New-York tribune., 1908-08-02
TOURISTS FILL LONDON
SEE DOFER PAGEANT.
american Bishops at Lambeth Con
ference 4gainst Capitalization
Tendencies.
Especial by French Gable 70 The Tribune.


London. Aug. 1.-The August holiday finds
American tourists in possession of London The
window shades are down iu all the great houses
which have been the centres Of luxurious enter
tanning during the brilliant season Parliament
and the Law Courts have ended together. ana
the clubs have been emptied before the result OF
the Hagerstoyn election could be announced
The Prime Minister and Mrs. Asquith start next
week for protracted holiday in Aberdeenshire.
Mr.. Lleyd-George will hustle out of town Tor
long motor car journey in Germany. where ne
will make leisurely study OF the social REFORMS
there carried out on a scientific basis
Sir Edward Grey has virtually caught up with
The arrears of the work in the Foreign Office,
and is heading northward. The administration
will be left under charge Of relays of permanent
officials. and the Cabinet is not likely TO meet
before the close OF September. The King ana
Queen will remain at Cowes after Goodwood
until the Prince Of Wales returns The KING
will then hasten To Marienbad after the most e&-
hausting season of his reign. and after having
justified anew his reputation the most ar
ouous worker in his realm. The Prince viii go
north. where ne has social engagements for the
two best known grouse moors.
The opera has closed after a highly successful
season. with excellent social patronage and n
high order Of artistic work Open air shows
have forced the majority OF the theatres to put
uD their shutters. but Somerset Maughams
plays are stin drawing good houses, The Mol
Iuscs'' hourishing at the Criterion and The Fias
Lieutenant al the Playhouse. Maud Allan
dances without signs of WEAKNESS at the Palace
Theatre and Isadora Duncan has closed most
: artistic series Of classical dances at the Duke
of York's Theatre. with every sign Of public
favor, She will speedily be entertaining Ameri-
can audiences
u-biC has at
American tourists has been the best organized
ard the most yivacious of Louis Parker's series
The music was exceptionally good, and the scenic
pictures with 1000 performers massed. were most
beautiful Wars alarums were silenced. and by
series Of brilliant royal functions, represent
ine four reigns the pageant was converted into
a carnival OF good will between England and
France with stately pavanes and morris dances
by children The splendors Of the Asturian cpl
sode supplied most romantic scene and there
were fine representations Of characters. notably
of Henry VIII There will be a minor pageant
next week at selby Hail. Lord Galway's house.
The Rev DR. Hills of Brooklyn. has returned
70 London after a prolonged motor car trip
through England in reinvigorated health. He
witnessed the Dover pageant yesterday, and is
starting next week for a short run TO Germany
after which he will join his family in Switzer-
land. Judge Frank II. Hiscock is sailing to-day
for America. after taking luncheon at Dorchester
House attending the Law Courts and witnessing
the closing scenes of Parliament, in which ne
took keen interest. Sir George Newnes is
sailing to-day for New York on a short journey
Of business and pleasure.
Bishop Lawrence will preach at Southwark
Cathedral tomorrow. the Bishop Of Utah at
Westminster Abbey. and the Bishop of Chicago
ct ST Annes's Soho. The final service of the
Lambeth Conference will be held at St Pauls
Cathedral on Thursday Some American bish-
OPS have already sailed for New York. but there
is still good muster at the conference, where
the results Of the committees work are under
going the final process OF revision
Capitalization tendencies have been resisted by
the American and colonial bishops, and there
will be no startling deliverances on any contro-
versial subject. A middle way is easily found
when there are so many safe questions for
broadminded treatment. l. y. r