Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-15
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that while most successful noveiists sue
cumbed to the Establishments of London
and became society lions. Mr.. Hardy pre-
ferred to live in the country, communinS
with his own soul, and delineating the peo-
pie OF his native shire.
Visitors From Abroad.
Whatever is brightest in London just now
Is provided by French and American WIS.,
itors. Paris, impossible In July. sends to
London her best people, or many OF them.
who give Sara Bernhard her season. Amer
lea, for more general reasons Of sightsee-
ing. fills the big hotels. and the female rep
resentatives Of the two nations in this sea-
son Of war and court mourning afford what
ever is bright and agreeable. 1t is the
Americans and French again who have al
most unaided kept the London coaching
season from despair and bankruptcy.
America on Saturday was doing hg
things in the English athletic world, and
there seems reason to believe that the lawn
tennis doubles championship and the grand
cup at Henley may be carried across the
Atlantic. Not for years has there been
such crowd in the grounds Of the ALL
England Tennis Club as watched the games
on Saturday. The stands about the central
court were packed and people stood six
deep around the ropes. The afternoon was
an ideal one for the game Great interest
was taken in the match between Messrs.
Dwight Davis and Ward on the one hand
and Messrs. ID. Agger'' and Simond on the
other. The former couple are doubtless
champions of the United States, and they
were playing in the final round OF the Eli
glish competition. The peculiar service
which they have introduced. which breaks
in either direction at great speed and rises
in most peculiar fashion. has completely
bafaed all opponents.
The Americans again and again beat their
ANTAGONISTS with this peculiar service. the
chief merits Of their play, however, are the
complete understanding that exists between
the two men and the wonderful judgment
shown in taking full advantage or the
weaker points of their opponents. Although
the Englishmen played with great skill and
resolution they were beaten without sim
ple SET to their credit The American play
ers have now to meet the brothers DoherLy,
the English champions, who have been I'M
surpassed as a couple for some years.
Neither of the brothers is playing quite as
well as formerly, and 1t seems proDaDie
that they will be beaten.
Gloom Over the BOer War.
The feeling of the city as to the long du-
ration OF the war is extremely gloomy. 1t
Is impossible to talk with the representa-
ttyes Of any great financial house, or any OF
the leading members of the stock exchange.
without discovering how weary. sick and
disappointed the money world Is at its con-
tinuance. In a conversation had the other
day with q gentleman who knows the bank
ing world well he remarked that the city
has made up its mind to the war running
on for another year, II it is not brought to
an end by August.
He added that very few expect August to
see its close. Mr.. Bfodrick's statement the
other day that the government had offered
and that the offer had been refused. has
created much surprise, as most home civil
lans entertain the belief that supreme ef-
fort by Overwhelming numbers would bring