New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-06
LONDON GOSSIP.
AN rNGIlsuMAN's NOTES ON ENGLISH
TOPICS

ot ,ar,e cohbrc but little dinners have been h''''
.nouo, and Ascot would have been "a gay u"'' "
those who reside there for the race week ever '
not lost quite so much money The DOCK m'N''a .,
,,,,v must have won an enormous stake Who'ho' wy
will got maid promptly is doubtful. have not he'" '"
any plunger OF note having collapsed o"' ' oa,
are kent very quiet so long ~ the hono sp' -. :, 49,,
give his creditors something 10 so Oh WIN -,
the system OF professional betting men ~ sn"'" W
hacker of horses IL he Is man OF good postum" -
poetations They prefer eniing him money an" ~,
a good thing ont of him generally. IL Is oh'S w"
cannot raise another shilling and Is hteral'! " n, 20
fence that they "round" ON MN al" ,' on.
come into the betting nng. Then COMES '"o - In
during until the demise of father bio'hero VI ,,
cumbent or the family property brings S">o"O' nI
.oa tho rod,al "a received with open arms anu ""
IN the hone that he will still " carry Oh '"o ' ~
game"
In tho bvways OF Ascot there not taken OF inc
ceedngly foul language employed ny i0 ,js
so, Lord Sayernake, who drove her ady snip w ,,
Dov Tester-to the course on his drag. Inc So""A '
T. sand already to feel the VsCountesss cor"e' VIZ"
heavy to bear for the viscount is quite a n'p IrI
vonng man But he will he a Marquis one day. us io''
Eustpn will be q Duke and strawberry-leNeS mus w
paid for In meal in malt. Patience Will HMM
Cook duchess and Dolly Tester marehcheSS ~ " 'S
made Val Reece baronets wife; not to mention o'ne'
examples.
The extraordinary luck OF Mr.. John Hammond "'
m sulipPt of conversation. VIZ i''''''
owns st Gotien and Florence. and has won h'e l'Po'
80, ,h, az tho reel with those animals. wa'' M
overvhoav knows a stahle-boy few years ago p''
everybody does not know what very rem"rA"oc s"'o
hoy he was His first great stroke ol luck "''"' 49,
he WAS in charge Of mare called PalmhoWer by ~
yious coup he had become possessed vi 'nree """'.
no,uds sterling and when he to Stockhtl"3e VIII"
pnm1over he found that ten to one was e'teu "s""N'
nor Sow an otdnary person would. under suoh c'rc""
stances II he fancicd the mares chances nave P' l
hans tfty pounds upon her Hammond s'aReu INV VIM
,hren hndtel all he had in The world and landed three
tbouHaud the basis Of his now large fortune Nv -
rromincnt mcnrpr Of what IA known anu di'nn'o ~ 'e
Archer rnntrlpaoy," combination ofiock"ys' owners
and itenota " etpat skill ~ wei 40 i"fu
eho capital The trat before last they ""h hl no''.
them hut laat sea, loa tens Of Thousands on ''sn""
thiet rhojt winnings during the m't few weeks maze
tpen immense,
r,e heca, eyont q, the last 'ew weehs has boon tho
appearance of judo at the Haley Theatre ~ N'n''''
.Mam'arll Nitouol,e," aud . l." '"'si"e' u q" WY
hard an ttIa Inlta aud Mas kate haneN who at" ~"
ming English Versions VI the last two pieces 'h' '"e
handsome FrrnohWoman, who n not ohy 'ohS""l''''
actress hut sings Well that she W"oh u" P'"" ""
a.s,bo ~ her voice HAD greater volume, should como
over To shnw the mtraNeed English now u "'H"' W wv
donn" Poor Miss santey has no voice leI'' anu "iSS
Iott ia mo- het,or on they make poor gurc ny to
aide Of the charming Jude who by the way Is now
widow she had husband I'LL WITHIN low h"''"''
tiny trivial creature such fine women often marry
The Irving boom " Is quiet fol "A while, but suppose
will br.in again with tho performance OF "IWeH'h
NIGHT" Mr. Irving Is In great health and Spirits ana so
IS Miss Ellen Terry The Baroness burdett Coutts mas
picturc in which vngs dog Charley appears by 'he
eide of her own dogs Ben and Pet both celebrities III Lon
don society.
last n,cht Mr. Charles wyndham produced an English
Ves,on of Tde dc under the title OF Feather
brain" II il an extremely amusing little play very wei
adapted by Mr. Albery, with excellent parts Tor MISS
Marie Jansen, Mr.. Marius and Mr. Blakeley'
Among the few brilliant entertainments OF the season
have been the balls given by Lady Borhwck This lady
H. not the wife of Lord Borthwck hut of Sir Algcon
Borthwick presiding genius and for long WINE sole
proprietor of The Mor,lG Post which has been 1t Is
ruuorcd heavily backed by the extreme Tories dSsis-
fed moderate tone of The Standard which they
declare has been more than on the verge OF he
coming Liberal paper The Aor"tn9 Post appears to he
since 1t reduced to penny for the Borth-
wcks have Eaton place and enSconced themselves In
the scelebrat,d mansion once owned by old @ which
lies bet Eeen Hamilton place and Park lane "Old q, 1t
will lie recollectcd notorious Duke OF Queens
berry who made tho historic remark that London may
be empty, but 1t Is always add deal fuller IMAM the
country" From his window lie was accustomed TO esly
the pretty girls passing and to send his valet In chase OF
them THIS fine old English nObeman, who while yet
Lord March was one lights of Newmarket and won
celebrated driving match there died in 1910 at the age
Of eightv-fve, leaving behind HIM grim reputation
for purely selfish debauchery lie htsted at no cost 10
crafty his whims but in other respects chthsted
and keen about money There he no question as to
his taste in decorating his house. which superb until
81 fell into the hands Of the Prmroses uOrd Rosebeiys
family, Tho painted and papered over and over the
woodwork No sooner however dil the house come INTO
the possession the BOrthwcks than every vestge OF
paper and paint removed. The beautiful original
moudncs were found beneath perfectly sharp and IN
cellent preservation aud there RESERVATIONS
were needed executed with the greatest care
and skill being that the hostess has OF the
finest houses In London. The ballroom Is seventy feet
long and in It's beautiful white and gold decoration its
columns dais, is quite unique The dining room Is
of course less ornate fine apartment nevertheless,
and the drawing rooms and boudors are very
1uxuronely furnished in strict accordance with the
decorations OF walls doors and ceiling The chief boudoir
IS full of objects historic and artistic interest notably
miniatures OF the family Of George the Third whose
watch is among the curious collection of relics Ills
clearly house which persons OF refined taste as host
and hostess undoubtedly are may take legitimate pride
large number of the most dis ngushed people IN Lon
don have already dined and danced with Lady Borth-
wick who Miss Lister, daughter by her first mar
rage of Lady Theresa Lewis wife Of the celebrated
satesna aud philosopher who said that life would be
tolorabc but for It's amusements.
The dispersion aggregations of pictures. ename and
porcelain Is still going No sooner are the Limoges
enames maolca and Palsy of the Founaine col
lection sold than the Leigh Court pictures the glory Of
bristol come under the hammer. My impression Ia that
the sale of this gallery will tell other owners what they
hare to look forward to- The old masters the very
finest specimens only excepted are In no kind of de-
nand and bring very poor prices but 1t is nevertheless
good policy TO SELL Is very unlikely that old pictures
will recover value When thing Is absolutely per
feet and almost unique OF It's kind. like the enameed
plate by Leonard LmOusn sold the other day II brings
is thousands but inferior things 20 very cheap. TO
mind the value set the Bcuebt pictures which the
Duke Of Marlborough Is seeking to sell is wild aud
prepostrrOs The MuIu In the Louvre Is think. the
champion picture for price. having cost 422OO0 but this
approach the asked for eleven pictures
at Benhcn. to wit, A350OoO AZ first the tax was or
half MILTON but even the reduced price II ridiculous.
have the Judgment of experts to back my opinion that