New-York tribune., 1899-12-03

England and ENope are increasing their In
aehtedness in the United States. and they are
predicting the continuance far into the new
year Of the high value OF money. The pro-
nosed measure of currency reform IN America
has been received with favor by the Engish
nress. THE Economist" to-day, While arsuns
that the measure does not go far enough points
out that the country might have been iorceu
hack upon a silver basis without any chahse i'
the law IL the Rryanites had scored In the Pres'-
Dental election and that the enactment OF
law explicitly establishing the gold STANDARD
will be a safeguard against the recurrence o'
similar risks and dangers. While II VIII hot III
any way disturb the business OK 'ne cou""
The opinion among London bankers Is strongly
IN favor OF Secretary Cages schene ai'hous"
NOS, NJ them consider It half measure ana
wonder why Americans do not copy ou'is"'
the English banking and monetary system Tha'
,,,sw &c characteristic OF Lombard Street. where
sor,n a, the srayest defects OF the English sys-
tenn are never perceived
The dscredit caused by the legal proceedings
g., relation 10 the new Lord Mayors record as
a stock promoter is fully appreciated there anu
throughout the city.
An energetic Bostonian. Mr. Lindsey. at the
outbreak
proved soldiers belts TO London and oroush'
over a force Of workmen for making them III
factory on the Thames When the mules STAN
,aaed of Isdvsrnith he took samples to the
War Office and assured the officials that IL 'hs
,uo ha,,alions had worn these American belts
aacb soldier would have had 200 rounds or am
,nun,tion and the force would never have sur
rendered The belt Is superior 10 that worn Dy
tho British soldiers and the War once mas
given n considerable order for them Mr.. Lind
sev has also secured an order from Russla anu
,s expecting TO introduce this Yankee war ap-
pliance throughout Europe.
The most important book published this week
bas John Lanes imprint; II is stephen Philhpss
tragedy Of "Paolo and Francesca" which MT
George Alexander has secured for producuon at
The 81 Jamess Theatre, but has allowed the au-
thor himself TO present TO the public on It's inter-
arv merits IT is a noble work exquisite in poetic
,orrn intensely dramatic in movement. highly
realistic I'm the representation OF pure elemental
naseIon and unique in the resources or the
Imagination among the plays written for the
theatre during the present generation. When
Mr. William Archer says that Tennyson couio
not have clothed passion in words OF purer ioVe-
illness nor Sardou have ordered the action more
skilfully ne pays no higher tribute than 'his
beautiful and poetic work deserves Whatever
may be the reception OF the play the literature
of the stage has been enriched with a work OF
singular dignity ard strength.
LADY Archibald Campbell. not satisfied with
writing a Scotch romantic drama based on bor-
der and Highland ballads has insisted upon
enacting the part OF the hero, dancing reel
and chasing pretty girl around the stage IL
has been produced at the Theatre Royal, Edln-
I'D IN c.
cow next week The drama is highly poetic
and Lady Archibalds performance as the elm
knight is weird and uncanny but not inef-
fective The play will probably be produced In
London.
The new Savoy opera, "The Rose of Persia"
has some dull numbers but also some Of the
most attractive melodies and fascinating music
that Sir Arthur Sullivan has ever written Mr..
Basil Hoods libretto is OF the opera bcufe or
der whereas the music is designed for comic
opera The construction is neat. but the lyrics
run too far into buresque, and there are too
many plays upon words.
Mr. Wilson Barrett revived "Othello" at the
I.yceum Theatre at matinee to-day as an ex-
pertinent.
} The winter exhibition of the Society Of Paint
ers In Water Colors is opened to-day for prl-
vate view with the usual crowd Of artists. their
friends and shoWily dressed women. lhere are
marines by Hemy. thatched cottages by Mrs
Allingham Turneresque sunsets and other OAR
ing experiments in color by Brewtnall, delicate
drawings by Albert Goodwin and decorative
studies by Walter Crane. The public always
knows what to expect from these artists, but Is
never prepared for Arthur Melville's impress
sionist work He returns to his Spanish bull
fight this season. and with blotches and dots
loosely but surely distributed lets in light and
brings out the color Of the most brilliant spec
tace in Madrid. There is a private view also
to-day at the Goupi Gallery, where Brabazon
exhibits a collection Of seveIltyfive water color
drawings and pastels. There may be a prosaic,
practical London outside, but within is Venice
misty and dreamy. with glimpses OF the Riviera,
the italian lakes and Cairo. The pastels
deiicateiy painted and the drawings are good
examples OF pure water color work. l. N. r.