The Washington herald., 1912-12-27
Foreign Gossip Touching
Matters of General Interest

most every week or two, mainly owing
to the fact that there are some fifteen
or sixteen heterogeneous nationahties
represented in the Diet. each of which Is
more or less antagonistic to the other on
account of racial animOsities.
Nor is the United States Congress ex-
| actly a pattern of peacefulness In Au-
gust, 1895, there occurred in the House an
exciting debate, a couple of members
| having q set-to with their fists until
! separated. similar uproar occurred In
! 1891 but vertiable riot broke out in
| 1885 on the introduction OF the resolution
which authorized the President to inter-
vene in Cuba. and which practically de-
clared war against Spain. One member.
/ not content with calling another a liar,
| flung book at his opponent, and in a
few minutes the chamber was the scene
of confusion. In February, 1909, two Sem
ators got at each other In the United
States Senate chamber, an unheard-Of
thing in that -dignified body. The
Sergeant-at-arns had to separate the
august belligerents.
The Christmas pantomime ball at AL
bert Hall inaugurated fancy dress enter
| tainments which promise to be feature
of the present winter. This ball was a
great success, and the funds of UnIver-
which 1t was organized were substan-
TALLY increased. More than 1000 tickets
at . shilIings were sold. The twenty
four professions were especially interest
ing and beautiful. but the vast hall itself
was made to resemble a fairy pagoda
wreathed in holly and mistletOe and
beanstalks. The dresses were more mag
niticent than ever seen before In any
great london pageant In Lady Aling-
tons pantOmime story OF "Bluebeard'
represented by Lord Alington) the
wives WED with each other as to the
splendor of each Oriental dress. All the
ladies' were notably handsome They
were Miss Maxine Elliott, Lady Sarah
Wilson. Lady Milbankc, Miss Muriel
Wilson, Mrs. Henry BrOugham NOrd
Alingtuns elder daughterD. and Mrs.
Montagu Elliott.
To Don Luis Fernando. Of Spain, fell
the chief role In Jack and the Bean
stalk" Lady Garvagh had chosen for
her knights of the round table Lord
Clonmel, Lord Fairfax. MI Strachey,
and Count ArelanO. Lady Earrings pro-
cession of French marquses. illustrat-
ing French fairy tale. Mrs Asquith's
An Arabian Night" and Lady Shelf
fields Twelve Dancing Processes"
were very beautiful scenes. Dick Whit
tington" represented a lord mayors
Dawson. Lady Constance Hatch. and
Mrs Alderman Hanson Lady Ada
Fitzwilliam appeared as Cinderella in the
procession Of that name. Mrs. George
F1tZwilliam, as the fairy GodmOther,
wore an original Georgian costume.
which had been preserved at Milton for
l50 years.
OF all tho events ri Constantine's life
J. -,
his empire is the most convincing and
enduring proof Of his genius. 1t was
not. however. his first choice. That fell
upon Ntissus CNischD in the Balkan
his birthplace. Then he thought Of an
other town of which We are hearing
something to-day under It's modern name
Of Soma, in Bulgaria. The objections to
both Of these were that they were too
close TO the frontier and too far from
the sea. NiCOmedia and Hum were in
turn also considered and rejected His
final choice astonished the Roman
world, a mere port to call for the
EuNine trade and a provincial fortress
being hardly conceivable as the seat of
the empire. But Constantine had been
there and foresaw its political and
strategiCal Importance
Ochrida, which the Servians now oc-
Cupy In Macedonia, Is near the lakes OF
o"hTida and Presba, which are among
the most beautiful in Europe Offering
fine sporting facilities. Navigator on
the lake is effected by boats which
move at about two miles an hOur-fat-
bottomed platforms. steadied by project
ing logs. and propelled by three rOwers
I'm the forepart. who stand on steps one
above the other. all on the same side !
As the result Of their efforts is to turn
the boat in A circle, a man sitting in
the stern cOunteracts them with an oar
one OF the most perfect ContrivanCcs
Tor obtaining minimum of result for
the maximum OF labor
FLANEUR.
'CCTT1sht, 49,: by Court Gossip syndca.e)