New-York tribune., 1905-02-25

canal There is great variety OF subject, and
if there be something approaching uniformity
in method. it is because the world that he sees
has a glamour Of loveIiness and he is so sensi-
tive to it that he is forced TO paint everything
n poetic and sympathetic spirit 1t may be
nothing better than a coffee cup, a sugar
bowl Of coarse china, the trunk Of an aspen
tree; but beautiful 1t becomes when he paints 1t
in silvery sheen Of moonlight or q golden glow
Of sunlight. La Place du Theatre Francois"
is the gem OF this collection, and 1t shines with
radiance on the walls of this artistic lit
tie gallery: but the autumnal forest gIades,
the snow fields. the village lanes. with lamps
cleaning from cottage windows the bustling
centres Of Partisan Hfe-all have a characteristic
beauty Of color and tenderness Of feeling. lie
Sidaner without doubt is of the most restful
Of modern painters. His pictures are true har-
monies Of paint IN which values most deli
cately balanced. The only other one-nnan show
this week is Mr., Andrew COlley's collection Of
OIL and tempera paintings at the Modern Gal
Iery- He is & Scotsman OF forty who learned
his technique IN Paris and it is remarkably
good as shown in cottage interiors like the
vivid genre subjects which he found in French
and Dutch villages. As a oolorist he is at his
best In the lovely Venetian pictures Toward
the Lido" or the group of lace and embroidery
makers.
Early risers along the line OF Bird Cage Walk
have seen a pair of COWS led toward the Horse
Guards' Parade and the Admiralty, and they
have not known that they were witnessing the
survival of the milk fair. which was estab-
lished in st. Janess Park perhaps as early as
the reign of Charles II. when courtiers playing
the game of pail mall were refreshed with mugs
of fresh milk. George Norland painted a pict-
ure Of The milk stalls. with the COWS tied to
the posts and in the eighteenth century they
received the patronage Of strolling statesmen
and the beauties Of the great houses. When
the officials of the Public Works planned the
extension Of the mall through Spring Gardens
to Trafalgar Square they found the milk stalls
in the way and strove to remove them, and
two old women confronted them with the claim
that the right TO conduct the milk fair had
been conferred upon their ancestors by royal
act three centuries ago They have been ad-
Judged 10 oe squatters, and, since they refused
to vacate the stalls, the sheds have been torn
down over their heads. Certainly sQuatter SOW
ereignty with record of three hundred years
Of possession, was valid ground for liberal COM
pensation which the old women were fairly en-
titled to receive. They preferred to go on with
their occupation in the old way, and appealed
to the King. reminding him that his mother
had befriended them and saved the milk fair
when II was menaced during her reign. This
apDeal has touched the Kings generous heart.
He has intervened on their behalf. and another
site. opposite the Horse Guards, has been Sc
1ected for them and new stalls are to be built
by the Public Works officials, with life tenure
for the roor souls. So the milk fair is to go on
q striking object lesson IN British conservatism
and royal favor for humble subjects. I. N F.