The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-02
LONDON GOSSIP,

cen ChamD1On-ODemtug OF the Royal
Academy The Most Remark able Paint
inRs-GEisi's Appearance ana Disap-
pearauct-Pat,f-M RumOrs
-Tbe waltz and POlka-BOucIcauIIs
''Parasih Clork'' 80 Bare Honor for a
Dramatic Author 40 Rscetve-GrieVe--
Agnes BOueICRuIt-Mr. - ID. Homes
Appearance OD the Stage at worcester
-CrlI1quo-PrOpOsed Debut I'm London
rs ''HsmleE'-LeGter from the Em press
of RuSsia's Maid OF Honor - Photo
graph of the Peasant who Saved the
EmptrOr's Life - Sacha Home made
Page TO the Emperor.
LONDON, May 19.-The raccJ at Epson have been
one of the great event, OF the week. In England
where racing mas the countcnance of royalty and
ofthen Obility maSSe people not given to
lizng upon that passion for gambling which takes
the shape of horse IGcing. The sald her of
q well brought up family will tell you soberly,
"There is nothing TO equal our Derby day" Shop
windows through the whole length and breadth
of this vast city crowded with placaros attached
10 bonnets, para5os, mantles, hatJ, shawls, etc.,
bearing the inscription For the races" Gentlemens
waterproof overcoas, busters, boots hats ETC., fOr
the races" One almost expects to SEQ feather beds
and looking glasses labed, ''tor the races"
The immense throng that pours upon the Downs,
like q living sea, swelling every moment with fIC IN
waves, is not wholly made up OF turft.s and fe't
proIusely dotted with superb equipagCs, and the
fair ants may be all sides, gailY
taking OF their uncheOns foI carriage SIP
piled with a we l-3toTed hampeTL champagne cOIks
are flying, and the AR Is flled with the hum of
jocund voices and OF Rleeiul laughter-never loud,
be 1t noted, when 1t issues from the lips of Eng
hsh lady, however merrily it may ring.
1he horses Pather IN cluster at the starting points
then how wonderful is the stiffness that, IN an in
slant, falls upon the whole of that dense and so
lately tumultuous crowd. The horses start; it is
passing strange to watch those thousands of faces
all watching way, all turning together. as with
one movement, the horses fly past. Myrlads seem
literally swayed as by the impulse OF one single in-
divIdual; men and women inyoluu tariIy hold their
breath as the goal neared then comes the roar
cheers, the waving of hats and haRdkerehies, the
shouts of exultation, with the cry of Lord Lyon
hears, heeds the low groans OF anguish, the sup
pressed curses, the muttered eacuations of despair
that inevitably mnge with them? The Derby day
we tod, is a quiet national holiday, but would
the boys in the fabe found the nging of
such sport had there been no frogs to whom 1t
AproDos to racing, the sculling match between the
place the hames, awakens much interest James
Ham.ll lhe American champion, is SAID to navea
like padding. He goes very fast. 1t yet 10
be seen whether he will beat Henry Kelley, the cee
brated English champion.
9TH. They opened to the sound OF wild wall from
the painters OF two thousano rejected pictures. The
circumscrlbed walls OF the Academy had only space
TO hang seven hundred and sixty paintings this year.
We briefly note a few OF the most remarkable.
We believe no picture has been more admired than
"Hagar and Ishmael," by #. Goodall. Hagar is
crossing the desert the child by her side look
of camel The figures are academlcally drawn.
and exqulstely painted and modelled. The view of
the desert is very fine
"Ihe Syracusan Bride leading wild beasts in pro.
cession to the Temple of DIANA" by f. Leighton,
occupies canvas fifteen feet long 1t is very ex-
traOronary picture and proclaims huge stride on
ward IN English art. In this picture have skill
ful adaptation OF the principles by which Paul Vero-
nese achieved such great results The colOring is
daring, and the figures detach themselves grandly
against the luminous background. Yet we find
striking beauties closely allied faults as striking.
The faces are not merely all of the same type, but
often Iepetltons one OF the other The ANIMALS a. Q
out Of proportion to the figures lion, for instance,
only reaches to the knee OF the nYmDh close TO which
ood tn1n ho ana we @ the ANIMALS seem put
are very melons in size The procession is pune
to a" boTa hSon ny small R%
introduction doubtless gives effect to the singular
Another fine picture by Leightonis "The Painters
Honeymoon" young wife lovingly lens ever
her husband, while he IS drawing The pose would
presses the sentiment intended all the more cor
LADY Godiva's Prayer" by Sir g. Landseer
places before Us thOrse and lapdog suDerbly
painted; but the Lady Godlva is badly drawn, and
lacks al pretension 10 beauty of face or form. The
duenna, however, who attends upon her Mistress il
fuh OF expression.
"Theus," by G. f Watts, is the only nude picture
In the exhibition. Engl sh fasu udlousness usually
excludes undraped nature. with which tne French
galleries are aDundantly adorned. II 1t be true tina
the most difficult achievement of the artist is tn
dellneaton OF the human form, we may congratu
late the Academlcians upon havin0 had the courag
TINS year 10 pronounce q Ihetis worthy of ad
mission
"WIdow Wadman laying siege TO Uncle Toby" b.
W. Il. Firth, Is charming.
"a Chat Round the Brasero {" byJ. Phillips repre-
sents Spanish priest relating some improper stor
TO group of Spanish ladies sitting around brazisI
The picture is coarse IN feeling, but wonderful
painted.
In "The Holy Family" by f. signol, we at ono
recognize the French school. The severity of trea
meDt and the soft perfection OF modelling present
marked contrast TO the more careless style Of Eugs
painters.
"PaYIng the Rent" by r. Nichol, is very good
NSaluu n Enunig1 hU Il
Burgess. gentleman is joking amid a group
ladies', about the painting upon fan. "LG La
dhdgid-Washing at Terracina," by r. Lehman
Is gem OF beauty.
Daniel Maclise, Royal Academician, at work o
Westmmster," by j. Baantyne, attracts a crOwC
and IS considered exceedingly fine; but the pictur
appears to us as fiat, thin, and confused.
eyes, is "LieutsnantColonel Charles Gordon, c. /
X, s.. i'll his Uniform a Mandarin of the YeloV
Jacket rank conferred on HIM by the Emperor
China for his services against the rebel TaepIngs,
by v q. PIinceps
We mentioned in our last the expected return
Her hajesty's Theatre OF the famous Grisl, littl
thinking that there would be disastrous result I
chronicle, Grisi appeared once as "IuCreti
BorgIa," disappeared, and cancelled her ENGAGE
ment The whole story may be told in these few
painful words:-
On the 18th of Nay the bewtohing Patti ono
more enTapured all ears ana TUNED all heads, O
CoYent Garden, as "Rosna," lin The Barber
Se0iHe The umOr gains ground that the Idolze
songstress will condescend to exchange her stal
diadems for a yerltable cOronet. But then rumI
great actress to a prince ora Clergyman. III
walt2 which Patti recently composed and dedicate
10 the flinee Imperial, called ~ Flor di PriInt
0erd t''Ihe Flower OF Spring) Is OF course the rag
Herr Leopold de Never sent Patti ms farewe
when she left PARIS IN the shape of a "Patti Polka
OF whlcn II mas been said that 1t would make oil