Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-07-28
CONCESSION BY WALES.
People May Wear Straw Hats in
the Royal Presence at San
downe Park.

to state said the Times oil Thursday,
that the tall hat ant frock coat. which
had hitherto been recognized as he cos
| tune Tor .,andOwne Park on the occasion
| Of the royal visit, may be dispensed with
tomorrow and Saturday in favor OF tla
straw hat and other costume more suited
to tne present tropical weather"
\ few days of intense acat have done
mere to break down the established ira
ditiohs of Eneland than woald dozen
reform bills. Long-estab.ished rules OF
state. social, business and political eil-
quetie have been swept to lie winds, o.
rather into the humidity which the lack
| % wind produces. In land wheI, "a
few years ago sunstroke was almOst uu-
known, the hospitals are now crowded
with cases of that description. For the
first time III the history of Parliament
one Of the front bench members. Herbert
Gladstone, has appeared at St. Stephens
wearing straw hat. to the amazement
Of the members of the House. Royal
! ty. driven to desperation by the hutteSt
weather England has ever known and
| Obliged to appear at public functions has
completely discarded the usual forms of
| dress.
Freedom in Dress.
! Lord Ronald Covers annual letter to
| the Times inveighing against the tail hat,
| instead of being useless protest, this
| week voices public op.mon with remark
| able unanimity. Well-known men of
| fashion are frequently 10 be seen at the
west end wcitring white duck or flannel
/ trousers with immaculate frock coats
and silk hats. This latitude of dress ex-
| tends also To servants Bepowdered
lunkies, thick with gold lace may he
seen grayely sitting upon boxes wearing
sailor hats of varying pattern and fash
| ionable nurses have given up the hot vel
| and bonnet in favor of light straw head
gear. In brief, this metropolis of the
world, with its countless arbitrary
forms of dress and procedure. has, in the
short space of Il week, been turned tOpsy-
| turvy and has become as free and easy
as a Haytian village in the height of
| summer.
increasing Death Rate.
The serious phase of the matter is the
rapidlymcrcasing death rate and the
prophesied continuation of the heat wave
The papers never tire of pointing out how
utterly inadequate are the provisions to
deal with the present conditions. Ice is
IA luxury obtainable only by the rich and
by them in limited quantities. For the
poor there is no alienation, not even the
opportunity To battle The idea of flood
ing the heated streets has not yet dawned
upon Englnnds municipality. The sup
ply of facilities at the London hospital
10 deal with heat prOstratIunS is absurd
~ Inadequate. Hence it is small won
der that business is practically suspend
cd and social functions are cut short and
made as informal as possible, to say
nothing of all the military nIancuverS ut
Aldershot being postponed.
Even the CHASTITY news from China
ELECTS but half hearted interest IN a ma
tion which finds itself suddenly trans
! ferrcd from Il temperate to tropical
zone. with all the disabilities of sub
Arctic clothes and institutions. London's
method of transit-undergroun trains,
inside buses. etc.-never we'll ventilated,
can now only be described as sweat
boxes.
Wonderful Things Done i'll America.
What with the Christian Endeavor
thousands permeatng London this week,
the American invasion may be said to
4 have reached its zenith Scarcely any
!. event connected with American enter
4 prise has created such general interest in
England as the proceedings at Alexandra
park. The bishop of London, Right Rev
DIR. Mandell Creighton. while facing the
thousands that waited to hear him speak,
turned to one of the Americans that was
on the platform and said: How Won
derful!y You do these things in America"
| The transportation Oh such an immense
contingent SO many thousands of miles
| has tremendously impressed all promi-
nent Englishmen who have come into
contact with the delegates
Another class of visitors to London at
tracing attention on the streets is the
men of the United States training ship
Saratoga, who have come up on leave
from southampton. Commenting on these
the Chronicle says; They go about in
twoS and threeS and conduct themselves
to the admiration of all. although there is
, no officer in charge" This is in striking
contrast with the behavior Of many Eng
! Itch agl-
= laiS, when the apprentices will have a
chance Ia see Paris.
English harhGrS are dotted with Amer
: lean yachts.
international Arbitration.
, In view of the wars in which the world
, Is engaged a curious and almost pathetic
, interest attached to the meeting this
week of the parliamentary union for the
promotion of International arbitration
Philip James Stanhope, member of Par
lament for Burnley. presided Forty
, members of the British Legislature eX-
pressed Il willingness to attend the inter
: national arbitration conference in the hall
of the French Senate July 81 Between
400 and 800 members of yariouS Euro.
: pean Pariiamcnts will on that occasion
! be received by President Loubet. The
English delegation includes Lord Kin
/, caird and Sir Albert Bolit.
One of the most touching incidents of
, me war III south Africa occurred this
p. week when Capt. TouSe received the first
: Victorian cross bestowed by Queen Vie.
: toria for valor in the veldt. Cant Tousc
r earned the distinction by attempting to
I carry off Col Bowman, who had been
. wounded. under hail of bullets. He
| was unable to do so and lay down he
! side him and kept off the Beers all night
until help came. BY that time Col. Dow.
man was dead. Capt. Touse WAS blind
= ed in both eyes by bullet wound. On
q. Wednesday Capt. TOuSe was taken 10
s Windsor and led into the royal presence
p by his wife There he knel before his
5 sovereign, who was So much blinded by
. emotion, that her aged hands could
! scarcely pin on the mos; precious of Brit.
g iSh decorations. The Queens few word,
: Of simple pr Use Of his gallantry and
. thanks for his devotion were spoken 81
n low as tO be almost inaudble, and when
. Queen Victoria was led out there was
q scarcely dry eye among the officials
] present.
o Tribute TO Canadian Volunteers.
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