Evening star., 1901-12-14

bishops duties are even heavier. and al
though there will be abundant opportuni-
ties for releasing the coronation service.
nevertheless there will be some natural
anxiety lest either or both OF these aged
ecclesiastics should fail in nerve in assist
Ing in the great solemnity.
Report on shallow Tramways.
The London county council will within
the next few days issue a report On shall
low underground tramways, which VIII con-
tain joint report by the tramway's mama
ger and the electrical engineer of the coun-
Gil on the construction and working OF tho
Boston, U. s. A, subway. and on the Rapid
Transit subway now under construction IN
New York, and an addendum by Mr.. J. Al
len Baker, vice chairman OF the nigh ways
committee. The report Will oe Illustrated
with maps and reproductions os photo
graphs of existing shallow underground
tramways similar to that which it Is pro-
posed to construct from Southampton row
to the Thames embankment. The matter
should be OF great Interest to municipal
authorities all over England. which are
somewhat behind in these matters.
The contemplated tubes and tramways
scheme for London and its NlddleseX and
Surrey suburbs viii give the public IA
cilities for travelling over log route miles.
The passengers are estimated at 200 mil
lions yearly. This network is spread over
lue west anu southwest only, the
itants Of which It will place in connection
with the existing underground railways.
OF the LOG miles, about sixty are In oper-
alton. under construction and authorized.
but not commencedand powers viii be ask
ed next session to construct the remainder.
The example thus set in the west and
south suburbs will, no doubt, inspire cap
itslists to break ground in a similar man
ner In the north, east and south. IL the
lines are all worked in the public interest,
the effect on the housing question in Lon-
don must be enormous. How will these fig
ures for the greatest city In the world
compare with those OF Washington's sur
face lines?
Mr. Morgan's Painting Under Fire.
A species of grand artistic inquest is being
held on Mr.. Pierpont Mongan's Duchess
OF Devonshire." To the untutored eye 10
looks very beautiful picture, rather
startling by fresh and bright, 1t is true for
the time 1t has been In existence Messrs,
Agnew have afforded their visitors an op-
portunity OF noticing this freshness by
placing near It another Gainsboro portrait,
whose mellowed perfection is a contrast to
the lost duchess. The experts do not 60
so far as to say that Gainsboro' never
saw the picture. There are some points
the headdress, and the costume-in which
they admit that Gainsboro's workmanship
is undeniable, but they maintain that his
brush never touched the face in the pres
ent state. The technique Is quite unlike
that Of the other Gainsboro' portraits, but
there are some touches which are unhind-
ly described as caricature of that great
masters method. 1t Is said that Mr. PIER
pont Morgan bought the picture on the
advice Of three great experts, and people
are now wondering whether the names OF
the trio will be published in justification
OF the f25,000 or 10000 he is said to have
given for II. ,
Some months were spent by Mr.. Collins,
II. l., In the country hallowed by associa-
tions with Martin Luther. The results are
to be in a dalfrhfful Iftla axhihifinr
OF water colors at the Fine Art Society's
galleries, Bond street. Wherever possible
the artist has searched for and painted the
houses still standing which bear the name
Of the great reformer. One study shows
Luther's birthplace at Bohra, another the
Entrance to the Rathaus Worms" from
which was issued the famous edict and es-
pecially Interesting is THE room in the
Wartburg, where Luther translated the
New Testament" Wittenburg, where he
labored as professor Of theology, is the SUBJ
tect of several drawings. Mr.. Collins work
is marked by an agreeable warmth of
color, and he Is notably successful when
depicting the crowded scenes in the pic
turesque market squares OF these quaint
old German towns. The country has been
made familiar by other painters, but sell .
dom has 1t had more attractive interpre-
ter.
Changes In Artists Methods.
good many artists appear to be learning
wisdom by experience. Instead Of painting
lures that are difficult to sell, they confine
themselves to smaller drawings, for which
there is a ready market, and get the entire
lot exhibited as a "one-man show" Two
of the latest results Of this policy are now
to be seen in Bond street Mr.. c. ]. Lauder
has been making painters pilgrimage"
from London bridge to Hampton Court, and
the fifty water colors yielded by the trip
add not little to the attractiveness of the
Continental Gallery. For persons unfamil-
lar with the river there could be no more
agreeable sight, for the dainty sketches re-
veal many historical spots.
What with the bridges, barges and build
ings to be seen along the Thames embank-
ment the London section constitutes an
extremely nice group. But when you get
further west, among the woods and villas
OF Richmond or Twickenham. these sylvan
views seem to gradually prepare you for
the splendid gateways and gardens that
form part of the great Red Palace near
Bushey Park. Londoners are very proud
Of their river scenery, and. as depicted by
this clever and sympathetic painter, they
are not without excuse for their laudation.
l.. II. MOORE.