Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-19

The old puritanical notion Of Sunday as
a day of rest and day Of worship is fast
passing away. With tens of thousands
whose grandfathers and grandmothers went
to church Sunday the day of rest has be-
come day of frivolity and pleasure, a day
of jousts and dissipation.
1t is a conventional thing to deprecate
the continental Sabbath, but 1t abounds
already in some Of the gay parts Of West
End. Churches are empty and restaurants
are crowded. Theatrical performances Sum
day evenings are not unknown for the
lord chamberlain can be hoodwinked when
admission is by private card. AS good
deal Of religious ceremony in England is of
Italian origin 1t is only natural that the
well.
Royal Academy Exhibition.
When I walked Friday morning around
the rooms at Burlington House on the oc-
casion of the private view of the Royal
Academy exhibition the time of the closest
crush had not yet arrived yet there was
large and sufficiently represe native crowd
The president, Sir Edward Poynter: Sir
Lawrence Alma Tadema and some others
of the academic body were there as was
their chaplain. the archbishop of York,
whose presence enabled one to Judge how
far justice has been done to him by Sir w.
B. Richmond's portrait hanging in the large
room.
Music was represented by Sir Herbert
Parry. the drama by Mr. Pinero and there
was the usual sprinkling of artists, whom
one generally recognized by their scarlet
ties, worn, presumably in order to yindf-
cate their claim to be regarded as colorists.
Members Of both houses of parliament
and connoisseurs with a laundering after
picture buying were there in abundance.
For the greater part Of the success which
will assuredly attend the exhibition of the
Royal Academy this year the credit will
be due to pictures and other works of art
by Its members and associates, who have
painted works of much merit which do
credit to English art. 1t would be unjust
not also to say that few outsiders con-
tribute pictures which go to strengthen the
exhibition. which this year is one the pub
lie should be very well satisfied with.
1t may be true that this year there are
no commanding, popular works such as
were shown last May like the official coro-
nation portrait of the king by Mr. Luke
Fildes, or the brilliant series Of portraits
by Mr. Sargent. but on the line especially
there are a series of really excellent pic
lures which carry the interest of the Wis
ttor to the academy from the first to the
last gallery. 1t must be allowed, however
that despite large number of reflections
which 1t Is reported were made by the
council. there are far too many common
place works hung, pictures with banal sub
jects and not at all we'll painted which
could have been spared.
Last year the number Of works placed
were cut down to 1.728, Of which 795 were
oil paintings This year the total mounted
up to $780, but there are seven fewer oil
paintings hung. the rest Of the details be-
ing: Water colors and miniatures. SIS;
works in black and white. 1875: architec-
tural drawings. 252: sculpture. 1877.
In the domain of sculpture the works
shown seem of pleasing. though not of
brilliant character. In the picture show
portraits are greatly In evidence. some
good and many indifferently so; there are
as usual a number of storytelling pictures.
echoes of the coropation ceremony and the
war in Africa and it must be said also that
there Is uncommonly fine display of
least important feature Of this years ex-
hibition.
Kaiser Won't Come to Cowes.
1t seems to be now pretty well settled
that the kaiser will not come to Cowes
this year. and the fact that it was known
only a few weeks ago to be his intention to
come naturally induces some speculation
as. to what has caused him to change his
mind within so recent a period The word
'Baghdad'' goes a long way toward but
does not exhaust the explanation.
Not one specific question, but a whole
bundle of questions have brought about
condition of affairs which it is hardly too
much to say has strained the relations be-
tween London and Berlin. A letter which
has just reached a member of the German
embassy now places it beyond doubt that
the kaiser in his usual fmpulsive way has
Cancelled the arrangements he had made.
will take a Norwegian cruise.
1t will be remembered that when the en-
peror paid the king visit last November
he allowed the populace to see as little as
possible of him. The Shorncliffe review
was conducted on bleak. wind-swept pla-
teau. and there were few but the other
regiment Of Royals. Thence he went
straight to Sandringham, and not even
those who craned their necks over the
bridges and railways of Liverpool street
were able to catch a glimpse of him as
the train carried him round the skirts of
London.
At Sandringham there were only the
kings retainers and tenantry to obtrude
curiosity upon him, and these were dis
couraged from approaching too near to
him during that week of pheasants and
cartridges. Then followed the very private
visit to Lord Lonsdale, and the HohenZol-
lern took him, almost smuggled him, away
from Leith, without there having been any
really vivid realization on the part Of the
English people generally that he had been
here.
1 have reason to know that the merest
tentative suggestion was made as to
whether 1t would be desirable for the kaiser
to show himself little in London streets
so vague and delicate that only those Sersed
in the fine shades of diplomacy would know
that the subject had ever been thought Of.
But this disembOdied hint brought no an
swering question, and there was an end of
the matter. Then came the ''vox populf'
on Venezuela, later on Bagdad, and now
the kings farewell to Paris comes to make
1t sure that we shall not welcome the
kaiser for some time to come.
The Rev. Mr.. Hadden Silent.
1t has been thought probable that the
Rev. r. H. Hadden. the vicar Of st. Marks.
North Dudley street. who was censured so
strongly by the bishop of London Thurs
day for having married Mr.. w. K. Wander
bilt and Mrs. Rutherford. might make some
allusion to the subject in his sermon on
Sunday. He did not do so. however. Mr..
Hadden. who was an honorary chaplain to
the king. and was chaplain-in-ordlnary to
Queen Victoria, has q church within
stones throw OF Grosvenor Square One
Of his church wardens Is Lord Ribblesdale.