Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-16
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government has practically decided to
put of the election until 1901.
While the royal garden party failed
In its purpose, II was wonderful af-
fair. Peers and peeresses. generals and
Indian rajahs, princes and princesses,
leading statesmen, heads Of professions
and church dignitaries intermingled
gaily, forming dazzling mass Of color
against the green background of Buck
ingham palace lawns. After chatting
with a few guests the queen drove out
thru double lines Of visitors. probably
as distinguished as We're ever formed Ia
England. Cabinet ministers, ambassa-
doris, actors. princes, doctors and law
yers stood bareheaded till the sovereign
was out Of the grounds.
Apart from the garden party the
event of the week in society has been
the Aston Milne affair. Astor's depart
ure for Marienbad created no end OF
Quibs and comments, but there seems
no reason to believe it was in any way
due to this circumstance. William
Waldorf Aston, says Vanity Fair, Us
at Marienbad, and Nfarienbad Is quieter
than London" adding that most peo-
pie support the sailor man. Astor's
last dinner party IN London was at
tended by forty people, but the host
was unable to appear, owing to an at
tack of sciatica, still he gets there all
the same.
The departure Of the American hos
pital ship Maine for China meets with
warm approval. both from official and
unofficial England. The way this de-
cision was arrived at is happy illus
traton of the energy of the American
ladies on the committee. The matter
was only proposed on Saturday last,
and between that and "Wednesday ev-
ening everything was settled and the
ship was refitted and sailed. The Maine
Will take care of American and British
only, as Germany and other nations are
also sending hospital ships. The queen
was especially pleased at the prompt
ness with which the committee acted In
the royal thanks We're conveyed to
OF the committee for all the Americans
had done and We're doing in the matter.
The difficulties which have stood in
the way OF Lady Randolph Churchill's
wedding now seem to be overcome and
the event is fixed for July Is. 1t will
be attended by the Cornwallis-West
family and Winston Churchill, who
has started from South Africa tor Eng
land. The affair will be quiet. The
wedding breakfast will be served at
AIoreton Prevents residence.
With the announcement of the we'd
ding and the departure Of the Maine for
China, the appearance OF volume Nv of
her Anglo-Saxcn Review and her gar
den party at the Normal College for
Blind Thursday Lady Randolph
Churchill was very much to the fore
this week:
The London trades council has
adopted a resolution formally repudi-
ating the convention of English speak
ing densocracies called by the council
OF Ruskin hall, in the interest of which
labor delegates are now In the Tnitet
States. The council refers to the so-
called Anglo-Saxon alliance as that
lingo question When the delegates
return they will have a good many
questions to ans wer.
3iONARCHs DISApI'OlST PARIS.
Great Fctes Planned for Their Arr
rival But Have TO BE Abandoned.
Copyright, 1900. by Associated PressO
Paris July To- parisians last week
celebrated their naval fete day With ex-
septional brilliancy. owing TO the ex-
hibition The customary review OF the
garris,ons of Paris and Long Champs. in
the Bois de Boulogne, Which always at
tracts 100000 spectators, was followed
by a street celebration of a most extern
sive character. The tricolor, sngly OF
in clusters was displayed everywhere,
while the central arteries of the city
were overhung with tasteful decorated
arches. which In the evening were
brightly lighted. forming a continuous
fairy-like vault of colored electric lam
terms.
Every square and open space at the
Intersection of the main streets had its
open air ball, with musicians provided
oy the municipality, which spent 30i .00(
francs on the fete. Altogether there
We're 100 open air balls. The exposition
| had gala night With additional illum-
| inaticn effects, while dozen theatere
Including the Opera. Nine. Sarah Bern
hardtss and the theater De la Porte
ST. Martin. with Coqulin, gave gratuit-
Gus performances. and $50 prisoners
benefited by pardons or reductions Of
their sentences accorded by the presl-
dent Of the republic in celebration OF
the day.
ALL ARE A DISAPPOINTMENT. 8
Parsians are beginning to realiz.
that their calculations, based on a
series of fetes attending the expected
visits in close succession Of European
monarchs. is going to prove stillborn
They have had the king OF Sweden ant
the shah of Persia will come for a shorl
stay in a months time. but that is all
| The car whose absence is the greatest
disappointment of all; Emperor VIII
liam, Queen Victoria and the Prince Of
Naples. whose visits We're once Spoken
Of as certain, will not come to the expo.
sition. This collapse OF one OF the sidel
of the exposition dearest to their heart,
1 is a bitter pill for Parisians. who throw
/ the blame therefor mostly on the gov.
eminent, especially for the absence o
! the car, who is popularity supposed Il
be staying away on account OF his dis
4 like for President Loubet and the 80.
cialtstic tendencies Of the government
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