New-York tribune., 1908-10-25
LONDON'S SOCIAL SIDE
Liberal Hostesses 4ctiUe-T'he The
dtres and 4rt Sb0Scs.
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London, Oct. 24.-The Kings visit at west
Dean Park has been prolonged over Sunday. he
will go to Newmarket for a few days ana De
Joined by the Queen a week hence at Bucklng-
ham Palace The American Ambassador ana
Mrs Reid are making a weekend visit with MT
and Mrs. William James at West Dean PARK
The ambassador has received many conlph-
ments from the press on his speech on bdihuilu
Burke at Bath including an appreceiatiVe Ieaoer
in to-day's Times"
Lady Damaris's reception for the Prime MIN
lister last night was brilliant affair ana Pro'eo
that the Liberal hostesses can be trusted ~
look after the social side of the government even
when Parliament is dull and listless ana smart
people have suspended entertaining ana are
going TO the theatres and restaurants Mrs
Churchill, handsomely gowned, was the oelie
of the evening.
1ha hotels are crowded with belated visitors
70 the Franco-British exhibition. but there, are
few Americans here. Andrew Carnegie Is on
the ocean headi1g for New York Dr' clarke
and Mr. Stewart who have been conducting IN
vestigations for the agricultural and emigration
bureaus have gone 10 Rome, after receiving
many official courtesies here.
, An aneorr1ous edition of the Queens book
Photographs from My Camera, alreaay, OF
derAd has proved how strong is her holo upon
the respect and affections Of her SUBJECTS 1t Is
Genuine charity work, THE Daily Telegraph
making nothing out Of it in return for It's won
5erful energy in creating phenomenal demand
for the book The life of Whistler by PenneIs'
bas baen reviewed in accordance with the pref
,,a;oes of the art writer's but the whole favor
ahlr II has revived controversies and starteo
a eresb INQUIRY as to what the Academy has done
IN the last fifty years to stimulate creative
mower and improve the quality of national art
The hest art show is IN WhitechaPel' where
Nahouetan art in Turkey, Egypt, Persia MO
rocco and India is admirably illustrated by tex
files carpets tiles brasswork and ceramics II
offers a glimpse of the Orient among the East
End sluus The exhibition Of the Society OF
tr,tisb Artists. opening to-day, contains Bao
nortrsiture and feeble subject pictures with haI1
= dozen good landscapes, notably Alfred East g.
The Society of twenty-five Painters in the Gou-
mel Gallery has a mediocre show. There ts a f1ne
lot NJ etchings in the Gutekunst Gallery. Win
Rembrandts Whistlers and Durers
Jerome K. Jerome has written a play FOR Mary
Afoora Mrs. Patrick Campbell IS appearing in
P;aero's 'sThunderboIt'' with her daughter Ethel
Irving. having played in Lady FREDERICK III
e,-a london theatres without interruption for a
wear is now marked out as bTlInaht Laus
Taazle in 2 revival of 1.-The School for Scan
dal" This VIII be deferred until the productloh
of Henry Arthur Jones's new comedy at the
FIayrnarzet Irving is doing great business with
The Lyons Mail"
Miss Christabel Pankhurst has resumed to-os!
AT Bow Street her role Portia in the sufrra-
eette case and has again commanded respect
for her cleverness and personal force. /. n z.