New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-22
THE NEWS OF TWO CAPITALS
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and Palmerston, and the stone bearing his name
| will be in the centre Of the aisle, not far from
the memorials Of Beaconsield, Grattan and
Peel Whatever preferences his wife and chill
dren may have for Hawarden Church have been
overcome by the irresistible national conviction
that the one man who made England pre-emi'
neat in the world as a great moral force during
the Victorian reign should not be buried IN
quiet corner Of Wales, but In the Abbey, ike
King among famous Engshmen.
Iynique as will be the distinction OF sucn .
burial of n veteran statesman dying in the re
tirement OF private life and worldwide as Is ths
circuit Of sympathetic messages received AT Ha'
wordon tho robia.t tribute which has been paid
is the instructive hush falling upon the most
controversial nation in the world. Eloquence
,,,os NOT lacking Yesterday in the Commons, but
every speaker took pains to avoid any reference
| IN tho oninions Of the warrior In politics. This
rosroininq from controversy was more impress
eive than the most fervd eulogy of his exalted
| character for II denoted that the man or many
battles and unceasing conflict was at peace WIN
England and all the world
While court functions at Buckingham ana 81.
lanes, palaces have been deferred ana invita-
tiors to many parties and dances nave oeen re-
called for the week OF mourning. the movement
y, social life at the height OF the season cannot
he suddenly arrested. Dinner parties have gone
y, and the opera is crowded nightly. The
Prince of Wales has not suspended MS engage
r,o,,s and the Duke and Duchess OF Fife had
y brilliant dinner company for him and the
prjoc4sa last night. Lord Salisbury the DUKE
OF Devonshire. Mr.. AsGuith. Mr. ChapIin ana
MIR and Mrs. Henry White being among the
guests The Duke ard Duchess OF CoAnaugnt
are witnessing to-day the military tournament,
uhicb is nov the most brilliant spectacle In
London. while the Queen is at Balmoral Her
birthday is celebrated with the usuai statey
ceremonies-trooping the colors al the HORSE
Guards parade before vast assemblage ard
Ministerial banquet tonight, the reception at
the Foreign Office alone being omitted
The birthday honors are less commonplace
than they ordinarily are baronetcy ior heh'y
Tate and knighthood for DR.. Parry, director OF
| the College Of Music being conspicuous among
| them.
The Wagner nights are most popular at Covene
Garden but every performance is largely at
tended by wealth and fashion, "Philemon et
Baucis' and "Orphee' were performed most
alphabetically. with Plancon, Marie Engle.
Marie Brema and Suzanne Adams in the prin-
cipal parts. and ''Tannhauser last night was
fine artistic achievement "Lohengrin.' with
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ssticaliy received, and tonight there will not
he q vacant seat when the curtain rises upon
"Die Melstersinger," with Nine. Eames. Edouard
ia Reszke and a great company OF artists
Burne-Jones's Mirror Of Venus" was sold az
auction a few years ago for 3,iOO guineas TO-
day 1t was bought at Christies for oioo
guineas by Fairfax Murray. Another oeau'hu'
work nv the same painter. Chant dAmour,"
0h
commanded when last sold. There was also
considerable rise in the values OF Rossettis
works. His "Dantes Dream" the replica OF
famous picture now in the Liverpool gallery
and his La Ghrlandata," a girl in green play
ing a musical instrument and surrounded with
flowers. each brought 1900 guineas. Another
Rossetti Veronica Veronese" commanded LOU
g,lineas and Wattss Eve OF Peace LOU
guiness Turner's Falls OF Clyde" was bought
for $50 guineas. and fine example OF the va"
Dyck Virgin and Child" originally In the
Blenheim collection. for 1000 guineas other
ola rasters sold included the well-known Dud-
low Andrea del Sarto, two Rembrandts. and
fine Pieta Nearly all these pictures were from
the Graham, Leyland, Dudley and Hope coiec-
tons but have recently been In possession or
the late Joseph Ruston, wealthy Lincoln
manufacturer
Sir Henry Irving closed his theatre to-night
in order 10 preside at the annual dinner OK the
Newspaper Press Fund His main speech was
one of the best examples OF after-dinner oratory
heard in London for long time. 1t was illun,.
ined with bright play and genial humor and yet
contained much sound reflection on the agencies
and functions OF the modern press in the mod
ern working world. one OF his best hits was
made by reading n letter from Toole, In which
a Dickens story was told. Dickens strongly ad-
yised Toole to go on the stage and asked him 10
send clippings Of newspaper criticism. Dickens
subsequently expressed surprise that all tho
notices were favorable. but Tooe was candid
enough to explain that he had taken pains NOT
TO forward a single bad one. Irving happily de-
scribed the daily newspaper as the Interpreter
and recorder of life. and in deep. sonorous tones
paid an impressive tribute TO Gladstone. Five
other speeches were made, and A brilliant pro-
gramme OF music provided by Marie Engle.
Alice Gomez and Hirwen Jones. Among the
guests was Tooe. whose devotion TO Irving
brought him out in spite OF inhrmty OF health.
whispered message from this veteran am
pleased TO repeat Send my kndest regards 70
all my many friends in America.
Cables readings are highly praised by all who
have attended them.
Thomas Hardy is In London for few weeks
which is all he can spare from his beloved
Wessex
Opinion among publishers points to John MOT
ley as the probable biographer OF Gladstone
whose uncompleted chapters OF autobiography
are believed to have been sent to him.
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