The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-17
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TO EMPEROR J /
King Edward Determines to g Go q
to See His Royal Cousin
at Potsdam. .ai
HIS SUBJECTS NOT PLEASED l.:: / s |: .
| AT the Clubs the Proposed Trip
Is Discussed and Rather
Severely Criticised.

|
BY PAUL LAMBETH.
| Especial Cable to The Times D1spntch,
Copyright, 1000
LONDON, Jan. 1G.-The king has de-
| finite1y decided to so for q SIX wecks'
cruise in March OH the royal yacht anu
| to pay u four days state Visit TO the
Kuiser at Potsdain.
At tho clubs the state visit to the the
Kaiser is rather severely discussed.
Only a week ago tho King was asked SIX %
to nay d /, visit to- Scotland IN order to
hold d review of troops near Edinburgh =,
but tho King replied that at present he 1e
could not say definitely whether suc l1 y
visit would be possible or not. 5 @ n . II
rs Every one OF tho King s visits to foreign
crowned IL heads has been the subject ct
|, mich deserved praise and recognition,
for he has undoubtedly pro ved him sell
a great dipomntist, but for some reason ease n
or other there IS O feeling Of resentment
III any indication Of a rapprochement
with Germuny-a nation which 49, TO
nut It mildly, not affcctionately regarded
by the masses III Eng land. y
| Scotland. 3it Is said, g has not had her
share OF royal favor since the death
Of tho late, Queen. who. perhaps. WAS
oycr.a ttentive to the Scottish people, nn ING
At IS we'll known that there Is a. strong
feeling on, the sub ectIin Scottish soclety
The KinE.is in wonderfully GOOD Splits
just now. by the way, ana ~ ,Cha,s.
worth when he was STAYING with the
Dixie and 4 Duchess OF Devonshire the
| other day, he laughed 80 heartily and
| so long at NIrsf Leo BTrevor's performance
linN the private theatricals that the COM
| pany were unable to go on with their
| PARTS for five minutes and the audience
was conyulsed. .3t5
Disgusting
IN the luxurious days of Ancient Rome
Illosts were good enough TO hand round
| Ecmetics to their guests toward 4 the eno
| Of a very heavy meal so that they co ''llllu
20 on to the bitter end
IN tho London OF to-day tho Same de-
| 1ightful custom. modified to suit the
moro refined taste Of to-day, has come
Unto fashion,.
a novelty was recently introduced at
! several dinner parties both In town and
! in tho country In the shape OF small
I oblong silver bonbons which were served
| immediately after the frsti entree.
s They were silver coated digestive pills
/ disguised, and were handed round on a
silver tray.
Because one woman took one every
| one else followed suit, but the majority
OF people who ate them did not know Know
! in the LEAST what they were.
They taste slightly Of anise-seed ana
arc the product of n famous firm OF
i chemists who make them In genuine pill
i form for a royal duke who dimes GU,
| five nights out OF six. q. q,
IN q few months time every one Will
bu having them at dinner parties, and
then people will begin to say what q
/ disgusting custom 1t is.
At present, however, they come as a !.
boon and blessing to professional
"diners OUT who spend busy days.
Sporting Spirit.
Whatever accusation can be made
against Londoners there can be no ques-
! ton that they still retain their sporting
instincts rs strongly as ever
| The National Sports Exhibition, which
| is now running at that huge and gloomy
| palace, Olympia, the scene Of Buffalo
| Bills triumphs. is not by any means q
| great show.
Tho directors have been hampered from
| the very start by red tape" and official
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