The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-09
ION SOCIAL GOSSIP.
Weather Mild and Outdoor
Sports Popular.
SLAUGHTERED BY WHOLESALE
OF wales ana Friends Anni-
Ute Phcasants - Scandal In
.ly--"The Demon Recitcr."

ShcoSthatt0 AANcosF hS wealthy
IS to be exceptionally mild and the
d shrubs are budding. Wednesday
miidest winter night In londor
loo, the temperature being Is de-
in the daytime the temperature was
res. or IL above the average.
70 country houses are busy enter
country balls. amateur theatricals
leaux being the staple attractions.
eals have become positive craze
US like Rosemary" and David
requiring the best acting, arc
atingly chosen.
Duke and Duchess OF Devonshirc's
Chatsworth has been great suc-
The shooting was excellent. Or
W the Prince OF Wales, Earl DeGrey
Che and five others scored rec
eaker, including 500 pheasants.
ling was on the most gorgeous
Instead Of the usual shooters, the
at the cottage or in barn, the
Devonshire had Il huge text erected
yenient spot and an elaborate iun-
as served there daily by the SER
The Prince of Wales and ladies' of
erty drove there IN a four horse
with postilllons and an escort OF
police. Both the Prince of Wales
Duke of Devonshire wore aston
loud shooting suits with enormous
After luncheon the Princess OF
Generally accompanied the shooters
eld. Lady Randolph Churchill and
bur j. Balfour, the first lord of the
devoted the days TO golf. The
Rls ut night were quite successful.
hdal is agitating the Roman aris-
The celebrated Ducal house OF
scount- Arez has renowned lis
natiorality. The duke married
Rosia Taness, by whom he had
lighters aud afterwards a boy. The
fDudiates tho boys paternity and
a very high person. He has estah-
be fact In the courts that the child
is; but. as divorce laws do not ex-
)aly, the duke has become French
Figaro says that the Duchess OF
fough. formerly Miss Consuelo Van
has been led by the praise Of in
4s friends to overrate her elocutinn-
Is to such an extent that her vic
have nicknamed her the Demon
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american racing colors which will be
ElS9S are about the same MS in 1897.
acceptance for the Lincolnshire
handicap include Mr.. James r.
! st. Cloud and Volar for the city
Mr. picbor,l C,ol.,,,.. ~
Id Mr.. Lorrillard's Dikka are en-
|tor the jubilee stakes Dobbin. St.
Voler. Dikka. Berzak and Sandia
the list. For the Alexander park
etropolitan handicap Voler is en-
|For the Ascot gold cup Mr.. Keene's
Eill be among the runners. st.
Is also entered for the event. The
hill ages stakes, will probably find
Bloozen and Doric II at the post
bud Is entered for the Alexander
newspapers are ridiculing the new
pf etiquette at >tfle White House.
THAT President McKinley's protocol
bon rival President Faure's. who
= been tainted with adopting mon
airs.
as been asoertained that the loss
y from the so-called levin street
% known as the Cripple Creek gale
Mounts TO G750.000 (s3. 55O. 00O). The
is dragging. the evidence obtained
towards proving the fire
ldiary origin and In the direction OF
trating that the fire brigade is in
'e l.. Watson is finishing the de-
very large steam Yacht for Mr..
Gordon Bennett, PROPRIETOR of the
'rk Herald. which Will probably he
the Clyde.
g tortoisos with their backs COW
It'll iewc,s attached hv gold chains
y dresses are seen in Paris. They
c (SS0). The Society for the Pro-
OF Animals is agitating the mat
that the enthusiasm aroused for
t performance has disappeared. the
Dlaygoers and critics have come
conclusion that Peter. the Great"
e! a great nor n bad play and that
Try lryinr's imnersonlrion viii not
mong his trinmphs. while Ellen
faces herself in small narts. Miss
ore is quite unsuited for the mart
hroelne, which the critics generally
Ice beyond hor. Accor ling TO III.
VI Gazette Robert Tabor rndoubted-
Is the honors of the production.