New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-17
LONDON GOSSIP.
AN FNGLIsHMAN's NOTES ON ENGLISH
TOPICS.

The past week has been one OF nerce pohuC'A
excitement On Thursday the rush 10 the House OF Oon
hear MIR Brights speech the cloure was some
thing indeed Mr. Bright of the advanced
Liberal school, who always draws theatrical man
ager would say. Mr.. Gladstone also draws, but VI
different way The Premier has great Radical follow
ing. and his speeches naturally listened TO WIN
attention; but, work. OF art, Us Oratory pure al"
simple they far below the and yet elegant
OF Mr. Bright's best utterances. After Bright
speech from Gladstone to the atuned simply
10 OTatOry such. "purposCful perhaps, Dut
needessy amphned and cursed with that 4" verDosity
with which Lord Beaconshed twitted the Premier MI
Bright always talks well in private In public Az
MT Cards house CreetOwn this place Ought 10 De
the Far West bur is actually in Galloway, MI Bright
will, on being challenged with the divisions In the
Liberal camp az once explain that II you take up
handful o. billiard balls and throw them across the toie
they will 20 IN one general direction but not exactly on
parallel lines At the rate Of speed He Is never
short Of illustration either physical or Bibhc- "ne
Mr. Gladstoues fiery speeches burn only with dIy
heat because they lack illustrative power. There are
faces III the fire.
It is pleasant aside from the heat ana duSt o
the political arena the interior Of the Royal famiF
who are perhaps more attached each other than any
other regal race III Europe. The Duke OF Edinburgh -
as everybody knows, a fiddler OF no mean pretensiohS
Not long ago be entertaining the daughters Oh the
Prince Wales with music Of perhaps 700 loity
character Tor Juvenile cOIuprtlth1lOu WIN
they cried ONT Play Beautiful star Uncle Aired
Do play rs Beautiful STAR" The said melody is not
mghart stroke OF music by great deal IL was III iae1
for many years deadandg dtty the unsold copies
whereof heavily the souls and shelves OF the
music pubishers-Cramer BeAle & Chappeh-if memory
serve When Beautiful star" was quite forgotten ny
the public Of this country disinterred by band
of Ethiopian serenaders the beginning OF the rage ioi
"harmonies in burnt cork" Mr.. "Jhnmy
Whistler would possibly designate them Intro.
Guoed b 1t -rO ininstIels Bea utiul SIar Dc
came one of the most popular songs IN
England ami was shriekcj aloud and thumped on the
piano by musical young lady whose name Is legion
and whose performance is thing Of terror one Oo"l
curiles at the recollection Of staI-ahhh-ah-na na'
stab OF the eveun'" and 50 still the song Is alive
and IL favor with the roya children and Uncle Areu
was fam to play it to little nieces. just as he
had made end Of playing Charles, inc
favorite attendant the princcsscs, brought IN
tray with food when little girls began az once;
'Oh Uncle Alfred. do play Beautiful star LOT
Charles. Do, Uncle Alfred" Tableau-tho Duke OF Ed
.nburgh tn OF shutting his violin III 1T case
the princesses dancing round hin and clappng their
hands. Charles. Ike a weltrained servant standing
still a. saue holding the tray before him with both
hands Only course apparent 10 the good
natured Duke took bis nGdle out Of H. case again
and payed Beautiful star" Charles. who stiil r.
NAMED Ino,ioness. When the music ceased, Charles.
st boiling the tray permitted himself the observation
Charles then down his tray and proceeded 20 arrange
the table
Such lte stories the above concerning the sayings
and dongs o. the Royal Family frequently get abroad
and help greatly maintain its members IN public favor
Ny own Impression that tue Royal Family is the most
natural ana unaffected in the Kingdom The
Queens daurhters always speak Of her Majesty a.
Ma" When Won Angels picture Of The Queen was fire.
shown 10 Princess Beatrice, she eXcamed Oh. look
at poor Mas arms the orually faithful artist having
painted the Queens hands and arms Of very rudy
hue To her grandchildren the Queen Ii never grand
mother grandmamma, but always grandma word
held Ike ma" in especial adherence among the cult
classes country. who regard both Of the
Ian guge OF The bOugeO1e confess that when heard
his 'pafng" and ma'Dg" in the Roya
Family for The first time | could hardly believe my
,ars ON now accustomed it and the German ao-
cent OF all the Queens children and not at all sure
that little tuge OF plain Middle style does not help
10 make princes popular The Princess Of Wales once
won the Of d county by asking for some more OF
local dish OF which the natives are very proud
The Austcss was charmed the cook delighted and every
bodv struck by the quiet unaffected manner Of the Prn
cess Itisa very good eXamplo for those who hze
The Emperor cismuud, sHDcr graDmatcnn, to set A.
heard famous say the other day, The next best
thing to having genius is 10 lee natural"
Everybody is very sorry for Prince Leopold. Duke Of
Albany hose indispositiOn appears 10 he serious
than was al first IMAGINED Just at this moment IL Is
fl red that his marriage NAV possibly he postponed
terrible business robust than hs brethren
especially Prince OF aies who of the few mel
III The word endowed with constitution equal 20 din
ncr a, and a supper at 2
TIE Prince and Princess Of Wales went on Thursday TO
a., Hubert Herkoners pictures for the Royal Academy
privately shown al Goupus. The pictures very
tersting and very finely painted especially portrait
OF Archibald Forbes the famous correspondent the
hero OF the ride from Glund MI Forbes represented
in yellow jean Norfolk Jacket his favorite costume for
campaigning IN hot weather There Is also portrait o.
another MI Forbes, OF London, Chatham and Dover |
Raj way reputation. But Of the most interesting OF
Mr. HerkOmcrs pictures is that OF Nj Mclyer, OF the |
Cunard Line. said, what authority kno" not to be
the first man Who steamer across the Atlantic
The exact Of everybody in any big work Is diff
cult to apporton, but Aow this much-that the hIsi
steamer which the Atlantic sailed from Bristol;
not from Liverpool
The proceedings al sundry "nicht clubs " in London
have been thrown into unpleasant relief by the suicide
of IN officer bearing a vel known In Literature.
II seems that discovered cheating al cards at the
Road club elected from the premises, and found dead in
his bed In the morning. There is just decided re-
vtval Of fast life among the very young men, grave
philosopher OF thirty a county member, told at |
clock the morning before last the present late
lors are entirely brought about by the House Of Com
mons one gets trained run late" be said aud OF
course cannot sleep till late" 60 they keep up al
cral clubs TIL all hours Of the morning
The club in vogue just now Is "Ihe Fielding orlg
nay an ofshoot from the Beefstesk Club = but far
better lodged and appointed The company much the |
same as al the Beefsteak peers, NJ. Ps, actors must
clans authors journalists. II has great sdvan
tage over the Beefsteak; the members can Introduce
friends which they cannot do at the older club AT
a dinner held al the Fielding Sunday evening last |
there present single obscure person. |
Only sixty were there out every man was either a |
conspicuous peer member Of Parliament, artistic
celebrity OF the The Fielding opens Mt M
but shows few signs Of life till H. and tapers of again
after g. iust like the Beeiseak These clubs very