The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-26
Foreign Notes OF Real Interest.

Tho Established Church Of England Is unouestonably
| in danger Speaking at the annual meeting OF tho
Church Defence Institution, Lord seborne confessed
that disestabishment had como within tho range of
| practical politicR"
century ago the Duke OF Grafton called up his
Jockey who had two important races for him and
said John Day have sent for you as I am going TO
mako you n present for your good riding There is
twenty pound note for you, and hope you will not
waste II, but take great Of it," modern Jockey
has received az much f ooo for winning single race
Tho Sultan turns up az writer of plays. which he
has performed in little theatre in tho yildiL Kiosk
They are written in French. Whom he has fin.
ished play he summons his actors and assigns
the roles, with instructions to have the perform.
anee that night For plot he generally takes some
complication OF his palace illustrating the troubles or
failures OF this or that official Tho last which was q
great Success exhibited incapable manager of the
royal household suddenly ordered to have dinner
for hundred guests. everything going wrong and cul
minating with servant exploding = bottle OF cham
payne in the managers face.
"waRnersm has its best days" is a conclusion
that comes from Vienna For years past Wagner
has almost monopozed the court opera The entire
group OF his works have been given there with great
frequency and with expenditure and splendor second
only to Bayreuth's Hans Richter tho other great
director at Vienna jain always presided but tho music
OF late has ceased to draw and tho houses grew very
thin Recourse had to tho ballot. Two spectacleS
were brought out twice weekly. but they could not
make Wagner go again. Thereupon the management
Italy and produced "Ernan" and "Trovatore" The
effect electrical Tho old public rushed tho opera
house In full force and each opera scored such trr
umph that Wagner had not already been in his grave
he would have plunged in on the spot
Paderewski the pianist grows very decidedly In
tho estimation OF his London audiences In the rSt
place, he looks tho virtuoso beyond question. He In
quite young and has immense shock of reddish hair
and small. pale face. His playing suggests Rubnstein
in fire and delicacy, but unlike Rubinston ho mover
n For I'm Ma fnrfIa
passages he hits too hard but another says: The 70.
suit his is seniority noise There is a tree in
Persia which according to Sadi perfumes tho very
Ratchet that strikes 1t; and when Paderewski Ia
his severes tho music he is operating upon seems to
respond gratefully to his bowA" His compositions are
said TO be as wild as they make thom." London by
the way, is sWarining with paniSts. Franz RummolI
sophie Menter also there and Theresa Carreho
has reappeared with greatly Increased briuiancy and
power. Young man named Berwick, q pupil of
Madame Schumann is also spoken OF as OF the
soundest and least affected pAniSts In long time
These the words Of old Motke when he spoke
recently upon the German Army bills Gentlemen. II
the war which has hung over our h ads like the sword
OF Damocles for moro than yea past breaks
out its duration and end cannot o foreseen. The
creates: powers of Europe armed as hey never have
been armed before will then stand face to face No
one OF them can be shattered In campaigns
peace on hard terms or as not to after year
or so, perhaps TO renew tho conflict Gentlemen. II
may be a Seven Years War. II may be Thirty Years
war-wOe to Inn who sets Hre TO Europe and is the
first to Apply the torch 10 the magazine when such
mighty issues are at stake-a that we have with
heavy sacri!ces the existence Of the empire. perhaps
tho continuance of social order and civilization
rate hundreds Of thousands OF human lyeS-ths money
question becomes secondary confederation. aud every
pecunary sacrifice seems justified At tho outset"
Lima. the capital OF Peru, is pronounced TO be tho
headquarters of all the worlds monIrcliom. Its popu
laton the product Of three centuries OF race crossing