Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-09
CHILLY WEATHER FOR SOCIETY.
Furs and Ovcrconts still Feel Com
Portable In London.

| Portable In London.
| Copyright, 1897, by the Associated Press)
! LONDON. May S.--Although the town is
| full and summer clubs like the Hurlingham
| and Ranelagh are open, outdoor gaeties
| hang fire The women are still wearing furs
| and overcoats are quite comfortable So
| ciety is already on the qrti yive in antici-
| patton OF the five fancy dress balls to be
given by prominent hostesses. They promise
commotion approaching the Bradley-Mar-
! tin ball. A feature of the duchess of De-
onshires will be an oriental quadrile with
Lady de Gray as Cleopatra and Lady Dudley
in Byzantine costume Mrs. Arthur
Paget, Lady Colbrooke and Miss Muriel Will
son will give the second ball at Holland
| house. The guests will appear in the Co.'S
tunes of their ancestors as painted by
| Gainesboro and Reynolds. At Mrs. Caven-
dish Bentick's ball the costumes worn will
| be similar to those which were the fashion
at the beginning of the reign of Queen Vic
toria Lady Naylor-Leyland, formerly Miss
Jane Chamberlain of Cleveland. o. will also
give costume ball.
The queen did graceful thing on Thurs
day and delighted Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone
by summofiing their granddaughter, Dorothy
Drew. to Windsor castle Her majesty was
anxious to see the child who has figured
so prominently in Mr.. Gladstones domestic
life Dorothy left Hawarden on Wednesday,
accompanied by her mother. and from Lon
don to Windsor Travelled with the Princess
Louise. On arriving at Windsor they were
met by Hon. William II. p. Darlington, one
of the equerries in Ordinary, with royal
carrilg to take them to the castle. After
luncheon with the quesn, Miss Drew re-
turned to town.
The prince and princess Of Wales and
Princess Maude of Wales princess Charles
of Denmark are spending Sunday with the
duke of Westminster at Eaton Hall, Crester,
where large party has been gathered to
meet them.
On Monday the prince and princess of
Wales will drive to Hawarden and lunch
with Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone. Each mem
ber of the royal family will plant a tree at
Hawarden as a memorial of the occasion
The appeals to the charity of the London
ers are endless and are generally answered
generously. The Mansion house Indian
famine fund has now reached nearly the
sum of f520 900, or 5000 more than was
raised during the whole course of the last
famine. The Daily Chronicle within week
has raised nearly $4,000 for the Greek
wounded. The prince of Wales hospital fund
alone hangs fire. The yearly deficit OF the
London hospitals is over 100000, and the
prince hoped to raise $4,000, 600. 1t is doubt
full If even 100000 Will be obtained, but the
prince of Wales will personally address a
meeting of bankers, merchants and other
prominent people in the city and will appeal
for more money for the hospital fund.
Great importance is attached to the de-
cision of the Transvaal Volksraad at a secret
session held at Pretoria the capital, on
Wednesday last, TO repeal the Transvaal i'm
migration law.
The meeting was held to discuss the
answer to be made to the dispatches of the
British secretary of state for the colonies,
Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, who demanded a
repeal of the law. The law was repealed,
but 1t is said this step taken not because
the measure was a breach of the London
convention, but because 1t was distasteful to
neighboring states. The Transvaal state at
torney rendered his resignation in disap-
proyal of the repeal This action of the |
Transyaal government, it is.said here clearly |
indicates backdown upon .the part of Presl- !
dent Kruger and the Yolksfaad and renders |
the chances OF war remote II is the most |
important concession yet made by the |
ii"lSf faal anu REMOVES the fhlef cause of |
friction not only between the Transyaal and
Great Britain, but between Cape Colony and
the Transvaal. 1t was Oh this point that Mr..
chamberlains dispatch took almost the form
OF an ultmatum.
Inc revival of The Yeoman of the Guard
at the Savoy on Wednes lay was successful
ana VIII probably run the season, though
tho cast compares untAyorably with the
original product. Gihert Sullivan re-
ceived an ovation. The royal opera season
opens on next Monday hight at Coyent gar
den when Faust" will be performed.
Mile. Landi, the singer, who is in London
Tor Ihe season, has been engaged for tour
OF forty concerts in Germany and Austria.
extending IRON November next to March,
1898.
wilson Barrett brought out his revival of
'Virginius" at the Lyric theater last Mon
day lie has made sevsral changes in the
original work OF Sheridan Knowles. thereby
causing some comment In the press Fresh
music and scenery were provided
and the principal characters were assumed
by Franklin McLeay as lcilius, Alfred Pry-
don as Appius Claudius, T. w. PerciVal as
Casslus Claudius, Ambrose Manning as Dem
latus, Horace Hodges as Numitorlus Maud
Jenerles as Virginia and Frances Iyer as
seryia.