New-York tribune., 1902-03-15
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The annual Amateur Art Exhibition that closed
the other day in London had many interesting
and beautiful examples of work by English anna
teurs mostly women Of high rank. 1t was held at
IoW-ther Lodge Kensngton Gore and was opened
on March Z by Her Royal Highness Princess Chris
tan. Princess Victoria Of Schleswig- -Holstein ex-
hbited fan painted in a pansy design by her for
her grandmother, Queen Victoria She also ex-
bibited studies Of peach buds wistaria and apple
blossoms The Duchess of Somerset, Marchioness
OF CRANKY Lady Leigh and Baroness Helja Won
Cram were among the painters eXhioiting Lady
Gertrude MolyneuX and Viscountess Maitland were
represented by miniatures on ivory ~,
4 feature OF this annual exhibition Of the Royal
5fsIs ana amateurs to be sold for the benefit Of
charities in aid Of which the exhibition Is held
contained some fine old gold and silver lace made
in the reign OF queen EnZapFft RboIIow Sebinl
the ruby for poison, sent by Elizabeth to Mary
Queen Of Scots and mourning ring or Princess
Amelia.
Queen Alexandra has given orders that on St
Patrcks Day every soldier Of the Irish Guard shall
receive A spray Of shamrock a remembrance
from her She intends also TO have her dinner
tables on that day decorated with the shamrock
Ping pong. which is regarded by many as the
newest game. was played in Japan over hun
dred years ago. II is really nothing more than
tennis adapted to a table A ret, two racquets
and some balls are all the accessories. and the
game c@4 be gsia With al the leaves inserted
cli--s - ~. a ,eesentiai mart Of the game
aithough many folks it is said, appear to consider
II
The approach of the time for King Edwards
coronation has brought numerous anecdotes of the
late Queens coronation to public notice Harriet
Mertineau who was present at the ceremony, gave
an account of incident that is oeing 1reely
related now. She wrote:
The homage was as pretty a sight as any-trains
Of peers touching her crown and then kissing her
hand. It was in the midst Of that process that
Door Lord ROLES disaster sent a shock through
the whole assemblage. 1t turned ne EeIS SIR; to
The large, iuirm old man was held up ny. t"1
peers and had nearly reached the royal 1oolstool
when he slipped through the hands or ms support
and rolled over and over down the Steps i1iIS
at the bottom coiled up in his robes. He was IN
stantly lifted up. and he tried again and again.
amidst shouts Of admiration Of his valor The
Queen al length spoke 10 Lord Melbourne, who
stood al her shoulder and he bowed approval, on
which she rose leaned forward and held out her
the crown He not hurt, and ms seli-quiHLiiis
his rnizadventure as brave as his mlsau-
venture at the time"
The coronation robe TO be worn is modelled on
that worn by Lady Role at the coronation OF Will
lam " Her portrait painted In the gown
she wore and among the pictures submitted 20
Queen Alexandra print from the pdlhii's
which her majesty liked better than any otheF.
FIRST Empire styles in china are being brought
up 10 date in an interesting way on modern Pa
risian dinner tables" says The London Daily
Telegraph. '"rhe fancy for Sevres porcelain ser
Wees. oraamented with portraits, has been revived
rom the Napoeonic epoch But the fashion mas
been modernized. and not merely resuscitated lt
Is not authentic porcelain Of the First Empire
period which are being sought after much as
terned out by the Sevres factory in which the
ssAe In question is renovated. These modern por-