New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-29
LONDON GOSSIP.

AN ENGLISHMAN'S NOTES ON ENGLISH
TOPICS.
lFRox AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE rRIBUsEl
LONDON April IA
London is waking up at last despite dynamite
and the intermiDable Irish question. From to
whsuntide there will be continual succession of fes-
tivtes unless OF the mntudinous connections OF
theQueen should die and throw the Court those Of it.
and those who wish to be thought Of It, into mourning
Few men Of mark go into society than Mr. Robert
Browning, whose last volume, JOcoseria" has had
an extraordinary SALE Mr. Browning deseryedy uni
versal favore and always regettng that he cannot
find time to visit the United States He is quite the
delightful poet in the world because it seems to
me- there is not particle OF what Byron called poetcai
humbug" about him. This remark of Byron's was. by
the way uttered only just before his death lie
raising supplies in Ithaca for the relief OF Mss0Onghi
Somebody bothered him about Ulysses and received tie
tart reply alluded to- Mr. Browning essentially CONVEYS
the idea that he is gentleman first and poet afterwar
and would have been much liked by Byron WI hated an
author who is all author" Robert Browning Is a
compound OF excellent qualities which make everybody
glad to him for few minutes talk. lie is not
in the least meteoric. but burns with bright steady
flame always alight To begin with lie has good looks,
which spoil anything or anybody. Then without
being dandy he is always very well dressed and in The
latest fashion, Again. his mind fresh as his clothes
Instead of an eye rolling fine frenzy he brings keen
vet kindly orb to upon the latest phase OF history
He never talks like the wretched poetasters
whose work always going TO appear and the detest
able haDgers-on of Journalism whose articles noboy
has ever read On the contrary he is strongly Interested
in contemporary politics. home and foreign, especially
French and in the art pictorial which his son is just
LAYING aside for scripture. At private views of new
pictures Mr. Browning is regular visitor and adored
by ladies who somewhat abuse his high-toned ana per-
haps little old fashioned style of atterng courtesy.
which contrasts delightfully."- with the freshness OF MS
information and ideas. The elegant tone OF Difference
fatfi ,ia Ohio for T.
women puts everybody good terms with himself or
herself as well with the poet, whose perfect manners
spring. they should from entire forgetuness OF seu
and tender consideration for the feelings of others
No greater contrast can be imagined with the red
haired poet of passion, Mr.. swinburne, who although
much down of late years is always loud dogmatc
and self-cOnscous. OF the small poetic fry you kno"
quite enough in America, having had Mr. Oscar Wilde
among you for a considerable time. As rule think
literary people disagreeabe. They are 50 vain as 10
seem il-bred This is particularly exact with literary
ladies OF title. Your cOronetted bds beu whose blood Is
a. blue as her stockings Is especially unpleasant her
natural Unborn insOlenee being aceenated by her con-
ce as scribber she Is still more deestabe when she
happens to distant relation or friend OF ones family
for then she is perpetuay boring TO buy actually to
buy copies of her wrstehed trash
regret TO see that habit OF advertising oneself and
spOngng upon newspaper people Tor puis Is on tue In
crease; but even this is hardly worse than peddlng
rom
by deputy As an instance of what is sometimes done
and OF the anxiety of nobOdes TO appear TO Lave the
power of blessing and cursing Will mention what Oc-
CARED TO my humble self few days ago. rich no
body person whom have met two or three times at
the house OF mutual " friend wrote me pressing
letter showing that the writer's TREND LORD - "a
peer of the realm. personally unknown to mel. was
greatly interested in Mr. -, whose book was recently
pubis ed Would l. it calmly asked, use my nfiu-
ence with Mr. X and Mr.. " editors OF important jour-
nails to get the work favJrably reviewed IL would
have been like house that Jack built OF chIlds al
pbabet
A was the Author who built book.
was the British lord backed the author who built
the book.
vas the Cringer cadged for the Lord who backed
the author who built the book.
ID WAS the Dufer who deyed for the Cringer who
cadged Cor the Lord who backed the author who
built the book
was the Editor who id the Duier who deyllled FOR
the Cringer ETC., etc.
was the Fudger who Judged puffs for the Editor who
id the Duffer who devilled for The CunGer who
cadged for the Lord who backed the Al thor VINO
built the book
This is how it is done, or rather how it is sought to
be done. II had "come of as we say at Newmarket
the Author would have got review, the Lord would
figured potent patron OF letters instead OF the
congena idiot he really is and the Cadger would have
invited to dinner by the same but the Duter the
Editor and the Fudger would all have made themselves
uncomfortable and ridiculous for nothing Musical
people are Just bad Yesterday lady asked
me to take not but tickets for the concert
of young prodigy protfgf Of hers. Like Cachas
compounded for one ticket, feeling very thereat
Many fashionable women have thinned the number OF
their visitors by this process dinner once In the
season is very dear at couple of guineas Besides
they should know their world. There re rich people
made Oh purpose for such things and heaps of stock
brokers' wives who would run mile to occupy baes
seat IN Lady Tomnoddys drawing room.
Lord Lonsdae seriously ILL., He is heir to the eardom
for present peer children by his wife the sister
OF Lord Iunty. as the latter has none by his. the
daughter OF Mr.. Cunlfe-BrOOks the Manchester
banker. who has married again. Charley Lowthers
the of mis- interesting family who went round the
country Niger minstrel married music hall singer
and had the memorable lawsuit with dog fancier
very different person, Colonel Fred Burnaby. is,
deeply regret write very III with congestion OF the
lungs. This adventurous gentleman must not be con-
founded with General reindeer Burnaby who has also
been ILL., Colonel Fred Burnaby is the celebrated son OF
Anak WHO Is greatly six feet in height, and is said
10 be descended from the Plantagenes. Appropriately
enough he commands OF regiments OF giants the
Royal Horse Guards Blue. Colonel Burnaby is not quite
sound e rs Insurance offices nut IT, as he looks Tor
in his youth he somewhat overd athlecism with over
training and so furth in early manhood he made his
famous rides khva and through Asia Minor. and with
ali his magnificent appearance Is obliged TO i've care
fully. lis numerous friends are therefore very anN-
ious about him.
Lord Avonmore, once known as the Hon Major le-
vcrtOn died the other day Mt Barrz lilo was the hero
of the Yelyeron c6ebre in which Miss LOngworl
sought 10 prove their marrii &c but failed Major le
did behave very well I'm the matter although
IL he admitted that according To the evidence and
English provoTb, the hay ran after the cart lie
held himself up TO public odum by saying In the
witness box that he did not think promises Ia marry were
valid when made TO "A person not ~ gentle l0Od
queer remark from whose nobility only dates from
Barry YevertOn. successful lawyer and the son OF .
who began life as "A butchers boy.
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