Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-04-23
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London, April 22.-The ostentatious
display at the marriage of the Earl Of
Crewe to Lady Margaret Primrose.
second daughter of Earl Rosebery. al
Westminster Abbey. on Thursday az
ternoon. comes opportune as sufficient
reply to the invidious distinctions
drawn here between British and Amer
lean society methods. The Vanderbilt
and Sloane weddings called for Trades
from the press against American fiashi-
ness and millionaire extravaganza. etc.
But Lord Rosebery certainly capped the
record by the arrangements to have
the bridal party cinematographed on
entering and leaving the Abbey. For
this purpose he had the awning at the
entrance removed and the party. on
leaving the old edifice. marked time"
pictures might be a complete success.
The bridal party drove to and from
the Abbey in open carriages and every
thing was done to ensure the widest
publicity of every detail OF the ar
engagements and description OF the pre-
sents.
The season, generally. bids fair to be
a fiasco. The society newspapers are
hemoaning the utter absence OF
smart" functions. Therefore, the
Roseberry wedding was godsend.
But, the only other big event in view
is the Charing Cross Charity Bazaar,
to whose success the members of the
American colony here can claim to have
contributed a very important quota.
Usually, at this time of the year.
there is a long list of
ADVERTISED FESTIVITIES,
but up TO the present very few dances
and only one big ball have beeen an
nounced. The latter will be given by
William Waldorf Astor in Jcnc. and
will be one of the leading events OF the
season.
r The death OF the Dowager Duchess
OF Marlborough, widow of the seventh
Duke of Marlborough, was another
blow to the prospects OF the season. She
never completely recovered from tho
death OF her son, Lord Randolph
Churchill. Her demise put long list
OF members of the Peerage in MOURN
ing, including the Duke and Duchess OF
Marlborough, who have already had to
forego several engagements, political
and social. The funeral OF the Dow
ager Duchess took place on Friday af-
ternoon at Blenheim.
Mrs. Choate, wife of the United States
ambassador. Mr.. Joseph Fl. Choate, and
Miss Choate have gone on a short visit
TO Paris.
Mrs. Henry White. wife of the Sec
rotary of the United States embassy,
is convalescing at Bath.
AS result OF the incident OF the Ed
son spring meeting, which resulted in
the disqualification of Tod Sloan, the
American jockey. who was riding Ecu
dor, the stewards were careful To
make it clear that they did not con-
slider Sloan blameable. The course il
extremely
DIFFICULT TO A STRANGER
and Ecu dor proved practically un-
manageable. Tire sporting wiseacrss
deduce therefrom that Sloan's method
OF riding does not give him great COM
mand OF his horse and that be cannot
get enough leverage IL his mount Ia
inclined TO swerve.
Sioan's defeat on Jolly Tar In the
race for the Tudor Plate was a great
disappointment to his supporters. who
are indignant at the manner In which
he was treated by the other jockeys.
one or the sporting experts writes
that the Tudor Plate was the most
unsatisfactory race this year." adding:
No one watching the race with q
fair, open mind can have any hesita-
ton in saying Sloan was hampered
and knocked about in a series OF
pockets which annihilated all chance
OF winning, and the sequel was that he
eased up, seeing that all effort was USE
less"
This means that some OF the English
jockeys have begun repetition OF GER
tain tactics Of last year.
Inc same "TfLsr declares the tactics
Of certain jockeys towards foul riding
should get them warned of the track.
Mr.. George w. Sma1leys letter to
the London Times In the subject Of the
NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE
has been considerably commented upon
by other newspapers and Is widely re-
produced. He devoted a column and a
half to describing the vexations Of the
custom house, giving examples OF the
interTogations OF travellers. The Eng
lish papers specially reproduce a para
graph ia which he says:
IF the victim Is a woman, her
blushes are not spared by the examiner,
who turns her trunks inside out on
the dirty floor OF the dirty dock. and
holds up her most secret apparel to
the gaze OF grinning detectives and dis
reputable loafers."
He says that IL traveller cares to
bride he may easily escape payment OF
duty, and warmly praises the New
York Evening Post as "the one paper
which took up the matter In earnest, III
reward being a libel suit