The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-18

FORE be surprised to find the scheme above de-
scribed brought forward as reason for the neces-
sity OF making these islands. like France, Germany
Russia and even Italy. an EARNED camp"
AMATEURS THE PROFESSIONS.
One of the most characteristic Developments of the
London of to-day is the growth of amateurship. 1t
has not only invaded every branch of science and
art but it is attacking literature. and making
conquests i'll domains that can be called OF neither
science nor art nor yet OF literature We nave anna,
their social quality. yet become quite professional
when the subject of remuneration comes to be
fain. of course. be put on par with
the professional in that respect though
not perhaps in others. But they do not. as rule.
allow the small monetary results Of their genius to
mar the social eclat of their efforts have in my
minds eye a young gentleman who has Just brought
1t published. but among his friends 1t is known as
fact that he refused $4,000. or course it wond not
do for young gentleman who wears his hair long
and haunts West End drawing rooms. and who
gives hints about invitations to join yachting
tours with Mr.. William Black. to be supposed
to accept so mean a figure as ESQ for three
volume" There is another class of amateurs who
have no professions OF this kind. they VIII talk
about their bantling tell you what they got Tor 1t
indeed everything about it, from its conception and
CESSATION to its final lactation and weaving. know
fact that she got ESQ for each OF her two first
novels and f70 for her third. The wonderful
success OF this latter was Effected .S by
and carried out by the distinguished light OF
one OF the leading metropolitan Nonconformist pull
pits. The book not selling and so The reverend
gentleman stepped into Nudes and asked for it.
But it was not on the shelves Of the great library
..Not got THE Love OF My Lfe? I'm surprised
The reverend gentleman was well known at Nudes.
and the next day fifty copies of the work were
ordered. This was how it came about that novel
number three paid for with check for f7O.
AMATEURS THE STAGE.
Then there is the amateurship of the stage Anna
teur actors-althoush less numerous in London.
where their talents more subject to suffer by
comparison with professional artsts-have COM
pletey absorbed provincial speculation. and go
about in troops and companies. the great injury of
the professionals who follow atterward We
have at present one or two titled prUre %
ayers to present them to the public as amateurs.
Sir William Maguay, for instance. who. CON
scious of talent comes forward boldly with his
style and title, Us a regularly engaged and
salaried actor. to fulfil at the Imperial (Aquarium
Theatre. thus repairing by industry the wrongs Of
fortune. There is great dignity in this feeling of
frank independence and the public will not be
slow to appreciate it, We have heard. too. OF late OF
the titled lady who amateurish that she broke
an engagement whereby she undertook not to act
on the public stage on condition OF receiving
ut Of our most popular London theatres
Among the upper ten there IL great penchant for
houses plays, even opera bouffe. put the stage
in manner to eclipse anything have witnessed
anywhere but on the very highest stages OF must
cal amateurs there legions. They beset us on
every side. and in many cases rely upon
their loudly proclaimed quality OF amateurs to
obtain professional salaries The musical amateurs
OF London are simply starving the musical artists
and running musical art, already at its lowest ebb.
far as native talent is concerned. Young ladies who
.'have been to Paris and Milan" step upon the plat
form with the greatest confidence and trill away
with the greatest huency with the evident idea of
salary u husband in perspective. This amateur
ishly fishing for spouse is highly comic, and just
fes the joke that nowadays young ladies are edu-
Gated to music and matrimony. The question OF
harmony is not enough thought OF, either artist
AMATEUR PAINTERS AND PREACHERS.
will not venture to say anything here on anna
teur painters whose pictures crowd the galleries to
tho exclusion Of those of the regular artists who
have spent their whole lives in studying their art
But who could pass by the amateur preachers with
out saying word or two-the amateur preachers
who hustle the Woodworking parson out of his pull
pit and force him to make way for their unstudied
elouuence and gesture? Have we not Lord kintore,
in the Evangelistic Church. with the Rev. Shots
Douglas? And the main desire OF every man
and woman nowadays seems to be to raise their
heads above the crowd. and become somebody cell
ebrated for something more than the mere advan-
tages of wealth or title have the Hon. Ion Keith
Falconer, now attracting large congregations OF the
Evangelistic creed.
The honorable gentleman has found means OF
drawing together large number of people-not for
his eloquence alone. but for his reputation as BIZ
cyclst, which $50 says the programme) has been the
means of gathering hundreds into the fold-literay
running them in-"who would not otherwise have
come within tho sound of the Gospei;" and 1t Is
really an edifyinR sight. on q Sunday morning, to
behold the reverend pastor mounted on his metal
and folio wed by his congregation all flying at
tearing speed down the road to the little Evan9elis
tic Chapel where he breaches. On arriving at the
chapel door each rider shoulders his seed and stables
him in tho vcstry. Mr. lon Keith Faconer il in the
habit of drawing apt illustrations from bicycling
and these never fail to produce most carrying
sensation The SMILES are all we'll understood by
the listeners. the deductions rightly appreciated
and the arguments generally put to the test mine-
diately leaving the chapel But 1t is really some
what funny to hear IN these days that the bicycle
has been the means Of gathering to the fold those
'.who would not otherwise have come within sound
OF the Gospel" Then. too. there arc the amateur
preachers of the lowly, one might even say the
Tower classes. We have had Wright for instance.
thing other-I really forget what, but it does not
matter much. He it was believe. who inaug urated
and
unoriginal minded gentleman few days ago. the
editor Of u mildly moral journal. who had just been
verted something, had invited him to one Of his
suppers telling him it the "hyest move OUT and
that they had the jolliest feeds In his preaching
boxing. cock lighting and the like.
observation-disclosures.
But the freak OF authorship Is that which
leads private ladies like the Countess of Dudley.
Mrs. Langtry and others to allow their portraits to
grace the windows printsellers and others
teur Phrynes. 1t is of the most characteristic
things OF the day, this; and one of the amusements
Of the Gdnear: OF London Is to take stroll down
the windows the fresh poses OF the old.
The rage Is for these poses photographiques. which
every cad may have in his album letter case. But
it is not necessary to to the expense OF pur-
chase, for in fifty shops in the Strand and Fleet
he not have every form Of feminine beauty dis
played to his taste? Along with nude Zulus. dark
aud luscious as the burgundy grape; French
statuary, In which little Is left to the imagination
and actresses. French and Others decoetees to the
verge. have titled ladies. Leaders OF Fashion,"
In all the attributes that psinidueerie and simperng
imbccility could suggest. Temporal! mores! One
is tempted to wonder how these danes could have
come to degrade themselves to this sort of thing.
1t will come To be one OF the most commendatory
things that be said OF lady In writing her cpl
taph that she would allow herself to be photo
graphed for SALE Can 1t DO that these Celebrities photo
grdpa2ues get percentage the portraits OF them
selves sold. they paid much per pose or num-
Der poses the the dame poses pdsti3es
Do their husbands allow them to do this for
pin money! The Whitehall Recieac with its LEADERS
OF Fashion," has much to do with this kind
of degradation. But then, allowing portrait 20 APP
pear in % society paper IL not bad permit
Lc stared Mt and compared along wi.h the uncon.
scious Zulu beauties above mentioned. But que
Juirey The old lines and demarcations being
everywhere oblitcrated. Phryne is being admitted
into society aud carossed and f9ted. while society