Evening star., 1900-07-07

the Daily Telegraph remarks. II is almost
desecration to attempt to translate into
terms of pounds sterling the inestimable
grace and charm which radiate from every
object in this wonderful treasury Of art
That paper can only compare the collec-
ton In Importance to Caesars gift to the
people of Rome OF his palace and gardens
beyond the Tiber. HEREFORD House is one
of the stateliest homes of England. occu-
pying the whole Of one side of Manchester
square; but il has had TO undergo enlarge
ment and considerable alteration before II
could be considered suitable for the dis
play TO the public Of its marvellous con-
tents
A Rich and Varied Collection.
Not only is IT the richest and most varied
collection of pictures. sculpture. bronzes.
bric-a-brac. porcelain, armor and furniture
ever presented to the nation. but it hap
pens to form a most desirable complement
to the National Gallery. 1t is strongest
just where the National Gallery Is weakest,
so that by single bound England has be-
come second TO no nation in her collection
of works Of the great French school Of the
eighteenth century. and can compare with
the Louvre itself in her series Of paintings
by Watteau, GreuZe. Laucret, Pater. Frag-
onard. Boucher. Natter and Others, who
till now have been little more than names
to the English public at large.
Rare Paintings.
1t is impossible in the limits Of news
paper article 10 detail the riches Of this
| magnificent treasure house. but few Of
the most striking things may he enumera-
ted There are eleven Remhrandts three
or four of which are of the highest quail
ity. notably the great canvas Of the I'm
mercifu Servant and the head of the
lists son Titus. There are six paintings
currently ascribed To NelasqueZ. of which
three or perhaps four are almost certainly
genuine. while the Riding School" and the
anrotS Ta.1x ha ION 1f.sln 10
melluwer in tone than usual with this
artist. are particularly line examples.
Then there is the important Titan. the
historical 'Perseus and Andromeda, which
was lost to sight for a century. and has
been recovered by Mr.. Claude Phillips. who
has thus strikingly manifested his fitness
for his position as first curator Of the
Wallace collection. The story of the iden-
tification of this picture Mr.. Phillips has
told in the Nineteenth Century, and a Gu
riously romantic chapter in art history II
furnishes. A brilliant portrait by Hals
powerful landscape by Rubens. a Murillo.
showing unwonted virility: fine del Sarto,
particularly strong series Of paintings by
Canaletto and Guardi that fulhll the all
important function of decorating the wall
remarkably well. and a very representative
collection of paintings by the smalier mas
ters of the Netherlands. are among the in
Vulnerable things that deserve mention
The Sevres porcelain can only be matched
by the famous royal collections.
Motor Watering Carts.
The latest use Of automobile power in
London is the street watering cart. The
Strand vestry, which is one Of the most
enterprising OF local authorities in London,
has placed motor watering vans on the
streets, and they are apparently a great
success. They seem to be more mobile, not
only moving more rapidly. hut changing
pace in accordance with the difficulties OF
traffic more readily.
Motors are steadily gaining the day.
Some time since Colonel Sir Howard Vincent
adopted for carriage service, and his
motor Victoria is a feature in vehicular
London. The numerous complaints In the
newspapers from people whose horses have
been frightened by motor traffic on country
roads is the most significant evidence OF
this increasing popularity. But England
goes slowly in all things and is still far be-
hind America and France in motors The
roads here. too. are better adapted for their
use than most of those in the United States.
The Henley Regatta
The Henley regatta this year will be COM
paratively quiet. No doubt the attendance
will be affected this year by the war in
South Africa, but fashion also in one of its
caprices is rather turning against house
boats 1t is no longer regarded as the prop
er thing for the rich to have houseboat
on the river. and there will be fewer Of
these boats at Henley this year than for
many years past. This is not true OF the
lower reaches of the river, where house
boats fairly jostle each other though the
class of people inhabiting them is not SO
high this year as formerly.
As a fashionable function the regatta will
not be brilliant and the racing entries
show slight falling off. There are no
competitors from America this year. but
there are entries from Berlin, Paris and
Brussels. l.. H. MOORE.