New-York tribune., 1903-03-29
NEWS OF TWO CAPITALS.
c..ssuusa froH 4Est Rzse.

,r.sirr venice before the fall Of the Campanile.
f7npreestonist efects are produced, but the
pictures OF the Grand Canal are full OF atmos-
yhers and movement, and the interiors have
opuiencA of color. Many studios VIII be opened
tomorrow for the private exhibition of works
designed for the Academy and the new gallery.
Christie's sales have again been dull the
paintings and drawings auctioned OF have IN
cluded the collections Of the late Lady Henry
Gordon Lennox, Sir Joseph W. Pesse ana
Marley Sims Other sales have included OLD
roezxot!ut engravings, old English silver plate
porcelain and furniture.
The weeks plays have not contained MUCH
inspiration for jaded playgoers- Mrs. Ryley
Altar OF Friendship" has amusing love scenes
for Paul Arthur and Miss Ellis JenreyS et Ile
Criterion but the artificial, threadoare thehie
is not covered up by the delicate enproloeiS
and lace The adaptation Of Robert Hlchens
novel. THE Londoners'' at the Apollo Theatre
opened with bright dialogue. and quickly de-
generated into rough and tumble farce. ). NJ
barrie has g. new play ready for MISS Maude
Adams bus she has gone with Nine 6ef"-
hardts American friend. Miss Ray Rocknl@n
10 BripdIsi. and after visiting Egypt PASS
tineSand Italy will return to London IN June
r-on1s-+ nroSrsrnres have presented few
novaItias. Arthur Herveye overture, entltleo
youth" excited much enthusiasm at the Fh4-
harmonic concert and new plano cohCelto
,n c minor, by Emil Saver, was well feceiNeu
The Brodski Quartet has been playing VII"
beautiful tone and artistic phrasinS a. 0~
Jarnes's Hall Josef Holbrooke mas inCt
duceS his own music at q series OF Cnaino|
concer4s in steinway Hall, and Frank nelriO N
q promising young pianist from pfls'0'' A~o
rIesked an audience at BechSteln Aah'
The chief social event to-day is the marriage
Of Lady sybI Primrose and Lieutenant ChaFies
Grant Of the CoIdgtream Guards AS there was
an evening party at LORD Roseoerys . AolOO
house three days before the wedding ana ai'
the Rothschild and other gifts were ekniO''eu'
IN. ceremony at EPSON has been g quiet one
- ,hA ,.1~ at Durban's was restricted to
she rplsf,yAs and intimate friends. There were
e;rb, hr.dAsnnafds and il was military "eQ-
ding with suggestions of Lord RoseoeFE
racing colors There was n choral service III
fhe parish church and the wedding party from
Durbsn's numbered eighty. Lady SyoilS nus
band lie q gallant soldier who was "cUiiuVu
under Methuen at Belmont, but returned 10
the field after being invalided. and fought at
Belfast and in other battles in the TransFaal
in addition.
The weather has been unfavorable to sport
ing this year. The university crews are prac-
tisinE day after day in squalls or Wina ana
l7Ju1uv water Cambridge has the more sea-
soned waterulen and Will probably win, al
though the crew has lost confidence through
hesitation in making a choice between the Sims
and Gollan boats. Sir Thomas Lipton's plans
for the Shamrock were upset to-day by BAD
weather The university athletic teams had even
worse luck at the Queens Club grounds, where
heavy wind and showers diminished the at
tendance and prevented the establishment OF
new records. oxford was completely outclassed
by Cambridge, whose veterans were fnvincible,
and won eight ten contests. GARNER, who
was in the last American contest, won the
nurdles for oxford for the third time. and
Leach carried of the long jump. Otherwise
Cambridge was completely successful Leeke
easily led AZ the hammer and weights with
out equaIling his own records at Harvard.
Smith won the high Jump for the third time.
Barclay carried of the hundred yards and the
quarter mile without being hard pressed Greg
son beat Gay Roberts IN the mile race with
little effort, and MscNsghten was an easy
winner IN the three miles contest. The half
mile race was the only doubtful contest, and
Wilson completed Cambridge's record by being
two yards ahead OF his Oxford competitor. The
Prince and the Princess Of Wales were among
the spectators.
an Informed on high authority that the
published reports that Sir Hector Macdonald
confessed his guilt when he was at military
headquarters. and broke down and wept like
4 child are utterly without foundation On
the contrary, he asserted his innocence at Pail
Mall precisely as he had denied in Ceylon the
charges made against him. Whatever infer
ences may be drawn fron his suicide. great in
justice has been done by irresponsible scandal
rnongers to the memory OF the crofters son
and the draper's apprentice who fought his
way with Highlen6er's valor to a major
generals commission. l. n. r.