New-York tribune., 1886-06-06
OVER-sE1 GOSSIP.
ABOUT NorEwoarnY pEnsoNs And rHING:

From Mr. Yates's WorId London. Nag 26
The AUTUCRAT AT THE ST. GEoRG s.-Llona
This all TO be the notion OF the enter.
prising fellow-countrynnen OF Dr. Ohyer Wendell
Georges Club when. he had himself deci irtd ne only
wished look in at the club. in anything rather than
leonne fashion That the committee or the cub should
suggestion OF of their respected
American menbers and profer hearty welcome 10 the
nguished Autocrat, matter or cOurse under
the circumstances He was ID fact "recevei by tho
were absolutely private and informal 1t may be sail,
however. that everybody. both Londoners and Amer.
cans del GIFTED the Doctor IN scn excsiens
form. Mr. Tom HUGHES looked IN; so did Mr. Holman
Hunt. who sprojecting another Eastern Journey Mr.
Minor Canon Hsrforl. Colonel Moneref Cot the Scots
Guards and Colonel Hughes nalelt, NJ p. were OF the
| company receiving" not d" received"
TosrI's NEW WoRKs.-SignOr Tosti's many
admirers will be glad to near hat ne IS eSasea IN IN CON- %
don October next The subject or tue ilbreto mas not
as yet trInspred
BEAUTY AND ROYALTY.-lt was very gener-
ally remarked the last Drawing that there wcro
more pretty than and many more were pres.
ent than we're expected Ihe P,hcess OF Maes rseevsa
duly announced there WAS none OF the nervous uncrr
tanty about the dt5manes as to whethrr or no they
the fashion OF wearing the trains from the shoulder was
very mnce adopted on THURSDAY: iue royal elrsie IN,
princessesPrnce Albert Victor. Princess Louise an
stately women looked than Lady de Grey
and the Duchess OF Westminster. .-sdy Howari 40
young American bids fair TO take her pace among tno
London beauties. Mrs White, wife of the Secretary AZ
great number of brides presented their lately
weddln :dresses forming plr Of their costume @
her MARRIAGE. Lady Forbes looked very young 70 oe
presenting her daughter, charming pretty face much
ike the Moncreife family.
AT THE GROsyENOR.-AlmOst before tho
supper the entertainers began their iunnng IN
the larger the most notable piece being tns Oh
whose nerformance was vastly appauded by such
petcnt Judges Mr. tioigson. NJ o., the ilustrlolls
Mayor OF stratlord-upon- Avon. Mr. John S.pdoh Mr.
Hamilton AIiG and SIR Coutts mself Mr.. whistler
strangely mpasive. needing. donotiess the stmu-
lus of OF his masterpieces. Mc Arthur orci;
with his gibus IN one hand ami stage reveiler
OF prawn between the hngsrs OF tho othef proodeu
DER the past.
Too AWFULLY AwFUL-Rumor saws that
the daughters OF a cidcrau dressmaker were presenter
to her Majesty last Thursday II this he true taeie Is
indeed. no lim to the powriu influence Of lu PAL
Ly the presentation OF Hurnghtm tickets; BAT presea
tation paid her Majesty is another ant
more serious matter
| SELLING GREAT PICTUREs.-Of late years
the sales. les gra'des renes which excite As muc.
interest IN Paris sensational premiere OF eariou o'
Dumas, no longer take place IN the dirty aud pestheh
tai rooms OF the Hotel Dr0uot. but IN tue suDp,utn'
picture gallery OF the Rue lie sez'. Tho expert & a ~
is NJ Georges Pett, and tue viruo-e oI Tue IVORY
hammer Is NJ Cneyaller the successor ot tho .'"oa,
hung with re the glass roof shaded by vast 'e'u
white silk ard adorned with rlch praSs us.es o'
hc ia seated Oh comfortable velvet chairs aud AL pass
Is there, the ladies IN elegant toeties tn" %
anxious eyes and fingers that trenble as they sepoo
the prices marsns OF the eataogues the he'es
from New-York from London. from Vienna; the peo,o
Of leisure, who 10 get notes Tor dinncr.taoo "
IL an animated and curious scene worthy o tue peue
OF some modern Anbin AZ the end ol tue room 40
piled up the pictures. the right os the tribune "herc
The auctouerr the expert stand. with clerk stS
brtweeu them. In rnnt OF the tribune IA tue ef,W'
lean. piercing voice announces tne piis cf"S,-
ing and oattnng with the voice OF fao auctiohecr
Nous yendons le nulnero tel at tel" cries the expert
LISA par M-i>sOnier On deminte l2o,ooO II.
".lsli' par Mei-sonier,' repeats tho crieur' I'll
t.nn n 4 IT,.
tionesr, catching % bit. "7o.oo0-9o. .OOO-lOoooo-
| 10 OO0-l25 3 OOO-i 6.000-l2s,0OO r" "Cest hieI,
vui l2s.00o rr Personne ne dit mott Adiuse i2suvo
fr" "C'est pour PAmerque. adds the expert, In rery
TO patriotic inquiry but the expert Is mslaAen -dF
enables TO state that, barring dcclepls'
This portrait OF Napoleon Will return %
England be emberet that this famous piet'
ure the Ruskin AT Chr>ties IN ls,l .or
the sum of $4,000. IA ngure when 50 astonshed Mr.
Woods that thought ht to make y htto speech "N'
planning that ho attributed the phenomenon TO the pres
ence at the OF two persons with unliinitei conh
slons, The fact that Messrs Wallis. Goupil ana
Petit, OF Paris mad moi syndicate To buy tho pet
ure another Partisan dealer with whom they hal
failed MAKE arrangement, upkindy ran the cluts
up against them NJ pett was charged win selling sne
picture Paris and he exchanged II Tor severdi o'o.
pictures with NJ Defoer no cash payment being maav !;
However. 1914" was yesterday sod Ior ioss thsn
! brought i've yexrs axo In London