The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-09

divorce suit 10 pending between his wife
md himself and that It Ii his wife who
ought to pay, as she uses the cat.
The company therefore sont a baiiiff
to the Hotel Ritz to seize the Americans
belongings.' His wardrobe was seized
and the following list was read out In
court:
~ pairs Of linen trousers.
9 pairs OF cream colored silk trousers.
10 pairs Of trousers. blue. light and dark
gray.
"a dozen collars
dozen ties OF various kinds.
as dozen handkerchiefs. white and coi-
% fancy and other waistooats.
But only eight pairs Of sooks.' says the
Leader.
The London County Council is to be
housed In Q new building fronting on the
river in Lambeth. To accommodate
the planned dimensions OF tho County
Hall. a. It 10 to be called. q number OF
smaller houses are being torn down
which had been standing there for oen-
turtles. Pending the beginning OF the
excavations which -gill follow the demo
Hilton of these buildings TINS uosiov has
been posted In the vicinity:
II any workman across-any out OF
the way object or substance embedded in
the soil In which he is working he 10 re-
auested to hand the same over to the fore.
man or the clerk Of the works. Any find
which IL Of geological or arch@oloe ical
value may prove to be the property OF the
London County Council. and q reward oil
an amount equal to the real value OF the
article less about 10 per cent. for expenses
will be Riven to the finder and will be paid
out on application to the clerk Of the Council.
The reason for this notice Is OF course
the history OF the ground all about there.
On the other side OF the river CLOSE to the
old Somerset water gate there onoe ex-
listed q popular pleasure resort called
Cupper's Gardens which was much ire.
quented because OF the extremely inter-
esting remains Of Greek and Roman
antiquity which the owner OF the gardens
had collected In the vicinity.
There were many broken bits Of statues,
the hand OF Jupiter grasping thunder.
the foot OF Mercury. the head probably
Of Jupiter Tonans. a small piece OF bss-
relief which seemed to represent Esoula.
Plus and the goddess Of Health, the lower
part OF q Venus Marina, &c. What be-
came Of all these IL not known. but it 10
supposed that they were removed across
tho river to the site OF tho proposed Coun-
Gil Hall, which was then a resort known
rs the Belvedere Gardens. It is hoped
now to unearth some OF them.
That master Of many pageants Louis N.
Parker 10 the busiest man In England TO-
day, for pageents In plenty are planned
for this season and he has sundry rhymers
and researchers at work as we'll as COS
tuners, scene painters and musicians.
The first pageant to arrive will b the
Stspney children's. which begins early
in May and lasts three weeks. The dis
logue 10 by that delightful writer Of tales
of tho East End. Pett Ridge. and he
has woven into the historical soenes pro-
sented q touch Of humor. zt
Tho only actors will DO children Of the
East End, and they are drilling for the
entertainment daily. The principal cpl
sodes Of their pageant will be the death
OF Boadicsa, William the Conqueror's
charter, the story Of tho blind beggar's
daughter Of Bethnal Green. the Canter-
bury Pilgrims and the departure OF the
Stepney mon to fight the Armada. The