The sun., 1909-06-06
his new cage and sulked since the episode
OF the bag.

OF the bag.
An American citizen, his Greek wife
and their Greco-American child have
been causing a sation in London for
the last few days. They recently arrived
in town. and whenever they walk on the
streets or in the parks they find them
selves the centre of a curious crowd.
The reason is that all three are garbed
in Grecian fashion, the man and the woman
in robes of pale colored stuff, hatless and
with sandalled feet, and the little boy
in the dress Of Grecian youngster. with
his head uncovered.
The trio are Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Duncan and their son Menalkas. They
have been living in Berlin and have come
to London to assist in furthering move
ment for the renaissance OF music
dancing and dramatic art. Mr.. Duncan
is a brother Of Isadora Duncan. the dancer
and he is with her in his ideas of what is
lacking in modern arts.
Mr.. Duncan adapted his present attire
seventeen years ago, not for hygiene
easons solely but because he con-
sidered it the best dress in every way.
He and Mrs. Duncan seem quite unmoVed
by the curiosity they arouse during their
walks abroad and chat unconcernedly
with one another in Greek. Little Menal-
kas understands English slightly. but
he too speaks Greek. as that is the Ian
guage that his father and mother wish
him to know best.
A few days ago two bronzed and stately
ladies' members Of the household OF the
Emperor of Abyssinia, entered the shop
of one of the leading and most expensive
Partisan dressmakers and asked TO see
the latest French costumes, with hats,
gloves, DC. to match. They were attlred
in their national dress, long picturesque
draperies of rich materials with colored
silk scarfs on their heads and pro-
fusion of jewels.
One of the members of their suite who
acted as interpreter told the dressmaker
that Abyssinian ladies of the court were
in future to dress according to European
taste and style at the express wish OF the
Emperor Menelik.
The ladies themselves were very luke
warm in their appreciation OF the gowns
which were brought for their approval.
1t was evident that they preferred their
own flowing robes. They finally gave
orders for dresses costing many hun
dreds of dollars. Plainly they had per-
mission to spend all they wanted.
The Temple Flower Show in London
might be called the orchid show this
wear. for it is in these flowers that all
interest is centred. They vary from
plant of the huge Cymbidium eburnenm
that takes several men to lift it to tiny
flowers that almost require magnifylng
glass to be perfectly studied.
The new hybrid orchid reared by
Messrs. Charlesworth is the most famous
flower Of the exhibition, and had the
distinction Of being inadvertently sold
three times over. First II was bought by
a Belgian and no sale slip was athSed'
Then Sir Trevor Lawrence. the president
of the society which arranges the exhloi-
ton every year. purchased it, and NOBODY
remembered to mark it sold. Lastly
came Col. Holford. who secured the plant
as he thought. for his collection,
This time the slip was affixed but II
has not vet been decided who shall have
the prize, the price of which IS very
bieb, 1t ia a hybrid orchid. beautiful
warm brick red blossom with crimson
tin. and rejoices in the name Leho
cattleya eurylochus.
Another novel orchid on view there is
called the Soun and is unique in that
all the color, deep maroon red, is centred
in the lip. leaving the petals pure white.
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come in hlotches or speCks and patches;
now for the first time it is concentrated.
This specimen ia worth. about $3.50 to
the collector but is not for sale.
Roses were not so fine as they usually
ara at the exhibition hut a blue rose from
South Africa was novelty.
When it was announced some time age
that the vacant Knighthoo Of st. Patrick
had been conferred on the Earl of Granard
Master Of the Horse, doubts were ex'
pressed as to whether the members Of the
order would virtually boycott him as they
did the two other knights appointed 10y
the present Government when they were
installed in Dublin Castle.
It is certainly curious that the King
who il the head OF the order, should hav'
personally invested Lord Granard witt
the insignia of the order at Buckingham
Palace last Thursday. 1t is impossible
of course to say whether this was dom
in order to prevent the unseemly spectacle
Of another boycott, but it is certain tina
this Ia the first time that knight of st
Patrick has been so invested.
The King himself WAS invested in Dublir
Castle in presence Of the other knight1
OF the order. and 80 was the Prince o
Wales. The cloud of scandal that hangs
over Dublin Castle in connection with th'
disappearance of the regalia has not We
been dissipated. twill probably be many
wears before the whole history OF it viii
be known to the public. Constant efforts
ara still made in the Commons and else
where to drag the ,lnsavory matter into the
open, but they are always foiled'
Lookerson at the Jumping competitions
at the Olympic Horse Show last veal
could not help being struck by the re-
markable difference between the English
oross-country style and the foreign style
It was at once very evident that the horses