New-York tribune., 1909-01-17

.T remember his telling me" says
~ - r.-r that he had such horror OF ms
y. .,.a-drobe being overhauled by the foot
Tlo'' =, ,aieted him that il was his habit, on
-, n'- far the night, TO lock his clothes Sc
n 2 drawer, and then to watch with
'-l' mod eyes in the morning, and with
EA' - ,zbicf ne could not always conceal be-
e-' .he bedcIothes, the wild despair of the
- IN his fruitless search for the secreted
i''--+" The stories Of the caricaturist Pei
gu arg very funny, and they are made the
--s'- .,ro,lgh the reproduction Of his fearfully
IL -.-or5erfuIly ItaIanized English The au-
Sh' .-raintance with Whistler yields him
u" ,,,r,orous recollectIons. Once a friend
- him for his failure to admire certain
=. Of Dresden china, and when the Amer
eA--f --,ofned irnpenitent his interlocutor vent
cay But, my dear Jimmy, You are not
,;o IN vour taste" To this Whistler i'm
,..orv -eplied, No, that's true only care
IN .+,e good" Mt. Carr used to dine with
"a in aays when he laughingly told me
&c 6sfrnonger was the only tradesman
10 mid afford to deal with him." and he in
" - that the artists delightful little break
0''@. --e-a sometimes but -slenderly furnished
rIa speaks Of meeting, during one OF
- -. ,,e-iods Of narrow resources. a foreign
- who had been invited to Cheyne Walk,
,-,r;inuing, he says:
-,-oz hin, # he had seen anything of Whistler
asAtG which lie replied. An. no. not now so
aiet. TIa esk rfa leete while ago to breakfast,
ruc4, ~ Nj cab-fare. two shilling, 'arf-crown-
md i GO cry nice Goldfish in bowl, very pretty
aTriEe -, - me 90 one toast no more, An,
l.' NJ ra-fare two shilling 'arf-crown Tor me
ID more
~ Gladstone passes briefly through this
i. disclosing unexpected appreciation Of
-, of sculpture by an unknown young artist,
40 meet Disraeli examining a collection OF
,5,es 1,v Titan. Leonardo and other mas
. and observing that for my part, prefer
=. ,,e,+fc school Of the Caracci'' The author
ives an impression of Tennyson playfully
,.,-.- ND \ niece Of Mrs. Camerons in one
t3s long coats and daubinS upon her pretty
..,e with a burnt cork. q heavy black mustache
a 5,neria1 From browning. Mr.. Carr had a
- of the Indignation of the poets father
-t,r te Vas asked for a glass Of water. water,
1cbs--'~ exclaimed the elder Browning For
-.s,irr n1,rposes il is believe, often employed,
md for navigable canals l admit it to be indis
rslsable, but Tor drinking ROBERT 1ou never
Intended it
best OF the Jh6aDTiCsi "REMINISCENCES
+, Irving Henley once adversely criticised the
,-or,s inlpersunation OF Macbeth. Irving bided
rs time and meeting the critic at the Savile,
r-psently pounced upon him after this fashion:
Tnotice that you do not approve of my concep-
tim Of Macbeth Tell me now. for should be
Interested 10 hear il. how would you play Mac
la-b if YOU were called upon to present the
,hs-acter on the stage? What is your concep-
aangn The swashbucking critic was totally
rrrrerared for this shrewG thrust. and he could
-ake no adequate retort- Mr. Carr describes
another occasion upon which he himself was
rsrea 70 account b, Irving. with embarrassing
5i-artness Amusing. too, is the tale Of John
0z4nford who. in the course Of his work as
5-amatic critic Of The Times" once had occa>
son to comment upon the performance of the
orchestra thereUpon bringing down upon his
rarer a remonstrance from the player of the
t-ombone Delane sharply rebUked his critic.
= wish il 10 be understood, he said, that The
Times has no desire 10 be embroiled in contro>
-trsy with trombone players" The reminiscence
is no doubt Of no great value, and, indeed Mr..
Cars book is hardly TO be regarded as a
weighty performance. But his little odds and
eAss Illuminate, in q modest way, the personal
lies Of men about whom it is always Interesting
to hear intelligent gossip It may be added that
his entertaining pages are admirably illustrated
with portraits and facsimiies.