New-York tribune., 1885-01-04
LONDON GOSSIP.
AN ENGLIsRMANs NOTES ON ENGLISH
TOPlCG

With the House up aud Christmas at hand, Il
is wonderful that London should bs fun. The
theatres are crowded especially the st. Jamsss where
the" continues his career OF succes and the
Criterion, where Mr.. Charles wyndham has $4,000 Of
forward bookings for The Candidate" the great hit
made by Mr.. Justin McCarthys con, Mr. Huntley No.
Carthy the yonng aud clever member for Athlone Mr.
Justin Mccarthy is deservediy great favortA In Lon
don society, even among those who most abhor his
politics. and Is being BY everybody his
sons brilliant 10 Ia true that the pece II
adaptation only, but 1T is small feat to put English
political life and illusions into French framework.
The death OF the Marquis Of Chomondeley remnda mo
once more OF the odd manner In which English proper
names are pronounced to the bew6erment OF Ameri-
cans Lord Cholmondeley's for instance Is always
pronounced except by vulgar people, Chumly" Such
things In this country constitute tue shbboleth Of real
society, and the slightest buuder IL visited by that
osracism which Is than dcatat least to fashion,
ably regulated minds The great charm Of this conven-
tiona pronunciation Is that 1t cannot be learned by
cAds persons not In IT," that Is to say the bulk Of
the nation. arc called These unfortunate millions arc
III the position OF .hose whose speech bewrayeth them
Ihus there Is place In Wales called Abergavenny pro-
nonnced on the spot II is spelt. But II any human
being In society spoke OF Lord Abcrgavenny other
wise than as Lord Aherghenny" he would be stared at
as only an English grande dame horn in the purple
can stare. Again the Duke Of Ruands place. Beivoir
must De called Bcever." Lord spencers house not
Althorp, but Olltrop" Majorbanks Is ~Marchbasks"
st. John Is "Singcon," Beauchamp IA sBecchsmv
saumarez is "summery." st. Clair is Sinclair" Lord
Derby 10 Darby" Lord Hothsm Is Hutthum" oil tho
Dazlels or Dayels pronounce their name D. L." a. "
1t consisted OF those letters only There arc believe,
common people named Dalzicl who pronounce their
name - 1t b spelt but they Of very slight mpor-
ance CLAIMS ALSO where Duncan Ia supposed to have
bsen murdered BY the amisb.e Macbeth family, must
only De pronounced Glahms and this Is tho title Of
the heir apparent to the strathore pesrage import
ant to know the exact infection. Lady Willoughby
dEresby whose Lord Aveand s through her. one Of
the Hereditary Grand Chamberans OF England also
an awkward name. Lady Durrsby is the accepted
pronunciation although have heard fairly decent peO-
pie call her De Resby" The Baroness Burdett Couttss
name is also qneery pronounced by the million whom
she has in her large benevoence greatly helped They
call her Burieh, with the accent the last syllable.
whereas the family pronunciation is Burdett. Free
Masons know this. the present bsronet is high
In the craft. Everybody knows that Berke-
ley is never 10 ears polite" pronounced other
wise than Barkly," that Levescn-0ower s called
Lewson-Gore." that Feathcrstonhaugh IL Preston
hay" that Bohun Ia Boone" and Mohun Moon,"
Urquhart Urcot," and What IL curious IL that
in America thu sound is reproduced but the etymoosy
lost Thus In Calhoun. the name of . clever young
American acress who has unobtrusyely made her way
here, recognize tho Colquhoun Of suld Scotland.
It s also worthy Of that st. Maur Ia always pro-
Dounced Seymour"
Tho most famous Of the seymours" or st. Msurs,'
is as dead Lord Cholmondeley. The Duchess OF
Somerset. sometime Queen Of Beauty ct the Eelstos
Tournament. died the other day. This most beautiful
is Of the ancestresses OF what called IN hIs
country. beauty blood" Daughters Of Tom sheri-
dan and grxndiaughers Of Richard Brnsiey Sheridan
the three sisters achieved extraordinary the
world All married what il called wel" although tho
Hon. Mrs. Norton had very unfortunate time Of IL with
her husband She was o celebrated Bonapartist well
clever writer and present In Paris when Louis
Napoleon Bonaparte sometime Emperor Of the French.
made his coup d'etlt December 2. 1881 The lste
Duchess Of Somerset entirely above srch gnobls
intrigues. and Queen Of Beauty" Lady Seymour
mained "Queen Of Society when she reached her full
title. Extremely beautiful she remarkable for her
shs.s nr, INSTANCE between tho
nose and mouth was very small
Mr. Mortpr Frcwen. OF Big Hern Ranch 10 over hero
inst now endeavoring TO make interest to induce the
Government to admit cattle from the Northwestern
States alive into this country. He is popular young
Ango-Amcrcan. . son-in-law OF Mr. Leonard Jerome.
and conseq ucntly brother-in-law Of Lord Randolph
Churchill.
Lord Mandevile. Who II he outlives his indulgens
father. will bc Duke OF Manchester day, Is In
London He married Miss Yznaga, and has acquired the
most pronounced American accent that 1t is possible
imagine.
Mr. Mllais, r. A. has nearly finished his portrait .f
Mr.. Gladstone In his red robes Doctor Of Civil Law
rho famous Royal Academician has begun charming
child subject fancy portrait Of pretty and tiny little
model.
AZ humorist Of q mild description said last night.
We may be Abbey yet" but we not yet too much
Abbey, Abbey enough It said that the theatrical
spsculator OF that name had bought the ,Haymarket
Theatre This Is not true. lie has not bought IT, nor
has he acquired the lease He has made oner out oil
is yet In the future.
Mr. Boguey Bancroft Is on to Paris to see Theo-
dora" He has as everybody knows, a refusal Of tho
English right of the play. He pays sar'ou hundred
pounds for this right OF refusal Of of hs ys This
compact did him no harm in the case Of Otctte aud
Fedora"
Mr Yates's with Lori Lonsdae will. hear como
before the Lords Justices OF Appeals the 18th Of
January should Mr. Yates be beaten on the point OF
law raised he will appeal Ia the House Of Lords Pubic
synpahy is entirely In fsvor Of Mr. Yates and the
long drawn prosecution is looked upon vndictivs
Mr. George Augustus saa leaves for the United states
On Boxing Day" lecturing tour ~ run round the
world for some eighteen months. lie will be greatly
m,s,ed here by his journalistic colleagues and numerous
friends Of the learned professions
The Da,iy ye,cs makes dew departure from s regular
line of Journalism. Under the title Of" Workers and
their Work." gives conversations between ifs repre-
.cutatIve and smch psrsonages as Mr. Miais, r. A.
hear that the writer Of these Dialogues Mr. Bernard
IT. Becker On author responsible for Holiday Hannts.'
. Adventurous Lives" and other works"
Mr. Colin Hunter A. r. A., has Just finished the pes-
ure Of Niagara In winter
Tho Royal Italian Opers. Covent Garden h to 10
turned into crcas for Christmas There is the usual
cuckoo CRY about desecrstion Of temple OF the lyrical
drama and 40 But 1t Is To be circus all the same
una.r ths rule Of Mr. Bnlolland." - his name IL
Numerically spelt tho young Napoleon Of the North
Woo, vich Gardens. Mr.. Billcland" has engaged
among other persons Mile. ocesnA This lady whose
character is above all suspicion OF reproacn' "Ais
-. NJ Hast and is % beautiful that the young
oonn,,ur who haunt the Paris Hippodromc have been