Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-23
A[ AFEA|RSOF EUROPE
Peace Events Of Old World as Re.
ported From London. Berlin
and Paris
Tall Hat and Frock Coat Dispensed
With Awful Heat in
London.
Gossip From Gay Paris-The Heat,
The Expo and Weddings-War
Situation.

copyrighted. 1900. Associated Press.l
London. July 23.--.'We are requested
to state" said the Times on Thursday,
I that the tai! hat and frock coat, which
had hitherto been recognized rs the
costume for Sandown Park. on the oc-
casion Of a royal visit, may be dis
pensed with tomorrow and Saturday,
IN favor OF the straw hat and other cos
tune more suited to the tropical wealth
err The few days OF intense heat have
done more to break down the establish
ed traditions Of England than would a
dozen reform bills. The long established
rules of state, social, business and po-
litical etiquette have been swept to the.
Winds, or rather into the humidity.
which the lack of wind produces III Il
land where few years ago sunstroke
was almost unknown. the hospitals are
y now crowded With cases of thar des-
crlptlon. For the first time in the his
DRY OF parliament, one OF the front
bench members, Herbert Gladstone, APP
peared In st. Stephens wearing a straw
hat. to the amazement of the members
OF the house. Royalty, driven TO des-5
peration by the hottest weather Eng.
land has ever known, and obliged 10
appear at public functions, has COM
pietely discarded the usual form OF
dress.
Lord Ronald Covers annual letter 10
the Times inveishing against the tan.
hat, Instead of being a useless protest,
this week voices public opinion with re-
markabie unaninity Well known men
of fashion may frequently be seen at
the Wes. End wearing white duck or
flannel trousers with Immaculate froeks
coats and silk hats. This latitude of
dress extends also to the servants. Be
powdered tlunkeys, thick With gold lace
may be seen graveiy sitting upon their
boxes wearing sailor hats varying in
pattern, and Fashionable nurses have
given up the hot veil and bonnet in fa-
vor of the light straw headgear. In
brief, this metropolis OF the world, with
its countless arbitrary forms of dress
and procedure, has in the short space
of a week, been turned topsy turvy and
become as free and easy as Haytian
village in the height of summer.
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The serious phase of the matter is the
rapidly increasing death rate and the
prophesied continuation of the heat
wave. The papers never tire of point
ing out how utterly inadequate are the
provisions to dealEwith the present con-
ditions. Ice is luxury obtainble by
the rich only, and by them in limited
quantities. For the poor there is no
NIL IN
battle The idea of flooding the heated
lands municipality The supply of ia
cilities at the London hospital to deal
with the heat prostrations is absurdly
inadequate henceitis small wonder9t thai
business is practically suspended and.
social functions cut short and made as
informal as possible, to say nothing of
all the military movements! at Aledshot
being postponed. Even the ghastly
news from China ELECTS but half heart
ed interest in a nation which finds itself
suddenly transferred from a temperate
TO a tropical zone, With all the disabili-
ties Of sub-arctic clothes and institu-
itions. London's method of transit in
underground trains, inside Of buses,
etc, never we'll ventilated. can now
What with the Christian Endeavor
thousands perneating London this
week, the American invasion may be
said to have reached its zenith. Scarce
" any event connected with American
enterprise has created such general in
terest in England as proceedings at
Alexander Park. The bishop of Lon.
don, Right Rev. Aladell Creighton
while facing the thousands that waited
to hear him speak. turned to one of the
Americans on the platform. and said:
"How Wonderfully you do these things
in America The transportation OF
such an immense contingent 50 many,
thousand miles has tremendously i'm
pressed all the prominent Engishmen
who have come into contact with the
delegates.
Another class of visitors to London
attracting 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 two's and three's and conduct
ing themselves to the admiration of all.
x dlINO lnSTe l6 no OIllceTs III Charge. lnlS
Is in striking contrast with the behav-
Tor Of many English jackies," The Sar-
atoga goes to Calais, when the appren-
tees will have chance to see Paris.
The English harbors are dotted with
American yachts.
In view OF the wars in which the
world in engaged, curious and almost
pathetic interest was attached to the
meeting this week Of the parliamentary
union for he promotion OF international
arbitration. Philip James Stanhope
member OF parliament for Burnley, pre-
sided. Forty members of the British
legislature expressed willingness to
attend the international arbitration con-
s ference in the hall OF the French SEN
ate July 81. Between 400 and 500 mem
bers OF the various European parlia-
= ments will onsthat occasion be received
by President Loubet. The English dell
egations includes Lord Kinnacaid and
\ olr Albert Rollit.
HOT IN PARIS.
4 peseouraass the Expo and Encour.
a aess observation-disclosures of no War
S@; (sntinues.
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