The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-30

enough 10 accommodate them.
II T. 10 Morgan Hailtha, numerous menu
her. az rnv.l, q a,J mary ,.,.ous nf till,
hay. h..n ,n,irn..y;nv ~ lat,. m order ia
pos. in ihrir r,,r, uf II a, for the. cnrola ion
painiiny Until a foN, weeks ago Nj
ALLEY lad i'm Li. nn..,-.inn .t hi. home
many rornr,tinn ,c,.-.nri,- and robes
and much OF Inrlaud, regain of ate.
H.. wrnr. thai IN. Ead /. IittI. nf every
thing Tina, tiyured in ,hs cnrnnn, ION .>c.ut
TIA. crown. and n. thanked heaven that
Ire didn't have. thnt M, va- worried enough
a. il was Whit. ~. rnyal isul, Lee. w,r, iu liz
keeping hy tho1iy,ts nr irrglati-, t,,.-
s,rlict ION hy tr. and VITA, moi
.Iisi p. present MIR All-y j. working
| on certain ar,hi,.cturaI features of the
painiiu H.. say ma, IA. Ia -.ill To Sc
| "a published drawing OF the cnrunat ion
| c-rc,nouvthai IN any way rai'Ift.ilv depict,
, the -cenr or arv pnff Of it. that occurred
| ia Westminster Aii.y last August
| An, ate ABSOLUTELY false" il, his 'rann
| criticism
/ If IA. coronation uniniing j. finished
bv next spring Mrs. Abbey Will be- largely
| Responsible" Her husband much prefers
| his cricket field to his easel but ia.
| to II hat hi~ work is not lcf 700 long ia his
| enthusiasm for the British national game.
| Mr. Abbey j. AN American born in the
| Isle of wight while her parent, We're travel
! ling, and she and Mr. Abbey first mel when.
| a. Mis- Mar Mead, IN. Was touring Europe
| Sh" l. a daughter Of the late Frederic Is
| Nittd al New pIK, ana l. Il SIhulh't OF
| Na-sar College 81, j. distinctly American
| III her tastes.
Mr.. Abbey has lived abroad aroe'
! constantly for som" twenty-iOur YEAR
! He fr,' went 10 Europe in 1879, returning IN
| ISL Ia lsS. he again went 70 England
| viii, several members of the liir hut.
| Since then hc ha- frequently mad" 'rip-
| to th!- country.
! A. on" time, shortly after going abroad
'h" r"c"td time, he determined to return
| and live IN America. IL" had all iis good
| >upp'd over here, and then, a few day
! ti''r ih"' Lad reached their destination, h"
decided g." i"hain Ia EhgIart, whrr" j."
va n"E'hhihE T." -rrul" f"mih'ra'Ne
| commissions. ana liS el'tI> Wei" sent back
| without having been nura"h'd Bn' MI.
| Ahh'F ha> not permitted ms resdeh""
abroad Fl" interfere WITH ine lo\" for it-
,hllvt i+hd nor 10 "'ah hi'h rom lhhss
! american
u Wa Eu"ohe thai his' gay" Mr. Abbey
| ma h"u q '"hIi"h n u Nori'"f IN water
! '"i"i-. ms was AT a Pans exposition
| ~ Va" 81 ana ~ 'line wien America,
| u-!u" Niihli c!itlt, hi"" -ta't'ly any
| 'hIhe hhon' hIe alnhl'l"h- "lln 'he bli>h'
| Iu- "d- wen a'qua n''d win his IIu>,ia-
| HIhH III bla'k ana "inl".
! . u was ho' HntiI lie began IA" Holy
| Niail panels thaI Americans generally
| "Sal 10 earn "i hlH abIIit!", IN on ana
| pl"iN' lhrh many "tf" surprised dhu
| III" comment was frequently heard An
| O'Ii''i pa sprung Hl' over hlEl'.
| b4' l.i~ vas hot me cas-, Tor while work
| IhR u Ne" iprh ana occupying quaint
| H'Hdln downtown tilat bfdhutr Matthews
| "a f"'i4Drd interestingly ia ~ lie Last
| Meeting, Mr. Abbey painted water coioI>;
| and ia ms hrIt year ~ England lie was
mad" member Of the Royal Institute
| 81 water IolOi1. In TACT, before lie LEFT
| fhIad-IphIa Il" Rag received Instn!Cilons
| IN CO.oi~ IN Tie studio oil Isaac l.. Williams,
| a Penn >ylvania Academican and in his
| day We'll known IN ~ own town
| >. III" water color displayed az the Paris
| Exposition "as emitted III" sage once
and depicted group OF weary travellers
| WAITING Tor the typical American stage-
| coach 10 come along.
| n" -obilIuel 81 The Chestnut was
| applied 10 MI Abbey by ms fellow artists
| when h" "as dabniLg IN "olors in New
| York and Vas "A hale fellow We'll met In the
| HE Cub.
| 4 rule OF the cub made II imperative for
| each member 10 tell story al the clubs
| meetings. Mr. Abbey Invariably told, with
different treatmen, and embellishments.
| al each new recital the tale of a man Who
| bough, chestnut farm ou Long Island
This man had expectation, of growing
| rich thercfron, but he never gathered "a
| bushel of che>tnuts because all the Neigh
| bOr- and the boys and girls Tor miles around
| would come to his gate and ask for Just
| handful of Chee,nuts, and The owner oi the
| farm. granting their requests, gave away
| all the fruit Of his trees.
| Up TO the tim" hat he was commissioned
| 70 paint the coronation picture Mr.. Abbey
| had no, been presented 70 King Edward
| When lie was summoned before the King,
| 80 that he could be officially informed
| thai h. had secured a much coveted honor,
| about all that his Majesty said, beyond The
| mere announcement Of his selection, was
My Lord Chamberlain will attend to
he details"
1 Ihnp Mr. AhhAv clad in mo of tho