Evening star., 1902-01-18

'ment, know that system is being Played9
IT is very difficult, to begin with, Tor one
man by himself to play anything IKE d
system: system to have any VaIue at aLi
reouires at least two, if not three, players
All regular and constant players are care
fully watched especially IL the stakes are
large, by the croupiers OF the tapIe poGi IA
number, and the two lhspecIois, m9ose s
duty II is to control the croupiers ana TO
watch generally over the interests OF lhe
bank 1t is therefore soon noticed IL any
sort of system is being played ana Win
what results If the system Is not very
detrimental to the bank, no notice VIII be
taken but as soon as the bank begins 10
lose regularly, and sums of some amount,
means will be found by the management TO
suspend the cards of admission and refuse
the "entree' to the rooms
1t is of no use to kick up row or ask 1or
an explanation. However, ,his is never zone
publicly the parties concerned are SIMPLY
stopped at the entrance of the rooms by
the doorkeepers next time they present
themselves and not allowed to enter. II you
ask the reason you are referred 10 tne
management upstairs, and you Will be tod
| that a breach of the regulations has been
committed. Lord or pleheian, it is all the
same, such is their system.
Exhibition at Royal Academy.
| The feature Of the winter exhibition OF
the Royal Academy is a collection OF pic
lures by Claude. This artist was the Iur-
ner of his time. and, indeed, Claude's sun
I sets ana MS trees, TuSuiIS lhto tlC Sum-
luminous air, are quite Turneresque The
resemblance, Of course, may find Its inter-
pretation in the flattery Of Turner's atten-
ton to the methods of Claude. But Claude
| only devised for Turner to improve upon
| the device, and there the parallel ceases.
The examples Of Claude presented in the col
| lection more substantially suggest the
| vigorous landscape of Constable in its depth
of low tones, saddened greens. and dark
| of fp1iopn The gallery Is
usually large and varied show for winter
exhibition, and it presents famous examples
Of Rubens, Van Dyck, Murillo. Velasquez
Raphael. Bottichelli. and. of course, Tinto.
retto. Works upon religious or scrlptura
scenes abound and we come almost con-
stantly upon the Alteration.
| Occupying the post of honor upon tht
| northern wall of the principal gallery, th'
| position given to Frederic Leighton, is the
great Christian acquisition of Mr. Pierpon
Morgan, who by the way, is lavish con
The Virgin, bearing the Child in her arms
is enthroned with saints. The treatment o
the rich marble throne, with its back il
frieze of gold, and its reliefs In brass fret
| work, is a splendid test of the painter
. . | powers. The picture was painted by Ra
. phael in 1905 for the nuns of St. Anthony o
Padua at Perugia. 1t subsequently passe'
into the possession of the Colonna famil.
at Rome, and is known as the Coionna Ra
, , phael, and has been purchased by Mr.. Nor
! | gan for 100000. The Savior is painted o
4 more human lines than Is customary to tn
. devotional ideals of the old masters.
Great collectors like the Duke of Devon
. | shire and Earl of Bradford, Baroness Bur
dett-Coutts, Lord Wemyss, Viscount Dill
Ion, Lord Lansdowne ana Lady Wantag
| send to the collection. In the religion
a works, in such a subject as the triumphs
procession Of Saul and David from Gath
by Pesselino, the chief persons are dresse
: ! in the garb of Italy. Murillos Flight int
;. Egypt shows Mary seated upon an Anda
lusian ass and Joseph dressed in the wide
: awake hat and cloak Of a Spanish peasant
| All this shows that the early painters tray
| eled little and imagined much.
e I believe the collection of pictures now
e Burlington house is valued at somethin
: like $1O0OO,0O0. This is certainly not a
:, | over-estimate. L. H. MOORE.