The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-24

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chosen as gifts. The bridegroom's two
little children gave a portrait OF them
selves, m the people OF Evesham pre-
sented the painting Of Wood Norton sub
scrtbed for by the t~OwnspeOple.
Prince Charles's gifts to his bride are
worthy Of the traditions Of the royal house OF
Bourbon. Every jewelled ornament that
the heart Of woman can desire is included in
his gift. To crown his brides fair head is a
diadem ofimmense diamonds; then there are
a diamond necklace. a collar. schumacher,
bracelets and rings set with the same gems.
and a gold fitted dressing bag. each access
sorry mODogrammed in brilliants.
The bridal veil is a gift from Princess
Louise's mother. the Comtesse de Paris.
and IL an heirloom Of priceless value. IL
is in point d'Angleterre and is five yards
long, 80 that il will fall in fairylike drapery
over the folds of the train. 1t is patterned
with a rich border Of bouquets Of little
flowers from a design used by Marie An
toinette and IL embroidered with the arms
OF the houses Of Bourbon and Orleans.
Says an afternoon newspaper: The
rumor that unless he stops appearing in
the divorce court soon the Earl of Roslyn
will have6 pay rent to the authorities is. we
believe. u~nfounded."
Enclosing a check for 100 guineas (s535)
toward the fund being raised to save hat
interesting relic OF medieval London.
Crosby Hall. from the hOusebreaker's pick
Lord Rosebery writes. -NO mean citye
ought to have no mean citizens
A bor,a oNgca rat,,rn v;,as tba ras,Its ~
certain inquiries in London and half a dozen
quenting OF public houses by women and
children. They can only be described as
appalling. Twenty-three public houses in
London were watched for four days twelve
hours a day. During that time 99.541
women and 10. TAG children used the bars.
All the children were under 10. and many
were babies in arms. In Liverpool nine
houses were watched eight days for only
three hours a day and 1900 women and $40
children entered. Taking the details Of
n London public house selected at ran
dom from the list of twenty-three and we
find that from 10 A. NJ. to closing time at
1890 midnight on the our days the mum
Der OF men who entered was 3.533. The
number OF women was scarcely less. being
$3.50. while the number of children was
1850. OF whom ~4S6 were children in arms.
In some instances women were seen TO
enter with children and come out again at
once. drink having evidently been refused
them. They would then leave the children
outside, return and get a drink. In other
cases two women. each with children.
would manage by taking turns e enter
for a drink. one always remaining outside
with the children. This was not done out
OF regard for the little ones. but because
some publicans refuse 70 serve drink to
women with children.
In an editorial on Personal Monarchy"
the Globe compares the cost to the two
OF the President of the United
States and the King Of England. @The
monarchy in this country" says the Globe,
costs us somewhere about half a million
a year. and regarded from every stand
point that is not a large sum for the pro-
vision of a ruler who is charged with the
supervision OF nearly four hundred millions
OF human beings and a fifth OF the habitable
globe. Take the only republic which in
and extent is comparable to our
own empire, the United States of America.
The nominal salary of h President is COM
paratively small. but republican simplicity
does not enable our cousins TO get him into
the White House for less than four millions
.As a matter OF fact. a Presidential
in America costs anything from
FIVE to seven millions. and it takes place
every four years. On that calculation the
President costs on the average a million
and a half a year. If we only reckon the
sum at a million. it is still double what our
monarchy with all its state and splendid
associations costs ourselves.
Loie Fuller's drama without Words
-Salome' seems calculated to draw
all Paris. Two Of the six dances IL contains
are thus described by an English critic: |
stage darkened. and in the dim half
light the heads Of two huge serpents reared
up and Kissed at Herod. He started back
and several ladies' in the audience shrieked.
l can quite understand it. The two
serpents we're things Of wire and cotton,
but in SalOme's hands they looked uncom-
real.
Holding them both. she stepped onto
the stage and danced a weird dance-part
dance. part serpent charming and part
with The reptiles. How they were
worked I do not know. but when she put
on the ground they reared their heads
and sprang up at her. darting their forked
tongues. and 10 she caught zach OF them
shiveTed.
-The darkness grew denser, and on the
waters Of the Dead Sea we saw reflected,
IA it were, the wicked thoughts Of Herod.
The scene was curiously phantasmagoric
as the couple. HerOd and Herodias, sat
there in the darkness glowering out over
boiling. changing waters. Then back
came SalOme and danced the dance OF
stceE-a dance Of cruelty.
-Voioes rise up in song out Of the waters.
are rosy now. and Herod watches
until she seems TO disappear. He
TO the parapet and out of the sea
Salome rises once again, to dance
dance Of silver-the dance Of desire
Il was a marvellous performance. Salome
seems robed in sheets Of silver and Of gold.
jewels glittering upon her.
"AnegrO executiOner appears with Johns
head upon a charger. SalOme takes il.
dances. and then. suddenly stricken with
horror. throws the head down into the
sea. which flames blood colOred. Salome |
fainting to the ground.