The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-18
Sister Of Bride Wept:
Queen Looked Very
Beautiful.
$50, 900 AMERICANS
VISIT METROPOLIS.
Britisher's Absence of Mind IL
lustrated on Recent Holiday.
Clothes and Jewelry in Parks
and Many Mothers Even
Left Their Babies
Behind.
Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch ana
New York Herald.

Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch ana
New York Herald.>
Copyright, by tho New York Herald Coz is
LONDON, June 17.-With the passing
OF the Whtsuntide holidays and the
subsequent return of good weather, Lon-
don has again become the most populous
summer resort in the world, and Just
now seems to be as full of visitors as
ever have seen it, with the possible
exception OF week or two during the
coronation sum mer.
The passengers who arrived the other
night on the Oceanic and who had not
taken the precaution to ensage rooms
+ in advance. passed q great part OF the {
night driving about looking for quar- B.
ters, while those who had cabled or
written for accommodations at the Lead
Ing hotels had, in some instances, to be
content temporarily with merely a, place 4
to sleep In.
It must not be imagined that Ameri-t
cans alone compose the throng OF Wis
Z Eitors that are now here. French, Ger
man, Spanish, Italians and almost all
the Continental peoples are represented.
and hotel clerks, who must have at least
three languages at their command, could
find use for a Dozen Ri Nh
noticeable fact about the visitors this
year is that as travelling public they
are much younger than they used to (
be. and that children are sharing the
trip with their parents more than used
to be the case. 4: st ssiy
Predictions made here, based upon fig. /
ures obtained from the steamship COM
panes, place the total number Of Amer
lean visitors to London this year at i
one hundred and fifty thousand.
Even Forgot Babies.
& The average Londoner is a serenely
careless person when engaged in cele-
brating bank holiday. .gS$5
a few Of the finds recorded At some OF
the railway terminal stations and popular
resorts on Tuesdh by fortn.a striking tribute
+ to HIS absence OF mind. SJSS'
4 The gleanings from Hampstead Heath
in the early hours OF the morning would:
have started a respectable store. The
principal articles were umbrellas. hats,
walking sticks, ties. collars, overcoats.
a small !. quantity OF silver. copper and
nina #ohil6ren Of various ages, all per-
ifectly happy st #
At Alexandra Park a complete picnic
outfit, including kettles. stove. cups sao-s-
GERS knives, plates, teapots and various
luxurIes were abandoned and the usual
stock Of wearing apparel and other arti-'
cles were found In the park, while the
number Of mot herless babies reached ftf-S
teen.
Dozens Of bracelets, brooches, pins,
studs, bags, umbrellas. shawls and the
like. were found at Liverpool Street sta
ton.
There is a note OF tragedy In the dis
acoyery Of seven tlrst-class return tickets
TO Yarmouth.
q Innumerable feeding bottles were loft on
tramway cars, and O. mans Immaculate
silk hat was found at the Tower.
The Royal Wedding.
The great event of the week, SO far as
societyeis concerned, has been, Of course.
the wedding of Princess Margaret Of
Connaught to Prince Gust avus' Adolphus
OF Sweden at Windsor on Thursday. and
the garden party which preceded u Or
Wednesday.
Many Americans were at the party,
though few were so fortunate as to se-
cure Invitations to tho wedding. St..
Georges Chapel being small and the &
guests including comparatively few per-
sons besides the royal family.
Z All the women present wore fulI evening
dress. though 1t was morning, and were
resplendent in tiaras.
The men wore full dress coats and long
trousers, and not the usual court dress.
Mrs. Adair, whose Jewels were peautl-s
FIJI was present with her niece, MISS
Neiie POST, the latter wearing white.
Mrs, Breese. Miss Anne Breese and Mrs.
Harry Higgins were dressed alike, and
were much admired. Consuelo, Duchess
Of Manchester. wors a big diamond crown
Lady Lister Hayes jewels were greatly.
admired,
The Duchess OF Niarlborough was in-,
yited, but was unable to attend.
Mrs. John Leslie and Miss Claire Fres
wen we're also among tho guests.
Lady Algernon Gordon Lennox. who IS
so we'll known In New York, where In
the spring she was tho guest Of Mrs.
Charles It. Barney. was one OF the most