The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-04-04
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pects OF Art in Every Branch,
Correspondence of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
LONDON, March "a, 1880.
have met this Rev. DR.. Parker, minister |
of the City Temple, who wants to bc sent to Para-
ment by the electors of the city Of London. have
spoken of him In this column BEFORE He is prom
inent figure In London. lie reminds mo constantly
of one of Hogarh's sketchcsa great, broad-shoul-
tcred under sized, knotty boned man, with halt
in his walk odd eyes, hearing little of-color, and
big meodlous, double bass voice, which you feel
would make the plaster the ceiling OF an ordinary
fall down, II he were to open the OF
1t for Ave minutes. am told that he roars like the
Bull of Basan In the pulpit, and tells funny stories TO
make the groundlings laugh His following Is some
thing tremendous, second only to Spurge0ns ana MS
so-cailed religious penny paper. the Foento,n,
has colossal circulation among that uncountabe
army OF respectable ignoramses In Great Britain VINO
and most uncomfortable clothes go to church morning
and evening" and between whites sit In their gloomy
Div. printed, "dissenting y newspaper. In manner
he Is worded, heartytoned nnparsonc; shakes
ses by both hands frequently and laughs round ha!
ha which fairly sways his ponderous frame. IL Is
this style of minister only who is I'm vogue now In
England. Dickens killed the stiggins type. The
wood robber in biood-nn thunder play Yet the
look out for Al faculty is quite as largely developed
in the one specimen as the other. DIR. Parker SHOWS
his cleverncss in this regard in many ways, one Of
which is by having taken to himself blonde
blue.eyed Young wife, considerably pretter, and.
should say, considerably younger than his own
by lew acqnantances, to stand that the mistake has
quite passed into Joke with the Reverend Doctor ;,I
youG ila, ha, ha'' and his odd eyes hi
OF %'h COURSE "s Hs the ' nearer Oh is supposed to on
For my own part. l never could see where the
laugh comes In in Dr. Parkers case, or that OF any
other uxoriOus old chap who buys young woman 10
live with him. The bare bones OF this expression
might perhaps be covered with the concealing padding
of some exenuaing phraseology. but prefer to lot
it 20 in Its crudity for the sake OF Its force See the
difference when the chief actor In the case is
homes there is always the dickens to pay Not %n.
frequently the poor woman is inflicted with son ike
Hamlet who makes II the business of his life to prow
the effort to put an end to his sepfather; but in
untragic case, If woman, say only Of forty and
eighteen or twenty, and get receipt for him from the
offciating parson would any one think 1t a good
and 50 If she " grin from
was me son, now, didn't you9 Ha, ha, hal
| 1t is this Parker who has been in fne row
of wine. Whether or no Dewitt Taimage does so, j
| don't know; but one thing do know, and that Is
of course. But what of tlat9 Englishmen gener-
ally drink. To have sherry and port standing on
Common here that not to conform to It is the excep-
tion. For myself, have never conformed to II; but
feel myself by the very force Of public opinion.
country or my lodgings In town whether he or she
will have tea or wine and promise you that the de-
canteTs In Ofteer than the teapot does, both Tor
| men and women.
Speaking Of ministerial personages makes me think
Of this amusing affair about the Reverend Little Dn
resigned his pulpit In certain acknowledgements,
think-in of the beautiful towns OF the second
himself quite favorite with many OF tho leading
notables In the worlds OF literature, art music, and
seeming to appreciate the briancy OF their surround
ings, and the wit OF their conversation 1t appears
that IN the religious sense ne Is lust nov ro IN Sry s
is truly what may be called Stylish both In England
and America, Is the Episcopaian So he Is changing,
and will soon emerge altogether fashionable and quite
high art Among the other acquaintances Dubois wal
fortunate enough to make was that OF Henry Irving,
who took such fancy to this fresh, young
American minister that he invited him to drive with
him, and of course the Reverend witnessed Irvlng's
performance lie spoke to me about IT, and said how
TO DO esteemed for his intellectual elevation OF the
stage. So far good. But fancy the absurd creature
asking her not to tell anybody that he knew Irving,
because he afraid his being In with an actor would
everybody was disguised with him. II 1t comes tt
IrvIngs my little Dubois will enjoy no more coy
dinners In the medieval roomsin Bond street. fancy
pie to know that he was acquainted with artists whos
very oor-knockers he had kissed In order to get y
Dining in Paris at house one of the swell California
beguns and being placed next to most charming MAJ
belonging to the clergy Of America-One OF thOs
white teeth, pnky- Skinned genial. unaffected min
isters who really inspire one with confidence in tn
craft mentioned Dubois, whom he knew ant
Dubois WAS enthusiastic about Irving. lie replied tina
he Of liberal views himself, and was glad l.
hear Dubois was And Dubois is, you know, only h
doesn't want certain parties to know 1t, don't yo
see2 The not d'ordre all along tho line IN art cir
cles Is to cut Dubois when he returns from his trip Il
the East.
Every day the runor grows stronger that Prime
Leopold will marry Miss Maynard, the young heires
to prncely torture and estate who, II not title
herself is at least stepdaughter to earl. Tho youn
lady was presented to tho Queen this season, and
visit to Windsor an unheard-O! honor almost, and III
gossps about the court are telling their friends that
part almost from the iirs day OF course Inc youn
lady Is too well bred 10 show any signs OF her feeling
The marriage OF the Princess Louise to the Marqui
Of Lorne the first step taken In breaking down
custom which makes the marriage OF Prince Leopol
to Miss Maynard possible event. Up to that tim
member OF tho royal family had ever legtinatel
welded any other than persons belonging to foreig
Q birth in relation TO the Royal family is con
cerned, Miss Maynard is as good as the Marquis
Lonc, and certainly she lisa deal better In the sens
i Admirers of sculpture In Cincinnati will be glad
hear that the prospects for good stanary are iookln
up. The plastic art has fallen 10 frightfuy low e
o In England. No has seemed to take any intere
In It for years. and tho annual exhibition at the Roy
% ated the neficien weak sculpturai offerings while
/, have been sent and crowded them into rooms while
Il some Of tho FIRST china and porcelain in the world
i II only needs an education OF tho public eye TO br
!; forth nobler work, and to create demand lor J
a The Duke OF Westminster and Earl Cowper, bot
enthusiasts In art matters IN every branch, Intend
rs push with the movement for erecting In London
" museum Of casts from the antique, where worke
may 20 back TO the springs OF sculpture to feed Il
rs present poverty OF thought. In the modern mode
= interior decoration, where heavy, glt-framed, Al
y hgh-col0red paintings and even water coors. a
% out OF place and nothing but fine engrayings franz
% In ebony in harmony with the superb wall paper
y and high dados In carved wood, there is room (
o sculpture and terra Gotta, to vie with china In O
admiration for the beautiful. Inexpressibly love
10 these artistic English homes, with their rio
peacock blues, their sage greens, rusty reds-a gle
i Of harmony the moment the front door Is opened
J., after return from the hideous cold white and 60
rs cafe decorations OF Continental rooms.
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