Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-14
Events in the East Causes Feeling Of
Dependency.
QUEENS BRILLIANT GARDEN PARTY
Lady Randolph Churchill to Be
Married July %.
LONDON NEWS AND GOSSIP

LONDON. July 1.-THE most brilliant
garden party OF Queen victori;ts reign has
proved quite Intellectual to dispel the anx-
Lefty and gloom hanging over Great Britain.
The escape from Kumassi of Sir Frederic
Mitchell HodgSon, the governor of the Gold
Coast Colony, and his wife and party and
the safety of the majority of those who so
long were in danger Of massacre at the
hands Of the Ashantis. created a momen-
tary feeling of thankfulness and jubilation.
But this was quickly diss!pated by the news
of the disaster at Nitrars Mex and the
gravity Of the news from China. A week
that opened with high hopes from all quar-
tiers of the globe where Great Brtains In
terests are imperiled ends with none of
these hopes realized except regards
Ashanti. and even there an English garri-
son still awaits relief.
In South Africa the nation was prepared
for. though it did not really anticipate.
guerrilla warfare. but repeated disasters of
such magnitude as that of Nitrars Mex
create dismay 1t Is no eNaggeration to say
the country is unanimous in desiring the
end of the long-drawn-out struggle. The
signs, however. do not point to a speedy
realization of that desire. Therefore, ii Is
small wonder that the government has
practically decided to put Off the election
until 1901.
1t Was a Wonderful Function.
While the royal garden party failed In its
purpose it was a wonderful affair. Peers
and peeresses. generals and Indian rajahs,
princes and Processes. leading statesmen.
heads of professions and church digni-
taries intermingled gaily, forming a daz-
Zling mass Of color against the green back
ground of the Buckingham palace lawns.
After chatting with a few guests the queen
drove out through double lines OF visitors,
mr. n fap hl1
formed in England Cabinet ministers. am
bassad0rs. actors. princes. doctors and law
yers stood bareheaded till tho sovereign
was out of the grounds.
Apart from the garden party the talk of
the week in society has been the Astor-
Milne affair. Mr.. Astor's departure for
Marienbad created end OF qups and
comments, but there seems no reason to
believe it was in any way due to this cir
cumstance. Mr. William Waldorf Astor."
says Vanity Fair, rs at Marienbad. and
Marienbad is quieter than London" adding
that most people support the satlorman.
Mr.. AstoTs last dinner party in London
was attended by forty people, but the host
was unable to appear, owing to an attack
of sciatica.
The Saturday Review, of which Lord
Hardwicke Is editor. and with which sew
eral other prominent people are connected
scathingly denounces Mr. Astor's treatment
Of Capt. Milne, and refers to 1t as "a gross
violation of etiquette" adding: Milne is
naval officer of high rank and distinguished
service, the latchet of whose shoe Aston
with all his millions, Is not worthy to unite
We only regret that the gallant servant of
her majesty SO far forgot his dignity as to
accept a secondhand invitation TO the house
of the purse-proud American, whose dollars
could not save him from the contempt Of
his countrymen. Mr.. Aston wishes his en-
tertainments to be exclusive. His desire is
likely to be gratified in future beyond his
expectations"
The Prince Of Wales will be the guest
of Mr. and Mrs
timex, at Highcliffe Castle, at the end of the
Week Mrs. Bentfnck was formerly Miss
Elizabeth Livingston of Staatsburg. N Y
Mr.. Foxhall keene's temperance in the
ranks Of gentlemen riders has created in
terest in England His victory in the race
for the Andover stakes. on Sinopi caused
the Daily Mail to say:
He should prove a welcome acouIsition
to the ranks OF amateur riders He has a
nice style. though his seat. perhaps. is too
upright for modern ideas. Still he gets
there all the same
The Hospital Ship Maine.
The departure of the American hospItal
ship Maine for China meets with warm an
prevail both from official and unofficial Eng
land. The way this decision was arrived at
Is a happy illustration Of the energy of the
American ladies' on the committee, The
matter was only proposed Saturday last.
and between that and Wednesday every
thing was settled and the ship was reftted
and sailed. The Maine will take care of
Americans and British only, as Germans
and the other nations are also sending hos
pital ships The queen was especially pleas
ed at the promptitude with which the COM
mittee acted in this matter and at the
garden party the royal thanks were con-
veyed to Mr.. Bernard Baker and several
ladies of the committee for ell the Ameri-
cans had done and are doing In the matter
The difficulties which stood In the way
of Lady Randolph Churchill's wedding now
Is fixed for July 2s 1t will be attended by
the Cornwallls-W West family and Winston
Churchill: who has started from South
Africa for England. The affair will be
quiet. The wedding breakfast will be served
at the Moreton Frewens' residence.
With the announcement of the wedding
the departure OF the Maine for China, the
appearance of volume of her Anglo-Sax-
Normal College for the Blind Thursday
Lady Randolph Churchill was very much
to the fore this week. The new volume of
the Angio-SaXon Review is the best which
has yet appeared The binding is particular
ly beautiful. being a copy of the prayer
book printed In 1869 and bound by Mearne
for King Charles and given to the British
Museum in 1853 by George II.
"That lingo Question"
The London Trades Council has adopted
a resolution formally regulating the con-
vention Of English-speaking democracies
called by the council Of Ruskin Hail. in the
interests of which labor delegates are now
In the United States. The council refers to
the so-called Anglo-SaXon alliance as that
lingo question" When the delegates re-
turn they will have good many questions
to answer.
The coming of hot weather is not welconl-
ed by the Londoners. and general exodus
is beginning 1t Is feared that another spell
like that of last year Is impending. Until
the beginning Of this week London's death
rate, thanks to the cool weather. was the
lowest in seven years-only 1875 in a thou
sand.
The annual mobilization Of the British
navy preparatory to the maneuvers passed
off without incident. Judging from the
maneuver plans issued by the admiralty
little more will be learned of this years
operations than was learned from the fiasco
of last year. One of the main objects is to
decide on the suitable distance to establish
a temporary base for a squadron blockad-
ing hostile ports and to thresh out the old
question of the ability OF cruisers to sweep
off and drive into harbors the enemy's tor
pedo craft.
The meeting Of the National Rifle Asso-
citation at Bisley is attracting small atten-
ton. Quite the most remarkable competi-
tor is young Hyde, who Is shooting for
Rugby in the public schools contest He is