New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-22

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The Lourdes pilgrmages are in full swing.
The last week has witnessed the arrival there Vi
upward Of forty thousand people
The Whitehall Review" says: I'VE are on
the eve Of a great social sensation. Inc ara
mats persona include wel-Knowh lore'sh
Prince an English Duchess and distinguished
statesman" Nothing further is yet obtainable.
THE Daily Telegraph" which is always sue
cessfui with its annual "Siy Season CORE
spondence is now filing the paper and sei'hs
al all seaside resorts with correspondence
headed False Modesty," describing English
methods Of bathing. the separation Of the sexes
etc. The majority OF the letters denounce the
prudery OF the English methods. and advocate
the American and French systems Of bathing
The writer Of letter on the subject objects
10 persons of different social grades mixing in
the water las would be inevitable were the
American system adopted" An American. in
a letter printed to-day, says THE costumes
seen at Broadstairs and other English resorts
would not be tolerated for moment at Coney
Island and would be severely punished even in
outspoken France"
There Is no prospect at present Of settlement
Of the engineering dispute. The quarrel mas
spread to Burnley. While it is reported that the
Shipbuilders' Federation is about to join the
engineering masters both sides unyieldng.
In the meanwhile the curious statement is made.
apparently authoritatively. TO the effect that
syndicate OF London and Glasgow employers
has had a large Continental engineering and
shpbuilding concern valued. with the view OF
acquiring it, 1t Is pointed out that this step is a
sequence Of the incessant disputes in the en-
cheering trades Of Great Britain. The men
where the Continental works are situated work
sixty hours a week. and their wages average l.
cents an hour with no increase for overtime.
The Armstrong; Elswick works laid off seven
hundred men this afternoon. owing to the slack
ness Of work caused by the dispute In the en-
gineerng trades.
The New-York steamer Max. with sixty Amer
lean tourists on board. arrived at 81. Petersburg
on Tuesday last. The tourists on board the
steamer Ohio Will give a grand ball in honor OF
President Faure on his visit to Russia. and will
also give a concert, at which only Russian and
French compositions will be played.
The bad weather and many sharp thunder
storms which have prevailed during the week
found London empty Of the fashionable throng,
Rotten Row deserted and many of the leading
clubs closed for their annual overhaung.
The Queen starts for Balmoral next week. ac-
companed by Princess Henry Of Battenburg
and their suites. Her Majesty, who is in the
best Of health, is following closely the news from
India. She has written two long letters on the
subject to the Marquis of Salisbury. and it is an
open secret tat Her Majesty cordially distruss
the Ameer of Afghanistan. SO soon as the
Queen gets to Bamora she will take up her
project for widows pensions. which plan Will
provide every deserving widow of seventy-five
years Of age and upward, who is in want, with
pension from State fund for that purpose.
The enthusiastic reception which the Duke
and Duchess Of York have met with in Dublin
is said to have greatly disappointed the Irish
Nationalist. The visit has been managed with
excellent tact. in marked contrast to the visit
Of the Prince and Princess OF Wales to Ireland.
when 1t sought 10 make party capital out
Of the affair. The Duke Of York's little speech
on landing at Kingstown. in which he referred
10 the pleasure which the Duchess and himself
anticipated from better acquaintance with
Ireland and the Irish struck the right note.
while the dress OF the Duchess, green Irish pop
lIn Immediately won the affections of the people
in the streets. At Dublin the reception Of the
Duke and Duchess heartier and more gen
eral than anticipated by even the most enthu-
siastc loyalists and il is confessed that
the experiment Of facing the crowd was re-
garded with some anxiety by those who advised
It, Their Royal Highnesses were palpaby ner-
vous as they emerged from the railroad station.
but all doubts were removed before the process
sion reached the end OF the street. The enthu-
siasm increased as the royal party proceeded.
and the occupants Of the steps OF the City Hall,
over which the flag OF the city of Dublin de-
family noated in place OF the Union Jack, were
among the loudest in welcoming the Duke and
Duchess OF York to Ireland and 1t is not to be
wondered at that the suggestion Is now regarded
favorably to create the Duke OF York Prince OF
Ireland and to make that title permanent one
for the eldest son of the Prince Of Wales.
The Prince Of Wales is being mobbed at
Marienbad. When he appears on the promenade
the crowds which follow him so numerous
and pressing that His Royal Highness has twice
been obliged to seek refuge in a hotel. 1t is not
likely that the Prince will ever revisit Marienbad
The permission accorded Prince Francis of
Teck 10 Join the Anglo Egyptian Expedition up
the Nile is accepted proof that he is restored
n the favor Of his influential relatives. The
Prince was packed off to Indi, for mourning
heavy gambling debt his friends being compelled
n find the money to satisfy it. This. however
they did only on condition that the Prince join
the District Staff OF Bombay. where the conduct
OF the Prince has been most exemplary.
The heir recently born to the Earl OF Craven
whose wife was formerly Miss Corneha Martin
only daughter of Bradley Martin Of New-Nork
promises TO make a great financial difference TO
the Earl. whose estates are extensive. but heavi-
~ encountered and not valuable 1t is UNDER
stood that Bradley Martin. since he has become
a rrandfather has been showing a disposition
~ do something substantial in the way Of wip-
ing out the mortgages on the Earl's estates.
Prince Max Of Saxony. after years Of mis-
sionary work in Whitechapel. has returned TO
Dresden He says ne awaits the decision OF his