Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-30

dcruround electric service. There are
practically no street cars. indeed mono
at all in the main part OF the city
Omnibuses yes, q dozen 600 sight at
once. Some drawn by horses. others
great double dcckers. gasoline engine
driven, about the only noisy thing on
the streets.
SILENT NEWsBOYS
Not even newsboys. crying their pa.
pers. are allowed, so We do not hear
tho loud-voiced vendor calling out All
about the horrible murder" on other
sensational news, but instead the man
bears a large placord displaying in big
type the particular sensation OF the
hour This absence Of the human voice
on the streets is remarkable. cab driV-
crs. or tcamsters. do not seem 10 be
all the time shouting 10 one another
as in some countries. and as for swcar-
ing. / have heard but ono person say
'Damn"-prcscnt company except nf
course. Indeed it is said that o law
against using profane language is eu-
forced They ten Of the American In
tho smoking room telling a story in
which swear words are used and
promptly a. the first one came out the
usual subscription box was presented to
him requiring one shilling for the poor
fund This was repeated for the sec
~ the bar maid. See here, YOU better
that box down here by me for there
are several more cuss words In this
story"
GOOD PAYMENTS.
There are I'm London better paved
streets than in any city we ever saw
and what is moro wonderful there Is no
work now being done upon them so FAR
AS as We can sec. although there ISL
plenty OF evidence that streets have
recently been repaired. Tho conclusion
is that this being the busy London
season. when there Is most need OF
good, well paved streets, and when the
city is 80 fun Of strangers-English
American. French and German 20 say
nothing Of the Irish, that the streets
have been put in perfect condition be-
fore the crowd came. The city was
never so hllcd up before. and wha; with
parliament in session. the EPSON and
Ascot races the horse show the Ball
kan exposition; a flower show and the
visit Of the king and queen Of Dem
mark. there has been a great deal goo
Ing on.
SOME PoTENTATEs.
In recent letter ! related that only
The little king Of Spain, the president
Of France and one or two rulers ot
minor importance, We're potcntatos that
remained for us to sec, since which
time the new king and qeeu Of Nor
wav visited France. whore VIC saw them
a couple Of times. and here we have
seen the king and queen together with
the king and queen Of Denmark upon
several occasions. The most brilliant
scene in our experience was at gala
performance at Covent Garden theater
where We fortunately secured two u
the best seats in the house. going 10 the
performance I'm our very best toys and
iewelr7y and with carriage and coach
man and fOotman. This was the frst
gala performance given by command 81
the king IN three cr four years, ana
parts Of three operas were gwen nav
ing for singers Melba, Caruso, and all
the best performers Of the combined
German and italian opera. Seated about
us. and In the double tiers OF boxes.
were women wearing crowns, tards ana
the whole dress fronts OF sparkling
Jewels Probably not one lady present
but was dressed IN her best decolette
gown; not a man having court COS
tune. orders. etc, but what ne wore
them. our own ambassador was CON
spicuous in plain evening dress, but
was almost the most digniiied looking
man IN the lot. for the king is not good
looking al all. or OF good figure either
Neither Is the kins Of Denmark or his
queen.
A GALA PERFORMANCE.
Tho thcater decorations were Ane,
nearly the whole front OF all the boxes
and balconies being massed with How
crs. natural and artificial. Tho ac-
crmmodation for leaving wraps OUT
side was quite inadequate and many
people took them 70 their seats. a
most aN'kwad arrangement. But get
- q n
ever. OF course we had "a footman,
and this made Il easier by his get
ting the carriage as near the entrance
or the narrow little street ana lead
ing US 90 IL in the rain.
RAIN AND THE DERBY.
II always seems 90 rain here. es-
pecially at the most announcement
times BY actual record Of my own
keeping. there has been rain every day
but two since we came here nearly
three weeks ago. and by the publish
ed report. there has been % hours Of
sunshine IN the two weeks prior %
tho Derby The rain the day tho
Derby was won was % great ncou-
vcnionce 10 many still it did not keep
many away and the papers stated that
250,OO0 persons were present. We
had seen the Grand Pink IN Paris
the Italian Derby st Rome ana tn,
great Russian race al Moscow. and
wanting very much 10 see this. had
engaged and paid for tickets by the
hotel coach. Is per seat but when
at a. M. tho coaches started on In
a pouring rain we declined 90 30 lu
that Way. as EPSON was ~ miles
away and ~ would Doe eight in tho eve
cning before Wo would get back. so
DO looked 90 be- all OFF so far MS $50
were concerned; but about II o'clock
we took ono of the fast trains. ana
arrived al tho course iu good t.mc.
The day was fine for about three
hours ana then how b. ala rain, How
over. taking the first train after the
event We were back IN our hotel,
the charlton without getting at on
wet SO Qua trip was quite "a suc-
cess and The sight We VIII never for
get The great plain ihc crowds,
the sunshine. tho horses AN made "a
wonderful picture Mc uCcidenuy got
hold of an old London guide book and
found that the grIndstnud. "a most
uncomfortable place 10 slt on. is cv-
Identity the same now that b. was many
years ago.
The Hotel Carlton, ig "a great place 90
lunch. dine or have o'clock tea and
supper after the thcatcr Aside from
that there 10 not much t0 Doe said. Tor
30 H. an hotel The floor service ls
poor. the rooms shabby ana worn and
they ave living on The name OF their
past greatness. There is no more
comparison between thr best hotels
.HU