New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-20
NOTES FROM LONDON
.RTIsTlC-SOCIAL-PERsONAL.

II Nr du Mauriers drawings by the f'ne Az
Societv Bond-st, enables the public Tor re hIs'
time 70 form an adequate notion Of hrs powers ne
,.5eligbted us m Punch for many years past ana
rs art has won the cordial encomnmS OF MI
BIN Vet the rendering If hls work bv the en-
,.er - now seen 70 have been always more or less
.rfect and often coarse. The very INST thihs
- strikes YOU in the original drawings now eA-
limited Is their de cacv and decslveneNS OF to"ch'
What seemed heavy uncertain or inaccurate 81"
,he printed pages OF periodical was OF very amer
ont ouaity when II lett the artists hand and 'ere
II now IL exactly In Maurer meant IL 10 "e' an"
not As the wood eucravcr and the printer O'V" oe"
Them resolve, that 1t Ougat to be- or must he. we
t.ro all admred Mr. du Mauriers beautiful
u7aidrns and Iustlv admired them; hut DO" "'''N
more bear.lful are thoy here Perhaps ." %" par
ticoI,r Is tbi, new revelation more enchanting,
.,,oo Tina artists perception of beauty anu
drawing Of beauty are among us "''
c,,racter,tic gifts The English gII oil W-u1S
rbo does not know her through du Manner "'"
.r than m any other way unless NE nave '''
c,d fortune 20 know the grl herself an" WI"
dos not know many another NFe "l MS 'o'H
.,,iny hut not less interesting as illustrations ot
the social lie Of England IN some Oh us many
,t,sesg These drawings au open book N ""',n
ros,,4opt or the mere stranger 20 England may
"a The AZ bite observation ct the artist ana hI9
- bnnor are a.iae marked Nothing escape9
b., vet he sets nothing down IN nance lie "o''
not hate SIT Gorg.us; he only records NM ne 10
s,,ses dare say. Maudie and i"st'etN"''''' S''
M. mis- them gently on hls hook lie CANNOT NV
t,.odlv respect Mrs. POusonhy de lomAy u.s. p"' n'
,ats her with the ciyility due to her sex ms %
ono secret OF tic many charms thAI '','"7 "
- N,r,.r.s work: genileuess OF satire goes manu- 'D
I'll with the grace of method which uisih-ul>"'9
t,,..y.r Inc does For the rest are not these dii"-
i,,gs c1uJained to rs IN Mr. Henry James, 80
which do duty as preface 10 the catalogue Inc
reader may be referred TO this deiic1lo P'''' W
criticism for sufficient commentary on 'he aO"''"-
HE ouaIIties Of an artist who Is. aItcI all "-S wv
best critic. ,,
have made thu, exhibition means oil dis'I'ou''' d
memorial to his deg Chang. The cards OF admission
tls nrivate view we're folded oblOng slips OF paper
On ,ne leaf of winch was wood engraving OF the
wel.kuown friend OF the artist, IN that recuIoe"'
,osture with extended fore paws when OF rare
,.ars he adopted for the repose OF his huge ana
handsome frame. Wien yon presented y"Hr cara L"
The retired warrior who guarded the portals OF 'e
gallery YOU we're politely invited to tear on an"
preserve the portrait Mime shall have framed IN
lasting reminder "i the Goou VIII VIZ" ~ w.
grand old dog nonOred me-
The ordinances Of royalty in respect 10 mourning
... Decor,e more complicated than ever. 1t has
LANG hppW
.onal attention TO the reguatono all matters 'ela-
Co., ., ceremonies of regret where of her family
a. concerned Since the death of the Duke of
Albany m. .,rts issuing from Her Majesty have
haen Of the most singular character. A. the woe IS
mtgafed. If may use the phrasFo"gy OF inc
diapers who deal in emhlens Of grief. the dlstlnc
tions bv which II is denoted become ~ ore minute
There are to be- no Drawing Rooms tins summer
Int t.cre are to bee two Leveos. That Her MAJESTY
or representative of fIer Majesty should spend an
afternoon in Buckingham Palace receiving the
bomares Of her subjects would be Wanting IN re-
srect IN the memory of the ceased boy. But the
Prince Of Wales may have mere men to bow down
before him M st .amess At Ascot 4 was
strictly ordained that mo- royal box should %" opened
NOT So much ~ the blinds drawn mp ann since
no ROYALTIES we're permitted to present. there Was
of cour~. mo- ro,al proccs-lon The stately ngu" "i
ord Cork ut the head of his cortrg va- therefore
not to he seen Whether the Prince oi N'.e- may /
60 ~ t;oodvood sccius uncertain. lint the 'inuoe- /
me that br will Dee fothdd,r fro accept Tine IuIr "'
E,b,uond's invitation The Prince and Princess
have ro,,I license to dine out u London. hu' only |
under certain stringent conditions They bad foo |
.ond word tbo either dV Co tlcr hostr.. tut hr |
dtuu. ul.l, uuai not c>cocd Iourt,ru Iu uuWu'. !
aud Chat a poupl, wore asked u lttor thc tr.t mot
ur,te tiin tou aliould ho added tn tho ,uupprY. !
Lo.J commands about costume 1910 of tNH u"ai |
drsrurr Llud. The poaiuou ot h"at Cd, h"'i'aa foo |
thr uIIu,r .ui Princess of WnIoe hiVu'e undri |
sopd Go require ,rittu ,nuttr.Ira ot 'oudii"n 100
tnruattrt ot u,imcut A host'a7 Vh" wl-hrd q" hc |
ou thr .e side ciard question 90 hc nut nH io tho
color of her gown. daring recent vHt "t"d !
black " Was thc answer, and 30 coal hla'h 70 Nia
Who ,ays that thr Sovereign of England no longer
exercise, a real autbortV 10 these Ica.msI
The Marquis Of Lorne has made valuable con
tubutiou 10 that animated discussion of the !
Colonial question which Is now going ON. The dis.
tiuguished cx -Governor-Ge General of the Dominion of
Canada thinks he knows bow the welfare Of the |
Colonies and their attachment to the mother country
NAV bc promoted. Make much of their GOV errors.
was ms advice % the emIneut Minister who applied
g. huu for an opinion. And get there are people
who SAY that the Scotch deterrent IN a seuse of
humor.
have not seen m alluson IN an English paper to
the fact that yesterday Independence Day
Calendars differ different countries the SANTA of
one are not the saints Of another. There Is how
ever a class IF Engishmen to whom the days
when Americans keep festival are well known. They
are the West End tradcslncn, and more especially
the keepers Of dry goods stores, here known A.
diapers shops They long since made mp their
minds that an investment m bunting was . lucra
tive one aud that the display of the Stars and
Stripes on the Fourth Of July aud the Twenty |
second of February a snre means of attracting !
the American hv 10 the web which envelopes ali
London IN is mcshes. As walked toward Ok |
ford-st. this morning, the most brilliant object
against a brilliant sky American banner |
standing out from tall flagstaff on top of tail
building devoted 10 the display and distribution Of
"drapery at a price. Who said the English a
nation of shopkcepersf do not ask for inlcma-
zion.
Mr. Lowells attack Of govt has been Of a very OBJ
sinate and painful kind. IL is fortnight to-day
H. ,,-.. D.. 4 ma, durnp "A treat mart of thus