The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-11
ROYALTY AND SOCIETY.
The Ascot Races and the Great Ba-
Zaar at Albert Hall.

copyright, 1899, by the Associated Press.l
LONDON, June 10.-The splendid weather
of the past week brought fashionable people
to the parks and streets and has given Lon
don the gayest appearance The heat of the
early part Of the week has been tempered
by cool breezes during the last couple OF
days
Everyone is now looking forward to the
Ascot races, where a very large attendance
is expected, although fewer houses around
Ascot have been taken. The Prince of
Wales will entertain bachelors party at
Heath House and the Duke and Duchess of
Marlborough will be the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rufus Beckitt at Ascot. The Duke and
Duchess of Westminster, the Duke and
Duchess of Portland and the Duke and
Duchess of Devonshire will entertain big
parties. Ascot. however, will be shorn of its
leading feature by the omission of the royal
procession up the course each day. The
Prince Of Wales and the other royalties will
drive to the course privately. the Queen hav-
ing prohibited the procession in order TO
mark the family mourning for Prince AL
fred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and the
Queen of Denmark.
Society is intensely interested in the COM
ing great bazaar at Albert Hall in aid of
the charing Cross Hospital, which is ex-
ing in the highest ranks of society will give
their services at the various stalls, Mr..
Arthur Paget and Mrs Ronalds being the
which will be decorated gorgeously with
American colcrs, will be attended by Mes
danes Choate. Bradley Martin and Ronalds
and Miss Drexel. Mrs Paget's American
bar and flower stand is a most nevel ar
rangement in papier mache. She has OBJ
tanned gifts of the choicest eXotics from Mr..
nw,,T1e x1afN. CzI,~
other famous growers. Col. Arthur Paget
visited the Stock Exchange and sent his hat
around TO defray the expenses of boarding
over the foor OF Albert Hall and Melted
$4,000 and the Earl and Countess of Craven
and Mrs Bradley-Martin levied contribu-
tons of unique and valuable pieces of silver
stall. Lady Randolph Churchill has definite
ly secured the services of Mesdames Patti,
Melba. Nordica, Nevada and other stars for
the concert which Is TO be held on the first
day. and Beerbohm Tree has secured Sir
Henry Irving, George Alexander, John Hare,
the kendals and others for the second days
entertainment. The Queen is a patroness of
the bazaar. 1t is the first time she has
acted as patrOneSS of bazaar in Sixty-Six
years She accepted on this occasion because
her first patronage when she four
teen years old, was given for the Charing
Cross Hospital.
Mr.. Joseph H. Choate. the United States
ambassador. and Mrs. Choate and Mr.. Henry
White. secretary of the United States en-
bassy, and Mrs: White and Mr.. James r.
NdI StCOilu secretary OF the United states
embassy, and Mrs. Carter attended the re-
ception and dance given by the Marquis of
Lansdowne. the secretary of war, on
Wednesday, which was one of the most
brilliant events of the season.
Mr.. Choate has had an exceedingly busy
week with the Alaskan negotiations. In
cidentally publisher named Sands an
nounced his intention to collect and publish
Mr.. Choate's bon mots and anecdotes as
"Choate's Jest Book" but Mr.. Choate ex-
postuated, with the result that the book was
suppressed.
There was great gathering of celebrities
at the Marquis of Salisbury's garden party,
at Hatfield, this afternoon. Numerous spe-
cial trains conveyed the guests from Kings
Cross Station. They included the Prince of
Wales, the Duke and Duchess of York.
Joseph III. Choate. Major General Lord
Kitchener. Of Khartum; Henry White. sec
rotary Of the United States embassy. and
Miss White; James r. Carter, second sec
rotary of the United States embassy. and
Mrs. Carter; Lieutenant Colwell, United
States naval attache: Samuel T. Clemens
mark Twain and Mrs. Clemens. Poultuey
Bigelow and Lloyd Garrison.