San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-05-04
Special London Cable, copyrighted
1895 by the Associated Press.)

LONDON, May Ideal spring
weather has prevailed during the
past week and London is looking
its best. The parks are crowded
morning and afternoons and every
body seems to be enjoying the
change from the cold and foggy
winter to the sunshine Of the COM
ing summer. Thus the season be-
gins auspiciously, though there is
the usual stock Of complaints from
tradesmen who grumble because
the members of the royal family
intend to spend but little time in
town. Then, again, the shop-keep-
ers are grumbling because the
Queen is going to crowd the two
drawings rooms into a fortnight,
for in their opinion there cannot be
too many public displays and they
have particular sympathy with
such events as the Queens draw
ings rooms, because naturally they
are the occasion for great display
of finery and consequent expend-
itures of much money.
Tomorrow the Royal Academy
will open its doors to the public
and the world OF art will once more
be in full swing. The "Royal
View" on Thursday last was well
attended, among these present be-
ing the Duke OF Saxe-Coburg-
Gotha; the Queen Regent Of Hol-
land and her daughter, the little
Queen Wilhelmina, whose future,
according to report, is to be linked
with that Of the eldest son
of the Duke OF Sake Coburg-
Gotha. Then there was the
Grand Duchess Of Mecklenburg-
Strelitze and a host Of other nota-
bilities.
Fridays Private View" was the
occasion for the customary crush
Of fashionable people and for the
usual elaborate display Of spring
toilette novelties. Lady Grandy,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Asquith, Mr..
and Mrs. Hubert Herkimer, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry NJ. Stanley
were among the first to arrive. The
absence OF Sir Frederick Leighton,
president Of the Royal academy,
was much regretted and fears are
expressed that his health will COM
pei him to resign the presidency.
Sir John Millais, r. A, who proves
to be capital host and good
speaker will doubtless make sue
cessful chairman in place Of Sir
Frederick Leighton.
The exhibition Of pictures at the
Royal Academy fully sustains the
level reached by its predecessor.
Sir Frederick Leighton, with a
flaming "June" and "Lacrymo; :"
Sir John Millais with a "St. Ste
phen" and a vision subject entitled
"Speak to Me :" Alma Tadema with
feast Offering entitled "Spring,"
and all the leading artists are well
represented.
Sargent's examples are confined
to portraits, of which there is the
usual multitude on the walls.
These features are good and include
busts of Mr.. Chauncey NJ. Depew
by Albert Bruce-Joyer; the Prin-
cess Of Wales, by Countess Won
Gleichen.
Waterhouse will probably be the
successor OF William Charles
Thomas Dobson, the retiring acad.
emician.
The new gallery "private view"
almost rivalled the Royal Acade-
my display. There is no sensation
al picture, but there are a number
OF fine examples by Sir John Mil
lais, Hunt, Burne-Jones, Collier,
Shannon, etc. Sargent's striking
portrait of Ada Rehan is the centre
of attraction.
The exhibition Of portraits OF
fair children at the Grafton gal
leries is similar to the exhibition
OF pictures OF fair woman held
last year. The Queen, the Prince
Of Wales and other members Of
the royal family have contributed
many pictures by old and modern
masters, pictures by Sir Joshua
Reynolds, the great English
portrait painter, being the most
prominent. At the opening there
was a large attendance Of the
upper Ten" The princess Of
Wales is sending two sketches to