The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-13

the distinguishing features Of gridiron
play. At the recent England ana
Wales match. when 10000 spectators
10 see what was called the puzZling
hand to- hand passing Of the Welsh
team. This is nothing more than the
familiar swapping hack prscticed by al
American colleges but which is a rev
citation here. It had no small effect IN
securing for Wales sweeping victory
Brilliant Event at Chatsworth-
The visit of the Prince of Wales to
the Duke and Duchess Of Devonshire
at ChatswOrth was one of the most
brilliant affairs Of the kind ever known
Earls and countess6s and other MEM
bers Of the nobility elbowed each other
in the spacious halls The women were
magnificently dressed, wearing their
family diamonds The private theatre
was transformed into a veTitable ghet-
to of beauty. Miss Muriel Wilson was
generally conceded to be the hand
soonest Of the performers, who, with
the taste 50 often noticed in English
amateurs. elected to play The Panto-
mime Rehearsal" a burlesque of the
shortcomings of amateurs themselves.
The visit terminated today.
William Waldorf Astor entertained
big party at Chveden Thursday
few Americans were invited and no
very great ladies were present. This
was the first time Miss AstOr has TAX
en- up the position of mistress of her
fathers home The pFettiest AmeTi-
can girl present was Mrs. Mary Hig-
gins daughter, Miss Breeze. who was
in black satin. Among the few mill
tary men present was Captain Ames
IF the Life Guards. the tallest man in
the British army.
Pink Bathing Suits Make Trouble.
Aristocratic swimming schools in
England are causing a sensation and
grievance. Women have taken up this
form of sport recently and champion
ships for women are being instituted
all over the country. An amateur
swimming association has caused a
thunder clap by sending out an an
nOuncement that in future female COM
petitOrs viii be allowed 10 wear only
black or dark blue costumes. The rea-
sons given are the danger 30 the skin
from the shades of red which are SO
popular. but the action was really
prompted by several fashiona bic swim
mers appearing in such light shades
of pink that the spectators were STAR
tied out of all interest in the contest.
There died in London this week in
poverty a character once well known
in New Lork, London and Paris-Hen-
ry A. De Lille. who married Olive LO-
gan years ago. He was connected
with several New York newspapers.
While in Paris he greatly aided in a
confidential capacity Napoleon III One
of his sons was formerly consul at
Sheffield and he was made a chevalier
of the Legion of Honor by Napoleon.
Poverty and illness made his closing
days tragic.
Another death this week was that
of James De Foe, the last male de-
scendant of the author of Robinson
Crusoe.' He was so years old
Britain Anxious over Africa.
History fails to furnish a par
allel to the BOer invasion of
Cape Colony. A whole month has
elapsed since the republicans crossed
the Orange river, and still Great Brit
ain knows next to nothing of their
numbers, whereabouts or dOings. and
still less Of the objects of the inrOad.
The only thing known with 'tolerab BILE
certainty is that they are progressing
southwark, over some sParsely inhabit-
ed tracts. where they escape Observa-
ton. Other large bodies are travers-
ing the very heart of the colony. The
only logical explanation seems to be
the largely accepted idea that the in
vasion forms part OF a great organ
lied scheme of that Napoleon Of war,
General Dewet. TO strike terror in the
British colony. which. Enthusiastically
to the chapter of accidents to achieve
such success as viii enable the Beers
70 almost dictate the terms Of peace.
The hating policy of the invaders,
however, seems to threaten to defeat
their aims. and has enabled the hastily
enrolled Ievies of volunteers to occupy
vital strategic points, while there are
some signs that the gatherings of
troops in the rear Of the burgheTs is
beginning to press them southwark
into the arms of the British moving
from the seaboard, instead of attempt
ing to drive them back again across
the Orange river Va here they might be
enabled to reioin General Dewet
In the meanwhile disquieting hints
are arriving of the alarming rapidity
with which the British army is wasting
away The long lists of dead. wound
ed and diseased bear out these stories.
while there are abundant signs that
the troops at the front are becoming
stale and discontinued. the general eX-
aSperatiOn at home is becoming more
acute, and the public is becoming quite
skeDtical of the competency Of the
government to get the country out of
the wretched tangle.
Seldom has there been such uni
versal condemnation of the utterances