New-York tribune., 1910-05-01
LONDON SOCIETY AND ART
Difficult Task in Arranging Mr..
Rooseyelt's Reception.
PLANS TO WELCOME PEARY
Paintings at the Royal Academy
Sale of Maddox Collection
Premier Goes Abroad.
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London. April 3o.-The American Am
bassador has resumed his work at the
embassy. greatly improved in health in
consequence OF his short holiday on the
Riviera The arrangements for Mr..
Roosevelt's reception are mainly made
through him, and involve more lab Dor
than negotiations for a treaty The
royal preparations are not yet an
nounced. but Oxford for once is not
backward in coming forward. Both
the town and the university will confer
honors on Mr.. Roosevelt. The Vice
Chancellor will be his host. Lord
Curzon will preside when the Romanes
lecture is delivered and the American
Club will entertain him at luncheon and
coax him into speaking. He will lead
strenuous life If he keeps one out Of
twenty Of the engagements into which
importunate hosts are seeking TO entice
him
Commander Peary is expected here on
Monday, and will be met by delegations
OF scientific men and the Pilgrims.
There viii be short round Of hospital
ity before he goes TO the Continent, and
the Pilgrims will give him a dinner be-
fore he sails for New York. Anlbassa-
dor Reid will attend the reception given
by the Royal Geographical Society
W. W Rockhill, the American Am
bassador at St. Petersburg, has made
brief halt in London on his Uay TO
Washington,
American art is conspicuous at the
RoyaI Academy, Edwin A. Abbeys two
decorative panels for the Harrisburg
Capitol make q great show. "Penn's
Treaty with the Indians is too large to
be properly seen, but valley Forge Is
highly appreciated by the critics, even
Il some of them mistake Baron Steuben
for Washington. Sargents four exam
pies Of vivid impressionism In land
scape are wonderful. especially Alpine
Glacier Streams" and Albanian Olive
Gatherers," with radiant effects Of light
and jewelled colcrs.
J. J. Shannon has four decorative por-
traits that OF the Duchess of Buccleuch
being the stateliest and that OF MRS
Frederick Montague the smartest sub
iect, and those of Miss Sylvia Myers and
of the artists daughter making the most
affective pictures. Miss Florence Up
toms portrait of Mrs Lewis Hind is an
other American work consplcuously
hing and Elsie R Ralph's bronze bust
of Dillon Ripley reveals astonishing
progress in the young American
sculptor.
The ceremonial portraits Of royalty
are more trying than usual in their gar
ish color and fussiness. Sir EDWARD
Poynter's portrait of King Edward ap-
proaches the burlesque. and Joseph
Nordecais represents q tailor king.
rather than a distinguished sovereign
Of UNIQUE personality. All the Brltlsh
nsinters are below their usual level, ex-
cent orchardson, whose three portraits
are brilliant works, and Frank Brahs-
v-vr, whose decorative panel WINE
suggests Telasquezs Towers IN us
mastery composition. Mrs Laura
knight has suddenly come to the front
IN an impressionist picture Of boys bath
ING with truthful rendering OF daz-
zling sunlight.
Tine sale of John Maddock's art coiiec-.
.ion at Christies to-day caused nut
fer among the AcademiCians whose
works we're suddenly brought INTO tue
market. Clausen, La Thanque. Stou anu
stsnhope Forbes survived the trial
creditahly at fair prices, and Sargent
picture of a little girl seated on d
Louis XVI fauteull caused brisk hlo-
ding.
H 3, Irving revived Louis Al TO-
night at the Queens Theatre. The next
eynerinent at the Repertory The
stre will he Helena S Patti" by An
thony Hope and Cosmo Gordon Lennox'
and arthur Bourchier's next piece at the
Globe will be The Parasites
yiscount Gladstone's friends rallied at
Waterloo to-da. for a cordial send-of
20 South Africa.
Premier Asquith has gone TO Gibraltar
with Mr.. McKenna. and Mr.. Baltour mas
started or q series of country mouse
visits.