Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09
Copyright, Associated Pre-


London, January 8.-The weathe,
continues to be exceptionally mild ana
the trees and shrubs are budding
Wednesday was the mildest winter
night in London since 1S9G--the TEN.
perature was 4S degrees. In the day
time the temperature was IS degrees
or II degrees above the average.
All the country houses are most
busy entertaining, Country balls, anna
teur theatricals and tableaux being the
staple attractions. Theatricals have
become a positive craze and plays like
Rosemary" and David Garfick" re-
curing the best acting are unhesita-
tingly chosen.
The Duke and Duchess of Devon
shire's party at Chatsworth has oeen
a great success. The shooting was
excellent. On Thursday the Prince of
Wales, Earl De Grey, Lord Elcho, and
five others secured record bag, in
Guiding 500 pheasants. Everything was
on the most gorgeous style. Instead
OF the usual shooters luncheon at q
keepers cottage, or in a barn, lha
Duke of Devonshire had a huge tent
erected at a 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 VITA
positions and an escort of mouniSI
police. Both the Prince of Wales and
the Duke of Devonshire wore astonish-
ingly loud shooting suits with gorgeous
checks After luncheon the Princess
of Wales generally accompanied the
shooters to the shooting scenes. Lady
Randolph Churchill and Mr. Arthur
j. Balfour, the First Lord of the Treas
ury, generally devoted the days to
golf. "~theatricals on Friday night
were gu 'ccessful
2ANDAL
is agitating 2oman aristocracy.
The celebrated house of Litta-
Visconti-Arez has = >,'nced -1sa W
ian nationality. ~ Duke ma
Countess Rosa Tarsis, noted be,
by whom he had two daughters
some time afterwards a boy.
Duke repudiates the boys paterl
and accuses very. high person.
has established the fact in the cou
| that the child is not his; but, as
vorce does not exist in Italy, the Du
has become French citizen and b
instituted proceedings.
The Figaro says that the Duchess I
| Marlborough formerly Miss Consuel
Vanderbilt), has been led by the praise
of injudicious friends to overrate hcl
Evolutionary gifts to such an extent
that her victims" have nicknamed her
| demon reciter"
The American racing colors which
will be seen in 1898 are about the same
| as in 1897.
The newspapers ridicule the ne
rules of etiquette at the White House,
saying President McKinley's protocol
| will soon rival President Faure's, VINO
| has long been tainted with adopting
monarchial airs.
Vanity Fair, quoting the rule begin
ming, Invitations issued by Mrs Nc
| Kinley take precedence over all othP
| invitations" says: Such rules prove
| that under the Stars and Stripes 1T is
! quite possible to be plus royaiiste que
| lie roix (more royalist than the king.
| We wonder what Lincoln would have
said to any officious understrapper sug-
costing such rules"
| 1t has been ascertained that the ioss
| resulting from the so-called JeWln
street fire (also known as the Cripple
! Gate fire), amounts to &750,00O (S3,-
| 10000. The inquiry is dragging, the
| evidence obtained being directed to-
wards proving the fire Of incendlary
| origin and in the direction OF demon
strating that the fire brigade is IN
| efficient
George L. Watson is finishing the
| design of very large steam yacht Ior /
Mr.. James Gordon Bennett, proprietolr5
of the New York Herald, which Will
probably be built on the Clyde.
THE GEAR AND CZARINA
will receive their friends at the Paris
exposition of 1900 in their own payll-
ion, which will cost 100000 ts4oo'-
000).
The newspapers here Indignantly
deny the statement that Prince Arthur
of Connaught is young Astor $ rag at
Elton. 1t is pointed out that the TWO
boys life in different houses, wa IN
alone makes this impossible. Aslde
from this, it is added that no rag ilght3
the fires, blacks boots, sweeps ROOMS
or performs the other duties de-
scribed. The St. James Gazette says.
| THE absurdity and untruth or tne
story are patent to every Eh8iish
reader"
The French government has pur'
chased for 25,00O pounds (S125,0oO) tf
large mansion at Albert cate, w
has long been occupied by the emf
of France 1t is also proposed u
three smaller houses adjoining
mansion and to build a big D.
room and offices for the star.
Now that the enthusiasm arc
the first performance has disa
the London playgoars and crit
come
TO THE con CLUsIO
that Peter the Gleat' !"
great nor a good play,
Henry Iryings impersor
, rank among his triur
Terry effaces hersf
Miss Barrymore is
the part of Eup
critics generally
her.
According to
Robert Taber
honors Of the