The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-08
Little Left of the London Fash
fOnable Season
Except a Few Balls and Society
Weddings.
MRS. MACKAY ENERGIES
From a Long Period of Mourn
ing For Her Son.
Lady Aberdeen Compliments
American Women.

London July S.=AIthough a few great
balls are still in sight the London 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 meet
ing. During the following week the
season winds up with the Duke Of Pert
lands ball. There are several fashion
able weddings in prospect, the most
notable being thatof the Earl of Shafts
bury 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 Suth-
erland at Stafford House, July &c, to the
members of the AnglO-American league
and their friends al which Mr.. Joseph
H. Choate, the United States ambaSsa-
dor and Mrs. Choate and many promin-
enr Americans and English will be pres
ent.
After a long period of mourning Mrs.
John w Mackay has reODened her
beautiful house on Carlton House ter
race. She gave two big dinners during
the week. which were followed by Won
derful music.
AMERICAN CADETS SIGHT SEEING
London has been much enlivened dur
ing the week by the visit of the othcers
and a. large number of cadets belonging
to the United States training ship Mon
Ongahela who have been spending i've
DAVIS leave at the MetrOpOle energeti-
cally sightseeing, riding in electric cars
and generally enjoying themselves.
The Fourth of July was never so uni
versalIy celebrated by the Americans in
London as was the Fourth of tuesday
last. In addition to the celeDratlOnS 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 Maiden Head, while
the employees of the Commercial Gable
company with Mr.. George Ward of New
York general manager of the company,
celebrated in a similar manner on a big
launch gayIy bedeeked with American
SPEECH DAY AT HARROW.
Thursday was speech day at Harrow,
the first under the new head master
DR.. Wood, and attracted a great crowd
of distinguished people to the school
Thursday afternoon the last meet of
the Fourth Hand club occurred at the
House Guards parade. 1t was undoubt-
edly the smartest of the season There
were % 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 DeVOnShire'S bail
within the beautiful grounds of Devon
shire house. with Examinations and sup
per tent exactly the same on the IA
NOUS Jubilee fancy dress ball. 1t proved
to be the most brilliant of the season
The musicale given by Mrs Alfred
HarmswOrth the same evening attract
ed a crowd of fashionable people to the
Grafton Galleries, whose spacious rooms
were decorated with such wealth OF
roses as was never before seen In Lon
don. The programme which was also
on the most lavish scale, included Pad
erekski, COquelin, LeOnOra Jackson,
David Bispham, Suzanne Adams and
-'A' rr4F WONTEN7S. CONGRESS-
A representative of the Associated
Press has interviewed the Countess of
Aberdeen and others regarding the
practical results likely to accrue from
the International Council of Women.
Lady Aberdeen, who is an enthusiastic
admirer of the American and Canadian
delegates said: Every one of them was
a skilled expert and most of them were
trained speakers, whom the congress
was delighted to hear which cannot be
said in regard to many Of the other
speakers. The Americans, as a rule,
were better informed, more decided in
opinion and further advanced on the
leading topics than any of the other
delegates. They fairly Outstripped the
better informed than the continental
delegates in general knowledge of the
subjects pertaining to women.
Mrs Sewal won the congress from
the first. Her extraordinary tact in
| dealing with such a large gathering was
remarkable.
b
| advocacy of women's claims, distinctly
| added to her already great reputation.
Regarding the results, the grand con-
summation has been reached of welding
! together cosmopolitan body of
| thoughtful women, prepared to educate
| their fellow women. TWenty-fOur years
hence the leaven of today will have
! leavened the whole world and the ir-
/ resistible force of public opinion will
! have raised women to their proper
| sphere"
Miss Susan B. Anthony dwelt enthus-
| iasticaIly on the work of the council and
! said:
I'VE have already taken the outer
| trenches of the worlds thought"
| HANNA CALLS IT NONSENSE.
| Senator Mark Hanna says he regards
! former Congressman John De Witt
/ Warmers announcement of him and
/ other prominent men at the Brooklyn
| Democratic club Thursday night as ca
! bled here, as being due to disaDpoint-
/ ment He adds that it could have only
| gained the public ear through eXtrava-
/ gaQce: that when he speaks of Hanna
! syndicates" he knows he talks non
! sense" while he uses the names of Gen.
/ Eagan, Capt. Carter and Secretary Al
| ger to ''discredit President Mckinley"
| American good sense simply swishes it
! aside as clap-trap." Mr.. Warner how
| ever the senator continued. strikes
| other ground in praising the Filipinos
| and greatly mistake my countrymen
| i. when the time arrives. they don't
| both clear congress of the kind of pat
| riotism eXemplified by Mr. Warner and
| sweep the rebels out of every nook in
| the Philippines
| IAN AMERICAN CITIZEN
In spite OF the many counter attrac-
| tions and the hot weather, most of the
| theaters Jared will this week. AN
| American Citizen is doing so well at
| the Duke of York's theater that Nat
| Goodwin will prolOng its run.
As a souvenir of the performance at
| Windsor. July 4, when Grau's company
! presented the opera Of II Pagliacci''
before a large gathering of royalties,
the queen has presented Maurice Grau