Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15
Many Housewives Are Inclined to
Blame the Americans.
PRINCESS MAUD MAKES DEBUT
She is a Winsome Little Maid, Just
Sweet Seventeen.
ROYALTY TO CROSS THE OCEAN
Duke of COnnnuEht Decides to Make
visit 10 Cnnadn-7Prevcnts
Him from Serving as
Unpirc-in-Chief.
BY PAUL LAMBETH.


LONDON, May A.-(Speclal Dispatch to |
The Bee J--England is feeling the pinch
of the high prices of food as well as
America. Bacon and beef, the great Eng |
lisn food staples, have jumped from to
& cents a pound; mutton, cheese and buter |
ara going up, too. In fact, the British
housewife finds everything on her bill OF
fare kiting skyward, and wall of protest
is being raised from Lands End to John
o Greats.
In the minds of many the idea prevails
that the bad Americans are responsible
in large part, II not altogether, for this
condition, although the more sensible rec
ognize the fact that England is simply
feeling a worldwide movement towards
higher prices.
l asked one authority to what he ascribed
the trouble. This is what he said:
The Introduction OF cold storage, which
has enabled the great trusts to store thous-
ands of tons of perishable commodities for
practically indefinite periods, and to hold
them over so as to stiffen prices has been
advanced as one reason. And 1t may have
something to do with II.
but the main cause is that the world
is fast filling up. America, for instance,
sends us less and less beef, butter and
cheese every year Her constantly increas-
ing population needs all 1t grow and
make for its own use Twenty years ago
the pra .ries of the middle west were merely
gigantic grazing farms Tor cattle. Now
they are covered with small homesteads,
with the result that while local production
has been lessened local demand has been
increased
Princess Maud's Debut.
And we, here In Great Britain. are feel
ing the pinch, and are likely to feel It."
Society is greatly interested at the mo-
ment In the Forthcoming debut of Princess
Maud the younger daughter of tine
Princess Royal, and the duke OF Fife,
which, as at present arranged, viii take
place at the final court OF the .season. The
, young princess recently celebrated her
seventeenth birthday. but, owing in a great
measure to the delicate health of her
mother, she is almost entirely unknown
outside her own family
She is a winsome little maid and a
general favorlte With all with whom she
comes into contact. Like her elder sister,
Princess Alexandra, she is devoted TO an
outdoor life, and her chief happiness is
found in roaming about the delightful
highland scenery in the neighborhood OF
Mar Lodge Two Princesses were never
more SIMPLY brought up than have beer
the two daughters of our princess royal
and when one meets this bright anC
vivaeious girl It is difficult to realize thai
she stands eleventh In direct succession
to the throne at the present time.
The duke of Connaught has decided tC
pay short visit Ito Canada before th'
end Of the year, he has intimated to thu
authorities of the Canadian National ex
hibltion that he will pay a visit to tn,
HI. al.
understood that this proposed visit to tn,
dominion will prevent the duke from ac
A septiag the position of unprecedented a
Y de autumn maneuvers this year. but II,
definite announcement on this matter ha
yet been made.
There seems to be small doubt that tn
next craze" of society win be aviation
and already several wcll-knoWn peopl
have ordered flying machines of one dc
scrptlon|or another. Anong tnese is IN
duke of Westminster, who VAS one OF IN
first in this country to purchase Il Wrlgh
bplane. The duke is taking UP the sciene
" aviation seriously and hopes 10 accom-
plish some notable flights before very Ions
Lord Howard dc Walden is likewise cred
tied with a desire 70 Indulge in flying an
it is understood that he recently ordered
Farman biplane.
Craze for Roller skating
The craze Tor roller skating which ha
seized the officers OF the navy Is, IL
stated. responsible for a good deal of dis
content on the battleship Vanguard. II
deed, so serious is the discomfort Of IN
hover deck that steps have been taken
draw the attention Of the admiralty I
their grievances II is the establishlne.
OF marine skating deck" upon the dec
OF the Vanguard that is responsible f
the trouble-.tu that aud 10 tRe fact that
ships of the Dreadnought type nc
method OF berthinyl the crew has bee
adopted. In older ships the crew wei
berthed forward ana there was forecast
which was the especial province of Il
CROW In the Dreadnoughts the crew a
berthed aft and there is no forccastlc. III
quarter deck is in all warshlps sacred
Officers and instead OF being aft II is place
forward
Now, in the other Dreadnoushts the qua
D ter deck occupies about half OF the upp
deck and the men are free to come and g
10 take the air and amuse themselves
Nbe other half, there being no forecast
NHi3ut In the Vanguard, so the lower dee
eomplains, the Officers have not been co
tent with halt. They wanted a skatli
rink, so, 10 secure room for their pastin
they have appropriated TIN quarters
tho upper deck, thereby greatly diminis
ing tile space available for the ere
Moreover the line or demarcation is rigid
enfoloed--so rigldly that two OF the hate
ways usually available for the mon
ascend or 10 descend from the deck a
forbidden 10 them. All the Dreadnough
carry large crews The Vanguard h
nearly thousand and they complain IN
whom they collect on deck during th
leisurk ours they have scarcely room
n move.