New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-06
LONDON GOSSIP.
an rxG1IsHMAYs NOTES ON ENGLISH

After Alexandria, Ireland, ana 'no -, q,
Ai'ei aTsnA s.sta. the principal OBJECT VI
-. avs. NOV, is Mrs IAngtry and her i"''' - .h
Now that MI Abbey has arranged l'i .e..sarv that
frnited states II ia held above 81 inns. ,.hor hos
=, -. En- Gland with eolat she either n"'
- wise head on her handsome '"' - .,
very "oo - so..od the fashion from siopins W
~ ' - - ha has wise heads 10 think TOT ner IN '"
.h has thss good fortune which seems 70 ~ D.
-, ,Ings Until the " Jersey LILY became lhe -
ysssiopa Beauty of the day, it was tfough' toA ,.n
nou,d have sloping shoulders. ike the Venus &c "c
g., he ms changed all that. Good square shouu =,
srke n man, and. II possible. small head set vi , -
neck are what is looked for In vomanAiau ~ -, ~
nent The swan-like beauties have thelr H"
Joint 49,. Or sonsNody has
Mrs Langtry has recognized, then OF som. ,as
-, ,, 90 her that her period OF enormous s'aii'
and receipts will not outinst that CURIOSITY w.. -,
napdsome personal appearance ana soci'N oe'o = -.
go r. Is not often the public see lazy ''Sp
49,, % societv upon SO great was ho i0P
49,. ,ha, her success IL she could only get through
mart WAS certain. But she has done ihnon "o'o LA
seore last success She has been the greatest SUCCESS
"a -" actress known and has deFeioPeu eA
kdipary capacity her newly adopted proiesSoh
Re pays now very differently from the s'yie o. lila"
winter evening When first appeared at Iwlckehna
There is every probability that @ VIII oeeone "n 80
lent actress OF class Of parts extremely uo
to fiji Among the many enterprlshg oShiseiS "o az
pire 70 the stage few WHO by any hsnt
Sorcv coud be imagined ladies. They have pretty
little SINH Loses and fluffy heads, and good ngures
but are no like ladies than pug OF d poouie iS
,ta a ereyhonnd. Mrs. Langtry has not only
che enormous advantage Of appearance and manner ou
Aha. of voice and accent. The voice Il ful men an"
round the enunciarion and distinct and the accent
free of course, from any trace OF vulgarly us 'n
voice and accent the higher distinguished Iro inc
lovenlv rfbersh OF the lower OF English people
In her acting she much improved That shc Is ho"
studvtue the somewhat difficult part Of Rosaitnd
sbakespeare's AS You Like 1t " will. as at present
decided divide Mrs Langtrys time in the States Win
blanche Hays in ours" This is ceverly imagined for
all who 20 to Ours in modern evening dress
viii naturally wish more Of her in Rosa'ind MIS-
yanetrv i keenv that the slow advance and pa
tent toll ordinary stage career are not lot her
and that her must be made quickly or not at I'LL
She is however very Woodworking and hopefu OF De
coming a good sound artist by the time that me mo-
,nentarv vogue OF elriosity shall have passed away
AS You Like It " Will be handsomely mountea ana
Mrs Lanctry viii supported by very powerful cast
Her appearance here s already looked forward 10 'er
eagerly 1t confidently predicted that IN her hrst
wear on the stage she will than double the
amount estimated by Mr. Hollingshead The lowest es
innate now that it is known she is studying HoSdHnd
L. 100000 more than double much as any
motor or actress or singer made in the first year
WHY should not buy theatre and go on, IL mol Tor
ever for many successful years to como
In the Rosand dress the appearance Of Mrs Langtry
Is quite too-toO exqusitely graceful and satuesque
what a chance for sculptor 10 model terracotta
statnette! As Colonel Raymond sellers observes
sThere's millions In IL"
ROYALTY in distress subject which Briten can
hardly make merry but when oneof the personages
mainly concerned is only a Serene Transparency,
laughter longer be restrained Ine1unsusnaoe
outlaws filed the clubs Of late at the collapse OF
the Teek budget Tie Princess Mary and her hus
hand The Tecks" they irreverently called were
<eceny struck against by their tradespeople who re
fused TO supply them without money or account Inc
story like that of Gruncher Greyues about the late
Duke Of Yorks household at Oatauds when there was
often nothing TO eat and nothing drink not even
water II was the and baker who first struck
against the TecSs they tell in Remington that
the serene Transparency himself was Obliged 10 pay
Caleb Baderstone and go out into the neehnorhoou 10
md beef and bread for his household. And his house
hold il no small matter. viii 1t he believed that Tue
husband Of the Princess Mary sit down to dinner
without at least gorgeous footmen In the
roomf 1t is quite certain that ne never
had anything OF the sort pelore nc
was married being a very tiny German Pr1nceet IN
deed But like the penniless girl who msrres well ne
was quite equal occasion, and apprchend has IN
all some thirty servants feed every day. Now, thirty
male and female servants eat, drink, destroy and give
away guam ity Of food and clothing quite beyond His
Serene Transvarency's means Hence the rage Of the
butcher and baker. The chief butler Is much bet
ter of for the Royal family and oil its belongings get
splendid presents OF hook from their German friends
This is worth recoecting by American friends who may
be asked to dine at Royal tables
Last week gave account Of Lord Rossiyns last
triumph Of turf nomenclature, Esaas he renamed the
unluckv Ninnehaha. She has been more unfortunate
than before she changed her name When the stable
hacked her last week at Windsor she only second
mere tr1e atrOcty At SandOwn Thursday
she ran the race the Kingston Two-YeaF-Oh
Plate with Kate Craig, trained in the stable
Before racing commenced Esa sold to Lord
iceland and won for him first time Of asking beat
ing Kate Craig. on whom all the clever people Laid
odds by very long way. She has thus proved her
self toward Lord Rossyn Of the class of animals
corning which il once written:
Back him you lose
Shirt breeches shoes;
Law against him he in a canter."
On Thursday night thanks 10 Mr.. Augustus savile
who put his shoulder giddy wheel at last the
called Almack's" ball the horticultural Gardens
was not downrgh failure. The thing viewed simply
~ a spectacle was handsomely done the electric light
being very effective in the fine conservatory There
OF COURSE Of floral decorations, and the night
fine and the temperature genial, the fete went
OFF" very well But mere dancing society Is no more
Amacks than clarer is port or mutton Is venison The
OH IN klng5t. 81 James, vas ruled by com
fnitiee not O gentlemen bat ladies' and very great
ladies they were capable OF making an ilustT1ous
ample" great Duke OF Wellington, as they actu
ally did memorable occasion II is now
merely dancing club h.i ding Us reves
the lucky Lord kossnore, who may bring It good for
tune, Lord beaumont sir Gerald COdrngtOn, sir
Fyancis seymour the knight OF Kerry a Mr.
Gfett The Knight Kerry. whose fancifu Irish title
stysd SIR nanrse Fitzgerald his father having been
rsNkak.o tD& IanE The present incumbent Is alde-ie
camp~s tie Duke Of Connaught and is In the Rides
His literally what Is called the next parish
end OF the first TRANSATLANTIC cable
fixed. The inhabitants say in the language OF Kerry,
aud the Au.ercan coast 1t Is strange Is and With
enormous fuchsias growing IN the open air II Is not