The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-06
A HOME FOR PRE-RAPHAELITES.
Wagner and Patti, Jefferson
and Irving.
PRINCE ARTHUR'S BETROTHAL
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amuse them. The picture galleries have unlocked
their doors. The Orleans Club House grounds, at
Twickenham, have been thrown open for the in
spection OF friends Of the members Three lines OF
coaches are now making regular trips TO Windsor,
Portsmouth ana Guildford, and are receiving ample
patronage.
NEW PICTURES.
One Of the events OF the week has been the open
ing Of the Governor Gallery and the Royal Academy.
The Governor Gallery has grown out OF fancy OF
Sir Coutts Lindsey, who is said to have expended
100000 (El2o,ooo) on the pictures now shown.
They consist mainly Of prersphaelite works.
The Royal Academy, at Burlington House,
comprises 1850 average works of art
but there is nothing this year TO merit
scape, Enthusiastically Scottish, called "Meeting
waters" There Is in 1t wonderful combination
OF color and light 1t is not, however equal to his
famous landscape OF last year. known as cover
the Hills and Far Away" He is also represented
by figure portrait OF petrothed couple parting.
This Is entitled eyes" Also by portrait OF a
beefeater-those relics Of the Court OF Henry VIII.
whose animated enigies are still to be seen peram-
bulating the corridors and courts OF the Tower OF
London. Broughton has two works, the subjects OF
June" These pictures are the recipients OF gen.
eral admiration on account OF the strength and
beauty OF their coloring Henessey has French
study representing chapel In the country Mme
stillman has water color picture OF roses and
lilies. America is only slightly represented.
WAGNER AND PATTI
Herr Wagner arrived at Charing Cross Station on
Tuesday evening last, where he received by his
friends, and was presented with an address Of vel.
como from the German associations OF London.
Nine. Patti appears on May Is as Dinorah.
TWO AMERICAN LADIES'
Nile. Rosavella sang to- night by Invitation OF Sir
julius Benedict and the committee, at the annual
press dinner at Willis rooms.
Mile. Avigana, an American MISS armstrong;,
made her debut on Friday evening as Donna Elvira
in "Don Giovanni"
JEFFERSON AND IRVING.
Dramatic affairs are very quiet just now The
controversy now existing between Jefferson and
Chatterton concerning the terms of the formers
engagement promises to ripen into law suit.
Mr.. Henry Irvng's arrangements for his perfor-
mances in America are said to be completed. New
Workers. will, therefore, soon have an opportunity to
compare his acting with that OF Booth and Barrett.
PRINCE ARTHUR's ENGAGEMENT.
The engagement between the Duke of Connaught
and Lady Rosamond- Jane Frances, second daughter
of the Duke Of Marlborough announced. When
the Prince went to Ireland, last November to join
the garrison OF Dublin it was given out that
he was to stay for less than six months.
Now he Is to stay on and will go to
the Curragh camp Tor the annual exercises,
which are held there every yearin the beginning Of
summer. When the Emperor OF Germany's birth.
day was at hand 1t was the special wish OF the
Queen that the Duke OF Connaught should go to
Berlin to represent her on the suspicious occasion.
She wrote to MIN herself stating her wish; but the
loverPrince wrote back that his duties In Ireland
were of such nature that he could not absent
himself He has been getting all the regmental
bands In Ireland to learn and practice the Zapfen-
stretch, or general tattoo, as used in a German
corps d'a,rnes when camping out and setting the
night watches This seems to be the extent OF his
military labors.
THE FRIENDS OF THE HEATHENs.
The May meetings now in full blast and
Exeter Hall is crowded to excess daily. 1t is under
the auspices OF these great and good societies that
the poor natives OF Uganda are supplied with
channels skin jackets and warming pans and
the Zuus with Bibles, boots and meerschaum
plpes Apropos of the usual agitation at
this time, the Archbishop of Canterbury asks con-
trbutons 10 the extent of sl3oOOO for the restora
ton OF Canterbury Cathedral.
AN ENGLISH PILGRIMAGE.
delegation, headed by the Duke OF Norfolk, left
London yesterday for Rome to attend the Papal
jubilee. lie bears q congratulatory address with
JOO 900 signatures The Pope will receive the dele
CATION on Ascension Day.
Canon Thoral has been appointed Bishop OF st.
Adams
LITERATURE AND COPYRIGHTS.
There IL nothing especially noticeable In the shape
OF new literature. Captain Burnaby proposes to
write another work on Asia, supplementary to his
Khivan book. This time he viii deal with Asia
Minor and the plans OF Russian conquest on the
eastern side OF the Bosphorus.
Tennyson is said to be writing a new historical
drama.
The copyright commission has concluded It's
labors.
SCIENTIFIC GOSSIP
The ruling agitation among the scientific people
OF England IS the discover q ,a In Lincolnshire.
Russian Swans have discovered an electric candle,
whose light is of tenfold more brliiancy than the