The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-25

this supreme satisfaction and assurance of
victory that reigns among the people. Ii is
not altogether shared by the press and Of
hcials, but IL is what the great majority
or the English people feel.
In society. the cry Is now "Ho. for the
Cape!' and the d-ressmakers are up TO
their eyes in work making gowns suited
Tor the climate OF the great war base. For
those who cannot take part in the rush to
Cape Town there is any amount of gossip
regarding the reception of the Queen in
Ireland. and what kind of a greeting Mr..
Cecil Rhodes will get in England after his
scathing structure of General Butler and
Colonel kekewich to say nothing of the
curious stories which come from South
Africa about women who have been out
there.
However, the gayety which reigns in
London is none the less genuine because
many Of the gowns at dinner parties are
sombre-hued, for the sake of some relative
lost on the battlefield. The period of re-
verse seems TO have vanished from the
memory Of Great Britain as quickly as any
fieeting dream. The hand of the aged field
marshal has taken the nation from nerv-
Gus, apprehensive mourning into the oppo-
site extreme, and il is time lost to attempt
TO stem for the moment the stream of jubi-
lation. In these celebrations the Ameri-
cans resident in London are not behind
hand, one of the most fashionable dinners
being given at the Carlton Hotel, March %,
by Mr.. Reginald Ward, of New York,
whose party included the Belgian minister.
Baron Wettnall, Ladies Howe, Hindlip and
Dorchester, Lord and Lady De Grey, Miss
Ward, Mrs. Moreton Frewen, Lord Glene-
sell and other distinguished Englishmen
and Americans.
The opera season promises to be better
than ever. There is an imposing list of
patrons and the subscriptions are larger
than in former years. The box owners. as
usual, are headed by the Prince and Prin-
William Beresford, William Waldorf As
tor, W.. s. NJ. Burnsal, ]. Pierpont Morgan
and Mrs. Arthur Paget and Bradley Mar
tin.
While London society celebrates 1t also
speculates, and not without misgivings.
the Queens visit to Ireland. The Queens
great age makes the trip itself one of great
FISK. While the possibility of hostile demon
strations or even personal attack creates a
nervousness that will only be stilled when
her Majesty is safely back in England. The
murder of Lord Frederick Cavendish and
Under Secretary Burke in Phoenix Park
has not been forgotten. and while the par
ty led by Mr.. John Redmond is not credit
ed with any tendency towards physical
force it is universally felt in court and So
ciety circles that the Queen is taking her
life IN her own hands in making the pro-
posed visit. On this question an interview
has been had with the Duke of Aberdeen,
who will be a visitor to Dublin Castle dur
ing the Queens visit and will receive her
Majesty as first by right OF blood In all
Ireland. The duke said: 81 do not think
there will be hostile demonstrations. There
INDY NC d lew DldCh HdSS ana other silent
signs of disapproval. Still, there is the
rabble of Dublin, which cannot be an
swered for, and which is entirely unrepre-
sentative of Irish feeling. / sincerely trust
that the voice of national chivalry. apart
from any political considerations, will not
be overshadowed by some rowdy demon
stration. Still, | must admit there is no
little risk. though IL the preponderating
Irish opinion from genuine sons of the soil.
irrespective of religion and politics, can
have its way her Majesty will meet with
the warmest reception that ever greeted
the ruler of any country"
| If anything is interesting society more
than the constant departure of fashionable
women for Cape Town il is the scandals
| that come back about those already out
there. The latest is that of a woman long
prominent in society and the wife of a
well-known baronet. She went out TO nurse
General Buffers wound, but becoming the
worse for liquor, she was shut up by that
commander in the room of the local sta
tionmaster. Discovering his pyjamas and
a short coat she donned them, after sacri-
ficing her own raiment. She afterwards
refused to make a change, and thus scanti-
ly clothed she was carried through the
lines of General Buffers troops in an am
b%ulance, was shipped to Cape Town, and
is now in England.
The tremendous influx at Cape Town of
English society women and wives of the
more wealthy soldiers, especially those of
the volunteers, has created many heart
burnings among the majority of officers
Families, who. through lack of pecuniary
resources, are obliged TO stay at home. IL
is pointed out that Kipling will nave ample
chance TO write up another series of satires
such as he did upon Indian army society.