Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-03-25
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LONDON, March 24.-Great Britain
has grown weary of her seriousness
and of her military experts with their
cold, calculating deductions and
lengthy casualty lists no longer make
the daily papers things of sadness and
terror The war, according to the
average opinion. is practically over.
To be sure it may be months before
Lord Roberts reaches Pretoria, but his
going there is regarded as sure as the
hands move round clock, and 1t is
claimed he is not going to lose many
men in getting there. A dozen de-
feats could scarcely spoil this supreme
satisfaction. In society the cry
now is 'fHo, for the Capei" and the
dressmakers are up to their eyes in
work, making toilettes suited for the
climate of the great war base.
For those who cannot participate in
the prevailing rush TO Cape Town,
there is any amount of gossip regarding
the probable reception of
The Queen of Ireland
and what kind of a greeting Mr.. Cecil
Rhodes will get in England after his
scathing structures of Gen. Butler and
Col. Kekewich, to say nothing OF the
curious stories which come from South
Africa about women who have been
out there. However, the gaiety which
reigns in London is none the less gen.
uine because many of the gowns at
dinner parties are sombre-hued, for
the sake of some relative lost on the
battlefield The period of reverse
seems to have vanished from the mem
Dry of Great Britain as quickly as any
heeting dream.
While London society celebrates 1t
also speculates, and not without mis-
givings, regarding the ueen's visit to
Ireland. The Sovereigns great age
makes the trip itself one of serious
risk, while the possibility of hostile
demonstrations or even personal at
tack creates a nervousness that will
only be stilled when Her Majesty is
safely back in England.
On this question an interview has
been had with Ireland's premier Peer,
the, Duke of Abercorn, who will be a
visitor at to Dublin Castle during the
royal visit and will receive Her Majes-
ty at first by right of blood in all Ire
land. The Duke said:
81 do not think there will be
Hostile Demonstrations.
There may be a few black flags and
other silent signs of disapproval. Still,
there is the rabble of Dublin, which
cannot be answered for, and which is
entirely unrepresentative of Irish feel
ing. / 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 If the preponder-
ating Irish opinion from genuine sons
of the SOIL irrespective of religion and
politics can have it's 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, it
is the scandals that come back about
those already out there. The latest is
that a woman, long prominent in So
baronet. She went out to nurse Gen.
Buffers wounded, but, becoming the
worse for liquor, she was shut up by
that commander in the room of the
local station master. Discovering his
pajamas and a short coat, she donned
them, after sacrificing her own raj
ment. She afterwards refused to make
a change, and
Thus Scantily Clothed
she was carried through the lines of
Gen. Buffers troops in an ambulance,
was shipped to Cape Town and is now
in England.
The tremendous influx at Cape Town of
English society women and the 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 compelled to stay at home.
1t is pointed out that Kipling will have
ample chance to write up another series
of satires, as he did upon Indian army So
ciety