Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-11
SOCIETY HEADED FOR ASCOT
Races at the Famous Track the Center Of
Attraction for swells,
PREPARATIONS FOR THE GREAT BAZAAR
Expcctntion that II VIII Realize n
large sum for Chnring Cross
Queen Victoria In n
pntroncss.
copyright, 1893. BY ASSOCIATED Pressl

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1oNDov Iine 1O.-The splendid weather
n, tho last week brought fashionable people
10 the marks and streets and has given Lon
don the pavest appearance. The heat OF the
earIv mart OF the week has been tempered
nv cool breezes during the last couple oil
DAYS. Every one Is now looking forward 70
the Ascot races, where a very large at
tendance is expected, although fewer houses
at Ascot have been taken than at Churchlll
Downs. The prince OF Wales will entertain
a bachelors party at Heath house, ana lle
duke and duchess Of Marlborough will be
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Beckett
at Ascot. The duke and duchess OF West
minister. the duke and duchess Of Portland
and the duke and duchess OF Devonshire
will entertain big parties.
Ascot, however, will be shorn OF us
leading feature by the omission OF the royal
procession up the course each day. Inc
prince OF Wales and the other royalties
will drive to the course privately, the
queen having prohibited the procession in
order to mark the family mourning for
Prince Alfred Of Saxe-CCburg and Gotha
and the queen OF Denmark.
Society is intensely interested in the
coming bazaar at Albert Hall In aid Of the
Charing Cross hospital, which is expected
to net at least $3.50, 900. People moving in
the highest ranks of society will give their
services at the various stalls. Mrs. Arthur
Paget and Mrs. Ronalds being the soul OF
the affair. The American stall, which will
be decorated gorgeously with American col
ors, will be attended by Mesdames Choate,
Bradley-Martin and Ronalds and Miss
Drexel. Mrs. Paget's American bar and
flower stall Is a most novel arrangement
in paplermache. She has obtained gifts of
the choicest exotlce from Mr.. Joseph Cham
tberlain, Baron Schroeder and other famous
growers.
Mig Money in the Hat.
Colonel Arthur Paget visited the Stock
exchange and sent his hat around to defray
the expenses of boarding over the floor OF
Albert hall and netted $50, 900, and the earl
and countess Of Craven and Mrs. Bradley
Martin levied contributions Of unique and
valuable pieces Of silver among their
friends for sale at the American stall.
Lady Randolph Churchill has definitely Sc
cured the services of Mesdames Patti, Melba,
Nordica, Nevada and other stars for thv
concert, which is to be held on the first
day, and Beerbohm Tree has secured Sir
Henry Irving, George Alexander, John Hare,
the kendalls and others for the second
days entertainment. The queen is a
patroness of the bazaar. 1t is the first
time she has acted as patroness of a bazaar
In sixty-six 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 Grim
inal Law met this week under the presi-
dency of Sir Charles Cameron. The members
arc keenly interested in the case of Mrs.
Maybrick. They include Lord James Here
lord, chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster;
Augustine Birrell, the famous chancery bar
rister and author; Justice Vaughan Williams
ana Matthew Wright. Sir Charles Cameron.
VINO Is well known as a prison reformer,
SAID to a representative of the Associated
Press: The Maybrick case Is one of the
Planks of our society's platform, and now
that Sir Matthew White Ridley, secretary of
state to the home department, is reviving
the case, by Lord Salisbury's direction and
through the pressure of the American gov
eminent, exerted through their excellent
ambassador, 1t will be only a matter of a
short time, in my opinion, before her un-
conditional release. Until then this strong
society will never cease to back UP all eff
forts in that direction"
Mr.. Joseph H. Choate, the United States
ambassador, and Mrs. Choate; Mr.. Henry
"hlte' secretary or the United States en-
Dassy, and Mrs. White; Mr.. James P. Carter.
second secretary of the United States en-
bassy. and Mrs. Carter. attended the recep-
ton and dance given by the marquis of
Lansdowne, the secretary for war. on
Wednesday, which was one of the most
events of the season.
Chonte's busy Week.
Mr.. Choate has had an exceedingly busy
with the Alaskan negotiations. Incl
n~entally, a publisher named Sands an
bounced his intention to collect and publish
Mr.. Choate's bon mots and anecdotes as
'Choate's Jest Book" But Mr.. Choate ey-
postulated, with the result that the book
suppressed.
Mr.. Charles Russell tells The Associated
Press that all work on the cup challenger is
proceeding very smoothly and that a fine
craft Is emerging from Flies ideas, which
are being faithfully adhered to. and that
Whatever its racing merits may prove to be,
The will be a model yacht in con-
Struction as ever entered a race.
Hon. Rupert Cecil Craven has been fined
In the Marleybone police court for kicking
lawyers clerk out of his house, Bingham
where he served the petition Of
wife, against whom charges are
made, pending a divorce suit. Craven AL
lowed tho clerk to serve the petition and
hen kicked him out of the door. Craven is
a Nolher-in-law of the countess OF Craven