Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-22
Queen and Court Have Gone to 0s-
borne Castle.
ROYAL MARRIAGE IN PROSPECT
Poverty Of a Church Where Wash
ington's Ancestors Worshiped.
U N o S JAIL HOT ELL


Prince OF Wales will end the London sea-
son on Monday. after which ne will visit
In the nefghborhood of Goodwood and at
tend the races there. Later in the week
the prince will go to Cowes, where he will
remain a fortnight on board the royal
yacht Osborne. From Cowes his royal
highness will go to Marienbad.
Tradesmen Reap a Harvest.
The season has been the most prosperous
that has been experienced In recent years
The tradesmen have had rich harvests, for
people evidently have had plenty of money
TO spend for things that are not neces-
sar1es OF life. The great auk's egg sold at
auction on Thursday brought 300 guineas
and at the same sale a Japanese dwarf
tree fetched 80 guineas, and other curiosi-
tieS were sold for correspondfngly high
prices The best evidence of the prevail
ing prosperity. however, is the abnormal
sales OF pictures at the Royal Academy,
the numbers sold and the prices realized
pelng Tar above the average, although the
productions themselves were not of great
excellence
A series of brilliant marriages has ma
terially assisted business, as can be judged
by the lists of costly gifts at the marriage
ON Thursday of the Marquis of Tullibar-
dine and the daughter of Sir James Ram
say, which almost rivaled those Of the
Crewe-Primrose nuptials as a rich social
function. Costly and novel presents were
fairly showered upon the bride and BRIDE
groom. The Prince of Wales sent the
bride a beautiful adaptation of the late
Partisan fad of allowing chained living
creatures to wander about the wearer's
shoulders This adaptation consists of a
small brooch pin with large central pearl
TO which Is attached by gold chains set
with pearls large jeweled flies, one of dia-
monds and emeralds and another of dia-
monds and rubies, each of which is fasten-
ed to the dress like brooch
Brilliant Marriage of Royalty.
The approaching marriage of Crown
Prince Danilo of Montenegro and Princess
Jutta of Mecklenburg- Strelitz will be cele-
brated with splendor unprecedented in the
land of the Black mountains. The bride
will arrive at Antivari on Sunday and her
formal conversion to the Greek orthodox
faith will occur a few hours later in a
private house specially conSecrated for the
purpose. There is only bride path from
Antivari to,ICettinje and the princess will
therefore perform the journey to the Mon
tenegr1n capital on horseback. She will be
accompanied by her future brother-in-law
the Prince of Naples, whose wife is Princess
Helene of Montenegro. The prospective
bride and her suite will enter Cettinje on
Wednesday next and the wedding will take
place on the following day. Great festivals
are being prepared in honor of the event.
To Improve the Dog.
raj meeting of the International Kennel
Club on Wednesday at Stafford House, St.
James, S. W, which the Duke and Duchess
of Sutherland had loaned for the occasion,
promises well for. the future of the club.
The objects of the club are through a
powerful combination Of representative
owners from all parts of the world, to eff
feet improvements in national breeds and
to raise the tone of dog owning and dog
showing. Lord Aigernon Lennon presided
and many weii-known ladies who are dog
lovers were present. The Prince of Wales
Eas promised the club his patronage.
Among the national presidents appointed
were the following: The Duke of Marlbor-
ough. England; MIR. James Gordon Bennett
United States: Baron Strathcona and Mt
Royal, Canada, the Earl of Dunraven,
Wales
WOefuI Poverty of n Church.
Extraordinary disclosures were made this
week in the course of an action for debt
tried at Brackley, which have an interest
for Americans. as they concern church af-
fairs at Suigrave, Northamptonshire vii
lage. which is visited annually by scores
Of Americans on account of local memorials
of the Washington family. The parish
clerk sued the church wardens for 30 shl-
lings, two months salary. The debt was
not disputed. but the poverty of the church
was pleaded as the reason for the non-pay-
imadverted strongly upon the Wears dis
graceful conduct, adding that there must
be many wealthy Americans who would
gladly have subscribed hundreds of pounds
to perpetuate the memory of Washington if
they had known the parish was so poor.
Unprecedented Hot Spell.
The heat throughout the week. both in
England and on the continent, has been
unprecedented. While the mercury has
not approached American records Ameri-
cans who have arrived here recently say
that it Is hotter here than at home The
weather has entirely reyolutionized the
clothes habits of Londoners Even straw
hats are deemed too heavy and in the
city scores of smart" members of the
stock exchange are to be seen in what Is
known as the miikman's hat This article
is made of thin white linen, with a broad
brim. The clearest evidence of the heat
however, and one which most impresses
Englishmen, is the fact that in certain
courts the judges informed lawyers that
they could dispense with the wearing CT
wigs. The judicial permission was CRATE
fully accepted
In spite of the heat the queen on Thurs
day drove twelve miles to a garden marty
bazaar which the Duchess of Gonna ught
had organized for the restoration of a
church The queen visited all the stalls
and made numerous purchases at the
American stall, over which Countess Coke
and the Countess Of Dudley presided Her
majesty also tasted royal American
sherry cobbler through a straw Iasgers
the messenger boy, who was on duty at
one Of the stalls. was presented to the
queen, WHO questioned him about his
American "trip. -
Americans haEf been very prominent in
the entertainments of the week. Mrs.
Ogilvie Haig, whom the papers describe
as the daughterref the queen of New York
society, Mrs Astor, gave her first London
party On Wednesday; Her house was full
of notable peepia- The same evening Mrs
Ogden Gee4et gave a very select dinner for
the Prince cef Wales.
The Countess of Oxford formerly Miss
Louise Corbin of New York; has been driy-
ing a pair of american thoroughbreds in
the park this week, the gift of her father
Mr. D. C. Carpin. The pair cost $4,000 and
are PRONOUNCED the most perfect to be
seen in London.
Transfers of Real Estate.
yTwenty-eighth street northwest between
n, and streats:J,Henry S. Matthews, trus-
tee, to walter ], Weaver. part OF lot l5l.
square 1895; SO stamps, SD