The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-25
FEARS FOR THE
QUEENS LIFE
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VictOria'S Coming Visit to Ire
land Fraught With Danger.
SCANDALS FROM CAPE TOWN
A Titled Lady Gets Drunk and nous Buffers
PaiSmss aud Refuses to Take
Them OIL
SCANDALS FROM CAPE TOWN


and OF her military experts with thei
cold calculating deductions and length,
casualty lists no longer make the dahl,
papers things OF sadness and terror
The war, according TO the average opin
ion, is practically over. To be sure. 4
may be months before Lord Robert,
reaches Pretoria. but his going there /,
reSarded as sure as the hands NOV,
round a clock. and II is claimed he /.
not going to lose many men in getting
there. \ dozen defeats could scarcely
spoil this supreme self satisfaction and
assurance OF ultimate victory that
reigns among the average public II
is not altogether shared by the press
ami officials, but It is what the great
majority OF the English people feel In
society the cry now is, "Ho. for the
Cape. and the 1rcSsuakers are up Ia
their eyes In work making toilets suit
ed 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 regard
ing the probable reception OF the queen
in Ireland and what kind Of a greeting
Mr. Cecil Rhodes will get in England
after his scathing structures of General
Butler and Colonel Kekewich TO say
| nothing of the curious stories which
come from South Africa abou. women
who have been out there. However,
the gaiety which reigns in London is
none the less genuine because many
Of the gcwns at dinner parties are SOM
bre hued, for the sake Of some relative
lost ON the battlefield. The period OF
reverse seems to have vanished from
the memory Of Great Britain as quick
ly as any fieeting dream. The hand OF
the aged field marshal has taken the
nation from nervous, apprehensive
mourning into the opposite extreme
and ii is time lost to attempt to stem
for the moment the stream OF jublla-
tion. In these celebrations the Ameri-
can residents in London are not behind
hand, one Of the most fashionable din
ners being given at the Carleton Hotel
March %. by Mr. Reginald Ward, OF
New York, whose party included the
Belgian minister. Baron Whettnal;
Ladies Howe. Hindip, and Dorchester;
Lord and Lady De Grey, Miss Ward,
Mrs. Moreton Frewen. Lord Glensell
and other distinguished English and
American people.
The opera season promises TO be bet
ter than ever. There is an imposing
list OF patrons and the subscriptions
are larger than in former years. The
box orders, as usual, are headed by the
Prince and Princess OF Wales and the
list includes Lady william Beresford
Duchess of Marlborough. Mr.. VIII
liam Waldorf Astor W. 5. NJ. Burns,
Mr.. j. p. Morgan, and Arthur Paget,
Adair, Fenalds and Bradley Martin.
While London society celebrates 1t
also speculates, and not without mis-
givings. regarding the queens visit to
Ireland. The sovereign's great age
makes the trip itself one Of serious risk |
while the possibility Of hostile demon |
strations or even personal attack !
creates a nervousness that will only be |
stilled when her Majesty is safely back
In England The murder Of Lord Fred |
erick Cavendish and Under Secretary /
Burke in Phoenix Park, has not been
forgotten, and while the party led by
Nr. John Redmond is not credited with
any tendency towards physical force,
it is universally felt in court circles
that the queen is taking her life in her
hands in making the proposed visit.
On this question an interview has been
had with Ireland's premier. the Duke
lf Aberconn, who will be a visitor to
Dublin Castle during the royal visit
and will receive her majesty as first
by right of blood in all Ireland. The
Duke said:
w hpl lHliih lHeIt VIII ne any
hostile demonstrations. There may be
| few black flags and other silent signs
# disapproval. Still there Is the rab-
lie Of Dublin which cannot be answered
or, and which is entirely misappre-
lensive Of Irish feeling. | sincerely
rust that the voice Of national chiyal-
" auart from anu y.nIftto.I oou,ta..z
ions, will not be Overshadowed by
owdy demonstrations. Still must ;
-dmit there is no little risk, though IL ,
he preponderance Of Irish opinion from c
.enuine sons Of the soil, irrespective :
4 religion and politics, can have its
gay, her majesty win meet with the
Varmest reception that ever greeted /
he ruler of any country"
II anything is interesting society {
1ore than the constant departure Of I
fashionable women for Cape Town, It is a
he scandals that come back about !
hose already out there. The latest is a
hat Of a woman, long prominent in I
ociety and the wife of well-known t
aronet. She went out to nurse Cen c
real Buffers wounded, but becoming I
he worse for liquor, she was shut I'D I
y that commander in the room Of the /
zeal station master. Discovering his a
ajamas and short coat, she donned
lem after sacrificing her own raiment.
he afterwards refused to change, and :
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