The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-24
SADNESS AND SORROW
Pervade All England mt This HoIi-
~. day Season.

t. OUy SeufOn.
Copyrighted. 1899. by Associated Press
London. December 23.---"A baron o
beef for the queens Christmas will b,
roasted next Saturday. December 3D. a
the great kitchen fre in readiness for thu
royal dinner party on Monday The grea
joint. when cold. viii be garnished with
THE royal and imperial monogram In
shredded horseradish. and, with boar's
head and game pie VIII assist in adornlng
her majesW''s sideboard on Christmas
Day
This quaint announcement in the court
circular, with the spirit OF royal plenty
hreathed In every line, sounds almost like
a hollow mockery OF the sorrow and
shadow OF death which have turned the
season of rejoicing into one OF mourning.
bad news from the Cape" writes one
society authority, "has made London the
dreariest city In the world at the season
when II ought to be the most gay
Though this may be exaggerated there
Is certainly much truth in T..
The queen Will spend Christmas at
Windsor instead OF, as for years at Os-
borne. owing to her wish to be nearer he
cabinet, and thereby sacrifice a habit very
dear to her for years past. with her VIII
he the duchess of Albany and her chill
dren.
The prince of Wales will spend Christ
mas AT Sandrngham and the duke and
duchess of York will also be there Bu,
neither at Windsor. nor AZ Sandrlngham,
nor in the noblest OF lowest homes in
Great Britain will there be much merry
making. for with 1000 men killed. wounded
or missing in South Africa. there are lew
inmliles which have not been touched With
this depression. which only serves TO mako
the nation more determined than ever and
winch is silent accompaniment TO one
OF the most spontaneous outbursts of ua-
trlotism and universal desire 10 risk lie
ana give up property that has marked the
history OF any country. Cooks sons ara
no less anxious to serve their country on
the battlefield than dukes sons or the
dukes themselves.
The d1Re of Marlborough's offer To enuip
loo mon OF his ycoma1ry regiment 70
service In South Africa Is merely one
among hundreds OF such offers from his
class. Peers with vast business proDerfy
and political interests are exhibiting the
uirlost easerness In their desire 10 enter
their names along With the volunteers
VINO are to cndedyor to retrieve British
arms The day OF wild war enthusiasm
reigns In its stead grim determination
10 atone for the mistakes OF the pas, by
Individual effort regardless OF conse-
qnence
IN instance OF the spirit which peryades
the country is that in the Cumberland and
Westmorelsnd yeomanry, of which the
earl OF Lonsdale Is colonel, every offcer
and nearly every man In the regiment has
Volunteered and 10 using every influence
10 get accepted. Among the officers Is,
Captain Hugh Jefferson well known in
America. formerly manager OF the SAND
Creek Cattle company of Wyoming. The
duke OF Marlborough win probably rs
'el % an appointment on Lord Cheshams
stan.
In the Northern countries there ia keen
rivalry as to who shall do the most for his
country in the hour of need. Northum-
oerlands. led by Earl Grey, have sub
ssrlbed large sums to equip 100 men and
.ne earl OF Durham calls on the men Of
ms county not to be outdone by the
Northumhrians. and heads list with
substantial subscription. Lords Stanley
and Wolverton go as yeomenry troopers
'nough the former at one time wa, an
othcer In the Guards and the latter ,s nm
ADMIRAL son. The two nephews of Cen |
efai Lord Roberts, both ex-maiors of Tho
regular army, have volunteered to 70 In
my capacity In the yeomaury. The ear, OF
Essex who Is n major Of the Hcrts,ord-
snlre yeomanry, accompanies his reei- /
ment. s
by the death this week OF the earl of
Iankeryille, Lord Bennett. who married !
Miss Leonora Van Marter of Tacoma. spc-
eeeds to the title. Tho new earl Is we'll |
known as an evangelist. He met his wife
al revival meeting at Tacoma in 1895. |
The late earl was the Oldest member az
the house of lords. His career was marked |
by many eccentricities.
The theaters are feeling tie effect of the |
gloomy phase of the war. The most non
ular attractions are suffering. Even ~
tne Shaftsbury. where THE Belle OF Nav
York had come to be regarded as n ner-
lnanent institution, notices are out that
the company returns to New York. The
sudden withdrawal of this production
however, Is due, partly. to row between
inc company and the managers over n
play which was ultimately TO succeed
Ihe Belle OF New York" "The pJaol,
aulip' has failed at the Haymarket and
harrie's new comedy not being ready. an
oia comedy will be substituted.
After long provincial tour Ada Rebap
VIII appear In London soon.