of the smart set.
The Earl of Rosslyn, who has been
prominent in the Prince of Wales set
sporting matters with the Prince, was in
court Thursday in money lending trans
action, anything but creditable to him.
The Judge in charging the jury said there
was only one word to describe the tranc-
action and that was shady" Earl
Rosslyn had asked a money lender to let
him have E5C0. The latter had agreed
give him a due bill for f375 and purchase a
perfumery business for 1900. This,
continued the judge, the noble Earl did
and now sought to -evade the payment OF
the $500 because the perfulnery was not
worth ESQ. THE noble Earl. continued
awkward position; but the money lender
is entitled to the ordinary rights OF
British subject and Earl Rosslyn cannot
evade payment
On Thursday the Duke and Duchess of
York opened jubilee philatelic exhibit
1t is estimated that the stamps on view
are worth half million pounds sterling
The collection is particularly rich in Col
onial and English stamps. Among the
exhibitors are the Duke of Coburg, the |
Duke Of York, the Duke of Norfolk and
Baron de Worms
Mr.. Williamson, the well -kncsgn Aus |
tralian theatrical manager, has taken the |
Theatre for snort season /
and will open the house in October with |
Mrs Brown Fntfer sed Mrs. Bellew.
After disastrous attempt on two |