East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-07-30
LONDON NEWS AND VIEWS
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ton to the fact that a number of
| prominent faces have been missed in
| London this year, and although stress
of business and other excuses have
! been offered by the well-known Wis
| itors as reasons for their failure to
make their annual European pilgri-
mage, 1t is generally believed here
| that their anxiety for their political
future prompted their remaining here.
| Although London has entertained sew
eral prominent men intimately con-
nected with American politics, they
cannot be called active politicians, ex-
cept in a few notable cases such as
Senator Depew, William j. Bryan and
General Woodford. Colonel Roose-
welt had not defined his position when
| he was in England. so he is not re-
garded over here as typically Ameri-
can in his political interests; his con-
Germ is rather worldwide and Lon
don is looking forward to the series
OF articles which he is reported to be
| preparing which will more fully eX-
| plain his views of European politics
than he has hitherto expressed.
In spite of King Georges we'll
! known dislike for display, it is be-
| lieved that he will hold a court in
| November when the period of deep
mourning is over, and that 1t will be
a brilliant one, though comparative
ly small affair. Those who are close
ly connected with the affairs of the
royal palace say that not more than
| 1000 commands will be issued AL
| L. u
iosity are being manifested as to who
will be among the chosen.
There are many hostesses who have
no hope whatever of being included
in the new kings lists, and they are
taking the attitude of jeerng at the
coming court; but there are others
who are doubtful and consequently
are keeping very quiet until they find
cut just how they are to be placed in
the new court set.
Parliament has its insurgents as
we'll as the United States congress, for
there are a number of young liberals
who seem to have acquired an Amer
lean impulse to react now and then.
Particularly are they displeased, just
now, with the list of honors recently
showered upon a number of more or
less deserving Englishmen. They are
unable to understand why a liberal
government that is supposed to want
to reform or to abolish the house of
lords should have been so lavish in
the distribution of titles, including
seven peerages. Some of the insur-
gents have only been induced to re-
frain from asking awkward questions
with the greatest difficulty. one of
them, however, more rapid than the
rest threatens to publish a pamphlet
telling the horrid secrets of how the
party chest, as the campaign fund
Is called here. is kept fattened witt
money and how the money is obtain
ed by the party whips
The voyage of the floating dry
dock Dewey from Newport News tC
the Philippines still nolds the record
but England will have second place
l. the big dry dock built at Barrow by
Vicker's Sons & Maxim for the Bra.
lillian government reaches Rio Jane
iro safely. The distance is about s.
500 sea miles, approximately one
third the distance the Dewey was
I
feet long and $50 reet broad. 1t is
now at sea, being towed to Brazil by
two Dutch tugboats especially built
for such service. 80.
Strangers are almost as nu-
merous in the subways of London as
they are in New York. Americans
making their first trip in the Lon
don subways find themselves quite
at home when they see the much used
dirty and distorted leather straps
hanging from the parallel bars on
each side of the cars. The trains are
crowded in the rush hours in Lon
don just as they are in New York
Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston and oh.
er large American cities. Since the
electrfcation of the metropolitan
and District. Londons chief under
ground arteries, traffic has grown
by leaps and bounds The improve
ment was made, by the way, by Gen
; eral Manager Stanley, q traffic eX-
pert imported from America.
Queen Mary is first of all a mother
She dislikes children to be pampered
! and petted to the extent of spelling
and she has seen to it that her oNo
children shall not suffer in this re-
spect. she has been a Spartan moth
er and has insisted that they shall
, cultivate a spirit of Independence. AS
soon as their small ringers can wres-
tie with tapes and buttons the
. youngsters are made to dress them
! selves. Princess Mary now has a maid
| of her own but the maid was not al
| lowed until the small lady had mas
! tered the art of managing without
| help.
| Society in the main has followed
the wishes Of the king and queen il
! avoiding eXtravagant displays at we'd
! dings, home entertainments are nC
| less magnificent than hitherto, an(
| affairs of this nature are getting NOR,
| | elaborate and eXtravagant owing, a
many think. 60 the INVASION Of ricl
| Americans. Even the quiet affair
given during the period of mourning
nettod the dressmakers and shop
keepers thousands Of pounds. Artists
| musical, literary and otherwise, have
also profited largely by these affairs
as some of the best known singer
have received as high as $4,000 for
| single afternoon or evenings enter
| tainment
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