New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-03
ANGLo-AMERICAN GOSSIP.
SOCIETY AND POLITICS.

GRAPHS OF LONDON BELLIES FOR SALE.
IFRoM THE REGULAR coRgEsPosDEST OF THE TkbUNE.l
LONDON, May 23.-After six weeks of sunshine
and splendor in Paris London it must be confessed,
does not impress a returning resident as brilliant
city. In Paris 1 bad not seen fire, except OF
painted paper ON the stage but arriving in Lon
don the hearths were blazing in every room in the
house. People who had been here all the time pro-
tested that it was a sudden change of weather and
that they too had had fine weather. But
don't know that you are obliged TO
believe these patriots. They will be telling
You next that the very streets OF London are
trumphs of architecture, and that you are bound
to admire the endless of palry house fronts OF
which your fouT-wheeler gives you a leisurely view
as you Jolt over the blocks Of granite which do duty
for pavement in place of the Paris asphalt with its
sea-hke surface. Ii is not till you come upon the
Park glorious its wealth of early Summer foliage
and long stretches of green turf lying soft over hill
and dale, that you begin to recover your good
opinion of this huge and homely metropolis. can,
at any rate walk into my own front door instead OF
the yawning portals of an Amercanized Paris
hotel and the rest does not much matter.
The very first news hear is that the season,
usually at its height in May and June, is hOpelessy
broken up. The Queen is already gone to her Scotch
country home; thengh that proves nothing, for she
always goes early and London has learned to get on
fairly well without her Maiesty's help. In Paris
you hear daily of the coming of great people or of
your own friends. The Exhibition is magnet that
draws all the world. In London the reverse is true;
people are departing, not few of them for Paris,
naturally enough. The Crown Prince and Princess
of Germany here on visit to their
mother, whose flight to Balmoral more
betOkens want of affection for her daughter and
her daughters husband than it betokened a want
of fv lass Tho do WIN he
of Russia father of her sons wife, and then her good
friend and ally came all the way from ST. Petersburg
to see her. There has been a State banquet at
Windsor, to which the Prince of Wales not
asked, and there was a State ball last night at
Buckingham Palace given, as It is expressly set
down in the court circular by command OF the
Queen, who may have been dancing, for aught
anybody knows, Highland fling to the shrieks of
Scotch bagplpes. And there are other great en-
tertainments in store, with not few of
lesser magnifcence; yet it is none the
less true that the season which began with
almost unparalleled gayety long before its time, IS
the wane just at the moment when its festivities
ought to be at the height. 1t appears the pace was
too fast to live. People hurried away at Easter with
something of the eagerness for rest which usually
comes in July; they returned slowly; some of them
have not come back at all. and will not come again
this year. The edge of the social appetite has been
taken off with four months of ceaseess festivities
for which an early meeting of Parliament
and late coming of Easter made room.
An American beauty who lives in London,
star that shines at sundry great houses,
is off to Germany till Autumn. Some of the great
houses have their shutters up already. And there
was room enough in the Park drive yesterday and
to spare only four or five pretty girls said my
formant, dozen awe-inspring dowagers, and
mob of the unknown The butterflies of fashion in
these circumstances will daily be taking wing south
ward. l don't see why the industrious journalist
may not keep their company. after gathering up
budget of the latest political gossip All men agree
to-day that there is to be no war the world is
going to keep ryst and holiday in Paris, when once
the long strain on Its nerves is over This feeling
may not last; the sky may cloud over again to-
morrow; but for this day, at least the
confidence in peace is greater than it has
been for months past. Probably l ought to
say why men think so here, and what the tone of
the general talk in London is. But Count SchOuva-
loft arrived only last night; he is with Lord Sails
bury at this moment; there will be Cabinet
meeting to consider his communications tomorrow;
the debate in the Commons on the Indian troops
business is still going and next post will be time
enough to deal with these grave topics You can't
EXPECT man Just back from Paris TO plunge all ut
frivolous talk, or give you some personal news not
all of it frivolous. Who is to say what is
frivolousi London believes in peace because
Count Schouvalof before quitting st. Petersburg
teegraphed to have his servants here put into fresh
liyeries. The practical Englishman instantly ar
gued that nobody would be so prodIgal as to spend
all that money unless he the lveries could
be worn-sure that he was TO stay in London; and
the certainty of Count SchOuyaoffs staying i'll Lon
don through the season is an assurance that peace is
TO be preserved. The extreme cOrdiality OF the
erecting between Lord Salisbury and the Russian
Ambassador OF last nights State ball was also re-
marked aud is remarked upon this morning. On
the whole there is enough to believe that the
Paris Exhibition will supply the greatest variety of
fresh topics Even the Lancashire cotton strike
bids fair to to peaceable end There is peace
in the
OF weddings and christennrs there has been no
lack; and there have been unhapplly at least two
funerals which one would have rejOced to postpone.
Americans must bear their part i'm any which
touches Mr. Bright, and have heard. with sincere
regret, of the death of his wife. She was seldom
seen in London of late years, but the guests who
have visited Mr.. Brights quiet home in Rochdale
may have seen this lady, and must have brought
away a vivid recollection of her grace
and force Of character. About the same
time died Mr. Edward Arnold, a brother OF
Mr.. Matthew Arnold and brother-in-law of Mr..
w. T. Forster man not widely known, but not
wanting In the traits and high qualities which come
by inheritance to all the sons and daughters of Dr.
Arnold, of Rugby. Mr.. Forster is back again in
London, inyaIided by the breaking of ankle bone
in the South of France, whence after delay and
by easy stages, but with much pain, he managed to
reach home He is able to drive out daily, and
threatens to go TO the House tonight in order to
vote for Lord Hartington's motion, and even to
speak briefly desiring he does to express his con-
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