New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-25
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hs = guest Prince Albert Of Belgium
Tho inauguration Of the imperial penny post
so,,,o~ro,v Is naturally described as Christmas
NV fran, Ire mother country 10 the colonies
ND reg,at IS expressed that all u them nave
not accented promptly the privilege OF cheap
corresronder,e so popular Is this reform that
she extension Of the penny post to every coun-
cry whore the Union Jack flies Is only question
nj time When this Is completed more a''eh-
Won may he paid to the question OF quickehihs
es well as cheapepng mail communications me
s,ro sloyvest mail boats ahoat. the Britannic ana
,he Aurania arc carrying the British mails thls
,rssi, 4, Nev-York This is a sorry commentary
on 30 efficiency 81 postofice management at the
o. = ~ tire nineteenth Gentry.
,e mos. notable Christmas benefaction Is
III, 81 the head Of the Guinness bush ess. who
III. iI.s half million sterling between PROJECT
~, ,he Improvement &C the Sums Of Dublin
a. tbo endowment OF the Jearor Institute for
rsssa~rnos in bactcrolosy and other sciences
rcr The prevention o. disease. This splendid
riff - Lord Iveach reduces all other Christmas
charity to a low level. unceasing the processes
OF cada,ing ror hospitals and societies are at this
=. .son The endowment Of the JenHer Institute
follow the hroad-mndcd effort Of the Prince Of
Wales to interest the pnblic by en- Influential
meeting at Marlborough House IN the new
coa,mon-sensc method os dealing with consump-
ZION. tire greatest English scourre.
Holiday trainc has been brisk in London this
week but there have been few novelties except
In jewelry Christmas cards declining in
popularity. Nj y. Croa Thomson. Editor Of
1.-THE Art Journal" who has returned this week
IRON New-Yorh. contrasts tie dulnoss Of the
holiday traffic here with The rcmarkable hustle
and whrl Of excitement which ne observed
.1here He also describes with enthusiasm the
.marvcls in New-Yorl shops. where a hewilder-
ling assortment OF ingenious war toys is dis
played. and considers that American children
are highly favored. London toy dealers are
content to sell the same stock year after year
and are hopeiessly behind the times.
The holiday sales at Christie's have been
lHuller than usual. but there have been two re-
snarka6le auction sales OF rare books. aggregat-
sng $50 800 The Fragonard exhibition has
ended al Agnew's galleries. after attracting
thousands Of visitors The pictures are not yet
sold and will probably he exhibited In Paris
THE loan exhibitions al burlington House and
ahe New Gallery will open at the end Of next
week The New Gallery show viii he confined
20 Bu-ne-Jones's works When the auction
clearance ~ that artist : StuGlo "Ofh was eieCt-
ed las, spring ell the picture dealers loaded up
their galleries with his sketches and drawings;
hardly anything now remains unsold; every
,rjcture dealer sold at an advance everything he
bought
The Yves: End has been emptying the last
two days for Christmas parties in the country.
Chatsworth. Eaton Hail and all the other great
country houses will be filed with holiday guests
The Queen has a swarm Of grandchildren around
her at Osborne. and the Prince Of Wales has a
large family party at Sandringham. with Lord
Salisbury andLady Salisbury among the guests.
The musical programmes Of Christmas SER
vices present few novelties. and. apart from the
ranto!nimes for Boxing Day. there is only one
new play. This is Christmas Eve performance
OF Mr.. Sutton Vanes Crystal Globe At the
Princess's Theatre. with Miss Bella Pateman
and Mr.. Laurence Irving In the cast !. y. +.