New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-29
NOTES FROM LONDON.
WHO Is "G.'"-THE LACROSSE DINNER-A
THEATRICAL SUPPER


He wrote an article in The FOrtRight'y Reriew, and
he was supposed by The Times to be Mr.. Gladstone
But he is not The ARTICLE is a dissertation on Eng
lands Foreign POicye and on the day OF ITS APP
pearance the leading Journal" reprinted most on
it, discussed it at length and attributed II 10 the
Prime Minister. This on Saturday. On Mon
day one of Mr. Gladstones private secretaries sent
note TO the editor to assure hlm. with MT Gad-
stones COMMITMENTS that be had no connection with
the article, nor any knowledge of its existence ex-
cept from The Times itself. This blow the Thunder
or received with meek silence What else could 1t
dot
Then all sorts of theories were started. Lord
Granville was named only TO be put aside. and MI.
Herbert Gladstone Mr.. Eseott is understood 10
declare that the article is not merely. as one pa
per calls it, clever rusc, but really from the pen
OF a leading statesman. 1t does. however, contain
passages which appear to be III imitation OF MI
Gladsones style, OF of his styles. On the other
hand it is written with kind of reserve and In
tone of authority to which no novice IN pohtlc"'
discussion would be likely TO attain.
Nor did Mr. Glsdstone's denial cxtinguish the
curiosity first excited by the article 1t had al
ready become known on the Continent, and II con-
tinued for days to be talked of and written about
In Berlin where Mr.. Gladstone Is not popular poll
clans insisted thattmust have been suggested OF IN
spircd bv Mr. Gladstone in order to calumnate Prince
Bismarck and Germany in general indeed mere III
England one reason for the common bei1ef that the
Prime Minister wrote the paper was the anlmoSlty
If displayed toward the German Chancellor Mr.
Gladstone's friends were not misled, because they
knew that on other points the writer's opinions are
opposed TO his. The article censures the Crlmeah
War Mr. Gladstone to this day maintains that II
was a lust and necessary war. The article Is
strongly pro- Russian Mr.. Gladstone Is not, though
it has always suited the Jingoes to say he Is. NOW
that the controversy is dying away the only thlng
we need add is that il has given The Fortn9hty ne
rico a world wide advertisement. and has slghty
discredited The Times. hear that the Editor OF
The Tines was absent when thu publication TOOK
place A subordinate was responsible for the mis-
take nor is he much blamed for it, since the au-
thority on which the article was ascrlbed to MI
Gladstone was so direct to justify, and more than
Justify. the credenco gwen to the story.
No doubt you will hear from your special cor
respondent an account of the dinner offered by MT
w. l. Schenck of New-York, to the American La
crosse Amateurs But perhaps may add word or
two for my own pleasure, if not for yours In the
long and severe course of public or sem-pubhc din
ners have attended IN England, there have been a
few which were really pleasant. This Lacrosse
bapGnet was one of them. 1t was not too large nor
too ambitious. The nobility aud gentry OF thiS
country WERE for the most part, conspicuous bV
their absence. There is not much good IN asking
"smart" people TO anything IN LONDON
during Ascot week-peOpe, at any RATE
who are interested in sport. Racing swallows up
all the lesser and better diversions. Two or three
English gentlemen known IN America would have
baen welcome If their Ascot engagements had al
lowed them to be present. But if | may parody
Mr.. Chamberlain remark about royalties at BIZ
ningham on one occasion, they were not missed
The American Minister presided. Canada, as the
mother OF fostermOther of Lacrosse, sent hcr Lord
High Commissioner, Sir Charles Upper, and her
Minister of Finance Sir Leonard Tlley, to see that
America did not take too much credit 10 herseH Ior
her children's performances. Dr. W. H. KusSeu was
one of the few Englishmen present Mr.. FORBES
was at the last moment prevented from coming. MI
Henry White, of the American Legation Mr. Mer-
,it+ Consul Genera! of the United States; Colonel
shaw onr Consul at Manchester; Mr.. james Mac
leon Mr. Taber and Mr. d. d. Lloyd were among
the guests In all were about forty ana hi'el d
large room in the Hotel Continental, decorated ioI
the occasion with English and American nagS anu
with the mysterious instruments or implements
used In the game-sO mysterious thaJ MT. Lo"oh
declared he took them for snow-shoes. The most
pleasant features of all were those which belonged
10 the twenty OF more young Americans who com
nose the team and who looked in the perfection OF
youthful health III.
Mr. Lowell touched the true note Of such gain
er,nr in his first words and kept 1t through sue
cession of brief and charming little speeches Inc
toast 70 Mr. Schenck and the lacrosse players
brought out a capital answer from Mr.. baich' Us
did that to the English players from Colonel Sha"'
who is president of the North of England Lacrosse
Association and the toast 10 Canada from her Hlgh
Commissioner toast to Mr.. Erastus Winan, OF
New-York TO whose liberality the American players
acknowledge themselves deeply indebted, was re-
ceived with deserved enthusiasm by the company
The boys were then sent home. They had thelr
match TO play next afternoon against All Ehsiahd
(which thew won handsomely. and late hours were
sternlv forbidden to them They must nave gIieFeu
over this Spartan rule when they heard IhdI MI
Irving. Mr. Tooe and Mr.. Henry James appeared
ON the scene not long after they had Ielt'
This svept gave new beginning to
the evening Mr.. Lowell resumed the
most of authority he had quilted and proposed sue
cessvely the healths of Mr.. TOOe andof Mr irving
Mr. Toole in answer took up the tragic tone lie was
bim.ef lacrosse player, he told us, had played III
Canada and nothing but jealousy prevented MS
recognition as champion. He understood the Amer
,can bovs had been beating the English all along
the line but il was obvious that II he, looie' hau
been accorded his rightfu place at the head OF the
English team. their disasters would nave Deen
turned into triumphs- And so on Tor nVe minutes
amid roars of laughter. Mr.. Irving is always, l
think 10 be heard at his best when he speaks WIN
ont notice as he now did with fluent ease ana
happiness of phrase, and right feeling which de-
lighted his hearers young and-no, not Old middle
aged. do not wish it mentioned in public II add
that under the irresistible influence of these latest
corners, the festivities went on tall four In the morn
ing both Mr. Irving and Mr.. Toole speaking pieces
"a we used to say IN New England.
Let IL be said to the credit of the English that
they frankly concede not only the superiority Oh te
American lacrosse players, but also the decisive
character of these present contests society jour
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