New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-29
THE WORLD OF LONDON.
CHRONICLED AND CRITICISED BY MIR
EDMUND YATES
RETURN OF H. n INNS. BoNYnGEs RECEr,
TIoN-A FLOWER For SIR W. " HAR
CouRr--BoULANGEgs NEW HOUSE

| CouRT-BoULANGER's NEW HOUSE
THE YACHTING SEASON.
| AgT AND OPERA
my CABLE THE TRIpUyef
Copyright. 1888. BY The Esso- York Trfbunn
| London, May 2s.-The weather has been glor.ousis
fine Upper Dceslde during the last week THURSDAY
evening tho Queen drove through Braemar In an open
carriage drawn by the four gray horses always used
| for these excursions
| Tho Prince Of Wales has returned TO town after
flying visit to Berlin, and will be at EPSON each dav "A
tho races. Tho Princess. who has come back from
| sandrIngbam, will probably go down tomorrow and
Friday. There viii be no visits 10 sandringham
| TIL tho middle Of October. The Prince has firmly
| but politely dIscountsnanced the unwise offer Of a
statue Of his son to the city Of Bristol To this ex
cessve loyalty not British sculptor would have
cared to DO party Tho Prince viii give his an
nual Derby dinner the members Of tho Jockey Club
at Marlborough House tomorrow evening Fifty are
expected including tho Duke of Cambridge and Prince
| Christian The Princess Of Wales and her daughters
dine with Lady Cadogan.
AMERICAN HosPITALITIEs.
Tho American, Mrs. Bonynge, welcomed those Of hey
| friends who remained In London Wednesday even.
ing. The staircase was lined with yellow tulips. and
| the music was very good. For once it must be
fessed that there no overcrovdlng. The hostess
wore now shade Of terra-cotts with white net, en-
| brodered In natural coored flowers, and the Marie
| Antoinctto brooch was supplemented by a gorgeous
rlvlere and cross Of diamonds. Miss Bonynge looked
| very well In green pink The somewhat robus,
hospitality of the host was pleasantly tempered by the
successful efforts Of Messrs. Randolph. Ftzroy Stew,
| art and Kenneth Howard to promote the harmony Of
| the evening Miss Helen HcnDiker. sombrely attired
in black and gold held periodical receptions in the
hall Brtannia' in black and many diamonds related
her experiences at Mrs Evelyn's to Mrs. Marches
| Murphy. Lady Cottenham and Lady Cairns also canA
| in funeral raiment, but the latter persisently
| fused 10 dance Ladies Sudely, sade, Grevills and
| wilson brought their daughters Eldest sons veu
| duly presented by Lords Cantelupe and DeerhursA
| Younger sons were plentiful as blacAberries.
ROYALTY AT CAMBRIDGE
There will be a brilliant gathering at Cambridge Cd
| Saturday week when honorary degrees are to be
ferred upon Lord Salisbury, Mr.. Bafour, Lord Ran,
dolph Churchill DR. Bright, Lord Sebourne, Lord Ray.
| Leigh Lord Rosobery, Mr.. Goschcn, Lord Acton, sl
Archibald Alison Professor Stokes, Sir Frederick Abe
Professor Adams, Professor cayley and Mr.. Raikss,
The Prince and Princess Of Wales, who VIII attend thu
| ceremony, will be guests of DR.. Butler at Trinity
Lodge Prince Albert Victor VIII receive his degree.
! A sUNELowER FOR HISToRIOUs"
By-the-bye, why has not Sir William Harcour
| symbolcal fowerl Napoleon had his violet Lord Be1
| consfeld had his primrose, General Boulanges hsa
his carnatlon and Mr.. Chamberlain, as We know, has
| his orchid May suggest tho sunfiower to Sid
| Wluam7 Its unobtruslve aspect would suit bis re4
firing modesty and the retatory movements by which
according popular belief 1t follows tho course d
the orb of day, would symbolic the gyratons Of thu
| most mobile Of our politicians Harcourt exled tout
Office like the banlshod Due in" AS You Like It, haa
! taste for sylvan retreats The little glimpse o.
Arcadia In which Harcourt and Chamberlain, tired foa
the moment OF political knight errantry may have been
playing tho part Of shepherds Cervantess hero pro
posed during an interval of his adventures Is the moss
| remarkable feature Of tho whitsuntide recess
| LOCAL ISSUES AT SOUTHAMPTON.
The separatlsts really have no reason whatever fog
the reioicings in which they have been INDUCING since
! last Wednesday. The election at Southampton haa
turned as has usually been tho case at that porn
| solely upon local questions. MI Evans was the
strongest candidate that could have been selected
Mr. Guest was by means so acceptable; the facs
that no is director o: the London and southwestern
Railway probably, 1t is thought by some, ioss the
Unionists thousand votes at least Mr.. Evans, on
the other hand, is not only leading director OF ths
| most popular and most powerful line Of steamers
which runs into Southampton, but was able to hins
that il might be in his power 10 bring another line Ia
/ that mort; a circumstance which very likely gained
him a thousand votes. There was no pretehco a.
of fighting the election on the Irish ues.
ton which for the first time since 1885 was placed
| entirely In the back ground
THE NEW BAKERY.
General Boulanger Is Just moving into his new
IN he of i-omen-in tho Rue Dumont dUrvtlle, neal
tho Place dcs Etats Unis, and not far from the Arc
de Triompho IL is renaissance house with polh'ed
and pnnacled roof containing dining room, drawing
| room, conservatory studio pott salon and eight ON
| nine bedrooms. The house belongs to the Comte 40
Brlgode who has leased 1t to the bray gererar los
efteen years at 10000 francs year. 1t is evidently
not with bIs retiring pension of $4,000 francs thai
GeneraI Boulanger will be able to keep up this cstao
usbment 70 s., pothing of his landau and bis bsca
charger.
| MR. TUER's NEW HOUSE
A red brick building, which has introduced 70
| new taste in tho otherwise unredeemed NOTING niH
souare, has Just been built by Mr. Andrew Tuer a. .
| cost Of some $4,000. 1 hear that various authors
have written the successful publisher congratulations
mingled with modest reference to bricks contriDux0
| by their own little volumes.
| THE YACHTING SEASON.
| Tho first match Of the yachtracing season undes
the burgee OF the new Thames Yacht Club, the couf1
! being from southend to Harwch took place on %"
! urday in keen easterly wind. Great intereS' va"
shown IN the debut Of the two sisters, the farana
and the Petronia, whilst the Trek and the Nep'un's
| tho two most successful yachts last season, "'s
| there to show by comparison how great an aa'An.'
has been made IN yacht architecture. The race wv
| wind being light and hcke, could not be called :
| test match. vet tho manner In which the faFan'
| crawled away from the Trek and Petronina HE'D"
one believe that Mr. Watson, the designer ns
vastly Improved upon the Thistle. Inc snp
eventually sailed across the winning line some i'A
minutes ahead Of the Trek without taking INTO
| count the time allowed, over twelve minutes, au'
won the first prize with honors, the second faihns
| the Irex, which beat tho Petronilla, whose P'''
| Torrance disappointing.
| AT THE OPERA.
Covent Garden was filed to overfowng satufas,
/ night by the smartest of audiences. Possibly 'n'
three prime dome In "Nozze di Figaro prousu.
everybody back to London, but It was quito e'iuo'.
| that tho recess was practically over. The DueDess
of Ieinster in white sat with her sister Lazy he
| Iyuncombe wearing tho Same color Lazy o'
| puncombe also in white, looked wonderiuiiy W.
| nndh &c ontcN4hoN