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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.
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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. The ,defunct Com
mercial Bankis in the hands of the assignee,
but there is a strong feeling among business
men that it should be placed once more on,
its feet
While the liabilities reach well up to
ward $1,000,000 its assets exceed that figure,
and the stockholders, all wealthy, are liable)
tor -double their stock.
The Child Was Murdered.
The unknown male child found in s vaulk
on Madison avenue, Allegheny, some days'
ago, with a stone tied around its neck, wai
murdered. That is the verdict of the Coro
ner's jury in the case. The parents haref
not been found yet, and the Allegheny
police have failed to find a clew.
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