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A tolerably good notion of the extent to which the Wild West show is the rage among the aristocrats of London is afforded by the statement that a titled English lady made a sensation in the dinner line by inviting her friends to meet some of Cody's Indians. To make it particularly pleasant for the savages invited the hostess sent her chef to ascertain their favorite food, how it should be cooked, etc. As a climax to this prodigious doing of the honors to these aboriginal Americans, the lady sent her carriage, and the Indians rode forth to dinner in lofty style. A Boston contemporary suggests that, under the circumstances, it is incumbent on Buffalo Bill to get up a banquet of roast dog and other favorite Indian cates, and invite the English lady, with her high-toned associates, to meet the squaws. It is a good scheme, and would be carrying international comity clear back to first principles.