1kerchiefs row. e purchases of Pure , just arrived and will Linen Handkerchiefs n hand 1,000 dozens Handkerchiefs and ie lot to a Canadian t at the time. This as three other firms. gly low the deal was s Arrived. morrow as follows : k to 11 o'clock k to 5 o'clock lies' Sheer stitched 'Chiefs 5C each. Morrow, 1c. Each,. IC. a dozen. 4 iiefs have been hard ale all the more at- orders accepted and . All must be paid * Maily. A new life seems to stir--mot in that grimy underworld where hun- ger and disease stalk, year In and out, twin specters of poverty, but along the fashionable quarters. Lilac, don, stage co ch and automobil . n one of the a 3 regiments discourses during That is what we call ; ur special line of CANVAS BRASS-} BOUND 2-STRAP| TRUNK. - racket, and they do. 3.75 & $1.00. cial Trunk. / hoe Store. LE -- + Lo. | _-- ee THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, TUESDAY, JUNE 85. TE -- 2OL.SOI? i 2 i 7 iz 2.8 ist o § TNGITAN PALACE, HB ITT Foo THE KIT ABBR About the beginning of May the fogs and clouds which have hung over London during the winter vanish, and the unfamiliar suns is seen almost : : 3 3 F ff ke city is unheard, Here od matches -are played between of the crack regiments, in front of k ED layed bie pla , there competitions for ladies, ay Seiving dog shows 'and balloon ascents, & form of enterprise which fa rapidly becoming a crase in fashionable Lon time duri cise ny skating on real ice at Princes, is open all through the summer has turned out some first-class { rhododendron blossoms streets bordering upon themselves Jabummum anc overhang the the royal parks, which are resplindent and odorous with multi- red hyacinth, tulip. and jomquil. 5 £ = § 8 2 § HH colo Then all the elite flock to the metro- polis. The season has opened. Picture the change. A whole square mile of streets, empty since fall, save for - the chance passing pedestrian, tours, thousands of housts, all showing the Perhaps the t national fete day however, is Der , early in June, On that date no "respeoti Eng- lishman would of to work. Up till the death of Lord . windows, g same shuttercd, curtainle suddenly awaken and become replete with life and activity. Children are sein, accompanied by smartly dressed gOVET NEE automobiles 'ches and phae i this event annually, celebrated with equal emth Xich aud poor; by a nu ble, noe oi 1 EF it purses of (called motor cars), | cot tons, with high-stepping horses and Jiveried attendants, form a long lino on either side of the roadway. The os the " for a spin in be drawn by tbe willing bub purely over- and Belgra- |< re- big houses in Park Lane via open their doors to parties, » ceptions and bridge ratherings; Bond, Oxford and Regent streets set out their choicust wares in anticipation of weighted the American invasion: telegrams for rooms to the Savoy, Cecil, Victoria and all the fashionable hotels pour in by thousands from England and the continent: All that is wealthy, bril lian¢ and smart dines nightly in pub- lic at Princes or at the Charlton. Un h i : i EEE E .8 Ef ® Ferm AINE Sundays a stream of humanity pours along the leafy avenues of Hyde park, a A rrry 7 rerapally near the Achilles statue, OCENING AL moving ove year along the Park Lane pany TH ay side and another long the Piccadilly, though 1t.18 rather a pred than al, 4, py ol days. Rest wrant as fashion dicta bout the hour of event of it. Soon atter 1.30 mn the ai= |} yi, ¢ has largely supplanted home noon. This special function of the ternoan, the Sais procession * leaves 4 pq, gtill, certain "traditional func way companies London season far outshines the Fas Buckingham Palace, anc jor example, the great Every carriage is choked The of Processional t Road { s and balls, given by of humanity. In south historic name, such as the ham Common and pe black with people, and the roads are endless oceasion : along Fifth avenud Il dressed in grey or black Guards, Whitehall and ter parade Street to the ho men are a { Devonshire, when their own frock coats and new high hats, and they move with true nglish awk th kang and qu ! } ne to be in power And as wardness and --self-con ious dignity, | rear in the famou td ! cides and leads, so swingi their sticks a i carrying the ight Hanoverian rt ball, cert and dinner are right glove in the leit gloved hand, J ponies, and 'escorted by { central epochs of the annual so as to have the shaking hand bare | of the Guard and the Re 0 ed impartially by for greeting acquaintances. The wo- | Guards. Upon the kings . avent which has most import- 5 making their men are visions of silks and laces. the House of Lords a salut : of the debutante, and 9 grounds. The return Hyde park may be said to be tho Jone guns is fired by the battery | 81 many a fair visitor from this coun- one, for Bill and his brother concentration pomt of al society dur- | Roval Horse Artillery Rt < nw vis, of course, the pre sentation at few shillings om' ing the season. In early morning the P rk. At the entrance to the actoria rt, W it which no one can real- the king and qu 8 receit {ly Mx il to have credentia of re- s ceremony does ters upc y great offi "liver brigade' trots or Ca old Route , in that no wo- the tan laid down along the y du Roi or Royal road, corrupted into 'cted to the robing room. IT : Hn Rottén Row. The grand pedestrian mong the proce AT ® © history is not ain: Purguivant to survive the previous pre Bluem four | Croix of the lord chamber ant, the 1 queen's reign parade follows during those hours ceding luncheon. From two. to automobiles spin along the well-kept | suivant, rag roads; after which come the carriages ant, th Ye 8 { in the after- Somerset the hing to be pre e through to dr , wearing their to the re t To drive in the park at times a weok is a duty no ing lady would omit to periort times, in the height of th stream of vehicles is so completely chokes the rot at a snail's pace past the well-dressed idlers who lean ob bars to ogle strangers or recogni acquaintances. Each coachr a 'cokade; a symbol, not so long of military rank, but now affected universally. During the lifetime of the who passed her days se luded in lone to the Robes, the Keepe 's Privy Purse, the al, the Gentleman he Fart London crowd, which, for kery and ruthless anywhere, Now- : are 1d in the evening. r issued. two or three haps a thousand or o debutantes, who kingham Palace about ten he ne and queen have come from Windsor for the occasion and by the thousands who gather streets in state, head to per 7 Fa TLE. and outside a guard of honor i | ket match between Harrow and Eton the Gentlemen-at-Arms and | at * Cricket Ground, when the old queen, forward and band the of side ven through the . . ple advance or other of her four castles, England has no "fountain of h nor' to unit ide the | e gates and peer in- | L 3 the carriages. The brilliant uni- ficial card to th official in waiting at | formed by the door, who bands it im.turn to the | the Yeomen of the Guard, Tn the dark or light blue favors are to be n is drawn up the diplomg- | seen on every spectator, and raptur- peside the throne | throne roo read | tic circle, consisting of ambassadors | ous applause follows a success out: she advances alone on to the from almost every country in the | stroke or the fall of a wicket. Them strip of carpet, courtesies, | world, resplendent in glittering uni- there is the gonual regatta at Hen: in nervous terror lest she forget cal- | ley, when the boats and launches are Lotd Chamberlain The debutante hears her name enrr of the Honorable Corps of Gen- > he Yeomen of the « and Staves lend my of the scene the scattered social groups If to harmonious whole and take his | naturally at the head of «uicen, coming to the throne at when royalty had been. mack hore ster, Ks and retires, the | forme, in silken robes, in fez less contemptible by the follivs ne In vices of the Georges and ti re Ww members hav org J on re s have ar ! : ] of the. fourth Wi I they are received fruits of those weeks of careful in- | fan, with the exception of the American | so numerous that an adventurous ceeded in re-establi in | th : ves and conducted to structions in the de portment school ambassador, who presents a dignified | spirit may cross the Thames by léap- ceremonies and restoring the e nnd Ihe council room. Thence they pro- and blast her carver for every com-|contrast in his plain suit of black. ing from one to another, The re cities. : of the crown. The had old-fas shi i he Cen join the king and quien In the mitting the awful sacrilege of turning | The first to be presented aré distin- | gatta lasts three days and many spends demy, with a b ideas;--no princess, for exa pl oF | ojite drawing room, and here= the her back upon the throne instead of Lis {orvigners from the continent these in house hoats, sleeping on the | galleries, the {* formed, and passes -suc- walking out backward | of Europe, and then come Englishmen | deck in the delicious June weather, | street; After the presentations have been | of repute or sudden celebrity, whom serenaded By itinerant minstrels or by given hy the art se become acquainted | parties of college men with blackened $ un which are in Ei through the gold drawing : R 'tate dining room to king and queen devote | the King desires to where it halts and dis- aring the uniform escorts the queen concluded the ever permitted under ans their attention to ces to lunch in a public rest wurante | The accession of thé present king has inaugurated a new era. The monarcl has assumed his Pl the others who [with After this the ceremony faces, American, French, German an have attended the court, walking back | knighthood is conferred upon a num- Belgium crews compete at this re g by women, through the vanous state apartments ier of unofiending country tradesmen | gata, though up to the present time and pausing for a moment to speak | end local mayors, whose appearance the crack English eights have remain; Ng i nggest chivalry or ed unbeaten. Another river function, | this : brings with i 'ou eetything that is © able, a the Englis or 8 : ' a hi hamt wpsembly, | ack- to JJavorites as they pass along. Vdoes not at all he id acclama- 3 Apgther court function, akin to the {valorous actions. Th knight is usual- | is the humping races between the Ox- is ly the small local magnate who is not y ford colleges, when London is German n en Lo tor 5 ou | atigecs al wealthy tu s from all quar- o quar | goregoing, but thi time for men, most brilliant and ce cars her famous X 3 the royal levee, which is held at Europe. The season originated 817} ec nsidered worthy of a baronetey, but | denuded of fas! for whom the title of "Sir" presents | ple of days. glamor. This wor- the narrow The boats start ong { "heir coun in the com- f intervals hames at short a x ki in . . centlomen to at- n ' ing to town of ger : a n a and-her train is | Jones" Palace, a quaint aot Ent, a Ln « es wy qu old structure ; lyrati hich pag f | s : duration, Which | 1 exept for this {» deserivabl Wi air place them- 3 t {mn 10 ibab! v t royal pair pa m- | gecasion, standing at the bottom of | thy gocs wii pon one knee before | apart, the college which was Jon | spring TO St. Jfmes' street, leading out of Pic- | hig sovereign, who strikes him across {the preceding year again resuming i this place, and #0 in onder. Any boat still regulates 11s n of carpet before the shoulder with the flat of his sword which, after 'the simultaneous start, nt from soon after the peu neo the session; in spring, unt the pro- |? of Lords, ¥ : p 4 rogation about the 12th of August | the J : Te the ball | gadilly. The king rides thither from Je London to SPC : presentations, Buckingham Palace in his state earn- {At the same 1 exclaiming "Arise, s been proceed'ng | age, with its trappings of gold and/ Sir Isaa leancs," or "Bir William Ro | succeeds in touching fhe stern of the y 2 the ense happened. to be | bont abead of her, takes { while the defonted crew. lose thelr post of Life Guards ac | b : of course, plays a prominent | scarlet, an escort rt, staircase and landing eompanying him, seated upon magnifi- | side the doors the poor debutantes | are fightiy and jostling one another |eent horses j {in the efforts to reas h their destina- | and wearin | {jon and avoid suffocation. Fach of | riving at St. s in little coats of | : 5 E generally disused | summons all fashionab the delights of grouse slaughter. : Though parliament has conse 10 be | recent YOArS, | et «auite so much "the thing" since those | came up : 3 3 A "dreadful" labor members io gh tt a N ioer carrying drawn 'swords | role among the events of season, and jon the river, It is intensely ; gleaming enirasses, Ar. | cortain histone institutions are re {ing to watch the gradual appre applanded with {ons boat upon another, the def James' Palace the King ns wed annually, to be much eagerness by the parents of |attempt to win free of pursuit, lowered the tone of it, it numbers sufficient land hi oul A visitor may be the doors are opened mathemati, at athletic sports | i ed gentlemen to énable it to retain j the intros ol thi motor | them 18 accompanied by her sponsor, by the cabinet ministers [0 Av. 1 have changed 8 Int ao Who. in distincticn from all the other officers of state, snd con the performers as by these themselves, | wild steering of the coxswain in Jadies, must wear a train. The cou the throne room, while in | Such, for esample, is the annbal: eric stern in order to escape that } » Pek 4 nd : iL the eonntry its bonnection with _smmrt society in h The opening of parliament at _-- hove feature 0 the fast disappearing > h ¢ frst of the. seasons Ru