New-York tribune., 1900-05-06

IL distinctly dramatic in enect. ana is ricn IN
splendors of color with blaze Of reds toned
down by blacks If there be any defect, it is
lack Of atmosphere. and this would be less ap-
parent if the canvas placed in the right
light
Apart from these two mastery works. there
are many pictures of a high order. Mr.. Sargent
has strong portraits of Lord Russell of Kill
lowen and Lord Dahousie Mr.. Shannon has
portraits of Mrs. Portman and Lord Manners.
Mr.. onless has painted the Prince of Wales
and Mr.. Andrew Carnegie; Professor Herkomer
the Duke of Connaught. Lady Armstrong and
other subjects: Mr.. Orchardson has large can
vas with the Queen. the Prince of Wales. the
Duke OF York and Prince Edward; Mr.. Watts
has charming work entitled The Return OF
Godiva"; Mr. Broughton two refined idyls. "The
Evening Hymn and BY the Dark Waters of
Fcrgetfulness": Mr. Briton Riviere a stirring
picture of St. George. and Mr.. Waterhouse a
beautiful classic called The Awakening OF
Adonis." Mr.. Alfred East has the most brilliant
landscape OF the show in Lake Bourget from
Mount Reward. Savoy but Mr.. Alfred Par
sons Mr.. Peter Graham. Mr. Benjamin Leader
and other painters are we'll represented MI.
Stanhope Forbes has of the strongest works
in 'HThe Drinking Place" with admirable paint
ing Of horses. Mr.. La Thangue is less striking
than usual. and Mr. Macbeth has only single
t.
works of high order; Mr.. Gregory has brill
liant diploma picture, and Mr. Sargent another
with a Venetian interior wonderfully painted;
Messrs Crofts and Wyle have Cromwellian
battle scene and Blake's fight with Van
Tromp; MIR. Draper has several imaginative
works, and Mr.. Tuke has drawing of exquisite
refinement The chief contributions to the war
gallery are a poor portrait of Lord Kitchener
and a feeble bust of Lord Roberts.
The sculpture is unusually strong and varied.
and includes Mr. Onslow Ford's equestrian fig
ure of the late Maharajah of Mysore, on high
pedestal in a quadrangle. and his statue of Pro-
fessor Huxley. which is a mastery work.
Brooks tomb. by Lord Leighton, destined for
St Pauis Cathedral is also a very great work.
The Ruskin collection of water color drawings,
with many choice Turner's is exhibited privately
this afternoon at the Fine Art Society's rooms
For this high privilege of testing the great
critics taste and judgment the public is in
debted TO Mrs. Severn. There is also a good
exhibition of Romneys the Grafton Gallery
Two splendid Van Dycks will be sold at auction
next week among the Peel heirlooms.
The Queens arrival in London next week will
be the signal for the opening of the London sea-
son. il there be any chance of having the usual
round of gayety. The Drawing Room, which
she will hold in person. viii be brilliantly at
tended, but there will be fewer presentations
than usual.
There is an impression that mothers and
chsperones are holding their girls back for an
other year. when there will be more men in
sight.
A hie matinee at the st. James's Theatre in
aid Of the War Charity, is an important event
for smart society and will call out full set OF
royalties The Prince Of Wales is going about
70 i,,ora ~ an,
impulse to the season, which means bread for
tradesrnen as we'll as recreation for fashionable
oilers.
The King of Sweden is seen nightly at the
,,eatres and is enjoying London in an uncon-
ventionai way.
The primrose gathering at Albert Hall will
bring Lord Salisbury TO the platform for an I'M
portant speech. He is almost the only English
man who can pitch his voice so as to De heard
in that vast auditorium. Mr.. Chamberlain VIII
also speak at Birmingham and help to clear
the political situation. The general public
Graves neither politics nor war: it wants cricket
end golf interests itself in motor car tour
around the kingdom, is highly entertained by
fine exhibition Of sword play at Steinway Hail
and Iincoln's Inn, and patronizes the Woman's
Exhibition, which is opening to-day at Earls
Court
with the single exception of QUO Vadis' at
the Adelphi tonight MT. Robert Newmans
musical festival has been in progress at queens
Hall with bands playing in combination at SIX
concerts There have been new works equal
In interest to the Perosi oratorios performed
last year. but there have been six fresh compo-
sitions three English and three French. Mr.
Henry Wood and Mr. Cheviliard by their skill
as conductors have converted the festival into
fine exhibition of technical excellence, even with
dull Programmes and the combined orchestras
have revealed remarkable richness and purity
of tone. Ysaye has appeared twice and has re-
newed his triumphs.
The banquet of the Whitefriars Club at the
Hotel Cecil last night a brilliant affair,
with two admirable speeches One was by Mr..
L. F. Austin. who proposed the toast ''Sovran
Woman" and the other by Mime. Sarah Grand,
who spoke for Mere Man" with remarka BILE
brilliance and eloqnence. The large company of
women included Lady Jeune Mrs. Craigie Ellen
Thorneycroft Fowler, Lady Randolph Churchill
and Lady Dorothy Nevill Among the success
full women in London must now be numbered
Miss Lucy Kemp Welch, whose Academy paint
ing Horses Bathing in the Sea- encourages op-
timists to hope that new Rosa Bonheur may
be coming to the front.
American tourists are swarming already In
England, but there have been few noteworthy
arrivals except Senator Cannon.
The Archbishop's decision on the reserveration
Of the elements of the sacrament is regarded by
the religious press turning point in the
history of the English Church The Judgment
utterly dfsaIlows a practice which Rituaists
consider Of vital importance. and this is done
on legal grounds, because the matter was SET
tied at the time Of the Reformation, and the