Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-04
Old World Gossip.

London, Sept 4.-Throughout the
length and breadth of the land there are
quite a number of coming-of-age fes-
tivities going on.
Many have been the congratulations
received by young viscount Castle
reagh, now so far advanced from his
distressing mishap While out riding
With his pretty tiancee as TO be able to
take part in the festivities which have
been resumed. There have also been
great doings at the coming of age of
Lady Cromartie, great Scotch heiress,
who shares with her still more youth
full compatriot, Lady Mary Hamilton,
the distinction of being one of the
greatest heiresses of Great Britain. She
comes into possession not only of very
extensive and valuable estates, but also
of an immense sum of ready money, In
accordance with the settlement made
upon her by her grandfather, the late
duke of Sutherland.
The young countess, according to
Mainly About People, is petite, pretty,
with winning manners like her mother.
Lillian, Lady Cromartie, and is i'm
mensely popular in her highland home.
.If there are any suitors for her hand
none have been made known yet.
+ Their there are also the coming-of-age
festivities OF the young earl of Dali
housie. young Scotch nobleman, which
Will commence on a very grand scale on
Monday Gtoday) all over the Dalhousie
estates The rejoicing will continue dur
ing the entire week The youthful earl
lis one of the most eligible parties in the
kingdom, and possesses an income con-
isiderably more than 100000 year.
NEW FAD IN LONDON.
The newest fashona BILE fad in London
lis the Kitchener mustache. Hardness
ers are pushing it. You can not go into
| one of the first-class hairdressers' es-
Establishments here now but4what, upon
/ the wall, right in front of your chair
where you sit to be clipped and combed
hangs portrait of the sirdar, showing
to the best advantage his handsome
we'll groomed, expansive mustache.
BARRIERS proclaim it model of what g
Imustache should be. They are devotine
i themselves to training it on their Gus
toners with more or less success.
Certainly there are not many really
/ very good limitations of the Kitchener
/ mustache to be seen about the fashion
liable thoroughfares yet, though thos,
4 young gentlemen of no occupation
/ known as dandies and dudes for lack o
a better designation, who formerly wor1
4 clean shaver visages, are starting to lie
1.-THE hair grow on their upper lips. |
, looks as if the Kitchener mustache wa
going to be good thing for Londol
} BARRIERS.
The Lobengua romance did not EN-
by any means what has become know
as the black scandal; it only increase
interest in the Kaffir kraals at Earl
Court on the part of the women. A
any rate, their curiosity was all tn
/ more aroused and they swarmed i
greater numbers to the savages' hut
to see what they could see.
!. Stories of strange doings were circu
: lated and the manner in which the ne
: groes talked about English women, ao
: cording to those who, knowing til
: Language, overheard the conversation |
r the kraals, was not what could +
: termed complimentary. Reports ths
: ladies residing in the neighborhood Z
Earl's Court had great diff1culty in pre-