New-York tribune., 1912-03-03
KING TO BESTOW TITLES
Official Court To Be Held This
Week for That Purpose.
FEW DIPLOMATS USE AUTOS
Market for Modern Pictures
Sluggish, but Old Masters
Sell Well.
,pv cable 70 The Tribune ]


Iopdon March "A fortnight OF royai
| functions opens with a levee on MONDAY
which will be followed by an investlture
and diplomatic official court and the lay
| ing OF the foundation stone or the ne"
London County Hall. The investlture
will be an unusually large affair. cover
ing the Job lot of titles and decorations
bestowed during the last four months'
The new Lord Chamberlain Will be on his
mett,, for the avoidance of blunders IN
identification and classification OF candl-
dates for honors.
| The second week will complete the
court engagements, and oiilclals VIII
! then he able TO take holiday. Inc
King will entertain the ambassadors, the
members Of the Cabinet, the leading
members of the Opposition and other
celebrities during March at series or
dinner parties at Buckingham Palace.
The Queen Mother has. Jeen suffering
! from an attack Of influenza, but is now
making a good recovery. Her daughter
Princess Victoria, was an earlier VICTIM
but is now better, and was seen out for
the first time to-day.
The American Ambassador and Mrs.
Reid have received a warm welcome in
returning from New York after their
trying voyage on the Olympic. Mrs
Reid, who is in vigorous health, will
present American ladies at the first
court.
The Russian Ambassador now has an
automobile for court and social func-
tions. but the German and French am
bassadors still use horse broughams.
Bishop Boyd Carpenter will preach at
Westminster Abbey as canon in resi-
dence during March. There has been no
real pulpit eloquence there since Arch
deacon Farrar's time. Archdeacon Will
berforce Is recovering from a serious III
ness.
Sir Sidney Colvin is delivering a series
of drawing room lectures on Robert
Louis Stevenson at Kent House,
Knightsbridge.
Mrs. George CORVALLIS West will be
the guest of honor at the March dinner
of the New Vagabond Club, and will
! talk about her Shakespeare exhibition.
Modern pictures are going somewhat
sluggshly at Christie's. Sir Bruce NJ.
Seton's carefully selected collection OF
French, Dutch and British works is less
marketable than the old masters por-
traiture which are constantly ratified off,
yet II is a representative lot. Almost
three hundred works, comprising Edward
Atkinson's collection. will follow 1t next
week. and members Of the Royal Acad-
emy will discover how works are rated
a few years after their first sale.
! Eight hundred and sixty cartoons for
Vanity Fair" will also be auctioned off.
The principal artist is Leslie Ward.
whose drawings were reproduced In
chrome lithography, and the remainder
are by Tissot. Pellegrins, Chartron,
Thomas Mast and other artists. King
| Edward, Gladstone, the late Marquis Of
| Salisbury, the Earl Of Rosebery, Horace
| Greeley and General Grant are included
! in this remarkable gallery Of celebrities.
/ The Chelsea Art Club ball next week
will be a brilliant bohemian affair. and
there is a continuous round Of dinner
dances at fashionable houses and hotels.
! Sir Edward Cigars masque. The
! Crown Of India" will be a great attrac-
ton at the Hippodromc, with a cast of
! 80 performers
II. g. Wellss "Kipps" has been adapted
for the vaudeville stage. with o. B. Clar-
ence in the principal part.
| AS THE Miracle" has drawn million
spectators to the Olympia. another Rein
hardt production has become a fixture
] for next winter.
The promotion Of Walter Camm from
Hull TO the Newcastle Consulate has re-
ceived hearty recognition from the local
press, which showers compliments upon
him His success Is fresh proof that
wide awake newspaper men make eff
| cent consuls