The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-22
ON THE MAKE.
Every body in London Trying to
Coin an Honest Shilling
From the Queens Diamond
Jubilee Festivities.
EVEN HOLY CHURCH
Is Sold Out for the Purpose of
Seeing the Show.
EVEN HOLY CHURCH
Price of Provisions Has Al
ready Advanced in the City.
Other News Including Customa-
ry AristOcratic Scandal.

London, May 22.-LondOn is already
plunged into the queens jubilee prepa-
rations and for the next six weeks it
promises to be the most uncomfortable
city in Europe. Along the route of the
procession the fronts of the buildings
are dishgured by hideous scaffoldings,
preparatory to building seats. Even
churches like St Martins-in- -the-Ffelds
have been sold to spectators who have
almost completely covered the edifce
mentioned with building preparations,
a little sign reading services as US
uap' being about the only indication
left of the church proper.
st. Paul's Cathedral is likewise dis
figured by huge stands.
The price Of provisions has already
advanced and everything has at least
doubled in cost. For the jubilee week
several of the large hotels refuse to
make any definite arrangements for
rooms even to old patrons until a week
before the jubilee. Every person who
has been able to do so has let his or her
mouse Tor the celebration and is prepar-
ing to fee the country. The fact is that
everybody in London is. to use a slang
expression, "On the make"
Tuesdays drawing room at Bucking-
ham Palace was by far the smartest of
the year The weather was beautiful
and enormous crowds of people lined
the streets in the neighborhood of the
palace and the mall The striking fea-
ture of the day was the many state car
flages IN line. The coach of the Duke
and Duchess of Marlborough ecIipsed
all OF them 1t cost $4,000 and has taken
a long time to finish. The body was of
deep red and the coach was adorned in
addition to a ducal crown and coat of
arms, by a Drincely cOronet as the
Duke OF Marlborough is a prince of the
Roman empire, and, the Daily Mail
says, He is not inclined to abate one
jot or title of his titles
The supporters of the carriage are in
the shape of red mounted silver ser
pents with real silver ornaments made
by a skilled jeweler on the Hammer
cloths There were three fOotnen be-
hlhd the coach. They wore red ivertes
Whlch We're covered with gold embrOfd-
cry, that part of the work being done
IN Italy in order to insure the embroid-
cry against furnishing.
There is a story printed here +O the
erect that when the Duke of MarIbor-
ough ordered his Iiveries he chose a
brighter red; but the tailor refused to
make the liveries of that color and
pointed out to the duke that the mar
t1cular shade of red which he most ad-
m1red was confined to the use of rOval-
ty- The duke, as result was obliged
to be cOntented with the shade of RED
used by his ancestors for the lfveries of
their servants.
The Duchess of Marlborough wore
more jewels than anyone present at the
draWing-rOOm and her very tall dia-
mond crown and her necklace compos-
ed of the famous Vanderbilt pearls
caused a sensation.
The trial at Edinburg of the suit for
divorce brought by Sir Charles Henry
Ross of BalnagOwen castle, Rosshire
against his wife, Lady Winifred Ross
is furnishing cOnsidera BILE gossip as the
parties to the suit are prominent The
proceedings, which were commenced
last year, were resumed on Wednesday
afternoon before the Edinbury court of
sessions Lady Ross is a sister of Lady
Coli
The cOreSp Spondents, De Battle and Brin-
ton, are officers of the Eighth Hussars
and Life Guards respectively Some of
the evidence presented was of nature
too disgusting for publication. The
husbands charge was fully confirmed
by the testimony Of the servants, who
told extraordinary tales of the conduct
of Lady Ross with the correspondents
both in the house and in the secluded
hooks in the park of BalnagOWen. The
details were so salaciOuS that Lady
Ross left the court.
With few exceptions there has been
a remarkable slump in the business of
the theaters. The suddenness of the col
lapse has nOnplussed the manag gers.
Plays that have been doing splendidly
have gone to nothing and it is evident
that the queens jubilee will not be a
blessing to the theatrical managers. a
remarkable exception to this rule is the
Adelphi theater. where The Ameri-
cans" is appearing, which is packed
nightly. Every paper in town be-
slows the highest praise upon the
American company of actors, and
Charles F'rOhman is so pleased that he
is trying to cancel his American dates
and stay here during the autumn and
winter. AS he is obliged to surrender
the Adelphi on June Il to Sarah Bern
hardt, he is seeking for another house,
but if he is unable to find one he will
take his company to Paris until the
end of Bernhardt's season, as he wants
to see how the Parisians will receive a
purely American play.