The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-13
A LONDON LETTER
Absorbing Public Interest in The
Boer War.
WOMEN WELL TO THE FORE
Their Charitable Projects In Aid
Of Tommy Atkins-RoyaIties
at London.

LONDON, Nov. 15.-This has been a
dreary week; not dull, as there have
been a couple of very smart balls and
three or four important and pretty
weddings. But the war cloud is hang
ing over us, and its shadow is deepen
ing. AS nation we are united, a case
of Country, right or wrong" but in
dividual opinions not only creep, but
walk boldly out, and the War Office
and Lord Lansdowne, it's official head,
are having a very full share of criti-
cism or abuse hurled at them. 1t seems
Lord Lansdowne opposed Lord Wolse-
ley when the latter wanted to hurry
troops ITO the Cape, on the plea that the
trouble would either blow over with
! out any fighting, or at worst it would
be only little war" General White
is also being blamed, but not at the
military clubs, where the members say:
| Let us wait for full details, and we
have Whites reasons When the
| news came on Tuesday of the disaster
, at Ladysmitn the effect upon the
streets was marvellous. 1t was a
| bright cool morning. Bond street was
| full Of cheerful shoppers. Suddenly
| the neWsboys began calling Terrible
| British Defeatn The people seemed
panicstricken; in a half hour the street
was deserted every one rushed some
where to read the list. And already
we'll known families are putting ON
mourning. Young Lieutenant Freder-
| ick Egerton, of Hhe navy, and one of
the officer from the Powerful whose
guns did such splendid work at Lady
smith, was fatally wounded there, and
after living a few days, died. He had
charge of the guns, and was an adept
in his line. His father was the late
Admiral Egerton, and his mother is
the only sister of the pres
ent Duke of Devonshire. Lieu
tenant Egerton was just 80. and died
before hearing of his promotion. The
Chatsworth shooting party, which the
Devonshires were to have this week,
has been given up. The three brothers
of the Duchess of York have all gone.
Prince Adolpus wife has just had an
other daughter, and a day or two after
the baby's arrival the father departed.
Weddings are being celebrated quite
out of season. Mr.. Gerald Dudley
Ward. the youngest brother of the Earl
of Dudley, and Lady Evelyn Creighton,
whose engagement was announced last
summer but whose marriage was not
to take place until next summer, be-
cause of the youthfulness of both, the
bridegroom having been % day before
yesterday, were married on the 7th.
They were. delightful pair. The
bridegroom is unusually tall, and the
bride erQuisitely fair. She had little
time for trousseau and wedding prepar-
ations, as Mr.. Ward is among the cho
sen few officers from the three House
belong to the composite regiment that
is to go to the cape as soon as possible.
A few days OF honeymoon, then fare
wells, and a trial of waiting for the
bride.
Another important wedding was that
of the Earl of Longford and Lady Ma
ry Villiers, daughter of the Earl of Jer-
sey; they were married on the Sth.
There was tremendous crowd of nota-
bles, and the bridal lace was for
tune in itself. This bridegroom also
leaves in a very few days. Lord Cast
lereagh, the only son of Lord London
derry, who is engaged to the niece OF
the Duke Of Sutherland, and is to be
IlldIIItu III btCtllUtI, Nv Ill nave W HuI-
ry his marriage or leave without leav-
ing a Lady Castlereagh behind. The
Marquis of Tullibardine, who served !
with such distinction in the Soudan and |
came home and married the lovely Miss |
Ramsey, will go to the Cape. He is the |
oldest son of the Duke Of Artide. The |
Duke of Abercorn's Oldest son, the !
Marquis of Hamilton, goes; and so does
the young Duke of Roxburghe, who has
been named as the bridegroom of eth
er Miss Astor or Miss Goelet. This
list only to show you what this war
means to the nobility of England.
BEFORE THE ROYAL VISIT
All the available royalties are to be
at Windsor to entertain the Emperor
and Empress of Germany. Those who
watch the straws Of statecraft and roy
al family affairs must be struck by one
or two names present on or omitted
from the list. The young Princess
Margaret Of Connaught to look at
whom it is said the CZarewitch went to
Scotland in October, will be at Wind
sor; the Car and Emperor have been
and who knows whether
or not pretty Princess Daisy's fate may
not nave been decided? Prince and
Princess Charles of Denmark are to be
there, but not Princess Louise and the
Duke Of Fife, nor Princess Louise and