Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-11
Strike Causes Curtaiment Of
Functions in London.
SEASON Is WELL ADVANCED
Hostesses Hesitate to Incur ANY
;. Great Amount of Expense.
RESEARCHES IN SCOTLAND
Excavation to Be Carried on as q
:, Result of Discoveries at Holy
:. rood Palace.
BY w. HAMILTON RHODES,
ign Correspondence Of The Star.

:. BY w. HAMILTON RHODES.
Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON, April 4, 1912
:: London is well advanced in season
which at its beginning promised to be
One of the most brill ant soc ally and
most remunerative to traders for several
years. number of courts have already
been held as well as many functions in
society. Inquiries in the shops elected
that the coal strike has had great effect.
and the result has been disastrous to
many West End firms and others. The
strike has menaced the social life Of the
metropolis. Hostesses are hesitat ng.
:Men who have to do with collieries, fac
tories, railways, steamship companies
and other industries found themselves
crippled.
:. The London season above all Is distin-
guished by enjoyment and money, and
neither is too prom nent just now. Every
Body is feeling the effect of the strike
1.-The dressmakers, mill. ners purveyors of
= thousand mysteries of feminine attire,
caterers. florists, musicians-all are be-
ing affected by the multitude of unem-
ployed throughout the land.
:, Some of the large West End firms, en-
ready cut down their staffs. Up til now
7 should say that II per cent curtailment
Is rather under than over the mark. In
fifteen of the leading firms present cur
ta.lments represent upward of 5000 each
= week, and In tn rty leading firms APP
Droximately 100000 a week less Is now
beng paid in wages for dressmaking than
should be the case were the season unaf-
fected by the strike.
,. Among the leading florists there Is
grave anx ETY.. Long before the season
began or the coal crisis was seriously
Thought about their contracts were made.
They spent large sums prospectively.
They are now feeling the lessened de-
pnand and in many cases will lose large
sums
:. Feeling of Security at Hotels.
:. At most of the leading notes.-the Sa-
.yoy, Claridges. the Ritz. the Carlton,
.fhe Hotel Cecil. the Hotel Rassell, the
st James, the Buckingham Palace, and
che Alexandra-there Is a feeling of Sc
'eurity on account of the excellent prep
arations made.
,. Mininers are not complaining. Houses
ike those of Nine. Angelina, Nine. An
nette, Berthe and Yeo. Nine. Caller,
Nine. Deaime. Francois. Nine. Valerie,
Eugenie ct Gle, and other high-class
6rms have not been affected, and all
are dong a good business.
large jewelry establishments elected that
the strike had most serious effect on
them.
. Domestic competency being a reason
able requirement in wives, German
woman has been found who advocates
compulsory year Of domestic service. or
training for her sex as seton TO the
military training OF men. "a
> 1t was at woman congress in Ber-
lin that this opinion was given. She sug-
Gested that the fulfllment of this year OF
domestic service should be an essential
condition of the right to marry. mo
certificate Of domestic competency, she
concluded, mo marriage.
. Not Needed In England.
:: When, however, the superintendent OF
one Of the most important domestic
training establishments in London was
asked what she thought of the German
woman's suggestion, she replied: Such a
scheme does not seem to me to be
necessary in this country. English
women were never more keen on domes-
ITCHY than they are today. The modern
woman is before all else a practical wom-
an. and the slipshod methods of the past
have given place to buslness-Eke
thoroughness. She has awakened TO the
educational value Of the handwork. and
10 the fact that no form or manual WORK
Is more comprehensive and valuable than
household raining.
THE society woman shows wonderful
aptitude for housekeeping She Is no 80
bsqueamish' as the middle-class- woman.
One peeress l know could draw q chick
EN- without turning hair. The scarcity
of good domestics has. of course. put mis-
tresses on their mettie and made them
anxious to be able to do things for them
selves"
The discoveries made at Holyrood pal
ace. Edinburgh, as the result of excaya-
zion work. are the outcome OF researches
now being made in several parts Of Scot
land. Only recently an ancient well was
unearthed by accident at Ardrossan Cas-
tie. and now the Carnegie research fund
has made grant for similar excavations
at Carpuck. near Jedbufgh.
Operations in this last enterprise are to
begin almost at once. ana the hope Is that
important historical data may, be recov-
cred from the old Roman fort there. Ex-
perts all over the world are Interested In
the excavations about to be begun, for
the possibility is that they may yield
proof or otherwise that Agricola headed
his legioAs northward by this way In
"a. D. 80. The problem mas always been
one which has deied historians.
Boys and Girls for Festival.
= The 500 boys and girls chosen from the
London county council schools who are
going over to Paris May p for the inter-
national musical festival will EVIDENTLY
have the time of their lives. and WILL no
doubt. come back with a warm regard
for the entente cordiale and French hos
pitality The boys are to be lodged in .
school in Paris. and the girls at YER
sailles, and as their temporary homes
face the River Seine. steamboats, will be
provided to take them to the headquar-
tiers Of the festival. A. sum Of $500 has
been allocated by the Paris municipal
council for their entertainment, and as
many places of interest as possible will
be visited during their stay in the French
capital
An announcement Is made that the AGA
deLnic committee Of the Royal Society of
Literature has decided to celebrate the
Tooth birthday of Robert Browning by a
meeting to be held Tuesday. May Z. Sir
Arthur Pinero Is to give an address on
Robert Browning as a Dramatist," and
Henry James on THE Novel In The Ring
and the Book
NJ. Louis Maubert, the sculptor, Is put
ting the finishing touches to the marble
group forming part Of the memorial to
Queen Victoria. which is to be unveiled
at Nice April IL The group shows Queen