The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-26
MANY CHRISTMAS PARTIES.
THE QUEEN ENTERTAIys A MERRY
THRONG AT OSBORNE.
American Representatives. In the
Ranks OF the British Mobility Give
House Parties, and 1T Blenhein
There We're Private Theatricals.

Copyrighted, 1897, by the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. Z--The temperature Is
seaSonable, the yellow fogs IN the middle
Of tbs week having given way TO compare
tive brightness. The week has been the
coldest OF the season. ten to twenty de-
grees OF frost being registered, and skar-
Ing has commenced. All who could do so,
have gone 10 the country. where Christ
mas house parties are more numerous than
usual OF the United States embassy, the
United States ambassador, Col. John Hay.
and Mrs. Hay alone remained In town.
Henry White, secretary OF the United
States embassy and Mrs. White, spent
the first part OF the week at HATFIELD.
where the Marquis Of Salisbury has been
entertaining a large shooting party.
Thence Mr. and Mrs. White went TO BEN
helm, where they participated in the
Christmas re5oicings. which included two
balls and the presentation OF two playlets,
in which the Duke and Duchess of Mari-
borough and Lady Randolph Churchill had
parts. Mr.. James R Carter. second secre-
tary OF the United States embassy and
Mrs. Carter have gone 10 Biarritz. and
Lieut. Col. Well. the naval attache OF the
United States embassy, and Mrs. Well are
in Paris.
Queen Victoria had a merry party at o.
borne. There was grand Christmas tree.
loaded with presents for the royal chill
dren. the members OF the household and
servants. The party includes the Batten-
burgs, Connaughts. Lornes and Albanys.
royal baron OF beef cut of Devon OK,
fed on the royal farm at Windsor and
roasted at Windsor by cooks sent by
London caterer, was forwarded to Osborne
on Friday with the boar's head and wood
cock pie. which additionally occupy the
queens board at Christmas. This year
boar's head Is genuine hure de Sanglier,
from the Coourg preserves in the Tburm-
gia n forest.
The Prince and Princess OF Wales early
in the week purchased presents as CUSTOM
airy from the royal tradesmeu who dis
played the wares In an apartment of Mafi-
borough house which the royalties Sc
iected. The Prince and Princess Of Wales
Princess Victoria of Wales the Duke and
Duchess OF York. Prince and Princess
Charles OF Denmark and the Duke and
Duchess of Fife all assembled at Sand
ringham for Christmas, where the usual
festivities took place.
The Earl and Countess OF Craven form
erly Miss Cornelia MARTINI are entertain
Ing house party at Comhe Abbey. They
gave their tenants ball on Christmas eve.
Lord William Beresford and Lady Beres-
ford formerly Mrs. Louis Hammersley, II
New York and late wife of the eighth
Duke OF Marlborough, who died In lS92l,
are also entertaining at Deepdene.
Lord Albert Rothschild made his usual
distribution OF 5000 pheasan,s to the omni-
bus drivers and conductors, a brace of
birds each.
According TO the newspapers. the ladies
of upper tendon. married and single are
tired or the hackneyed Christmas cards
and are sending their favored friends pho
tographs OF themselves, as attired for bed.
The Chronicle thinks that, although such
souvenirs are suggestive of good deal.
night dress pictures are less improper than
sentiments of the same figures in ball
dress.
As soon as Jackson. the explorer COM
pletes the work connected with the Franz