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THROWN OUT OF

VICARAGE.

WIFE SPENDS A DAY IN PADDED CELL.

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An appeal inde by Geoffrey Phillip Herbert de Freville, son of the vicar of Oakbridge, near- Stroud, against an order granted by Workingham justicas for wife desertion, was dismissed in the Divorte Court' lust month..

Mr. T. Buckhill, for the husband, Buld that part of the application referred to a refusal of the justices to permit the husband to call a doctor who was a material witness. There were two points In the case. First, whether there was desertion at all; and, secondly, whether the justices were right in refusing to hear the doctor.

The parties were residing at the material time ul Oakbridge Vicar age.

In May last, however, the wife went to her own parents, and

MYSTERY OF RA'S PICTURE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1926.

RETURNED AFTER 30 YEARS.

A new type of problem picture le mystifying Sir John Lavery, the famous R. A.

In this case the problem la how the picture "The Tennis Party" a fine example of Sir John's early work has returned to London from Munich after 36 years.

In 1890 the picture was bought by the Bavarian Government for exhibition In the New Pinakothek Art Gallery in Munich..

Sir John is now surprised to see it on the walls of the French Gallery in Pall-mall, the authori- ties of which purchased it recently from a well-known Munich art dealer, who it is assumed, bought it from the Pinakothek, or sold it on behalf of that gallery.

"Unheard of Thing.".

on June 9 her soliciter wrote to When the picture was acquired: the husband saying that unless he by the Bavarian Government Bir was prepared to execute a separa- John understood that it was in- tion deed and make his wife and tended for permanent exhibition at child a suitable allowance she Munich, and he cannot understand would have to take steps to pros why the Pinakothek should have tect herself, owing to the impos- disposed of it. sible relations which prevailed atį Onkbridge Vicarage,

He is therefore writing to the Munich authoritics in the hope of On the same day, said Mr. Buck-ascertaining their reasons for nil, the wife went back to the parting with the picture. vicarage and caused a scene, and "I have never heard before of her conduct was such that on the à State gallery such as the New same day she was seen by a Dr. Pinakothek is, disposing of pic Dill and sent to an asylum at tures except certain Old Masters 'Gloucester..". The appellant de- that have become out of date," sired to call the doctor before the Sir John told a Daily Chronicle justices, but permission was re- representative. "But," he added, fused.

"for a State gallery to dispose of works by a living artist is to me an unheard-of thing.

Threw Her Nightclothes"After

Her.

Counsel read the evidence given before the justices, in which the wife stated that when she went to the house her husband threw her out of the house and threw her night clothes after her in the rain. A doctor was sent for, and she was taken to a padded cell. Next day It was found that there was noth- ing wrong with her, and her father fetched her away.

"I was astonished when I heard that the picture was at the French Gallery, and about a fortnight ago I went to see it there. I was pleased to find that it had worn, wonderfully well and was in ex- celient 'condition."

His Best Period:

The Tennis Party" was painted by Sir John Lavery in 1885, and bought, by the Bavarian Govern- Pment in 1890.

In 101d it was lens to Sir John for his retrospective exhibition in London, and returned by him to Munich about two years later." By certain art critics the picture is regarded as representative of Sir John's best period of work.

The appellant's father, the Rev. Frederic de Freville, Vicar of Oak- bridge, also gave evidence that the wife was frequently strange in her manner, used to shut herself up in her room, refused food, and wandered about Stroud. On June 9 she went to the vicarage in an excited state and his son turned The secretary of the French her qut. She said to the vicar that she would denounce him in his church on Sunday, struck him in the eye, and tore his son's coat to ribbons.

Gallery is unable to throw any light on the mystery of the picture leaving the New Finakothek.

"All we know is that we bought the picture from a dealer in Mr. Tyndale, for the wife, op- Munich. Since the story of its ré- posing the appeal, said, it might moval from Munich became known very well be that the wife was it has been one of the principal, angry after being thrown out.attractions at the gallery. The conduct of the appellant seem-

ed to have been about as shocking as that of any husband could be.

"On its merits as a painting, it should find its way to the Tate Gallery."

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