New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-10

considered the failure OF the American raiu on
the European commercial marine.
Social life is stagnant while the King is away
ana PARLIAMENT out While mourning Will be
officially dispensed with for general company al
the first court mauve gray and white VIII De
.ha ,,--,se--ad colors In the diplomatic circle
.ha-e ,r,u ne a constant succession OF weddings
this month. Lord Ingesces marriage with MISS
raRet being the most brilliant. and even II
there are fewer balls and parties than usual IN
Nav there will be no end of charitable enter
tsinnents Of the smartest order
There are two important art receptions one
at the Dudley Gallery. where the new Enghsh
Art Club has fine series OF water colors ana d
mixed lot OF oils with perhaps more promise
.bsn fuieIr,ent w Rothenstein's influence Is
strongly felt on these walls. and manner1sns
rather than talents are increasing among the
Young painters. But Charles W. Fur1nies wei
deserved promotion TO the Academy has lent
fresh importance to q group OF ambitious artists
Tho Royal Water Colour Society celebrates
,ts centenary BY an unusually varied and brill
liant exhibition IN East Pail Mall. The cnieI
novelty is the appearance Of John s. Sargent IN
water color He has five dashing drawings OF
Venetian and Spanish scenes. with marked IN
diyfduaty OF style the most attractive two oeihs
IN. facade Of the famous Salute. painted from
new point OF view, and mastery little sKepch
Of the interior OF a tavern with figures. IL. l.
Cameron has a powerful drawing Of an ola ke-
naissance church, and Arthur Melville splSshF
innpressionist picture OF a Venetian water car
ntval. There are a few other examples Of mod
ern studies in color and tone, and the remain
ing pictures represent Victorian styles and meth
DDS with nearly all the veterans at their best
A small collection Of Edward Calver's works Is
e~bshsfea at the Carfa1 Gallery.
Sir Henry Iryingss return from America, with
a grateful heart for the kindness received tnere'
is the most important stage event Two Gentle
men OF Verona has been staged with pains
taking effort and artistic zeal at the Court
Theatre. with J. Il Leigh. Acton Bon and Will
lam Devereux IN the chief parts. r Macdon-
aids plav. The Sword OF the King" is produced
by Miss Wordsworth at Wyndhams Theatre
with an excellent cast.
The small group Of American publishers and
edition. now here includes Colonel Harvey. Frank
H. Dodd. William W. Appleton and Mr.. Colby
Of THE Roolzman-" They complain Of the dull
ness OF the book market here. and assert that
there IS little for them to do here. except TO
make arrangements for illustrating important
works Of fiction and read the manuscripts OF the
unknown authors discovered by the publishers
here They unite in the opinion that American
authors understand the capricious taste OF
American readers. and that their books are
more marketable there than English fiction
There is great competition for the control OF
the work Of the best English writer's of fiction
Albert Steiner has come from Munich for the
special purpose of illustrating Mrs. Humphry
Wards new novel, which is hardly more than
half written.
Maurice Hewletts Queens QUAR-" Will hard
" be in the hands OF reviewers before he starts
for Italy from Calais in motor car with
new scheme for F1orentine romance TO work
out IN Tuscany. n. b.