Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-04-20
Revival Of the Rumor that Henry White is
to Be Transferred TO Rome,
GREEDY LANDLORDS ARE DISAPPOINTED
Houses and Windows Along the Route Of
Coronation Parade a Drug.
PRICES ARE BOUND TO TAKE A TUMBLE
italian Firm Captures Contract for
Decorating streets in Westmin-
ster. Much 60 the ChaEriR
OF the Britishers.

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LONDON. April 19.-tNew York World
Cablegram-Specia Telegram The alb
sence Of the American contingent is sadly
felt in London smart" society The
Ogden Goelets are not coming until the
middle OF June, II at all. They have not
taker a house. Mrs Maekay intends to
prolong her stay in Paris until the end Of
May. The Bradley Martins are still awav.
Mrs Arthur Paget. the prime mover In
setting entertainments going. is recovering
slowly at Cannes.
Secretary Spencer Eddy passed through
London this week on his return TO the
American legation in Constantinople. but
will spend some weeks with the Grand Duke
and Duchess Michael at Cannes on his
way.
Mrs. Choate has resumed her THURSDAY
afternoons at Carleton terrace. Mrs.
Glover, wife Of the naval attache. is ex-
peoted to do great things in the way Of
entertaining at her pretty house on Park
lane. Mr. and Mrs. Henry White have
lust returned from Rome. The rumor that
be is TO be transferred to the United
States embassy in Home has been revived.
but he laughs al II himself and his friends
cannot bring themselves to believe that he
would leave London, where he is 10 give
some very brilliant entertainments in his
beautiful new house on Richmond terrace.
Whitehall. II he goes to Rome It GER
tainly will not be until after the corona
tlon.
Greedy Ones Are Left.
Vanity Fair says: ION all sides corona
tions let's have been a snare and delusion.
Beyond a few large houses on the route
the rents obtained are less than normal
and the people who held out for higher
prices are left with houses on their hands -
II is the same story every year. With
the exception Of a few very specially ad-
van.ageous porch windows. places for tho
procession remain unlet and will be OBJ
tainable at one-tenth OF the present prices
before the coronation.
Much patriotic indignation has been ex-
pended here because an Italian firm came
and scooped up the contracts for decorating
f'ihe streets in Westminster for the eoro-
nation. The Italian bid was rs per cent
lower than the bids frsm London, but the
English bidders tried to get the decision
Of the council upset, declaring that they
could bid at the same rate II they got
another chance. But the Italian firm would
have an unanswerable claim In law II the
contract were to be cancelled. so the Ital-
ian decorations will beautify the most i'm
procession.
One OF the schemes OF decoration likely
q be much adopted is an arrangement "a
outline the harness Of horses after dark
with tiny ineandescent lamps producing q
charming effect.
Assistant District Attorney James w
Osborne Of New York. who came TO England
Tor rest after the Patrick trial, has greatly
benefited by the spending OF some OF his
leisure in studying the procedure in the
London criminal courts. His opinion IL
hat the prosecutors here are extremely
fpr1 easy going and that the largeness Of
!" >roportion OF offenders who escape con,
vietion is due to that fact.
Mr.. Osborne was with Mr. Miller. OF the
hrm OF Hornblower Miller. in the dis
tinguished visitors gallery in the House
OF Commons last Tuesday, and on Saturday
witnessed the bar point point steeple.
chases at Bridge, where he saw-to his as,
tonishment-several leading barristers rid.
ing. and a supreme court judge acting a.
Judge. Ambassador Choate was also there