Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-15
CABLE LETTER FROM LONDON
Many Fashionable People in
the Parks and Streets.
ASCOT RACES WILL DRAW CROWDS
Great Preparations for the
AlderShot Review.
Society Intensely Interestsd in tho Coming
BAZAAR at Albert Hail, in Ala of the
Charing Cross Hospital, Which Is Ex-
pectedto Net at Least S25O,OoO.

Copyrighted, 1884, by the Associated Press
London, Eng, June 10. The splen-
did weather this week brought fashion
able people to the parks and streets,
and gave London the gayest appear
ance. The heat was tempered by cool
breezes during the last two days.
Every one is looking forward to the
Ascot races, where very large attend
ance is expected, although fewer houses
around Ascot have been taken. Ascot,
however, will be shorn of its leading
feature by tho omission of the royal
procession up the course each day.
The Prince of Wales and the other
royalties will drive to the course
privately, the Queen having prohibited
the procession, in order to mark tho
family mourning for Prince Alfred OF
SAKE Coburg and Gotha and the Queen
of Denmark.
Great preparations are being made
for the review of troops at Aldershot,
on June 25th, by the Queen. The
ceremony will take place on Laffans
plane. and about 1,400 troops will
participate in it. There will be IA
infantry battalions and magnificent
cavalry division drawn from the guards
and other crack regiments. 1
Her Majesty, this week, invited a
travelling circus, which was passing
near Balmoral, to give performance
in the park, and the Queen, the guests
of the castle and the tenantry and
servants witnessed the show.
Society is intensely interested iD the
coming great bazaar at Albert Hall, in
aid OF the Charing Gross Hospital,
which is expected to net at least
$3.50, 000 People moving in the highest
ranks of society will give their services
at the various stalls, Mrs. Arthur
Paeet and Mrs. Ronalds being the.
soul of the affair. The American stall,
decorated gorgeously with the Ameri-
can colors,, will be attended by Mrs.
Choate, Mrs. Bradley Martin, Mrs.
Ronalds and Miss Drexel. Mrs.
Paget's American bar and flower stall
is most novel arrangement in papier
mache The Queen is patroness of
the bazaar. It is the first time she has
acted as patronness of bazaar in &C
years. She accepted upon this occasion
because her first patronage, when she
was IA years old, was given for the
Charing Cross Hospital.
The society for the amendment of
criminal law met this week under the
presidency of Sir Charles Cameron.
The members are keenly interested in
the case of Mrs. Maybrick.
Joseph HI. Choate, the United States
Ambassador, and Mrs. Choate, Henry
White, secretary of the United States
embassy, and Mrs. White, and James
r. Carter, second secretary Of the
United States embassy, and Mrs.
Carter attended the reception and
dance given by the Marquis of Lans-
downe, the Secretary for War, on
Wednesday, which was one Of the most
brilliant events of the season. Mr..
Choate has had an exceedingly busy
week with the Alaskan negotiations
Incidentally, a publisher named Sands
announced his intention to collect and
publish Mr.. Choate's bon mots and
anecdotes as "Choate's Jest Book"
but Mr.. Choate expostulated, with the
result that the book was suppressed.
The Prince of Wales cutter Britain
MIA, in view of the arrangement made
for her to sail test races against the
Americas cup challenger Shamrock,
is being prepared for commission at
Cowes, Isles of Wight, with all dis
patch. Charles Russell tells The Asso-
ciated Press that all work on the cup
challenger is proceeding very smoothly;
and that fine craft IS emerging from
Fife's ideas, which are being faith
fully adhered to; and that whatever
her racing merits may prove to be, the
Shamrock will be as perfect model
yacht in construction as ever entered q
great race.
The indications point to an early
termination of the theatrical season.