New-York tribune., 1908-06-28
GAY LONDON WEEK
ROYALTY SETS EXAMPLE.
Warden Parties, Banquets and Toscn
Shors Occupy Society.
Especial by French Cable to The Tribune

roepsrisht 1905 by The Tribune A.scciation.l
London June 27.-The King has gone with
iGhe Queen and Princess Victoria TO Wilton
House for a weekend visit with Lord Penn
i6roke after Of the busiest weeks Of his
treign. He will be in Newmarket the greater
part OF next week returning to hold council
'The Crown Prince and Princess OF Sweden will
iarrive ct Clarence House during the week for a
family visit. The khedive has not been
NEGLECTED, but he enjoys seeing the sights
tQuietly Royalties. with the King setting an ex-
ample of ceaseiess activity, are occupied daily
with social and charity functions. There have
been more garden parties than for many years.
send one. at least. has been an artistic one-Lady
Jondesborough's fete St. Dunstan's Lodge
in aid Of the Selby Abbey restoration fund. The
.Countess of Jersey is entertaining friends in
the same way at Osterley Park to-dcS-
4 Banouets continue as though il were still
k.nidwinter. Lord Miner the guest of honor
hast night, and talked with lucidity about tariff
reforms. This discussion he will speedily con-
ttinue in Canada, where he expects TO remain
hive or six weeks. Lord Dudley, who has re-
iCeived high Offices from both political parties,
will be honored with farewell dinner next
week Lord Crewe and Lord Curzon joining in
speeding him on his journey. The Prime Min
isster and Mrs. Asquith will also be guests of the
National Liberal Club ard the Lord Chancellor
lwin be entertained by the Hardwicke Club.
i The International Horse Show closed to-day,
with spirited contests in high jumping, final
flourish Of trumpets in horn blowing and full
tprogra ANNE for three performances. The Amer
tscan exhibitors have come of well, and the man.
fsgeraent Of the enterprise has been faultess
ysrcrn beginning TO end. The attendance has
been large every day. in spite OF the Franco
fBritish exhihition and many other counter at
Fractions
The Henley regatta is the next open air fete,
hand the Olympic games follow on. Two
tpageants have been added 10 the unrivaed list
fof town shows The Chelsea show, old
fRanelagh Gardens, has small open air
tstage for the movement of q large body of per-
Tormers in battle array court scenes, but ii
is pretty pageant. with tender passages and
souaint dances Artists and writers enact the
Heading parts, Bernard Partridge, G. J. Lam
ftert and John Cameron among them, and that
syrave ecclesiastic- Archdeacon Bevan- is
reflective as the veteran actor Alfred Drydone
sDruids and Romans are, perhaps. superf1uous
Figures in the history Of old Chelsea but neither
issir Thomas More. nor Princess Elizabeth. nor
tdady Jane Grey, nor Nell Gwynne can be
lepared.
/ The Winchester pageant is more ecclesiastical.
seince all The great churchmen connected with
s,he cathedral are represented. but there are
SAlfred calling his warriors TO arms. archers and
ihorsemen storming wolvesey Castle, Sir Walter
tRaleigh receiving a reprieve when his head is on
lshe block, and the delightful revels attending
ithe marriage Of Philip and the restoration of
fCharles II. F r. Benson, master Of the
lpsgeant, surpasses his achievement at last
wears show at Rornsey. and many thirty
srlergyrnen, masters and boys from Winchester
fCollege take from him.
Christie's. with the Holland collection of
lyTurners Constahles and other modern pictures
iyielding 4ifH3ST- and rfvalIing the famous
sa3aron Grant sale, has been another town show
1.-THE Agnews have dared to compete with il by
.displaying FRANCOIS Flaming's portrait Of Queen
isAlexandra with other works by the same hand
tSrainly people Of fashion
The American Ambassador. after attending
1.-THE ministerial. banquet. has gone to wrest
Park for the week end. The hot weather agrees
s-vfth him. and in spite Of the exhaustins strain
tuf the season he is in perfect health. He will
salold the usual Independence Day reception next
week and speak at night at the American din
kner.
DR.. Parkin asks me to announce that the next
examination of American candidates for Rhodes
Relationships viii take place in the autumn. not
belowed the Oxford dons sufficient time for ac-
l6epting and placing candidates in the colleges
land consequently the dates for examinations
laave been advanced
/ Professor Poulton's essays on evolution will be
ran important book from the Oxford Press next
iN'eek. Walter Herries Pollock will supply the
lHext volume OF impressions of Sir Henry Irving
s1ord Leicester is giving proof of his literary
ssaste by editing two volumes OF the Journals Of
s,Tliza beth, Lady Holland. of the famous
Hadies Of Holland Park. l. N F.
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