New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-29

ing NJ Rodn has no great achievement here
like his "Bazac" In Paris. but he has two half
nniohed studies which pique curiosity and are
Of fascinating interest There are fine marble
reliefs by Mr. Hazard Thomas and other excel
lent work.
The approaches to the three large galleries
arc lined with drawings. etchIngs cngravings
and examples Of every branch 81 the illustrators
art NJ Paul Renouard dscloses his mastery
OF maI.y mediums in ry-point and soft ground
etchngs. pencil. chalk and wash drawings Ills
work is seldom seen in London and Il is a reve-
lation Of the resources OF illustration. Max
Ringers etchngs have been recently exhibited
but they are happily seen second time whore
they can be compared with the less familiar
work Of Hans Thoma. There Is also a fine col
lection OF the etchIngs Of the late Charles
Kecne. and there is larger selection OF pen
drawings Of the late Aubrey Beardsley. won
derful In line and technique. In black and
white the best illustrators Of England and the
Continent are represented. and there Is re
markable display Of color prints This IL really
the most complete collection OF examples Of the
illustrators art which has been seen In London
for many years and II can hardly fail 10 have
an inyigoratlng educational influence. In this
branch 81 art English craftsmen have fallen
behind their Continental and American rivals
It is not probable that this International Art
Gallery Will rival the Academy In fashionable
patronage. 1t is not a collection which will
draw every afternoon jostling multitude Of
sightsccrs Indifferent to what is hung on the
walls ard bent upon studying the latest fash
ions I'm clothes. The Academy IL irsular con
vcntional and national, whereas the lncrna-
tional is a comprehensive art show In which
the most original, thoughtful and Imaginative
work of the time IL displayed. on" parayzcs
thought by the patriotic assumption that what
ever * the fashion In England is right. while
the other challenges criticism aggrcssivcly by
opening elimpscs of an art world in which there
are neither prcjudiccs nor frontiers. nor convcn-
tionalitics The international Exhibition Will be-
received with many SCOTS ana gibcs especially
az it is mainly organized by Mr. Whistler. who
IL an expert in "th" gentle art Of making
enemies" and who cannot exhibit his own
works without quoting snccr from THE
Athcnacum' as a decoration, and reminding
visitors Of his recent experiences in the French
courts The public. which really cares for what
is progressive In art, will learn much from ii,
for 1t Is not "A panorama OF the commonplace
but school where ideas mean more than cur
rent fashions.
SINGULAR SERVICE IN LIcHFIEID.
The old English town Of Lichlcl6 Is not in
Guided in the ordinary itineraries II tourist
travel. 1t is approached only with difficulty
and delay by a branch railway from the main
line and IT is grass grown. somnolcnt place,
which lacks the enter Drise required for at
tracing visitors II is most interesting town.
with cathedral OF exquisite symmetry and
with quaint market place and imperishable as
sociations with the great name Of Samuel John
son. The birth-house fronts upon tae market
place, remote from the church where his father
and mother were buried, with his cpitaphs on
their tombs. The school which he Addison and