The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-04
MANY SENT GIFTS
Princess Of Wales Celebrates
Her 53rd Birthday.
Publication of a Life Of Louis
Napoleon
BT EMPRESS EUGENE
Is Strongly Opposed By Queen
Victoria.
Frohman to Prod zee ssThe Hap
py Life" Ia London.
BY EMPRESS EUGENE

London Dec 4-Au the members OF
the family Of the Prince of WaIes and
seFeraI 0f the friends q the heE ap-
parent have been at SzudrIns1aE7l
Throughout the past week where the
birthday OF the Prince of Wales was
ceIebrared on Wednesday last with
great hearczuess- The princess who was
born December l. 1874 received many
presents from all parts Of the worId-
Huzh Dec4rey Seymour the sixth
marquis Of Herrf0rd- has Joined The
ranks Of The members Of t1e arisroc-
EaCy who have been obliged % 4UE
theIr ancestral halls He has Just II
formed the AUTHORITIES Of AIcsSrer-
y arw1czsa-re- 1e4r- Wd1e1- Ms seat
RzEz6y Han Is situated E1aC owing 20
his decreasing income and i1cressEES
expenses II * impossible toE m %
keep Up the hall and therefore Ii WI
oe obliged 70 rent IT.
Ez-Er1press Eugene = contemplating
uubIfSEE1E Il lte of her -IzS 1s71ls-- CE-
Iata E--nUzror NapoIeCu III DuriEg
her visit 10 queen Victoria this week
TIE widowed empress discussed TIE
matter win Her Majesty but EEe latter
pronounced herself as beng strongly
opposed 10 The proJe-I
The English Sewing Gotten company.
3 combination OF l. thread concerns n
E /
/ o11- OF Thursday last Wz-h 4 capital o
2 80 Geo pounds gSIs-150- -G91J. which
uwlce subscribed IN Glasgow aIoue-
There has bean another mysterious
T murder II London Lhls TINE CLe
victim = an old sE0arrzalz5E n Lor-S-
acres WITH alleged uIlIIIsL affiliations
and the crime nz-s added 10 tie gez@rzI
Dissatisfaction with the metro ECllIa1
E police w lrELC the past Two EeaEs EE7re
have been eight UuAxplzIuae1 u1urC1-rs
u q --fz -
an immense aIoU1C 0E property E7s
been sroLeE-
( From the British cousUlzE reports Il
{ au1ears that Germany = beginning TO
{ seriously rival Fransce as 4 champagne
( exuor-er The making Of sparkling
I vines n Germany has lately been
{ Brought 20 saeh E=rEscCH5Es HAT Ger
nan vines Of al brands now rank
i nearly equal WI1h French chau1pagTe
and the price Ls much l9~sE EA=lr
+ 5xuCrr i chiefly. 10 AUerIca. Great
Britain and Belgium
/ The French method Of manufacture
1as oFen geneFaALy as1oLar=1 n -
ny this being considered easy owing
+ TO the fact that r1e largest champagne
4 businesses in France are partly Al the
hands Of Germans
I It Is reported that the KhzIIfa Is
{ disposed 10 conclude peace with Egypt
f On conditions that IL be granted ne
{ re5tcary power over h0Ed0EzC and
/ Darfur and thlt all MS adhereuts De
/ uar6ouad The darvIsd leader * aIs1
+ SAID 10 Be- ready 20 evaeuz1e rEs T1ois
{ Me valley. 10 recognize the suzsrauIry
{ Of queen Victoria and open Ms do
mains 70 British commerce
f TIE most important theatrical event
I or The coming week viii be the first
f presentation on MONDAY ar t1e Duke Of
/ X1rzs theater Of the comedy The
/ Happy Life by Louis n Parker. an
/ thor of a VaElbOut King Whieh Ezs
{ had q long run this fall The new
/ play VIII soon oe produced AT C16 Ly-
( ee1Eu CEeatzr- New York by Daniel
{ Fr0huzu- The play VII introduce u
{ rha London stage rev C0Uer- car
+ I0Era NzLso1- a young American q u10sc
I attractive personality wlO : said 70
( give promise OF IRE E1s-rz1El1s- ability
+ Tha east * 20 De an ezcepr1ezzlIy
T strong o1e-
+ There was but oue noteworthy frst
+ 5f ~The Grand Duchess by D'OyI=y
Carte at the Savoy 1Ir- Carte cast
( about for some time for Z star for ChlS
+ production and had thoughts Of en-
+ at about that tine Mss St- Jenn
F achieved 4 remarkable success II la
+ PericEore- and Mr. Carte co1eIGded IL
{ lock no further
/ CharI=s Fruh-au Eas decided 70 br-ng
/ rEe Heart Of Mzrylan41 VvE1h Mrs
F Leslie Carter and TIRE entire American
+ AlrIL william Gillette VII also ap-
{ rear N Lo16Cu II Too 1Luca Johnson
I about LEe sazle time
The admirers OF the late Robert
Louis Stevenson assembled IN force at
( the Avenue thsaCeE on MG16aE IaSr To
/ witness Lne lrsC performance 9f AG-
F ELlraL Guinea" an old play written by
{ S-eveuscu and W z Henley Al 1d-
rnIrabIs prologue especially written oy
: Mr. Henley. was recIred by EEZabeth
I RobfEs The authors directions were
F EuiEUEeIv observed thus sacrificing the
I acting ID TIE literary qualities 01 the
E play which last are Of the finest SIduzy
+ Valentines David Pew ErUeuE=nr
bLzsp heE1CUs Old mariner who figured
{ IN Treasure Island 90 VV Ham 8IsEEfsr1-
{ as John C1auuC- admiral and CLssv
Lotus as uhs adu1lrzIz= daughter. ere-
I ate6 . nAuL-caI atEosplsEs q 4 Elost