New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-10
LONDON GOSSIP.
AN EYGLIsHMANS NOTES on ENGLISH
TOPICS.

TOPICS.
IRON An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or TIE TRinrNEi
LONDON. April ;.
Passion Week and National rs wellas Court
Mourning have plunged into the depths OF Grape ana
dependency and such large entertainments a We're 10
have taken place have been postponed ou there nave
been few indications OF life amid tie artistic regions
of what may he called the upper Bohemia PAINTERS
although they live in palaces and cine win ouheS'
are not quite degraded the social slavery OF humdFin
people There arc OF cOurtly tmners who
like the provera amateur actor Of OsNo would nave
loved 10 black themselves all over IN order i" sho"
what il is fashionable TO call their loyalty
a word revived and miappicd during the lingo
period Il is favOrte word with ladies
one OF whom told NE the other day when I said
thought the Queens foolish book would better have been
left unpublished that not loyal met Court
panter on Saturday who already In rs deep mourn
ing AS he had lost his wife Many ladies are equally
absurd IN loading themselves with Grape But above ALL
or rather deepest of all in the outward expression OF
their m eel are the beautiful young pcTsons with fuhy .r
hair seen IN their viciorias and driving about
town I'm the morning in the light carts now f-onaoic-
not cqc de rise for the lovely visions not IN any
visiting list / struck by the g'tiu9 W O'"l'
,n,a,cd b, them that asked veteran an-anoul-
town why this certain uncertain class shoil nc N
such deem sorrow Oh" replied that cyHc L''u' VI
the Frvoity and Connie Of tho Triyahy Ahear'' an"
Tottie Katie and Susie their lady friends aI"'lS - II
natze as class with Royalty They are loyal rom te
o, NJ ftcir golden locks 10 the tips OF Their sth
shoes You know what the Frencilman ---d. Arislo-
! crate CONNIE une file OH the duchc,se.-
To return to the painters the -culptors the A-l'li
oerns-and writers 'they have mad lively week enough
| r. do. ba+veon tie two great show Sundays are
utilized hv knowing" artists ia giving dinner ana
dances musical parties and huge suppers 10 'o" 'heI
petures sell them If possible and entertain 'H'l'
! at the same tine. None OF these Win l"' ''" 'N
eeptions OF Court painters Conr'-inA'ic''4'' '''''
comedians and Conr-hstorosapher' Ike SIT IAcoaoic
! Ana have tuE Ettrr lt-i V-'i
t H. the attenlpt to edit C0UIttwadlle' arc troubled
with loyalty" 10 any serious extent 4"9 lo0''''''
with bitter -corn that Court-patronase Of .I' hi' O
confined 70 the encouragement OF miserable dauber Ike
wiuterhater to the making OF the clever ION +Nh-''.
nopnlor in this counry--almo-t ara equal oHenoe'iu'
20 tb gottipg OF magnificent picture our OF the Aie Sit
Edwin Iandseer for less than half the money nc Won"
nave got from any private person ATts5 nave nl'lc
seusc now Mr. Frank Iou. We may Dc sure mas OF VIII
recoi,o his full price from the Middle Temple ana trinity
House for the two portraits Of the Prince or wales '
tr money does not come OF tho Royal pocket Sew
sral members of the Royal family Wou-i Ike 10 We
uainted by John Everett Milla' hut tha' cn'1ch'
Aoador1ican would not abate farthinS OF MS 1a u'
in fact would probably charge ROY ATTY an e"l'" "c
hundred pounds account of the additional! 'rou'' Vi
c,,,,r ,jttings and so forth Hence the family pictures
~ the Queen and her children except those by Laho'r
and Won Angel. are not good FOR mueA.
e., tbe arf-wolld danced saug and supped al through
M ual cane home at / o'clock this morning from a
Grand entertainment rlNcu - % +i-'- 40
Academy at which hundreds OF people were present
, an of them celebrated. renowned or notorious ior
sooobiue or other Tho undisnnsushcd nane'tss heri
was hardly represented among the crowd 81 aIt-7'
,,scaps physicians poets. surgeons haris'e''' P"'
,,a,.,s and philosophers Very pretty girls appeared
,,or. the crowd IN the studio around which hung the
r piot,rs Of the season. tho floor being cleared lof
dancing About onc-hai OF tho ladies were III s'''h
mourning a. can be conveniently worn al '' dIl 'L
remainder appeared in ordinary dancing costume PINK
with coral trimmings or pink pearls . Mat'h' lHe pA-'
line called eau re VI and great de oi White Win
nrofu.iou of lowers. The host was MI PHIL. i. MOTIFS
ARA. go.
The nteitalnmcnt given IS Mr wilson barrett OF tle
Pytnees-'s Theatre, % Mr. Lawrence Barrett At Inc
roi,a, Hotel was brilliant success ana c@ce4icAt3
,yel IMAGINED especially In the nylt9ns ISSUED 10 lio
atrca critics Nobody cares about cnck'hs ana cn1
- o 50 of course but such social gatherings have ge-
d, ~ do with soothing the breast or the hcaI
cal c-tic Nj Lawrence Barrett also Is veTf asree"D
, / man and whatever merit there may DC ID 4oi4IA
rve and his acting IS 90 be fairly appreciate
roJ Iytton upon whom tte aiaopTopos mamie Oh LOT
; rr,gl,t,, seems 70 have fl'en made thorough
r clumsy speech nearly awkward as tnt 60, 'ne 's'
named peer at the hundredth representation OF IL
e Merchant of Venice at tue Lyceum Theatre IT,. Ao
f vtto, case can hardly be called one OF plagiarism 10
= ne s 20 oeat extent only following az hertlal9 Id
.,ot III. father once occupied the GUAR al dihie
y,hc NeUspaper Press Fund or something OF Tie KIN
or0 finding himself before an audience %. newspaper i
= hgan by saving that be felt Ike fly ID amber Dem
. - man OF letters ana not journalist ana ihen pf'
Cea9.d 10 distinguish AMI decide between literature a
s. r,iisro Il may easily be imagined mat this perform
IS ance threw a slight chill over tho company, ,r
j NJ. 1,. effer the biz banquet ~ tAc 4@'-I''' w.
e -. - -, cary ,ie,sant dinner TO M. Lawrence b'
j. :, fine continental at which many artists and men
If e,tcr. were present Mr. ". Gilbert who mad.
2 capital speech and Nj. Archibald fo'.e' a,o' ,,
"a number Transatlantic teegrams came if'" 'l' '''
= and other American artist ana 'N' pl'''---'
~ generaily Of tue most agreeable character
N uiss Marie Ilton the actress, who nod zoe ''l "
ts very greatly regretted. the wife OF lAl veg
turols gentleman, Nj Nybrow E0'ri''o"' 49,, =.
Is coued Eyebrog" Robertson. The career o. mp ~.
q 80 n.sara has been singular lie began IA y
v indian Cyy,l Service and was pronounced Dy TIE ".'