The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-26
The Advent Of ambassador Choate
at London
VIII Be a Notable Event Of Official Cour-
tesy at Windsor Castle.
The Prince of Wales Hospital
Fund Not the Success 1t Was
Hera1ded-ERorts to Increase
the Proportions of the Fund in
the Organization of New So
ciety.

the Organization of New So
ciety.
LONDON, Feb. 25.-It is expected
that the new United States Embassa-
dor to the Court of st. James, Joseph
H. Choaate, who left New York on
board the American line steamer St.
Paul for Southampton on Wednesday
last, will be resented to Queen Vie
toria by the British Prime Minister,
Lord Salisbury, on March 18th, at
Windsor Castle, when her majesty will
hold a meeting of the Privy Council,
prior to her departure for the south of
France.
Vanity Fair" however, says it is
still possible that the Queen will not
go to Cimiez, although every prepare
ton has been made for her departure.
1t seems that it depends largely upon
the course of events in France during
the next few days, and it is certain
that many Englishmen do not wish
her majesty to go to France just now.
The Queen at present is enjoying
wonderful health, save for an occa-
sional touch of rheumatism. She is eX-
empt from the nervous headaches to
which she was formerly a victim, her
hearing remains very acute, and even
her sight is stronger than that of most
persons of her age.
The decoration of Lady Curzon of
Kedleston, wife of the Viceroy of India,
with the imperial order of the crown OF
India. is a high distinction, as the or
der is practically reserved for royalties
and the wives of Secretaries of STATE
of India, Viceroys, Governors and ma
tive Princes. The Indian mails just re-
ceived show Lady Curzon had made
conquest of Anglo-Indian society,
while the native papers pay her glow
ing tributes.
The "Bangabasi," a leading vernacu-
lar newspaper of Bengal, in truly
Oriental eulogy, declares that "all the
goddesses Of the Hindoo Pantheon must
hide their heads in the presence OF
Lady Curzon, who is like diamond
setting or a full moon in a clear au-
tumnaI sky"
The paper adds: 'Her color is molten
gold, its whiteness assuming tinge OF
red in the warm climate of this coun-
try. Her teeth are like a set of pearls,
her waist is beautifully slender and her
hair like raven tresses setting Off her
white complexion, making her look
young. Her well-shaped head is bean-
tifully poised on a swan-like neck, her
eyes, handsomely purple, are ever rest
less and beaming with intelligence. Her
forehead is small and narrow, her neck
is like the neck of a swan, and her
voice resembles the cry of cuckoo.
This rhapsody concludes with the
statement that Lady Curzon has moral
and intellectual gifts seldom allied
with such beauty.
A representative of the Associated
Press learns that Pierpont Morgan is
to bear the entire cost, amounting 10
about $50, 900, of the installation OF
electric lights in ST. Paul's Cathedral
A sad story came out in the divorce
court this week when the Hon. darcy
Lambton, seventh brother of the Ear
of Durham, obtained a divorce from
his wife. formerly an Australian actress.
There were three correspondents
T.ambton's counsel said the actress
had persuaded his client, before then
marriage. that she had 600 year
and was expecting a fortune when she
came of age. They were married in
1888. and returned to England from
Australia in 1890. Later Mrs. Lamb
TON attempted to commit suicide in
hotel in Paris. Finally, counsel added,
the Earl of Durham heard unpleasant
r,mors and told his brother The latte.
taxed the wife with the statement, and
she ran away from her nome. AFTER,
ward she wrote her husband pitiful
I'M Il
mo for. forgiveness for the sake of their
child, a daughter, born in 1881, ana
the miserable life she led. Mrs. Lamb
ton said:
when you have heard the truth you
will not wonder why have so OFTEN
tried to end my life. began with lie,
hnt T have suffered for it. We are
nearly starving My confession of guilt
is the greatest punishment of my life.
Like a coward, I was vile enough to tell
lies about my own mother, sister and
tho money they never had. am guilty
Of nearly all the vile things they say of
me. What with drink and extrava-
gance I have sunk very low. If could
have the chance of being good again l
would Jump at it. Have mercy upon
me-"
The scandal recalls the painful cir
cumstances of the Earl of Durham S
own marriage. He welded strikingly
beautiful girl The bride appeared
strangely at the wedding. and when the
couple went to the Earl's country seat
she behaved in most peculiar manner.
Eventually the truth dawned on the
Earl. His wife was mad. Treatment
was tried, but not successfully. The
Earl then applied to the courts to null
lily the marriage, but his application
was refused.
The Countess is now an inmate of an
asylum for the insane at Sussex. She
is a hopeless idiot, but the doctors de-
clare she will live to an old age. The
Earl was born in 1855, and was married
in 1882
The Prince of Wales hospital fund,
which started off with such a flourish
of trumpets, is now known to have
proved more or less of a failure. Mat
inees concerts, balls and every such
expedient have been tried, eliminating
in the hospital stamp idea, which is also
admitted to be a fiasco. Now an ex-
traordinary scheme is projected-the
creation of a new order, to be entitled
the League of Mercy, in which those
who collect and promote the collection
Of subscriptions for the hospital fund
are enrolled as members. The new or