The Washington times., 1906-07-01
AMERICANS FIGHT
TO SEE LONGNORTHS
Wild Crush of Women at
Ambassador Reid'S
House.
FAIL TO SHOW CARDS
Ladies Declare They Are Entitled, as
American Citizens, to Meet "Our
Presidents Daughter"
FAIL TO SHOW CARDS

LONDON, June 9O.-Some Of the scenes
at the American embassy's offices in
Victoria street during the first part OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth's stay
In London We're almost indecent The
wretched stan were worked of their
legs and were busy all day warding off
1nfuriated ladies from the Wild West,
who declared that they were entitled as
American citizens to be invited 10 Dor
chester House to meet "our Presidents
daughter"
The butler and footmen at Dorchester
House, had also to use the greatest
tact and diplomacy in preventing bat
tallions of Americans from dashing
through the hail without even present
ing cards.
The American colony tUmbled over
each cther to get Mrs. Longwgfth to
their parties. but there can be no doubt
that Mrs. Bradley Martins dinner and
concert scored the greatest success.
Madame Melba and Caruso were both
engaged. and the house in Chesterfield
Gardens looked gorgeous.
What with the great wedding OF Lady
Mary Hamilton, the richest girl in Eng
land, TO the Marquis of Graham. son
and heir of the Duke OF Montrose. and
the brilliant functions given for Mrs
Longworth, everyone declares that the
past fortnight has eclipsed in gayety
any period Of former seasons.
As for Mrs. Longworth, she frankly
confesses to her friends that London
has amazed her. Two places will al
ways linger in her memory. Hyde Park.
fun Of flowers and welI-dressed people.
and Regent street. crowded with shop
pers from morn till night
LOndon's Diet New Vegetable.
The American timed foo6 scare has
had an extraordinary effect on all
classes in London. Sausage makers who
90 as a rule a thriving trade all the
year round, even in hot weather. are
complaining bitterly of the absence Of
business. Sausage and mash" price
twcDence. is the standing midday dish
OF thousands OF working men and city
clerks, but these now refuse to eat
them, and ask for vegetable soup or
bread and cheese. The sausage scare IS
only Il temporary one but the timed
meat panic is likely to last for many
months, and has already affected some
of the best packing houses in London
The most remarkable result Of the scare
is the fact that two more vegetarian
restaurants have been added to the
twenty which already exist in London,
and which are crowded to suffocatlon at
luncheon daily.
Lady Cook Again Before Public.
The Dowager Lady Cook Cnee Tonnes
see Ciaflin, Of New York;. widow of the
late Sir Francis Cook, is once more in
the public eye. She has been every
thing by turns-a spirit medium. a lady
stock broker. an advocate Of wornan's
rights, an authoress. Now she has come
out as supporter OF the Ellen Terry
jubilee fund. F"aHsrsR
Lady Cook expressed the greatest dis
gust at the fact that IN spite of cables
and letters and the influence Of the
F'rohnnans, only S1, 800 came from Ameri-
cans TO swell the fund for the great
actress Although she was lying i'll in
bed, she sent q special messenger to
Drury Lane Theater on the day Of the
jubilee matinee asking for box. There
was only one small one left, and for this
she sent a check for S3l5.
Balfour Not to Retire.
II it were not that he felt il 10 bA b,s
duty 10 punch holes" in the present
government. Arthur Balfour would re-
tire from political life tomorrow. He
told some OF his friends durine, the
Whitsumtide holidays that he was
heartily weary OF the house OF com
mons, but that he felt it was absolutely
imperative for him to remain in pOli-
tics, If only to prevent the present i'm
pulsive government from quarrelins
with all the British colonies.
With the Labor party Mr.. Balfour has
distinct sympathy. but he cannot con-
ceal his dislike for Winston Churchill
q dislike which is even personal as well
as political
Mr.. BalfOur is beginning TO look Ike
an old man, but, once in the house OF
commons, he is as alert and Sanqero1Is
IN DEBATE as any of the younger men
School Boy for Queens Page.
There is no private school in England
50 old. so exclusive, and so strict as
Evelyn's, which is largely preparatory
school for Eton. Evelyn's IS in Buck
inehamshire, and within easy distenoe
OF Windsor The other davz Iord
Knollys, the Kings devoted private sec
retary, whose son is at Evelyn's. wrote
TO the master, asking that his SON
Should be allowed TO come to Ion5O1
for the night
The master promptly refused and
only .relented when he received WORD
that It was the King command II
then transpired that little KnoIlys had
been made page to the Queen, who
desired his presence at the last court
at Buckingham Palace.