The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-21
perpendicular rocks through which II IL an act
OF devotion 20 squeeze oneself"

i'm portant protests and may lead to litigation.
Mr.. Gilbert Elliott. a retired member Of the In
dian Civil Service. writes this letter to the pa
pers concerning his experience
Last week after dinner walked over from
tho Atheneum Club to the Carlton restaur-
ant. The door was wide open. and went In
till I was stopped. after I had passed through
the hall. by foreigner apparently Count.
certainly person In authority. who asked me
why had como there. said that wanted re-
treatment but was told to go away. and
went because I cannot fight nor even run
away.
"since then have heard from aome young
friends who were refreshing at tho seaside
that they had been ordered out OF a hostelry
at sandown because they were not clad in
evening dress. But they refused to go. and as
they were four athletes. who had just distin-
Ruished themselves by rowing round the Isle
OF Wight. the proprietor 30 far conceded as to
allow a waiter to supply some whisky.
Nov, sir, In both these cases. for one want
the publicity which may restrain hotel-keepers
who aim at such a selection as Ia intended to
preserve their premises solely for the use
OF the noupedu richie and other pretenders
who dress for dinner when out for holi-
day. and would. If they could. make every
body else do so everywhere This tyranny
imported into hotels aims at the haowed GUS
to his ease at his inn. The intention Is part
and parcel Of the vicious habits OF the day.
Are we all OF US bound to pretend to be some-
thing which we are not? l and many others
dine at our club in ordinary afternoon CO.'S
tune Why should we be compelled to change
dress after dinner when we want to go to the
restaurant over the way2"
Another gentleman. Mr.. Whitaker. OF West
wood. in Kent. has had similar experience.
II Ii kaI 30 Ji,n thara LAT
the Carlton HOTEL last week. had come from
the country. and had not had time to dress. I
am an entirely harmless. quiet. middle-aged
individual. with, I am told. decent manners
and prescntable appearance. was met by
foreign waiter or major domo or mental OF
sorts who. none too politely. told me I could
not dine. l am not in the habit OF arguing
with servants so dined at the club 1t Is.
however. my intention. together with some
friends. to test the legality OF the matter thor
ouGhly. have plenty OF time on my hands,
and It strikes me that 1t may prove amusing.
I intend to subpoena some Of the directors
who are personal friends OF mine. OF course.
! shall be met with n request possibly polite.
to dine in some obscure room apart from the
more desirable guests This l shall decline to
do: I shall endeavor to prove the rights OF q
we'll behaved member OF the public to obliGe
an innkeeper TO comply fully with the act under
which he Ia censed.'
Strange as II may seem. few Englishmen
seem to know the scnre OF an innkeeper's
license which. Of l. -. governs all hotels.
Even a magistrate adUilted this week that he
did not know it. man who announced he
was heerhouse- keeper wanted the magistrate
to grant summons against public null
sance" for assault. He said he would not have
the man in his house at any price.
THE Magistrate-I don't think you have any
right to refuse to serve him.
The Applicant-Oh. yes. I have. Mine Is not
an innkeeper's license An innkeeper must
serve everybody. II thev are sober aad quiet.
but II you hold a publchouse or beerhouse
license. you can serve whom you like and re-
fuse whom YOU like.
The Magistrate-Is that sol was not aware
OF It.
THE Clerk. Mr.. Coates)-Yes. an innkeeper's
Ia a special license. and he 10 under an obliga-
ton to supply food and drink to all corners. II
they are orderly but can't say that publican
Is bound to serve any one"
II the clerk OF the court Is right the Carlton
Hotel will not be able to compel it's male
guests to dine in evening dress. For. of course
Mr.. Eliott's and Mr.. whitaker's cases have no
relation to Lady Harberton's memorable suit
when she failed to compel the nnkeeper to
serve her in the coffee room while she was
wearing boomers.
With August comes not only the closing OF
the major exhibitions such as the Academy
the New Gallery and the show Of the Inter-
national Society. but also the disappearance Of
those minor shows at tine various private gal
leries in Bond Street and Piccadilly. which
have throughout the seasun kept alive the
interest not only OF the picture lover,
but Of the picture maker. Still OF
late years the summer has not been
totally destitute OF artistic import to those
who are able to take their holiday abroad.
Last year we had the great Rembrandt exnibl-
ton at Amsterdam. This year Antwerp Is 60
ing to attract the artists and connoisseurs OF
Europe to its special exhibition OF the works Of
Van Dyck. 1t is interesting to note that a
large proportion OF the finest works there to
be seen have been lent by English owners.
Great painter as Van Dyck was. he yet does
not hold that pinnacle In the worlds esteem
that is vouchsated to Rembrandt. and 80 1t Is
not likely that the pilgrimage to Antwerp will
bs as numerically important as that to Amster-
dam last year. However. the lesser painter Is
very much In evidence Just now in the talk OF
artists and those interested In art, and two
important books bearing on Van Dyck have
been published here.
The more notable OF these as piece OF book
making. Is a critical description by Mr.. Ernest
Law OF Van Dyck's Pictures at Windsor Cas-
tle," folio volume illustrated with thirty
plates In photogravure taken from pictures In
the royal collection. twenty-five OF these being
at Windsor. ono at Hampton Court and four
at Buckingham Palace. Mr.. Law has confined
himself to collecting whatever information
might throw light on the pictures and to dis
cussnR their authorship and authenticity In
addition. while not protesting e give life OF
each subject. he has In his own words tried
81 0Iv al
| eharacteristlcs and such Incidents in
| their careers as may olucidate
| the particular portraiture OF them
reproduced in this book" The result Is most
| interesting volume. which TO the student Of Van
Dyck. who may fairly claim to have founded
the noble Eighteenth Century school OF portrait
painting Is invaluable. The technical care and
skill which Mr.. Law has bestowed upon his
work may be gagged by the fact that leach
picture has been subjected to a careful scrutiny
| by magnifying glasses and dark lanterns and
| In fnl annlt1ht hV tina aid Of nnirrora whioh