The record-union., 1899-07-09
People Fitting to the Country Much
Earlier Than Usual.
Social Season Already Waning, Although
aFew Great Balls Are In Slight.
The Wedding Of Earl Of Shaftes-
bury and Lady Constance Gross
venor, and the Reception to be
Given by Duke and Duchess Of
Sutherland, Two Events Aristo-
cratic London is Looking For
ward to With Great Interest.

Sut0eTIA0O, Two Events AT1SCO-
cratic London is Looking For
ward to With Great Interest.
copyrighted, 1899, by Associated Press.)
LONDON, July S.-Although a few
great balls are still in sight, the Lon
don season is already waning. People
are fitting into the country much
earlier than usual. Next week will be
given over to Newmarket, where there
are numerous house parties for the
second July meeting. During the fol-
lowing week the season winds up with
the Duchess of Portland's ball.
There are still several fashionable
weddings in prospect, the most notable
being that of the Earl of Shaftesbury
and Lady Constance Grosvenor, who
will have fifteen bridesmaids, while
many persons are looking forward
with great interest to the reception to
be given by the Duke and Duchess of
Sutherland at Stafford House on July
Goth to the members of the Anglo
American League and their friends,
at which Joseph H. Choate, the Unit
ed States ambassador, and Mrs
Choate and many prominent Ameri-
cans and English will be present.
After long period of mourning, Mrs.
John W. Mackay has reoponed her
beautiful house on Carlton Terrace.
She gave two big dinners during the
week, which were followed by wonder
full music.
London has been much enlivened
during the week by the visit of the
officers and a large number of the
cadets belonging to the United States
training ship Monongahela, who have
been spending five days leave at the
Metropole energetically sightseeing,
riding in electric cars and generally
enjoying themselves.
No previous Fourth of July was ever
so universally celebrated by the Amer
leans in London as that of Tuesday
laes. In4addition to the celebrations at
the Hotel Cecil and the United States
Embassy there were a large number
of private luncheons, dinners and river
parties. Mr.. and Mrs. John Meiggs
Even of Chicago took a large party of
Americans in a steam launch from
their place at Datchet to Maidenhead,
Gable Company, with George Ward
of New York, General Manager of the
company, celebrated in similar man.
ner on a big launch gayly bedecked
with American flags.
Thursday was speech day at Har-
row, the first under the new headmas-
ter, DR.. Wood, and attracted a great
crowd of distinguished people to the
school.
Thursday afternoon, the last meet of
the Four-in-Hand Club occurred at the
Horse Guards parade. 1t was un-
doubtedly the smartest of the season
There were twenty-five coaches in line.
The Duke of Marlborough's team was
greatly admired. He was accompanied
by the Duchess, Lady Norah Churchill
and Lord Cairns. In the evening oc-
CURED the Duchess of Devonshfre's
ball within the beautiful grounds of
Devonshire House, with Nominations
and supper tent exactly the same as
on the occasion of the famous jubilee
fancy dress ball. 1t proved to be the
most brilliant affair of the season. The
musicale given by Mrs. Alfred Harms
worth the same evening attracted a
crowd of fashionable people to the
Grafton galleries, whose spacious
rooms were decorated with such a
wealth of roses as never before We're
seen in London. The program, which
was also on the most lavish scale, in
cluded Paderewski, Coquelin, Leonora
jackson, David Bispham, Susanna
Adams and Maurice Farkoa.
A representative of the Associated
Press has interviewed the Countess of
Aberdeen and others regarding the
practical results likely to accrue from
the National Council of Women. Lady
Aberdeen, who is an enthusiastic adj
mirer of the American and Canadian
delegates, said:
Every one of them was a skilled ex-
pert and most of them were skilled
speakers, whom the congress was de-
lighted to hear, which cannot be said in
regard to many of the other speakers.
The Americans, as a rule, We're better
informed, more decided in opinion and
further advanced on the leading topics
than any of the other delegates. They
fairly outstripped the English women,
who however, were better informed
than the continental delegates in gem
eral knowledge of the subjects pertain
ing to women.
Mrs Sewall won the congress from
the first. Her extraordinary tact in
dealing with such large gathering
was remarkable.
Miss Susan B. Anthony's powerful
advocacy of woman's claims distinctly
added to her already great reputation.
Regarding the results, the grand
contamination has been reached of
welding together a cosmopolitan body
of thoughtful women, prepared to edu-
cate their fellow-women. Twenty five
years hence the leaven of to-day will
have leavened the whole world, and
the irresistible force of public opinion
will have raised women to their proper
sphere"
Miss Susan B. Anthony dwelt en-
Enthusiastically on the work of the coun-
ell. and said;
I'VE have already taken the outer
trenches of the worlds thought
Senator Mark Hanna says he regards
former Congressman John Dewitt
Warmers announcement of him and
other prominent men before the
Brooklyn Democratic Club Tuesday
night, as cabled here, as being due to
disappointment. He adds that it
could only have gained the public ear