Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-01
FROM over
The OCEAN
Easter Holidays Opened Wet
and Dull.
QUEENS VISIT TO FRANCE
Marred by an Unpleasant lncident--
MarlbOrough's Claim to
Princely Title Denied


thf Associated Press )-The Easter hol-
days opened wet and dull. Most or the
people who can do so are leaving town,
and many houses of business Will remain
closed from Thursday to Tuesday. Inc
London season, which oftlclally begins
tomorrow. promises to be a really good
one. Not for wears have so many large
houses been occupied by their owners,
while the general commercial prosperity
and the fortunes made on the stock eX-
change, in which the aristocracy has
participat ted, promise to provide the
wherewithal for lavish entertainments,
which for years have been lacking. The
feature of the season will be the large
I@numler of Americans who have taken
houses.
Practically everybody who is in, or who
hopes to be in fashionable society, is out
of town for Easter. Nh Joseph ri.
Choate the United States ambassador,
and Mrs. Choate have gone to Brighton.
Mr. j. r. Garter, second secretary of the
United States embassy, and Mrs. Carter
have gone to their country house, and Mr..
Spencer Eddy, third secretary of the
United States embassy, is in Paris. Mr..
and Mrs. Lambert Tree of Chicago, who
have spent the winter on the Riviera, re-
turned to England this week and are now
at their son Arthur's place in Warwick
shire. Judge Tree will return home on
April %, Mrs. Tree remaining IN Eng
land.
Influenza is still upSetting many social
engagements. Mr.. Gilbert Parker had
a distinguished company on Monday
night to meet the United States ambas-
| IL nCtl NrI
came that both the ambassador and his
wife We're suffering from influenza
The Speaker thinks the season opens
with an omen, and says:
"A decade ago who would have believed
it possible for an Earl of Warwick to
convert his prestige and estates into
| limited liability company? The negotia-
ton is typical of the change coming over
the habits of the upper classes. 1t cam
not be said that their houses arc their
homes. If they are not dining out, their
house is full"
! In Paris, holy week brought crowds OF
foreign visitors. The Riviera is fuller
{ than at any time this year, and members
of royal families are to be seen on all
sides.
| There was a decidedly unpleasant in
! cident in connection with the queens visit
TO the Riviera. A boat from the royal
Yacht Osborne was sent ashore at Vile
/ fianche ana llItt OF ntI crew tllltltu ii
! cafe full of Frcnchmen, who set upon
them. The sailors retreated to the quay
| amid VoleyS of stones and were obliged
! TO swim to their boat. Several of the
! boats crew We're injured. The captain
Of the queens guard ship complained to
| the commander of the French squadron,
! who apologized, but the affair has left
| bad blood between the sailors of the
| two sQuadrons and has extremely an
! moved the queen.
| Her majesty had an amusing encounter
/ during the week. While driving on the
! ST Juan road, she overlook a beggar,
| one Of the features of the district, who
drives a cart. drawn by two big St. Ber-
/ nard dogs. The beggar whipped up the
dogs and raced the royal landau, to the
| great amusement of the royal party, the
! queen, Princess Henry of Battenberg,
and the Duchess of York laughing heart
! ily. The beggar, after getting ahead,
! drew up beside the road and waited, hat
! in hand. He received the customary
aims, blessed the queen in the patois OF
| the district and turned back home.
| Today publishes an article devoted to
! an argument against the Duke of Mar-
| boroughs claim to princely rank and
| claiming to correct the alleged mistake
of the American newspapers on the sub
| ject. The writer found, he asserts, that
| the princely dignity became absolutely
| extinct at the death Of the first Duke of
| Marlborough. Today then says:
/ "Consuelo must therefore be contented
/ with the rank Of an English duchess. The
princeIy crown does not adorn her broWs
and the princcly crown of the imperial
eagle must be removed from the dukes
i eScutcheon.
The duke himself has taken the trouble
/ to inquire into his succession to the
J princaly rank, it is added, so he is prob
/ ably now aware of the circumstances.
| NJ. a. p. CIainly About People, says
! card playing was never so much INDUCED
i in as It present. The most popular craze,
! it appears is the game Of patience and
| the queen it is added heads the list of
players. Poker parties, according to the
! same authority are still very popular,
particularly with the ladies, including the
! Duchess of DeVonshire, Lady Stratford.
/ Mrs Arthur Paget and Lady George Cor
don Iennox all of whom are said to be
/ excellent players.
| The recent hurricane wea ther on the
! Atlantic and the consequent losses to
! shippincc have called attention to the
| board of trades action in abOliShing the
winter north Atlantic mark for vessels
| over $50 feet long and an agitati for its
| Ire-estabishment has begun. Since jan
uary 20 nine steamers of 26.756 tons, of
! 1929, 600 in value, having hundreds of per-
/ sons on board have been lost. 1t is add
ed that they were classed 1904 at Lloyd'S,
! but it is believed they were exempt from
| the winter north Atlantic mark. Mrs.
| PHmsoll, widow of the late Samuel Plim-
soil, the member of parliament who did