Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-17

same tine is being leveled up, so that the
main Motel entrance will be level with the
Strand instead of much lower down.
The front of the hotel is also to be ad-
Vanced nearer to the Strand by about
thirty-five feet. All the houses facing the
theater have been acquired by the proprie-
tors of the Savoy Hotel and their sites
Will be covered by it's extension. 1t was
the aim of the late Mr.. D'Oyly Carte to
ultimately bring the front of the hotel right
up to the Strand and it is possible that
ultimately this will be effected.
Diamond Jubilee Museum.
Rumor has it that the interesting little
museum of relics from foreign countries,
which was arranged at Windsor Castle in
honor of the diamond jubilee, is to remain
Intact. A large number of relics of the
same type are being accumulated at the
castle from the collections hitherto housed
at Marlborough House and Sandringham
ana room Is being made for them in the
arrnory, ana also in the guard chamber,
Whlch at present contains the Tippoo Sahib
trophy. as well the Cellini shield COM
memorative of the Field of the Cloth of
Gold.
1t was intended last year, indeed, to util-
lie TINS wall space still available for an eX-
tension of the museum of objects of curious
interest collected during the Victorian
reign. These will not form part of the
victorian Museum, the site of which is yet
TO De determined. although the rumor is a
plausible one which destines them for the
new wing of the Victoria and Albert Mu-
scum, South kensington, the opening cere-
mony OF which may be expected to be per-
formed by the king in person when IL is
completed at some date which from the
present progress of the work, appears
somewhat remote
windsor, it appears, will be the favorite
residence of King Edward VII as IL has
been of so many of his royal predecessors
Its proximity to the river gives it a special
chaTm 10 every one fond of boating, and
the KING is making preparations to enjoy a
form OF boating unknown to any previous
English monarch. In driving through the
Home Park the other day he selected a spot
at which he has given orders an electric
launch shall be kept. The delightful reach
of the Thames lying between Windsor and
Elton and Staines is familiar to every lover
of the river
The site selected by the king is on this
piece OF water and within an easy rowing
distance of Windsor Old Weir. The building
to accommodate the boat is to be placed
on the bank of small stream which flows
into the Thames from the park, at the
mouth of which there is now a small stone
bridge. This will be replaced by a draw
bridge, and the privacy of the stream will
be preserved. Within easy reach by cleo
trio launch there is some of the finest
Thames scenery, both up and down the
river.
Display of Fine Arts
AS means of illustrating the variety OF
material now submitted to connoisseurs in
London l may say that a walk down Bond
street Is enough to demonstrate the exist
ence of many different calls for patronage.
At the Continental Gallery, for instance
there is a capital display of oil paintings by
members of the Surrey Art Club, while in
an adjoining room are a number of excel
lent pastels by Mr.. and Mrs Hartrick-the
flower studies Of the lady being exceptional
ly meritorious. In one series you have
typical plant for each month of the year,
and mere cleverly treated specimens than
the apple blossoms. the rose or the poppy
would be very difficult to find.
Within few yards of this establishment
are the wellknown works of Gustave Dore,
supplemented by at least three other shows
in the same building. The best of them
Is undoubtedly a collection of pictures by
Jan Ten-Kate, whose ability in landscape
marine pieces and figure compositions is of
very high order. Closely alongside the
Dutchman's work is a collection of Ameri-
can caricatures in black and white, and
facing these again are a number of war
sketches by Mr.. John Charlton Mr. Frank
Dodd, Mr.. c. z. Fripp and gentlemen con-
nected with the Graphic. The latter are
mostly drawings prepared from rough
sketches from the front, but the origin
ais are often alongside you can form a toll
erably good idea of the way in which war
pictures are evolved. L. H. MOORE.