Evening journal., 1896-08-03

5.
Kelvin. all Of whom slept at the palace.
Parliament will rise IN few week.,
when all that Is best OF "Soclety" will
fcamper off to the continent or the States
In search OF change and rest.
Art lovers will read with interest that
w. W. Astor has commissioned Julian
Story, the husband Of Madame Emma
Eamas, the talented Italian prima donnS,
TO paint portrait OF the Prince Of Wales
for his gallery Mt Olivaden.
Romney, who came after Sir Joshua
~ n painter. has not been very popular
hitherto, but OF late there has bean quite
a run on bin Many Romneys bsve zen
in tho market Of late and at Chrlstie's
on Saturday next balf-a dozen works by
this great master, several OF which
come from sizsrgh Castle. Westmors-
land, will be disposed OF n 10 remark
able that the huest private collection OF
old masters In this oountry--that OF Sir
Francis Cook, at Richmond does not
contain 3 single R,mney The gallery
named Is attracting unueusl ottentioa
just no~, some OF the more recent
visitors 10 it being Mr. Poynter, director
OF the National Gallery, aud Pardon
Clark dlrecror nc South Kensington
Accompanying the party OF the latter
was Herbert Cook grandson OF Sir Il
apd Lazy Cook-who, though young In
ytarf, 10 regarded as ono Of the best and
most Trustworthy of English connois
seurs Already the Huthor Of many
valuable works on art aubiscts. Herbert
Cooks future Is ono Of great promise.
Austin ohauboriain's Travels.
Austin Chamberlain who so closely re
sembles his father, Right Hon. Joseph
Cham 6erlain, who secured tho daughter
OF a Washington millionaire 40 his third
wlfo, Is much travelled mau. he has
visited Russia. Turkey aud Spain with
the Colonial Secretary and has bsen three
tiuss TO America, but as he always ar
rived In the summer he has had no sxpor
ience Of the aocial life OF New York and
knows only Newport and Bar Herbor II,
has also bsen to the Bahamas, whore his
father possesses large estate on one OF
the outiying islsnd8. Hero the cuitiva.
tlon Of the tough. strlney Rbre. known
az slzAl, IN conducted on & large sc1l'
under the superlntendencs OF Austin
"AvohtAih JouhboA Diobuol. ~
hoped that la q short time this sstRt,
will do god trade with the United
States, whore szkl 10 much used In th'
manufacture OF cordsge. IL Amerlcan
are Wise they will give more attention tC
this branch Of land cultivation.
Dinner OF the AuihorB' olnb.
Initiating the YagAbonds' Clue, tn
members OF tho Authors Club has give
a dinner to distinguished woman writer
The gathering was at the Heloorl
Restaurant last Thursday night
Oswald CrAufurd. O. NJ. G., was th
chairman, and Mrs Hodgson Burnett
the authorizes compllmented. Needles
TO say, there Was large and dlstinR
uished assemblafe Of men and women o
letters. Among those present wer
Lord CreUe. Sir Walter and Lady Besanl
Sir Franois aud Lady Cook Lord RonGl
Cover. Henniker HeNton, M r., Juati
Mccarthy, NJ p who responded IA
, "LiterAturo" proposed by the lato VIC,
roy OF Ireisnd Lsdy Norman, Lad
4 Lindsey. Sir William Woodall, O.ci
Bro wing. Mrs Crawford (the Par
correspondent OF the Daily HeHs) Dou,
lass Siadsn, Sir William Porter. an
many others veil known on IL
western side of tho Atlanta
Lsdy Cook, whose fame as
writer is worldwide, was the centre
much attention, especially ht th
informal receptions which preceded an
followed dinner When proposing th
, toast OF the evening, the chairman sal
that was the hlst occasion OF which th
Authors' Club composed OF men onl]
had had the honor OF entertaining a lad
writer st dinner. It Was his privilege {
propose the health Of that eminent an
popular novelist Mrs. Hodgson Burnet
who, he WAS glad to find. was an Englls
. ~o.4an. and not an American, as he Ia
supposed after reading the successfJ
I novel In which ehe dealt 80 largel
with the politics OF the States. She wa
he thought. the only lady who had wove
politics and love--two Of the most con
a plex agencies IA existencs-into on
. pleasing Ghrssd and plot for a gres
novel IL WAS difficult TO harmonic
. love and politics, bat their guest ha
: taught the unexpected lesson that NJ
q oply does love rule the court, the CAM
: and the throne bat also the AmericA
: House Of spresentativos. aud presum
bly, too the Ens liah Houss Of Common
Q The dinner was much enjoyed, aud ther
is no doubt it will lead TO many simili
3 entertainments 4. W. HAYES