New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-06
LONDON GOSSIP.
AN ENGLISHMAN's NOTES ON ENGLISH
TOPICS.

IFroM AN OCCASIONAL coRREsroSDEST OF THE TEInTSEl
Our English Royal Family, including the
Princess of Wales, knows great deal more about the
Fine Arts than Is generally supposed. striking cx-
ample OF this knowledge supplied the other day on
the occasion OF the Royal visit to the powerful and
successful Institute OF Painters in OIL ColOrs, society
which grew out OF the Institute OF Painters In Water
Colors successful combination causing great Jealousy in
what IA called the Old Water Color Society" On the
occasion OF Royal visits either TO the Royal Academy or
10 the Institute the opposite side OF Piccadily u Is
customary for the president attended by the VICE
president and any members Of the Council who may he
on hand, TO usher the Royal personaGcs through the
gallery. It might perhaps be thought by those who
nothing about it that the actor I'm Moere play
stopped applause the end Of TRADE and thus gave
the audience the proper cue is it necessary for an
expert in pictorial art TO accompany Royal visitors ana
stop before the good pictures III order that hoy may
know what to approve There could be no greater mis-
take. for all OF them from the Queen to the grandy
beautiful Duchess OF Tcck know good pictures from bad
despite the mistake OF tho Prince OF Wales win
The Roll Call" In that no carried away
by the cxceenty chosen subject and did not notice the
Indifferent technical execution.
While tho Prince and Princess of Wales making
the tour OF the Institute of Painters in Oils the Prince
pitched upon OF the cleyereSt bits OF still life among
the eight hundred works exhibited. little picture called
Legal Lore" open books scrolls, and pair Of spec
taces, all maryeously painted by Miss Catharine NJ
Wood The Prince delighted and justly with this
exceedingly clever picture.
When be to Mr. GregOry's picture p" Cater
pillars he was attacked with access Of harity.
"What IL Mr. GhregOrhys monkey doing r. asked the Heir
Apparent In those firm Tcutonc gutturals which mark
the accommodation OF the ROyar Family This was ON
excellent bit OF criticism, for Mr. Gregory A. X A. has
posed What intended for little girl picking OF cater
pillars in q roofgarden, unhappy that she looks more
like a cimpauzee than child. Again the party was
brought up all standing by Mr. Pettic5 picture Of Sweet
Seventeen" Mr. Petite is Royal Academican Of full
degree very powerful painter good coori- but the
lady In black with the in her BOSOM and powdered
hair be four and twenty at tho least after liberal
discount made for the effect Of the hair powder
The Princess laughed with that quiet kind Of enjoy
1pent peculiar to her She Il much than Seven
teen" quOth Her Royal Hghness look a her iace aud
her dguro She Is much more than seventeen, although
Mr.. Petite did paint her"
BY the way tho artists and those who know are loud
in their praise of Mr.. f. d. Met's very clever The
Window Seat" capitally painted. Mr. f. d. Milet Il
we'll known "a a draughtSman in black and white lie
can write well draw for be sent the extraordinary
description of Inside Plevna to The Daily Necs during
the Russo Turkish war.
There is plenty of talk to-day in political circles con
corning the extraordinary circular sent out by The Pal
Mall Gq,ehe to members OF the Liberal party III the
House of Commons of the circulars and was
amazed at IT, for it beats everything hitherto done In the
way Of caucuses and conventions. The series OF que'-
tiOns l. appalling. They arc grouped under various
heads and sub-headIngs. The infested member is re-
queStcd Ill his views as to this possible ami
probable direction of his during the ensuing
session lie asked what his opinion Is OF the order %
precedence in Government bills, whether he would vote
for bringing in the Municipal Reform bill before the
County Franchise Bill, whether he thinks the latte
ought to be extended to Ireland and what his Ideas are
l. alan pQl ans
IN the event of hs answering, that he will be caSsed
BY The PH Mall Gazette Of the lndscrimlnate sup
portc,s Of the Government through thck and thin
IL NAV be imagined how this missvc has been received
by Liberal members of the WING and moderate sections
OF the party In this country we still cling 10 the 1ea
that members of Parliament personally independent
They are elected OF general party ticket or plat
form but reserve to themselves considerable liberty OF
action ~ to particular measures 70 up the position
Parliament although processing TO speak tho voice Oh the
people has downright terror Of the theory OF delegation
The fact that the House Of Commons asuntli atebeh
composed almost entirely of gentlemen, who OF course
resented any hint that they delegates OF tho lower
orders" They resent 1t aud furious at the inS
lcuce Of an editor IN attempting to cross-eNainc them
am at q loss to know TO whom the Invention OF TINS cS-
asperatJng trick is ducwhcther to Mr. Yates thompson
the proprietor Mr. stead or Mr. VOneS BE this ~ II
NAV there is no little ebullition in the Liberal camp
Everybody is asking is responsible for this outrage
unon our Liberal representatives. And We are marveng
nj the sublime mpudcncc OF crOss-Qucsonng the IoIse
OF Commons.
very bright and amusing book The Wild Tribes Of
fine eoulau" has Just been written by Mr. f. H. James.
and Illustrated with wOOd-cuts produced IN New-nOrk'
Apart from it, general merits it has excellent maps 81
the present seat OF Moreover MI Jantss c&"di-
ton was into tho country OF the Base very black ana
savage tribe It was these people who. several yeas
ago murdered Mr. Powell with his wife and child. This
unfortunate gentleman the brother Of the late Mr.
walter Powell, Mp. for MalmesDury, who was lost
short timo since balloon. There is romantic story
about tho surviving brothers Powell gong out 70 the
Soudan lowing small army and making war upon the
Base people until they recovered tho remains OF tnclr
brother with OF his wife and child They are very
courageous and dycnturOus aud were tho original
uossessors famous POwos Duaryn coal pits III tue
Abcrtnre Valley. worked by the POwellS DnnrSh
Company, managed by Mr.. j. c. Parkinson the clever
and popular -in-law OF Sir George Elliot, NJ r. for
South Durham.
Tho breakup Of tho Park Club is still the talk of ths
town. aud there capital verses in todays World
ON the collapse of Gnx's called it from the name OF
tho proprietor-one Jeuckes, professional gambler
In the copy several prominent men-abcuttown
are so clearly indicated tha 1t IS impossible 10 doubt
their dcnty-tRat is, for those VINO are " In It, All
"masherlUm looks upon the descent OF the police rs
seriou, calamity and Is Lusy with piquo poker and
ccartc 1t is considered additional outrage on the
part of a tyranuical ami nIuisoral legislative that
the descent GnXs made NJ the beginning OF the
dead season OF racing There Will be nothing now on
the Turf Of any Importance until Lincoln ana Liverpool
tnaugurae another year OF disasters To the lhtu'Vod
beings VINO back racc-hOscS. IL is DOWNRIGHT tJdchiS
IN -ee them now with racing and baccaiat falling
back upon the innocent little sports enumerated above
Many monument Jonnuies" and Chappies" are
wearing white necktios with square ends, straight
instead OF to o point White waistcoats are universally
worn in the evening. They must be very wntc-like
CAESARS wife, above suspicion" OvercOats lined with
Astrakhau fur also Iery fashionable Tor evening
wear Gloves arc distinctly coming into wear again Tor
thcat es and evening ansements generally, excepting,
OF course dinner Boots aud pumps are more pointed
than ever. Red OF many shades Is tho popular color
with ladies' both the street and for evening wear