The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-09
ENGLISH GOSSIP.
Fancies and Foibles of Our British
Cousins.

London, JAN S.-(Copyrlghted 1898, by
the Associated Press 1.-The weather
has been exceptionally mild and trees
and shrubs are budding. Wednesdays
was the warmest winter night in Lon
don since 1890; the temperature was
IS degrees. In the day time the tenn
perature was SO degrees, or II degrees
above the average
-iAll the country has been busy enter
tanning, country balls, amateur theat-
rical and tableaux being the staple
attractions. Theatricals have become a
positive craze, and plays like Rose
mary" and David Garrick," requiring
the best acting, are unhesitatingly
chosen.
The Duke and Duchess of Devon
shire's party at Chatsworth, was
great success. The shooting was ex-
callent.- On Thursday the Prince of
Wales, Earl de Cray, Lord Elcho and
five others secured a record bag in
Guiding 800 pheasants.
Everything was in the most gorgeous
style. Instead of a shooting luncheon
at keepers cottage or in a barn, the
Duke OF Devonshire had a huge tent
erected, at convenient spot and an
elaborate luncheon was served there
daily by the servants. The Princess of
Wales and the ladies of the party drove
there in a four-horse brake with pos
tillions and an escort of mounted po-
lice. Both the Prince of Wales and the
Duke of Devonshire wore astonishing
~ loud shooting suits, with enormous
checks. After luncheon, the Prince of
Wales generally accompanied the
shooters to the snap shooting scenes
Lady Randolph Churchill and Mr..
Arthur BalfOur, the first lord of the
treasury. generally devoted the days to
golf. Theatricals on Friday night were
quite successful.
ROMAN SCANDAL.
A scandal is agitating the Roman ar
istocracy. The celebrated ducal house
of Litta-V isconti-Ar has renowned
its Italian nationality. The duke mar
ried Countess Rosa Tarsis, "a noted
beauty, by whom he had two daugh-
tiers and some time afterward a boy.
The duke repudIated the boys pater-
nifty and accuses very high person.
He has established the fact in the
courts that the child is not his; but as
divorce does. not exist in Italy, the
duke has become French citizen and
has instituted proceedings.
The Figaro says that the Duchess of
Marlborough formerly Miss Consuelo
VanderbilD has been led by the praise
of injuGicious friends to overrate her
evolutionary gifts to such an extent
that her Victims have nicknamed her
the demon reciter'
The American racing colors which
will be seen in 1898 are about the same
as IN 1897.
M'KINLEY ETIQUETTE.
The newspapers ridicule the new
rules of etiquette at the White House,
saying that President McKinley's pro-
tocol will soon rival President Faure's,
who has long been tainted with adopt
ing monarchial airs.
Vanity Fair. quoting the rule begin
ming, Invitations issued by Mrs. Nc
Kinley tale precedence over all other
invitations says:
Such rules prove that under the stars
and stripes it is quite possible to be
plus royaliste que lie roi (more royalist
than the king. We wonder what Lin
coin would have said to any officious
understrapper suggesting such rules
1t has been ascertained that the loss
resulting from the so-called Jewin
street fire. also known as the Cripple
Gate fire. amounts to e75,000. The in
CURRY IS dragging, the evidence being
direct, hut towards proving the fire of
ipcendiary origin, and in the direction
of demonstrating that the fire brigade
is inefficient
George L. Watson has finished the de-
SIN Of a very large steam yacht for
Mr.. James G. Bennett, proprietor of the
New York Herald, which will probably
be built on the Clyde.
The czar and czarina will receive
their friends at the Paris exposition in
1900 IL their own pavilion, which will
cost $685.
The newspapers here Indignantly |
deny the statement that Prince Ar
thur Of Connaught is young Astor's flag
at Elton. It is pointed out that the |
boys live in different houses. which |
alone makes this impossible. Aside !
from this, It is added, no flag lights |
fires o. blacks boots. sweeps rooms or |
performs the other duties described
PARIS FAD.
Living tortoises with their backs COW
cred with jewels attached by gold /
chain to ladies' dresses, are the rage in
Paris. They cost about e16. The So
Getty Cor the protection of animals is
agitating the matter.