Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-19
FINE WEATHER IN ENGLAND
Island Basks Under Balmy Skies and
Blesses the Gulf Stream,
QUEEN IS TO GO TO SOUTHERN FRANCE
Hostile French Sentiment the only
Thing which Might Prevent the
Trip-Browning Thinks Ill
of Americans.

Copyright 1893, by Associated PressD
LONDON Feb 1S-The mild weather
prevailing here contrasts forcibly with the
cold weather in the United States. For some
days past the sunshine in London has been
summcrike and the reports of the terrible
weather experienced in America have been
read with amazcment. The temperature
over the greater part Of Europe is fairly
high The Daily Chronicle epitomizes the
general feeling with the cry: God bless
the gulf stream"
The sudden death of NJ. Felix Faure,
president Of the French republic has not
affected the program drawn up for Queen
Nictoras trip to the south OF France, She
will 90 to Cmlcz unless civil discord breaks
out. The attitude Of the people in the south
orn part of the French republic towards
British subjects, however is still far from
cordial and considerable indignation has
been aroused here by the anti British
demonstrations which have been occurring
there recently. An English visitor at Nice
writes that twice when he attended an
entertainment at one of the chief pleasure
resorts on the Jetee promenade where an
actress gives limitations Of women, when the
curtain was raised displaying Queen
Victoria and the band played God Save the
Queen" there was an outburst OF Kisses and
groans and shouts of down with the
English" from the well dressed audiences,
one man, it further appears, breaking forth
into a volley of invectives against her
majesty
Hnrricd 10 His Grave.
There is little doubt that the Dreyfus
crisis and the scurrilous attacks of por-
tion of the Partisan papers are largely ac-
countable for President Faure's sad end.
The gutter papers" have been constantly
raking up court incidents rejecting upon
members of NJ. Faure's family, though not
affecting the honor of President Faure per-
sonally. only on Thursday last the Libre
Parole attacked the mother of NJ. Faures
son-in-law with reference to house which
it is claimed she wants to force the city of
Paris to purchase at her own price in order
to prolcng the Rue Mogdar. The city
officials, IT further appears, found the price
eNorbitant and determined rather than pay
the sum demanded, to make a bend in the
street, after Offering her larger and more
valuable house, few doors off, which she
refused The matter was taken before the
council of state, which decided against the
proposition to make n bend in the street.
Thereupon the Libre Parole denounced the
decision as jobbery, implying that M. Faure
exercised his influence in the interest of his
son-in-laws mother The president was
much upset by this attack, foreseeing in it
only the opening of a campaign against
him.
The book of the week, Love Letters of
the Brownngs," published on Wednesday,
makes interesting reading. Although the
story is simple, there is little variety in the
sentiment, and there are no lovers quarrels
Browning, writing in 1915, speaks thus of
the late James Russell Lowell: 'He has
refined fancy and is graceful for an Ameri-
can critic; but the truth is he knows moth
ing of English poetry, or next to nothing:
and has merely had dream of the early
dramatists" About the same time Mrs
Barrett had proposal from a firm of Boston
publishers to collect and edit certain letters.
She asked his opinion on the subject and
Browning, replying, advising her to ac-
cept, characterizing the offer as a good,
straightforward un-American thing" at the
same time intimated that American pub
fishers are given to printing incorrect copies
and "eiing out with suppositltious matter as
they did with the book of Dickens But he
adds: Il like the progress of these Ameri-
cans in taste; their amazing leaps, like
grasshoppers up to the sum-"
Going to London to Stay.
Mrs Bradley Martin, it is now asserted,
has decided finally to take up her residence
altogether in England and sell her New
York establishment. She intends to enter
tain lavishly during the coming London
season.
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain the secretary of
state for the colonies, has not yet re-
covered from an attack of gout, which con-
tinues painful, and he, whose proud public
boast was that he never took physical ex
ercise, is now ordered by his doctors to
change his habits and indulge in moderate
cycling.
Another interesting engagement is that of
Hon, Mary Hughes to Lord Edward Pelham
Clinton. The latter Is widower and an
uncle of the Duke of Newcastle, whom he
shall probably succeed, as the duke and Lord
Francis Hope, who married the American
actress, MIy Yohe, are childless. Lady Mary
is a granddaughter of the first Earl Ravens
worth, is a maid of honor and is a great
favorlte of Queen Victoria, who presents her
maids of honor, on their marriage, with the
traditional G1000 and a cashmere shawl
The prince of Wales on Thursday presided
at a meeting of the committee having charge
OF the national memorial to the late William