The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-13
CABLE.

BY CABLE.
London. Oct. 12.-With the return of the
fine weather. London. from a social point Of
view. is looking once more quite cheerful.
Theaters are reopening. and. as everybody
naturally wants TO see the new plays, ,hey
are therefore quite crowded nightly.
1t was indeed q brilliantly fashionable
audience which was seen at Her MajestN's
Theater Monday night. when MIR. Beerlohm
Tree commenced the new season with last
seasons success. Twelfth Might" An
other brilliant audience, as brilliant as any
that has been seen This season or last. was
at Wyndham's Thursday night to View the
production OF The Mummy and the Hum
ming Bird"
But while the -heaiers are now apparently
beginning TO make UP for the losses Of .ast
season. which was a most Improbable cne.
the hotels are beginning TO look just a tritie
quiet.
Why?
Because it looxs almost as il Americans.
Of whom there was such an immense crowd
IN London but a week or TWO ago. have all
gone. or nearly all.
This IS very noticeable at III. luncncon
and dining tables OF the principal hotels.
such ms the Carlton, the Cecil. the Savoy
and the like.
To-day's boats. Ike those Of last week,
were crowded 10 the last berth.
sEASON TO BE VERY a
The coming winter season. ii IS believed.
will be. not in London only. out In the
country az well. an unusually brilliant one.
People are tired Of having done so little
for such n long time. and they are now
anxious to have something that may be
called real gayety.
As the coronation celebration will De OF
such an enormous and imposing scale. and
as that season Will be remarkable for only
very big functions. minor hostasses are
anxious to do some entertaining tefore-
hand.
There will next year be quite i bevy Of
debutantes. many of whom .eI@ red making
their Initial appearance in the smart world
until times should improve. II cnly the
present wretched war shall have come 10
an end before the coronation takes rince.
London VIII never before have known Il
more wonderful season in social circles.
CORONATION IS THE THEME.
Nobody seems TO talk anything but coro-
nation. Nothing in connection with that
great ceremony seems too trivial to dis
cuss. In fact. all manner Of subjects re-
iatins TO it are continually cropping up.
There Is quite Il commction and bewil-
~ AEa y ~ iuht VI .NtTiplh y ciAitE
as to the dress to be worn by peeresses at
the coronation, all asking one another what
FUN court dress really means.
Until now II has always been supposed
that feathers. wells and long trains were
absolutely de rigueur." Now poor peer
esses ask: How can we wear two trains?
How can II coronet be worn with three.
feathers and a veil?"
OF course. 1t is expected that the Earl
Marshal will sooner or later issue a sup
Elementary order.
Nobody. however. seems TO have noticed
that peers are not to wear the orthodox
white satin doublet. trunks and white silk
hose that have always been worn at past
coronations. The order states that robes
are to be- worn by peers over full court
detract In nc small degree from the pomp
and grandeur of the scene.
Again. peeresses are to wear their robes
over full court dress. This. again. is an in
novation. / believe, for formerly white sat
In dresses. trimmed with gold lace and en-
were the correct attire.
SOME PEERESSES WORRIED.
The order that states that widows of
peers who have married outside Of the peer
age will not be entitled to attend the cor
onation. Will affect a great many ladies.
among the number are Lily Duchess OF
Marlborough. Mary Duchess of Sutherland.
eas of Portarlington. Elizabeth Countess of
Wilton; Victori. Countess of Marlborough.
the Countess OF Cairns: Lucy Countess of
Egmont and Flora Warehouses of Hast
ings.
l also gather that 1t is very mike
that severa' peeresses who hitherto have
been ce'4'I ed for their histrionic capa-