New-York tribune., 1886-06-06

Colonial and Indian guests. manv Of the latter
being in picturesque costumes, West Indian and
other bands PLAYING, and the whole scene being
charming.
Mrs. Phelps discontinues her attractive Friday
afternoon receptions till after Whitsuntidc The
London season makes heavy demands on her
strength, which gave way early in the week, but
has been restored by rest Her first appearance
since Sunday was at DR.. Holiness reception on
Thursday night, which the Autocrat gave from
desire to acknowledge the innumerable hospitals
ties offered to him.
Dr. Priestley lent his American colleague his
house in Mayfair. The invitations were issued by
DR.. Holmes and Mrs. Sargent and apparently In
cluded every body who has called on them In Dover
Street. The result was a curiOusly miscellaneous
assembly, in which literature and the professions
were much more largely represented than fashion.
London society likes lionzIng better than being
lionzed Mr.. Phelps. Mr.. Browning. Mr.. Lecky,
Lord Justice Bowen, tile Countess of Roscbery the
Countess of Dahouse and Lady Harcourt were
present: and later came Wilson Barrett and
Augustus Harris called Druriolanus," Bohemia
itself sent ambassadors. DR.. Holmes an0 Bret Harte
were invited to dine on Saturday with the Nceroy
of Ireland and Lady Aberdeen. who are now IN
London to meet Mr.. Gladstone, but they were
obliged to decline. Oxford well as Cambridge
will confer an honorary degree on Dr. Holmes.
The meeting of the Four-n- Hand Club at Hyde
Park was signazcd by incident which again
raises queries respecting the conduct of the police
bis meeting is of the events of the season and
always attracts an enormous crowd-this year, per
haps greater than ever Carriages line the roads
and throngs assemble on foot mostly respectable
people. When the Princess of Wales and her three
daughters arrived they were surrounded by
Dense wel-dressed mob who stared. talked into
the carriage, almost climbed i'll ana refused to
move when appealed to. The police proved incap-
able of protecting the Princess from intrusion or OF
clearing the road The meeting otherwise was a
good one The drags turned ont well aud several
teams experts pronounced faultlcss. The Prince
of Wales arrived on the box of Lord Aucklands
coach and drove to Hurlingham where he met a
large party at luncheon The Dnkc of Cambridge
as Ranger is debating whether he will again allow
a meeting at Hyde Park.
Italian opera is regaining The hold it was sup
posed to have lost on the London public Engllsh
opera maintains the favor which it has never lost
since Carl Rosa made it popular by giving repre-
sentatons remarkable for excellence of ensemble.
The Prince of Wales has MT only taken box at
COvent Garden but was present with the Prlncess.
The Queen to keep the balance even hired the
ROYAL box at Drury Lane for the entire season.
Augustus Harris. whose genlns for puery rises 10
the occasion, the public that he halls her
gracious condcscensiOn as a bright omen for the
future, which perhaps it is American artists now
so numerous in Europe hold an important place in
the COvent Garden programme Ella Russell has
appeared twice with success The critics predict
that she will obtain prominent place III pubic
favor. Mile. Nalda, Bostonian by birth, makes her
debut tom ght Oscar in Tn Ballo i'll Maschera.
Both the Coquclins have been in London this
week, giving with Mile. Rechcnberg of the
Comedc Franchise and Mile Brandes, of the Naude-
vile. representations before crow ded and excess
lively smart drawinC-room audience in a well known
house in Bel grave Square.
Pretty Miss Fortescue, who has settled all the de-
tails of her American tour next autumn. will pro-
duce among others the play which Mr Gilbert is
now writing and of which she has bought the
American rights. G. w. s.