n mi iiiiininiBii wnniBiTniTrHTnTnFTrTarwra""y -mzm&iamMzmrzrp& " " ' - r , - ress" 7 THE PTTTSKIJKG DISPATCH Wm -" "" "" " ' - MaMMM! II I II I I I I " I 1 -. A - . MM JAMA PZETSBUEG DISPATCH, BU3U3AY. MAX 1, 18a i i ,- i . ... . . SECOND PART. ta i THE BALFOUR'S HUSHING To Press Forward HiB Meas ures Bapidly as Possible, That Parliament MAY DISSOLVE THIS YE AE. Gladstone Attacked Viciously by Lady Florence Dixie FOE HIS WOMAN SUFFRAGE VOTE. The Grand Old Man She Calls Simply & Grand Old Humbug. GOECHEVS ILLNESS GETTING SERIOUS tBT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH. Lojtdox, April 30. Copyright. Str tral mpmbere of the Government who have been on the stump this week hare made statements which, if taken literally, would warrant the belief that a general election will not take place until next year, but an nouncements as to the course of public business made by Mr. Balfour in the House of Commons show pretty conclusively that Parliament will be dissolved within a couple of months. It is known that at the last Cabinet council a general agreement to dissolve this year was arrived at, and the actual date will probably be decided upon at the next meeting of the Ministers. Meanwhile, Mr. Balfour is pressing for ward, with as much still as he possesses, all necessary business and comparatively non contentious bills. Tojudxefrom his methods of procedure, he has decided to drop the Irish education bill as well as the Irish local government bill, together with half a dozen more or less important measures mentioned in the Queen's speech at the opening of the session. Balfour Not Yet Oat of Hope. Mr. Balfour will not yet admit that the "Government has abandoned hope of con ferring local government on Ireland in deed, he has given notice to move the sec ond reading of the bill the middle ot May, not, however, in the belief that the bill can be passed into law, but with the intention of provoking Liberal obstruction and ap pealing to the country thereupon. Attempts lire made almost daily to raise confusing side issues. The foregoing programme, which The Dispatch set forth months ago, re mains practically unaltered. Contrary to general expectation, Mr. Gladstone came to town Wednesday in time to vote against the woman's suffrage bill, and thereby to add further fuel to the burning wrath of the advanced females. Lady Florence Dixie was unable, owing to alleged ill-health, to attend the meeting in St. James' Hall, Tuesday evening, and in her absence the chair was taken by an obscure male person. A Riotous Display of Different Opinion. The meeting, instead of being, as the bills announced, "A great demonstration in favor of women's suffrage," developed into a riotous display ot hopeless differences ot opinion among female suffraeists them selves and their masculine friends, and in cidentally emphasized one of Mr. Gladstone's principal arguments against conferring a parliamentary franchise upon women. The promoters of the meeting wanted to accept Sir Albert Eolht's bill conferring the fran chise on a minority of qualified women, on the principle that halt a loaf is better than no bread, while the advocates of abso lute equality of the two sexes declared that they would have everything or nothing. The latter, numerically the weaker, proved to be physically the stronger section, and itf male members demonstrated their vigor by smashing reporters' hats and tables and storming the platform. Several stronc-mlnded females went into hysterics, and quite a considerable number' oi oonneti were spoiled, out no serious in jury to limb resulted, and it is last to state that no fair faces were scratched or other wise damaged. Ijuly Dixie's Opinion or Gladstone. Lady Florence Dixie comes of an Irish fighting family, and had she been in the chair the proceedings might not have ended so tamely. She has had perforce to ease her feelings by writing a letter to Mr. Glad stone, the tone of which may be understood by the following lady-like and elegant ex tract: Unwilling to lose the mala-of-all-work-ltke cervices of the Women's Liberal Associa tions at approaching elections you have sought to still, by your pamphlet, the de mand made by the nobler spirits of that band of women, that woman's enfranchise ment shall be a plank lntha Liberal plat form. Willing to accept women to do the dirty work, you dread to invite them to tres pass on their delicacy, purity, refinement; eta, etc, by giving them the vote. Ah, sir, can you wonder that many a reader or your pamphlet, friend and foe alike, impelled equally to a conviction of snch incon sistency, has exclaimed, as he read your words, in tones of amusement and derision, "What a Grand Old Humbug?" Mrs. Gladstone is known to be an op ponent of women's suffrage. It would be interesting to obtain her opinion of Lady Florence Dixie and other prominent mem bers of "the shrieking sisterhood." Gladstone Not at AH Disturbed. The Grand Old Man is in no way dis turbed by her ladyship's vituperation. Havingsaid his sayand recorded his vote he dismissed the snbject from his mind with a facility which is one of his characteristics. On Thursday he delivered a weighty speech in the Commons, in support of tne Government bill conferring upon the secular army great powers for dealing with peccant parsons of the Established or State Church. Testerday he lectured Mr. Balfour upon the duties of a leader of the House, and to-day he Is considering the Liberal prospects in North Hackney, where a Tory seat has been rendered vacant by the death of Sir Lewis Pelley. He at tachesgreat importance to this election be cause it will hptti first fJiaf ha. niwn. in London since the Liberals gained their remarszaDie victory in the municipal con tests early in March. A superficial observer would excusably infer from the electoral figures that the Liberals have no prospect of success. In 1885 the Tories had a majority of 400, and in 1886 Sir Lewis Pelly polled 1,500 votes more than his Liberal opponent, but since then the electorate has increased from 8,000 to 11,000, and it is believed that a majority of the 3,000 new voters are Liberal work ingmen. The contest, therefore, is bv no means a hopeless one, in Gladstone's opinion. Something to Set Tory Teeth on Edge. The. bigoted Tories and Unionists of the Joseph Chamberlain stamp, who have staked much upon Mr. Gladstone's ad vanced age, read with grief and indigna tion in the pages of the Tory Evening frnot and Post this Ftriking and generous descrip tion of the Grand Old Man as he looked .and spoke in the debate on the olergy dis cipline bill Thursday evening: s ' The right honorable gentleman was In excellent voice. It is trite to say so, but for years he has not spoken with so much re sonance, with so much of that rich, fruity tone, so peculiarly his own, as he did last night. The sense of hearing was delightful; his gesticulation, too, was remarkably dramatic. He emphasized his points "by weeps of the arm, by striking the papers on his dispatch box, by sway ing of the body In a manner that would have been a lesson to a past master in the art of gesture. He lives again In his youth. His back was as straight as that of an officer of the Guards, his figure as lithe as that of a Greek athlete, and as his intellect heated with thought his fa ce slowed with a radiating expression, and his voice grew In volume, ripeness and charm of tone, the House filled up, and he held all in tellects as by a spell. His Vitality is marvelous. If we ask what Is the seoret 'of his wonderful voice, the answer Is obvious. It is in the possession of an exceptional oreanlsm. His ohest Is of extraordinary depth even now, though when he is walking across the floor Of the House he feems bowed and shrunken with age. When he is speak ing it expands and his shoulders are squared. An actual physical transforma tion takes place before one's eves. Another obvious explanation of the quality of his voice Is the rapidity and vividness with which .his ideas troop into his mind olad in instructive language. With a mind liquified with ideas, and a physique which has defied age, it is no wonder, after all, that his voice should be so finely effective. Last night's speech was Indeed a triumph, and none cheered more heartily than the polltioal opponents with whom, for once, he was In cordial agreement. Gladstone Sot a China Connoisseur. At an auction sale of china Thursday 14 of the lots were catalogued as "formerly the property of the Eight Hon. W. E. Glad stone, and disposed of by him at the sale of his collection several years ago." The auctioneer expected this announcement would attract a big crowd of enthusiastic Gladstonians, and that large prices would be realized, but he was disappoint ed in each respect, for only dealers attended. The chagrined auctioneer remarked, somewhat flippantly, that Mr. Gladstone was a better politician than a judge of china, and the dealers, who were mostly of the Hebrew persuasion, jovially agreed with him. The best price realized for a Gladstone lot was lljf guineas, paid for a pair of old Chelsea groups of shepherd and shepherdess, with a dog and iamb seated under flowering trees, with nozzles for candles 124 inches high. Seven guineas were paid for a pair of small Dresden busts emblematic of the seasons, and a similar price was given for a bow figure of Mars in open pink and white scroll prints, but only 9 shillings could be obtained for "a Frankenthal cup and saucer painted with Watteau figures, and a Paris eggshell cup and saucer with lo tus flower pattern on the cup, on a raised branch stand." Somebody at the sale sug gested that if Mr. Gladstone wonld sell his books or his correspondence there would be no 9 shilling lots. Goschen's Illness Getting Serious. The illness of Mr. Goschen is more severe than is generally considered. His absence stops all financial discussion, and if his con dition continues the Government will find itself in something like a dilemma, for the House is opposed to giving grants on ac count of votes without a show of discus sion. Moreover, Goschen is not likely to have things entirely his own way when the budget resolutions are discussed. By a process oi arithmetic which may not have been provided for in Goschen's curriculum, Sir William Harcourt seeks to show that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had no surplus at all last year. He says the Chan cellor borrowed over a million tor the needs of the army and navy, and that this sweeps away the surplus entirely. If Harcourt is right then Goschen has been doing some financial jnggling. The Dnke of Devonshire goes down to 'Windsor next week to deliver up the in signia of his father's Knighthood of the Garter, and it is understood that the Queen, acting upon Lord Salisbury's advice, will confer the same bauble upon the present Duke for the adornment of his shapeless shanks. There -is another Garter vacant, and this is regarded as a sure thing for the Duke of Fife. B&ITISH AST QA10KE. At Least 31,000 Subjects In the Exhibition, of Which 0,000 Are Bejeeted. London, April'30. The amazing fertil ity of production which has of recent years been a feature of .doubtful merit in the life of British art has this year shown no sign of Blackening. Beport said that no less than 31,000 subjects had been tent In, and although this was an exaggeration, the total number rejected, which was close on 6,000, Implies a melanoholy mass of lost labor. Many of )he most famous artists do not ex hibit Indicating what will probably be the pictures of the year, Millais' landscape, "Blow, Blow, Thou Wintry Winds," Orch ardson's "Napoleon at Jjongwood," Pettie's 'Ultimatum," Eivere's "Dead Hector" and Waterhouse's "Bevenge of Circe" can be selected. The two first mentioned take precedence of anything in the Academy for nearly every quality that distinguishes a great work of art. Of Sir Fred Leighton's five pictures the largest in point of size is the "Garden of the Hesperides," and his finest in point of execution a small study called "Clytic." Alma Tadema has two portraits, hat of Waterhouse, E, A., and the other of the Archdeacon of Durham. They have both distinctive qualitv, but the artist has pro duced better and more careful work. Cal dern's work, "Farewell," represents a naval officer in uniform of the last century parting with his sweetheart. The painting is hard ly likely to attract the notice which his "Saint Elizabeth" of last year obtained. G. H. Baighton, who is well known to Ameri can visitors here, contributes two fine snow landscapes. PABIS GBOWING VIBIUOUS. An Artistic Production Kejected by a Salon Jnry lor Its Nudity. London, April 30. A wave of propriety is passing over the Paris salon. Despite M. Bonnat's protest the jury rejected a pic ture of the nude entitled "Baig neuses," by a regular contributor, M. la Lyre, who has already sold various pictures- to the State and to provincial museums. The artistic merit of the paint ing was not questioned by the jury. M. la Lyre was indignant, and sent the picture to the opposition salon in the Champs de Mars, where it was accepted. On Monday last there opened at No. 28 Bond street, London, a noteworthy art ex hibition. This consists of a series of paint ings executed by Watanabe Seitei, a Japan ese, who is the first of that nationality to receive a commission to form a .Bond street exhibition. The artist is a native ot Tokio. At an early age he displayed a talent for drawing, and so engrossed did he at times become over his pencils that he was often reproached for neglecting his duties. Finally an elder brother had him put in the studio of Kikuchi Yosai. Here his ability was soon recognized, and in 1878 he was enabled to visit France. In that year some of his studies were exhibited at the Inter national Exhibition and met with much praise. In 1887 he was selected to do the ceiling panels for the Imperial Palace at Tokio. He has been the recipient of many medals in Japan and in other countries. Oktx AwifiKGS Entirely new and fast In colors and exquisite in designs, at Mamaux & Son's, 639 Fenn avenue. Tel. 1972. Thsu v ui'f't, i -. .. ' Jl H 1 ivVv i I II li J vW ' v J47A & ' ' 17 A lifl WJr "" ' TEE RIVAL PILOTS. NEW THINGS IN ART. WHAT WILL BE SEEN AT If EW YORK'S EXHIBITION TO-MOBROW. Interestlnc Event Prepared by the Society of American Artists A Fine rictare by Brush Hold Conception of a Por trait by Sargent. SPECIAL TEIEOHAM TO TUX DISPATCH. New Yore, April 80. As usual, the opening of the annual exhibition of the So ciety of American Artists, to which the public will be admitted Monday, has proved much the most interesting event of the year. And never before has interest meant so large a measure of hearty admiration. The average of excellence is distinctly higher than in any past year, although last year it would have seemed ungrateful in deed to ask for general improvement And yet quite aa many pictures as before stand out as distinctly above the average. Conspicuous among these is Mr. Brush's in it, for the subject is as attractive as the treatment. The artist who sits on the floor prepared to draw the family group before him, the mother who, seated on a chair, holds her blonde baby's head against her shoulder; the sturdy, shy, blonde little boy who leans against her knee, and the moon faced servant maid behind her each is a portrait ot the utmost individuality and cnarm. And this wonderful group of por traits has been made into a wonderful little picture by exquisite arrangement and drawing, and a deep, rich, glowing harmony of color. Perfect is a big word to use, but I am not a bit afraid to say that this is a perfect piece of work perfect in excellence and perfect too, in tender charm. A Painter in the Wrong Path. It cannot fail to be contrasted, and, I think, in a somewhat wondering way, with the picture called "Ossian" by the same artist It is hard to believe that they were both painted by one hand and practically at one time. In the ''Ossian" we see the half nude, long-bearded old poet touching his harp for the delight of a group of half-nude barbarians seated in a 'woodland glen. V.aiitifiil rr.nm r1f.tnri oallprl "Th Tnr. . &.. r - t DarDarians seaieo. in a -wooaiaau gien. trait" Even those who cannot fully an- Given the trvine circular shape of the can- preciate its admirable execution will delight vas, it is very well composed, and of course Mr. Brush could not help drawing with ac curacy and completeness. But here his painting, as such, has no charm, his figures are not convincingly or interestingly char acterized, external nature, is rendered with out atmosphere and without beauty of color or clear expression ot textures, and the Picture, as a whole, lacks vitality and eauty, and has a manufactured, artificial, academic air. It seems ungracious to speak such words about Mr. Brush with so exquisitely com plete an example ot every pictorial ex cellence as the "Portrait" to rebuke them. But they are spoken to show that, well as Mr. Brush has often done before, he has never done nearly so well as in the "Por trait, " and to explain why everyone there fore feels that he has now found his right path. In future he cannot always keep on painting his own wife and children: nor is he likely often to find women and children of such rare beauty as theirs. But he can paint real things instead of imagined ones: warm livingthings instead of dead and dull ones. He can paint with his heart and soul instead ot with his archaeological fancy; and it must be that, so doing, he will continue to paint his best A Portrait by Sargent. Absent though Mr. Sargent is, he has left a splendid witness to his existence in th portrait of Mr. St Gaudens young sonr painted a couple of years ago. It is a iarga upright canvas, deep in tone, and depend ing much less than last year's lovely littla "Beatrice" upon color for Its charm. But even Mr. Sargent has rarely shown us so fine an example of rapid, massivespirited, yet truthful execution; and even inhia other children's portraits he has rarely con-1 -rincedusmore instantly that hecanpaini' character as well as outward aspects. This dark, strong, reticent and somewhat im- perious young face is as sympathetically' rendered as the delicate, shv and tender one of the little "Beatrice" or the gentler, more-1 placid, more poetic one of the other lad, whom we once saw standing with his ana around his mother's waist No one could have been bolder in pic- tonal conception than 31r. Sargent nasi hm 171 thin o- Thn hnv'a careless SttW tude is plainly that of one who is sitting, i;andl not quite willingly vet not quite discon tentedlv. to have his picture taken: am still more unconventional is the manner in' which the figure of his mother has been in traduced.' She is sitting behind him. seeru in profile, bending over a book, and all ther emphasis of the painting, as well as of tits' pose, declares her accessory role. She i' not there to have her portrait painted, too, but simply to read aloud that the boy may-! keep still. It cannot have been easy to make a figure thus play an accessory role and yet not really put it in the backgroundr' But Mr. Sargent has done this admirably. A Personality Charmingly Expressed. Among other conspicuous pictures in the? collection are Mr. Thayer's "Madonni" and Mr. DuMoud's "Christ,Child,"both already well known by Tepute,MJthough not previ ously exhibited in NewV York; Mr. Cox'sr figures called "Echo" and- BkuI-JMr. Denman's "Ode to Aphrodite," Mr. Eobin-, son's "Soman Garden," Mr. Wiles' "Woman and Child in a Garden," Mr. Simmons' "Carpenter Shop," portraits by Mr. Chase, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Weir and JMr. Isham three or four works bv Mr. Childe Hassam, a nude bv Mr. H. O. Walker and landscapes by Mr. Weir, Mr. Coffin. Mr. Chase, Mr. J Donoho, Mr. Bolton Jones, Mr. Piatt, Mr., Bice, Mr. Horatio Walker, Mr. Kost and Mr. Dearth. But a first hasty glance does not fit me to, speak about these or anything else to-day' except Mr. Beckwith's interesting large, portrait of Mis3 Lillie Hamilton French,! the writer, who is shown at three-quarter length in a white ruffled gown with a yel low sash and against a pale-green back ground. The likeness is faithful, not inly in form but, a rarer thing, of course, in sen-, timent as well; and a charming personality) has been charmingly expressed in the pose' as well as the head itself. As a study oj color, illustrating the' modern love for veryi bright notes in a very high key, the work is" extremely interesting if, as regards tho' tone of the background, not perfectly sat-1 isfylng. M. G. Van Bensselaek. IX FAILED FOB A HIXLI0H. Efforts to Pnt the Suspended St Paul Basis, on Its Feet A train. St. Patji, April 30. 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