New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
LONDON NOTES
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n future VIZ" Memorials are In
un'..S sss in every important ,',v,as sowo, Cow for
prOs,,o ss,ority of them arc Srne"'vs ,,,.s'nr ~.
The 'nS'si 's,r,,ction Of hospitals nursing
the cons oImshouses and for the es-
s.sment sI.i of Institutions .',ooas.tu1y ~"erS vT
''p, n,ion can be dealt with suIeess'u,,y' , .',H
sunlpuO" s,a,ues have already been pro-
4 do1," rnsland and scotland and there
posed III -. in the overseas domin-
viii T" ornamental memorials VIII
ions only a small fraction OF the mill
sO'V'" "oontributed for perpetustins MS
iens sovereign who made peace
hne - warred strenuously at home
snoaS s, disease. infection and inhrmity'
,. ssn Of these schemes are IN a tentative
son' .,bers are we'll advanced, with
s'ss'' subscriptions; and long
sS ,,,sn reign will be needed before the
o,g .,ional memorial to a great monarch
an be completed ,.,.,
'sn : tactical character of British 10y
Illustrated by these memorials.
a~ ..ry town and shire a work OF char-
ID - hOrevoIence is undertaken in the
name Of King Edward Hos
enlarged or re-endowed, wards
II'@.e add.d for sick children or consump-
,a,iepts. homes are established Tor
u'' corvslescent funds are created,
.,ses and infrmaries arc founded,
S',''' 80. Of tropical medicine are equipped
srstematic education and work, and
Nus are subscribed for a national
,roirn against tuberculosis and other
,"'.ious diseases Hundreds Of these
,"oane projects are already undertaken
d. the patronage Of the most iniluen-
,oon,e in every community, and
tho last shilling has been raised
a tho enlarged hospitals and sanato-
IS are in full operation the name of
~. ulustrious King will be synonymous
,,.;,, works Of mercy throughout the
kingdom.
bigh standard is necessary when
.so,ssnds Of water color drawings are
.-,,ni,ed every year in England, and it
:. sot at the Agncw Galleries and never
-, chance lowered. This year the
..n..,ion is filed out with work by liN-
-. artists until the catalogue contains
~ entries. but all the pioneers of the
p,i,isA school Of water color painting
a.. rsnresented--the best school in that
...,ch of art. In the place of honor
.hare is an unknO VII Turner recently
trourht TO light in a country house
ps,voir Castle-a drawing OF his middle
,.-iod simple in composition and re-
strained in color other Turner's are
eeesuport Near BoXhll'' and dozen
small drawings engraved for the England
and Wales and Rivers of Devon series all
radiant in color. and Kidwelly Castle the
h,,yb,est gem among them. Two Of Fred
srick Walkers drawings, owned by the
lsts Sir William. Agnew, shine out from
the wall opposite Belvoir Castle. These
~. Spring" and Autumn" with rustics
,s.snzed until they are as graceful as
drysds and with pathetic treatment ot
commonplace incidents. Walker strongly
irsvsnced fellow craftsmen Of his day.
his pair Of drawings has his charac-
tsrlstic qualities In accordance with the
wishes Of the late owner, who highly
przed them the drawings will be pre-
sented 10 the South Kensington Museum
There are many Copley Fieldings, the
smaller drawings dashed off with ia
eility almost commercial and the larg-
est genuine sea drama. with vessels
driven by a storm. rapid movement in
The clouds and fury i'm the steel crested
surges His master was Narley. some or
whose classical designs are on the walls
and there arc few drawings by Girtin,
who was Turner's first teacher and en-
ployer. There arc at least a dozen sim
pie drawings of Welsh scenery by David
Cox with distinction of style and Nlgor
Of treatment. and there are as many by
De Wint. who. with Dutch blood in his
veins was Al home in the fens and low
levels Of Lincolnshire. Ruskin's two de-
voted friends. Samuel Prout and William
Hunt are admirably represented, one
BY a series of market places and cathe-
drals and the other by fruit and flower
pieces. There are many works by Blrket
Foster, there is tiny Bennington
gImpses Of the changeless East are Of
fered by Miller and Lewis; Crome and
Gainsborough are not neglected and the
best living painters Of the English school
are fairly represented. There are feW
drawings by Hsrpignies. with French
color and austerity Of design. and there
Is a single Israels. Otherwise it is eX-
cusively British and a most beautiful
display Of water colors
Nr Gerald du Maurier, being an ambi-
uous actor manager. has felt impolled TO
produce a costume play with a pseudo
historical basis This is "Mr. Jarvis.
az adaptation Of Beth Ellis's novel VIII
You Walk The principal figure was
ta'Gral son Of James II and the counter
lart Of his half brother. the Chcvalier de
st. Georges. The Wings discovered him
rags and bribcd him with hard cash TO
hpersonate his brother and 20 work
upon the sympathics Of the Jacobite
Tories. He succeeded in duping Boiling
eToke and i'm obtaining compromising
signatures 10 documents. and the cash
a'ments to the impostor would have
e'tn good Whig investment if he had
not fallen in love with Lady Margaret
heauchamp and felt under Obligations TO
MAKE frank confession 10 her. Boiling
WOKE when informed OF the royal adj
"A'urer's real character was i'm white
n'ai Of passion and was bent upon hav-
vengeance, but tho heroine interced-