New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-18
SEASON MARRIED BY RAIN
British Resorts Deserted owing
to Continued DoWnpour.
LONDON EATS CORN ON COB
Stubborn Insular Prejudice Is
vanquished at Last-Wen
Known Americans at Hotels.

rBy Transatlantic Wireless TO The Tribune
London. Aug. 1.-THE lugubrious
weather which began with the month
continues. The mercury remains in the
neighborhood Of 90 degrees. with rain
daily. and a sight OF the sun IS for
gotten pleasure. The seaside season Is
ruined. while the crops. too. are IN
bad way. There has been only one
rainless day in London this August
The vagaries Of the European summer
Of 1912 are shown in the following
table:
Arctic Circle-Heat wave. transforms,
snow, ice.
Russia-Heat wave.
Observation-Disclosures.
Germany-Snow, ice.
Atlantic Ocean-Sprlng.
England-Winter.
Great hopes had been placed II the
new moon which came on Monday. and
in accordance with the old belief the
fourth. fifth and sixth days are being
watched for what the moon will bring.
So far the queen Of the heavens has
brought only clouds, cold and rain
with less than half an hour of sun.
Hopeless reports are coming In from
the shore resorts. At Clacton-on
surf bathing has been almost given up,
only indoor amusements being patron
lied. Margate is suffering severely,
visitors being unable 10 get out 10
spend their money. Southend-on-Sea
has not done a quarter Of its usual
business. the boatmen being hard hit
and steam boat traffic from London
having fallen of 10 the extent OF many
thousands.
Bournemouth reports cherries. wet
weather. spelling all attractions and
visitors leaving rapidly. At Brighton
there Is a big falling of Of visitors. and
at Ramsgate all outdoor aInusements
except golf have suffered. Sea bathing
is of at Yarmouth.
Eastbourne and Folkestone. possess
ing. in all probability, wiser press
agents, are the only places not 90 re-
port a decrease IN the crowds Boat
ing and bathing there are spoiled. but
indoor amusements are well patron
ized
The residents Of the village Of Sis
singhurst. in the weald Il Kent. formed
a H. killing club this summer and
KILLED about twenty thousand The
bodies OF the victims were shown at
meetings OF the club in the village inn
and afterward destroyed. The club is
run by the group which formed the
original W 81 killing club In England
To Protect Scenery.
The English are showing ar excel
lent example 20 America In refusing
TO allow scenery % be ruined by hor-
riole blOtches Of advertisement spread
over everything. The Kent county
council has adopted a bylaw prohibit
ing the erection Of unsightly advertise
ments hoardings and boards in the
county. 4 penalty Of So is provided
for infractlons and a further fine OF g.
a day for every day the offence is con-
tinued after conviction.
The bylaw provides that no person
shall exhibit an advertisement visible
from any public highway whether a
carriageway, footway or bridgeway. OF
from d railway or from open land or
water open 10 the public and so placed
as 10 dishgure the natural beauty OF
the landscape.
The green corn season has opened.
and inquiry shows that English preiu-
dice thereto Is at last giving way. Corn
on the cob has found It's way 10 the
British dinner table Restaurant pro-
prietors say that never before has here
been such a demand for corn on the
cob. Devotees OF the delicacy are di-
vided into two camps, the consistent
and the conventional. The first frankly
eat from the cob, the second scrape the
kernels off with a knife.
II il undoubtedly d great triumph TO
have penetrated stubborn insular pref
udice IN this respect. 1t took six days
this summer TO persuade one English
man TO try glass Of iced coffee When
he finally consented and made the des-
perate venture Ct a first sip. he drank
the whole glass, called for anothe- and
said damn good"
IN the Savoy Hotel this week the
head waiter and three assistants were
observed to stand IN utter amazement
10 see an American pour a pot CT tea
over ice in a glars.
Stockings SO a Pair.
English women are now wearing
stockings made Of real gold and silver
thread. The stockings are made in
Paris and only few pairs have yet
arrived in London. The price is s. a
pair. Gold and silver tissue clothes
ankle and half the leg. The other half
Of the leg and the foot Is OF silk. The
gold and silver threads are woven by a