Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-05

London letter 10 the New York World
VS. that lie in London is very amusing;
there are so many kinds and every one is so
very much 10 earnest about his or her Own
special sor,. The variety 10 be seen in the
studios is peril ips the most interesting; il is
so intense and INCREASINGLY artificial.
Evsrybo y here is saturated with art and
popular artist is small god before whom
the women perform fetish. He is very often
little bit OF hGmbug, and sometimes he
is quite aware OF the fact himself, aud takes
a cynical pleasure in the rap;ures OF his
votaries. This kind is always pro-pero -,
and his studio aud house are works of
IN themselves. He dresses ia the most &C.
centric fashion and models his manner after
his GARD. To-day he was developed TO his
ankles in graz tweed ov, rcoaf, his collar
Gas opened slightly at the lhroa' and bound
gether with some loops of brilliant scarlet
ribbon. A tiny skull cap of deep ruby
velvet rest d on the crown Of his head, and
his expression was humorous, with a tine
lure of gloom, as he grz upon one OF the
vots,i-s. She was small woman, with n
crudI.y AMI plucily OF fes' ure which su =
gssfed some noted specimen Of an ique art
IN the Cesnos collection. III hair was yell
low, fluffy and ethereal, aud with her gown
OF RJrdone red, which she wore without
stage, Of course, made her Sine bit of
color"
at is an ugly age" said the MASTER dream
liz, gazing hxedly inc h-r fac, "aud
wherever the eye turu. j, rests on somsihiug
ugly" N one smiled, but the voiary made
some weak tea Immediately and brou hit il
TO us in cups OF most d ,inty Sevres, and we
drank it sitting on spidery Cnippe alec.
Ellen Terry name an character gener-
ally float to the surface OF o'clock tea.
No that il is d. f litiyely settled that she is
going 10 Americs, she is getting ready a
stock of an cdotes for newspaper circulation.
Soue that are Whispered in the exclu i've cir
Gle of femnini are, 10 say the least, p quaint.
"She ia the dt vii" say the women, "And not
young" The men reserve jadgmen: aud ere
wise. Both agree that the raptries with
which she is clothed in Much Ado About
NothiRg are heavenly. 10 the frs act she
wes rs . marvellous arrangement OF shades of
te-rd-coIta. TIere is an uuder-petticoat very
delic lie and pale 10 color, and over ii, begin
ming almost III fruni, is gain red srain Of
very rich AMI deeply chad d brocade. II is
quite a simple gown, and II clings 10 her
long, 1.-THE limbs 10 most ravshing and
seductive manner. She is more arlietically
correct, perhaps, in drapery of pale Colds
III ade 10 m d esal fAshion, which she wears
in the fourth act. 1t is a question W tn
many lovers Of the drsmi here whether Mr..
Irving, by his superb scenic effects and the
ABSOLUTE faulIlessness of his stage environ
meu[, may mol lower Tue tone OF ora mallc
cri'icisc,. II is not always easy 10 draw
the line between merely sensual enjoyment
and iu;ellec ual pleasure, aud the eye may be
charmed at a mental expense, and a conse-
quent real loss 10 dramatic art. The French
stage, with all its perfection OF mise en-scene,
has never eqnaled the msgni6csnee which
has character z ID the Shakespearian reyivals
st he Lycsum. The chSpel scene in Much
Ado About Nothing is elimination Of
Of. h. -.
throughout evinces complete mastery Of
lheatfici II iechnicaliiies In the matter of
his oWa attire, Mr.. Irving leaves no room for
suggestion. HIS schemes of color never
m:sck ~, and hr is equally happy in what
i, cIlied $-tage bssiness." With him, as
With Mr.. Elwin Booth, the impression is
given OF supreme Intelligence and intellect
uality. But whsn something deeper is looked
for-feeling and spontsneily-tbe result is
disappointment.