The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-05-11
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i.cndrn. April :S.-Though the Queen
has returned to England and her re-
H!arkahlc visit to Ireland is now IL mat
ter If history the latest fad shows no
signs If abatement. Royaltys presence
III Erin fai,sl to make Irishmcn haunt-
in-!y English; but, curiously enough,
l';''ir EngIiShmrn ann"yingly Irish. OF
this phase, which began by the universal
wearing Of the shamrock, there have
been Nvt":l striking examples this
week. The lower house OF the York con-
W '"tlGn composed OF sclatc clergy and
llyincn IT the cnurcn eli Engiand's
nul lht I'll diocese. has adopted resolutions
p""!'l beck, floin which he was unac-
trlnt"tly kissing. It. Andrew is there,
but Firms ratr;n saint was omitted
III II tht' rtfor!nrrs rr-r,littd the liturgy.
On par with this action is tn" agita-
tnn i'll England ever lriShmens right to
wear kits Upon this mom,ntous cues
tlcn William tiibS,n, son Of Baron Ash
bourne, lord chancellor of Ireland, has
been ltrturlng to large audiences in Lon
don, dressed III the picturesque, abbrevi-
llrl Earb e neralIy associated with
'>r;tchmcn lie makes an impassioned
to wear hits. Mr. Gibson is Il learned
Young man who married Il French wom-
an and consistently resides in England.
Eare-L :EEei Hishlauders Suffer.
Now there is talk of making the new
irish guards brigade masquerade in kits,
! though the reports which come from
South Africa telling of the suffering of
the bale-lggcd lIighandrrS and of the
SpiroWa which are attached to this out
| ~ ,jit, Jyl,Jt
| baEiSh TN" suggestion into the long list
| OF foolish abSur!iticS. 1t is probable
that tl!,. war office will take that view.
In consequence with the Queens per
! sonal Wishes, as MANY as possible of the.
new guards regiment will be mustered
for the usual birthday trooping of colors
and review in London on May %. This
humorous could the impartial onlcoker
forget the misery, poverty and stagnation
Of industries that prevail throughout
southern and western 1reland; but in
view Of the conditions that exist in that
! portion Of the British isles. the so called
shamrock craze in England can scarcely
be considered anything but another in
STANCE on the part Of a majority of Eng
land people Of their completes failure to
grasp the nature of Ireiand'S needs. how
ever we'll meant and generous may be
1ht SO outward, skin-dcep signs of friend
ship.
Keep Away f. ON South Africa.
The effects Of Sir Alfred Miners
proclamation requesting ladies to stay
! in England instead Of going ont to the
Cape are beginning; to he apparent in so
'irty. Lady Henry B,ntinck and many
others returning to London. Lady Ran
aolph Chur, hill was not expected to re-
turn with the hospital ship Maine Al
fred Miner has net increased his social
popularity 10y his: frank uttrranceS. Most
society women preferred tn" bother and
eNpcnS" of cancelins their arrangements
rather than to face the criticisms at
tarhe'' to Il trip so much decred by the
high commissioner. l:llt they like the au-
thor of their troubles more and more
now that it is stated that Lord Roberts
has approved Sir Alfred Miners procla-
!n:ltlrn. cahIc' to his wife and daughter
advising them not to Z" to the Cape, too
| late. however. to effect his purpose. Ac-
tcrdln" to the stories reaching London
| Lord Roberts great kindness and SYM
pathy have been finding many outlets.
| During the wait at Bloemfontein he has
visited every man i'll the hospital. carry
ing with him many little comforts Co
ing up to one of the wounded, he asked.
| cheerily: Can l do anything for you?''
receiving the reply: Yes: I'll like you
to keep my name out of the casualty
| list. This mans name did not appear
and his anxiety that his relatives should
| not be alarmed was appeaSed
| Another. dying officer. Lord Roberts
CONFERRED by pom sing to watch over the
future Of his only child With such in
cldentS current, it is scarcely surprising
that the nation adoreS its little general
| and, as 4 whole, abSta;ns from criticisms
of anything he may do. If Gen. Butler
ers has at Blocmfonte:n. the storm OF
public criticism and impat cnce would
| well-nigh have forced his recall
| DIR. Pnrke1', Attempt IL Failure.
DR.. Parker. London's well-known
preacher. repeated this week Rev
Charles Sheldon'S Topeka Capital cxper-
imcnt. The paper put in his hands was
PtarSon'S Illustrated Weekly News. The
Kansas pastor seems rather to have TAX :
Ell the wind out of Or. Parker'S sail and
the latter'S effort is attracting compare
t ve'y little comment or attention. DR..
Parker recently celebrated the seven
tieth anniversary of his birth. upon which
| OK Axiom 1T W.S III" rpc'n cnt of many
gifts.
The appearance IF the new ilalf-penny
mcin'nS newspaper III Iondcn. though
| much hcraldc.l, caused little or no stir
after the first issue WAS sold. The en-
trance Of such an energetic man as Cyril
Pearson into the field of daily Journal
ism was naturally looked forward to with
| general public intcrt st. but the Express
proved so similar to the Daily Mail that
| expectations were somewhat disappoint-
| ed. Ono noticeable difference is that the
| Express prints N WIS on the first page, an
American plan i'll vogue with no other
| London morning. all Of them devoting
| the first page to advertisements. SO in
urcd. however. is London becoming to
| American methods that Il paper which
| had not ghost Of IL chance of succeed
| ing five years ago may now become
successful and popular medium.
| Bad Week for Tkeaters.
This week has been disastrous for new
theatrical productions. Edward NrOom's
'Marasac of GaScony' at the Drury
Lane theater has been mercilessly scored
by the critics, who also object to Mr..
Vroom's American accent: The press
has also been unanimous in condemning
an american Beauty which was pro-
duced at the Shaftesbury theater
Wednesday and of which So much was
expected.
The crusade against certain class Of
plays continues. Samuel Smith, men,
Der Of Parliament for Flintsh:rc, has
given notice Of his intention to offer a
resolution in the House of Commons on
May 10, calling attention to the depray-
ing character of some of the plays per-
formed in London theaters In the
meanwhile 'Zaza" flourishes at the Gar.
rick theater. Charles Frohman has re-
the run of the play may be continued.
He. is also organizing a company for
Australia.