The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-19

London, Feb. 1S.-The mild weather
prevailing here contrasts forcibly with
the cold weather in the United States.
For some days past the weather in Lon
don has been summeTlike, and the re-
ports of the terrible weather expert
enced have been read with amazement.
The temperature over the greater part
Of Europe is fairly high
The Daily Chronicle epitomizeS the
general feeling with the cry: God
bless The gulf stream
The sudden death of NJ. Felix Faure,
president of the French republic, mas
not affected the programme drawn up
for Queen Victoria's trip to the south
of France. She viii go to Cimlez IN
less civil discord breaks out The at
titude of the people in southern France
toward British subjects, however, is
still far from cordial and considerable
Indignation has been aroused here by
the anti-British demonstrations which
have been occurring there recently An
English visitor at Nice writes that twice
when he attended an entertainment
at one of the chief pleasure resorts, on
the Jetee promenade, where an actress
gives limitations of we'll known women
when the curtain was raised displaying
Queen Victoria and the band played
God Save the Queen" there was an
outburst of Kisses and SroanS ana
shouts of Down with the English
from the well dressed audience, one
man, it further appears, breaking forth
into a Volley Of invectiVeS against her
majesty.
The gutter papers" have been con-
stantly raking up court incidents re-
fleeing upon members of NJ. Faure's
family, though not affecting the honor
OF NJ. Faure.
Only on Thursday last the Libre Pa
role attacked the mother of NJ. Faure $
- n hon
which, it is claimed, she wants 10 force
the city Of Paris 10 purchase at her
own price, in order 20 prolonS the Rue
Mogdar. The city officials, it further
appears, found the price exoroitant,
AMI determined, rather than pay the
sum demanded, to make bend il the
street, after offering her larger and
more valuable house a few doors Off,
which she refused. The matter was
taken before the council OF state, which
decided against the proposition to make
a bend in the streec- TheTeupOE the
Iibre Parole. denounced the decision as
''lObbery." implying that NJ. Faure OK
ercised his influence in the interest OF
his son-in-law's mother. The president
was much upset by this attack, fore
seeing in it only the opening Of a cam
paign against him.
81 BROWNING LOVE LETTERS.
The book of the week, Love Letters
lof the BrowninSs," published on Wed /
= nesday, makes interesting reading, al I
\ though the story is simple, there IS lit /
tie variety in the sentiment and there /
are no lovers quarreis. Browning,
writing in 1S45, speaks thus Of the late /
James Russell Lowell: He has re- /
fined fancy and is graceful Tor an Amer I
lean critic. but the truth is he knows /
nothing Of English poetry or next TO 1
nothing, and merely has a dream OF the
early dramatists.'
About the same time Mrs. Barrett f:
had a proposal from a firm of Boston /
publishers 20 collect and edit certain |
letters. She asked his opinion on the
subject, and Browning replied and ad- /
vised her TO accept, characteriZing the /
offer as a good, straightforward, I'M /
American thing" at the same time in
timating that American purchasers are
given to printing incorrect copies and (
el<iner out with SuppOsitiOus matter, as
they did with the book of Dickens, bue
he adds: I like the progress of these
Americans in taste and their amazing
leaps, like grasshoppers. up to the sun.
Mrs Bradley Martin, 1t Is now assert
ed has decided finally to take Up her
residence altogether in England, and
sell her New York establishment She
intends to entertain laVlshiy during the
coming London season.
Mr.. joseph Chamberlain, the secre-
tary of state for the colonies, has not
which continues painful. and he whose
proud public boast was that he never
took physical exercise, IS now ordered
by his doctor to change mis- habits and
indulge in moderate cycling
NOTABLE BETROTHALS.
The engagement of the Earl Of Crewe
to Lady Margaret, the youngest dausn-
ter of Lord Rosebery, IS OF exceptional
interest in social and political circles,
~. -..,gs r.~,sr fr,TT
ularity. The fiancee is known to her
friends as Peggy" She only recently
came out, and has great personal charm
and many accomplishments. She VIII
inherit great wealth. On the other
hand the Earl Of CrSwe is one OF the
abiest, best-loOlinS and richest OF the
Liberal peers, with distinguished DO
litical future. He has beautiful houses,
great estates, owns race horses, writes
poetry. and has a groWn-up daughter.
Another interesting engagement IS
that OF the Hon. Mary Hughes TO Lord
Edward Pelham-ClintOa. The latter IS
n WidoWer ard is an uncle OF the DUKE
Of Newcastle, when he VIII also prob
ably succeed, as both the Duke and
Lord Francis Hope who married The
American actress, May Koha, are child
less. Lady Mary Is Il granddaughter
of the first Earl Ravelsworth, IS a maid
of honor, and is a great favorite Of
Queen Victoria, who presents her maids
of honor on their marrying with The
traditional dowry OF $1,000 ana q cash
.nere shawl.
The Prince of Wales on Thursday
presided at q meeting Of the committee /
having charge ofsthe national memorial
10 the late W Z. Gladstone, at which j
~ was announced that the subscriptions (
had reached the sum OF %. ygS. During !
the course of the proceedings the Prince !
of Wales made a very graceful refer {
ence to Mr.. Gladstone, saying: 4 Sun ;
sure taat my wish viii be that Of the )
country generally, thar the statue ne
mortal may be worthy Of him, and .
worthy Of our country. Nobody had a.
higher admiration for the great. states
Tnanlike qualities Of -Ir. Gladstone than
I. and ! may add that bore him great :
personal friendship :
a BIG DEFICIT. o
A sensation was caused in financial
.circies by the extraordinary announce I
rnent that the Mill Wall Dock company a
would pass its dividend, owing TO tina c
discovery of a deficit Of over goo, 900 l;