The New York herald., 1878-08-19


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although the American built schooner Encbanrsss
came 10 hrst BY nearly i've minutes, and beating the
hishusss sailed In his yacht.
rHE LATEST THING IN .EsTHErIcs.
with house decoration, church restoration. art
needlework and the costume Of their great grand.
ching which viii better repay time and trouble and
crafty still further the arst's aud poets There
rbsn a.. so o.
pledge themselves to do all they can 10 make them
selves comeiy by natural means "Prizss viii be
gwen to those ladies who eau move with ease anu
grace, ana afford evidence OF free OF their
limbs, white It Will DO leading rule OF the scnoo
shey shall not be dssasa essential aeces.
sorry TO beauty" ! don't know what are the
sacred Olympic circle, nor what are the
particular natural means and methods by which the
male male ana female members as will w,li make ,nsmss.s.
be Obliged 10 adopt costume which Will allow peo-
pie TO judge OF their comehpcss How can the famous
modern attire. matter how tightly the Iair one's
skirts are tied bacx9 And how can the ,hcws and
sinews Of the malc athlete DO admired whsn covered
by rock coat ana fashionable pantaloons? Having
thus established their school Of beauty (with power
no doubt, to add 10 their number) The me mbers will
find themselves ut length in the costume Of ancient
Helas and as tho frequent opportunities tor observ
Ing tho nude human form was the secret OF the per-
lection OF Greek sculpture, wc may expect an I'M
mense incroase in the number oi British scuptors
ana tho foundation OF new school OF giyphc art
THE "TRUTH" LIBLE SUITS.
LONDON. August Z, 1878.
II any OF the score OF London weekly society jour.
should be happy at the present moment II is Mr..
Labouohsre's Truth against which .hros actions
tried the DAY before yesterday The three plain
tins were Mr.. Demetri ,mbrt, Turkish gentleman.
whom Truth had charged with falsely representing
himself ss Turkish pacha, and with questionable
conduc, a. card playing; Mr.. Robertson, the man.
agcr of The Aquarium, whom Truth bad charged
with dishonesty. and Mr. Dawson, the mu.
sical critic Of The Times. whom Truth charges
with serious imputatons regarding the dis
charge ot his critical duties. The latter
than ordinary interest, ME Dawson being well
known in musical aud literary circles, whore hs 10
highly esteemed The hbelous paragraphs Of which
Mr.. DavisoA complains appeared In the columns Of
Trpth more than yosr ago; and IL is said. notoe
would have been taken Of them bad not the Times
insisted upon It's critic publicly refuting ths charges
THE CHARGES AGAINST Mn DAWSON.
Mr.. Dawson, mpy say here, resides, and Eas for
very many years, with the family OF Mr. Jarrett, a
we'll known theatrical and operate agent, who has
the management OF Nine. Nlsson's affairs and re-
ceivcs ten per cent COMMISSION all her engage.
mepts Mr.. Jarrotts personal reputation has always
been hiah one. On the 21ss OF June OF last year
Nine. Gerster.G .Gardini made her frst appearance In
England. and sho is the cause, according 10 Truth,
Of Mr.. Davisons offence Nine. Gers,er. .Gardlni is a
Hungarian lady gifted with brilliant soprano voice.
Three years ago she hor reputation very
suddenly. She was then Mile Etelka Gerster,
and her business manager and agent was a certain
Mr.. Gardin,, German or Hungarian Jew. No sooner
did hear OF her grcat success than heard Of nor
marriage Thcnceforth she was announced the bills
as Nine. GersterGardinL Mr. Gardini had secured
her himself for iis She Of the jewish faith SO
is M CARDIFF; SO Is Mr. Labouohers
ABOUT A PRixA DONNA.
Before Mmc. Gcrster. .Gardni arrived In London
Truth published number of highly laudatory notices
OF the Hungarian prima donna, aud told and kept
telling the London public that they were about TO
hear enc OF the sweetest angel singers that
tho world had produced. NINE. Gsrstcr-
Gardini came. Sns sang but she did not
receive the ringing welcome that Truth mud
demandsd Tor her; la iaes, though she sang beaut-
fully she had many defects. and the public refused
accept her either Patti or Nilsson. The public
tsven alter another ItsliAn operate season. s.il re-
the srtise par szcsnce Of The operaiic stage. she
Is ssiil 4 beautiful singing bird, but she has not
proved herself great artist so much need to say
before gong further. Nine. Gcrster Gardni appeared
at Her Majcsty's and Mr.. Dawson, as the musical
critic Of the Tines had crtcise her performances
Mr.. Davis0n's notice, which appeared duly In tho
Times though pointing out some dciscts In her per-
formsnce, was, on tho whole, oi rather laudatorv
cnsraeter, speaking OF her as singer OF "moro
a :.voic. Of considerabI: range, aud In the
highest notes capable II sKuiiy managed, OF fcais
beyond the common, though IL was aoded that she
unequal performer. This notice rs, perhaps,
cold enough, but there is nothing In TO hurt any
body. MT. Dawson usually speaks warmly and en-
eouragtngly Of young artis,ss. He has never been
known imagine, 10 Intentionally wound The feelings
OF tho worst singcrs when he critclscs he
Gardlni he spoke, MS you see. narshIy, very
deprecatory; IN act, he said In another way what
have said OF that lady bsiors. Well, Mr. here,
who had been untirtng IN his Efforts 10 lauc Mma
erssor 10 Skies got his ears, to speak, snd
commenced the series Of articles against MT Dawson
which form tho snbject OF the present SUIT lew
paragraphs from those articles may be here quoted -
QUOTATIONS PRox THs LIBELLors PARAGRAPH.
TrtHh's first imputatiou against Mr.. Dawson In
an article OF the number Of .ns s'n OF July, las.
praise" the reason for which, Iabouchere asserted,
beng that Mr.. jarrett had offered his services 10
Nine Gerstsr ior the usual Ten per cent com misson,
but that they had bsen declined Truth iurther
stated that Mr. jarrett Mr. Dav mad lived for
many years In the Same house, ana that the circum
might lead foreign srtstcs TO suppose that the
be way TO insure favorable notice from Mr. Dawson
to Mr. Jarrett ten per cont upon their sala.
rios Ii was added, however, ''tnat MI DAWSON Is
tons; but friendship friendship and neghbors are
neighbors" +" and 'tbat C2sar's wife should be above
suspicion In another article, in the same month,
the same suggestions were repeated. without sciu-
ally tmputing any actual dishonesty 10 Mr. Dawson
II was suggested that Tho circumstances were susp-
cious and that ''the critic Of important jour
nnl like the Times should be above susptcion."
On the oath OF July last year another notice by Mr..
Dawson oil Mme Gerstcr's performances was pub
lshcd the Times, and In this also she was spoken
Of IN nIghy audatory terms, ~ having estnpiisncd
her pos sition" Tporeupon The "a ot August there
a appeared another article IN Truth attacking Mr..
,trnI yptusx nd