The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-30

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houses Of Parliament. the leading hotels.
such as the Carlton. the Savoy. the Berke-
ley. Claridges and the Cecil. and many
West End clubs. In the opinion OF leading
wine merchants. the retail prices at the no.
tells will probably be about a guinea a bot
tie.
buy Bottles As Souvenir.
In addition to the hundreds OF people
who tasted samples OF the wine during the
last week at the various places where SAM
Piles could be obtained. many leading wine
merchants and auctioEeers have been De-
| siesed by curio hunters. who wish To buy
only one or two bottles as souvenirs. A
xentleman. who IS a member of a we'll
known club in the West End. walked into
the ONCE Of a big wine merchant In st.
James street the other morning and asked
II 1t would be possible to obtain one OF the
empty bottles after the wine had oeen
drunk, as his wife wanted to have one very
badly for her cabinet Of curfos. Many SIM
liar requests have been reported.
Interest in the sale IL exceeding all e1-
pectations. Great has been the eagerness IN
society circles to taste the royal sherry. IL
was placed on the table at . private din-
ner party for the first time on "Wednesday
night. and has been served nowhere eiss
since.
It seems Q ~well-known resident Of PARK
al had placed q commission in the hands
Of his wine Merchants to buy for hin up
to q certain limit But. with 80 many similar
commissions on their hands, the merchants
found IT Impossible TO all0t the wine ana
to deliver the same till after the sale to-
night. On Wednesday morning the gentle
man entered their ONCE and said he was
giving q big dinner party that evening. and
had promised his guests that they should
taste the royGl sherry. His CONSERVATION
when he found he could not have the wine
In time for the party was very great.
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sentation Of one sof the sample bottles
which had been sent to the firm by the
a~uctioneers. With a single bottle Of pale
sherry. bearing the royal initials upon II.
under his arms. he walked out Of the Of
i1ce delighted that his guests wouldn't be
disappointed.
King Inspeets Teonan Guards.
The Kings inspection Of the Woman
Guards the other day may. I hear. have
further consequences. His Majesty. who 10
known TO cherish q strong liking for the
picturesque body OF men who represent the
first company Of Royal Foot Guards ever
formed. Is said to have a scheme for max
ing them serviceable In more places than
the Tower and st. James's Palace. It Is
tunes may be seen at Windsor. His
Majesty Is known to have had some COM
munication with the Captain Of the guard
on the subject.
1t would be interesting v King Edward
VII extended the usefulness Of the body
of men who were first seen at the corona
ton Of Henry VII.
It may seem . liStle odd that q claimant
for the ONCE Of Earl Marshall should arise
Just at the time when that functionary Is
at his busiest with coronation range
menfs. Yet that issue seems In tho public
mind to be raised by Lord Mowbray and
Stourton's appeal. He declared that he il
Earl OF Norfolk. by a creation older than
that Of the Duke of Norfolk. Nevertheless
the Duke Of Norfolk will remain also Earl
Of Norfolk. whether Lord Mowbray and
Stourton does or does not succeed In obtain
ing q similar title for himself.
= Dress at Evening 0eFvices.
Whether It be the novelty Of the thing or
not. full dress At evening services. a. In
stituted by Doctor Ker Gray. in st. Georges
Chapel. In ,Albemarle street, for the bene-
ut Of society. IL proving q great success.
The reverend doctor took the idea into his
head that II society people could finish ain
ner In time to 20 to the theater at $50 or
. o'clock, why not to church? 50 he
changed the hour from Z to .. inviting peo-
pie to come In evening dress.
Thu idea caught on. Ladies' delighted to
90. Just a. much as to the opera. Now the
doctor breaches weekly to rows OF lovely
toilets and sparkling diamonds. In fact.
II ID already considered quite the thing to
70 to St. Georges Of Q Sunday evening
after dinner.
The enterprising doctor il as much at
home among the slums as In the salon. He
tells Of how he found q man in q condemned
cell who had been brought there by seeing
Henry Irving in The Bells" The fate Of
eonscience-stricken Matthias had taken
such a hold on him that he could not keep
his guilty secret any longer. He simply
had to confess his crime.
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Though many theaters are closing for the
summer. chiefly on account of want OF
patronage. Sir Henry Irving and Miss Ellen
Terry continue drawing great houses to the
Lyceum nightly. to say nothing Of two natl
nees weekly there.
The gifted pair are going through many
Of their repertoire pieces. which they are
to play In America during their forthcoming
visit. to which they are looking forward
with keenest pleasure. Besides the latest
addition. "Coriolanus." to the long list Of
old pieces. there Is one in particular which
u sure to be welcomed In America. That
Il one In which Irving appeared In America.
first In 1855. In a part In which he made one
OF the greatest successes with which his
name has ever been associated. king
Charles l."
While critics don't usually think they
can earn . reputation without finding
fault. even with Irving. they are unanimous
tndt mere AHSfu8 - petIect. HE makeup.
even. II without a fiaw: In fact. Is q great
work Of art. as q reproduction of the pic
turely Van Dyke Of the Inflated monarch.
In appearance. Irving's Charles ia the sams
to-day n eighteen years ago. Representa-
ton of character. 1t II still more finished
and free from most Of the mannerisma
which are evident in most Of his impersona-
tons.
Irving Has Treat for America.
Another treat in store for America Is
Irving's revival Of The Lyons Mair' In
which he plays the dual role Of the warm
hearted old merchant. Lesurques. and the
terrible robber. murderer and drunkard,
Dubosc. Here again the critics are unani-
moua There b nothing but praise for ths
finished performance. showing the great
actor at his best and exhibiting the mar
velous versatility Of the man. Then thers
js Madame SAM Gene" which has never
been performed In America by Irving and
Miss Terry. A. well as 'Robespierre,"
Louis XI." The Bells" Waterloo"
The Merchant OF Venice" and other pieces
In which they are both famous. 90 that
America can look forward to q more varied
and greater and better selected programme
than perhaps has s5ee been offered by them
on any OF the previous visits.
New games seem to Be an the rage Just
now-car, or outdoor sports. I AVE mem
toned . few lately. o I have seen an
other.
Ladies' hare. Admittedly. never shops at
cricket. Now they have an e~pportuqs.y to
d~1stingui3h themselves at q game Which -
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