New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-23
LONDON GOSSIP.

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More despair among the Washers and men about
town of the higher grade prmesoaee OF golden youth
s extinct their nnemost sanctuary has been desecrafeds
| their altar broken and carried away.
It not very splendid altar gorgeous shrine.
but yet very precious TO them the place In
London from which they never sent home TO bed
Blue moons and green might rise and and dawn
and glOaming bright orange deep crimson without
| making the slightest difference TO them They were
worthy followers OF the witty savant whose boast was
that he had the for thirty winters during
which he breakfasted at hafpas nine post mer
dian and dined at hafpast In order to get bis
dinner at his club he was obliged TO call 1t supper
but consisted all the OF oysters SOUP FISH, outlets
game sweets and fruit This eminent gentleman was the
father OF the present school Of rres utterly routed
scattered and cast down by the intervention Of tyrann
cal Government Being nearly all Tories the dandiaeal
body Carlyle called it, attributes the great sorrow
which has fallen upon to the depotc tendencies OF
Radcaisrl, and young gentlemen rreproachaby attired
go about cursing Mr.. Gladstones Cabinet generally and
Sir William Harcourt the Home Minister in particular
All these and tears caused by police des
cent upon Jenckess Clearinghouse, otherwise the Park
Club, situate ip PARK Place. St. Jamess-st The invisible
blue" made themselves hdeously visible and carried
"uproar vile and dsaray" into the fair, unfair form
of festive play No arrests however, made OF the
members the socaled club" told that in the old
times Of the stick shop" at the OF Abemarest.
of Goody Levy's" and the Nick custom Of
the police the whole army Of gamblers OF to the
police station lock them up and let them next
day payment OF fine varying from ten to twenty-five
dollars per head All the stOckinTade was connseated
well the money IL any found the table. The
sprng OF the police the Park Clu0 was done more
gently, and the Club goes minus the prime f'ctor
baccara, which young and lucky sporting baronet
won Jour thousand pounds few nights ago. The chief
banker promoter and proprietor OF the Park Club IL one
Jenckes Jinks Ginx person Of uncertain nationality
speaking with strong American accent and said TO nave
had game" of his all across the American Cont
Dent the California god-1elds TO NewYOrk City,
cool, civil and pucky dealer evidently professional
| Of long standing. His Park Club, which now ap
pears TO have been not properly constituted as
such must not be imagined by sporting New-forkers
resemble In any kind OF the gded saloons OF Nor
rssey John Chamberlain they existed some fifteen
years ago in the Empire City, At Jnkss, "a 1t was Ia
miliary called By the ha6tUGs, there elegant
furniture no admirably cooked supper, champagne
claret very old particular brandy and choice cigars
Shabby rooms hung round with few portraits OF race
horses mseraby furnished forth the altar OF Fortune the
board green cloth which many thousands changed
hands Little lodges round the table supported The
brandy and OF the members for which, as for
wretohed little symptoms of supper they paid cash. IL
was not pretty spectacle when play was In full blast
have Slippery Dick deal at John Chamberains and
"Chernin De fer perform the same operation at Monte
Carlo. The e,torage much alike, plus, at Monte
Carlo, the bideOus radded, wrinkled harridans
place But around Jinkss men owning
the best England huddled together in filthy
den devOurng like wolves, at long intervals disgusting
scraps eggs aud bacon, the cured behring's called
here boaers Many pleasant meadow and bit OF wood
land have been lost in this sordd den But for the
ent at least over and the requenters OF
the Park Club Early all members OF more reputable
clubs where they play pquet ecare and even POKER
t would seem Jinkss occupation goneat least FOR
little while.
The last gewgaw for ladies is signetbangle The
narrow bracelet of gold with boodstone or corne
liam ntagio OF arms OF monogram. Beauty writes q
billet on deckecdgrd paper LOyelace and seals itwth
| the bangle which embraces her lovely arm.
Goupils are exhibiting some very good oil and water
sketches by Mr. Frank Myers Boggs, an American
artist now, Ike Mr.. Sargent, painting In Pancf Inc
sketches very bright and luminous, and excellent In
| tone
would greatly prefer not 10 allude 10 the Colin Camp
bell case but as her ladysp obliged by her husbands
obstnaey bring the matter into couTtand every BODY
talking ignoranty about IT, perhaps few words may DC
permissible II viii be quite understood that the interest
Of society snobbery arises from the accident that LORD
Colin Campbell is the brother OF Lord LOrne who married
Queens daughter and has been snubbed by royalty
ever since and IT the Duke OF Argyll, whom the
Queen delighted 10 h1pr Some two years and ahaf ago
Lord Colin Campbell married a very handsome young
lady, Miss Blood, OF County Clare In Ireland When Lord
| "a
from anything bamewOTthy his part but OF nature
10 render him personally disagreeabe TO his wife.
| Whether under the circumstances he shonld have
married, or been allowed TO marry, any more than
a leper is a question am not called upon 10 discuss
Lady Colin permit him 10 approach her, and
only asks keep his distance This he foolishly re-
fuses do and his wife is compelled 10 ask the law to
protect her against him This Is the actual truth OF case
which has been scandaousy misrepresened TO the dis
| credit of a Lady who has been most cruelty dealt bY
Numerous paragraphs have been going the rounds OF
the papers that the marriage between Lord Carnss
eldest son. Lord GarmOyle and Miss Fnncy Miss Fortes
cue OF the Savoy Theatre Is broken OIL Nothing Is fur
Their from the truth The happy pair who will be united
mentioned time after next July are on ex-
ceent terms. them at the Pnncesss Theatre when
Claudan and earthquake scare brought toeethera
| great crush.
| Everybody who is anybody in New-YOrk will, I be-
eve heartily sorry hear OF the dreadful accident
which has botallcn Mr. Frederick Clay, the wellknown
musical composer whose songs, 80 She Wandered Down
the Mountain Side" an sing the Songs OF Araby" and
the Sands Dee" sung everywhere the English Ian
gage is spoken and the piano tortured itself and tor
mcnts others. Mr.. Clay walking with Mr..
| G. +. Sims, his colleague in the new spectacular
| piece at the Alhambra, when he was attacked BY
paralysis He is now In very critical condition, and the
chances are feared greatly against his recovery 10
perfect life and health His experience has been very
curious. When he very young he displayed great
talent for music. but natural consequence in this
country he made clerk IN the Treasury His father
was the Liberal Member for Huh for long period and
was by far the best whist player since
Deschappecs made 1t scientific game MI James Clay's
sons all figures IN London society The elder married
the great heress, Miss Ker-Seyner after, as think on
ciang at the British Legation IN Washington. Mr.. Cecil
Clay the younger brother. married Miss Rosna Vokes,
the clever actress. Mr.. Frederick Clay by turns
secretary To Brand and Gn both Liberal whips OF the
House OF Commons, and also on friendly relation
Lord Beaconsed. when his father died aud LETT hun
"a small fortune. few seasons OF fashionable life re.
| duced this until Mr.. Clay went 10 the United
States, where his friends very numerous. since
his return he has written among other things The
Merry Wife aud the Golden Ring" for the Ahainbra
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