Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-04

tive caravansery, the Hotel Savoy, where
we spent n week, leaving there for this
alleged cure-all for whatsoever Is afflicted
with rheumatism, govt and kindred dis
orders. There is much Improvement in
cars both in England and on the continent
over what I found there few years ago,
but the sleeping cars are an abomination
compared with our Pullman cars and the
cost of travel, flrst-class, both for passage
and sleeping accommodations, is much
greater than with us This is my fourth
trip to Europe In the last thirty years and
1t Is worthy OF observation that the cost
of everything good whether to eat, to
wear, or to enjoy is greatly increased.
think one fertile cause for this is the money
spending proclivity OF the spend-thrift
American. He fills the best hotels, fire.
quents the best shops and with wife and
children galore constitutes Europes best
crop. The money so lavishly spent by our
countrymen would feed and clothe all our
poor, and without its expenditure here the
old countries would be Impoverished.
The session of the International Law as
ISOLATION was most interesting and instruc-
tive, and the rivalry between the food for
the brain and the vtands for the body
was interesting to see, and one was
tempted to enter both lists and compete
for the mastery. The English long ago
learned the lesson that the way to man s
brain was through his stomach. So let me
start right with you and tell you first OF
the feasts before we experienced the fasts
incident to the flow Of soul-if those OF us
who are OF the legal profession can be
said to possess souls.
Monday. August l. started the CASTRO
nomic ball by a dinner in the Middle Tenn
pie hall. given by the Honorable society OF
the Middle temple. Tuesday morning a re-
ception by the Lady Mayoriss TO the ladies
who accompanied their husbands or fathers
to the conference was followed by a gentle
mems luncheon by the Honorable Society
Of Gray's Inn. Then, after the afternoon
session, a garden party in Grays Inr
garden. followed in the evening by a din
ner for men by the Law Society OF Chan
Gerry Lane. Wednesday, dinner for men In
It's hail, given by the Honorable Society OF
Lincoln's Inn, and at 1890 in the might
| a superb reception at Dorchester House
the 81 lendid palace occupied by Hon. White
law Reid, given by his excellency the United
States ambassador This was a ma gnificen
affair and largely attended by prominent
English people The American who follow;
Mr.. Reid as our representative at the
English court will have a sorry time OF 4
unless he is a multi-millionsre with lavish
proclivtles.
Thursday was the great social day 10
the association for in the evening a ban
quet was given at the famous Guild Hal
by the Corporation of the city OF London
The POSTMASTER was the lord mayor, VIII,
delivered the address OF welcome, whicl
was responded 10 with capital speed
| by Lord Justice Kennedy, who is tn
/ president OF the conference; the honorar,
president being Lord Alverstone, who 1
lord chief Justice OF England. There wer
many hundred present and the speeche
during>the evening were made in German
French and English. rhe repast was
most generous one, with many toothsom
and unique dishes.
That which strikes the American mos