The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01

as 20 francs, and the place was not
DIVIDED, either.
But steady going old London is stick
to the original prices, not from any
rticular far-sightedness or spirit of
nerosity to the American cousin, but
J nply because London always does what
ondon always did. So the tourist
.encies report that their patrons are 60
! q TO get back to England from Paris
soon as possible. One feature of the
I ason, SO I am told. is to be the IN
ecedented invasion of Ireland. That
partly because the Irish rail-
avs and resorts, hitherto prefer
turally Indifferent to the advant-
e of hustling for business. have
last condescended to make them
! ives heard, but chiefly because of the
ed Queens visit to Ireland, and the adj
rtising Erin got in consequence, and the
,mulus that seems to have been given
everything and everybody there. espe-
ally in Dublin.
4 is believed that more Americans will
In England this year than in the re-
Z rd-breaking year of the Queens jubilee.
kaey began early, and judging by the
fsamship bookings, the rush will begin a
ksek or two after this letter is published,
( ID will increase steadily till the middle
July. Then the stream will pour the
her way.
( Nay Have Trouble Getting Home.
There is going to be trouble about get
4 lg back to the United States for those
10 have not bought return tickets. AL
ady the principal steamers from London
New York are nearly full for August
d September. In the jubilee year many
40 would have gone back f1rst-class were
ad to go In the steerage, and many 9TH
ran short of funds while waiting for
chance to get home in any fashion what
{ er. This year Il would be worse, even
the crowd were to be greater, for the
ftish government has Communicated"
z number Of the largest passenger vessels
the transatlantic service, and even
the war is over in July they will be
/ eted for bringing home the great army
wv In South Africa.
Therefore, If any of the readers Of this
ticle are coming to Europe this summer
ithout buying return tickets, let us par
,hrase the advice of Punch to those
out TO get married, and say DON'T
II will be a lucky thing for many a
randed American this fall that the
nerican Society in London is now busy
ganizing a benevolence fund. The So
sty's members are chiefly folk whom
isiness has exiled in London, and who
e making SO much money here that
sey can't afford to go home. They have
en- pestered individually for years by
low citizens who have come to grief
Ter here. Sad to say, rather large pro-
triton of these fellow citizens were not
serving of the help they got, and after
time Brother Earle, who is president
SnqfptU and q
ansichlan, the secretary, and Morgan
schards, and the rest of them, became
mewhat tired on finding, when they got
gether to compare notes, that each had
en- giving five or ten dollars to the
me person on the same plea. So they
arted a fund, TO which most of the
embers of the society have contributed
"a have established a mild inquisition.
Consequently, IL you go broke in Lon.
n this fall and apply for aid TO any
ointment American here you win be re-
rred 10 an official, and must not be an.
lyed II he asks good many questions
I'd perhaps looks up your antecedents &
/. This new move will afford much re-
+ q at the dingy, gloomy Offices on Vic
ria street. which are the best that the
nited States chooses 10 afford his ex
llency the American ambassador. 1
ed to be that scarcely a day passeC
Hhout some American coming in will
tale OF woe. Now it IS no part of thu
nbassadors business TO pay board bill'
ID buy steamship tickets for unluck!
low citizens, and II II we're not for tih
sw departure OF the American Society
r. choate would not thank me for ob
rving that good many of the appeals
ade 10 him were quietly granted by hin
his personal friends. But the American
,ciety will look after all that sort o
ing this fall.
The American Girl in London.
Weeks ago Regent street began TO bea
L strong resemblance TO Twenty-thir,
|Ikreet, between Sixth avenue and Broad
=, In New York. The visiting America
ptands out from the thTong Of shop