New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-20
LONDON GOSSIP.
AN ENGLIsHMAN'S NOTES on ENGLISH
TOPICS.

LONDOS. January ;.
The announcement i AZ last formally made
that The Queen finished the continuation o her jour
nal in the Highlands The vo!ane Is uiicf~Nore
Leaves from Joanna. OF Life IN tht Highlands. from
1862 TO lss2" There wiz bc grand rush Tor THIS vo
ulne when come, out although 10 viii lack he clement
Of interest which value to the preceding volume.
The record og tie early days Of an exceptionally hapy
married fo simply and unaectodly written had dis
value OF its apart ou tie rank of DE author.
narrative ~ the Queens wid0wbood hardly prove
interesting FOR The that the details 81 Her Maj
esty's later life IN Highlands tOerby familiar 10
the public and have excited much disaarceabe Comment
during the Last dozen years. BmOral J. at 1d lols
distance from the centre ~ Cove nHentand consequent
" there Is generally Cabinet Minister staying amid
IT. dreanes and another the railroad somewhere he
tween Downing street and Dee-idc. Persons IN high
social position express their discomfort al the Queens
neglect Of her duties A. ornamental sovereign and
complain that while she travel over bin and dale
be present at the wedding OF paltry ge, she is
not strong enough support the ceremonial Of Court
ball The contrast cha,trns the pride Of old nobility
sharply and ono who alluded the other day 10 Her Maj
e-ty as the Berkshire willow taken 10 ta-k and
informed that the Highland widow was the proper
style and title % the sovereign Of these realms.
whatever other faults orr mobiles may have. nobody
ear accuse them % want ~ public spirit. The appeal
the owners Of pictures by -ir Joshua Reynolds made
time 10y sir Couts LINDSAY has been speuaidy
responded 10. Great gaps are visible the walls u
country houses where famous SIR Joshua- wont 20
hang Sisters, cousins aunt. and ancestors have been
sent the Gr0sveRor Gallery with splendid beraiity.
only hazard the remark Int doubt whether ANYBODY
else could have managed this matter wc as -ir Cous
Lindsay. being - fine Old scottish family himself
aud allied 10y marriage to the ROth,thilds, la. blood.
money. artistic aud connections Ia help him. Mr.
j. Comyns Carr and Mr. G. f. Halle, his co-iirectors,
have shown excellent Judgment In hanging the pictures,
putting the untouched aud unrc,tored pictures IN the
linz a q -fFrrfH
have faded or been handed the rcsorins nnd.
The Rcynoi, Exhibition and recent h the
theatrical world have revealed the utter weakness and
folly of much aud dramatic criticism
current One fine at critic hazard, suppo'ton that
SIR Joshua'- Three Graces round workable may
perhaps have inspired Mr.. NllaS's famous picture Of
the three Misses Armstrong playing cards IN front of
gorgeOu,ly oruamented screen Now everybody who
knows Mr. Elllals and has the sea-lon ~ black
marble in his splendid house Is aware that his picture
was avowedly painted a pendant 10 Sir J0'llnas
famous work To pretend To be IN AIT tIcIr- AMI not
to know John Everett Mll1is + to argue one sell pre-
tender and imPostor Of the deepest dye. In another
place find much praise devoted the picture o Mrs.
Pelham feeding the Chickens" which has been aunihi-
lated by restorer whom Lord Marlborough obviously
an unfit custodian Of such treasures, has been.weax
enough 20 iRtrus It, 1h Ta'ss art critic who -Sul.V
coneeals his ignorance % technique INDUCES IN some alb
urd remarks concerning the Dietint Club and aristo
cratic patron, Of art Nothln, could he more III timed
or III placed II the last century and the beginning ot
this there had been astocc patrons u art in Eng
land there wOnd have been little or no art here AZ all
certainly no REYNOLDS RomHey, Cain shorOngh Hopper,
poahrr, or ,rr,nce Tho ucnl- Ver. too ignorant A.
i''cD"i" VI Law" NJ - F't -.
yet 10 understand snch uHh-'' ana '' was t'c "'''e
handed diletanti, who had made the grand tour and
acquired 'a'.e 1oIoa'' WI" "''''u '''' '
and made the fashion OF the famous painters int cnu-
,pera,ed Moreover n ANYTHING cpnld re-, K 10
I, - -, .r,,iI ana, s,riet sol. -,,c,, :.
TIC dpo'lh'''' ou'''' " M.
would bee the art-tr'ls'ir"s "'c" nav" "'h pre- s
neir''"'l'' anu '''' y ~
other way except IN pIblr IA scum
The condiou- al life af, nov altered .i except Lord
n.,,,, nh, t. , -it.I ,,,r-,n ,r ,,ol,,-u trtisfs
"H"ih' ""o - 'l' '
ris,ncrti ratrous of art The great BUYERS are bank