The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-05-06
LONDON RESUMES
ITS USUAL GATETY
Slumbering Society Awakened
by the Queens Return.
ALBERT is HIMSELF AGAIN


Viewing Ms Fellow Dinner Guests
Through a Spy GIass...iiigh Church
Dispute Is Still Going On.
| Correspondence Of Associated Press.)
LONDON. May This has been
week of dinners and speeches. the lat-
ter quite inferior TO the former 50
long had Ireland been monopolizing
gaiety that London had almost for
gotten how 10 celebrate and was
threatened with period OF depression
under the cloud OF war and mourning.
But. now that the royalties and their
suites have trooped back across the
Irish channel. many with Just a tinge
OF brogue. semi political and private
dinners have made the nights OF the
metropolis gay. while the racing at
Newmarket scarcely ever before drew
more fashionable attendance.
o o O
The victory OF the Prince Of Wales.
whose horse. Diamond Jubilee. won the
two thousand guinea stakes Wednes-
day, added TO the enthusiasm and the
great race course became the prone
made for the most aristocratic person
ages In the country who chatted, bet,
lunched and cheered just as heartily
as though there was no death struggle
being waged on the plains OF South
Africa. Among those at Newmarket
were the Prince OF Wales. the king OF
Sweden, Prince Christian Of Schles-
wig -Holstein. the duke OF Cambridge
ard the duke and duchess of Devon
shire, Lord and Lady Howe. Lord and
Lady Rothschild and almost all the
leading members of the nobility and in
addition TO a sprinSling Of Americans,
which included Richard Croker and
Reginald Ward, the latter being the
guest OF Lord and Lady Howe.
" " ~
Though late in beginning, the season
promises to be brilliant unless unex-
pected war reverses knock out the
hearts Of the people The first drawing
room will be held May II. at which
the queen will be present and will be
brilliantly attended. The second draw
ing room set down for May IA will CO.
incide with the first night of the opera
and viii doubtless be great society
occasion. The Prince of Wales and
long list of royalties and other prom
inent personages have re-engaged their
operate season.
The queens birthday, May "a, in ad-
public rejoicing will be made the oc-
casion for great national bazaar for
the army societies which will be pa
tronized by all the members of the roy
al family.
or the recent dinners none was more
striking than the banquet given at the
Hotel Cecil, Monday evening, last, by
the British Empire League in honor
of the colonial troops in South Africa
and of the Australian Federation dele
gates, when the Prince of Wales made
his first public appearance after the
attempt to assassinate him. AS he
rose to reply to a toast he received a
tremendous ovation. He was unusual
ly pale and the nervous tone in which
he said I'VE are all in the hands of
God" betrayed the intense emotion he
was undergoing. But as the gorgeous
banquet proceeded, Great Britain's fu-
ture king regained that geniality for
which he is distinguished and mirth-
full laughter prevailed at The royal ta-
bic.
His royal highness also on this oc-
casion inaugnrated a custom which |
may become popular at large public |
dinners where the guests are so nu-
merous that they can scarcely recog-
nize each other, With his coffee and
cigars the princes special attendant |
brought him huge pair of field glas-
ses, with which he carefully scrutinized !
the long tables and the galaxy of be-
jewelled women who filled the balcon-
les in order to hear the speeches.
Prince Katohito, of Japan, is having
n busy time in LONDON, combining an
inspection of rapid fire and other gun
works and various military researches
with visits to the queen, the Prince of
Wales and Lord Salisbury. Prince
Katohito is cousin of the emperor of
Japan. who adopted him. He is now
4 cavalry colonel in the Japanese army,
having received his education in
France. The prince will leave London
May and will visit the principal Eu-
ropean courts, apparently with the
semi-official purpose of strengthening
The cordiality between the mikado and
he European soverelgns.
o o O
Many preparations are on foot for
he yachting season which, though it
nay not be productive of particularly
good racing, will none the less be pa
ronized by those who make yachting
IN amusement rather than a sport.