,illustration3 ,,leslie ,,ward4 ,,forty ,,years ,,of ',,spy' ,,by ,,leslie ,,ward ,illustrated ,,london ,,chatto ,,windus ,,contents ,,chapter ,i ,,early ,,days ,,page ,i come into the world4--,the story of my ancestry4--,my mother4--,wilkie ,collins4--,the ,collins family4--,slough and ,upton4--,the funeral of the ,duchess of ,kent4--,the marriage of the ,princess ,royal4--,her ,majesty ,queen ,victoria and the ,prince ,consort4--,their visits to my parents' studios4--,the ,prince of ,wales4--,sir ,william ,ross1 ,r4,a4--,westminster ,abbey4--,my composition4--,a visit to ,astley's ,theatre4--,wilkie ,collins and ,pigott4--,the ,panopticon4--,the ,thames frozen over4 --,the ,comet4--,general ,sir ,john ,hearsey4--,kent ,villa4--,my father4--,lady ,waterford4--,marcus ,stone and ,vicat ,cole4--,the ,crystal ,palace4--,rev4 ,j4 ,m4 ,bellew4--,kyrle ,bellew4--,i go to school4--,wentworth ,hope ,johnstone4 #a ,,chapter ,,ii ,,eton ,,and ,,after ,eton days4--,windsor ,fair4--,my ,dame4--,fights and ,fun4-- ,boveney ,court4--,mr4 ,hall ,say4--,boveney4--,professor and ,mrs4 ,attwell4--,i win a useful prize4--,alban ,doran4--,my father's frescoes4--,battle ,abbey4--,gainsborough's ,tomb4--,knole4--,our burglar4--,claude ,calthrop4--,clayton ,calthrop4--,the ,gardener as ,critic4--,the ,gipsy with an eye for colour4--,i attempt sculpture4--,the ,terry family4--,private theatricals4--,sir ,john ,hare4--,miss ,marion ,terry4--,miss ,ellen ,terry4--,miss ,kate ,terry4--,miss ,bateman4--,miss ,florence ,st4 ,john4--,constable4-- ,sir ,howard ,vincent4--,i dance with ,patti4--,lancaster ,gate and ,meringues4--,prayers and ,pantries4 #bg ,,chapter ,,iii ,,my ,,father',s ,,friends ,my father's friends4--,the ,pre-,raphaelites4--,plum-box painting4 --,the ,victorians4--,the ,post-,impressionists4--,maclise4--,sir ,edwin ,landseer4--,tom ,landseer4--,mulready4--,daniel ,roberts4-- ,edward ,cooke4--,burgess and ,long4--,frith4--,millais4--,stephens and ,holman ,hunt4--,stanfield4--,c4 ,r4 ,leslie4--,dr4 ,john ,doran4 --,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,s4 ,c4 ,hall4--,the ,virtues1 ,james and ,william4-- ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,tom ,taylor4--,a story of ,tennyson4--,sam ,lover4-- ,moscheles pere et fils4--,philip ,calderon4--,sir ,theodore and ,lady,martin4--,garibaldi4--,lord ,crewe4--,fechter4--,joachim and ,lord ,houghton4--,charles ,dickens4--,lord ,stanhope4--,william ,hepworth ,dixon4--,sir ,charles ,dilke4 #dh ,,chapter ,,iv ,,work ,,and ,,play ,school-days ended4--,a trip to ,paris4--,versailles and the ,morgue4--,i enter the office of ,sydney ,smirke1 ,r4,a4--,montagu ,williams and ,christchurch4--,a squall4--,frith as arbitrator4 --,i nearly lose my life4--,william ,virtue to the rescue4--,the ,honourable ,mrs4 ,butler ,johnson ,munro4--,i visit ,knebworth4-- ,lord ,lytton4--,spiritualism4--,my first picture in the ,royal ,academy4--,a ,scotch holiday with my friend ,richard ,dunlop4-- ,patrick ,adam4--,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,arthur ,lewis4--,mr4 ,george ,fox and ,harry ,fox4--,sir ,william ,jaffray4--,mr4 ,william ,cobbett4-- ,adventures on and off a horse4--,peter ,graham4--,cruikshank4-- ,mr4 ,phene ,spiers4--,johnston ,forbes-,robertson and ,irving4-- ,fred ,walker4--,arthur ,sullivan4--,sir ,henry de ,bathe4--,sir ,spencer ,ponsonby4--,du ,maurier4--,arthur ,cecil4--,sir ,francis ,burnand4--,the ,bennett ,benefit4 #fg ,,chapter ,v ',,spy' ,my coming of age4--,the letter4--,the ,doctor's verdict4--,the ,doctor's pretty daughter4--,arthur ,sullivan4--,dolly ,storey4 --,lord ,leven's garden party4--,professor ,owen4--,gibson ,bowles4 --,arthur ,lewis4--,carlo ,pellegrini4--,paolo ,tosti4--,pagani's4-- ,j4 ,j4 ,tissot4--,vanity ,fair4--,some of the ,contributors4-- ,anthony ,trollope4--,john ,stuart ,mill4--,the ,world4--,edmund ,yates4--,death of ,lord ,lytton4--,mr4 ,macquoid4--,luke ,fildes4-- ,small4--,gregory4--,herkomer4--,the,gra phic4--,gladstone4-- ,disraeli1 etc4 #hi ,,chapter ,,vi ,,caricature ,cannot be taught4--,where ,i stalk4--,the ugly man4--,the handsome man4--,physical defects4--,warts4--,joachim ,liszt and ,oliver ,cromwell4--,pellegrini1 ,millais and ,whistler4--,the characteristic portrait4--,taking notes4--,methods4-- ,photography4--,tattersall's--,lord ,lonsdale4--,lord ,rocksavage4 --,william ,gillette4--,mr4 ,bayard4--,the bald man4--,the humorous sitter4--,tyler4--,profiles4--,cavalry ,officers4--,the ,queen's uniform4--,my subjects' wives4--,what they think4--,bribery4-- ,bradlaugh4--,the ,prince of ,wales4--,the tailor story4--,sir ,watkin ,williams ,wynn4--,lord ,henry ,lennox4--,cardinal ,newman4 --,the ,rev4 ,arthur ,tooth4--,dr4 ,spooner4--,comyns ,carr4--,pigott4 --,piggy ,palk and ,mr4 ,spy4 #aji ,,chapter ,,vii ,,portraiture ,some of my sitters4--,mrs4 ,tom ,caley4--,lady ,leucha ,warner4-- ,lady ,loudoun4--,colonel ,corbett4--,miss ,reiss4--,the late ,mrs4 ,harry ,mc,calmont4--,the ,duke of ,hamilton4--,sir ,w4 ,jaffray4-- ,the ,queen of ,spain4--,soldier sitters4--,millais4--,sir ,william ,cunliffe ,brooks4--,holman ,hunt4--,george ,richmond4--,sir ,william ,richmond4--,sir ,luke ,fildes4--,lord ,leighton4--,sir ,laurence ,alma ,tadema4--,sir ,george ,reid4--,orchardson4--,pettie4--,frank ,dicksee4--,augustus ,lumley4--,archie ,stuart ,wortley4--,john ,varley4--,john ,collier4--,sir ,keith ,fraser4--,sir ,charles ,fraser4--,mrs4 ,langtry4--,mrs4 ,cornwallis ,west4--,miss ,rousby4 --,the ,prince of ,wales4--,king ,george as a boy4--,children's portraits4--,mrs4 ,weldon4--,christabel ,pankhurst4 #adj ,,chapter ,,viii ,,my ,,clubs ,the ,arts ,club4--,mrs4 ,frith's funeral4--,the sympathetic waiter4--,swinburne4--,whistler4--,edmun d ,yates4--,the ,orleans ,club4--,sir ,george ,wombwell4--,hughie ,drummond4--,fatty ,coleman4--,lady ,meux4--,the ,prize ,fighter and her nephew4--,the ,curate4--,the ,theobald's ,tiger4--,whistler and his pictures4-- ,charles ,brookfield4--,mrs4 ,brookfield4--,the ,lotus ,club4--,kate ,vaughan4--,nellie ,farren4--,the ,lyric ,club4--,the ,gallery ,club4 --,some ,members4--,the ,jockey ,club ,stand4--,my plunge on the turf4--,the ,beefsteak ,club4--,toole and ,irving4--,the ,fielding ,club4--,archie ,wortley4--,charles ,keene4--,the ,amateur ,pantomime4 --,some of the caste4--,corney ,grain4--,a night on ,ebury ,bridge4 --,the ,punch ,bowl ,club4--,oliver ,wendell ,holmes4--,lord ,houghton and the herring4 #afa ,,chapter ,,ix ,,the ,,law ,the ,inspiration of the ,courts4--,montagu ,williams4--,lefroy4-- ,the ,de ,goncourt case4--,irving4--,sir ,frank ,lockwood4--,dr4 ,lampson1 the poisoner4--,mr4 ,justice ,hawkins4--,the ,tichborne case4--,mr4 ,justice ,mellor and ,mr4 ,justice ,lush4--,the ,druce case4--,the ,countess of ,ossington4--,the ,duke's portrait4-- ,my models4--,the ,adventuress4--,the insolent omnibus conductor4 --,i win my case4--,sir ,george ,lewis4--,the late ,lord ,grimthorpe4 --,sir ,charles ,hall4--,lord ,halsbury4--,sir ,alfred ,cripps 7now ,lord ,parmoor74--,sir ,herbert ,cozens-,hardy4--,lord ,robert ,cecil4 --,the late ,sir ,albert de ,rutzen4--,mr4 ,charles ,gill4--,sir ,charles ,matthews4--,lord ,alverstone4--,mr4 ,birrell4--,mr4 ,plowden4 --,mr4 ,marshall ,hall4--,mr4 ,h4 ,c4 ,biron4 #aid ,,chapter ,x ,,the ,,church ,,and ,,the ,,varsities--,,parsons ,,of ,,many ,,creeds ,,and ,,denominations ,dean ,wellesley4--,dr4 ,james ,sewell4--,canon ,ainger4--,lord ,torrington4--,dr4 ,goodford4--,dr4 ,welldon4--,dr4 ,walker4--,the ,van ,beers' ,supper4--,the ,bishop of ,lichfield4--,rev4 ,r4 ,j4 ,campbell4--,cardinal ,vaughan4--,dr4 ,benson1 ,archbishop of ,canterbury4--,dr4 ,armitage ,robinson4--,varsity ,athletes4-- ,etherington-,smith4--,john ,loraine ,baldwin4--,ranjitsinhji4-- ,mr4 ,muttlebury4--,mr4 ,rudy ,lehmann4 #bah ,,chapter ,,xi ,,in ,,the ,,lobby ,in the ,house4--,distinguished soldiers4--,the main ,lobby4--,the ,irish ,party4--,isaac ,butt4--,mr4 ,mitchell ,henry4--,parnell and ,dillon4--,gladstone and ,disraeli4--,lord ,arthur ,hill4--,lord ,alexander ,paget4--,viscount ,midleton4--,mr4 ,seely4--,lord ,alington's cartoon4--,chaplains of the ,house--,rev4 ,f4 ,e4 ,c4 ,byng4--,archdeacon ,wilberforce4--,the ,fourth ,party4--,lord ,northbrook and ,col4 ,napier ,sturt4--,lord ,lytton4--,the method of ,millais4--,lord ,londonderry4 #bcf ,,chapter ,,xii ,,voyage ,,on ,h4,m4,s4 ,,hercules ,sir ,reginald ,macdonald's caricature4--,h4,r4,h4 the ,duke of ,edinburgh's invitation4--,the ,lively4--,the ,hercules4-- ,admiral ,sir ,william ,hewitt4--,irish excursions4--,the ,channel ,squadron4--,fishing party at ,loch ,brine4--,the young ,princes arrive on the ,bacchante4--,cruise to ,vigo4--,the ,night ,alarm4--,the ,duke as bon voyageur4--,vigo4--,the birthday picnic4--,a bear-fight on board the ,hercules4--,homeward bound4--,good-bye4--,the ,duke's visit to my studio4 #beb ,,chapter ,,xiii ,,yachtsmen--,,foreign ,,rulers ,sir ,reginald ,macdonald's caricature4--,h4,r4,h4 the ,duke of ,edinburgh's invitation4--,the ,lively4--,the ,hercules4-- ,admiral ,sir ,william ,hewitt4--,irish excursions4--,the ,channel ,squadron4--,fishing party at ,loch ,brine4--,the young ,princes arrive on the ,bacchante4--,cruise to ,vigo4--,the ,night ,alarm4--,the ,duke as bon voyageur4--,vigo4--,the birthday picnic4--,a bear-fight on board the ,hercules4--,homeward bound4--,good-bye4--,the ,duke's visit to my studio4 #beb ,,chapter ,,xiv ,,musicians--,,authors--,,actors ,,and ,,artists ,wagner4--,richter4--,dan ,godfrey4--,arthur ,cecil4--,sir ,frederick ,bridge and bombs4--,w4 ,s4 ,penley4--,sir ,herbert ,tree4--,max ,beerbohm4--,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,kendal4--,henry ,kemble4--,sir ,edgar ,boehm4--,george ,du ,maurier4--,rudyard ,kipling4--,alfred ,austin4 --,william ,black4--,thomas ,hardy4--,w4 ,e4 ,henley4--,egerton ,castle4 --,samuel ,smiles4--,farren4--,sir ,squire and ,lady ,bancroft4--,dion ,boucicault and his wife4--,sir ,charles ,wyndham4--,leo ,trevor4-- ,cyril ,maude4--,william ,gillette4--,the late ,dion ,boucicault4-- ,arthur ,bourchier4--,allan ,aynesworth4--,charlie ,hawtrey4--,the ,grossmiths4--,h4 ,b4 ,irving4--,w4 ,l4 ,courtney4--,willie ,elliot4-- ,beau ,little4--,henry ,arthur ,jones4--,gustave ,dore4--,j4 ,mac,neil ,whistler4--,walter ,crane4--,f4 ,c4 ,g4--,lady ,ashburton and her forgetfulness4 #bhc ,,chapter ,,xv ,,notable ,,peers--,,tangier--,,the ,,tecks ,peers of the ,period4--,my ,voyage to ,tangier4--,marlborough ,house and ,white ,lodge4 #cjc ,,chapter ,,xvi ,,marriage--,,some ,,clerics--,,farewell ,,to ,,vanity ,,fair ,my engagement and marriage to ,miss ,topham-,watney4--,drawl and the ,kruger cartoon4--,the ,general ,group4--,field-,marshal ,lord ,roberts4--,archbishops ,temple and ,randall ,davidson4--,the ,bishop of ,london4--,archbishop of ,york4--,canon ,fleming4--,lord ,montagu of ,beaulieu4--,lord ,salisbury's cartoon4--,mr4 ,asquith4 --,joe ,knight4--,lord ,newlands4--,four great men in connection with ,canada4--,the ,queen of ,spain4--,princess ,beatrice of ,saxe-,coburg4--,general ,sir ,william ,francis ,butler1 ,g4,c4,b4--,mr4 ,witherby4--,farewell to ,vanity ,fair4 #cba ,,chapter ,,xvii ,a ,,holiday ,,misfortune--,,royal ,,portraits--,,farewell ,belgium4--,accident at ,golf4--,portraits of ,king ,george ,v1 the ,duke of ,connaught1 ,mr4 ,roosevelt1 ,mr4 ,lloyd ,george1 ,mr4 ,garvin4--,portrait painting of to-day4--,final reflections4 --,farewell4 #ccb ,,illustrations ,,in ,,colour ,,page ,mr4 ,charles ,cox 7,banker71 #ahha #dg ,the ,marquis of ,winchester1 #aijd #fa ,sir ,alfred ,scott-,gatty 7,garter ,king-at-,arms1 #aije7 #ga ,lord ,haldon1 #ahhb #ach ,admiral ,sir ,compton ,domville1 #aijf #afj ,miss ,christabel ,pankhurst #afj ,f4 ,r ,spofforth 7,demon ,bowler71 #ahgh #bcb ,mr4 ,gladstone1 #ahhg #bci ,sir ,albert ,rollit1 #ahhf #bdh ,the ,archbishop of ,canterbury1 ,dr4 ,temple1 #aijb #cbd ,the ,marquis of ,salisbury1 #aijb #cbf ,,in ,,half-,,tone ,leslie ,ward ,frontispiece ,james ,ward1 ,r4,a4 #b ,james ,ward's ,mother #b ,miniature of my sister ,alice and myself painted by ,sir ,william ,ross1 ,r4,a4 #ab ,my ,father #ad ,my ,mother #ad ,cartoons from ,punch1 #ahfe #bb ,sir ,william ,broadbent1 #aijb #ca ,sir ,thomas ,barlow1 #aijc #ca ,sir ,james ,paget1 ,bart41 #ahgf #ca ,gainsborough's ,tomb at ,kew ,churchyard and ,tablet to his ,memory ,inside ,church #ce ,my ,brother1 ,wriothesley ,russell1 #ahgb #cg ,my ,sister1 ,beatrice1 #ahgd #cg ,bust of my ,brother1 ,wriothesley ,russell1 #ahfg #ci ,my ,daughter ,sylvia #ci ,john ,everett ,millais1 ,r4,a41 #ahgd #ee ,c4 ,r4 ,leslie1 ,r4,a4 7my ,godfather7 #ee ,lord ,houghton1 #ahhb #ff ,fred ,archer1 #ahha #ff ,the ,duke of ,beaufort1 cir4 #ahie #ff ,first ,lord ,lytton 7,bulwer ,lytton71 #ahfi #gg ,mr4 ,george ,lane ,fox1 #ahgh #hc ,lord ,portman1 #ahih #hc ,duke of ,grafton1 #ahhf #hc ,sir ,william ,jaffray1 ,bart4 #hh ,sir ,william ,crookes1 #aijc #ic ,sir ,oliver ,lodge1 #aijd #ic ,sir ,william ,huggins1 #aijc #ic ,professor ,owen1 #ahgc #ic ,thomas ,gibson ,bowles1 #aije #id ,colonel ,hall ,walker1 #aijf #id ,colonel ,fred ,burnaby1 #ahgf #id ,pellegrini ,asleep1 etc41 cir4 #ahhi #ii ,john ,tenniel1 #ahgh #aje ,anthony ,trollope1 #ahgc #aje ,sir ,francis ,doyle1 ,bart41 #ahgg #aje ,miles ,bugglebury1 #ahfg #ajh ,j4 ,redmond1 ,m4,p41 #aijd #aac ,the ,speaker 7,j4 ,w4 ,lowther1 ,m4,p471 #aijf #aac ,bonar ,law1 ,m4,p41 #aije #aac ,henry ,kemble1 #aijg #aai ,h4 ,beerbohm ,tree1 #ahij #aai ,gerald du ,maurier1 #aijg #aai ,william ,gillette1 #aijg #aai ,fifth ,earl of ,portsmouth1 #ahgf #abc ,major ,oswald ,ames 7,ozzie71 #ahif #abc ,earl of ,lonsdale1 #ahgi #abc ,the ,rev4 ,r4 ,j4 ,campbell1 #aijd #abg ,sterling ,stuart1 #aijd #abg ,father ,bernard ,vaughan1 #aijg #abg ,canon ,liddon1 #ahgf #acc ,cardinal ,newman1 #ahgg #acc ,the ,dean of ,windsor 7,wellesley71 #ahgf #acc ,dr4 ,jowett1 #ahgf #ace ,dr4 ,spooner1 #ahih #ace ,professor ,robinson ,ellis1 #ahid #ace ,buckstone1 and other ,sketches #adj ,mrs4 ,george ,rigby ,murray #add ,a ,study #add ,the ,hon4 ,mrs4 ,adrian ,pollock #add ,a ,midsummer-,night's ,dream #aea ,grand ,prix #aea ,the ,beefsteak ,club #afd ,george ,grossmith and ,corney ,grain1 #ahhh #agi ,c4 ,birch ,crisp1 #aiaa #ahg ,oliver ,locker ,lampson1 ,m4,p41 #aiaa #ahg ,weedon ,grossmith1 #aije #ahg ,the ,forty ,thieves3 programme and photographs #ahi ,johnny ,giffard2 ,alfred ,thompson2 ,corney ,grain2 ,tom ,bird2 ,corney ,grain at ,datchet2 ,pellegrini #aia ,augustus ,helder1 ,m4,p42 ,madame ,rachel2 ,lord ,ranelagh2 ,beal1 ,m4,p42 ,barnum2 ,first ,lord ,cowley2 ,sir ,h4 ,cozens-,hardy2 ,the ,dean of ,christchurch2 ,sir ,roderick ,murcheson #aii ,lord ,coleridge1 #ahgj #baa ,mr4 ,justice ,cozens-,hardy1 #ahic #baa ,h4 ,c4 ,biron1 #aijg #baa ,e4 ,s4 ,fordham1 #aijh #baa ,charles ,williams-,wynn1 ,m4,p41 #ahgi #bae ,sir ,james ,ingham1 #ahhf #bae ,lord ,vivian 7,hook and ,eye71 #ahgf #bae ,sir ,albert de ,rutzen1 #aiji #bag ,mr4 ,plowden1 #aiaj #bag ,canon ,ainger1 #ahib #bbb #afth ,marquis of ,winchester1 #aijd #bbb ,archdeacon ,wilberforce1 #aiji #bbb ,rev4 ,j4 ,l4 ,joynes1 #ahhg #bbe ,dr4 ,warre ,cornish1 #aija #bbe ,dr4 ,goodford1 #ahgf #bbe ,rev4 ,r4 ,j4 ,campbell1 #aijd #bca ,sam ,loates1 #ahif #bcd ,arthur ,coventry1 #ahha #bcd ,frank ,wootton1 #aiji #bcd ,fordham1 #ahhb #bcd ,dizzy and ,monty ,corry 7,lord ,rowton71 #ahhj #bda ,campbell-,bannerman and ,fowler1 #ahib #bdg ,gladstone and ,harcourt1 #ahib #bdg ,lords ,spencer and ,ripon1 #ahib #bdg ,the ,fourth ,party1 #ahha #bea ,baron ,deichmann1 #aijc #bec ,w4 ,bramston ,beach1 ,m4,p41 #ahie #bec ,sam ,smith1 ,m4,p41 #aijd #bec ,percy ,thornton1 ,m4,p41 #aijj #bec ,seventh ,earl of ,bessborough1 #ahhh #bfa ,rev4 ,f4 ,h4 ,gillingham1 #aijf #bfa ,archdeacon ,benjamin ,harrison1 #ahhe #bfa ,charlie ,beresford1 #ahgf #bfh ,admiral ,sir ,john ,fisher1 #aijb #bfh ,admiral ,sir ,regd4 ,macdonald1 #ahhj #bfh ,captain ,jellicoe1 #aijf #bfh ,king ,edward ,,vii1 #aijb #bgj ,sir ,john ,astley #bgf ,jim ,lowther1 ,m4,p41 #ahgg #bgf ,peter ,gilpin1 #aijh #bgf ,earl of ,macclesfield1 #ahha #bgf ,chinese ,ambassador 7,kuo ,sung ,tuo71 #ahgg #bhj ,ras ,makonnen1 #aijc #bhj ,chinese ,ambassador 7,chang ,ta ,jen71 #aijc #bhj ,richard ,wagner1 #ahgg #bhe ,the ,abbe ,liszt1 #ahhf #bhe ,kubelik1 #aijc #bhf ,sir ,frederick ,bridge1 #aijd #bhf ,paderewski1 #ahii #bhf ,sir ,edgar ,boehm1 ,bart41 ,r4,a41 #ahhd2 and the brass on ,sir ,edgar ,boehm's ,tomb #bij ,sir ,henry ,lucy1 #aiji #bib ,w4 ,s4 ,gilbert1 #ahha #bib ,w4 ,e4 ,henley1 #ahib #bib ,rudyard ,kipling1 #ahid #bib ,from ,nursery ,rhyme ,sketches2 ,rt4 ,hon4 ,bobby ,low2 ,mr4 ,justice ,lawrence2 ,danckwerts1 ,k4,c42 the late ,lord ,chief ,justice ,cockburn2 a ,smile from ,nature2 ,henry ,irving #big ,lord ,newlands1 #aiji #cjf ,count de ,soveral1 #ahih #cjf ,m4 ,gennadius1 #ahhh #cjf ,general ,sir ,h4 ,smith ,dorrien1 #aiaa #cac ,lord ,roberts1 #aijj #cac ,lord ,kitchener1 #ahii #cac ,lloyd ,george1 #aiaa #cah ,asquith1 #aijd #cah ,rufus ,isaacs1 #aijd #cah ,my ,daughter #cbb ,my ,wife #cbb ,joseph ,knight1 and a facsimile letter #cbf ,princess ,ena of ,battenberg1 #aijf #ccj ,sketches drawn in ,september1 #ahii1 by ,mr4 ,a4 ,g4 ,witherby #ccb ,m4 ,p4 ,grace1 ,esq41 ,battle ,abbey #cdj ,,in ,,line ,cruikshank's ,autograph #hf ,facsimile of a ,whistler letter #bii ,smile1 damn you1 smile6 #ccd ,,forty ,,years ,,of ',,spy' ,,chapter ,i ,,early ,,days ,i come into the world4--,the story of my ancestry4--,my mother4--,wilkie ,collins4--,the ,collins family4--,slough and ,upton4--,the funeral of the ,duchess of ,kent4--,the marriage of the ,princess ,royal4--,her ,majesty ,queen ,victoria and the ,prince ,consort4--,their visits to my parents' studios4--,the ,prince of ,wales4--,sir ,william ,ross1 ,r4,a4--,westminster ,abbey4--,my composition4--,a visit to ,astley's ,theatre4--,wilkie ,collins and ,pigott4--,the ,panopticon4--,the ,thames frozen over4 --,the ,comet4--,general ,sir ,john ,hearsey4--,kent ,villa4--,my father4--,lady ,waterford4--,marcus ,stone and ,vicat ,cole4--,the ,crystal ,palace4--,rev4 ,j4 ,m4 ,bellew4--,kyrle ,bellew4--,i go to school4--,wentworth ,hope ,johnstone4 ,in the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions1 with the result that important events and interesting rencontres of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days4 ,the deep indentations which everything makes upon the memory when the brain is young and receptive1 when everything is novel and comes as a surprise1 remain with most men and women throughout their lives4 ,i am no exception to this rule2 ,i remember1 with extraordinary clearness of vision1 innumerable incidents1 trivial perhaps in themselves1 but infinitely dear to me4 ,they shine back across the years with a vivid outline1 the clearer for a background of forgotten and perhaps important events now lost in shadow4 ,i was born at ,harewood ,square1 ,london1 on ,november #bast1 #ahea1 and ,i was named after my godfather1 ,c4 ,r4 ,leslie1 ,r4,a41 the father of ,george ,leslie1 ,r4,a4 ,my father1 ,e4 ,m4 ,ward1 ,r4,a41 the only professional artist of his family1 and the nephew by marriage of ,horace ,smith 7the joint author with ,james ,smith of ,the ,rejected ,addresses71 fell in love with ,miss ,henrietta ,ward 7who1 although of the same name1 was no relation71 and married her when she was just sixteen4 ,my mother came of a long line of artists4 ,her father1 ,george ,raphael ,ward1 a mezzotint engraver and miniature painter1 also married an artist who was an extremely clever miniature painter4 ,john ,jackson1 ,r4,a41 the portrait painter in ordinary to ,william ,,iv41 was my mother's great-uncle1 and ,george ,morland became related to her by his marriage with pretty ,anne ,ward1 whose life he wrecked by his drunken profligacy4 ,his treatment of his wife1 in fact1 alienated from ,morland men who were his friends1 and amongst them my great-grandfather1 ,james ,ward 7who1 like my father1 married a ,miss ,ward1 an artist and a namesake74 ,james ,ward1 ,r4,a41 was a most interesting character and an artist of great versatility4 ,as landscape1 animal1 and portrait painter1 engraver1 lithographer1 and modeller1 his work shows extraordinary ability4 ,in his early days poverty threatened to wreck his career1 but although misfortune hindered his progress1 he surmounted every obstacle with magnificent courage and tenacity of purpose4 ,on the subject of theology1 his artistic temperament was curiously intermingled with his faith1 but when he wished to embody his mysticism and ideals in paint1 he failed4 ,on the other hand1 we have some gigantic masterpieces in the ,tate and ,national ,galleries which ,i think will bear the test of time in their power and excellence4 ,power1 to quote a contemporary account of ,james' life1 was the keynote of his work1 he loved to paint mighty bulls and fiery stallions1 picturing their brutal strength as no one has done before or since4 ,he ground his colours and manufactured his own paints1 made experiments in pigments of all kinds1 and ,gordale ,scar is a proof of the excellence of pure medium4 ,the picture was painted for the late ,lord ,ribblesdale1 and when it proved to be too large to hang on his walls1 the canvas was rolled and stored in the cellars of the ,british ,museum4 ,at the rise and fall of the ,thames1 water flooded the picture2 but after several years' oblivion it was discovered1 rescued from damp and mildew1 and after restoration was found to have lost none of its freshness and colour4 ,illustration3 ,my great grandfather on my mother's side1 ,,james ,,ward1 ,r4,a41 who died in his #iast year4 ,illustration3 ,,james ,,ward',s ,,mother1 who died at #ajj all but a month4 ,as an engraver alone ,james ,ward was famous1 but the attraction of colour1 following upon his accidental discovery--that he could paint--made while he was repairing an oil painting1 encouraged him to abandon his engraving and take up the brush4 ,this he eventually did1 in spite of the great opposition from artists of the day1 ,hoppner amongst them1 who all wished to retain his services as a clever engraver of their own work4 ,william ,ward1 the mezzotint engraver1 whose works are fetching great sums to-day1 encouraged his younger brother1 and ,james held to his decision4 ,he eventually proved his talent1 but his triumph was not achieved without great vicissitude and discouragement4 ,he became animal painter to the ,king1 and died at the great age of ninety1 leaving a large number of works of a widely different character1 many of which are in the possession of the ,hon4 ,john ,ward1 ,m4,v4,o4 ,the following letters from ,sir ,edwin ,landseer1 ,mulready1 and ,holman ,hunt to my father1 show in some degree the regard in which other great artists held both him and his pictures3-- ,november #bast1 #ahei4 ,,my ,,dear ,,sir1 444 ,i beg to assure you that not amongst the large group of mourners that regret him will you find one friend who so appreciated his genius or respected him more as a good man4 ,believe me1 ,yours sincerely1 ,e4 ,,landseer4 ,linden ,grove1 ,notting ,hill1 ,june #ast1 #ahfb4 ,,dear ,,sir1 ,i agree with my brother artists in their admiration of your wife's grandfather's pictures of ,cattle1 now in the ,international ,exhibition1 and ,i believe its being permanently placed in our ,national ,gallery would be useful in our school and an honour to our country4 ,i am1 ,dear ,sir1 ,yours faithfully1 ,w4 ,,mulready4 ,june #bfth1 #ahfb4 ,,my ,,dear ,,sir1 444 ,it is many years now since ,i saw ,mrs4 ,ward's ,grandfather's famous picture of the ,bull1 ,cow1 and ,calf4 ,i have not been able to go and see it in the ,international ,exhibition4 ,my memory of it is1 however1 quite clear enough to allow me to express my very great admiration for the qualities of drawing1 composition1 and colour for which it is distinguished4 ,in the two last particulars it will always be especially interesting as one of the earliest attempts to liberate the art of this century from the conventionalities of the last4444 ,yours very truly1 ,w4 ,,holman ,,hunt4 ,my mother's versatile talent has ably upheld the reputation of her artistic predecessors2 she paints besides figure-subjects delightful interiors1 charming little bits of country life1 and inherits the gift of painting dogs1 which she represents with remarkable facility4 ,although both my parents were historical painters1 my mother's style was in no way similar to my father's4 ,her quality of painting is of a distinctive kind4 ,this was especially marked in the painting of ,mrs4 ,fry visiting ,newgate1 one of the most remarkable of her pictures4 ,the picture was hung on the line in the ,royal ,academy1 and after a very successful reception was engraved4 ,afterwards1 both painting and engraving were stolen by the man to whom they were entrusted for exhibition round the country2 this man lived on the proceeds and pawned the picture4 ,eventually the painting was recovered and bought for ,america1 and it is still perhaps the most widely known of the many works of my mother purchased for public galleries4 ,it is not surprising1 therefore1 that ,i should have inherited some of the inclinations of my artistic progenitors4 ,my earliest recollection is of a sea-trip at the age of four1 when ,i remember tasting my first acidulated drop1 presented me by an old lady whose appearance ,i can recollect perfectly1 together with the remembrance of my pleasure and the novelty of the strange sweet4 ,my mother tells me my first caricatures were of soldiers at ,calais4 ,i am afraid that--youthful as ,i then was--they could hardly have been anything but caricatures4 ,wilkie ,collins came into my life even earlier than this4 ,i was going to say ,i remember him at my christening1 but ,i am afraid my words would be discredited even in these days of exaggeration4 ,the well-known novelist1 who was a great friend of my parents1 was then at the height of his fame4 ,he had what ,i knew afterwards to be an unfortunate cast in one eye1 which troubled me very much as a child1 for when telling an anecdote or making an observation to my father1 ,i frequently thought he was addressing me1 and ,i invariably grew embarrassed because ,i did not understand1 and was therefore unable to reply4 ,other members of the ,collins family visited us4 ,there was old ,mrs4 ,collins1 the widow of ,william ,collins1 ,r4,a42 a quaint old lady who wore her kid boots carefully down on one side and then reversed them and wore them down on the other4 ,she had a horror of ,highlanders because they wore kilts1 which she considered scandalous4 ,charles ,collins1 one of the original pre-,raphaelite brotherhood1 her son1 and ,wilkie's brother1 paid frequent week-end visits to our house1 and the memory of ,charles is surrounded by a halo of mystery and wonder1 for he possessed a magic snuff-box made of gold inset with jewels1 and at a word of command a little bird appeared on it1 which disappeared in the same wonderful manner4 ,but what was even more wonderful1 ,mr4 ,collins persuaded me that the bird flew all round the room singing until it returned to the box and fascinated me all over again4 ,in after years ,i remember seeing a similar box and discovering the deception and mechanism4 ,my disappointment for my shattered ideal was very hard to bear4 ,my imagination as a small child1 although it endowed me with happy hours1 was sometimes rather too much for me4 ,on being presented with a sword1 ,i invented a lion to kill with it1 and grew so frightened finally of the creature of my own invention that at the last moment1 preparatory to a triumphant rush intended to culminate in victory1 ,i was obliged to retreat in terror behind my mother's skirts1 my clutch becoming so frantic that she had to release herself from my grasp4 ,on leaving ,harewood ,square1 my parents went to live at ,upton ,park1 ,slough1 where ,i spent some of the happiest days of my life4 ,always a charming little place1 it was then to me very beautiful4 ,i remember the old church1 delightfully situated by the roadside1 the little gate by the low wall1 and the long line of dark green yews bordering the flagged paths1 where the stately people walked into church1 followed by small ,page boys in livery carrying big bags containing the prayer-books4 ,leech has depicted those quaint children in many a humorous drawing4 ,there were two ladies whom ,i recollect as far from stately4 ,i wish ,i could meet them now4 ,such subjects for a caricature one rarely has the opportunity of seeing4 ,quite six feet1 ungainly1 gawky1 with odd clothes and queer faces1 not unlike those of birds1 they always inspired me with the utmost curiosity and astonishment4 ,these ladies bore the name of ,trumper1 and ,i remember they called upon us one day4 ,the servant--perhaps embarrassed by their strange appearance--announced them as the ,miss ,trumpeters1 and the accidental name labelled them for ever4 ,even now ,i think of them as the ,trumpeters4 ,the eccentricity of the ,miss ,trumpers was evidently hereditary1 for on the occasion of a dinner-party given at their house1 old ,mrs4 ,trumper startled her guests at an early stage of the meal by bending a little too far over her plate1 and causing her wig and cap to fall with a splash into her soup4 ,the ivy mantled tower was claimed very jealously in those days by the natives of ,upton to be the tower of ,gray's ,elegy1 but it was in ,stoke ,poges churchyard that ,gray wrote his exquisite poem1 and it is there by the east wall of the old church that the poet sleeps his last sleep4 ,in the meadow by the chancel window stands the cenotaph raised to his memory by ,john ,penn1 who1 although the ,pennsylvanians will assure you he rests safely in their native town1 is buried in a village called ,penn not far distant4 ,the churchyard always impresses me with its atmosphere of romantic associations2 the fine old elm tree1 and the pines1 and the two ancient yews casting their dark shade-- ,where heaves the turf with many a mouldering heap1 all add to the poetic feeling that is still so completely preserved4 ,when one enters the church the impression gained outside is somewhat impaired by some startlingly ugly stained glass windows1 which to my mind are a blot on the church4 ,there is one which is so crushingly obvious as to be positively painful to the eye4 ,it must be remembered1 of course1 that these drawbacks are comparatively modern1 and a few of the windows are very quaint4 ,one very old one reveals an anticipatory gentleman riding a wooden bicycle4 ,the ,reverend ,hammond ,tooke was then ,rector of ,upton ,church1 and a friend of my people4 ,mrs4 ,tooke was interested in me1 and gave me my first ,bible1 which ,i still possess1 but which1 ,i am afraid1 is not opened as often as it used to be4 ,my excuse lies in my fear lest it should fall to pieces if ,i touched it4 ,on the way to and from church we used to pass the old ,rectory ,house 7in after days the residence of ,george ,augustus ,sala71 then owned by an admiral of whom ,i have not the slightest recollection4 ,the admiral's garden was a source of unfailing interest1 for there1 on the surface of a small pond1 floated a miniature man-o'-war4 ,another scene of happy hours was ,herschel ,house1 which belonged to an old lady whom we frequently visited4 ,on her lawn stood the famous telescope1 which was so gigantically constructed that--in search of science6--it enabled me to my delight to run up and down it4 ,sir ,william ,herschel made most of his great discoveries at this house1 including that of the planet ,uranus4 ,living so near ,windsor we naturally witnessed a great number of incidents1 interesting and spectacular4 ,from our roof we saw the funeral procession of the ,duchess of ,kent1 winding along the ,slough road1 and from a shop window in ,windsor watched the bridal carriage of the ,princess ,royal 7on the occasion of her marriage to the ,crown ,prince of ,prussia7 being dragged up ,windsor ,hill by the ,eton boys4 ,i can also recall an opportunity being given us of witnessing from the platform of ,slough station1 gaily decorated for the occasion1 the entry of a train which was conveying ,victor ,emmanuel1 then ,king of ,sardinia1 to ,windsor ,castle4 ,if ,i remember rightly1 the ,mayor--with the inevitable ,corporation--read an address1 and it was then that ,i saw the robust monarch in his smart green and gold uniform1 with a plumed hat3 his round features and enormous moustache are not easily forgotten4 ,the station-master at ,slough was an extraordinary character1 and full of importance1 with an appearance in keeping4 ,he must have weighed quite twenty-two stone4 ,he used to walk down the platform heralding the approaching train with a penetrating voice that resounded through the station4 ,there is a story told of how he went to his grandson's christening1 and1 missing his accustomed position of supreme importance and prominence1 he grew bored1 fell asleep in a comfortable pew 444 and snored until the roof vibrated6 ,when the officiating clergyman attempted to rouse him by asking the portly sponsor the name of his godchild1 he awoke suddenly and replied loudly1 ,slough--,slough--change for ,windsor6 ,during the progress of my father's commissioned pictures1 ,the ,visit of ,queen ,victoria to the ,tomb of ,napoleon ,i4 and ,the ,investiture of ,napoleon ,,iii4 with the ,order of the ,garter 7both of which1 ,i believe1 still hang in ,buckingham ,palace71 the ,queen and ,prince ,consort made frequent visits to my father's studio4 ,on one of these visits of inspection1 the ,queen was attracted by some little pictures done by my mother of her children1 with which she was so much pleased that she asked her to paint one of ,princess ,beatrice 7then a baby of ten months old74 ,before the departure of the ,royal family on this occasion1 we children were sent for1 and upon entering the room made our bow and curtsey as we had been taught to do by our governess4 ,my youngest sister1 however1 being a mere baby1 toddled in after us with an air of indifference which she continued to show4 ,i suppose the gold and scarlet liveries of the ,royal servants were more attractive to her than the quiet presence of the ,royal people4 ,when the ,queen departed1 we hurried to the nursery windows4 ,to my delight1 ,i saw the ,prince of ,wales waving his mother's sunshade to us1 and in return ,i kept waving my hand to him until the carriage was out of sight4 ,in after years my father told me with some amusement1 how the ,prince ,consort 7who was growing stouter7 reduced the size of the painted figure of himself in my father's picture by drawing a chalk line1 and remarking1 ,that's where my waist should be6 ,i sat to my parents very often1 and my father occasionally gave me sixpence as a reward for the agonies ,i considered ,i endured1 standing in awkward attitudes1 impatiently awaiting my freedom4 ,in my mother's charming picture called ,god save the ,queen1 which represents her sitting at the piano1 her fingers on the keys1 her face framed by soft curls is turned to a small group representing her children who are singing the ,national ,anthem4 ,here ,i figure with sword1 trumpet1 and helmet1 looking as if ,i would die for my ,queen and my country1 while my sisters watch with wide interested eyes4 ,my sisters and ,i often played about my mother's studio while she painted4 ,she never seemed to find our presence troublesome1 although ,i believe we were sometimes a nuisance1 whereas my father was obliged to limit his attentions to us when work was finished for the day4 ,i loved to draw1 and on ,sundays the subject had to be ,biblical1 as to draw anything of an everyday nature on the ,sabbath was in those days considered1 even for a child1 highly reprehensible 7at all events1 by my parents74 ,even then ,i was determined to be an artist4 ,i remember that one day my oldest friend1 ,edward ,nash 7whose parents were neighbours of ours7 and ,i were watching the ,seaforth ,highlanders go by1 and1 roused perhaps by this inspiring sight1 we fell to discussing our futures4 ,i'm going to be an artist1 ,i announced4 ,what are you8 ,i'm going to be a ,scotchman1 he replied gravely4 ,in after life he distinguished himself as a great athlete1 played football for ,rugby in the school twenty1 and was one of the founders of the ,hockey ,club4 ,he is now a successful solicitor and the father of athletic sons4 ,a very interesting personality crossed my path at this period in the shape of ,sir ,william ,ross1 ,r4,a41 the last really great miniature painter of his time4 ,he was a most courteous old gentleman1 and there was nothing of the artist in his appearance--at least according to the accepted view of the appearance of an artist4 ,in fact1 he was more like a benevolent old doctor than anything else4 ,when my sister ,alice and ,i knew that we were to sit to him for our portraits1 we rather liked1 instead of resenting1 the idea 7as perhaps would have been natural71 for he looked so kind4 ,after our first sitting he told me to eat the strawberry ,i had held so patiently4 ,i obediently did as he suggested1 and after each sitting ,i was rewarded in this way4 ,the miniature turned out to be a chef d'oeuvre4 ,it is so beautiful in its extreme delicacy and manipulation that it delights me always4 ,my mother values it so much that in order to retain its freshness she keeps it locked up and shows it only to those who she knows will appreciate its exquisite qualities4 ,queen ,victoria said when it was shown to her1 ,i have many fine miniatures by ,ross1 but none to equal that one4 ,illustration3 ,miniature of my sister ,alice and myself painted by ,sir ,william ,ross1 ,r4,a41 #ahee4 ,we visited many artists' studios with our parents4 ,i am told ,i was an observant child and consequently had to be warned against making too outspoken criticisms on the pictures and their painters4 ,on one occasion a ,mr4 ,bell was coming to dine2 we were allowed in the drawing-room after dinner1 and as his appearance was likely to excite our interest1 we were warned by our governess against remarking on ,mr4 ,bell's nose4 ,this warning resulted in our anticipation rising to something like excitement1 and the moment ,i entered the room1 my gaze went straight to his nose and stayed there4 ,i recollect searching my brain for a comparison1 and coming to the conclusion that it resembled a bunch of grapes4 ,my father was a very keen student of archaeology2 and ,i think he must have known the history of every building in ,london inside and out6 ,i remember that once he took us to ,westminster ,abbey1 there1 as usual1 to make known to us1 ,i have no doubt1 many interesting facts4 ,afterwards we went to ,st4 ,james' ,park1 where my father pointed out the ornamental lake where ,king ,charles the ,second fed his ducks1 and told our governess that he thought it would be an excellent idea if when we returned we were to write a description of our adventures4 ,the next day1 accordingly1 we sat down to write our compositions2 and although my sister's proves to have been not so bad1 mine1 as will be seen1 was shocking4 ,the reader will observe that in speaking of ,st4 ,james' ,park1 ,i have gone so far as to say ,king ,charles fed his duchess by the lake1 which seems to imply a knowledge of that gay monarch beyond my years4 ,thhe other day you were so kinnd as to take us to ,westminster ,abbey we went in a cab and we got out of the cab at poets corner and then went in ,westminster ,abbey and we saw the tombe of queen ,eleanor and then we saw the tomb of queen ,elizabeth and ,mary and the tomb of ,henry ,,vii and his wife lying by him and the tomb of ,henry's mother1 then we came to the tow little children of ,james ,,ii and in the middle the two little ,princes that were smothered in the tower and there bones were found there and and bort to ,westminster ,abbey and berryd there4 ,we saw the sword which was corrade in the procession after the battle of ,cressy and we then saw the two coronation ,chairs were the kings and queens were crowned and onder one of the ,chairs a large stone under it that ,edward brought with hin ,and we saw the tomb of ,gorge ,,ii who was the last man who was berried there4 ,then we went to a bakers shop and we had some buns and wen we had done papa said to the woman three buns one barth bun and ane biscuit and papa forgot his gluves and i said they were in the shop and papa said silly boy why did you not tell me and then to the cloysters were three monks were berried then the senkuary were the duke of ,york was taken and then the jeruclam chamber and then to ,marlborough house were ,marlborough lived and then ,westminster hall and then judge ,gerfys house and the inclosid at ,s' james park were ,charles ,,ii fed his duchess and then we came home and had our tee and then went to bed4 ,illustration3 ,,my ,,father4 ,from a drawing by ,george ,richmond1 ,r4,a4 ,illustration3 ,,my ,,mother4 #aiji4 ,a visit to ,london1 which made a far greater impression on me1 was made later1 when ,i went to ,astley's ,theatre4 ,originally a circus in the ,westminster ,bridge ,road1 started by ,philip ,astley1 who had been a light horseman in the army1 the theatre was celebrated for equestrian performances4 ,astley's1 as it was called1 formed the subject of one of the ,sketches by ,boz4 ,it was not a ,royal ,amphitheatre1 wrote ,dickens1 in those days1 nor had ,duncan arisen to shed the light of classic taste and portable gas over the sawdust of the circus2 but the whole character of the place was the same1 the clown's jokes were the same1 the riding masters were equally grand 444 the tragedians equally hoarse4444 ,astley's has changed for the better 444 we have changed for the worse4 ,thackeray mentions the theatre in ,the ,newcomes4 ,who was it1 he writes1 that took the children to ,astley's but ,uncle ,newcome8 ,mr4 ,wilkie ,collins and ,mr4 ,pigott 7afterwards ,examiner of ,plays7 took us2 we had a large box1 and the play--,garibaldi--was most enthralling4 ,i was overwhelmed with grief at ,signora ,garibaldi's death scene4 ,there were horses1 of course1 in the great battle1 and one of these was especially intelligent2 limping from an imaginary wound1 he took between his teeth from his helpless rider a handkerchief1 dipped it in a pool of water1 and returned--still limping--to lay the cool linen upon the heated brow of his dying master4 ,thrilling with excitement and fear1 it never occurred to me that the battle1 the wounds1 and the deaths following were anything but real2 but all my grief did not prevent me from enjoying between the acts my never-to-be-forgotten first strawberry ice4 ,the ,panopticon was another place of amusement1 long forgotten1 ,i suppose1 except by the very few4 ,the building1 now changed and known as the ,alhambra1 was a place where music and dancing were features of attraction4 ,it was opened in #aheb and bore the name of the ,royal ,panopticon of ,science and ,art4 ,i believe it was financed by philanthropic people1 but it failed4 ,i remember it because in the centre1 where the stalls are now1 rose a great fountain with coloured lights playing upon it4 ,there were savages1 too1 and ,i shook hands with a ,red ,indian1 with all his war paint gleaming1 the scalp locks to awe me1 and the feathers standing fiercely erect4 ,he impressed me enormously1 and in consequence of my seeing the savages1 ,i became nervously imaginative4 ,i had heard of burglars1 and often reviewed in my mind my possible behaviour if ,i discovered one under my bed1 where ,i looked every night in a sort of fearsome expectation4 ,religion had been early instilled into me2 and1 knowing the ultimate fate of wicked sinners1 ,i resolved to tell him he would have to go to hell if he harmed me1 and was so consoled with the idea that ,i went to sleep quite contentedly4 ,a burglar might have been rather astonished had he heard such sentiments from my young lips4 ,in that strange chancy way in which remembrances of odd bizarre happenings jostle irrelevantly one against another1 ,i recall another experience4 ,once ,i was going to a very juvenile party2 ,i forget where1 but ,i was ready and waiting for the nurse to finish dressing my sisters4 ,resplendent in a perfectly new suit of brown velvet1 and full of expectation of pleasures to come1 ,i was rather excited and consequently restless4 ,my nurse told me not to fidget4 ,casual reprimands had no effect4 ,growing angry1 she commanded me loudly and suddenly to sit down1 which ,i did 444 but in the bath6444 falling backwards with a splash and with my feet waving in the air4 ,my arrival at the party eventually in my old suit did not in any way interfere with my enjoyment4 ,about this time my mother visited ,paris1 and we looked forward to the letters she wrote to us4 ,one letter mentions the interesting but afterwards ill-fated ,prince ,imperial4 ,i again saw1 she wrote1 the little baby ,emperor2 he is lovely and wore a large hat with blue feathers1 ,i should like to paint him4 ,in #aheg the ,thames was frozen over1 and at ,eton an ox was roasted upon the ice4 ,i remember it well4 ,another time on the occasion of one of our many visits to ,brighton1 we saw the great comet1 and a new brother arrived3--all three very wonderful events to me4 ,the brilliance of the star with a tail aroused my sister and me to leave our beds and open the window to gaze curiously upon this phenomenon4 ,simultaneously a carriage drove up to the door1 and my mother 7who had just arrived from ,slough7 alighted1 and after her the nurse with a baby in her arms4 ,we were reprimanded severely for our temerity in being out of bed1 but we could not return until we had had a glimpse of the new baby1 who became one of the most beautiful children imaginable4 ,in ,brighton we visited some relations of my father's1 the ,misses ,smith1 daughters of ,horace ,smith1 one of the authors of ,the ,rejected ,addresses4 ,of the two sisters1 ,miss ,tysie was considered the most interesting1 and although ,miss ,rosie was beautiful1 her sister was considered the principal object of attraction by the innumerable people they knew4 ,everybody worth knowing in the world of art and especially of literature came to see the ,recamier of ,brighton2 ,thackeray was counted amongst her intimates1 and we may possibly know her again in a character in one of his books4 ,i remember being impressed with these ladies as they were very kind to us4 ,miss ,tysie died only comparatively recently4 ,two years later1 ,i met a real hero1 a general of six feet four inches1 who seemed to me like a brilliant personage from the pages of a romantic drama4 ,general ,sir ,john ,hearsey1 then just returned from ,india1 where he had taken a conspicuous part in quelling the ,mutiny1 came to stay with us at ,upton ,park with his wife1 dazzling my wondering eyes with curiosities and strange toys1 embroideries1 and queer things such as ,i had never seen or heard of before4 ,their two children were in charge of a dark-eyed ayah1 whose native dress and beringed ears and nose created no little stir in sleepy ,upton4 ,i could never have dreamt of a finer soldier than the ,general1 and ,i shall never forget the awe ,i felt when he showed me the wounds all about his neck1 caused by sabre-cuts1 and so deep ,i could put my fingers in them4 ,my father painted a splendid portrait of him in native uniform and another of the beautiful ,lady ,hearsey in a gorgeous ,indian dress of red and silver4 ,another friend of my childhood was the late ,mr4 ,birch1 the sculptor2 he was assisting my father at that time by modelling some of the groups for his pictures1 and he used to encourage me to try and model1 both in wax and clay4 ,some thirty years later1 we met at a public dinner1 and ,i realised the then famous sculptor and ,a4,r4,a4 was none other than the ,mr4 ,birch of my childhood4 ,when ,i was quite a small boy1 we left ,upton ,park and came to ,kent ,villa4 ,the house 7which became afterwards the residence of ,orchardson1 the painter71 was built for my father1 who went to live at ,kensington ,park chiefly through ,dr4 ,doran1 a great friend of his 7of whom ,i have more to say later on74 ,there were two big studios1 one above the other1 for my parents4 ,the house1 which was covered with creepers1 was large and roomy4 ,it was approached by a carriage drive1 the iron gates to which were a special feature4 ,there was a garden at the back where we used frequently to dine in a tent until the long-legged spiders grew too numerous2 but we often received our friends there when the weather was summery4 ,there was a ladies' school next door1 and ,i recollect in later years my father's consternation when the girls1 getting to know by some means or other 7,i think by the back stairs71 of the ,prince of ,wales' intended visit1 formed a guard of honour at our gate to receive him1 which caused annoyance to my father and natural surprise to ,his ,royal ,highness4 ,my parents were very regular in their habits1 for no matter how late the hour of retiring1 they always began to work by nine4 ,at four my father would take a glass of sherry and a sandwich before he went his usual long walk with my mother to the ,west ,end1 and from there they wandered into the neighbourhood of ,drury ,lane1 and lingered at the old curiosity shops4 ,they were connoisseurs of old furniture and bought with discretion4 ,as great believers in exercise1 this walk was a regular pastime2 on their return they dined about seven and often read to one another afterwards4 ,my father's insatiable love of history and of the past led him to seek with undying interest any new light upon old events4 ,j4 ,h4 ,edge1 ,k4,c41 in his novel1 ,the ,quicksands of ,life1 writes of my father3 ,the artist was then and probably will be for all time the head of his school4 ,he was a big1 burly1 genial man1 with a large mind1 a larger heart1 and a large brain4 ,he was a splendid historian1 with an unfailing memory1 untiring energy and industry1 and at the same time1 like all true artists1 men who appreciate shades of colour and shades of character--highly strung and morbidly sensitive1 but not to true criticism which he never feared4 ,highly religious and intensely conscientious in every way and yet so very forgetful that his friends sometimes dubbed him the ,casual ,ward4 ,brilliant conversational powers combined with a strong sense of humour1 made him a delightful companion4 ,his love of children was extraordinary4 ,he never failed to visit our nursery twice a day1 when we were tiny1 and ,i have often seen him in later years1 when bending was not easy1 on his knees playing games with the youngest children4 ,his voice was very penetrating1 and they used to say at ,windsor that one might hear him from the beginning of the ,long ,walk to the ,statue4 ,in church he frequently disturbed other worshippers by loudly repeating 7to himself1 as he thought7 the service from beginning to end4 ,i remember that on ,sundays when the weather did not permit of our venturing to church1 my father would read the service at home out of a very old ,prayer-book1 and when he came to the prayer for the safety of ,george ,,iv41 we children used to laugh before the time came1 in expectation of his customary mistake4 ,his powers of mimicry were extraordinary2 ,i have seen him keeping a party of friends helpless with laughter over his imitations of old-fashioned ballet-dancers4 ,his burlesque of ,taglioni was side-splitting1 especially as he grew stouter4 ,although a painter of historical subjects1 he was extraordinarily fond of landscape1 and among those of other places of interest there are some charming sketches of ,rome1 which he made while studying there in the company of his friend ,george ,richmond1 ,r4,a4 ,among his drawings in the library at ,windsor ,castle1 which were purchased after his death1 are some remarkably interesting studies of many of the important people who sat to him for the pictures of ,royal ceremonies4 ,for the studies of the ,peeresses' robes in ,the ,investiture of ,napoleon ,,iii4 with the ,order of the ,garter1 my father was indebted to ,lady ,waterford 7then ,mistress of the ,robes71 whose detailed sketches were extraordinarily clever and very useful4 ,this lady was a remarkable artist1 her colour and execution being brilliant1 so much so that when she was complaining of her lack of training in art1 ,watts told her no one who was an artist ever wished to see any of her work different from what it was 444 and he meant it4 ,my father had an equally high opinion of her gift4 ,perhaps the ,south ,sea ,bubble is one of the most widely known of my father's pictures4 ,removed from the ,national ,gallery to the ,tate not very long ago1 this splendid example of a painter-historian's talent remains as fresh as the day it was painted1 and its undoubted worth1 although unrecognised by a section of intolerant modernists1 will1 ,i think1 stand the test of time4 ,i recollect many well-known people who came to our house in those days2 some1 of course1 ,i knew intimately1 and amongst those1 ,marcus ,stone and ,vicat ,cole1 who calling together one evening1 were announced by the servant as ,the ,marquis ,stone and ,viscount ,cole4 ,gambert1 the great art dealer1 afterwards consul at ,nice1 is always connected in my mind with the ,crystal ,palace1 where he invited my parents to a dinner-party in the saloon1 and we were told to wait outside4 ,my sister and ,i walked about1 quite engrossed with sight-seeing4 ,the evening drew on and the people left1 the stall-holders packed up their goods and departed1 while we sat on one of the seats and huddled ourselves in a corner4 ,as the dusk grew deeper we thought of the tragic fate of the ,babes in the ,wood4 ,up above1 the great roof loomed mysteriously1 and as fear grew into terror1 we resolved as a last resort to pray4 ,our prayer ended1 a stall-keeper1 interested1 no doubt1 came to the rescue1 and on hearing our story1 stayed with us until our parents came4 ,illustration3 ,my father is represented with ,millais on the left hand top of the cartoon4 #ahfe4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoons ,,from ,,punch4 #ahfe4 ,my mother is represented in the centre of the trio of representative lady painters at the lower left hand corner4 ,we loved the ,crystal ,palace none the less for our misadventure1 and the happiest day of the year1 to me at least1 was my mother's birthday1 on the first of ,june1 when we annually hired a private omnibus1 packed a delicious lunch1 and drove to the ,palace1 where we visited our favourite amusements1 or rambled in the spacious grounds4 ,sims ,reeves1 ,carlotta ,patti1 ,grisi1 ,adelina ,patti1 sang there to distinguished audiences4 ,blondin astonished us with remarkable feats1 and ,stead1 the ,perfect ,cure1 aroused our laughter with his eccentric dancing4 ,a great source of attraction to me were the life-like models of fierce-looking ,african tribes1 standing spear and shield in hand1 in the doorways of their kralls4 ,a pictorial description of how the ,victoria ,cross was won was another fascination1 for in those days ,i had all the small boy's love of battle4 ,when we were at home ,i loved to go to ,regent's ,park to see the panorama of the earthquake at ,lisbon1 and ,i would gaze enthralled at the scene1 which was as actual to me as the ,battle of ,prague1 a piece played by our governess upon the piano1 a descriptive affair full of musical fireworks1 the thundering of cavalry and the rattle of shots4 ,on ,sundays we were accustomed to walk to ,st4 ,mark's1 ,st4 ,john's ,wood1 to hear the ,rev4 ,j4 ,m4 ,bellew1 whose sermons to children were famous4 ,we had to walk1 ,i remember1 a considerable distance to the church4 ,i can't recall ever being bored by him4 ,he was a very remarkable man1 and his manner took enormously with children2 he had a magnificent head and silvery curls1 which made a picturesque frame to his face1 and offered an effective contrast to his grey eyes4 ,this1 combined with a very powerful sweep of chin1 an expressive mouth1 wide as orators' mouths usually are1 and an attractive voice1 made him a very fascinating personality4 ,he taught elocution to ,fechter1 the great actor1 and afterwards--when he had retired from the ,protestant ,church and become a ,roman ,catholic--he gave superb readings of ,shakespeare4 ,at all these readings1 as at his sermons1 an old lady1 whose infatuation for ,bellew was well known1 was always a conspicuous member of the audience2 for no matter what part of the country he was to be heard1 she would appear in a front seat with a wreath of white roses upon her head4 ,bellew never became acquainted with her beyond acknowledging her presence by raising his hat4 ,i used to take ,latin lessons with ,evelyn and ,harold ,bellew 7afterwards known as ,kyrle ,bellew1 the actor74 ,sometimes ,i stayed with them at ,riverside ,house at ,maidenhead where their father1 being very fond of children1 frequently gave parties1 and ,i remember his entertaining us4 ,here ,mr4 ,bellew nearly blew off his arm in letting off fireworks from the island4 ,in those days there were few trees on this island1 and it was an ideal place for a display1 though this affair nearly ended disastrously4 ,the advantage of archaeological research was very early impressed upon me by my father1 and ,i was taken to see all that was interesting and instructive4 ,we used to go for walks together1 and as we went he would tell me histories of the buildings we passed1 and on my return journey ,i was supposed to remember and repeat all he had said4 ,come now1 he would say1 pausing in ,whitehall4 ,what happened there8 ,oh--er---- ,i would reply nervously4 ,oliver ,cromwell had his head cut off--and said1 ',remember'6 ,i used to dread these walks together1 much as ,i loved him1 and ,i was so nervous ,i never ceased to answer unsatisfactorily2 so my father1 over-looking the possibility of my lack of interest in his observations1 and the fact that life was a spectacle to me1 for what ,i saw interested me far more than what ,i heard1 decided ,i needed the rousing influence of school life1 and after a little preparation1 sent me to ,chase's ,school at ,salt ,hill4 ,salt ,hill was so called from the ceremony of collecting salt in very ancient days by monks as a toll2 and in later times by the ,eton boys1 who collected not salt--but money1 to form a purse for the captain of the school on commencing his ,university studies at ,king's ,college1 ,cambridge4 ,soon after sunrise on the morning of ,montem1 as it was called1 the ,eton boys1 dressed in a variety of quaint or amusing costumes1 started from the college to extort contributions from all they came across4 ,they roved as far as ,staines ,bridge1 ,hounslow1 and ,maidenhead1 and when 'salt' or money had been collected1 the contributors would be presented with a ticket inscribed with the words1 ',nos pro lege1' which he would fix in his hat1 or in some conspicuous part of his dress1 and thus secure exemption from all future calls upon his good nature and his purse4 ,montem is now a matter of history1 and was discontinued in #ahdf1 when the ,queen turned a deaf ear to her faithful subjects' petition for its survival4 ,amongst my school friends at ,salt ,hill1 ,wentworth ,hope-,johnstone stands out as an attractive figure1 as does that of ,mark ,wood 7now ,colonel ,lockwood1 ,m4,p474 ,the former became in later life one of the first gentlemen riders of the day4 ,at school he was always upon a horse if he could get one1 and he would arrange plays and battle pieces in which we1 his schoolfellows1 were relegated to the inferior position of the army1 while he was aide-de-camp1 or figured as the equestrian hero performing marvellous feats of horsemanship4 ,he became a steeple-chase rider1 and coming to my studio many years after1 ,i remember him telling me with the greatest satisfaction that he had never yet had an accident--ominously enough1 for within the week he fell from his horse and sustained severe injuries4 ,i did not stay long at my school at ,salt ,hill1 for the school was broken up owing to the ill-health of the principal4 ,my preparation thus coming to an end rather too soon1 ,i was sent to ,eton much earlier than ,i otherwise should have been1 and my pleasant childhood days began to merge into the wider sphere of a big school and all its unknown possibilities4 ,,chapter ,,ii ,,eton ,,and ,,after ,eton days4--,windsor ,fair4--,my ,dame4--,fights and ,fun4-- ,boveney ,court4--,mr4 ,hall ,say4--,boveney4--,professor and ,mrs4 ,attwell4--,i win a useful prize4--,alban ,doran4--,my father's frescoes4--,battle ,abbey4--,gainsborough's ,tomb4--,knole4--,our burglar4--,claude ,calthrop4--,clayton ,calthrop4--,the ,gardener as ,critic4--,the ,gipsy with an eye for colour4--,i attempt sculpture4--,the ,terry family4--,private theatricals4--,sir ,john ,hare4--,miss ,marion ,terry4--,miss ,ellen ,terry4--,miss ,kate ,terry4--,miss ,bateman4--,miss ,florence ,st4 ,john4--,constable4-- ,sir ,howard ,vincent4--,i dance with ,patti4--,lancaster ,gate and ,meringues4--,prayers and ,pantries4 ,i have the liveliest recollection of my first day at ,eton1 when ,i was accompanied by my mother1 who wished to see me safely installed4 ,in her anxiety to make my room comfortable 7it was afterwards1 by the way1 ,lord ,randolph ,churchill's room71 she bought small framed and coloured prints of sacred subjects to hang upon the walls1 to give it1 as she thought1 a more homely aspect4 ,these were very soon replaced1 on the advice of ,tuck1 my fag-master 7and wicket-keeper in the eleven71 by racehorses and bulldogs by ,herring4 ,next ,i remember my youthful digestion being put to test by a big boy who stood me1 against my will1 bumpers of shandy-gaff2 and for my first smoke a cheroot of no choice blend1 the inevitable results succeeding4 ,shortly afterwards ,i was initiated into the mysteries of school life2 ,i had to collect cockroaches to let loose during prayers2 and of course the usual fate of a new boy befell me4 ,i was asked the old formula3 or something to this effect-- ,who's your tutor1 who's your dame8 ,where do you board1 and what's your name8 ,if your reply did not give satisfaction1 you were promptly bonneted1 and1 in ,eton phraseology1 your new topper telescoped over your nose4 ,i was at first made the victim of a great deal of unpleasant ragging by a bully1 who on one occasion playing a game he called ,running ,deer6 made me a target for needle darts1 one of which lodged tightly in the bone just above my eye2 but he was caught in the act by ,tuck1 who punished the offender by making him hold a pot of boiling tea at arm's length1 and each time a drop was spilled1 my champion took a running kick at him4 ,i learned a variety of useful things4 ,besides catching cockroaches1 ,i became an adept in the art of cooking sausages without bursting their skins3 if ,i forgot to prick them before cooking1 ,i was severely reprimanded by my fag-master1 and ,i considered his anger perfectly justifiable2 my resentment only existing where unjustifiable bullying was concerned4 ,windsor ,fair was an attraction in those days1 especially for the small boys1 as it was out of bounds1 and therefore forbidden4 ,i remember once being told off to go to the fair and bring as many musical and noisy toys as ,i could carry2 which were to be instrumental in a plot against our dame 444 7the ,reverend ,dr4 ,frewer7 444 ,on the great occasion1 the boys secreted themselves in their lock-up beds4 ,the rest hid in the housemaid's cupboard1 and we started a series of hideous discords upon the whistles and mouth organs from the fair4 ,presently our dame appeared1 roused by the concert1 and at the door received the water from the booby trap all over his head1 and then1 drenched to the skin and looking like a drowned rat1 he proceeded to rout us4 ,we were all innocence with a carefully concocted excuse to the effect that the reception had been intended for ,anderson1 one of the boys in the house4 ,notwithstanding that expulsion was threatening us1 we were all called to his room next morning1 severely reprimanded1 but 444 forgiven4 ,old ,etonians will remember ,jobie1 who sold buns and jam2 and ,levy1 who tried to cheat us over our tuck1 and was held under the college pump in consequence2 and old ,silly-,billy1 who used to curse the ,pope1 and1 considering himself the head of the ,church1 was always first in the ,chapel at ,eton4 ,then there was the very fat old lady who sold fruit under the archway1 and had a face like an apple herself4 ,she sold an apple called a lemon-pippin1 that was quite unlike anything ,i have tasted since1 and looked like a lemon4 ,at ,sixpenny the mills took place1 and there differences were settled4 ,a ,shinning-match1 which was only resorted to by small boys1 was a most serious and carefully managed affair2 we shook hands in real duel fashion1 and then we proceeded to exchange kicks on one another's shins until one of us gave in4 ,i remember having a shinning-match to settle some dispute with one of my greatest friends1 but we were discovered1 taken into ,hawtrey's during dinner1 and there talked to in serious manner4 ,our wise lecturer ended his speech with the time-honoured1 ',tis dogs delight to bark and bite1 etc4 ,in #ahfa ,i recollect very well the ,queen and ,prince ,consort reviewing the ,eton ,college ,volunteer ,corps in the grounds immediately surrounding the ,castle1 while we boys were permitted to look on from the ,terrace4 ,at the conclusion of the review the volunteers were given luncheon in the orangery1 where they were right royally entertained4 ,prince ,albert1 whom ,i had noticed coughing1 retired after the review into the castle1 while the ,queen and ,princess ,alice walked together on the slopes4 ,this was the last time that ,prince ,albert appeared in public1 for he was shortly after seized with an illness from which he never recovered4 ,from ,eton ,i frequently had leave to visit some friends of my parents1 the ,evans1 of ,boveney ,court1 a delightful old country house opposite ,surly ,hall4 ,miss ,evans married a ,mr4 ,hall-,say1 who built ,oakley ,court1 and ,i was present when he laid the foundation stone4 ,mr4 ,evans1 who was a perfectly delightful old man1 lent one of his meadows at ,boveney 7opposite ,surly ,hall7 to the ,eton boys for their ,fourth of ,june celebrations4 ,long tables were spread for them1 with every imaginable good thing1 including champagne1 some bottles of which those in the boats used to secrete for their fags2 and in my day small boys would come reeling home1 unable to evade the masters1 and the next day the block was well occupied1 and the swish busy4 ,there were certain unwritten laws in those days as regards flogging2 a master was not supposed to give downward strokes1 for thus ,i believe one deals a more powerful sweep of arm and the stroke becomes torture4 ,in cricket1 also1 round arm bowling was always the rule2 a ball was no ball unless bowled on a level with the shoulder1 but lob-bowling was1 of course1 allowed4 ,nowadays1 the bowling has changed4 ,perhaps the character of the swishing has also altered1 but somehow ,i think the boys are just the same4 ,illustration3 ,,sir ,,william ,,broadbent1 #aijb4 ,he was very angry and wrote to a leading ,medical ,journal to say how greatly he disapproved of this indignity4 ,illustration3 ,,sir ,,thomas ,,barlow4 #aijc4 ,illustration3 ,,sir ,,james ,,paget1 ,,bart4 #ahgf4 ,on the occasion of my first holiday1 ,i arrived home from ,eton a different boy2 imbued with the traditions of my school1 ,i was full of an exaggerated partisanship for everything good or indifferent that existed there4 ,i remember ,i discovered my sisters in all the glory of ,leghorn hats from ,paris2 they were large with flopping brims as was then the fashion4 ,but to my youthful vision they seemed outrageous1 and ,i refused to go out with the girls in these hats1 which ,i considered1 with a small boy's pride in his school1 were a disgrace to me 444 and consequently to ,eton6 ,my regard for the honour and glory of this time-honoured institution did not prevent me sallying forth on several occasions with a school friend to anticipate the ,suffragettes by breaking windows2 although ,i was not the proposer of this scheme1 ,i was an accessory to the act1 and my friend 7who seemed to have an obsessive love of breaking for its own sake7 and ,i successfully smashed several old 7but worthless7 windows1 both of the ,eton ,parish ,church and also ,boveney ,church4 ,although ,i have made this confession of guilt1 ,i feel safe against the law both of the school and the ,london magistrates4 ,in most respects ,i was the average schoolboy1 neither very good1 or very bad4 ,running1 jumping1 and football ,i was pretty nippy at1 until a severe strain prevented 7under doctor's orders7 the pursuance of any violent exercises for some time4 ,previous to this ,i had won a special prize for my prowess in certain sports when ,i arrived second in every event4 ,i won a telescope1 which seemed a meaningless sort of thing until ,i went home for the holidays1 when ,i gave an experimental quiz through it from my bedroom window and discovered the infinite possibilities of the girls' school next door4 ,finally ,i was noticed by a portly old mistress who complained of my telescopic attentions1 never dreaming1 from what ,i could gather1 of my undivided interest in other quarters1 and my prize was confiscated by my father4 ,during my enforced rest from all exercise of any importance1 ,i spent my time in compiling a book of autographs and in sketching anything ,i fancied4 ,my aptitude and love for drawing were not encouraged at school at the request of my father1 but ,i was always caricaturing the masters1 and having the result confiscated4 ,it was inevitable1 living as ,i did in an atmosphere of art1 loving the profession1 and sitting to my parents1 that ,i should grow more and more interested and more determined to become a painter myself1 although strangely enough ,i never had a lesson from either my father or mother4 ,the boy is indeed the father of the man1 for just as ,i anticipated my future by becoming the school caricaturist1 so ,alban ,doran1 one of my schoolfellows 7and the son of my father's friend1 ,dr4 ,doran71 spent the time usually occupied by the average schoolboy in play or sport1 in searching for animal-culae or bottling strange insects1 the result of his tedious discoveries4 ,i believe he kept an aquarium even in his nursery1 and was more interested in microscopes than cricket4 ,the clever boy became a brilliant man1 distinguishing himself at ,bart's1 was joint compiler with ,sir ,james ,paget and ,dr4 ,goodhart of the current edition of the ,catalogues of the ,pathological series in the ,museum of the ,college of ,surgeons4 ,his success as a surgeon and a woman's specialist was all the more wonderful1 when we remember his nervous shaking hands1 which might have been expected to render his touch uncertain2 but when an operation demands his skill the nervousness vanishes1 and his hand steadies4 ,he is noted for a remarkable collection of the ear-bones from every type of living creature in this country1 and especially for his literary contributions to the study of surgery4 ,when ,i was at home on my holidays ,i spent a great deal of my time in a temporary studio erected on the terrace of the ,house of ,lords4 ,here ,i watched my father paint his frescoes for the ,houses of ,parliament4 ,fresco painting would not endure the humidity of our climate1 and several of these historical paintings which hung in the corridor of the ,house of ,commons began to mildew4 ,other important frescoes were completely destroyed by the damp2 but my father restored his works1 and they were placed under glass1 which preserved them4 ,with his last two or three frescoes he adopted a then new process called water-glass1 which was a decided success4 ,another holiday was spent at ,hastings1 where my father occupied much of his time restoring frescoes which he discovered1 half-obliterated1 in the old ,parish ,church at ,battle4 ,he intended eventually to complete his task2 but on his return to ,london he found that the great pressure of work and engagements rendered this impossible4 ,the dean of the parish wrote in consequence to say that the restorations looked so patchy that it would be better to whitewash them over6 ,the ,archaeological ,society met that year at ,hastings1 and my father1 who intended to prepare me for an architectural career1 thought it would encourage me if we attended their meetings1 at which ,planche1 the ,president1 presided4 ,we visited all the places of interest near1 and ,i heard many edifying discourses upon their histories1 while ,i watched the members1 who were rather antiquities themselves1 and thoroughly enjoyed the many excellent luncheons spread for us at our various halting places4 ,a propos of restoration1 my father visited ,kew ,church in #ahfe1 and found in the churchyard ,gainsborough's tomb1 which was in a deplorable state of neglect4 ,near to ,gainsborough are buried ,zoffany1#a ,r4,a41 ,jeremiah ,meyer1 ,r4,a41 miniature painter and enamellist 7the former's great friend71 and ,joshua ,kirby1 ,f4,s4,a41 also a contemporary4 ,my father at once took steps to have the tomb restored at his own expense1 and as the result of his inquiries and efforts in that direction1 received the following letter which is interesting in its quaint diction as well as in reference to the subject4 ,petersham1 ,surrey1 ,august #bdth1 #ahfe4 ,,my ,,dear ,,sir1 ,it is with much pleasure that ,i learn that one great man is intending to do ,honor to the ,memory of another4 ,in reply to your note1 ,i beg that you will consider that my ,rights1 as the ,holder of the ,freehold1 are to be subservient by all means to the laudable object of paying our ,honor to the ,memory of the great ,gainsborough4 ,i am1 ,my dear ,sir1 ,yours very truly1 ,r4 ,b4 ,,byam1 ,,esq4 ,vicar of ,kew4 ,to ,j4 ,,rigby1 ,esq41 ,kew4 ,to this capital letter my father replied3-- ,kent ,villa4 ,,dear ,,and ,,reverend ,,sir1 ,i cannot refrain from expressing to you my warm thanks for the very kind and disinterested manner in which you have been pleased to entertain my humble idea in regard to the restoration of ,gainsborough's tomb1 and the erection of a tablet to his memory in the church1 the duties of which you so ably fulfil1 nor can ,i but wholly appreciate your very kind but far too flattering reference to myself in your letter to our friend ,mr4 ,rigby which coming from such a source is ,i assure you most truly valued4 ,your most obedient and obliged ,servant1 ,e4 ,m4 ,,ward4 ,the tomb was restored1 a new railing placed around it1 and a tablet to the artist's memory was also placed by my father inside the church4 ,illustration3 ,,thomas ,,gainsborough ,,esq,r ,,died ,,aug,,st the #b,,nd #aghh ,,aged #fa ,,years ,,also ,,the ,,body ,,of ,,gainsborough ,,dupont ,,esq,r ,,who ,,died ,,jan,,ry #bj,,th #agig ,,aged #db ,,years ,,also ,,margaret ,,gainsborough ,,wife ,,of ,,the ,,above ,,thomas ,,gainsborough ,,esq,r ,,who ,,died ,,dec,,mr ,,the #ag,,th #agih ,,in ,,the #gb,,nd ,,year ,,of ,,her ,,age ,,restored ,,and ,,enclosed ,,as ,a ,,tribute ,,of ,,respect ,,by ,e4 ,m4 ,,ward ,r4 ,a4 ,,september #ahfe ,,gainsborough',s ,,tomb ,,at ,,kew ,,churchyard ,,and ,,tablet ,,to ,,his ,,memory ,,inside ,,church4 ,some very pleasant memories are connected with enjoyable summers spent at ,sevenoaks1 where my father took a house for two years1 close to the seven oaks from which the neighbourhood takes its name4 ,particularly ,i remember the amusing incident of the burglar4 ,i was awakened from midnight slumbers by my sister knocking at the door and calling in a melodramatic voice ,awake6444 awake6444 ,there is a burglar in our room4 ,i promptly rushed to her bedroom1 where ,i found my other sister crouching under the bedclothes in speechless terror4 ,having satisfied myself as to the utter absence of a burglar in that particular room1 ,i started to search the house--but by this time the whole household was thoroughly roused2 the various members appeared with candles1 and together we ransacked the establishment from garret to cellar4 ,in the excitement of the moment we had not had time to consider our appearances and the procession was ludicrous in the extreme4 ,my grandfather 7in the absence of my father7 came first in dressing-gown1 a candle in one hand and a stick in the other4 ,my mother came next 7in curl papers71 and then my eldest sister4 ,it was the day of chignons1 when everybody1 without exception1 wore their hair in that particular style4 ,on this occasion my sister's head was conspicuous by its quaint little hastily bundled up knot4 ,i wore a night-shirt only2 but my other sister1 who was of a theatrical turn of mind 7she who had awakened me71 had taken the most trouble1 for she wore stockings which1 owing to some oversight in the way of garters1 were coming down4 ,after satisfying ourselves about the burglar--who was conspicuous by his absence--we adjourned to our respective rooms1 while ,i went back to see the sister upon whom fright had had such paralyzing effects4 ,there ,i heard an ominous rattle in the chimney4 ,flora6 said my stage-struck sister1 in trembling tones1 with one hand raised 7a la ,lady ,macbeth7--and the poor girl under the clothes cowered deeper and deeper4 ,two seconds later a large brick rattled down and subsided noisily into the fireplace4 ,that is the end of the burglar1 said ,i1 and the terrified figure emerged from the bed1 brave and reassured4 ,retiring to my room ,i recollected the procession1 and having made a mental note of the affair went back to bed4 ,early the next morning ,i arose and made a complete caricature of the incident of the burglar1 which set our family 7and friends next day7 roaring with laughter when they saw it4 ,illustration3 ,,my ,,brother1 ,,wriothesley ,,russell4 #ahgb4 ,illustration3 ,,my ,,sister1 ,,beatrice4 #ahgd4 ,in those days we used to sketch at ,knole ,house1 then in the possession of ,lord and ,lady ,delaware4 ,my mother made some very beautiful little pictures of the interiors there1 and several smaller studies4 ,she copied a ,teniers so perfectly that one could have mistaken it for the original4 ,the painting was supposed to represent ,peter and the ,angels in the ,guard ,room1 and the guards were very conspicuous4 ,on the other hand1 as one only discovered a little angel with ,peter in the distance1 one could almost suppose ,teniers had forgotten them until the last minute1 and then had finally decided to relegate them to the background4 ,this picture 7the original7 was sold at ,christie's during a sale from ,knole several years ago4 ,of course the old house was the happy hunting ground of artists2 the pictures were mostly fine although some of them were at one time in the hands of a cleaner1 by whom they were very much over-restored4 ,a clever artist 7and a frequenter of ,knole at that time for the purpose of making a series of studies7 was ,claude ,calthrop 7brother of ,clayton ,calthrop the actor and father of the present artist and writer ,dion ,clayton ,calthrop74 ,i was then just beginning to be encouraged to make architectural drawings1 and ,i was making a sketch of the exterior of ,knole ,house when one of the under gardeners came ambling by wheeling a barrow4 ,he paused 444 put down the barrow1 took off his cap 444 scratched his head and said to me1 ,er 444 why waaste yer toime loike that 444 why not taake and worrk loike ,oi dew6 ,another time when ,i was sketching in that neighbourhood1 in rather a lonely part1 ,i fell in with a gipsy encampment4 ,one of the tribe1 a rough specimen1 of whom ,i did not at all like the look1 was most persistently attentive4 ,he asked a multitude of questions1 about my brushes1 paints1 and materials generally--and seemed anxious as to their monetary value4 ,as he did not appear to be about to cut my throat--and ,i felt sure he harboured no murderous intentions towards my painting--,i began to feel more at ease1 and when no comments after the style of my critic1 the gardener1 were forthcoming1 it struck me that perhaps ,i had a vagrant but fellow beauty-lover in my gipsy sentinel4 ,i wish now that ,i had even suggested 7in view of his evident love of colour7 his changing his roving career for one in which he could indulge his love of red to the utmost and more or less harmlessly4 ,when ,i was about sixteen ,i turned my attention to modelling1 and in the vacation ,i started a bust of my young brother ,russell4 ,i spent all my mornings working hard and at length finished it4 ,on the last day of my holiday ,i went to have a final glance at my work and found the whole thing had collapsed into a shapeless mass of clay4 ,with the exception of watching sculptors work ,i had no technical knowledge to help me2 but1 not to be discouraged1 ,i waited eagerly for the term to end1 so that ,i might return to my modelling4 ,when the time came1 and my holidays began1 ,i at once set to work again1 taking the precaution to have the clay properly supported this time4 ,allowing no one to help me1 ,i worked away strenuously1 for ,i was determined it should be entirely my own4 ,my bust was finished in time to send in to the ,royal ,academy1 where it was accepted4 ,i had favourable notices in the ,times and other papers1 which astonished and encouraged me1 and ,i went back to school tremendously elated at my success4 ,illustration3 ,,bust ,,of ,,my ,,brother1 ,,wriothesley ,,russell4 #ahfg4 ,exhibited that year in the ,royal ,academy1 modelled by myself4 ,illustration3 ,,my ,,daughter ,,sylvia4 ,sketched #aijf4 ,tom ,taylor1 then art critic of the ,times1 wrote to my mother1 saying3-- ,,dear ,,mrs4 ,,ward1 444 ,i must tell you how much ,leslie's bust of ,wrio was admired by our guests last night--particularly by ,professor ,owen4444 ,later ,i started another bust of ,kate ,terry1 but ,i was never pleased with it1 as it did not do my distinguished sitter justice1 and ,i resolved not to send it to an exhibition4 ,i did not follow up my first success in the paths of sculpture1 for ,i still suffered slightly from my strain1 and ,i came to the conclusion that it would prove too great a tax on my strength at that time if ,i took up this profession4 ,the stage claimed a great part of my attention about this time1 and ,i became an inveterate first-nighter in my holidays4 ,from the pit 7for1 except on rare occasions1 ,i could not afford a more expensive seat71 or when lucky enough to have places given me1 ,i saw nearly all the popular plays of the day2 and when ,tom ,taylor introduced my parents to the ,terry family1 ,i became more interested than ever1 owing to the greater attraction of personal interest4 ,i grew ambitious and acted myself1 arranged the plays1 painted the scenery1 borrowing the beautiful costumes from my father's extensive historical wardrobe4 ,the first time ,i appeared before a large audience was at the ,bijou ,theatre1 ,bayswater1 which was taken by a good amateur company called ,the ,shooting ,stars1 composed chiefly of ,cambridge ,undergraduates4 ,we arranged two plays1 and the acting of the present ,judge ,selfe was especially good1 also that of ,mr4 ,f4 ,m4 ,alleyne4 ,one night1 when ,i came down from my dressing-room1 made up in character to go on the impromptu stage1 ,i complimented an old carpenter of ours1 waiting in the wings1 upon the clever way in which he had arranged the stage and the scenery4 ,oh yes1 sir1 he replied1 very modestly1 thinking ,i was a stranger1 ,i didn't paint the scenery1 ,mr4 ,leslie did that6 ,in some theatricals at the ,friths' house1 when ,john ,hare coached us1 ,i took the part of an old butler4 ,on my way to ,pembridge ,villas1 attired ready for the stage1 ,i remembered ,i needed some sticking plaster to obliterate one of my teeth2 so leaving the cab at a corner1 ,i entered a chemist's shop1 where ,i was amused1 because the assistant put me on one side rather rudely for other customers who came later1 and after attending to them1 addressed me roughly with a1 ,now1 what do you want8 ,his rudeness was an unconscious tribute to my effective disguise1 and his manners altered considerably when ,i disillusioned him4 ,at one time ,miss ,marion ,terry1 who was then about to go on the stage1 after witnessing my acting in a play of ,byron's1 suggested in fun and raillery at my enthusiasm that we should make our debut together4 ,owing to her excessive sensibility and highly strung temperament1 rehearsals were very trying to her at first1 and for this reason her eventual success was in doubt4 ,when one has seen her perform her many successful parts with such exquisite talent and pathos1 one feels glad to realize that she finally overcame her nervousness1 and that her gift of acting was not lost to the public4 ,i knew the ,terrys very well then1 and ,i was in love with them all2 in fact1 ,i do not know with which of them ,i was most in love4 ,ellen ,terry sat to my father for his picture of ,juliet1 and ,kate ,terry for ,beatrice in ,much ,ado4 ,i remember too that when ,ellen made her reappearance in the theatre1 my mother lent our great actress a beautiful gold scarf1 to wear in that part in which she fascinated us on the stage as fully as she did in private life4 ,among my cherished letters ,i find the following notes written to me at school1 after her marriage to ,g4 ,f4 ,watts4 #ahff4 ,,my ,,dear ,,leslie1 ,i am extremely obliged to you for your sketch and ,i'm sorry ,alice my sister should be riled that ,i wanted a character of her1 as the people down here call caricatures4 ,please give my love to her and to her ,mama and to all the rest at ,kent ,villa--when you write4 ,mrs4 ,carr and ,mr4 ,carr 7my kind hostess and host7 think the caricature is a capital one of me6 ,polly ,miss ,marion ,terry sends her love1 and is awfully jealous that ,i should have sketches done by you and she not66 ,with kindest regards and best thanks1 believe me1 dear ,leslie1 ,sincerely yours1 ,,ellen ,,watts4 ,,dear ,,leslie1 ,i fulfil my promise by sending you the photo of my sister ,kate1 that you said you liked6 ,i think it's the same4 ,i hope you'll excuse it being so soiled1 but it's the only one ,i have--the fact is1 the ,baby her brother ,fred seized it1 as it lay upon the table waiting to be put into a cover1 and has nearly bitten it to pieces4 ,i came up from ,bradford1 in ,yorkshire1 on ,monday last1 where ,i had spent a week with ,papa and ,polly1 and ,i can't tell you1 ,leslie1 how cold it was4 ,i intend going to ,kent ,villa1 as soon as possible4 ,i've promised ,alice a song of ,mrs4 ,tom ,taylor's and have not sent it to her yet1 ,better late than never1 tho' ,i really have been busy4 ,with my best regards1 ,sincerely yours1 ,,nelly ,,watts4 ,those were delightful days spent with delightful companions4 ,lewis ,carroll was sometimes a member of the pleasant coterie which met at our house in those days4 ,my sister ,beatrice was one of his greatest child friends1 and although he always sent his ,,mss4 for her to read1 he disliked any mention of his fame as an author1 and would abruptly leave the presence of any one who spoke about his books4 ,the public at that time were in complete ignorance of the real identity of ,lewis ,carroll4 ,later in life1 when ,i wished to make a cartoon of ,mr4 ,dodgson for ,vanity ,fair1 he implored me not to put him in any paper4 ,naturally1 ,i was obliged to consent1 but ,vanity ,fair extorted some work from his pen as a compromise4 ,he was a clever amateur photographer1 and in my mother's albums there are photographs taken by him of several members of the ,terry family1 together with some of us4 99 99 99 99 99 ,mrs4 ,cameron was famous in those days as an amateur photographer1 and she took photographs of all the leading people of the day4 ,watts and ,tennyson were among her intimates1 and most celebrities of the day knew her by sight4 ,she was a very little old lady--,i remember being in a shop 7where some of her photographs were on view7 with my young brother1 who was a beautiful boy1 when ,mrs4 ,cameron entered4 ,she caught sight of ,russell1 and could not take her eyes from his face4 ,at last she said1 ,i want to know who the little boy is with you1 and seemed very interested4 ,i told her who we were1 whereupon she asked if ,i thought my parents would allow him to sit to her4 ,of course they were delighted4 ,in #ahfg ,kate ,terry resolved at the height of her fame to marry ,mr4 ,arthur ,lewis 7of whom ,i have more to say later71 and to retire from the stage1 apparently quite content to leave her glories4 ,then the most famous of the ,terry sisters1 ,kate received an ovation worthy of her4 ,the ,times1 in a long article1 said3 ,it is seldom that the theatre chronicles have to describe a scene like that at the ,new ,adelphi on ,saturday1 when ,miss ,kate ,terry took her farewell of the ,stage as ,juliet4444 ,again and again ,miss ,terry was recalled1 and again she appeared to receive the long and continued plaudits of the crowd4444 ,let us close our last notice of ,miss ,terry with the hope that in her case the sacrifice of public triumph may be rewarded by a full measure of that private happiness which is but the just recompense of an exemplary1 a laborious1 conscientious and devoted life1 on and off the stage1 as the annals of the ,english theatre--not unfruitful in examples of wives--may show4 ,punch was just as enthusiastic and published a long eulogy in verse1 two stanzas of which ,i quote below3-- ,she has passed from us just as the goal she had sighted1 ,from the top of the ladder reached fairly at last2 ,with her laurels still springing1 no leaf of them blighted1 ,and a fortune3--how bright6--may be gauged by her past4 ,may this rhyme1 kindly meant as it is1 not offend her1 ,all fragrant with flowers be the path of her life1 ,may the joy she has given in blessings attend her1 ,and her happiest part be the part of ,the ,wife4 ,although ,i was not intended to enter the theatrical profession1 the stage never failed to attract me2 and once1 when ,i was still at school1 ,i was presented with a seat in exactly the centre of the dress circle at a theatre where ,miss ,bateman 7who became ,mrs4 ,crowe7 was taking the part of ,leah4 ,i remember this fine actress made a great sensation1 especially in one scene where she uttered a rousing curse with great declamatory power2 the house was hushed with excitement and admiration2 and you could have heard the proverbial pin drop1 when ,i 444 who had been playing football that morning1 was suddenly seized with the most excruciating cramp2 ,i arose 444 and could not help standing up to rub away the pain in my leg1 the curse then for the moment echoing throughout the audience4 ,another time1 somewhat later1 ,i was again to prove a disturbing element4 ,i was at the old ,strand ,theatre1 in the stage box1 and my host was a personal friend of ,miss ,florence ,st4 ,john1 then singing one of her most successful songs4 ,now ,i am the unfortunate possessor of a loud voice and a still louder sneeze1 which latter ,i have never succeeded in controlling4 ,in the middle of the song1 ,i was overcome with an overpowering and irresistible desire to sneeze 444 which ,i suddenly did with terrific force4 ,miss ,st4 ,john was so disconcerted1 that she stopped her song1 and thinking it was a deliberate attempt at annoyance from her friend--my host--called out1 ,you brute6 ,after that1 ,i took a back seat4 ,besides visiting the theatre in my holidays1 ,i used to go sketching into the country2 and one summer my parents took an old farmhouse at ,arundel4 ,this reminds me of another unfortunate propensity of mine1 and that is1 to tumble whenever ,i get an easy opportunity4 ,when we were inspecting the house1 we discovered a curious sort of uncovered coal hole under one of the front windows1 and my father jokingly remarked1 ,what a trap for ,leslie6 ,three days later1 when we were settled in the house1 my parents were going for a drive 444 and as ,i waved them a farewell1 which precipitately ended by my disappearing into this hole1 my father's jest became a prophecy4 ,at ,arundel ,i made friends with a brewer named ,constable1 who was also a clever amateur artist4 ,sometimes he took me fishing1 but more often ,i watched him sketch in the open4 ,an interesting fact about ,mr4 ,constable was that his father had been an intimate friend of the great ,constable1 although1 curiously enough1 no relation4 ,my friend told me that whatever he had learned had been owing to his close observation of the great artist's methods4 ,i remember his water colours showed little of the amateur in their strength and handling1 for they were masterly and forcible in touch1 and perhaps more effective because they were usually painted in the late afternoon1 when the sun was getting low1 and the long shadows were full of strength and depth of colour4 ,vicat ,cole1 ,r4,a41 was also a friend of his1 and he used frequently to paint at ,arundel4 ,although ,i worked hard in the holidays at my drawing1 ,i managed to enjoy myself pretty considerably1 and was the fortunate possessor of many delightful acquaintances4 ,one of the pleasantest memories of my later school days was of a dance given by ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,j4 ,m4 ,levy and the ,misses ,levy at ,lancaster ,gate4 ,the cotillion was led by ,sir ,howard ,vincent1 and many of the smart and well-known men of that day were there2 among them ,sir ,eyre ,shaw1 the ,captain ,shaw of ,gilbert and ,sullivan fame4 ,patti1 who was a very intimate friend of theirs1 was present1 sitting in the middle of the room looking angelic and surrounded by a host of admiring men4 ,we were each given a miniature bugle4 ,patti had one also1 on which she sounded a note1 and whoever repeated it exactly was to gain her as a partner in the dance4 ,the men advanced in turn1 some blew too high1 and others too low1 until one and all gave up in disgust4 ,at last my turn came2 ,i was trembling with eagerness and excitement1 and determined to dance with ,patti or die4444 ,i hit the note6444 and gained my waltz6--and the applause was great as ,i carried off my prize4 ,illustration3 ,,mr ,,charles ,,cox 7,,banker7 #ahha ,in earlier days ,i went to a juvenile party at ,lancaster ,gate1 and1 going down to supper late1 ,i found myself quite alone4 ,i calmly devoted my attention to some meringues1 while it seems that my people1 amongst the last of the guests1 were ready to go4 ,the ladies were putting on their cloaks4444 ,i heard the sounds of departure1 but1 still engrossed in the good things1 ,i ate on4 ,hue and cry was raised for me2 and finally ,i was found covered with cream and confusion amongst the meringues4 ,i remember1 a propos of my being a gourmand1 that ,i was a great believer in the efficacy of prayer4 ,my sister and ,i used to rise very early in the mornings after dinner-parties to rummage in and to ransack the cupboards for any dainty we fancied4 ,after a good tuck in1 we would pray for the forgiveness of our sins1 and then we would fall to breakfast with an easy conscience4 ,,chapter ,,iii ,,my ,,father',s ,,friends ,my father's friends4--,the ,pre-,raphaelites4--,plum-box painting4 --,the ,victorians4--,the ,post-,impressionists4--,maclise4--,sir ,edwin ,landseer4--,tom ,landseer4--,mulready4--,daniel ,roberts4-- ,edward ,cooke4--,burgess and ,long4--,frith4--,millais4--,stephens and ,holman ,hunt4--,stanfield4--,c4 ,r4 ,leslie4--,dr4 ,john ,doran4 --,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,s4 ,c4 ,hall4--,the ,virtues1 ,james and ,william4-- ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,tom ,taylor4--,a story of ,tennyson4--,sam ,lover4-- ,moscheles pere et fils4--,philip ,calderon4--,sir ,theodore and ,lady,martin4--,garibaldi4--,lord ,crewe4--,fechter4--,joachim and ,lord ,houghton4--,charles ,dickens4--,lord ,stanhope4--,william ,hepworth ,dixon4--,sir ,charles ,dilke4 ,before ,i proceed any further with the reminiscences of my school-days and after1 ,i should like to recall a few memories of the men and women who visited the studios of my parents4 ,artists of course predominated1 and amongst the latter were men who distinguished themselves in the world4 ,many of them1 through no fault of their genius1 have lost some of their shining reputation4 ,others1 who were merely popular painters of the hour1 are forgotten4 ,again1 a few who were somewhat obscure in their lifetime1 have gained a posthumous reputation1 and still others have to await recognition in the future4 ,it is an age of reactions4 ,just as the pre-,raphaelite movement revolted against the academic art preceding it1 so the photographic idealism of pre-,raphaelitism was superseded by a reaction in art resulting and undoubtedly profiting by its really fine example4 ,i will not go as far as to say ,whistler gained by the pre-,raphaelites2 but his art assuredly became all the more conspicuous by contrast1 and perhaps his school is indirectly responsible for the latest reaction in favour of raw colour4 ,in the back to the land style of painting which we find in favour with a few modern artists1 abnormal looking women are painted with surprising results1 and these artists seem to delight in a sort of blatant realism that becomes nauseous4 ,with passionate brutality they present their subjects to us1 and their admirers call the result life4 ,let us have truth by all means1 and let us not1 on the other hand1 lapse into the merely pretty2 but let the truth we portray be imaginative truth allied to beauty4 ,that reminds me of the plum-box artist1 who used to go round to country houses when ,i was a boy1 with a completed painted picture of what was then considered the ideal and fashionable face1 which consisted mainly of big eyes1 veiled by sweeping lashes1 a perfect complexion1 a rosebud mouth1 and glossy curls4 ,the artist 7one feels more inclined to call him the tradesman7 then superimposed the features of his sitter upon this fancy background1 and the result invariably gave great pleasure and satisfaction4 ,nowadays it has become the fashion or the pose of the moment to decry the works of the ,victorians as old-fashioned1 and in many cases with undoubtedly good reason2 but unfortunately the best work is often included in the same category4 ,in the rage for modernity1 culminating in post-impressionism1 futurism1 and other isms1 in art1 literature1 the stage1 and1 ,i believe1 costume1 the thorough and highly conscientious work of some of our greatest men has become obscured2 they are like the classic which nobody reads1 and they stand unchallenged1 but unnoticed except by the very few4 ,perhaps their genius will survive to-day's reactionary rush into what is sometimes described as individualism1 and the worship of personality before beauty1 which1 if carried to excess as it is to-day1 seems to verge into mere charlatanism4 ,we are a little too near the great ones to see them clearly1 and perhaps they can only be judged by their peers4 ,sometimes ,i see the casual onlooker glance at1 sum up1 and condemn1 pictures which ,i know represent the unfaltering patience of a lifetime1 combined with a passionate idealism of motive4 ,the abundance of art schools1 the enormous reduction in prices1 the overwhelming commercialism which sets its heel upon the true artist1 to crush him out of existence unless he compromises with art1 all combine to render the art and artist in general widely different from the men of my early days4 ,true1 the ,victorian came at a great moment1 and now more than ever1 if ,i may misquote3 art is good 444 with an inheritance4 ,among the innumerable artists ,i knew during my later school-days1 ,maclise stands out a massive figure and a strong personality4 ,he reminded me in a certain grand way of a great bull2 his chin was especially bovine2 it was not exactly a dewlap or a double chin1 but a heavy gradation of flesh going down into his collar4 ,in the ,national ,portrait ,gallery there is a portrait by my father of ,maclise as a young man4 ,his work is to me typical of the man3 he was a magnificent draughtsman1 a cartoonist of fine ideas4 ,in the ,national ,collection at ,kensington there are some beautiful pencil drawings by him of various celebrities of the day1 and they are perfect in line and study of character4 ,in the ,royal ,gallery of the ,house of ,lords may be seen his ,battle of ,waterloo and ,death of ,nelson1 which are extremely masterly in drawing and composition4 ,but in my opinion he lost his charm of line when he attempted paint1 for his colouring is unsympathetic and the effect is hard4 ,his crudity of colour is not so noticeable1 however1 in the frescoes as in his oil-paintings4 ,sir ,edwin ,landseer was an artist who1 like ,maclise1 received large sums for his pictures4 ,he was considered one of the greatest painters of the day1 but ,i am afraid it is no longer the fashion to admire him1 although his best works must always hold the position they have deservedly won4 ,i wonder how many people remember that the lions in ,trafalgar ,square were designed by our great animal painter4 ,the ,sleeping ,bloodhound stands out amongst ,landseer's pictures as a masterpiece4 ,it was painted in two hours from the dead body of a favourite hound4 ,it is curious that in many instances1 especially of early work1 his colour was very rich1 and that in his later work his feeling for colour seems to have weakened4 ,tom ,landseer no doubt contributed largely to his brother's reputation by his masterly fine engravings of ,sir ,edwin's pictures1 which were sometimes unsatisfactory in colour and gained in black and white4 ,herbert1 whose name was prominent through his fresco of ,moses breaking the ,tablets1 was quite a character in those days4 ,i remember he always spoke with what appeared to be a strong ,french accent1 although it has been said he had never been abroad in his life4 ,the story went that1 going to ,boulogne he stepped from the boat 444 slipped 444 and broke his ,english4 ,later in life he worked himself out1 and his ,academy pictures of religious subjects became very grotesque and quite a laughing-stock4 ,i am afraid this type of work needs a watchful sense of humour and a powerful talent to preserve its gravity4 ,mulready was an artist whose character showed in strong contrast to that of ,herbert4 ,he was the dearest of old men2 ,i can see him now with his superb old head1 benevolent and yet strong4 ,he painted that indisputably fine picture1 ,choosing the ,wedding ,gown1 now in the ,national ,collection at the ,kensington ,museum4 ,although the subject will not be viewed with sympathetic interest by many of the present generation1 its worth is undoubted4 ,his work is completely out of date1 but ,i remember one curious fact in connection with his crayon drawings1 which hung upon the walls of the ,academy ,schools2 when ,leighton visited there1 he had these drawings covered over1 because they were extremely antagonistic to his own teaching4 ,david ,roberts1 who was then considered the greatest painter of interiors1 began life as a scene painter1 as did ,stanfield who was his contemporary and a very powerful sea painter4 ,both men were ,royal ,academicians1 as was ,edward ,cooke1 an artist of less power than ,stanfield1 but of not much less distinction1 imbued with the spirit of the old ,dutch painters of sea and ships4 ,he lived to a ripe old age with his two sisters1 but perhaps the youngest in appearance and manner of the four was his wonderful old mother1 who died when she was close upon a hundred4 ,then there were ,burgess and ,long who painted ,spanish subjects4 ,long was best known1 however1 by his picture of the ,babylonian ,marriage ,mart1 and ,burgess as a young man sprang into fame with his picture called ,bravo ,toro4 ,like almost every other artist1 ,long took to portrait painting1 and his pictures became a great financial success2 but his portraits were not for the most part successful from an artist's point of view4 ,most of the well-known artists of the day visited my parents1 and amongst them ,i remember ,sydney ,cooper1 ,david ,roberts1 ,c4 ,r4 ,leslie1 ,peter ,graham1 ,stanfield1 ,edward ,cooke1 ,frith1 ,millais1 etc41 etc4 ,stephens1 the art critic of the ,athenaeum1 came with his intimate friend1 ,holman ,hunt2 he assisted the famous pre-,raphaelite in painting in the detail in some of his pictures1 such as the ,moorish temple in ,the ,saviour in the ,temple4 ,later1 he wrote the catalogue of ,prints and ,drawings at the ,british ,museum4 ,the last time ,i met ,mr4 ,stephens1 he told me the greatest pleasure he could possibly have was to go round ,london with my father1 for there was not a place of interest of which he could not tell some anecdote of historical or topical information2 and as an antiquary of some merit1 the art critic was evidently in a position to give his appreciation with the authority of knowledge4 ,i think my father's closest friend was ,john ,doran4 ,to quote ,mr4 ,edge3-- 444 ,doctor ,doran1 known as the ',doctor1' having graduated in ,germany as a ',doctor of ,philosophy4' ,he was a delightful raconteur1 a brilliant conversationalist1 a man to put the shyest at his ease4 ,he1 too1 studied history and wrote some of the most delightful biographies in the ,english language4 ,the painter 7my father7 and the ,doctor took many an excursion together to old-world places celebrated for memories quaint1 tragic or humorous1 and their rambles were perpetuated in their pictures and books4 ,doran began his literary career by producing a melodrama at the ,surrey ,theatre when he was only fifteen years of age1 and continued up to his death to produce a series of interesting works1 although he did not write for the stage after his early success4 ,he was editor of ,notes and ,queries and the author of ,table ,traits and ,something on ,them4 ,perhaps his best-known work was ,her ,majesty's ,servants4 ,among his later works1 ,monarchs ,retired from ,business1 and ,the ,history of ,court ,fools occur to my mind simultaneously4 ,the three following anecdotes from ,dr4 ,doran's journal1 will appeal on the strength of their own dry humour and at the same time give the reader a glimpse of the character of my father's ,irish friend3-- ,october #ahth1 #ahcc4 ,in an antiquated edition of ,burnet's ,history of ,his ,own ,times it was stated that an old ,earl of ,eglinton had behaved so scandalously that he was made to sit in the ,cutty ,stool 7or stool of repentance at kirk7 for three ,sabbaths running4 ,on the fourth ,sunday he sat there again1 so the minister called him down as his penance was over4 ,it may be so1 said the ,earl1 but ,i shall always sit here for the future 444 it is the best seat in the kirk1 and ,i do not see a better man to take it from me4 ,december #ith1 #ahcc4 ,colonel ,boldero told us after dinner a good story of ,luttrell that ,rogers told him the other day4 ,he was about to sit for his picture1 and asked ,luttrell's advice as to how he should be taken4 ,oh1 said ,luttrell1 let it be as when you are entering a pew--with your face in your hat4 ,illustration3 ,,john ,,everett ,,millais1 ,r4,a11 ,drawn by me from life for the ,graphic #ahgd4 ,illustration3 ,c4 ,r4 ,,leslie1 ,r4,a4 7,,my ,,godfather74 ,died in #ahei4 ,december #e1 #ahcc4 ,heard also at dinner a story of ,poodle ,byng4 ,dining once at the ,duke of ,rutland's1 he exclaimed on seeing fish on the table1 ,ah6 ,my old friend haddock6 ,i haven't seen that fish at a gentleman's table since ,i was a boy6 ,the ,poodle was never invited to ,belvoir again4 ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,s4 ,c4 ,hall1 also well-known writers of the day1 were constant visitors at our house4 ,s4 ,c4 ,hall was said to have suggested the character of ,pecksniff to ,dickens1 perhaps because he interlarded his conversation with pious remarks1 which may have sounded singularly hypocritical to many people4 ,as a child ,i regarded him with terror1 because whenever he called he would come to our nursery and behave in a manner he probably thought highly entertaining to children1 which consisted of pulling awful faces4 ,his mass of white hair1 bushy eyebrows and staring eyes gave him an ogreish look1 and added to my fears when he shook his fist at me in mock horror4 ,then he would tickle me as hard as he could2 and as ,i hated this form of play1 his exertions only moved me to tears1 so that when ,i heard him coming ,i invariably hid myself until his departure4 ,mr4 ,hall began life as a barrister and turned to literary work1 establishing the ,art ,journal1 and carrying it on in the face of very discouraging circumstances4 ,eventually he was successful1 and his work had an extensive influence1 ,i suppose1 on the progress of ,british art4 ,as a writer his output was enormous2 he and his wife published between them no fewer than two hundred and seventy volumes4 ,as an ardent spiritualist he was very interested at that time in a medium who1 ,i am afraid1 was an atrocious humbug4 ,one ,good ,friday my father called1 to find ,mr4 ,hall in a state of great excitement4 ,you've just missed dear ,daniel1 said ,hall4 ,he floated in through the window1 round the house and out again1 and ,i don't doubt we shall see the day when he will float round ,st4 ,paul's4 ,mrs4 ,s4 ,c4 ,hall 7very ,irish71 who had a great personal reputation as a writer1 was most attractive and altogether a very interesting woman1 being a spiritualist and a philanthropist4 ,she founded the ,hospital for ,consumptives in the ,fulham ,road1 and persuaded her great friend ,jenny ,lind to sing at charity concerts to gain funds for her institution4 ,my father painted both of them1 and the portrait of ,mr4 ,hall is now in the possession of the latter's family4 ,ruskin was on very friendly terms with them1 and it was the ,halls who introduced us to the ,virtues1 who were the proprietors and publishers of the ,art ,journal4 ,james ,virtue1 who was a fine oar and ,president of the ,london ,rowing ,club1 was one of the most cheerful men one could wish to meet2 and as hostess1 his wife1 who1 ,i am happy to say1 is still living1 was equally delightful4 ,his brother ,william ,virtue afterwards saved my life--but that is anticipating events somewhat4 ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,tom ,taylor were another interesting and talented couple who were friends of my parents4 ,tom ,taylor was the art critic of the ,times1 and at one time editor of ,punch4 ,he was also the author of several popular plays1 of which ,still ,waters ,run ,deep and the ,ticket of ,leave ,man1 in which ,henry ,neville played the hero1 are perhaps the most widely known4 ,in conjunction with ,charles ,reade he wrote some amusing comedies2 as well as writing in prose and verse for ,punch he compiled some interesting biographies1 of ,reynolds1 ,constable1 ,david ,cox1 and ,c4 ,r4 ,leslie1 ,r4,a4 ,at dinner his appearance was remarkable1 for he usually wore a black velvet evening suit4 ,a curious trait of the dramatist's was his absent-minded manner and forgetfulness of convention4 ,sometimes when walking in the street with a friend he would grow interested1 and1 to emphasise his remarks1 turned to look more directly into the face of his companion1 at the same time placing his arm around his waist4 ,in the case of a lady this habit sometimes proved rather embarrassing6 ,mr4 ,tom ,taylor was a man of unbounded kindness in helping everybody who was in need of money or in trouble2 his generosity probably made him the object of attentions from all sorts and conditions of people1 a fact very soon discovered by his domestics1 for one day ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,taylor returned from a walk to be met by a startled parlourmaid who announced the presence of a strange-looking man who was waiting to see them4 ,her suspicions being aroused by his wild appearance1 she had shown him into the pantry1 fearing to leave him in the drawing-room4 ,on repairing to the pantry with curiosity not unmixed with wonder1 they discovered 444 ,tennyson 444 quite at home and immensely tickled by his situation4 ,mrs4 ,tom ,taylor was descended from ,wycliffe1 and in her early youth lived with her two sisters with their father1 the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,barker 7who was quite a personality71 in the country4 ,laura ,barker was brought up in circumstances very similar to the ,brontes4 ,she was extremely talented1 and began her musical career at the age of thirteen1 when her great musical gifts brought her to the notice of ,paganini4 ,paganini1 after hearing her play1 was much astonished at her power in rendering--entirely from ear--his wonderful harmonies upon her violin4 ,general ,perronet ,thompson1 on another occasion1 was so pleased with her performance that he encouraged her talent by presenting her with a ,stradivarius4 ,later she became an art critic in ,florence1 and the composer of many popular songs4 ,when she married ,mr4 ,tom ,taylor she continued to publish her talented songs under her maiden name4 ,a well-known composer1 whose name is probably merged in memories of the near past1 is ,sam ,lover1 who will be remembered as the writer of ,molly ,bawn1 ,rory ,o',more1 ,the ,four-leaved ,shamrock1 and many others4 ,his career was a strange and varied one4 ,beginning life as an artist1 he won his way to fame in ,dublin1 where he became a very popular miniature painter1 and many famous men of the day sat to him4 ,his roving taste1 however1 led him gradually to abandon art for literature4 ,in this again he was successful1 and came to ,london1 where he contributed to most of the magazines of the day1 and wrote several novels4 ,after more successes he began to compose the songs so well known to-day4 ,about the same time he wrote ballad poetry1 but finding the output a strain1 he prepared a series of entertainments which he entitled ,irish ,evenings1 in which he embodied songs and music of his own composition4 ,these entertainments became exceedingly popular1 and the reputation he acquired led him to extend his horizon to ,america4 ,on returning1 he turned his experiences to account1 and finally changed his profession and sailed away to become an ,english foreign consul in foreign lands4 ,before he left ,england he said to my mother1 ,mrs4 ,ward1 if ,i return1 ,i know ,i shall find you as young as when ,i leave you6 ,he has not returned1 but his words come back to me1 for indeed she seems to have discovered the secret of eternal youth4 ,felix ,moscheles the painter1 was a constant visitor at our house1 and he was the son of old ,mr4 ,moscheles the great composer and pianist and friend of ,mendelssohn4 ,felix ,moscheles was a chum of ,du ,maurier when both lived in ,paris1 and he wrote a biography of this eminent ,punch artist and author of ,trilby4 ,inheriting some of the remarkable gift of his father 7quite apart from his talent as a painter7 ,felix played the piano1 but he was astonishingly modest about his undoubted talent and would only play very occasionally4 ,he is an old man now1 but active still1 for ,i heard his name not long ago in connection with a ,peace ,society4 ,moscheles' niece1 ,miss ,roche1 who is ,mrs4 ,henry ,dickens1 the wife of the eminent ,k4,c4 and eldest surviving son of ,charles ,dickens1 inherits the musical talent of her family1 and is also well known in musical circles4 ,a propos of the ,dickens family1 ,i remember an incident in connection with one of ,mr4 ,philip ,calderon's pictures1 when ,i was going through the ,royal ,academy 7then in ,trafalgar ,square74 ,i noticed an old ,darby and ,joan looking carefully through the catalogue for the title of a picture by the artist representing a nude nymph riding on a wave of the sea1 surrounded by a friendly crowd of porpoises disporting themselves gaily around her4 ,ah1 said the old gentleman1 here we are4444 ',portrait of ,mrs4 ,charles ,dickens1 ,junior6' ,sir ,theodore and ,lady ,martin 7nee ,helen ,faucit7 used to visit my parents4 ,sir ,theodore was knighted when he had completed the ,queen's book1 and his wife1 when she left the stage1 dined more than once at her ,majesty's table4 ,when ,i was still at school1 ,garibaldi visited ,england1 and after being universally feted in ,london1 and honoured with a banquet by the ,lord ,mayor1 suddenly announced his intention of returning to ,italy4 ,the cause of the resolution was the subject of much controversy at the time1 as he would1 by his departure1 cancel many engagements and upset the preparations the provinces had made to receive him4 ,garibaldi embarked for ,italy after a sojourn of seven weeks in ,england1 accompanied by the ,duke and ,duchess of ,sutherland in their yacht4 ,his son1 ,minotti ,garibaldi1 came to our house1 and his visit recalls an amusing episode in connection with one of my father's pictures4 ,an eccentric old art critic1 a low churchman1 who1 as such1 cultivated a modesty in dress and a deep humility of demeanour that consorted oddly with his rubicund feature 7which had roused our housekeeper to remark ,mr4 ,so-and-so1 'e's got a nose to light a pipe71 was calling upon my father to view his picture of ,anne ,boleyn at the ,queen ,stairs of the ,tower4 ,anne ,boleyn is represented in the picture as having sunk down from exhaustion and fear on the lower step leading to the place of execution4 ,after remarking upon the masterly manner of the painting1 the old man paused1 and looking up under his eyes he placed a thoughtful finger upon his forehead and said in mournful accents1 ,the hutter 'elplessness6 ,a little later young ,garibaldi called and was introduced to our pious critic1 who1 not quite knowing what to say1 but feeling he should rise to the occasion1 made a spasmodic attempt at tact and ejaculated ',ow's yer pa8 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,marquis ,,of ,,winchester1 #aijd4 ,the late ,lord ,crewe comes to my mind now as one of my parents' friends2 he cultivated the society of artists and 444 bishops6 ,he was very absent-minded1 and there is a story told of him1 which1 although far-fetched1 is very typical4 ,suddenly recollecting his duties as host of a large house party1 he approached his guests one afternoon and asked them if they would care to go riding1 and finding several agreeable1 made arrangements with each one to be at the hall door at #b4cj1 when he would supply them with an excellent white horse4 ,at the appointed hour1 guest after guest arrived booted1 breeched1 and habited1 until nearly the whole party had assembled4 ,they waited1 and finally had the satisfaction of seeing ,lord ,crewe ride away1 quite oblivious1 on the white horse4 ,my parents1 after staying there some time1 arrived home to find a letter inviting them to ,crewe ,hall and written in a way that suggested an absence of years4 ,lord ,crewe's extraordinary absent-mindedness was proverbial1 and1 since he was not aware of it1 caused him to be considerably taken advantage of4 ,he used to dine at the ,athenaeum1 and usually at the same table4 ,another member came rushing in one day to obtain a place for dinner for himself4 ,all being engaged1 the waiter was obliged to refuse the extra guest1 when the flurried member pointed to an empty seat4 ,oh1 sir1 said the waiter with apologetic deference1 ,that's ,lord ,crewe's4 ,never mind1 said the urgent would-be diner4 ,tell him when he comes--that he's dined6 ,it is to be supposed the waiter found his deception worth while1 for when ,lord ,crewe arrived1 he was met with surprise and quiet expostulation4 ,you dined an hour ago1 my lord1 said the unscrupulous waiter4 ,so ,i did1 murmured the poor victim1 as he retraced his steps4 ,i once remember his coming all the way from ,crewe to dine with my people4 ,after dinner my sister ,beatrice1 who played the violin1 performed her latest piece for his benefit4 ,lord ,crewe1 evidently tired after his meal1 went to sleep and slept soundly until the finish1 when he awoke suddenly1 applauded loudly and eulogised her talent at some length4 ,marks1 the ,r4,a41 paid a visit to ,crewe ,hall2 after which he composed some very tuneful and witty songs of the noble ,earl of ,crewe1 which set forth that gentleman's idiosyncrasies at no small length1 much to the amusement of all who heard them4 ,i wonder how many people nowadays remember ,fechter the actor4 ,i often saw him when ,i was a boy1 and thought his acting splendid4 ,his love scene with ,kate ,terry in the ,duke's ,motto took ,london by storm4 ,he had a marked foreign accent that did not interfere in the least with the clear elocution that he owed to ,bellew's instruction4 ,fechter was born in ,london and educated in ,france as a sculptor1 but his inclinations tended towards the stage2 he made his debut at the ,salle ,moliere1 and achieved success as ,duval in ,la ,dame aux ,camellias4 ,after acting in ,italy1 ,germany1 and ,france1 he came to ,england and won his laurels upon our stage4 ,in conversation he was brilliant1 and in appearance gave one the impression of strength both physically and mentally2 ,i think his face is to this day more deeply impressed upon my mind than that of any other actor ,i remember excepting ,irving4 ,my father painted his portrait in the costume he wore in ,hamlet and many years after my mother presented the picture to ,henry ,irving2 but she still has the dress which ,fechter gave her when leaving ,england4 ,charles ,dickens thought highly of him1 as the following letter will show4 #c1 ,hanover ,terrace1 ,thursday1 ,twenty-fifth ,april1 #ahfa4 ,,my ,,dear ,,ward1 ,i have the greatest interest in ,fechter 7on whom ,i called2 by the way1 ,i hope he knows71 and ,i should have been heartily glad to meet him again4 ,but--one word in such a case is as good1 or bad1 as a thousand4444 ,i am engaged on ,tuesday beyond the possibilities of backing out or putting off4 ,with kind regards to ,mrs4 ,ward1 in which my daughter and ,miss ,hogarth join1 ,very faithfully yours1 ,,charles ,,dickens4 ,irving 7when comparatively unknown to the ,london public7 ,i first saw in ,lost in ,london1 and not long afterwards when he played ,macbeth1 ,i could not resist caricaturing him4 ,sothern ,i remember1 of course1 in ,lord ,dundreary2 and ,lytton1 his son1 also a successful actor in comparatively late years1 and a playfellow of my brother ,russell4 ,w4 ,s4 ,gilbert came often to our ,sunday evenings at ,kent ,villa4 ,years after1 ,i recollect a story he told in the ,club against himself4 ,he was at the ,derby1 and crossing over from the stand1 he got amongst the crowd who hustled and jostled him without the slightest regard for his comfort4 ,he remonstrated with them1 and receiving a good deal of impertinence in consequence1 he lost his temper4 ,when he at length emerged from the crush1 he discovered his watch1 a unique repeater and gold chain worth about two hundred pounds1 had disappeared4 ,the five minutes' talk proved to be one of the most expensive he had ever indulged in4 ,although my father was interested in all sorts and conditions of men1 historians1 as ,i have remarked before1 possessed a supreme attraction for him1 and he sought the society of such men1 as they in their turn sought his1 whenever opportunity presented itself4 ,william ,hepworth ,dixon1 the historian1 became friendly with my father shortly after our arrival at ,kent ,villa1 and in the company of ,douglas ,jerrold was frequently at our house4 ,mr4 ,dixon wrote a series of papers in the ,daily ,news on the ,literature of the ,lower ,orders1 which were precursors of ,henry ,mayhew's inquiries into the conditions of the ,london poor4 ,he took a great interest in the lower classes and was instrumental in obtaining a free entry for the public to the ,tower of ,london4 ,afterwards he became chief editor of the ,athenaeum4 ,as a traveller he visited ,italy1 ,spain1 ,hungary--all ,europe1 in fact1 as well as ,canada and the ,united ,states1 where he went to ,salt ,lake ,city and wrote a history of the ,mormons4 ,he finally met with a riding accident in ,cyprus which made him more or less of an invalid afterwards4 ,his extraordinary reluctance to enter a church is one of the idiosyncrasies that returns to me2 this must have puzzled my father1 who was a very religious man and a constant church-goer4 ,lord ,stanhope 7formerly ,lord ,mahon7 was another historian1 and an intimate friend of my father's4 ,when the first ,peel ,ministry was formed in #ahcd1 ,lord ,mahon appeared as ,under-,secretary of ,state for ,foreign ,affairs1 and during the last year of the ,peel ,ministry he held the office of ,secretary to the ,board of ,control and supported the repeal of the ,corn ,laws4 ,he subsequently pursued a somewhat wavering course1 voted with the ,protectionists against the change in the ,navigation ,laws1 and lost his seat for ,hertford at the general election of #aheb4 ,afterwards his lordship devoted most of his life to historical research and wrote among other works ,a ,history of the ,war of the ,succession in ,spain4 ,his portrait is amongst the many my father painted of men distinguished in their studies2 ,bulwer1 ,thackeray1 ,lord ,macaulay1 ,hallam1 ,dickens1 ,collins1 were also subjects for his brush4 ,sir ,charles ,dilke 7the ,dilkes were then proprietors of the ,athenaeum7 once came to dine with us1 and was mortally offended because a foreign ambassador was given precedence1 as is etiquette as well as politeness to a stranger amongst us4 ,he took my sister down1 and sulked and grumbled to her all dinner time1 venting on our high-backed antique chairs his annoyance at what he imagined to be a serious slight to his dignity and position4 ,i went with my father to ,charles ,dickens' last reading4 ,he was an amateur actor of high repute1 and his rendering of the famous novels was exceedingly dramatic4 ,wilkie ,collins once wrote a play1 called ,the ,lighthouse1 for some private theatricals in which ,dickens acted4 ,my father designed the invitation card1 and the original drawing was sold at the ,dickens' sale at ,christie's1 where it fetched a high price4 ,at the last party given by ,miss ,dickens before he died1 ,i was introduced to the great author1 and curiously enough1 he said1 ,i am so pleased to make your acquaintance1 and ,i hope this will not be your last visit4 ,that evening ,joachim gave us an exhibition of his incomparable art4 ,lord ,houghton1 who was as absent-minded in his way as his brother-in-law1 ,lord ,crewe1 was one of the guests4 ,he fell asleep during ,joachim's recital1 and snored4 ,as the exquisite chords from the violin rose on the air1 ,lord ,houghton's snores sounded loudly in opposition1 sometimes drowning a delicate passage1 and at others lost in a passionate rush of melody from the player1 who must have needed all his composure to prevent him waking the slumbering lord4 ,about that time ,i made several slight caricatures of ,dickens1 which have been not only exhibited1 but published4 ,illustration3 ,,lord ,,houghton4 #ahhb4 ,illustration3 ,,fred ,,archer4 #ahha4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,duke ,,of ,,beaufort4 ,,chapter ,,iv ,,work ,,and ,,play ,school-days ended4--,a trip to ,paris4--,versailles and the ,morgue4--,i enter the office of ,sydney ,smirke1 ,r4,a4--,montagu ,williams and ,christchurch4--,a squall4--,frith as arbitrator4 --,i nearly lose my life4--,william ,virtue to the rescue4--,the ,honourable ,mrs4 ,butler ,johnson ,munro4--,i visit ,knebworth4-- ,lord ,lytton4--,spiritualism4--,my first picture in the ,royal ,academy4--,a ,scotch holiday with my friend ,richard ,dunlop4-- ,patrick ,adam4--,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,arthur ,lewis4--,mr4 ,george ,fox and ,harry ,fox4--,sir ,william ,jaffray4--,mr4 ,william ,cobbett4-- ,adventures on and off a horse4--,peter ,graham4--,cruikshank4-- ,mr4 ,phene ,spiers4--,johnston ,forbes-,robertson and ,irving4-- ,fred ,walker4--,arthur ,sullivan4--,sir ,henry de ,bathe4--,sir ,spencer ,ponsonby4--,du ,maurier4--,arthur ,cecil4--,sir ,francis ,burnand4--,the ,bennett ,benefit4 ,after leaving school1 ,i took a trip with some schoolfellows to ,paris4 ,our visit was not remarkably adventurous4 ,i remember my interest in the outside seats on the trains1 our nearly being frozen to death while indulging in the novelty of a journey to ,versailles1 and my excitement when ,i thought ,i had discovered ,shakespeare in the ,morgue1 although second thoughts led me to the conclusion ,i was a little late in the day4 ,my great ambition at this period of my life was to be able to study drawing and painting1 but my father was inexorable in his decision1 and ,i entered the office of ,sydney ,smirke1 ,r4,a41 to learn architecture4 ,mr4 ,smirke was one of three talented brothers 7the sons of the very distinguished artist1 ,robert ,smirke1 ,r4,a471 ,sir ,edward ,smirke1 the ,city ,solicitor1 and ,sir ,robert ,smirke1 ,r4,a41 who achieved fame as an architect and designed ,covent ,garden ,theatre among buildings of note4 ,it is probable 7,i was told at the time7 that ,mr4 ,sydney ,smirke would have received a knighthood1 had he not opposed ,queen ,victoria's desire at that time that all ,art ,exhibitions should be restricted to the neighbourhood of ,south ,kensington4 ,he had then decided with the ,committee who commissioned him upon the present site of ,burlington ,house for the ,royal ,academy1 which was to be built to his design4 ,among his best-known works are the ,carlton and ,conservative ,club houses1 the ,reading ,room1 and the ,roman and ,assyrian ,galleries at the ,british ,museum4 ,while ,i was in ,mr4 ,smirke's office1 ,i longed more than ever to be an artist1 for the purely mechanical part of the profession did not appeal to me in the least1 neither did the prospect of an architect's life commend itself4 ,after a year during which ,i worked very conscientiously1 considering my adverse sympathies1 with bricks and mortar1 ,mr4 ,smirke finished his last work on ,burlington ,house1 and announced his intention of retiring4 ,in the meantime ,i had visited ,christchurch and ,bournemouth1 and had completed a series of drawings of interiors4 ,one of these--of the ,lady ,chapel--was bought by ,montague ,williams1 whose wife had then recently died4 ,my picture1 which represented a woman placing flowers upon a tomb1 figured in the drawing1 was the best work ,i had done up to that period1 and it probably possessed some sad association or suggestion for him4 ,i had wished to sell the picture to the ,rev4 ,zacchary ,nash1 the ,rector of ,christchurch1 and he wrote to me1 saying1 ,if you very much wish me to buy the water-colour drawing1 ,i will2 but ,i dislike all pictures1 and consider they never rise to my preconceived idea of the subject or object they are intended to represent4 ,the walls of his house were entirely without the usual ornamentation1 and ,i do not remember to have seen there a single picture1 with the exception of the usual conventional and handed-down portraits of relations4 ,i was made a member of the ,architectural ,association1 and exhibited my drawings of ,christchurch1 which were so highly appreciated by my father1 and so pleased him by what he considered my advance in the architectural profession1 that ,i had not the heart to tell him of my ever-increasing desire to leave it and go through the ,academy ,schools1 and become a painter4 ,he had repeatedly said he would rather ,i swept a crossing than be an artist1 whereupon ,i decided upon the one outside our house1 in anticipation4 ,on my return1 my father immediately exerted himself to find a new office for me1 and ,mr4 ,smirke suggested a colleague of his1 ,mr4 ,street1 in the following letter3-- ,,my ,,dear ,,sir1 444 with regard to ,leslie ,i quite concur with you in wishing him to get into some busy and eminent office where he can see and profit by all the matters connected with the carrying out of architectural work4 ,i have enclosed herewith a note to ,mr4 ,street1 requesting him to tell me candidly whether he can readily admit ,leslie into his office1 and ,i shall not fail to let him know how highly ,i appreciate ,leslie's qualification4 ,at the same time ,i must remind you that in an eminent architect's office1 each stool has its money value and very big premiums are realised4 ,what ,i shall tell ,street will be that in taking ,leslie into his office he is taking an excellent draughtsman with taste and intelligence to boot1 and not a raw recruit--one in short1 who would be found useful from the first day of his entrance4 ,yours sincerely1 ,,sydney ,,smirke4 ,my father in the meantime had spoken to his friend ,mr4 ,edward ,barry1 ,r4,a41 with a view to my entering his office4 ,this interview resulted in my calling upon ,mr4 ,barry with specimens of my work1 of which he approved and upon which he complimented me4 ,at the same time he warned me that ,t-squares and compass1 and not the paint brush1 would be my daily implements for at least five years4 ,this was too much for me1 and ,i frankly told him it would be impossible1 and that three years--until my coming of age--would be my limit4 ,barry then expressed his opinion that an artist's career was what ,i was fitted for1 and not an architect's office1 and although ,i quite agreed with him ,i went home with a heavy heart at the thought of my father's disappointment4 ,on my return ,i sought my room1 and1 after locking the door1 ,i sat down to consider the situation4 ,also1 ,i found that--perhaps from the effect of my excitement--my nose was bleeding1 and ,i endeavoured to staunch the flow of blood4 ,presently1 before ,i had decided upon a tactful plan of action1 my father knocked at the door1 and when ,i opened it1 rushed in1 greatly excited to hear the result of the interview4 ,a rousing scene followed1 and although ,i respected his feelings and was sorry to go against his wishes1 ,i instinctively clung to my decision to live my life as ,i chose and to follow my own career4 ,the same evening my father consulted his friend1 ,mr4 ,frith1 on the matter1 and he kindly consented to act as mediator in this affair of my future career4 ,after trying to dissuade me1 and presenting an artist's life from its very blackest standpoint1 and still finding me full of hope and enthusiasm1 ,mr4 ,frith at last said1 ,i don't mind telling you that1 had you been my son1 ,i should certainly have encouraged you in your desire to adopt an artist's profession4 ,illustration3 ,,sir ,,alfred ,,scott-,,gatty1 ,c4,v4,o4 7,,garter ,,king-,,at-,,arms1 #aije74 ,finally my father was persuaded1 and as there was nothing more to be said1 we shook hands upon my determination4 ,thus we buried the long-cherished idea of my architectural career1 of which ,i was heartily glad to hear the last4 ,after the disagreement1 ,frith1 to encourage me1 commissioned me to square out one of his pictures from a small sketch--,the ,procession of ,our ,lady of ,boulogne4 ,i received eighteen guineas when my task was completed1 but in my excitement at receiving my first cheque1 ,i threw it 7in its envelope7 accidentally in the fire4 ,i was in despair when ,i discovered my blunder1 and1 in my ignorance of paper money1 went to ,frith and told him of the calamity4 ,he chaffed me1 and said1 ,you know1 ,leslie1 ,i'm not compelled to give you another cheque 444 but if you wish it ,i will4 ,whereupon he gave me my long-looked-for and fateful eighteen guineas4 ,i was now free to face my future and to begin life as ,i wished2 and in the meanwhile ,i nearly ended it prematurely while ,i was on a visit to my friend ,william ,virtue1 at ,sunbury4 ,at my host's suggestion1 we started with three friends for a bathe in the river1 early on a ,sunday morning1 the tide being high and the current strong4 ,i was a fair swimmer and very fond of the pastime1 and so1 when our return home for breakfast was suggested1 ,i thought to have one more plunge1 whereupon ,bill1 as we called him1 being familiar with the current in the vicinity of the weir1 advised me to avail myself of one in particular1 which would1 if ,i followed it1 he said1 carry me back to the boat4 ,i acted upon the suggestion1 but upon reaching our boat found myself unable to get a firm enough grip upon it1 and1 after making several attempts1 became quite exhausted1 and then tried to float on my back to give myself a rest4 ,then an article ,i had been reading the night before headed ,precautions in case of ,drowning1 came to my mind1 with the advice when exhausted to ,throw yourself upon your back4 ,but this precaution proved fruitless1 as at this moment an under-current sucked me down4 ,being by this time quite helpless1 ,i was shot up again like the imp in the bottle1 only to be washed under again1 and then in desperation ,i called for ,help6 and sank for the last time4 ,in my case no past incidents lit up my brain with one lightning flash of thought--no beautiful ideas surged up--as one has heard told in novels4 ,i only thought of the boat 444 ,i must get to the boat 444 and when ,i sank ,i said to myself1 ,good-bye4 ,my host1 who was then in smooth water on the other side of the river exclaimed1 to the rest of the party1 ,where's ,ward8 and as he spoke he observed the ring in the water where ,i had disappeared4 ,fearing ,i was dead1 he exclaimed1 ,good ,god1 how shall ,i break the news8 but he plunged in and lost no time in rescuing me4 ,how it was done1 he was scarcely able to say1 but he found me obedient to his directions1 and1 being a powerfully built man1 he was able to battle against the rush of water1 whilst supporting me4 ,i was eventually dragged into the boat1 and1 wonderful to relate1 ,i had retained sufficient consciousness to know ,i was alive1 while fearing at the same time for ,virtue1 who1 placing me in safety1 had swum after another of our party who had rashly gone to the aid of both of us1 and was in difficulties himself4 ,needless to add1 my heroic friend was in a fainting condition when we reached his house1 but with the aid of a little brandy1 he soon recovered1 and no harm came to any of us4 ,in fact1 in the afternoon ,i had sufficiently recovered to walk to ,teddington1 where ,i called upon the ,edward ,levys1 who had taken a house there for the summer4 ,feeling quite fit in spite of the episode of the morning1 ,i was sitting in the drawing-room regaling my hostess with the little incident of my rescue1 when she asked me to ring the bell for tea4 ,on either side of the fireplace a bell appeared to be attached to the wall4 ,one of these1 as happens in old-fashioned houses1 was a dummy1 and this one ,i attempted to pull2 being at that age when a young man does not wish to be outwitted1 and finding the bell was extremely difficult to manage1 ,i gave it an extra hard tug1 and1 to my consternation1 pulled off the dummy handle and with it masses of plaster which came showering down all around me4 ,my feelings on discovering my blunder were too deep for words4 ,another lamentable accident happened to me when ,i was attempting to coax my coming moustache with a pair of curling tongs--to curl the edges6 ,in carelessly handling the lamp 7which exploded71 and in trying to blow out the flames1 ,i burnt myself so badly that ,i lost every atom of hair on my face1 eyebrows1 eyelashes1 and the rest4 ,seeing an advertisement a little later for hair restorer and moustache renovator1 ,i bought it in high hopes1 and rubbed it well in 7as directions7 before going to bed4 ,when1 the next morning ,i arose1 expectant1 ,i was puzzled to find my lips swollen out of all proportion1 and my disappointment was not untinged with feelings that can be left to the imagination4 ,about this time ,i received my first commission1 through ,mrs4 ,pender 7afterwards ,lady ,pender71 who asked my father if ,i could be induced to undertake a series of drawings for a friend of hers1 ,mrs4 ,butler ,johnstone ,munro4 ,of course1 ,i jumped at the offer1 and lost no time in making the acquaintance of my patroness1 who was an eccentric old lady of eighty1 and quite an original character4 ,her brother1 ,mr4 ,munro of ,novar1 had left her his collection of pictures of all schools1 which she prized greatly1 and she wished me to make a plan and series of drawings to scale1 of the pictures in their frames exactly as they hung upon the walls of her house in ,hamilton ,place1 that it might give her an idea how they should be placed in a mansion she was moving into4 ,the work took me a little over three months to complete1 and when it was done1 ,i made sure of a handsome remuneration from ,mrs4 ,butler ,johnstone1 who was very wealthy4 ,alas6 the five-pound note which she paid me after my first day's work was all ,i ever got1 for she died suddenly while ,i was taking a summer holiday1 and ,i was mug enough not to send in a claim to her executors4 ,thus only the memory and satisfaction of having studied some of the finest pictures in this country was left me by way of compensation for my trouble4 ,i often1 however1 look back in amusement at some of my experiences while ,i was working for this quaint old lady1 who1 ,i may mention1 seemed to consider me at her beck and call1 and used to telegraph for me to come and show her guests a portfolio containing an almost unique set of water-colour drawings by ,turner4 ,colonel ,butler ,johnstone1 ,m4,p4 7my patroness's husband7 came into the room one day when ,i was starting upon my commission2 he evidently had no sympathy with art1 for he said that he thought that ,i might be better occupied4 ,it seemed to him1 he said1 rather ridiculous to undertake such tedious work1 because when it was completed he couldn't see the object of it4 ,this was a little disconcerting1 but ,i was not discouraged4 ,i remember1 one summer morning1 ,mrs4 ,butler ,johnstone arriving on horseback at my father's house1 and sending in a message by the servant to inform ,mr4 ,leslie ,ward1 that the ,honourable ,mrs4 ,butler ,johnstone ,munro was waiting to see him1 and1 upon my hastening downstairs1 ,i saw at the front door1 mounted upon a good1 but aged horse1 my strange employer1 shielding her wrinkled old face from the sun with a white parasol1 which ,i afterwards discovered she habitually used whilst riding in the ,park during the season4 ,this call was to ask me to accompany her to the ,kensington ,museum1 and there to act as her mouthpiece1 she being desirous of making a proposition to ,sir ,wentworth ,cole as to her intention of making a temporary loan of pictures to that institute4 ,while we were driving to the ,museum in a hansom cab1 ,i remember that a somewhat ridiculous contretemps took place4 ,the old lady1 in giving her directions to the driver1 managed to get her bonnet and cape entangled and dragged off1 and ,i was reprimanded severely for the vain attempts ,i made to act as the gallant in assisting her to replace them4 ,my visit for six weeks1 with my parents1 to the first ,lord ,lytton 7,bulwer ,lytton7 at ,knebworth1 made a great impression upon my mind1 as ,i suppose ,i began to consider myself grown up1 and was rather flattered on receiving so interesting an invitation4 ,during my stay ,i made a water-colour painting of the great hall1 which was hung with rich red hangings and a fine old ,elizabethan curtain4 ,i also both caricatured from memory and drew a portrait of my host 7for which he sat71 for his appearance proved an irresistible attraction to me4 ,lord ,lytton had a remarkably narrow face with a high forehead2 his nose was piercingly aquiline1 and seemed to swoop down between his closely-set blue eyes1 which changed in expression as his interest waxed and waned4 ,when he was interestedly questioning his neighbour1 he became almost satanic looking1 and his glance grew so keenly inquisitive as to give the appearance of a cast in his eyes4 ,carefully curled hair crowned his forehead1 and his bushy eyebrows1 beard and moustache gave a curious expression to his face1 which was rather pale1 except in the evening1 when he slightly touched up1 as the dandies of his day were in the habit of doing4 ,his beau ideal was ,d',orsay1 and he showed the nicest care in the choice of his clothes4 ,his trousers were baggy as they tapered downward1 and rather suggested a sailor's in the way they widened towards the feet4 ,i can see him now standing on the hearthrug awaiting the announcement of dinner--dressed up to the eyes1 and listening with bent1 attentive head to his guests4 ,it was typical of ,lord ,lytton that he listened to the most insignificant of his guests with all the deference that he would have shown to the greatest4 ,replacing his hookah 7for he smoked opium7 he would be silent for a considerable time1 watching us out of his odd eyes1 and when he spoke it was in a soft voice which he never raised above a low tone4 ,he told many stories of ,dis-ra-eel-i1 whose name he pronounced with slow deliberation1 and one strained one's ears to catch every word that he said1 they were so interesting4 ,i wish ,i could remember them now4 ,,at ,,knebworth4 ,illustration3 ,in an inquisitive mood4 ,sketched from memory4 ,illustration3 ,slight ,sketch of ,knebworth4 ,illustration3 ,,first ,,lord ,,lytton 7,,bulwer ,,lytton74 ,drawn from life4 #ahfi4 ,illustration3 ,silent ,before dinner4 ,sketched from memory ,in ,art he had no taste whatever1 but he was especially fond of artists with literary tastes1 which perhaps explains why he took so much to ,maclise and my father4 ,maclise 7whom he considered everything that could be desired both as a personality and an artist7 painted his portrait1 which is now at ,knebworth4 ,it is an extraordinarily good likeness1 but very hard in the quality of painting1 and unsympathetic in treatment4 ,when ,i was at ,knebworth ,i first found myself in public opposition to my father's dislike of tobacco4 ,i do not think ,i have mentioned this distaste before4 ,when he gave a dinner at home1 he usually persuaded a friend to choose the cigars1 and was very glad to escape from the atmosphere of tobacco when they were being smoked by his guests4 ,later in life the doctor ordered an occasional cigarette to soothe his nerves2 he smoked one1 and that was too much for him4 ,a propos of this detestation of tobacco1 ,i suffered what ,i supposed then to be one of the most humiliating moments of my life4 ,when the cigars were handed round to the guests after dinner1 ,i took one and began to light it1 whereupon my father1 who had never allowed me to smoke in his presence1 saw my cigar1 and waved it magnificently down4 ,considering myself grown up1 ,i was at the most sensitive period of my boyhood1 and ,i felt ,i must appear ridiculous in the eyes of all the men at the table1 when possibly the whole episode had passed unnoticed1 or if they had observed me1 would not have given a moment's notice to the occurrence4 ,there was a ,french cook at ,knebworth who used to go fishing in the lake for minnows4 ,lord ,lytton was wont to damp my ardour when ,i expressed a desire to fish1 by informing me that there were pike1 but that nobody had ever succeeded in catching any4 ,strangely enough1 from the moment ,i started to fish1 ,i was very successful4 ,never a day passed without my making a good haul2 and although the ,frenchman failed to catch them1 he knew the secret of stuffing and serving them for dinner4 ,lord ,lytton was in some respects rather curious1 for he informed me that if ,i went on fishing ,i should empty the lake4 ,however1 ,i went down one morning and found the whole lake drained and the fish destroyed4 ,the only explanation which occurred to me was that he might have regarded fishing as cruel1 just as he considered shooting brutal2 for after once hearing the cries of a hare he had wounded he never handled a gun again4 ,an ,american lady named ,madame de ,rossit was then acting as ,lord ,lytton's secretary4 ,she had her little daughter with her1 a very precocious child1 who had been brought up evidently on the great man's poetry4 ,i remember a very painful evening when all the household and the neighbours were present to hear the child recite ,the ,lady of ,lyons4 ,anything more distressing could hardly be imagined4 ,hume1 the spiritualist and medium1 whom ,i mentioned in connection with the ,s4 ,c4 ,halls1 constantly came1 and ,lord ,lytton1 with a view to testing my psychic possibilities1 arranged that ,i should work with the planchette4 ,he was1 ,i think1 making experiments more out of curiosity than earnest belief4 ,our attempts were entirely without results4 ,i was evidently not en rapport4 ,my host was always attracted by the mysterious2 he loved haunted rooms and tales of ghosts4 ,there was a room at ,knebworth where a yellow boy walked at midnight1 and the house itself was full of surprises4 ,for instance1 you went to a bookcase to take down a volume1 and found the books were merely shams1 or you attempted to open another case1 and found it was a concealed entrance to the drawing-room4 ,there were some fine pieces of old oak in the house1 nevertheless1 and upon my mother's expression of admiration for one old door he had it packed and sent to her as a present4 ,in the grounds1 there was a curious maze that we found just as troublesome1 but more picturesque4 ,then there was the beautiful ,horace ,garden1 of which my father made a painting4 ,down a delightful green vista of lawns1 barred with shadows from the trees overhead1 stood statues of the ,greek and ,roman poets and philosophers1 grey against the sunlit scene4 ,this garden was ,lytton's idea1 and it was certainly one of the greatest beauty spots of ,knebworth4 ,the house itself did not inspire me2 but at night1 when the moon shone1 the griffins on the front1 silhouetted romantically against the sky1 gave a mysterious beauty to the building1 in the glamour of the moonlight4 ,i will conclude my memories of ,knebworth with ,lord ,lytton's advice to me that no young man's education was complete until he had mastered the entire works of ,sir ,walter ,scott4 ,on my return to ,london1 ,i sent my painting to the ,royal ,academy1 where it was very favourably received and well hung4 ,the ,telegraph1 coupling me with my father in this notice1 said3 ,we have already mentioned a masterly drawing by ,e4 ,m4 ,ward1 ,r4,a41 and we would call attention to the work of something more than promise by the ,academician's young son1 ',the ,hall at ,knebworth1 ,herts4' ,needless to say1 ,i was encouraged by kindly criticism1 for having chosen my profession in the teeth of opposition1 ,i felt ,i had to succeed1 and was extremely anxious to gain the approval of my father4 ,i entered ,carey's to take a preliminary course of instruction preparatory to the ,royal ,academy ,schools4 ,these studios were well known in former days as ,sass's ,school of ,art1 where many eminent artists had attended before they rose to fame4 ,at the same time ,i studied at the ,slade ,school1 where ,poynter was then professor4 ,i then copied at the ,national ,gallery the well-known picture of ,a ,tailor1 by ,moroni1 selected by my father1 who had a very high regard for that wonderful old master4 ,now that everything was running smoothly ,i was quite happy4 ,i was at liberty to follow my own desires1 with the thought of the future before me1 which ,i faced with all the optimism of youth and an untroubled mind4 ,with these high hopes ,i was considerably enlivened by my first holiday in ,scotland with a ,scotch school friend4 ,dunlop and ,i started on tour from ,edinburgh1 where ,i was introduced to the ,adams4 ,mr4 ,adam was a solicitor who1 with all the security of a comfortable practice and successful life1 was very anxious to bring up his son in his office2 but ,patrick dreamed of an artistic career1 and had other ambitions4 ,he read the lives of ,constable1 ,turner1 and ,david ,cox1 and1 becoming inspired by the example of these great men1 and by the works of ,sam ,bough 7a painter of whom ,edinburgh is proud71 he rose at dawn to paint before going to his father's office1 where he regarded the hours spent on his stool as so much waste of time1 and longed for evening when he could return to his beloved pursuits again4 ,when we met1 our sympathies went out to one another1 and we spent our time discussing art4 ,together we visited the local galleries and steeped ourselves in the beauty we found there4 ,at ,holyrood ,palace we were shown the room where the ill-fated ,rizzio was murdered1 and where the sad scene of love1 passion1 and hatred was enacted in so small a space1 which was yet large enough to hold destinies between its walls4 ,the blood-stain was pointed out to me1 and ,i was informed at the same time that the episode of ,mary ,queen of ,scots and the unfortunate ,italian was the subject of ,e4 ,m4 ,ward's picture of the year in the ,royal ,academy4 7,this painting1 by the way1 was purchased by the late ,sir ,john ,pender47 ,it is to be supposed that ,i appeared duly impressed4 ,when we left ,edinburgh1 my newly-found friend1 ,patrick ,adam1 suggested we should correspond about ,art2 but although he became a successful painter1 and one of the foremost ,scottish ,academicians1 ,i have never met him from that day to this4 ,during our visits to the picture galleries1 my friend ,richard ,dunlop1 who was a matter-of-fact ,scot and not in the least temperamental or of an artistic turn of mind 7but a splendid fellow for a' that71 became distinctly bored1 and after we had visited ,mr4 ,arthur ,lewis 7who was a very keen sportsman and deer-stalker to the day of his death7 and his wife1 formerly ,kate ,terry1 at ,glen ,urquhart1 he retraced his steps and left me to go on alone4 ,my continual eulogies of the beauties we saw1 the exquisite colours and effects of landscape evidently became too much for him4 ,i am glad to say that he still remains one of my best friends1 and ,i always associate him with our mutual and equally valued friend1 ,charlie ,frith4 ,on the various boats in which ,i voyaged from time to time1 ,i enjoyed watching the passengers1 and occasionally caricaturing people who amused me4 ,there was one pale curate who looked as though he might have understudied ,penley in ,the ,private ,secretary4 ,he wore a long coat and broad-brimmed hat1 and his smile was always dawning to order1 whereupon charming dimples appeared in his cheeks4 ,i watched him shedding the cheerful light of his fascinating smile upon the ladies1 until gradually a change crept over him2 the smile wore off1 and presently the sea claimed him4 ,i always think a man or woman should be economical with their expressions when they are apt to be victims of mal-de-mer1 for so few smiles at sea last until the voyage is over4 ,about this period ,i was fortunate enough to be invited to ,cheshire by some friends of my parents1 to the house of ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,george ,fox1 who lived at ,alderley ,edge4 ,my host1 who was a well-known connoisseur1 possessed a remarkable collection of pictures4 ,i remember one by ,thomas ,faed 7called ,god's ,acre1 representing two little children by their mother's grave74 ,the painting was full of delicate sentiment1 a qualification perhaps rather despised in these days2 but the masterly loose handling and fine colour redeemed it from any such criticism from myself4 ,i fear the picture would not realise anything like the considerable price given for it by my host1 which1 ,i believe1 was over two thousand five hundred pounds4 ,illustration3 ,,mr ,,george ,,lane ,,fox4 #ahgh4 ,illustration3 ,,lord ,,portman4 #ahih4 ,illustration3 ,,duke ,,of ,,grafton4 #ahhf4 ,my first evening at the ,fox's is never forgotten1 for ,i made an amusing blunder in all the superiority and imagined importance of nineteen years4 ,harry ,fox1 the son of the house1 was then twenty-one4 ,on that memorable evening ,i was sitting in the drawing-room when he entered1 and1 attempting to be friendly and conversational1 ,i said to him-- ,well1 are you home from school now8 ,my friend1 who married an equally fine horse-woman1 was a splendid rider in those days 7as he is now74 ,he was always dapper in his appearance1 and alert in his bearing4 ,my hunting days began when ,i visited ,alderley ,edge1 and although ,i had ridden at ,upton1 ,slough1 ,i was somewhat of a novice at the riding with which ,i here intended to compete4 ,i followed the hounds upon a powerful weight carrier called the ,count1 and became a very good acrobat when ,i was riding him4 ,the horse over-jumped a good deal1 but1 growing accustomed to seeing me come over his ears1 would wait until ,i got on to his back again4 ,i jumped over everything1 and because ,i had very little experience1 ,i did not profit by the example of some of the finest riders when ,i saw them avoiding unnecessary obstacles4 ,one day ,i was riding the ,count and when jumping a hedge1 ,i lighted on my head4 ,if you can think you have broken your neck1 ,i did at that moment4 ,another rider following nearly landed on top of me4 ,are you hurt8 he called4 ,give me some brandy1 ,i replied1 stirring from what ,i had previously imagined to be my last sleep4 ,instead1 he cantered on4 ,it was enough3 ,i could speak4 ,this callous behaviour roused me to such resentment that ,i tried to rise--at the crucial moment the ,count stepped heavily upon my foot4 ,i swore violently1 and1 anger impelling me to action1 ,i mounted him and rode away4 ,riding one evening as the twilight was falling and the surrounding country growing faint in the failing light1 ,i rode my horse into a bog4 ,we soon found ourselves up to the knees and in an apparently inextricable position4 ,the situation was growing unpleasant when the horse1 instinctively recognising the danger1 made a supreme struggle for liberty1 and1 after some exertion1 we emerged and reached home safely4 ,i used to follow ,mr4 ,brocklehurst1 the then ,master of the ,cheshire ,harriers1 and old ,mr4 ,cobbett 7the son of the great ,william ,cobbett7 who dressed so exactly in the same fashion as his famous father1 one could almost imagine he had left ,madame ,tussaud's1 with his snuff-box1 to take a day's hunting in ,cheshire4 ,sir ,william ,cobbett 7the grandson7 still adheres as nearly as possible to that old tradition of dress4 ,it was in ,cheshire1 at ,alderley1 that ,i met ,edmund ,ashton1 an old ,etonian and a jolly fellow1 who became engaged to ,fox's sister4 ,the village was gay with decorations on the day of the wedding2 on one triumphal arch the local poet had evidently exerted his muse1 for in big letters shone the following couplet3-- ,on this day with joy and pride ,edmund weds his youthful bride4 ,under the hospitable roof of ,mr4 ,fox1 a trio of us 7,will ,jaffray1 now ,sir ,william1 ,harry ,fox and ,i7 formed a bond of friendship maintained to this day1 and which has always been one of the pleasantest facts of my life4 ,about this time ,i settled to work in earnest and entered the ,r4,a4 schools as probationer in ,architecture1 with drawings of a monument to a naval victory1 after which ,i became a full student for a study made from the antique4 ,old ,charles ,landseer 7brother of ,sir ,edwin and ,tom ,landseer the engraver7 was then keeper4 ,he was a quaint old gentleman1 but ,i fear his teaching didn't carry much weight4 ,what ,i do remember about him was that as he stooped to look over one's work the evident dye that had once been sprinkled on the back of his head had remained there until it became solidified and resembled old varnish4 ,there was an old student too who bore somewhat the same appearance1 and seemed privileged to remain for ever a student4 ,in his case the rust seemed to have spread to his clothes1 so that ,i can remember the peg on which he hung his coat was left severely alone1 in fact1 no other student would permit of his hat or coat being near it4 ,it is a shame to mention old ,george ,cruikshank in the same breath1 but while on the subject of hair dye he also toned his grey hair1 but in a perfectly harmless manner4 ,what was comic in him was that up to the last he wore a lock which1 being suspended by a broad and very visible piece of elastic1 was evidently in his mind quite a success4 ,among the students whose names come into my head as being prominent students at the time were ,ouless1 ,alfred ,gilbert1 ,miss ,starr1 ,swan1 ,cope1 ,waterlow1 ,hamo ,thornycroft1 ,percy ,macquoid1 and ,forbes ,robertson4 ,i can remember the latter coming up to me one day in the antique school1 and evidently elated by the fact1 saying-- ,ward1 to whom do you think ,i have been introduced to-day8 ,and while ,i was waiting to consider an answer1 he said-- ,the ,great ,man 444 and this day is the happiest of my life4 ,i congratulated him4444 ,i knew at once to whom he referred and what pleasure the meeting must have been to him1 knowing the enthusiastic admiration in which he held ,irving4 ,he became a friend of ,sir ,henry's1 and finally1 fascinated by the stage and finding his dramatic talent stronger than his artistic aptitude1 clever as he was as an artist1 he abandoned painting as a profession1 and went on the stage4 ,the ,garrick ,club1 of which ,sir ,johnston is a member1 possesses a portrait by him of ,phelps as ,cardinal ,wolsey4 ,the only regret is that so great an actor should be retiring from the stage1 although he has indeed won his laurels4 ,it is to be hoped that his clever brother ,norman ,forbes will carry on the family tradition for some time to come4 ,illustration3 signatures ,fred ,walker1 then one of the visiting artists at the ,r4,a4 schools1 was a man who possessed great individuality1 a highly strung and excessively nervous temperament1 and1 unfortunately1 very bad health4 ,it was the custom of the students1 with whom he was very popular1 to give an annual dinner1 and about this time the toast of the evening was ,fred ,walker4 ,when his health was drunk1 ,i remember he got up to reply1 and found himself from sheer nervousness quite speechless1 whereupon he murmured a scarcely audible ,thank you1 and collapsed into his seat again4 ,du ,maurier drew the character of ,little ,billee from this artist4 ,he died young1 and after his death his pictures fetched very high prices1 especially some delicate and beautiful water colours4 ,the ,haven of ,rest1 now in the ,tate ,gallery1 is a poem on canvas1 and it is also one of his most popular works1 which will certainly live4 ,sir ,hubert ,herkomer was undoubtedly influenced by him in his earlier days4 ,marks and ,fred ,walker were the first two ,academicians who lent their names to poster designs1 and they were very much called over the coals for it4 ,millais came in for a like share of condemnation when he sold his ,bubbles to ,pears' ,soap4 ,in these days of advertisement1 when the hoardings are covered with every type of art1 and really great artists apply their talent to the demands of commercialism1 the censure levelled at ,millais1 ,walker1 and ,marks appears rather more like fiction than fact4 ,another novelty of that period was the musical play which ,arthur ,sullivan pioneered so successfully4 ,my first experience of that delightful form of entertainment was at the ,bennett ,benefit1 given by the staff of ,punch to raise funds for the family of one of their then deceased contributors4 ,the musical version of ,box and ,cox which was produced for the first time1 was entitled ,cox and ,box and attracted a good deal of attention4 ,sullivan1 who had composed the music1 conducted it himself2 ,sir ,francis ,burnand wrote the libretto1 and ,sir ,henry de ,bathe acted the part of the ,bouncer1 with ,george du ,maurier and ,sir ,spencer ,ponsonby as the lodgers4 ,another musical play1 ,les ,deux ,aveugles1 followed1 in which ,sir ,henry de ,bathe and ,du ,maurier acted again with ,arthur ,cecil4 ,the ,punch staff performed in a play by ,tom ,taylor1 entitled ,the ,wolf in ,sheep's ,clothing1 and the cast included the author1 ,mark ,lemon1 ,tenniel1 ,shirley ,brooks1 ,kate ,terry1 and ,florence ,terry 7who took the child's part74 ,the production was a most artistic one1 and attracted a very distinguished audience3 everybody of any consequence in the world of art1 literature1 and the stage1 flocked to see ,punch behind the footlights4 ,illustration3 ,from a life-size oil picture painted by ,leslie ,ward1 #aiji4 ,,sir ,,william ,,jaffray1 ,,bart4 ,,chapter ,v ',,spy' ,my coming of age4--,the letter4--,the ,doctor's verdict4--,the ,doctor's pretty daughter4--,arthur ,sullivan4--,dolly ,storey4 --,lord ,leven's garden party4--,professor ,owen4--,gibson ,bowles4 --,arthur ,lewis4--,carlo ,pellegrini4--,paolo ,tosti4--,pagani's4-- ,j4 ,j4 ,tissot4--,vanity ,fair4--,some of the ,contributors4-- ,anthony ,trollope4--,john ,stuart ,mill4--,the ,world4--,edmund ,yates4--,death of ,lord ,lytton4--,mr4 ,macquoid4--,luke ,fildes4-- ,small4--,gregory4--,herkomer4--,the,gra phic4--,gladstone4-- ,disraeli1 etc4 ,on my coming of age1 ,doctor ,doran sent me the following advice1 which at the first attempt ,i had some difficulty in deciphering4 ,later on1 however1 ,i soon discovered that it was intended1 to complete the joke1 that it should be begun at the end and from there read4 ,,doran ,,john4 ,yours truly ever1 ,yourself find will you which in condition the see to surprised be will you1 anything yourself deny never and advice my follow you if1 fact in4 ,everything in consideration first the yourself make4 ,thing bad a always is which1 behind be never then will you as others all before yourself put4 ,difference the all makes which1 it like you unless1 lamb the with down lie or1 lark the with rise don't4 ,by done be to like would you as you to do others till wait4 ,own your as good as be cannot course of which1 others of opinion the considering by distracted be not will you then as own your but advice nobody's take4 ,to-morrow till off put can you what to-day do never4 ,life through guidance your for advice of words few a you give me let now4 ,him cut to happened ,i although him for regard great a have and years for him known have ,i4 ,morning very this himself shaving saw ,i man a of photo the you send ,i herewith4 ,,leslie ,,dear ,,my4 ,on the morning of my birthday1 which was to be celebrated by a dance1 ,i felt so ill and consequently became so depressed1 ,i was obliged eventually to pay a visit to the family doctor1 who impressed me with the seriousness of my condition and prophesied all sorts of calamities after sounding my heart and feeling my pulse4 ,you must be very--very careful1 he said1 shaking his head4 ,my dear boy1 ,i'm sorry to say it2 but you must not dance to-night4 ,i was overwhelmed4 ,but1 ,i expostulated1 ,i came to ask you to make me fit so that ,i might dance4 ,you must give up dancing for a time1 he said1 with great firmness4 ,i sank into the deepest dejection2 life seemed bereft of half its interest4 ,when the evening drew on and the guests began to arrive1 ,i saw my favourite partners carried off1 and as ,i watched the crowd of dancers enjoying themselves my dejection grew deeper4 ,heaven knows what would have become of me had not my doctor's daughter arrived late1 being a very pretty girl1 and1 ,i knew1 one of the best dancers there1 ,i threw discretion to the four winds1 and went up to her4 ,don't tell your father1 ,i said4 ,but will you have the next with me8 ,she laughed and accepted4 ,i danced every dance after that4 ,at the end of the evening1 ,arthur ,sullivan played a ,sir ,roger1 with ,chappell's man at the piano2 ,i realized none of the dire effects ,i had expected1 and the next day felt better than ,i had done for months4 ,the capriciousness of one's memory is extraordinary 7at least in the light--or darkness--of one's usual forgetfulness74 ,i remember my first dinner-party perfectly2 and my kind host and hostess had on this occasion invited a particularly attractive girl for me to take down4 ,most of the guests were elderly people1 and some of them were hungry people also4 ,i had received an invitation from my hostess for almost a fortnight previously1 but on that occasion the dinner had been postponed1 and their usual hour altered for the convenience of a guest4 ,i1 who had not been notified to that effect1 arrived in consequence half an hour late1 to find the guests still waiting2 my inward embarrassment was great when ,i faced the pairs of hungry and expectant eyes4 ,there was one awfully fat parson who looked as though food came before ,church matters4 ,i remember even now his expression of intense relief4 ,i hope he was satisfied4 ,we had a most perfect dinner1 and ,i took down my partner4 ,i felt my hostess's eye upon me2 ,i do not think the lady realized that the fault lay with herself and not with me4 ,my first dinner-party at home was spoiled for me by an accident4 ,i sat next to ,mrs4 ,edmund ,yates1 who was a beautiful woman1 resplendent that evening in a gorgeous gown4 ,everything had up till now gone smoothly1 and ,i felt that ,i was getting along nicely when my sleeve caught my glass and swept it over--as ,fate would have it--,mrs4 ,yates' dress4 ,i was terribly upset--so was she1 and so was the liqueur4 ,commissioned portraits were occupying most of my time in those days1 and ,i exhibited 7at the ,royal ,academy7 one drawing of my brother ,russell1 and one of my sister ,beatrice4 ,the latter work was much admired by ,mr4 ,dolly ,storey1#b who paid me the compliment of offering to buy it from me2 but on hearing my parents wished to keep it in the family1 he offered me a very good price for any other drawing of similar character4 ,although ,i made a considerable number of portraits1 ,i was always caricaturing the various personalities--interesting1 extraordinary or amusing--who crossed my path4 ,at a garden party at ,lord ,leven's1 in ,roehampton ,lane1 ,i saw ,professor ,owen or ,old ,bones 7as he was irreverently nicknamed71 and1 struck with his antediluvian incongruity amidst the beautiful surroundings of the garden1 and the children there1 ,i resolved to caricature him4 ,impressing his strange and whimsical face upon my memory1 ,i returned home and at once conveyed my impressions to paper4 ,i caught him in his best clothes1 with the tall white hat1 which made a contrast to his florid face2 it is hardly one's idea of a garden party get up as will be seen by the boots4 ,i suppose some eccentricity must be forgiven in the light of his genius1 for ,old ,bones was a man1 and a scientist1 of prodigious activity4 ,there was no end to his works--especially their titles1 of which1 for instance1 ,on the ,archetype and ,homologies of the ,vertebrate ,animals1 is a fair example2 while ,memoir on a ,gigantic ,sloth1 has possibilities4 ,he belonged to innumerable societies1 geological1 zoological1 chirurgical1 and so forth2 and he was1 as ,vanity ,fair described him1 a simple-minded creature1 although a bit of a dandy4 ,illustration3 #aijc ,,sir ,,william ,,crookes4 ,illustration3 #aijd4 ,,sir ,,oliver ,,lodge4 ,illustration3 ,,sir ,,william ,,huggins4 #aijc4 ,illustration3 ,,professor ,,owen4 #ahgc ,my first in ,vanity ,fair4 ,a little before this1 ,mr4 ,gibson ,bowles1 then editor of ,vanity ,fair1 had become dissatisfied with the artists who were working for him in the absence of ,pellegrini1 and1 owing to a disagreement1 was looking for a new cartoonist4 ,millais1 remembering my ambitions in that direction 7for when ,i saw the first numbers of ,vanity ,fair ,i was greatly taken with ,pellegrini's caricatures1 and1 having a book of drawings of a similar character1 had thought that if only ,i could get one drawing in ,vanity ,fair ,i should die happy71 called to see my book of caricatures4 ,this book contained drawings made at various times1 from my early youth up to that period2 and when ,millais saw the sketch of ,old ,bones1 he was very taken with it4 ,i like so much this one of ,professor ,owen1 he said4 ,it's just the sort of thing that ,bowles would delight in4 ,re-draw it the same size as the cartoons in ,vanity ,fair and ,i'll take it to him4 ,i called with the cartoon1 which was accepted--but was unsigned4 ,i had invented a rather amusing signature in the form of a fool's bauble1 but this did not meet with ,mr4 ,bowles' approval4 ,after a little discussion he handed me a ,johnson's dictionary1 in order that ,i might search there for some appropriate pseudonym4 ,the dictionary fell open in my hand in a most portentous manner at the ,s's1 and my eye fell with the same promptitude on the word ,,spy4 ,how's that8 ,i said4 ,the verb to spy1 to observe secretly1 or to discover at a distance or in concealment4 ,just the thing1 said ,bowles4 ,and so we settled it1 and since then1 like the ,soap man 7this is not an advertisement71 ,i have used no other 7with one exception1 of which ,i will tell later74 ,becoming a permanent member of the staff of ,vanity ,fair and my dream more than realized1 ,i turned my attention to caricature whole-heartedly and with infinite pleasure4 ,on the publication of my first drawing1 ,pellegrini called upon ,gibson ,bowles 7rather suddenly1 considering his previous indifference and silence71 to tell him in flattering terms what he thought of the caricature1 and to inquire into the identity of the artist4 ,i in my turn received the following letter from ,mr4 ,arthur ,lewis4 ,thorpe ,lodge1 ,march1 #ahgc4 ,,my ,,dear ,,leslie ,,ward1 ,i've just got my last week's ,vanity ,fair4 ,i presume the admirable cartoon of ,professor ,owen is yours1 as you said you'd some idea of doing him for a trial of your skill4 ,i cannot refrain from sending you my congratulations on so successful a commencement4 ,without flattering1 ,i can tell you that ,i think it almost 7if at all7 without exception the best of the whole series4 ,i hope we may have many more of such quaint yet kindly caricatures from your pencil4 ,believe me1 ,sincerely yours1 ,,arthur ,,lewis4 ,i was extremely pleased to receive this flattering letter and encouragement from a man whom ,i admired2 whose opinions1 as those of an amateur artist of undoubted ability1 were worth considering2 and who was entirely in sympathy with my choice of a career4 ,mr4 ,arthur ,lewis knew everybody in literary and artistic circles2 at his house in ,campden ,hill all the most delightful artists and artistes of the day came to amuse and be amused4 ,there1 in the garden1 where one might imagine oneself miles away from ,london1 ,mrs4 ,arthur ,lewis 7,kate ,terry of former years7 entertained1 and1 in the summer time1 gave charming garden parties4 ,illustration3 ,,thomas ,,gibson ,,bowles 7,,tommy71 ,founder of ,vanity ,fair4 #aije ,illustration3 ,,colonel ,,hall ,,walker4 #aijf4 ,illustration3 ,,colonel ,,fred4 ,,burnaby4 #ahgf4 ,before his marriage1 ,mr4 ,lewis was noted for his suppers at ,moray ,lodge1 where he once entertained the ,prince of ,wales4 ,it was from this house1 by the way1 that the ,moray ,minstrels derived their name4 ,on ,sunday mornings he was pleased to paint1 for as he was a very busy man1 the week end was the only time he could spare for his favourite occupation4 ,one of his pictures1 after being hung on the line at the ,royal ,academy1 was bought by a stranger from ,william ,agnew for two hundred pounds4 ,lewis told me with great pride that he was prouder of that cheque than of any he ever received1 and as a rich man he must have been the recipient of large sums4 ,it was at the ,lawsons' house that ,i first met my fellow artist ,carlo ,pellegrini4 ,previous to our meeting1 a mutual acquaintance had jestingly and rather fiendishly accosted ,pellegrini one day with a remark concerning my work4 ,hullo1 ,pellegrini6 ,you've got a rival4 ,oh1 that boy1 replied the caricaturist1 ,i taught 'im all 'e know6 ,this was news indeed to me1 for as well as owing my education in drawing to the ,academy ,schools1 ,i had caricatured from my earliest childhood4 ,at the time ,i treated the assertion as a joke2 but in later life1 when the fiction was believed by journalists and set forth in print1 ,i rather regretted my former indifference4 ,an episode occurred shortly after the publication of my caricature of the late ,lord ,alington1 showing how easily such misunderstandings might gain credence4 ,a friend of mine met me one day4 ,my dear fellow1 he began1 there's a capital caricature in ,sotheran's that you could study with advantage--you should go and have a look at it4 ,you may get a few tips from it4 ,i stared a moment to make sure that he was not pulling my leg1 then ,i understood4 ,my dear old fool1 ,i said4 ,go and have another look and at the signature to it--that particular drawing is mine4 ,pellegrini was quite as individual in his outward appearance as he was by temperament4 ,in person he was little and stout1 and extremely fastidious4 ,he always wore white spats1 and their whiteness was ever immaculate1 for he rode everywhere1 a fact which probably accounted for his bad health in later years4 ,his boots1 too1 were the acme of perfection1 and his nails were as long and pointed as those of a ,mandarin4 ,he used to tell the story of his arrival in ,london1 without the proverbial penny1 and how he wandered about the streets unable to find a night's lodging1 until1 growing weary and desperate1 he slept in a cab4 ,there were other stories of how he fought with ,garibaldi1 having a charmed life while the bullets whistled past him1 or of his destined career of diplomacy1 and of his ,medici descent4 ,one of the most amusing characteristics of ,pellegrini was the way in which he related an anecdote4 ,his expressive eyes1 which always seemed to be observing everything1 would commence to flash before the words came2 and his ,english1 which was ever poor1 stumbled and tripped1 for although he was rather too quick to recollect slang terms1 his grammar remained appalling1 but delightfully naive4 ,as the story progressed his eyes would roll and flash1 and1 working himself up into a frenzy as ,neapolitans do1 he would become extremely excited1 until when the crisis came1 the point of the story burst upon the listeners' ears with a bomb-like suddenness4 ,his own description of how he would treat his enemy was inimitable4 ,first he created his subject1 and then imagined him lying in terrible agony and poverty by the wayside1 and dying of thirst4 ,i go up to 'im and ,i say1 ',you thirsty8' and 'e say 'e die 444 ',ah6' ,i reply1 ',i go and fetch you some water4444 ,i take it and 'old it to 'is lips 444 then 444 when 'is lips close on the brim 444 7here ,carlo's eyes would flash and distend7 444 ,i take the cup away and 'e fall back and die6 ,in reality1 in spite of his melodramatic description1 ,i expect ,pellegrini would have been the first to help the sufferer1 for he had a tender heart and the kindest of dispositions4 ,our meeting at the ,lawsons' was the beginning of a lasting friendship4 ,i became fond of ,pelican1 as his friends called him1 and always found his company refreshing4 ,there are innumerable stories to tell of him1 some hardly polite1 but none the less entertaining4 ,i think his quaint ,english added to the humour of his narrative1 his naive self-glorification and childish conceit added not a little to the entertainment of his hearers4 ,a friend once said to him1 ,pelican1 ,i noticed in the picture of ,d---- 7a ,colonel in the ,blues7 that ',spy' has left out the spurs6 ,ah1 replied ,carlo1 smiting his chest with a blow of conscious pride1 ,i never make mistake in the closes4 ,as a matter of fact1 ,d---- had stood in a position in which his spurs were concealed4 ,i scored off ,pellegrini on another occasion1 much to his amusement4 ,weldon1 ,norroy ,king at ,arms1 invited us to dine with him to meet ,sandys the artist1 who did not turn up4 ,pellegrini1 who had a habit of sleeping after meals1 partook of the excellent dinner1 and then1 taking a cigar and the most comfortable armchair1 sank into a profound slumber1 punctuated by violent snores4 ,weldon and ,i after attempting conversation1 exchanged looks rather glumly across his sleeping body1 when ,weldon had an inspiration4 ,i say1 ,ward1 he exclaimed1 here's an opportunity1 we may as well do something to amuse ourselves--do take a pencil and draw him6 ,so ,i drew the caricaturist1 who1 waking presently from his slumbers1 was immensely tickled by my sketch1 and wrote across the corner approved by ,c4 ,p4 ,the drawing now hangs in the ,beefsteak ,club4 ,another episode a propos of ,carlo's slumbers occurred in there4 ,i must mention first of all an extraordinary accomplishment of ,pellegrini's1 which ,i do not remember ever having noticed in any other man--the habit of retaining a cigar in his mouth while he slept and snored4 ,one day as he slept by the fire ,i watched him drawing in his breath and letting it go in his usual queer fashion 444 when the cigar fell out of his mouth6 ,feeling that a substitute was needed1 ,i1 in a spirit of curiosity1 replaced it by a cork2 the indrawing and expanding continued as before2 then he snored--- once--twice--thrice2 and suddenly the cork shot out1 and1 making a noise like a pop-gun1 flew with considerable force into the fire4 ,pleased with my experiment1 ,i rescued it1 but it was rather too burnt to replace4 ,then an irresistible piece of devilry made me dab the tip of his nose with it4 ,stirring in his sleep1 he brushed his face with his hand with the action of one who brushes away a fly4 ,i made another little dab in a carefully chosen spot1 with the same result4 ,the men sitting at the other end of the room began to giggle1 and the caricaturist in burnt cork began to grow interesting4 ,presently ,carlo awoke1 stretched1 and giving his face a final rub1 stood up1 accompanied by a roar of laughter4 ,going to the nearest glass1 ,pellegrini saw his comic reflection4 ,illustration3 ,,pellegrini ,,asleep4 ,illustration3 ,a looker-on at ,wimbledon ,common during a ,volunteer ,review1 #ahfg4 ,illustration3 ,a ,ballet ,dancer1 ,manchester ,theatre4 7,the ,ballet of ,hens71 #ahga4 ,illustration3 ,,pellegrini ,,ape4 ,my fellow1 what ,i care6 ,i say to 'im1 'you go to----' ,oh6 he said1 dramatically1 ,i do not accept apologize--you no longer remain member 'ere6--write to the ,committee--most unclubbable that--you wait 444 we shall see6 ,i tried to pacify him1 but he waved me aside4 ,the next morning he wrote me the following letter3-- ,studio1 #ec1 ,mortimer ,street1 ,cavendish ,square4 ,,dear ,,leslie1 ,forgive me if ,i took the joke of last evening too much au serieux4 ,ever yours1 ,,pellegrini4 ,during my first years on ,vanity ,fair 7or thereabouts7 ,pellegrini was engaged in making an excellent series of caricatures of the members of the ,marlborough ,club1 in which the ,prince of ,wales was much interested4 ,his ,royal ,highness enjoyed ,pellegrini's genius and his company4 ,the drawings were reproduced in the most costly manner1 and the collection was still unfinished when1 owing to a disagreement1 ,pellegrini refused to complete them4 ,the famous caricaturist numbered some eminent men amongst his friends4 ,paolo ,tosti and the late ,chevalier ,martino 7,marine ,painter in ,ordinary to the ,king7 ,i remember especially4 ,in the early days ,pellegrini was constantly to be seen at ,pagani's1 where there gradually gathered a coterie of well-known ,italians and ,englishmen4 ,in this way the restaurant became the rendezvous of interesting people1 and ,pagani's undoubtedly owed its fame to ,pellegrini4 ,in later years1 illness barred him from many pleasant places1 and kept him a prisoner in nursing homes4 ,he suffered from a variety of ailments1 and not the least amongst them was lumbago4 ,i was at the ,fielding ,club one evening when ,pelican came crawling in1 looking white and ill2 blue circles round his eyes accentuated his look of misery4 ,come along1 ,pelican1 ,i said1 thinking to cheer him1 for we frequently played together1 come and play billiards4 ,ah6 he groaned1 his hand on his back4 ,i cannot play billiard to-night1 my boy1 ,i 'ave lumbago6 ,later the hospital claimed him1 and it was sad to visit an old friend whose sufferings were acute1 in such changed surroundings at ,fitzroy ,square4 ,the ,king of ,italy decorated him1 and when ,i came with my congratulations1 he said1 ,oh6 ,don't6 ,it come too late6 ,there is yet another memory of him in brighter circumstances which comes to me quite clearly across the years4 ,one of my sisters was staying at my studio in ,william ,street1 when the ,neapolitan came in full of his quaint humour4 ,looking at her gallantly1 he smiled1 and said1 with a soft sigh and with such child-like admiration as to be irresistibly comical1 ,oh1 those beautiful cat's-eye6 ,i remember the day was glorious and the season at its height4 ,we were going out1 when he said1 ,i must carry your sunshade4 ,this was only an excuse for foolery1 for he took it and1 walking with it1 assumed a mincing gait to the accompaniment of remarkably comic grimaces4 ,my sister1 remonstrating1 said1 ,really1 ,mr4 ,pellegrini1 ,i can't walk with you like this4 ,very well1 he replied1 and crossing over with the same absurd gestures1 he walked on the other side of the road1 twirling the red sunshade all the way to ,gunter's1 where he continued his fooling by trying to persuade the waitress to supply him with a liqueur 7which was decidedly forbidden74 ,while we ate our ices1 he conquered the girl with high-flown and exaggerated compliments1 and finally had his way2 and as for the liqueur1 success found him more or less indifferent to its consumption1 for the jest had been nearly all bravado4 ,james ,j4 ,tissot was an occasional contributor to ,vanity ,fair4 ,his work can hardly be called caricature2 for the sketches were rather characteristic and undoubtedly brilliant drawings of his subjects4 ,he was achieving considerable popularity 7especially with dealers7 by painting lively scenes--usually in grey tones--of ,greenwich breakfast parties1 modern subjects with a pretty female figure as the centre of attraction4 ,tissot had a strong personality1 and from the psychological point of view his story is extraordinary4 ,the woman to whom he was devoted 7and who figured so frequently in his pictures7 died1 and ,tissot1 overcome with grief1 perhaps with remorse1 left ,england and went to the ,east to seek distraction in foreign travel4 ,in ,palestine he stayed and painted2 and here he drew a series of religious pictures illustrating the life of ,christ4 ,they were exhibited at the ,dore ,gallery on his return to ,england1 and showed an extraordinary change of outlook4 ,he became at first extremely religious1 and then the victim of religious mania4 ,later1 he surprised his world by becoming a monk1 driven by his devotion to the memory of the dead woman to the extremities which often arise when a strong character is suddenly disrupted by great sorrow4 ,finally1 he entered a monastery1 where he eventually lost his reason and died4 ,he used to say in his sane days1 when talking about his work1 and about art in general1 ,if you feel the drapery or the hang of a garment in a drawing is shaky1 and your model cannot understand the subtleties of the pose you require1 get a cheval glass1 pose yourself1 if possible1 and sketch your reflection4 ,sometimes it is astonishing how successful the result is4 ,before ,i proceed any further with my recollections of ,vanity ,fair ,i think perhaps ,i might jog the reader's memory by a few reminiscences of the early days of that paper1 which was almost the first paper which could be called a society journal4 ,the ,owl was the first to be published of that type1 and out of this pioneer arose ,vanity ,fair4 ,in those days the eager public paid a shilling for their weekly publications2 and ,vanity ,fair was founded by ,mr4 ,gibson ,bowles 7better known as ,tommy71 since a member of ,parliament1 and at that time the best editor the paper ever had4 ,he had the gift of the right word in the right place2 and it may be remarked that a dislike of ,dickens prevented any quotations from that well-known author from entering the pages1 and that he opposed the fashion of that period of alluding to a lady of title with the ,christian name as a prefix4 ,among the earliest contributors were the late ,colonel ,fred ,burnaby and the late ,captain ,alexander ,cockburn1 a son of the late ,chief ,justice1 ,lady ,desart1 ,lady ,florence ,dixie 7who was editress at one time71 and the late ,mr4 ,willie ,wyllats4 ,the latter1 an even more brilliant writer than many of the rising men of that generation1 also wrote for ,vanity ,fair at that period4 ,the caricatures in ,vanity ,fair were supplemented by very terse and extremely clever comments upon the lives of the subjects portrayed by the cartoonist4 ,these were signed ,jehu1 ,junior1 and were in themselves enough to attract the reader by their caustic wit4 ,looking back to-day it is strange to read in the light of great events these miniature biographies of politicians now forgotten1 of others who left their party to go over1 of statesmen1 of judges who sat on important cases and are now only remembered in connection with a trivial poisoner1 an impostor in a claim1 of careers then unproved but now shining clearly in the light of fame1 and of others whose light is extinguished--all within so short a lapse of time4 ,in those days ,i stalked my man and caricatured him from memory4 ,many men ,i was unable to observe closely1 and ,i was obliged to rely upon the accuracy of my eyesight1 for distance sometimes lends an entirely fictitious appearance to the face4 ,i listened to ,john ,stuart ,mill at a lecture on ,woman's ,rights2 and then as he recited passages from his notes in a weak voice1 it was made extremely clear that his pen was mightier than his personal magnetism upon a platform4 ,a strange protuberance upon his forehead attracted me2 and1 the oddly-shaped skull dipping slightly in the middle1 the feminine philosopher just escaped being bereft not only of his hair when ,i saw him1 but of that highly important organ--the bump of reverence4 ,his nose resembled a parrot's1 and his frame was spare4 ,in fact1 he was ascetic and thin-looking generally2 but his manner and personality breathed charm and intellect4 ,with ,anthony ,trollope ,i was more fortunate1 for my kind friend1 ,mr4 ,james ,virtue1 the publisher1 invited me to his charming house at ,walton1 where ,i was able to observe the novelist by making a close study of him from various points of view4 ,we went a delightful walk together to ,st4 ,george's ,hill1 and while ,trollope admired the scenery1 ,i noted the beauties of ,nature in another way1 committed those mental observations to my mental note-book1 and came home to what fun ,i could get out of them4 ,the famous novelist was not in the least conscious of my eagle eye1 and imagining ,i should let him down gently1 ,mr4 ,virtue did not warn him1 luckily for me1 for ,i had an excellent subject4 ,when the caricature appeared1 ,trollope was furious1 and naturally did not hesitate to give poor ,virtue a blowing-up1 whereupon ,i in turn received a stiff letter from ,mr4 ,virtue4 ,it surprised me not a little1 that he should take the matter so seriously2 but for a time ,mr4 ,virtue was decidedly short with me4 ,luckily1 however1 his displeasure only lasted a short period1 for he was too genuinely amiable a man to let such a thing make a permanent difference to his ordinary behaviour4 ,illustration3 ,,john ,,tenniel4 #ahgh4 ,illustration3 ,,anthony ,,trollope4 #ahgc4 ,illustration3 ,,sir ,,francis ,,doyle1 ,,bart4 #ahgg4 ,i had portrayed ,trollope's strange thumb1 which he held erect whilst smoking1 with his cigar between his first and second fingers1 his pockets standing out on either side of his trousers1 his coat buttoned once and then parting over a small but comfortable corporation4 ,the letterpress on this occasion ,i consider was far more severe than my caricature1 for ,i had not praised the books with faint damns as being sufficiently faithful to the external aspect of ,english life to interest those who see nothing but its external aspects and yet sufficiently removed from all depth of humanity to conciliate all respected parents4 ,nor had ,i implied that his manners are a little rough1 as is his voice2 but he is nevertheless extremely popular amongst his friends1 while by his readers he is looked upon with gratitude due to one who has for so many years amused without ever shocking them4 ,whether this reputation would not last longer if he had shocked them occasionally1 is a question which the bookseller of a future generation will be able to answer4 ,it is an ill wind that blows nobody any good1 for through this drawing ,i received an offer from ,edmund ,yates1 who was then starting ,the ,world1 to make a series of caricatures regularly for the forthcoming paper4 ,my father1 who was anxious for me to continue my more serious work of portraiture1 advised me to do half the number requested by ,yates4 ,when ,yates heard my decision he refused to consider a smaller number of contributions1 and so the matter dropped4 ,previous to this ,i had illustrated a number of his lectures by drawings of celebrities1 and ,i declined the extra work with some reluctance4 ,looking back1 ,i see the excellence of my father's advice that ,i should not devote the whole of my time to work for reproductions1 and ,i have often regretted that ,i did not give more time to my more serious work4 ,i never realized that ,vanity ,fair might one day cease to exist for me1 or that a period might arrive when1 owing to the ever enlarging field of photography1 that type of work would be no longer in such demand4 ,my father was himself a caricaturist of no mean order2 and one of my most cherished possessions is a caricature which my father made of me as a child1 drawn on the day before ,i returned to ,eton after a holiday4 ,in it ,i am represented as a most injured person1 because a very callous conversation is being carried on in the face of the great tragedy of my life 7at the moment71 the ending of the holidays4 ,of course ,i caricatured my father in due time for ,vanity ,fair2 and he was a delightful subject4 ,for heaven's sake1 don't let me down gently6 he said4 ,and ,i didn't6 ,in consequence1 friends complained of my want of respect1 whereas my father regarded the drawing with amusement1 for he could always appreciate a joke against himself4 ,once1 however1 ,i remember an amusing incident in which for quite a long time he failed to see any humour4 ,my mother and sister1 with my father and me1 were returning from some theatre1 and we hailed a cab4 ,getting in1 my father said ,home to the cabby1 whereupon the man replied1 ,where1 sir8 ,home1 replied my father1 a trifle louder4 ,where1 sir8 answered the cabby1 his voice mounting one note higher in the scale4 ,go home1 cried my father1 irascibly4 ,still the cab didn't move1 and the expression on the face of the driver was a study4 ,do you hear8 thundered my father4 ,no1 replied the man4 ,then we came to the rescue4 ,but to return to the subject4 ,dr4 ,doran 7whom ,i had caricatured shortly before in ,vanity ,fair7 possessed the same delightful magnanimity as regards a joke against himself1 and ,i really found that men of this type appreciated caricature4 ,this drawing of my father's friend caused me extreme disappointment when it appeared1 for during its manipulation by the lithographers it had suffered considerably4 ,the original now hangs in the ,national ,portrait ,gallery1 to which it was presented1 ,i believe1 by one of the trustees of that institution4 ,in ,january1 #ahgc1 the death of ,lord ,lytton 7whose funeral ,i attended with my parents1 as ,i had also been present at ,thackeray's7 led to my receiving a commission from ,mr4 ,thomas1 the editor of the ,graphic4 ,mr4 ,thomas1 knowing that ,i was acquainted with the great author1 sent me a water-colour sketch of the ,hall at ,knebworth by old ,mr4 ,macquoid 7the father of ,percy ,macquoid71 in which ,i was to place a figure of ,lord ,lytton4 ,my introduction to the paper came through ,luke ,fildes1 who1 besides making the drawing of ,charles ,dickens's ,empty ,chair after his death1 was then making the very interesting drawing of ,napoleon ,,iii4 on his deathbed4 ,small1 ,gregory and ,herkomer also helped to make the ,graphic1 and ,i produced portrait drawings of celebrated people1 including ,miss ,elizabeth ,tompson1 ,disraeli1 ,sir ,john ,cockburn1 ,millais1 ,gladstone and ,leighton4 ,illustration3 ,,miles ,,bugglebury4 ,with praiseworthy ambitions but a failure in life4 #ahfg4 ,,chapter ,,vi ,,caricature ,cannot be taught4--,where ,i stalk4--,the ugly man4--,the handsome man4--,physical defects4--,warts4--,joachim ,liszt and ,oliver ,cromwell4--,pellegrini1 ,millais and ,whistler4--,the characteristic portrait4--,taking notes4--,methods4-- ,photography4--,tattersall's--,lord ,lonsdale4--,lord ,rocksavage4 --,william ,gillette4--,mr4 ,bayard4--,the bald man4--,the humorous sitter4--,tyler4--,profiles4--,cavalry ,officers4--,the ,queen's uniform4--,my subjects' wives4--,what they think4--,bribery4-- ,bradlaugh4--,the ,prince of ,wales4--,the tailor story4--,sir ,watkin ,williams ,wynn4--,lord ,henry ,lennox4--,cardinal ,newman4 --,the ,rev4 ,arthur ,tooth4--,dr4 ,spooner4--,comyns ,carr4--,pigott4 --,piggy ,palk and ,mr4 ,spy4 ,during my long and varied career as a caricaturist1 ,i have watched some of the great men of the century build their careers1 and as men are often known1 remembered and immortalized--especially abroad--by some idiosyncrasy selected by the capriciousness of time1 so ,i shall always retain of certain characters odd1 and even baffling1 recollections4 ,the caricaturist1 ,i am convinced1 is born1 not made4 ,the facility which comes to some artists after long practice does not necessarily avail in this branch of art2 for the power to see a caricature is in the eye of a beholder1 and no amount of forcing the perceptions will produce the point of view of a genuine caricaturist4 ,a good memory1 an eye for detail1 and a mind to appreciate and grasp the whole atmosphere and peculiarity of the subject1 are of course essentials 444 together1 very decidedly1 with a sense of humour4 ,i have met a considerable number of people1 some interesting1 amusing1 extraordinary1 and delightful1 and some1 but not many 7,i am glad to say71 who1 as subjects1 were neither desirable nor delightful4 ,on the turf1 in the ,houses of ,lords and ,commons1 in the ,church1 in ,society1 in the ,law ,courts--in fact1 everywhere1 ,i have hunted for my victim2 and1 in obedience to that inevitable eye with which ,i was presented at birth by my good 7or bad1 according to some people7 fairy1 ,i have found him in each and all of these places4 ,at times ,i have followed the dictation of my own fancy1 but more often ,i have been given a certain person or personage to stalk4 ,of course1 not every one lends himself readily to the caricaturist1 for the ideal subject is clearly one whose marked peculiarity of feature or carriage strikes at once the note which can be effectively seized and turned to account4 ,the handsome man with perfect features and ideal limbs1 but nothing exceptionally positive about him but his good looks1 is sometimes1 for example1 a decidedly difficult subject4 ,on the other hand1 every one is caricaturable--in time1 and when one knows him--whether on account of a swagger1 a movement of the wrist1 curious clothes1 or of an oddly shaped and individual hat4 ,so a longer acquaintance and a more extended opportunity for prolonged study renders even the beautiful man 7or woman7 at length a possible or even a very good subject4 ,here1 however1 the test of the caricaturist is revealed1 for while there are many who can perceive and hit off the obvious superficial traits of those who present themselves as ready-made subjects1 the genuine caricaturist combines a profound sense of character with such a gift of humour as will enable him to rise above the mere perception of idiosyncrasy or foible1 and actually to translate into terms of comedy a psychological knowledge unsuspected by those who uncritically perceive and delight in the finished caricature4 ,the painfully ugly man who has some physical defect is almost as bad as the man with no specially named feature2 for one does not wish to be malicious1 and the portraying of physical defects is not a delight to the caricaturist4 ,his object is rather to seize upon some absurd but amusing idiosyncrasy all unguessed by the subject himself1 and very often by his friends1 for we grow unobservant of everyday occurrence and familiar faces4 ,but in spite of this1 we must touch upon defects1 because1 for instance1 sometimes an accident resulting in a twisted leg1 a curious nose1 an odd thumb1 will not alter a man1 but are so characteristic that to omit them would only draw attention to their presence4 ,i could not have left out the cyst upon the forehead of ,john ,stuart ,mill1 or the warts upon the faces of ,liszt or ,joachim4 ,in the case of the latter ,i was profoundly disappointed when he grew a beard1 for the warts upon his face were as marked as ,cromwell's1 and one was so accustomed to them that they seemed a part of the man4 ,in connection with this question of portraying a man warts and all1 ,i might cite the beautiful bust of ,liszt by ,boehm4 ,here the sculptor left out the warts1 with1 it seems to me1 a failure of judgment which affects the importance of the bust as art as well as its importance as a true image of the subject4 ,i do not mean that ,i should prefer such physical defects over-emphasized in a portrait1 for that would be absurd4 ,it is1 however1 essential that an artist should not be unduly sensitive about such blemishes4 ,imagine1 for instance1 how little we should recognize--and how little we should appreciate--such a bowdlerized or expurgated rendering of the oddly-marked face of ,oliver ,cromwell4 ,this reminds me of an early caricature of my own4 ,it was drawn on paper with a flaw which the lithographer took for a wart2 and in an excess of zeal the lithographer copied it minutely as such4 ,the subject1 whom ,i had drawn from memory1 came to ask me for an explanation1 saying1 ,my dear fellow1 ,i may have other blemishes2 but really ,i have not a wart6 ,i was obliged to explain that the flaw in the paper upon which ,i drew the original had only shown it in one light4 ,in the earlier days of ,vanity ,fair ,i was very often given subjects refused by ,pellegrini4 ,bowles would say to him1 ,now ,i want you to catch ,so-and-so1 and ,pellegrini would reply1 ,i don't like 'im4 ,send ,ward--'e can run after 'im better4 ,thus it came about that ,i was sent off to stalk the undesirable subject because ,i was younger1 and ,i was obliged of course to comply with the demands of the paper and pursue ,pellegrini's uncaricaturable subjects4 ,as an artist1 ,pellegrini's likes and dislikes were curious4 ,he could find no beauty in a landscape1 so he informed me1 no matter how well depicted4 ,whistler's work he adored and ,millais' he detested4 ,he was a great personal friend of ,whistler's1 and1 curiously enough1 because ,pellegrini's work was formerly greatly opposed to ,whistler's1 he spent a considerable time studying ,whistler's method of painting and admiring his work4 ,pellegrini became so imbued with the great painter and his ideas that he determined to abandon caricature and give his attention to portrait painting4 ,his intention was to outshine ,millais1 whom he found uncongenial as an artist1 and whose work he prophesied would not survive a lifetime's popularity4 ,one of his favourite recreations was to discuss ,millais and his success in relation to himself when he had gained fame as a painter4 ,one day1 on this subject1 after working himself up into his customary excitement1 he twisted a piece of paper into a funnel-shaped roll1 and said to me3-- ,now ,millais' ambitions go in like this--pointing to the big end1 and become this--turning up the smaller end4 ,and mine begin small and go on4444 ,here he opened his arms as if to embrace the infinite4 ,illustration3 ,j4 ,,redmond1 ,m4,p4 #aijd4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,speaker 7,j4 ,w4 ,,lowther1 ,m4,p474 #aijf4 ,illustration3 ,,bonar ,,law1 ,m4,p4 #aije4 ,when ,pellegrini partially abandoned caricature and took up portraiture he attempted to become a master of painting too soon1 and1 inspired by ,whistler's facility1 imagined that it would be easy to overcome very quickly the difficulties of a lifetime4 ,occasionally1 of course1 he succeeded legitimately1 as in the case of ,gillie#c ,farquhar2 but1 generally speaking1 if ,pellegrini had a sitter who was an admirable subject for caricature1 he was unconsciously liable to put what he saw into his portrait4 ,his successes were great2 he was undoubtedly--when he had a sympathetic subject1 a genius in caricature4 ,that pleasure1 or sympathy1 is one of the main elements in the success of a caricaturist4 ,just as a subject may offer great temperamental difficulties1 so it frequently happens that--for some inexplicable reason--he will at once afford an opening which a practised caricaturist will know immediately how to turn to account4 ,it is this element of chance which lends a charming uncertainty to the caricaturist's art2 and it is this element also which explains in many cases the strange success or failure of an impression1 the apparent fluctuations of an artist's talent in preserving a likeness or translating a personality into terms of comedy4 ,thus it often happened that ,i was fortunate in my own choice of a man1 and thus1 on the other hand1 that when ,i was sent off in a hurry to seize the peculiarities of a man1 ,i found he required a great deal of study1 and so was obliged to leave out the caricature and put as many characteristics in as ,i could4 ,the characteristic portrait1 although without the same qualities as the caricature1 is sometimes more successful with one type of man4 ,nature is followed more accurately1 the humour is there1 if there is humour in the subject1 and the work is naturally more artistic in touch and finish1 and probably a better drawing in consequence4 ,the caricature done from memory is wider in scope2 one is not distracted from the general impression by the various little fascinations of form one finds in closer study4 ,in fact1 ,i consider that in order that the cartoon should have a perfect result1 it must be drawn firstly from memory4 ,of course1 little details and characteristics can be memorised by a thumb-nail sketch1 or notes upon one's shirt cuff1 and for this reason ,i usually watch my subject all the time4 ,i make notes1 keeping him under observation and making the note at the same time4 ,the sketch made in these circumstances is frequently useless in consequence2 but it seems to impress upon my brain the special trait ,i have noticed4 ,my caricatures were often the result of hours of continual attempts1 watching my subject as he walked or drove past me1 or if he were a clergyman1 as he preached1 again and again4 ,before ,i pleased myself ,i would make elusive sketches1 feeling1 as it were1 my way to the impression ,i had formed of him4 ,at other times ,i was lucky1 and the aid of inspiration led to almost instantaneous results4 ,a difficulty which caused me considerable trouble was the reproduction of my work4 ,in early caricatures ,i frequently aimed at a result which1 recognized1 would not survive the process of reproduction1 and so ,i was compelled to destroy the sketch2 later in life my work became firmer and thus enabled the copyist to produce a better result4 ,pellegrini seldom failed in his precision of touch1 and was equally careful to preserve a clean line1 for he traced his first work carefully on to the final pages to ensure a good outline4 ,it is extraordinary how deeply-rooted the idea is that a big head and miniature body makes a caricature1 whereas1 of course1 it does not in the least4 ,i suppose the delusion is the result of suggestion from without1 from sporting papers and such-like publications4 ,i have had drawings sent to me1 and photographs and drawings copied from photographs1 requesting that ,i should convey my opinions of them to a tiny imaginary body1 in the case of an author the head to be supported by one hand1 with a book of poems or a novel in the other4 ,in all cases ,i was obliged to refuse because--except in the case of a posthumous portrait--,i never draw anybody from a photograph or without having seen and carefully studied them4 7,there is only one exception to this rule1 drawn at the request of ,vanity ,fair47 ,for the great point ,i always try to seize is the indefinable and elusive characteristic 7not always physical but influencing the outward appearance71 which produces the whole personal impression of a man4 ,now a photograph may give you his clothes1 but it cannot extend to you this personal influence4 ,it is accurate1 hard1 and set4 ,when ,i have not been required to make a caricature ,i may have a sitting1 and make a drawing1 which is perhaps interesting to the uninitiated1 but to me impossible1 because ,i have not illuminated that impression by the inspiration ,i have received4 ,so ,i tear it up and try again--sometimes over and over again4 ,frequently one requires several sittings before one becomes familiar with one's subject1 for different days and varying moods lend entirely different aspects to the same face4 ,as a result one becomes1 as it were1 en rapport with the subject before one4 ,a first sitting1 as far as actual execution goes1 counts for nothing2 occasionally my editor has said to me--,keep to the caricature2 but when in the attempt to obey ,i have made the drawing1 ,i have frequently lost not only portrait and caricature but also the spontaneity as well4 ,often when ,i have finished my work1 ,i feel ,i should like to do it all again1 for1 although a general impression is in many cases the best1 as a result of more frequent sittings we see characteristic within characteristic4 ,the face of the man who lives or studies indoors is usually more difficult to portray than the features of the one who is very much in the open air1 because the hardening effect of constant or very frequent out of door exposure produces more decided lines4 ,just as a soldier who has seen a campaign or two on active service begins to show signs of wear1 so his face grows in interest1 and the furrows more distinct2 and in the same way an old admiral is more interesting than a young sailor whose face as yet wears no history4 ,so it is with the weather-beaten hunting-man and the traveller with weather-beaten countenance4 ,tattersall's was a great field for me1 for there is something quite distinctive in the dress and gait of the truly horsey man1 which lends itself to caricature4 ,lord ,lonsdale1 for instance1 is quite a type1 and ,i studied him entirely there4 ,he was1 and is1 a delightful subject1 and the drawing eventually fetched a considerable sum in the sale of ,vanity ,fair drawings at ,christie's4 ,again one of my most successful caricatures was that of ,lord ,rocksavage 7,lord ,cholmondeley7 as the result of ,sunday afternoon studies at ,tattersall's4 ,americans show a good deal of the open-air quality to which ,i have alluded4 ,i suppose the effect of climate and the method of heating rooms across the pond produces that parchment-like complexion1 and the strongly-marked features of many typical ,american faces4 ,i found ,william ,gillette 7as ,sherlock ,holmes7 very interesting to draw in consequence2 but then1 of course1 ,i must say he is an exceptional ,american or are they all exceptional8 ,so it was in the case of the ,american ,ambassador1 ,mr4 ,bayard1 who had accentuated features1 overhanging eyebrows1 and deeply set eyes4 ,he had a peculiar charm of manner1 but was terribly deaf4 ,shortly after arriving in ,london1 he was a guest at the ,mansion ,house at a dinner given to representatives of ,art and ,literature1 and was invited to speak4 ,he did1 but one thought he would never sit down4 ,having been greatly applauded at one period of his speech1 this gave him an impetus to go on1 but the guests grew wearied and restless1 and in consequence1 rattled their glasses and clattered their knives and forks4 ,mr4 ,bayard1 who was really saying delightful things1 took this for applause and continued his speech indefinitely4 ,afterwards1 the ,lady ,mayoress1 remarking upon the unfortunate incident1 said to me1 ,i am ashamed of those of my guests who behaved so badly during the ,ambassador's speech4 ,i do hope you were not one of them4 ,i was glad to be able to assure her of my innocence1 and that ,i was too engrossed in ,mr4 ,bayard's appearance to follow very closely his speech4 ,my best subjects are those who possess the greatest possibilities of humour4 ,i divide human nature into two classes 7as a caricaturist1 ,i mean71 those who are funny and those who are not4 ,people say to me sometimes1 ,so-and-so has a big nose--suppose you make it bigger1 or words to that effect4 ,my reply is that a big nose made even bigger1 need not in itself be funny4 ,the bald man usually insists upon keeping on his hat1 forgetting that his bald head contains a good deal in it1 is frequently much more interesting than a well-covered cranium1 and is nothing to be ashamed of4 ,the knowledge of human nature1 of the foibles1 and vanities of man that come with one's study of caricature is extraordinary1 one does not come to know a man until he becomes a model for the time being and disports himself in a variety of ways according to his character1 temperament1 or personality4 ,illustration3 ,,henry ,,kemble4 #aijg4 ,illustration3 ,h4 ,,beerbohm ,,tree4 #ahij4 ,illustration3 ,,gerald ,,du ,,maurier4 #aijg4 ,,william ,,gillett ,illustration3 7,sherlock ,holmes74 #aijg4 ,there is the man one does not dare caricature in his presence1 but contents oneself with studying and noting carefully2 and the man one thinks one dare caricature and finds to one's surprise that he takes offence2 and the man who comes and says1 ,so-and-so is splendid1 you must do him4 ,d'you know old ,tommy ,what's-his-name8 he's capital now1 ain't he8 and seeing one observing him1 ,now ,i myself1 for instance1 ,i've nothing peculiar about me4 ,if you were to caricature me1 my friends wouldn't recognize me4 ,then there is another type who comes to the studio and dictates as to the style of work one must adopt in a particular caricature2 and yet another to whom nature has been unkind1 and whom one lets down easily because one has a feeling of compassion1 as ,i have said1 for people so burdened through no fault of their own4 ,one no longer feels surprise when they say1 roaring with laughter1 ,very funny1 and haven't you been hard on me6444 but still it's not bad as a joke6 ,others are very amusing2 they come to my studio and settle themselves down as though they were at the photographer's1 then suddenly exclaim1 ,oh6 ,i forgot4 ,the photographer tells me this is my worst side1 ,i must turn the other towards you if you don't mind4 ,i then thanked him for the tip1 as it was the worst ,i preferred2 on one occasion a well-known fighting ,colonel who went by the nickname of ,pug 7being so like one7 called at my studio to see his caricature which he had been told was very like him4 ,he asked where it was4 ,i said1 ,on the mantelpiece1 which he had already scanned4 ,no6 ,no6 he uttered2 that is not me4 ,no one could possibly take that for me4 ,i was called ',bull ,dog' in my regiment 7but he was better known as ,pug7 and that thing couldn't possibly fight4 ,you know it yourself4 ,for heaven's sake do me full face4 ,as there was no getting rid of him ,i was compelled1 with a soft heart1 to obey2 and as ,i thought ,i saw a tear in his eye ,i drew him again4 ,he was much relieved1 but ,i wasn't4 ,in the first caricature ,i had put the ,pug's tail on to the crook of his stick which he held behind him1 as it so much resembled one4 ,after this ,i had to keep the profile drawing from publication4 ,but the sensations one experiences on realizing one's profile for the first time1 are certainly appalling4 ,when ,i was a boy ,i never examined my features at all1 ,i just accepted myself1 and got used to seeing my face in the glass as ,i brushed my hair1 and it did not strike me as being specially offensive2 ,i wished1 ,i must say1 that nature had been more generous1 but my wishes did not worry me or verge into vague longings after extreme beauty1 nor did the sight of myself alarm me until one day ,i went to my tailor's1 where the mirrors were many and large1 with a clever arrangement enabling the customer to view himself en profile4 ,in the course of the interview a personal view of my coat from the side was required1 and gazing into the mirror ,i glimpsed a sudden impression of my face from the side4 ,i left the shop1 extremely depressed1 for ,i came to the rapid conclusion ,i looked the sort of person sideways that ,i should have disliked if ,i had known him4 ,it is sad to think few men know their own profile4 ,i once had some very unpleasant moments with a cavalry officer owing to our difference of opinion as to the contour of his legs1 and the set of his trousers4 ,he came to my studio looking rather like a musical comedy colonel 7although he was a soldier to the backbone71 very smart with his perfectly tailored clothes1 very tight trousers1 immaculate shoes and very well groomed throughout1 very typical of the sort of man an actor would delight in as a model4 ,his entrance to my studio was just as full of dash1 with great eclat he gave himself into my hands1 saying1 ,do what you like with me1 ,i don't mind anything4 ,have a good old shot at me just for a joke--,i'm a bit of a caricaturist myself4 ,after standing a little while he grew tired1 and as is frequently the case1 self-conscious1 and began to wonder why he came1 and in consequence became rather depressed4 ,a spell of fidgeting seized him1 and he expressed a desire to see the drawing1 which ,i informed him was against the rules4 ,oh1 damn it all1 let's have a look1 he expostulated1 and to keep him quiet ,i was obliged to show him my work4 ,hang it1 ,i didn't come here to be made a pigmy of6 he shouted4 ,you'd better put a bit on the legs--they're not like that6 ,it was getting near lunch time1 so ,i went on working for another five minutes or so1 when presently he wanted to look again4 ,remonstrating1 ,i said1 ,you'll spoil the drawing if you keep on interrupting4 ,but he insisted upon another glance to reassure himself2 this time he was angry4 ,i'm not coming here to have the ,queen's uniform insulted6 and looking deeper into the drawing3 and my nose doesn't turn round the corner like that4 ,i expostulated1 and presently he stood once more4 ,after the same brief interval he bounced over again4 ,i won't have the ,queen's uniform ridiculed4 ,my ears are not so large as that--you must cut a bit off them4444 ,at this ,i retired to the sofa1 tired out1 and determined to settle my recalcitrant soldier4 ,look here1 ,i began1 ,i didn't ask you here to teach me my business4 ,i really can't continue under your instructions4 ,oh1 very well1 he said1 changing his tone1 ,i'm sure we're both hungry1 and ,i think you'd better come with me and have a bit of lunch at my club1 and we'll settle this after4 ,i agreed1 thinking perhaps he had been out of humour4 ,we had an excellent lunch and parted good friends4 ,before leaving he said1 ,i have no doubt you'll see there was something in my suggestion1 and ,i'll come again to-morrow4 ,i finished the drawing1 without further discussion1 but he did not leave my studio looking quite happy1 and he carefully ascertained before getting the address of the lithographers who were going to reproduce the drawing4 ,i heard afterwards that he lost very little time in paying them a visit and begging them to cut a considerable piece off the ears1 which they informed him was impossible as they had no right of alterations1 and it would be quite against their principles4 ,an officer in my unhappy subject's regiment said to me afterwards1 that the result was greatly appreciated at ,aldershot1 but that they were all greatly disappointed to find that ,i had flattered him6 ,my caricatures are frequently described as gross by the wife who is hurt by the pencil that points a joke at her husband's peculiarities2 or she says1 ,why don't you do my husband as you did ,so-and-so6 7referring to a decided and unsparing caricature74 ,i have been described as unkind2 or sometimes when1 carried away by a fascinating subject1 ,i have perhaps not sufficiently controlled my pencil1 ,i have been accused of brutality4 ,the truth is that in working one may not intend anything personal1 or for one moment imagine any one could take the result seriously2 but the finished work1 made with a detailed1 and possibly inhuman devotion to one's own conception1 strikes the beholder in a mood entirely different4 ,very few of those who admire a caricature realize that its satire lies1 not in any personal venom1 but in the artist's detached observation of life and character4 ,in the early days of ,vanity ,fair people viewed caricature as something entirely new1 and in the light of this novelty viewed it in the right spirit2 later they grew particular1 and1 as they frequently paid 7from which ,i did not benefit71 an entirely new type of subject came to me2 it was as though a spirit of commercialism crept between me and my sitters4 ,illustration3 ,,fifth ,,earl ,,of ,,portsmouth1 #ahgf4 ,illustration3 ,,major ,,oswald ,,ames 7,,ozzie74 #ahif4 ,illustration3 ,,earl ,,of ,,lonsdale4 #ahgi4 ,a subject whom ,i strongly caricatured1 pleased me by saying when introduced to him1 ,no man is worth that 7snapping his fingers7 if he can't join in a laugh against himself4 ,i remember going to lunch with a very rich man 7for the purpose of studying him71 who would insist on looking at my rough notes in spite of my protestations to the effect that they were only notes1 not drawings4 ,he became highly incensed4 ,i may be stoutish1 he exclaimed1 but ,i'm not a fat1 dumpish figure like that4 ,now wouldn't it be a good and a new idea if you were to make me different4 ,you see my friends know me as a short1 round man1 it would be so funny and quite a novelty if you were to make me tall and thin4 ,now you think it well over--it would be quite a departure in caricature4 ,i intimated that ,i thought the idea was rather far-fetched and that it was possible that his friends would prefer him as nature had made him4 ,if you want to please me1 you must make me tall1 he said4 ,i'll come to your studio and pay you a visit and perhaps buy some of your work--if you satisfy me in this respect4 ,i told him ,i was not accustomed to be bribed in that manner and wished ,i had not accepted his hospitality4 ,there are people who think they can do anything by bribery4 ,they call at one's studio1 and hint that one shall paint a portrait of them and go as far as to point out how it shall be done1 and what the price shall be4 ,others1 when one has done a mere drawing of them1 imagine that they have been tremendously caricatured and complain bitterly4 ,if it had not been a question of time and money1 ,i would not have encouraged sitters in my studio at all4 ,when ,i became pressed for time1 however1 it was impossible to seek my subjects1 especially when1 with the exception of men of definite public position1 ,i was not always sure of finding them4 ,one interesting point in connection with the men whom one finds only in such places as the ,house of ,commons1 is the fact that one is then at the mercy of the lighting of the building4 ,this frequently accounts for bad portraits and unrecognizable caricatures1 for lighting falsifies extraordinarily4 ,of course ,i had innumerable sitters who were delightful in every way1 and many who1 if they were peculiar1 were otherwise good sorts2 but ,i am chiefly concerned at this moment with the strange stories of the exceptional cases that have astonished me from time to time4 ,a peculiarity of some of my sitters in which ,i have rarely found an exception1 is as to their professed ability to stand4 ,i do not like to tire my sitters1 and ,i usually tell them ,i am afraid they will find a position wearisome1 which they deny1 telling me at the same time that standing for hours is not in the least tedious to them4 ,half an hour goes by--and they start to sigh and fidget1 and presently give in1 and finally confess they had not expected it to be such an ordeal--and always with the air of having remarked something entirely original4 ,i have noticed1 too1 the brightness of step with which my sitters enter my studio1 and1 after a long sitting1 the revived brightness brought about by the mention of lunch4 ,bradlaugh1 who was a willing subject1 asked me upon entering my studio rather breezily whether ,i wished him to stand upon 'is 'ead or 'is 'eels1 so he quite appreciated the situation4 ,there are people who become nervous about their clothes4 ,i have known a peer object to spats because they did not look nice in a picture4 ,one man who was a noted dandy grew very concerned about his trousers4 ,after making innumerable efforts to persuade him to stand still1 ,i was obliged to wait while he explained about his clothes4 ,my trousers are usually perfect1 and without a crease1 he said1 bending to look at them1 while he bagged out the knees and found creases in every direction4 ,the more creases he saw the more concerned he became and looked at them in grieved surprise as though he had never seen them before4 ,a sitter who worried over his clothes came to me in the form of a gentleman from ,islington1 who wore the most extraordinary trousers1 for which he continually apologized1 and seemed quite oblivious of the fact that ,i was drawing him in profile4 ,every other moment he would turn full face to me with some remark ending with another apology for his trousers 7which reminded me of the first ,lord ,lytton's1 they were so wide at the foot74 ,please remember ,i am drawing you in profile1 ,i would interject occasionally1 as he turned his face to me1 and each time he would try to remember1 apologize for his nether garments1 and his forgetfulness1 raising his hat and bowing to me at every apology4 ,why he was so conscious of his clothes ,i do not know1 unless he found their cut necessary to ,islington4 ,a propos of clothes4 ,after being at ,tattersall's one day1 ,i went with ,mr4 ,sterling ,stuart to lunch1 and afterwards we proceeded to his dressing-room to choose a suit which he was to wear when ,i drew his caricature4 ,as he gave me a free hand ,i found one which attracted my eye immediately2 it was an old tweed with a good broad1 brown stripe1 and ,i felt there was no question to which was the best for my purpose4 ,he appeared the next day in my studio looking the pink of perfection1 and as ,i surveyed him ,i suddenly realized with dismay that his trousers did not match the incomparable coat4 ,i drew his attention to what ,i imagined was an oversight4 ,well1 my boy6 do you think1 he said1 that the man who built that coat could have lived to build the trousers too8 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,rev4 ,r4 ,j4 ,,campbell4 #aijd4 ,illustration3 ,,sterling ,,stuart 7,the ,hatter7 #aijd4 ,illustration3 ,,father ,,bernard ,,vaughan4 #aijg4 ,not long after my cartoon of the ,prince of ,wales appeared1 ,i was passing by a tailor's shop and ,i saw a reproduction in the window4 ,feeling slightly curious as to its exact object there1 ,i went to look1 and on closer examination found that the ingenious tailor was using it as a form of advertisement1 and underneath was written3-- ,the very best coat that ,i've seen the ,prince wear ,was drawn by the artist of ,vanity ,fair4 ,the sensitiveness of people with a tendency towards corpulency is also at times provocative of trouble4 ,sir ,watkins ,william ,wynn1 who sat for me on one occasion1 was quite a portly old gentleman1 and1 presumably in order to conceal his stoutness from my notice1 he buttoned his coat before taking up his position4 ,as an inevitable result1 a number of well marked creases made their appearance in the region of his watch-chain1 and these ,i naturally included in my drawing4 ,when he subsequently saw the latter he refused at first to believe that so many creases existed1 but after ,i had finally convinced him of their presence he went straight off to his tailor's and bestowed the blame on him4 ,no doubt the tailor profited in the long run2 however1 ,i fancy1 as a matter of fact1 that ,i have been of service to a good many tailors in my time4 ,for many of the notabilities ,i have cartooned seemed altogether unaware of their habilatory shortcomings till they were confronted with them in my drawings4 ,self-conceit is the keynote of the story of a noble lord who called upon me at my studio with a view to my putting him in ,vanity ,fair4 ,i was very busy at the time1 and had consequently to suggest the postponing his appointment till a later hour1 whereupon he took great offence and refused to return at all4 ,but ,i was determined he should not escape me1 and ,i took the opportunity at an evening party to study him thoroughly4 ,when his caricature appeared he was so chagrined that he dyed his hair1 which was white1 to a muddy brown1 in order that he should not be recognized4 ,an old gentleman of great position in the world who came to my studio1 had a very red nose4 ,after the sitting1 as he was leaving1 he said rather shyly3-- ,i hope you will not be too generous with your carmine1 as it might give the public a wrong impression1 and it is an unfortunate fact that both my grandfathers1 my father1 and myself all have had red noses1 and all are total abstainers4 ,another subject was restless to a degree1 and walked about the room instead of permitting me to draw him4 ,hope you won't keep me very long1 he said1 ,i'm never still for a moment1 ,i'm always walking about my room4 ,you'd better do me with a book in my hand as though ,i were dictating to my clerk4 ,i was rather disconcerted1 for this was not to be a caricature1 but a characteristic portrait4 ,but1 ,i said1 your friends won't know you so4 ,anyway1 go on walking4 ,i made little notes as ,i watched him1 and after he had been walking some time ,i began to hope that he would be getting tired1 when he stopped short and said3-- ,no6 ,you'd better do me with my hand on my waistcoat4 ,very well1 ,i replied1 we'll begin again4 ,in this position ,i began a drawing of him1 when he decided it would not do4 ,oh1 well1 ,i said1 sometimes you sit down1 don't you8 ,and it seems to me a very natural thing to do4 ,suppose ,i draw you that way8 ,mark ,twain was another subject who came under the category of the walkers4 ,i had a good deal of difficulty in getting hold of him1 but when ,i eventually caught him at his hotel1 ,i found him decidedly impatient4 ,now you mustn't think ,i'm going to sit or stand for you1 he told me1 for once ,i am up ,i go on4 ,the whole time ,i watched him he paced the room like a caged animal1 smoking a very large calabash pipe and telling amusing stories4 ,the great humorist wore a white flannel suit and told me in the course of conversation that he had a dress suit made all in white which he wore at dinner-parties4 ,he had just taken his ,honorary ,degree at ,oxford1 and he rather wanted to put his gown on1 but ,i preferred to do him in the more characteristic and widely-known garb4 ,he struck me as being a very sensitive man1 whose nervous pacings during my interview were the result of a highly strung temperament4 ,the only pacifying influence seemed to be his enormous pipe which he never ceased to smoke4 ,when ,i think of all the good stories ,i have missed when ,i have been studying these really humorous people1 ,i regret that my attention must be centred on my work regardless of the delightful personalities which sometimes it has been my good fortune to meet4 ,i should like to be able to wind up my sitters like mechanical toys1 to be amusing to order4 ,what a lot of trouble it would save6 ,a clever amateur caricaturist once wanted me to paint his portrait1 and during his sittings gave me his views upon caricature4 ,he informed me that he had no compunction whatever in doing a caricature upon the physical defects of his subjects1 and that if1 for instance1 a man had 444 well 444 a decidedly large stomach1 he would not hesitate to increase it4 ,after several sittings ,i made one of the best drawings and characteristic portraits ,i have ever done1 as he appealed to me as a subject1 for he was individual in his dress1 and his hat had a character which is rare nowadays4 ,but during the progress of the work1 he was self-conscious and awkward1 which is a result curious in a man who had a clever gift of caricature1 himself4 ,however1 ,i did not exaggerate my work to the extent of producing a caricature1 and gave him more credit than to expect me to flatter him4 ,but it seemed that ,i expressed his bulk more truthfully than was tactful1 for it appeared he had undergone a dieting process and considered himself quite sylph-like in consequence4 ,when the drawing was in the hands of the lithographers ,i went down to see the proof1 and to my surprise this man turned up4 ,he appeared to be very friendly1 shook hands1 and expressed the usual polite banalities4 ,i was a trifle puzzled1 but ,i heard afterwards that he went to the office the next day with his lawyer to look at the drawing1 and said to him3-- ,don't you consider this to be a most offensive caricature of me8 7,he imagined ,i was intending to insult him47 ,this resulted in publication being forbidden1 whereupon the lithographers informed him that the drawing was already finished1 and all the expense of reproduction incurred4 ,he accordingly paid what was necessary1 and it was never published1 so ,i heard no more of the matter4 ,some time after ,i met his medical adviser1 whom ,i told of this extraordinary hallucination as to my intentions4 ,he appeared amused4 ,oh6 he said1 he is really a very good fellow2 but it's been a mania with him to reduce his stomach1 and he was under the impression that he'd succeeded4 ,my methods of studying my subjects vary considerably1 and the most successful of my caricatures have been without exception those which were made without the knowledge of the persons portrayed4 ,after all1 this is nothing more than natural1 for by watching a man unawares one more successfully catches his little tricks of manner1 and to some extent his movements1 all of which are carefully concealed when he comes in the guise of a complacent sitter to the studio4 ,and so1 for the purpose of frank caricature1 one prefers to rely upon memory4 ,i have spent such a considerable time in public places of interest that ,i fear ,i am quite well known to the police4 ,not infrequently ,i have been detected in the act of obtaining my victims 7by the pen71 for ,i discovered the following account in a newspaper3 ,an amusing incident occurred one evening in the ,house of ,commons ,lobby in connection with the caricaturist and a victim4 ,i had seen ',spy' silently and patiently stalking a new member 7,mr4 ,keir ,hardie7 with a striking and tempting personality4 ,the new member1 however1 was nervous1 having apparently an instinctive idea that he was being pursued1 for he moved restlessly about1 casting suspicious glances all round him4 ,an evening or two after ,i was surprised to see ',spy' and his victim engaged in a friendly conversation1 the artist taking advantage of the opportunity to examine every detail of face and figure4 ,it seems that the new member thought he recognized a friend in his pursuer1 and not knowing what he was after1 he went up to him feeling that he had found refuge1 and that here at least was one man who did not want to sketch him4 ,i need hardly say that ',spy' took full advantage of the chase1 and not long after this the victim appeared in ,vanity ,fair4 ,that reminds me of the time when ,lord ,henry ,lennox came up to me in the ,lobby4 ,my dear1 he said in his usual characteristic manner1 you see that little man over there--,i detest him--he caricatured me and made me appalling4 ,he took a violent dislike to ,pellegrini1 who had seized upon his obvious stoop with a wonderful touch1 and converted it into one of his finest caricatures4 ,cardinal ,newman quite unconsciously placed me in rather an awkward dilemma4 ,at the time when ,i was anxious to stalk him ,i heard he was in ,birmingham2 so ,i went to ,euston ,station1 and had actually bought my railway ticket when suddenly ,i caught sight of his ,eminence upon the platform4 ,here was an opportunity not to be missed6 ,i saw him go into the buffet and followed him4 ,he sat down at a small table and ordered soup4 ,i took a seat opposite and ordered food also1 studying him closely while he partook of it4 ,but ,i was not altogether satisfied1 and ,i felt anxious to see him again4 ,so ,i travelled down to ,birmingham1 and on the following day ,i called at the ,oratory and asked one of the priests there at what time the ,cardinal was likely to go out4 ,evidently1 in spite of my protests1 the priest concluded that ,i wanted an audience with ,cardinal ,newman1 for saying that he would apprize him of my visit1 he disappeared4 ,my object had been to perfect my former study by a further glimpse2 and a personal interview was really the last thing ,i desired4 ,there was accordingly nothing left for me but to bolt6 ,illustration3 ,,canon ,,liddon4 #ahgf4 ,illustration3 ,,cardinal ,,newman4 #ahgg4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,dean ,,of ,,windsor 7,,wellesley74 #ahgf4 ,my most comical search was probably one in which ,i was assisted by ,mr4 ,gibson ,bowles4 ,it took place in ,holloway ,gaol4 ,the ,rev4 ,arthur ,tooth1 the ,man of the ,mount1 and that most celebrated ritualist1 was in durance vile4 ,awkward1 said ,mr4 ,bowles1 but we must certainly have him4 ,let me see4444 ,i'm the ,secretary to the ,persian ,relief ,fund4444 ,come along1 ,ward4 ,what possible connection could exist between the ,persian ,relief ,fund and the ,rev4 ,arthur ,tooth ,i failed utterly to see1 but apparently ,mr4 ,bowles made the authorities at ,holloway see it1 for we got safely through1 and ,i had the unique experience of observing the ,reverend gentleman as he posed behind the bars4 ,i found ,mr4 ,bowles an invaluable second when studying my subjects1 he was so thoroughly a man of the world and withal so tactful and resourceful that ,i was glad when we worked in company4 ,it was a great help for me1 and ,i was able to employ my attention in observing while he took the responsibility of conversations and entertainment of the subject entirely off my hands4 ,sometimes ,i disconcerted my friends1 who were all unaware of the promptings of the caricaturist's conscience4 ,i was walking down ,st4 ,james' ,street one day with a friend discussing the subjects of the day with easy equanimity when ,i saw ,brodrick the ,warden of ,merton 7whom ,i had been hoping to catch for weeks74 ,i suddenly grew quite excited1 and1 seeing him turn a corner1 ,i rushed on in pursuit4 ,my friend begged me to desist1 and1 finding me deaf to his entreaties1 left me4 ,i followed ,mr4 ,brodrick into a shop1 had one long look at him1 and went home to complete a caricature that came with immediate success4 ,on occasions1 disguise has been necessary for a complete stalk--when ,i was endeavouring to obtain a glimpse of ,doctor ,spooner 7known to fame as the creator of ,spoonerisms71 ,i started by means of masquerading as a student in cap and gown1 and as the renowned gentleman's sight was very bad indeed1 he was a pretty safe man to tackle4 ,my methods were1 of course1 well known to the real undergraduates who aided me to the best of their ability2 but on this occasion one student in the front row nearly gave me away4 ,suddenly turning round in the middle of the lecture1 he inquired in a loud stage whisper1 ,how are you getting on8 ,hush6 ,he'll see1 ,i remonstrated4 ,oh6 exclaimed the undergraduate1 that's all right if he does4 ,i'll tell him you're my guv'nor6 ,mr4 ,comyns ,carr1 an old and valued friend of mine1 always divided my work into two classes1 one of which he was pleased to term the beefs and the other the porks4 ,he begged me1 when ,i was painting his own cartoon1 to put him among the porks4 ,i promised ,i would and did my best to prevent his face from becoming too florid4 ,but apparently my labours were in vain1 or else the lithographers failed me1 for after the drawing was published1 ,comyns ,carr greeted me at the club with the words1 ,oh1 ,leslie6 ,i'm among the 'beefs' after all6 ,i regretted the fact1 but unfortunately the fault was not mine4 ,the reproduction was limited to the number of colours1 so that there was no happy medium for the lithographers2 if the reproducers wanted a florid effect1 the face appeared red all over1 if the drawing was a pork with a red rose in his coat and a faint colour in his cheeks1 they made the face all red and used the same colour for the rose4 ,,oxford ,,dons4 ,illustration3 ,,dr ,,jowitt 7,master of ,balliol74 #ahgf4 ,illustration3 ,,dr ,,spooner 7,dean1 ,new ,college74 #ahih4 ,illustration3 ,,professor ,,robinson ,,ellis 7,professor of ,latin74 #ahid4 ,one of the difficulties of my position as a caricaturist for a newspaper came home to me on the occasion of the visit to my studio of a ,queen's ,messenger4 ,i was extremely busy at the time1 and was1 luckily for me1 quite unable to accede to his request that ,i should immediately make a drawing of him1 as he was shortly to appear in ,vanity ,fair4 ,making an appointment for the next day he took his departure4 ,i called upon my editor on the following day1 and while in conversation ,i remembered my engagement1 and breaking it off suddenly1 prepared to go4 ,who is your sitter8 said he4 ,i referred to the gentleman in question1 who ,i imagined had been sent to me from my editor4 ,i won't have that man4 ,i have made no arrangement4 ,he's been bothering me to put him in for years4 ,what shall ,i do then8 ,i said4 ,this is very awkward for me4 ,tell him we've got too many ,queen's ,messengers already4 ,i hurried off and found my poor rejected sitter waiting with a thick stick1 the presence of which he began to explain before ,i could make my apologies to him4 ,he told me that he had bought the weapon1 not in self-defence1 or with an idea of attack1 but because he thought it was most characteristic of him4 ,i then had to interrupt him with my excuses which was a most disagreeable task4 ,oh1 he said1 that's only an excuse for not putting me in4 ,i see it4 ,he flushed very red and showed a little temper1 for he had been endeavouring for some time to be placed upon the list of subjects in ,vanity ,fair and without success4 ,after some discussion1 during which1 in some sympathy with his annoyance1 ,i anxiously watched the stick1 he slunk out of the studio with an air greatly different from the spruce and upright demeanour of his arrival4#d ,an awkward predicament in which ,i was the innocent arbitrator came about through a very gross caricature by another artist 7,i do not remember whom7 of ,mr4 ,pigott the censor of plays and a very old friend2 ,i believe it was unpleasant1 for he wrote to me and said he wished he had been put in my hands4 ,i do not know whether ,i am wrong in saying so1 but it was rather odd his writing to ask my advice1 for he was strongly in favour of suing ,vanity ,fair for libel4 ,at all events ,i called upon him and advised him to ignore the matter4 ,he reassured me by saying1 ,well1 ,i've already come to that conclusion myself since writing my letter4 ,i've seen my solicitors who gave me the same advice1 but ,i still wish ,i'd been done by you4 ,a friend of mine came to me once and said1 ,you simply must make a drawing of ',piggy' ,palk1 he's such a splendid subject--have you ever seen him8 ,i'm sure if you had you couldn't resist making a caricature of him4 ,very well1 ,i said4 ,give me an opportunity of meeting him--what's he like8 ,i must introduce you to him first1 we'll get up a little dinner--he shall be there--at the ,raleigh ,club4 ,we'll introduce you as ',mr4 ,spy'--don't forget that he wears an eyeglass1 because he's nothing without it4 ,when the evening came ,i was placed on the opposite side of the table to the young man1 where ,i had a good opportunity of studying his features1 which were diminutive1 with the exception of his ears which were enormous4 ,i waited and waited for the eyeglass to appear 7for as my friend had truly said1 his face was nothing without it71 and finally got up from dinner full of disappointment4 ,there were several other guests who were quite aware of my identity1 and all attempted to help me in my object1 but without success1 a fact which created no little amusement among us4 ,my host pressed his friend to join our party in his rooms1 and ,piggy1 as his friends called him1 to my horror1 said that he had another engagement2 when1 however1 he was informed that there would be attractive young ladies among the party1 he altered his mind4 ,on arriving we were received by these charming ladies1 who contributed to the evening's fun by entering very completely into the open secret of my visit4 ,we had a piano and plenty of fun and chaff1 and under cover of the evening's amusement ,i took in ,piggy ,palk4 ,i was introduced to the most attractive of the ladies and enlisted her services on my behalf over the eyeglass4 ,my friend at once introduced ,piggy to her1 and she induced him to produce the eyeglass4 ,after some preliminary conversation she began3 ,oh1 ,lord ,haldon1 ,i see you have an eyeglass1 do you ever wear it8 ,sometimes an eyeglass improves a man's appearance immensely1 ,i should like to see how you look in one4 ,oh1 yes1 he said1 ,i sometimes wear it6 ,and so he put it into his right eye4 ,yes1 it suits you very well4 ,you don't make such faces as some people do in wearing it4 ,he was flattered4 ,now ,i'd just love to see if you look as nice with it in the left eye4 ,the obedient young man1 mollified by her flattery1 did all he was told1 while ,i made good use of my eyes1 and the company were becoming so hilarious that they could hardly conceal their merriment while the girl went on4 ,it's really wonderful how effective it is1 and how it suits you equally in either eye4 ,thinking he had made an impression1 ,piggy took her into a corner and made himself most fascinating1 assiduously retaining the eyeglass all the time4 ,he seems to be getting on very well1 said one of the guests to me1 in an undertone4 ,illustration3 ,,lord ,,haldon1 #ahhb4 ,i was about to reply when ,lord ,haldon turned to me and said3-- ,do you know1 ',mr4 ,spy1' that it's very bad manners to whisper8 ,so addressing myself to the lady1 ,i offered my humble apologies and regrets for my forgetfulness 7much to her amusement74 ,when the caricature appeared he wondered who the fellow was who had seen him1 and tried to remember when it was he had worn lilies of the valley in his dress coat4 ,i wonder he did not suspect ,mr4 ,spy4 ,,chapter ,,vii ,,portraiture ,some of my sitters4--,mrs4 ,tom ,caley4--,lady ,leucha ,warner4-- ,lady ,loudoun4--,colonel ,corbett4--,miss ,reiss4--,the late ,mrs4 ,harry ,mc,calmont4--,the ,duke of ,hamilton4--,sir ,w4 ,jaffray4-- ,the ,queen of ,spain4--,soldier sitters4--,millais4--,sir ,william ,cunliffe ,brooks4--,holman ,hunt4--,george ,richmond4--,sir ,william ,richmond4--,sir ,luke ,fildes4--,lord ,leighton4--,sir ,laurence ,alma ,tadema4--,sir ,george ,reid4--,orchardson4--,pettie4--,frank ,dicksee4--,augustus ,lumley4--,archie ,stuart ,wortley4--,john ,varley4--,john ,collier4--,sir ,keith ,fraser4--,sir ,charles ,fraser4--,mrs4 ,langtry4--,mrs4 ,cornwallis ,west4--,miss ,rousby4 --,the ,prince of ,wales4--,king ,george as a boy4--,children's portraits4--,mrs4 ,weldon4--,christabel ,pankhurst4 ,in portraits1 the grace and one may add the likeness consists more in the general air than in the exact similitude of every feature4 ,sir ,joshua ,reynolds4 ,of the study of portraiture ,i was always fond1 and the prospect of becoming a portrait painter appealed greatly to me4 ,although ,fate interrupted this good intention through the unforeseen offer to work for ,vanity ,fair 7which1 with my love for caricature1 ,i could not resist the temptation of accepting71 ,i did not refuse commissions to execute portraits1 but as the number of cartoons that ,i had undertaken to do for publication was considerable1 naturally private work had to make way for it4 ,finding it difficult to direct my mind to both the serious and the comic at the same time1 ,i was obliged to select different days for each2 in case ,i might put too humorous an expression into the picture of a baby1 or distort the features of a mayor in his robes4 ,illustration3 ,the portrait of a well-known character who claimed direct descent from the ,stuarts4 ,he wore gold buttons and spurs with a red stripe down the side of his trousers1 and was to be frequently seen in ,piccadilly in the seventies4 ,illustration3 ,at a country dance near ,manchester4 #ahgb4 ,,portraits4 ,illustration3 ,,buckstone4 ,new ,men and ,old ,acres4 ,illustration3 ,see page #bjb4 ,illustration3 ,a ,crusader at ,drury ,lane4 ,my father had an admiration for ,ouless' method of painting a portrait1 and with a slight acquaintance already that artist gave me good advice4 ,i was lucky in my first commissions for ladies' portraits1 for they were of exceptionally pretty women1 viz4 ,mrs4 ,miller ,munday and ,miss ,chappell 7,mrs4 ,t4 ,caley71 both hung in the ,royal ,academy4 ,these were followed by equally attractive sitters in ,lady ,lucia ,warner1 the ,countess of ,loudoun1 and 7the first7 ,mrs4 ,harry ,mc,calmont4 ,a presentation picture shortly afterwards came my way1 of ,colonel ,corbett of ,longnor ,hall 7,shrewsbury71 an extremely tall old gentleman of ripe years4 ,i painted the picture on a full-length canvas1 and after the first sitting or two he begged to be allowed to sit in a chair for the head2 the experiment failed1 for in less than half an hour the ,colonel of the ,shropshire ,yeomanry1 ,master of ,hounds1 and formerly ,officer in the ,guards was fast asleep4 ,no more of this1 he said1 when ,i roused him1 ,i'll stand to the bitter end1 and he did1 until the picture was completed4 ,it is a strange fact1 though1 that military men stand less well than would be expected of them1 and tire sooner4 ,for instance1 an officer whom ,i was painting1 sent his soldier servant to stand in the uniform he was to wear in my portrait of him1 for one employs a soldier in preference to an ordinary model1 because they are invariably correct in their knowledge of a uniform and how to put it on4 ,the man showed signs of nervousness1 which did not surprise me1 but when1 after standing a very short while1 he turned from a healthy pink to a deathly white1 ,i recommended a rest and a walk in the fresh air4 ,when he returned to the position again1 he became faint1 so ,i offered him brandy4 ,this he refused on the grounds that he was a teetotaller1 but as his paleness showed no signs of abating1 ,i with difficulty persuaded him to take a little stimulant4 ,it seemed to have the desired effect1 for the blood circulated again1 and ,i reassured him1 and continued painting without further complications4 ,this was not by any means my first experience1 for on another occasion a very tall and powerfully built man1 an ex-soldier and chucker-out at a music-hall1 came for the same purpose1 and after standing for a time1 from sheer exhaustion had to give it up4 ,but to return to my subject4 ,when ,i was working for the ,graphic1 a portrait in which ,i took much pleasure was that of ,millais4 ,the sittings were most interesting1 for in the course of conversation1 ,i gained a considerable insight into his character1 and gleaned much information as to his opinions1 method of working1 and views upon art4 ,watts had been the idol of the ,royal ,academy students up till now1 but ,millais was taking his place in their estimation1 and although he was well to the front as a portrait painter1 the enormous competition in this branch of art was scarcely evident yet4 ,the time was approaching1 however1 when the art student had to consider how he could best live by painting4 ,he was at first full of the noblest intentions1 and would frequently exclaim1 ,art for ,art's sake2 that's my motto 444 none of your pot-boilers for me4 ,unfortunately1 the day for these very laudable sentiments was passing1 and1 when men were dependent on their profession1 something else had to be thought of4 ,hence the necessary study of portrait painting4 ,i remember ,millais mentioned his belief in the pre-,raphaelites and their influence upon the young artist2 but he considered it important that the student should gradually abandon the influence for a more masterly method of painting and a freer brush4 ,this versatile genius must have puzzled his adorers not a little by his erratic experiments in style2 his emulations of ,reynolds in a modern portrait 7of three ladies playing cards7 were in direct contradiction to his previous work--the paint1 ,i remember1 was extremely thick1 especially on the necks of the ladies4 ,a portrait of ,irving followed the next year1 painted quite thinly4 ,the students were puzzled and distracted1 for in the meantime they had all followed the previous lead1 and were still painting necks in foundation white laid on without discretion4 ,then ,millais astonished his coterie by painting ,chill ,october in his best manner4 ,i called upon him once on a matter of advice and discovered him puzzling over his picture called ,cherry ,ripe4 ,something was wrong1 and he could not place the fault1 and he appealed to my fresh eye to find it4 ,it occurred to me that something in the drawing of the head1 which was covered with a mob-cap1 was slightly out of drawing1 and ,i called his attention to it4 ,you've hit it1 my boy1 he said4 ,that's just what ,i thought myself1 but ,i was not quite certain4 ,he paid me the great compliment of saying he had seen enough of my work to know he could safely ask my opinion1 and ,i felt extremely flattered4 ,when ,sir ,william ,cunliffe ,brooks commissioned him to paint the portrait of his daughter 7the ,marchioness of ,huntly71 a considerable stir was created in the art world when it became known that ,millais had received ,l#ajjj for the painting1 for up till that time such a figure was unheard of for a modern portrait4 ,sir ,william was delighted with the picture1 but when he saw the completed portrait he was disappointed to find that his daughter's hands 7which were most beautiful7 were covered with gloves4 ,he accordingly returned the picture1 and expressed his desire that an alteration might be made and the hands shown in all their beauty4 ,millais made a compromise by repainting one of the hands ungloved4 ,holl had discarded his pathetic subjects for portraits1 and surprised the art world with a vigorous canvas of the celebrated mezzotint engraver1 ,samuel ,cousins1 which was followed by an equally strong portrait of ,piatti the violoncello player4 ,consequently1 he became quite the vogue and was until his death completely occupied with commissions4 ,i think that of his many successes the painting of ,lord ,spencer was perhaps his finest portrait4 ,holman ,hunt 7,ruskin's ideal painter7 had no following as a portrait painter2 his portraits were hard1 tinny1 and laboured1 and became singularly unpleasant on a large canvas1 although his subject pictures were conceived from a high standpoint1 and for that reason will last4 ,old ,george ,richmond was a highly accomplished draughtsman2 many of his portraits in crayon were exquisite masterpieces1#e and most of the great men of the day 7especially the clergy7 were depicted at one time or another by his refined pencil4 ,william ,richmond 7now ,sir ,william71 his son1 inherited his father's talent but in a different manner2 foremost in my memory stands out a portrait of ,lady ,hood4 ,illustration3 ,,mrs ,,george ,,reymond ,,murray4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,study4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,hon4 ,,mrs ,,adrian ,,pollock4 ,ouless1 the eminent portrait painter1 like ,millais1 was a ,jersey man1 and both were highly successful students in their respective days at the ,r4,a4 ,schools4 ,the painter of ,the ,doctor1 now ,sir ,luke ,fildes1 exhibited a very beautiful portrait of his wife1 which established him as a portrait painter at once1 and it is unnecessary to say how many fine portraits he has painted since4 ,lord ,leighton showed what refinement meant in his delineation of a beautiful woman's head1 and although his method of painting was scarcely adapted to portraits1 he showed great force in a head of ,richard ,burton1 the traveller4 ,when ,i was drawing ,leighton for the ,graphic years ago1 he amused me by saying3-- ,every one has his prototype1 and some people resemble animals4 ,what do ,i remind you of8 ,when ,lord ,leighton compared his own head with that of a ram1 ,i saw the resemblance at once3 his hair curled like horns upon his forehead1 and the general contour of his features was certainly reminiscent of that animal4 ,i must not forget the late ,sir ,l4 ,alma ,tadema1 another subject painter1 but one who did not often encroach upon the sphere of portraiture4 ,when he did1 ,i often traced a certain resemblance in his painting of the flesh to the marble he so perfectly expressed in his subject pictures4 ,seymour ,lucas is1 ,i consider1 one of our few and consistent historical painters who can mingle portraiture successfully with his own art4 ,of course1 ,orchardson1 ,pettie1 and ,frank ,dicksee are big examples of aptitude in portrait painting by subject painters4 ,nowadays1 however1 there is a new generation1 and the average standard is in a marked way higher1 although great men naturally only crop up once in a way4 ,to mention all the names of the good portrait painters would be a hopeless task1 for there are too many4 ,criticism would lead one into so many long lanes without any turnings1 and would also involve the condemnation of some of the flights of the so-called art of the present day4 ,of artists who are no longer with us1 ,i should like to mention the late ,sir ,george ,reid1 whose works are not sufficiently well known in ,london1 but who was undoubtedly a great portrait painter4 ,the late ,charles ,furse1 who showed such power and who was gaining ground every day1 stood out as one of our strongest portrait painters2 unfortunately1 death cut short his efforts4 ,the late ,robert ,brough was fast becoming 7if he had not already attained that position7 another painter who deserves a place amongst our ablest men4 ,but ,i must not forget to mention the ,president of the ,royal ,academy1 ,sir ,e4 ,poynter1 who exhibits many portraits4 ,when ,i was first beginning to paint1 ,mr4 ,peter ,graham very kindly lent me his studio1 where ,i made my earliest studies in oil4 ,one of my first sitters was the uncle of my old friend1 ,edward ,nash1 of ,rugby and ',varsity fame1 who made the stipulation that ,i should arrange a looking-glass in a position to allow of his watching me paint and to prevent him falling asleep4 ,i found the demand rather embarrassing1 for ,i was not accustomed to attentions of this kind1 being new to portraiture1 and consequently feeling considerable restraint at being watched at my work4 ,another early victim of my brush1 thinking he had given me a sufficient number of sittings1 suggested that ,i should promptly finish it1 as his doctor had warned him that he was in danger of lead poisoning from the constant contact with oil colours2 but when he was reassured on this point he allowed me to continue4 ,during a visit to ,crewe1 ,i painted more portraits4 ,i remember my host1 when a visitor called one day1 said quite seriously3-- ,mr4 ,ward is getting on nicely with my picture4 ,he is putting on the second coat of paint4 ,another time ,i was staying at a country house in ,staffordshire1 painting my host in hunting-dress4 ,i came down early one morning to look at it1 preparatory to a last sitting1 when ,i discovered to my astonishment my host's dog sitting up begging before his master's picture4 ,i think this one of the sincerest compliments ,i was ever paid4 ,this was at the time when the ,oxford and ,cambridge ,boat ,race was about to be rowed4 ,i am always interested in the chances of the rival crews2 still1 my interest was nothing out of the common1 and there was no particular reason why one night ,i should have had a most vivid dream1 in which ,i saw the two crews racing 444 until the ,cambridge boat filled with water and swamped4 ,the dream was most distinct1 and ,i remembered it when ,i awoke1 and related it at breakfast4 ,my host's house was in a rather remote part of the country2 and the ,london papers did not arrive until late4 ,when they came1 the first thing that struck my eye on opening the ,daily ,telegraph was1 ,swamping of the ,cambridge ,crew at practice4 ,when ,i became the owner of a studio myself1 ,i was fortunate in my choice of a landlord4 ,mr4 ,augustus ,savile ,lumley had built the very fine studios in ,william ,street1 ,lowndes ,square1 on his return from a military and diplomatic career in ,europe4 ,he was an artist1 and was gifted in many ways1 especially with great social abilities4 ,for some time he was equerry to the ,duchess of ,teck1 and he had been connected with the ,royal ,household for an indefinite period4 ,during my acquaintance with him he became ,marshal of the ,ceremonies4 ,he was considered a great authority on costume1 and as such was continually in request when the ,prince of ,wales 7and other notable hosts7 contemplated entertaining on a large scale4 ,in person he was fashionable and correct1 a beau of the old school1 who affected a waist6 ,after he was appointed ,marshal of the ,ceremonies1 ,i recollect his tailor sent in an exorbitant bill for his uniform1 which he very rightly refused to pay2 and when his tailor sued him for the money1 he brought an action and won his case4 ,after ,mr4 ,henry ,savile and ,lord ,savile had died1 he inherited ,rufford ,abbey1 and at his death ,mr4 ,herman ,herkomer1 the portrait painter1 took his handsome studio in ,william ,street1 where he had painted several portraits of the ,prince of ,wales1 whose friendship he had enjoyed4 ,during his travels and vicissitudes abroad1 ,mr4 ,augustus ,savile ,lumley had met many foreign artists of note1 and when his studios were unoccupied1 quite a coterie of foreigners gathered there4 ,consequently1 ,i had some interesting neighbours4 ,john ,varley1 ,mc,clure ,hamilton1 ,archibald ,stuart ,wortley1 and ,john ,collier were amongst the artists who then occupied studios in the same building4 ,archibald ,stuart ,wortley was accomplished in many ways4 ,i made his acquaintance at the ,slade ,schools when we were both studying drawing1 and when we met again at ,william ,street we soon became friends4 ,i found him excellent company4 ,it was just after his picture of ,wharncliffe ,chase had come back from exhibition at the ,royal ,academy1 and he had completed a portrait of his sister 7afterwards ,lady ,talbot7 and one of ,lady ,wharncliffe1 his aunt1 that he started on his shooting pictures1 which for some time he made a speciality of1 and with which he succeeded so well4 ,the ,big ,pack1 and ,partridge ,shooting were enormously popular1 especially with sportsmen1 who were delighted to find that one of the best shots in ,england could show equal dexterity with the brush in suggesting birds actually in flight4 ,but eventually1 anxiety to succeed as a portrait painter led him to give most of his time to this branch of art4 ,amongst his best-known portraits were perhaps those of ,king ,edward ,,vii41 ,purdy1 the gun-maker1 and his own mother4 ,he founded the ,society of ,portrait ,painters1 consisting of fifty members1 among whom were and now are some of the most eminent artists of the day4 ,he was the first ,president of that institution1 which two years ago became a ,royal one4 ,under the ,presidency of ,j4 ,j4 ,shannon1 ,r4,a41 ,i am glad to say it now thrives1 and ,i had recently the honour to be on the ,hanging ,committee at the ,grafton ,galleries when the last annual exhibition was held4 ,archie ,wortley was very versatile in his tastes1 and probably too much so for the pursuance of a profession4 ,outside that he was a social success1 for he played the piano and sang1 danced on the stage as a rival to ,vokes1 was a clever mimic and raconteur1 made an excellent after-dinner speech1 and shot pigeons so well that in his match with ,carver 7the champion7 he tied4 ,he was a keen fisherman and a good all-round sportsman4 ,there were two things he could not and would not do1 and they were1 to get astride a horse or to walk for the sake of walking4 ,two of my happiest holidays were spent with him and with his charming wife 7formerly the beautiful ,miss ,nelly ,bromley7 in an old ,manor ,house on the north coast of ,jersey1 where he occupied his time painting or shooting geese at night on the ,ecrehon ,rocks1 improving his garden1 and felling trees4 ,on the occasion of my first visit1 he welcomed me with the remark3-- ,you will get no frost or snow here1 old chap--none of that weather that ,i know you left in ,london6 ,a morning or two after ,i was certainly amused to find his small son busily engaged in building up a snow man in the garden after breakfast1 and when ,i jokingly reproached my friend for his former reassuring remarks upon the weather1 he said3-- ,well1 ,i'm astounded4 ,snow hasn't been seen on the island since ,heaven knows when6 ,his son1 ,jack1 who strongly resembles his father in features1 and who was then a jolly little chap1 distinguished himself in later life as a soldier1 and comparatively recently married the daughter of ,mr4 ,lionel ,phillips4 ,archie came of a remarkable family2 his younger brother is the ,right ,honourable ,charles ,stuart ,wortley1 and ,general ,sir ,edward ,montagu ,stuart ,wortley was his cousin4 ,the same relationship existed between him and the present ,lord ,montagu of ,beaulieu4 ,in later years he was suddenly bitten with the idea that he had business abilities1 and might make money4 ,accordingly1 he gave up his painting and spent all his time in the pursuit of business in the city1 thinking he saw a way to make his fortune at the period of the boom following the ,south ,african war4 ,unfortunately1 the tide turned1 and many speculators found themselves in a tight place--poor ,archie among them4 ,he had by this time lost his connection as a portrait painter2 everything seemed to go wrong2 and over anxiety affected his nerves and health to such an extent that it gave way1 and he never recovered from the shock4 ,in a very short time1 he succumbed to a fatal illness1 deeply regretted by a large number of friends and acquaintances1 for he was1 to those who knew him1 the best and the most loyal of friends4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,midsummer ,,night',s ,,dream4 ,drawn in #ahhf4 ,illustration3 ,,grand ,,prix4 ,presented to me by the ,commissioners of the ,turin ,exhibition1 #aiaj4 ,when ,i vacated my studio to move into another1 ,john ,collier took the lease of it4 ,this was at the time ,i first became acquainted with him1 when he had just returned from studying in ,munich4 ,tadema was a great friend of his father1 ,sir ,robert ,collier1 the eminent lawyer who begged him--as a further lesson of instruction--to paint a picture from start to finish in the presence of his son4 ,this the ,r4,a4 was induced to do4 ,the painting was on a large canvas1 from a female figure1 and the title1 if ,i remember rightly1 was ,the ,model4 ,sir ,robert afterwards became the possessor of the picture4 ,when the latter was created a peer1 under the title of ,lord ,monkswell1 he found more time for his pet occupation1 viz41 painting ,alpine scenery1 of which he had such consummate knowledge4 ,there is one amusing story that his wife used to tell of him1 and that was her great difficulty in preventing him from using his best cambric handkerchiefs as painting rags2 when she thought to prevent this extravagant habit by buying him common ones for that purpose1 he invariably produced the latter 7when at a dinner-party7--of course by mistake4 ,john ,varley1 a remarkably clever water-colour draughtsman and son of the eminent member of the ,old ,water ,colour ,society of that name1 occupied a studio opposite mine1 but1 sadly enough1 he contracted an illness at the time1 from which he died4 ,many of his pictures were painted in ,egypt1 and were mostly of ,eastern scenery4 ,the next occupant of this room was ,mr4 ,mc,clure ,hamilton1 whose well-known portrait of ,mr4 ,gladstone in his study was not only a fine piece of work1 but a wonderful likeness4 ,in addition to my fellow artists ,i had some very agreeable and interesting neighbours in the vicinity of ,william ,street1 for ,general ,sir ,keith and ,lady ,fraser lived close by1 while just opposite was the house of ,general ,sir ,charles ,fraser4 ,all three were charming people and most hospitable4 ,sir ,charles1 the elder brother of ,sir ,keith1 was not only a distinguished soldier and a ,v4,c41 but was very popular with the ladies2 and1 being a bachelor1 he delighted in giving luncheon parties for them4 ,on several occasions ,i was privileged to be invited4 ,i never refused such invitations if ,i could help it1 for it was delightful to meet the beautiful women who were always sure to be present4 ,it was so characteristic of him to be constantly raising his hat in the ,park that ,i drew him 7as ,i knew him7 in this very act1 for ,vanity ,fair4 ,at a party given by ,mrs4 ,millais1 ,i saw a lady whom ,i thought one of the most beautiful women ,i had ever seen4 ,i had the temerity to follow her from room to room to catch another glimpse of her exquisite features4 ,i had heard of ,mrs4 ,cornwallis ,west1 but her beauty was even greater than ,i had imagined4 ,i promptly gained an introduction1 and found her1 in addition1 to be most fascinating and amusing4 ,she sat to me for her portrait1 during which time she kept me in fits of laughter4 ,professional beauty was at this period a term commonly used1 although frequently inappropriate to the ladies to whom it was applied1 and photographers must have made a fortune by the exhibition of the photographs of these society ladies then in their windows4 ,frank ,miles1 a popular young artist of the day1 whose drawings were published in the form of photographs of pretty heads of girls1 which were to be seen then on the walls of every undergraduate's rooms1 once said to me1 ,leslie1 ,i know you like to see lovely faces4 ,i have one of the most wonderful creatures ,i have ever seen coming to my studio4 ,come1 and ,i'll introduce you4 ,at ,miles's studio in ,adelphi ,terrace the next day1 ,i met ,mrs4 ,langtry1 who was then at the height of her beauty4 ,to me her principal charm was that of expression1 and the wonderful blue eyes which contrasted so strangely with her rich dark hair4 ,her neck and shoulders were perfect1 and ,i remember her extreme fascination of manner4 ,another beauty who hailed from the island of ,jersey was ,mrs4 ,rousby1 whom ,i met first at ,sir ,james ,ferguson's 7the surgeon74 ,she came over to ,england with her husband1 who was manager of the theatre at ,jersey4 ,she acted in ,tom ,taylor's play ',twixt ,axe and ,crown in which she made a great success1 chiefly through her attractive appearance4 ,mr4 ,frith 7who was a relation of her husband1 ,i believe7 painted her portrait as she appeared in the play4 ,her popularity was unbounded2 one could hardly pass a tobacconist's shop without noticing the familiar features carved upon a meerschaum pipe2 and her photographs were everywhere4 ,i was constantly drawing her from memory and trying to represent her as truthfully as ,i could4 ,during the completion of my oil painting of ,miss ,chappell 7,mrs4 ,tom ,caley71 the ,prince of ,wales visited ,mr4 ,augustus ,lumley1 to whom his ,royal ,highness was sitting1 and ,mr4 ,lumley1 in the course of conversation1 mentioned my name4 ,the ,prince1 with the tactful remembrance that distinguished him1 recollected my name at once and expressed a wish to see my work4 ,unfortunately1 ,i was not in1 and ,mr4 ,lumley showed the ,prince round my studio4 ,on the easel stood my portrait of ,miss ,chappell 7who was then a very beautiful girl of about sixteen1 and was afterwards just as handsome in her womanhood71 and on the wall was pinned a decided caricature of ,h4,r4,h4 ,the portrait1 ,i was pleased to hear1 was admired1 the ,prince exclaiming1 ,what a pretty girl6 ,then he caught sight of the caricature of himself1 and said1 ,what a beast of a thing6 ,accompanying their father were the young ,princes1 who were amused by the various properties of the studio1 which included an old-fashioned sword1 whereupon one of the ,princes 7so ,i was told afterwards71 ,i think the present ,king ,george1 drew it from its scabbard and attacked the lay figure4 ,i was equally fortunate with my second portrait1 having a very fine subject in ,lady ,shrewsbury1 who in those days was always a charming hostess at ,shipley1 where ,i spent many pleasant days4 ,both these portraits were hung in the ,royal ,academy4 ,some of my young subjects have revealed the most astonishing proclivities in the course of their sittings4 ,i remember young ,mark ,sykes1 who is now the popular member of ,parliament1 came with his mother to sit to me1 and to keep her son amused1 ,lady ,sykes told him impromptu stories1 which were delightfully imaginative and at the same time so clever4 ,during one unguarded moment when ,i was drawing1 ,i forgot to keep my young pickle under observation1 and grew engrossed in ,lady ,sykes' narrative2 pausing with the mahl stick in my hand 7with which ,i had been keeping him in order7 ,i listened to the story4 ,in a trice my young friend snatched the mahl stick and whacked me on the head1 effectively rousing me from my temporary interest in the story4 ,i never heard a boy laugh with more satisfaction4 ,many child sitters came to me then4 ,there were three little children ,i was painting1 and they1 being motherless1 were rather at the mercy of various maids and governesses4 ,on the occasion of one visit to me1 they had no one to escort them4 ,consequently1 the eldest1 a girl of about eleven1 arrived in a cab in charge of her two smaller sisters instead of the governess who usually kept them all three in order while ,i painted them4 ,in the absence of this good lady1 the two children behaved themselves uncommonly well1 and ,i was able to paint them without interruption2 but the child looking after them1 having been in the studio about an hour1 suddenly said tersely1 ,i'm going now 444 ,i'm tired4 ,then and there she carried off her charges with an air of great authority1 ordered a cab1 and was gone4 ,being a child lover1 and believing ,i was well able to control recalcitrant children1 ,i was nevertheless unprepared for the behaviour of one little lady who came with her nurse to be painted4 ,after two or three sittings1 finding her somewhat weary1 ,i thought to encourage her by showing her the portrait4 ,now1 ,i began1 with the best intentions1 if you'll be very good and sit very still1 ,i'll show you after this sitting what ,i've done4 ,i kept my promise and lowered the oil painting which was quite wet1 so that she might view it with greater ease4 ,i told ,mummie1 she began1 ,i never wanted to come and sit for my picture1 and1 making a quick movement1 carefully obliterated the whole of my work4 ,my astonishment and chagrin were considerable1 but1 after severe corrections at home1 the little girl returned to apologize and finish her sittings1 and ,i completed the picture4 ,one time1 when ,i was visiting ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,coope at ,brentwood1 they commissioned me to paint two of their daughters2 the late ,mrs4 ,edward ,ponsonby and ,miss ,coope also partly completed a portrait of old ,mr4 ,coope1 but gave him up in despair1 and he1 upon seeing my bewilderment1 sympathetically remarked1 ,the only artist who1 had he lived now1 could have painted me would have been ,franz ,hals4 ,but that was before ,sargent's day4 ,my hostess1 ,mrs4 ,coope1 a very handsome and charming old lady1 wrote to me some time after my return to ask me to come down and make a drawing of her little grandchildren1 who were staying with her then4 ,when ,i arrived1 ,i was shown into the nursery and introduced to a little baby1 who was entirely occupied with crawling on the floor4 ,after pursuing my erratic model all over the room in hopes of catching her at a happy moment1 and failing hopelessly in my quest1 ,i gave up1 and was informed by the fond grandparent-- ,she'll never sit still 444 your only chance is to crawl on the floor after her with your pencil and paper1 and if you want to arrest her attention1 the only thing is to buzz like a bee4 ,so ,i buzzed1 found the ruse successful1 and made the sketch1 which was very well received4 ,i read of the death of ,mrs4 ,georgina ,weldon the other day1 at the age of seventy-seven4 ,i recalled the days when she sat to me for the drawing ,i made of her in ,vanity ,fair4 ,mrs4 ,weldon was a very handsome and extraordinary woman1 her life being chiefly spent in fighting law cases in the ,courts4 ,she was reputed to know more law 7especially the law of libel7 than many barristers who had long been engaged in practice1 and she conducted her cases with great skill and eloquence1 though not often with success1 especially in later years1 when she seemed to become almost a monomaniac upon legal matters4 ,some eight years after marriage1 ,mrs4 ,weldon formed a design for teaching and training1 especially in music1 a number of friendless orphans4 ,she started her scheme in #ahgj at ,tavistock ,house 7once the residence of ,charles ,dickens71 and with her husband's consent1 began her philanthropic project with a number of the poorest and youngest children4 ,many leading musicians of the day became associated with her--,mr4 ,henry ,leslie1 ,m4 ,riviere1 and ,m4 ,gounod among them4 ,some of her friends and relatives could not understand why ,mrs4 ,weldon gave up her time and money to a work which they viewed with disfavour1 and their disapproval deepened when she developed an interest in spiritualism4 ,one night1 says the ,times1 she was waited upon by two strangers of professed benevolent disposition1 who were afterwards proved to be medical men on a visit of inspection 7the keepers of a private asylum72 they tried to force a way into her house and carry her off as a lunatic under an order of detention4 ,she baffled them and escaped4 ,mrs4 ,weldon's first attempt to justify herself was by proceedings against ,dr4 ,forbes ,winslow1 in whose private asylum it had been intended to place her4 ,baron ,huddleston1 however1 who heard the case1 non-suited her1 ruling that the statute of #ahde was a defence1 and declined to allow the case to go to the jury4 ,from this finding the ,divisional ,court subsequently dissented4 ,mrs4 ,weldon gained the first-fruits of her long battle in ,july1 #ahhd1 when1 after a ten days' trial1 she gained a verdict for ,l#ajjj damages against ,dr4 ,semple1 who had signed the certificate of lunacy1 and who was one of the two benevolent strangers4 ,mrs4 ,weldon afterwards got a verdict against ,dr4 ,forbes ,winslow for ,l#ejj damages4 ,a verdict for a like amount had been given in her favour in ,may in an action against the ,london ,figaro4 ,in ,march1 #ahhe1 she was sentenced to six months' imprisonment without hard labour1 for a libel upon ,m4 ,riviere in certain reflections--made in her publication ,social ,salvation--upon his career before he came to ,england4 ,in ,may of the same year coming from prison to the ,court under a writ of habeas corpus1 she was awarded1 by a jury sitting at the ,middlesex ,sessions ,court to assess damages1 a verdict of ,l#aj1jjj against the composer of ,faust1 for a series of libels upon her published in various ,french papers4 ,in all her actions ,mrs4 ,weldon conducted her own case with a brilliance that was remarkable1 as was her ,english1 which was perfectly beautiful2 but her reputation of fearlessness where the law was concerned made one very careful of repeating in her presence any casual remark that might lead to trouble4 ,during the time she sat to me ,i remember one particular day especially1 when she arrived in high dudgeon1 complaining bitterly of a housekeeper in another studio into which she had by mistake been shown4 ,this lady had been impolite1 and had not treated her with the respect due to her position2 and for this slight she was prepared to sign a round robin to get rid of the woman and persuade the other tenants to help her4 ,not paying much attention to the story1 although ,i regretted any trouble that had occurred1 ,i did not realize the identity of the offending woman1 until1 going into my mother's studio1 she informed me that on no account did she want to see ,mrs4 ,weldon1 whose voice she had now identified4 ,but1 as ,mrs4 ,weldon was leaving1 my mother inadvertently ran into her and was recognized4 ,having determined to have a day en negligee1 and to spend her time tearing up an accumulation of old letters1 my mother had made arrangements not to be in to any models or visitors2 her annoyance was considerable when ,mrs4 ,weldon knocked at her door in mistake for mine1 and without looking twice to distinguish her visitor1 she had informed her that she did not require any models that day4 ,after explanations and apologies had been exchanged on either side1 peace was restored1 as1 incidentally1 was my visitor's equanimity4 ,mrs4 ,weldon was engaged at this period to sing at the ,london ,pavilion at a very handsome salary4 ,on one of these occasions1 when ,i went to hear her1 ,i amused myself during an interval with making a caricature of the conductor of the orchestra2 when ,i had completed the drawing1 ,i noticed that my temporary model had observed my procedure1 and a moment later the attendant handed me a little piece of paper on which was drawn a caricature of myself6 and a note requesting me to send my drawing for his inspection--which ,i did4 ,when ,mrs4 ,weldon went to ,brighton1 she sent me a charming letter asking me to go down there1 but at the moment ,i was a little disconcerted by the extreme publicity surrounding her movements1 and did not take advantage of her kind invitation4 ,i remember her saying to me1 ,they call me mad1 and ,i suppose everybody is mad on some point4 ,my mania is vanity--,i love compliments--as long as you flatter me ,i shall be your best friend4 ,miss ,christabel ,pankhurst1 whom 7as another lady looming largely in the eye of the public7 ,i drew for ,vanity ,fair1 made quite an attractive cartoon for that paper4 ,she was a very good model1 with most agreeable manners4 ,i studied her first at the ,queen's ,hall1 where her windmill-like gestures attracted my notice first4 ,her brilliant colouring and clear voice were also characteristic4 ,i did not discuss the subject in which she was so absorbed1 but limited my conversations to generalities1 lest by adverse criticism ,i might disturb the charm of expression ,i found in her face4 ,illustration3 ,,admiral ,,sir ,,compton ,,domville1 #aijf4 ,illustration3 ,,miss ,,christabel ,,pankhurst1 #aijh4 ,,chapter ,,viii ,,my ,,clubs ,the ,arts ,club4--,mrs4 ,frith's funeral4--,the sympathetic waiter4--,swinburne4--,whistler4--,edmun d ,yates4--,the ,orleans ,club4--,sir ,george ,wombwell4--,hughie ,drummond4--,fatty ,coleman4--,lady ,meux4--,the ,prize ,fighter and her nephew4--,the ,curate4--,the ,theobald's ,tiger4--,whistler and his pictures4-- ,charles ,brookfield4--,mrs4 ,brookfield4--,the ,lotus ,club4--,kate ,vaughan4--,nellie ,farren4--,the ,lyric ,club4--,the ,gallery ,club4 --,some ,members4--,the ,jockey ,club ,stand4--,my plunge on the turf4--,the ,beefsteak ,club4--,toole and ,irving4--,the ,fielding ,club4--,archie ,wortley4--,charles ,keene4--,the ,amateur ,pantomime4 --,some of the caste4--,corney ,grain4--,a night on ,ebury ,bridge4 --,the ,punch ,bowl ,club4--,oliver ,wendell ,holmes4--,lord ,houghton and the herring4 ,the pleasantest society is that where the members feel a warm respect for one another4--,goethe4 ,it was in #ahgd that my parents left ,london and returned to ,windsor1 and ,i being obliged to remain in town1 took rooms in ,connaught ,street1 and a studio in ,william ,street1 ,lowndes ,square4 ,i also joined the ,arts ,club1 ,hanover ,square1 and finding that dining alone had its drawbacks1 especially after the delightful family life at home1 ,i frequently used my club as a more sociable place to have my meals in4 ,there was also a pearl among waiters whose sympathetic and also clairvoyant sense enabled him to tell by one's expression exactly what one wanted4 ,if one came in looking fit he would say perhaps1 ,ah1 yes6 ,i think so-and-so to-day1 or if one came in jaded and weary1 he would wheedle one into a chair and say in tactful tones1 just tinged with sadness1 ,leave it to me1 sir4 ,but if simultaneously another member burst in with hilarious mood and cried1 ,now then1 ,shave1 what have you for dinner8 the obliging creature would be waiting for him with a bright reflection of his mood and suggest some quite appropriate and savoury dish4 ,shave was my mainstay in many a dark hour4 ,i shall always remember the only time he disappointed me4 ,i had been to my godmother's funeral1 and feeling tired--the black coaches and all the inevitable solemnity of death had oppressed me--when arriving at the door of my club1 ,i saw a very funereal looking carriage outside the door1 which reminded me very forcibly of the scene ,i had just left4 ,throwing off the growing feeling of depression1 ,i bethought me of my lunch1 and1 consoled with the remembrance of the coming tact of my attendant waiter1 ,i walked quickly into the club4 ,not seeing him1 ,i said to the hall porter1 ,where's ,shave8 ,he's in that carriage1 sir6 replied the man4 ,at least1 'is corpse is4 ,this was the finishing touch6 ,i had imagined men might come and go--but that poor ,shave would go on for ever4 ,i discovered on inquiring later that the sudden death was due to suicide after depression resulting from some misunderstanding which ,i did not inquire into1 which must have affected his brain4 ,i belonged to the club shortly after ,swinburne had resigned his membership1 and the following story was repeated to me4 ,it seems that he had spent an evening in the club2 and he was about to leave when1 selecting what he thought was his hat from amongst the many1 he felt he had inadvertently mistaken another for his own4 ,replacing it1 he tried again4 ,several times he repeated the process of trying on in hopes of finding the right hat1 but all in vain4 ,growing excited1 he began to try on indiscriminately1 without success2 then1 finding he had lost his hat1 he lost his head1 and dashed the offending hats to the ground in turn4 ,at last1 after a grand finale of destruction1 he strode hatless from the club1 leaving devastation behind him4 ,whistler once came searching for his opera hat4 ,i was comfortably ensconced1 and did not assist him4 ,finally1 roused by his persistent search1 ,i got up to help1 and found to my chagrin that ,i had been sitting on the hat1 and that1 in so doing1 ,i had ruined the springs and rendered it useless4 ,he put it on1 nevertheless1 and although the effect was amazing 7his favourite expression71 ,jimmy accepted my apologies most good-humouredly and philosophically4 ,one of the occasions of note at the club was an annual fish dinner held at the ,old ,ship1 ,greenwich1 but when that custom ceased the dinner took place at the club itself4 ,it was at one of these festivities that ,edmund ,yates1 who had been very bitter against me previously in his paper1 made1 ,i remember1 a very kindly allusion to myself4 ,i had caricatured him1 as he thought1 with intent to hurt his feelings2 and he had publicly--and very unjustly--accused me of artistic snobbery4 ,he had said that ,i was in the habit of caricaturing only those who were socially unimportant1 and flattering noble lords2 but at this dinner ,i was sitting almost opposite him1 and when he rose to reply to a toast1 he endeavoured to propitiate me by referring to himself as portly1 but not quite so portly as the artist of ,vanity ,fair had depicted him4 ,this ,i understood to be a tentative offering of the olive branch4 ,later1 when in prison for libel1 he wrote his reminiscences1 in which he alluded in a more than friendly manner to some drawings ,i had done for him in earlier days to illustrate lectures that he delivered in ,america on ,dickens and ,thackeray4 ,the ,arts ,club numbered some very distinguished men among its numbers4 ,when ,i belonged1 ,val ,prinsep1 ,marcus ,stone1 ,phene ,spiers1 ,louis ,fagan1 ,pellegrini1 ,archibald ,forbes1 ,tenniel1 ,dr4 ,buzzard1 ,marks1 and ,tadema were frequenters of the ,club1 as also was ,charles ,keene1 who combined an air of the sixteenth century very successfully with his idea of modern dress4 ,keene used to smoke a clay pipe which was both becoming and in keeping4 ,these clays1 of which he had a continual supply1 were among a number found in the ,thames1 where they had probably been buried at some time1 unless1 perhaps1 a pipe factory had existed in old days on the banks of the river4 ,another prominent member1 ,john ,tenniel1 7so ,linley ,sambourne told me7 had never seen either ,dizzy or ,gladstone in the flesh till years after his earlier cartoons of them appeared in ,punch4 ,it may be also new to my reader that ,sambourne gave the nucleus of the idea for his famous cartoon ,dropping the ,pilot at one of the weekly dinners of the staff1 the original drawing of which1 ,i believe1 is in the possession of ,lord ,rosebery4 ,when ,i left ,connaught ,street and went to live on the other side of the ,park1 ,i became a member of the ,orleans ,club1 and enjoyed the then unique advantage of belonging to one where ladies were permitted to dine4 ,here ,i made many pleasant acquaintances and spent a good time4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,beefsteak ,,club4 ,the ,clubroom occupied from #ahgf to #ahie4 ,shortly after ,i joined the club a branch was opened at the ,orleans ,house1 ,twickenham2 but1 although it was a delightful place to go to in the long summer days1 and many a good cricket match was played there1 the attendance each season grew smaller until the club was forced to close4 ,i believe to-day the little ,orleans in ,king ,street1 ,st4 ,james'1 continues to enjoy a considerable reputation for good food and fellowship4 ,the late veteran ,sir ,george ,wombwell1 a constant attendant1 who was known to be one of the smartest figures in ,london1 and was always immaculately dressed1 unfortunately spilt one evening some coffee down his shirt front1 thereby spoiling his appearance for the supper he was giving that same evening4 ,being much concerned1 and as ,i was in the club at the time1 he consulted me as to what was best to be done4 ,it was too late to go home to change1 he remarked4 ,i thought a little4 ,what about billiard chalk8 ,no1 it wouldn't be sufficiently permanent4 ,then1 as luck would have it1 ,i remembered there was a tube of ,chinese white in the pocket of my overcoat1 so with this ,i completely eradicated the stains4 ,sir ,george was so pleased with my success as a shirt restorer that he invited me to his supper4 ,at this period ,i paid occasional visits to ,theobald's ,park4 ,on one of these1 while ,sir ,henry ,meux was away in ,scotland1 ,lady ,meux was entertaining a few guests previous to leaving ,england4 ,an idea struck her before the party broke up1 and she suggested a little farewell dinner and a theatre afterwards in town4 ,where had we better dine8 she questioned4 ,do any of you belong to the ,orleans ,club8 ,i was silent on purpose1 but a tactless man at once said1 ,leslie ,ward's the man2 he's a member1 so ,i knew ,i was in for it1 and as ,i had received much hospitality at ,theobald's1 and as ,i was aware of no rule that would interfere with our arrangement1 beyond the one which prohibited the introduction of actresses1 ,i acquiesced4 ,capital1 said ,lady ,meux1 we will dine there and ,i will stand the dinner4 ,on the following day1 upon arriving in town ,i hurried to the ,orleans ,club4 ,there ,i ordered a table to be ready for dinner in the private room that evening1 and to be nicely decorated with flowers4 ,when my lady guest arrived with her small party1 which included a parson1 ,i was requested in the usual way to write their names in the visitors' book4 ,after this was done1 we proceeded to the private dining-room2 but ,my ,lady1 to my utmost astonishment1 with a look of disgust on her face turned to the door1 saying-- ,this won't do6 ,we will dine in the public room4 ,fortunately1 as it was ,august1 that was quite empty1 so we dined in comfort1 having the room to ourselves4 ,a few days after1 ,i received a letter from the club1 saying that the committee had met and considered that ,i should be asked to take my name off the books immediately4 ,i then wrote explaining that ,i was quite ignorant of a rule which it seems had been 7so innocently7 violated when ,i introduced my guest to the club4 ,i received a reply written in quite a friendly spirit1 saying they had taken my letter into consideration1 and that ,i was reinstated4 ,lady ,meux was a hero-worshipper1 and one of her peculiarities1 which in later years almost amounted to a mania1 was the desire to leave her property to a hero4 ,her difficulty in making a selection must have been great4 ,the popular generals or naval men who had distinguished themselves held very high places in her esteem4 ,her sporting instinct1 which was very strong1 was sometimes carried to extremes2 for instance1 she once wished to test the courage of a nephew of her husband's who was staying in her house1 and engaged a professor in the gentle art of prize-fighting to come down and try the boy4 ,the man1 by way of a preliminary1 knocked the boy about a little1 which did not satisfy ,lady ,meux1 who urged the prize-fighter on to harder blows4 ,when the boy's blood began to flow1 she was delighted1 and considered the ordeal was making a man of him2 he made a very plucky stand against his professional antagonist1 and when his strength was just at its ebb1 the thoughtful lady let him off1 and immediately gave him a handsome present for the pluck he had shown4 ,on another occasion1 a curate who depended upon her for the living on her estate1 was cruelly persuaded to allow himself to be used as a sort of human firework display4 ,he took his torture very philosophically1 and was first tied up in tarpaulin from head to foot1 and then covered with every imaginable kind of cracker1 a large ,catherine ,wheel forming a centre piece to complete the scheme4 ,when the fun began1 he jerked and jumped1 while the various fireworks ignited and exploded with terrific effect4 ,afterwards1 refreshment was administered1 and the company were so pleased at the courage he had shown that the men asked him at once to come and have a drink with them4 ,actually1 ,lady ,meux was a kind-hearted and intelligent woman in her way2 she used to organize tea-fights for the village children1 and many acts of a generous nature are to be attributed to her2 although perhaps her method of bestowing her gifts was sometimes a trifle eccentric4 ,i was invited to stay at ,theobald's ,park with a sporting acquaintance4 ,the attractions of the surroundings of this country house were somewhat unusual by reason of its menagerie1 which contained a fine collection of animals1 including a valuable tiger1 and a museum full of old ,roman curios1 mummies1 and innumerable curiosities1 collected by ,sir ,henry ,meux1 who was himself a connoisseur of antiquities4 ,we arrived1 ,i remember1 in advance of the rest of the house party1 and that evening1 as we drank our coffee1 our hostess told us rather an uncanny story of a burglary which had happened shortly before4 ,the man had been arrested and was doing time4 7,by the way1 ,lady ,meux visited his wife and befriended her during his imprisonment47 ,the next evening we were sitting in the billiard room1 when we were disturbed by the loud barking of a dog4 ,what's the matter1 ,i wonder8 said my friend1 as the noise didn't cease4 ,a moment later1 a great roar was heard1 followed by most extraordinary sounds1 then on the top of this came the firing of a gun1 then a trampling and uproar1 after which followed a volley of shots1 and immediately a sound as if every animal of the ,zoo had broken loose1 the monkeys screaming and chattering above the trumpeting of the elephant and the growls of the bear4 ,we jumped to our feet2 my friend was horrified1 and ,lady ,meux shrieked3 ,there are the burglars6 and fled upstairs4 ,abandoning our game of billiards1 we prepared to seek the scene from which such strange sounds were coming1 when a footman appeared and informed us that the tiger had got loose and had mauled the gardener's boy4 ,i have orders1 he said1 to turn out the lights1 lock the doors1 and forbid any one to go outside4 ,how ridiculous6 said my friend4 ,i've had considerable experience with tigers in ,india 444 those orders are absurd 444 turn up the lights at once4 ,no1 sir2 ,i daren't1 answered the man4 ,a moment later1 the gardener appeared with his clothing torn and his arm all over blood4 ,i've shot the tiger between the eyes1 he said1 and effectually4 ,we were rather relieved1 and after some instructions as to his somewhat severe wound1 finding we could be of no service1 we prepared to go to bed1 when our hostess suddenly turned up in rather a melodramatic looking boudoir gown1 her hair dishevelled1 and her face white as death4 ,we went up to her 7as she paused in the doorway1 with her hand on her heart1 she appeared to be suffering71 and told her1 thinking to reassure her1 that the tiger had been shot by the gardener while mauling his son4 ,when she realized the significance of our words1 she gave way to a frenzy of anger4 ,what6 ,you don't mean to say that horrible man has shot the dear tiger that ,sir ,henry paid so much for6 ,if he knew1 he would no longer keep him in his service--,i shall dismiss him at once6 ,and with a final burst of anger1 she departed in a fit of hysterics4 ,when ,lady ,meux had gone1 my friend1 who was awfully upset1 broke into anger4 ,what a heartless woman6 he said4 ,why1 the poor chap ought to be well rewarded for his pluck1 instead of which he will be dismissed4 ,what a damned shame6 ,at that moment the footman entered again4 ,perhaps you'd like to know1 sir1 he announced1 the boy is still alive1 and not so seriously hurt as we first thought4 ,we were somewhat relieved by this news1 and as the lights were out we could not see to play billiards any longer1 so we managed to grope round and find some little refreshment and go to bed4 ,the next morning1 as ,i was dressing ,i heard a voice outside calling my name4 ,looking into the garden1 ,i saw my friend1 whose normal ruddy colour had changed to a most deathly white4 ,what's the matter8 ,i cried4 ,in a hoarse voice he besought me to come down1 which ,i did4 ,taking me to the managerie1 he showed me the general scene of destruction2 bushes had been trampled down1 some torn up by the roots1 and everywhere the signs of a great struggle met the eye4 ,as we walked1 he told me how1 going to the tiger's cage1 he had looked for the body4 ,seeing nothing but the broken bars1 he looked into the sleeping compartment where a live tiger had sprung at his face1 which he had withdrawn in the very nick of time4 ,we were very puzzled by the fact that the animal was alive and apparently unharmed1 and as we paced up and down by the cage1 we tried to account for the tiger's reappearance in the sleeping compartment4 ,a reporter appeared a little later on behalf of the local paper1 but was ordered off the premises rather peremptorily4 ,as we walked1 a groom accosted us1 who informed us that he was not one of the regular servants1 but an odd man from ,newmarket4 ,i don't 'arf like it1 he began4 ,what do you mean8 replied my friend4 ,t'aint all right1 you bet1 he said1 with a wink4 ,after some explanations1 it transpired that the groom was trying to tell us that we had been hoaxed1 and the gardener's boy was as well as we were and everybody concerned4 ,i could not help laughing when ,i realized how completely we had been taken in4 ,the elephant1 the dogs1 and all the menagerie1 including the parrots1 had been produced to make the uproar and trample down the bushes4 ,the gardener had attended to the shooting1 and all the servants were in the plot1 and each had been carefully rehearsed 7under threat of dismissal7 by their mistress for the practical joke played upon her guest4 ,the reporter1 ,i may add1 was the chef in disguise4 ,when ,i saw ,lady ,meux1 who was pretending to be too ill and upset 7owing to the shock to her nerves7 to come down1 ,i congratulated her upon her scheme1 for ,i could not but admire the extraordinarily clever acting she had displayed for the furthering of her plot2 the tears1 the stage hysterics1 and the way she had worked herself up into a frenzy until ,i could not tell whether it was assumed or real1 were all marvellously clever4 ,but when ,i asked her the reason of her plan1 she told me her object was to frighten our friend1 who was becoming addicted to the habit of taking more alcohol than was good for him1 and by dint of doing so1 she hoped to startle him into reconsidering his life1 and by the means of a good shock1 awaken his power of resistance to what was becoming a steady habit4 ,i never discovered what our friend thought1 and what the result was1 but ,i know he was really frightened4 ,as well as her leanings in the direction of warrior heroes1 ,lady ,meux had a keen sense of humour2 she wished me to caricature one of the guests who arrived in the house-party after the tiger affair4 ,one evening ,i was inspired1 and did a really funny caricature of him1 and thinking she would be pleased with it1 as a surprise ,i placed it on the mantelpiece1 hoping she would see it when she came down to dinner4 ,as fate would have it1 my subject came in first2 and when ,i arrived a little later1 it had gone1 so ,i asked him if he had seen a caricature of himself that ,i had done at my hostess' special request2 as it was not ill-natured1 ,i had no hesitation in referring to it before him4 ,oh1 he answered grimly4 ,i've put it where it deserved to go--in the fire6 ,my friend1 ,charles ,h4 ,f4 ,brookfield1 was lunching with ,whistler one day1 when the artist complained of the scarcity of money and commissions1 and ,brookfield1 remembering ,lady ,meux had said she would like her portrait painted1 said1 ,cheer up1 ,jimmy2 ,i've an idea4 ,with his usual cleverness and tact1 he persuaded the lady that here was a genius waiting to do her justice1 and the affair was arranged4 ,when ,whistler saw ,lady ,meux in her pink satin1 he was certainly enchanted1 but her sables inspired him with a desire to paint her again1 and her diamonds enhanced another dress so greatly that his enthusiasm grew keener still1 and with great skill he persuaded his sitter to allow him to embark upon three pictures or even more4 ,brookfield was so amused at the progress of the pictures which ,whistler painted at the same time1 that he 7,brookfield7 made a clever little sketch and caricature of the artist1 his hair flying about in his wild enthusiasm1 attacking the pictures with an enormously long brush4 ,two or three years ago1 when some of ,whistler's sketches were up for auction1 this little drawing was sold at ,christie's as a genuine ,whistler for twenty pounds4 ,a host of amusing stories come to me with the mention of ,brookfield1 some of which he told me himself with an incomparable drollery that was entirely typical of the man1 and others which are told of him by his friends4 ,when he contemplated going upon the stage as a young man1 many of his friends remonstrated with him and endeavoured to persuade him to abandon his decision4 ,a near relation also wrote begging him not to embark upon such a career1 terminating his letter with a final appeal1 ,i beg of you1 he wrote1 not to go upon the stage--in the name of ,christ4 ,i have no intention of acting under any other name but my own1 wrote the irrepressible young man in return4 ,when he had been upon the stage some time1 he met by chance one of the friends who had ranged himself on the side of the opposers4 ,hullo1 ,charlie1 he said1 rather condescendingly4 ,still--er--on the stage8 ,oh yes1 replied our friend4 ,and you--still in the ,commons8 ,i am indebted to a mutual friend1 ,mr4 ,william ,elliot1 for the following story of ,brookfield in later years4 ,my friend met him one day with his wife in ,jermyn ,street2 the next time he saw him ,brookfield remarked-- ,it was so lucky ,i met you the other day1 for it enabled me to tell my wife something ,i have always been too shy to tell her before--that ,i have become a ,catholic4 7,mrs4 ,brookfield had always been a ,papist47 ,what nonsense1 replied my friend4 ,how could my meeting you and your wife start you on a confession of that nature8 ,very simple1 said ,brooks4 ,the moment you had gone ,i said to ,ruth1 ',what a pleasure it is to meet ,willie ,elliot--always the same--bright and agreeable4 ,all these years that ,i have known him ,i have only one thing against him6' ',what is that8' said ,mrs4 ,brookfield4 ',he's a heretic6' replied ,brooks4 ,a very typical story is told of how he wrote to the editor of ,the ,lancet suggesting that they should publish a ,christmas number1 and offering to write a humorous story entitled ,my first ,post-,mortem6 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,h4 ,e4 ,brookfield is the author of several interesting books1 and ,i must not forget to mention ,mrs4 ,brookfield1 the mother of my friend1 whose personality and exquisite charm of manner were so delightful4 ,i had not the pleasure of her acquaintance in earlier days1 but1 judging from portraits1 she must have been extremely beautiful1 although it is strange that she should have been the original of heroines in ,thackeray's novels1 the meek and mild ,amelia of ,vanity ,fair among them4 ,the ,lotus ,club was now a novelty1 and ,i joined it1 as did several of my friends2 and many an amusing evening was spent there4 ,the representatives of the ,gaiety of that day1 ,nellie ,farren1 ,kate ,vaughan1 ,kate ,munroe1 and ,amalia were among the attractive actresses who frequented the club4 ,there were dances twice a week1 and ,i well remember dancing with ,nellie ,farren1 who was the best waltzer of them all4 ,kate ,vaughan was delightful1 but not such a good partner1 although1 of course1 her stage dancing was the absolute poetry of motion4 ,many were the pleasant hours ,i spent at that jolly club--and ,i was young4 ,in #ahgf the ,beefsteak ,club was founded by ,archibald ,stuart ,wortley4 ,i was elected one of the original members4 ,as a young man1 ,i appreciated the ,beefsteak ,club for what it was then--a gay and jolly place1 more or less ,bohemian4 ,in later bachelor days much of my time in the evenings was spent there1 and my constant attendance brought me into contact with many of the most interesting and entertaining men of the day4 ,being a one-room club and also restricted to three hundred members 7the admittance of visitors being prohibited71 it was always unique1 the conversation varying according to the different groups sitting side by side at the dinner-table1 and the members being selected pretty equally from sailors1 soldiers1 actors1 diplomats1 legislators1 sporting men1 artistic and literary men1 and so on4 ,at one period1 ,friday nights were especially popular1 and ,i think that was because a member named ,craigie 7a retired army man7 made a point of never missing them4 ,he was a great favourite with all1 invariably occupied the same seat1 and by report missed only one ,friday evening during his membership4 ,i remember that upon entering the ,beefsteak ,club one ,saturday evening1 ,i was shown the chair in which ,craigie always sat4 ,the seat was in ribbons4 ,it seems that on the only occasion that he was absent from his place on a ,friday a large stag's head fell plump on to it1 piercing it through and through4 ,what luck for our friend6 ,it was a #ac pointer1 and happened on a ,friday night too1 so the tables were turned against the old superstition4 ,craigie's cheery laugh has1 ,i regret to say1 long been missed4 ,now he is no more1 so ,friday nights have lost their special interest4 ,the ,beefsteak is no longer the same late sitting up club1 although it still remains delightful1 and while we regret the absence of the retired editor of ,punch 7,sir ,francis ,burnand71 we hail the frequent appearance of his successor 7,sir ,owen ,seaman74 ,just before my marriage1 ,i was very much gratified by the extremely kind way in which my friends clubbed together and presented me with a handsome canteen of silver 7quite an unprecedented occurrence1 by the way1 in the ,beefsteak ,club74 ,the presentation on that occasion was made by ,comyns ,carr1 who made one of his very appropriate and humorous speeches4 ,a friend writes to me1 ,do you remember in your reply to ,carr's speech you started on a quotation from ,shakespeare1 'froze up1' and ,biron got the book and read the passage8 ,it was the end of ',much ,ado1' where ,benedick says1 'a college of wit-crackers cannot flout me out of my humour4 ,dost thou think ,i care for a satire or an epigram8444 in brief since ,i do purpose to marry ,i will think nothing to any purpose the world can say against it1'--a happy quotation4 ,wit-cracker for ,joe ,carr was admirably apt4 ,i was also much indebted to my friend ,frederick ,post for his pains in helping to select the gift4 ,the premises previous to this were in ,king ,william ,street1 over ,toole's ,theatre1 which was pulled down when the buildings of ,charing ,cross ,hospital were extended4 ,by an odd series of coincidences1 all my addresses seem to be either in a ,king or a ,william ,street1 or the two combined4 ,they were-- ,my ,studio ,william ,street1 ,lowndes ,square4 ,orleans ,club ,king ,street1 ,st4 ,james4 ,fielding ,club ,king ,street1 ,covent ,garden4 ,beefsteak ,club ,king ,william ,street1 ,strand4 ,my ,insurance ,office ,king ,street1 ,city4 ,vanity ,fair ,offices 7at one time7 ,king ,william ,street4 ,one evening at the ,beefsteak ,club1 ,i watched ,george ,grossmith chaffing ,corney ,grain4 ,oh1 ,dick1 he was saying1 pointing a derisive finger at ,dick's waistcoat1 you're putting it on6 ,you little whipper-snapper1 how dare you6 said ,corney ,grain1 smiling down at his friend4 ,when they had gone1 it amused me to sit down at the writing table and make a quick caricature while they were fresh in my mind4 ,a member1 observing my preoccupation1 jokingly asked me why ,i was so busy1 and if ,i usually spent so long over my correspondence4 ,whereupon ,i showed him the drawing which represented the two humorists as ,i had watched them1 a tall ,corney ,grain waving aside with a fat and expansive hand1 a minute and impish ,grossmith4 ,he handed it round to the members gathered by the fire1 who1 having seen the two men in a similar position shortly before1 were much amused4 ,if ,i were you ,i'd draw it larger and have it reproduced--it's bound to be popular1 he remarked4 ,taking his advice ,i went home and sat up all night making a more careful drawing from my sketch1 which ,i elaborated with colour afterwards4 ,i offered the drawing to ,vanity ,fair which1 under the rule of a temporary editor 7in the absence of ,gibson ,bowles7 was refused4 ,this gave me an opportunity of selling it privately to ,rudolph ,lehmann1 who paid me twice as much as a previous bidder had offered for it4 ,i had several reproductions made by the ,autotype ,company which ,i coloured myself1 and eventually was ,l#bej in pocket4 ,i have an autograph book full of the signatures and letters of distinguished people who became owners of these prints1 including those of ,king ,edward and the ,dukes of ,edinburgh and ,teck4 ,thus ,i had to thank the short-sighted editor for my success4 ,i quote the following from ,george ,grossmith's amusing reminiscences1 ,piano ,i4 ,i allude to the permission by ,mr4 ,leslie ,ward1 son of ,e4 ,m4 ,ward1 ,r4,a41 the famous artist1 to publish the portrait which appears in this book4 ,most people are under the impression that it was one of the cartoons in ,vanity ,fair--it was nothing of the sort4 ,it was a private enterprise of ',spy4' ,the first issue was tinted by the artist1 signed by him and by ,corney ,grain and myself4 ,those copies are now worth twenty or thirty times their original value4 ,the origin of the picture was this4 ,dick ,grain and ,i were most formidable rivals and most intimate friends4 ,hostesses during the ,london season secured one or the other of us4 ,the following words are not absolutely verbatim1 but as nearly as possible as ,i can get to the fact4 ,mrs4 ,jones3 ',are you coming to my party next ,wednesday1 ,mrs4 ,smith1 to hear ,corney ,grain8' ,mrs4 ,smith3 ',indeed ,i am1 and ,i sincerely hope you are coming to my party on ,thursday to hear ,george ,grossmith4 ,oh1 ,mrs4 ,robinson1 how are you 444 etc4' ,mrs4 ,robinson3 ',delighted to meet you both4 ,are you coming to my afternoon on ,saturday8' ,mrs4 ,smith and ,mrs4 ,jones1 together3 ',indeed we are1 who have you got8' ,mrs4 ,robinson3 ',oh1 ,i have engaged ,corney ,grain and ,george ,grossmith6' ,illustration3 ,,george ,,grossmith4 ,,corney ,,grain4 ,gee ,gee4 #ahhh4 ,corney ,grain grew so weary of signing my cartoon1 which was sent him by persistent admirers1 that he charged ten shillings and sixpence for every print upon which he placed his autograph1 and the proceeds went1 ,i believe1 to the ,actors' ,benevolent ,fund4 ,the coloured copies were frequently mistaken for the original drawing1 and at the ,edmund ,yates sale one of the reproductions fetched ,l#ah owing to that mistaken impression4 ,corney ,grain1 in return for my caricature1 had a friendly revenge in some verses which he sent to my mother on the back of a ,new ,year card4 ,i produce them here with apologies for myself-- ,,lines ,,on ,,leslie4 ,if ever he manages to catch a train1 ,it goes where he doesn't want to go4 ,it starts at three or--thereabouts1 ,but--really--he doesn't quite know4 ,if he's due down south1 he's up in the north1 ,say in ,scotland--eating porridge-- ,if he's bound for ,chester--or ,bangor--say1 ,you'll find him safe in ,norwich4 ,at junctions he's always left behind1 ,for he quite forgets to change1 ,and he's shunted into sidings dark-- ,i thought 'twas rather strange6 ,,refrain4 ',twill constant change afford ,to travel with ,leslie ,ward1 ,wherever he may roam1 tho' he's quite at home1 ,he's always all abroad4 ,if he leaves the train for a cup of tea1 ,the train goes on without him2 ,he's left his ticket and purse in the rack1 ,and he hasn't a penny about him4 ,he forgets the name of his hotel1 ,tho' he's often stayed there before1 ,he thinks it's the ,lion or the ,antelope1 ,or the something ,horse or ,boar4 ,but he's sure it's the name of an animal1 ,that you sometimes see at the ,zoo6 ,which gives you a pretty wide field of choice ,from a ,rat to a ,kangaroo6 ,,refrain as before4 ,if he's due on a visit on ,monday1 say1 ,his coat is being repaired6 ,on ,tuesday he's awfully sorry1 you know1 ,but his shirts weren't properly aired4 ,on ,wednesday he was going to start1 ,but he'd lost his mother's dog6 ,on ,thursday he really meant to come1 ,but he lost his way--in a fog6 ,on ,friday the cab was at the door6 ,but his boots would not come on-- ,but on ,saturday he does arrive-- ,and--finds all the family gone66 ,,refrain as before4 ,r4 ,corney ,grain4 ,i am afraid there is something of truth lurking in that poem1 for ,i am reminded to tell a story against myself4 ,one bitterly cold winter's night ,i was returning from my club1 ,i arrived at my front door1 and failed to find my bunch of keys4 ,i searched my pockets without success1 and at last assured that ,i was indeed unable to get in1 ,i retraced my steps and wondered in the meantime what ,i should do4 ,it was one-thirty on a winter's morning1 ,i was in dress clothes1 and my feet becoming colder and colder in the thin pumps that but half protected them2 snow lay upon the ground and the outlook was the reverse of inviting4 ,i bethought me of the ,grosvenor ,hotel1 so hurrying back1 ,i called in there and explained the situation to the porter1 who informed me that a bed there for the night was impossible as ,i had no luggage with me4 ,i expostulated and offered to send for my clothes in the morning1 but he refused to admit me4 ,my feelings as ,i paddled back in the slush in the direction of my studio were unmentionable1 especially as ,i discovered ,i had only a half-crown in my pocket4 ,under my arm ,i held the ,christmas number of ,vanity ,fair which seemed to grow heavier and heavier1 and a fine sleet began to fall4 ,presently ,i met a policeman to whom ,i appealed in my trouble4 ,he was very sympathetic1 and appeared to have hopes of obtaining shelter for me4 ,anything will do1 ,i said1 shivering with cold4 ,have you a cell vacant at the station8 ,i'd rather spend the night there than walking about in the snow4 ,he smiled4 ,oh1 he said1 there's a mate of mine who lives close by4 ,we found the house and rang the bell4 ,presently the wife appeared at the window and called out1 ,what on earth do you want waking me up this time of the night8 ,the constable began to explain1 but the snow and the sleet came with an icy blast1 and with a shudder the woman shut the window with a bang that had an air of finality about it4 ,we turned away 7,i was disconsolate71 and walked along the road undecided1 until we came to a night-watchman's shanty1 where ,i saw the welcome glow of a fire and an old man in occupation4 ,the policeman1 who was evidently a man of resource1 said3-- ,i've an idea--we'll go to that chap and perhaps he'll put you up for a while4 ,he explained my sad case to the night-watchman1 who was only too glad to admit me to a share of his hut and fire2 endeavouring to make me quite comfortable1 he piled sacks of cement by the fire and arranged a coat for my eider-down1 which was white with cement1 as was everything in the place4 ,in spite of my discomfort1 ,i longed to sleep1 but my queer old host1 excited perhaps at the unexpected advent of a nocturnal visitor1 embarked upon a stream of conversation of his former life spent in the ,bush4 ,it seemed to show a distinct ingratitude to sleep1 and ,i tried to listen1 but the flow of talk lulled me1 and in spite of myself ,i fell into a deep slumber4 ,it seemed only a few minutes after1 when he woke me and informed me that it was time to turn out and six o'clock4 ,i rose1 and putting my hand into my waistcoat pocket with the intention of rewarding the watchman for his kindness--,i found my latch key6 ,afterwards ,i endeavoured to persuade my quondam acquaintance to accept the remuneration of my only half-crown1 but he refused it1 saying1 ,keep it1 sir2 you may want it1 for a cab1 so ,i presented him with the bulky ,christmas number of ,vanity ,fair4 ,going by the next evening1 ,i looked into his shanty to give him his tip1 and found him deeply engrossed in the volume1 and1 on close scrutiny1 found he was not reading indiscriminately1 but beginning at the beginning 7as one would a novel71 preparatory to going right through1 and when ,i asked him if the literature was to his taste1 he said-- ,oh1 sir2 ,i've only got to the fifth page6 ,i have always felt a trifle embarrassed over the latch-key story1 especially when ,charlie ,brookfield used to tell it at the club with embellishments of a witty order4 ,an old member of the club was rather given 7owing to loss of memory7 to telling the same story rather too often1 but as he was at the end of his life and had been so popular1 few avoided him1 remembering his brighter days4 ,up to the last he was courtly and charming1 but1 after telling a story1 he would explain3 ,that reminds me of another story6 ,whereupon he would repeat in exactly the same words the one he had just told4 ,that recalls an only half-intentional score of mine off ,brookfield4 ,brooks had one day a new audience1 and was proceeding to regale it with lively tales4 ,before beginning he said to me1 ,don't you listen2 you know all my stories4 ,now he did tell some that ,i knew2 but his comic chagrin was tremendous when1 meaning really to make an inquiry1 and only slyly to insinuate my foreknowledge1 said3 ,hullo1 ,brooks2 have you seen ,sir ,henry lately8 ,about this time the ,fielding ,club opened1 and was ably managed4 ,a good number of interesting men belonged1 including ,sir ,edward ,lawson1 ,montagu ,williams1 ,irving1 ,serjeant ,ballantyne1 ,toole1 and hosts of others4 ,toole used to come to the club and play cards2 ,i remember his usual expression and comic way of saying1 ,cash here forward1 when he was winning4 ,he was inimitable1 for his stock phrases were so entirely his own4 ,there was a regular coterie that played poker there4 ,alfred ,thompson1 ,johnnie ,giffard1 ,corney ,grain1 ,tom ,bird1 ,henry ,parker1 myself1 and others were devoted to the game4 ,one member especially was extremely lucky4 ,he possessed a thorough knowledge of the game and his opponents1 and he had the most impassive face ,i have ever seen4 ,no trace of any expression other than that of calm impersonal enjoyment ever escaped him4 ,he was never known to get up from the table without winning1 and he made a regular income out of his coups at poker2 but as he cared nothing whether he won or lost1 he finally ceased to play1 finding he had gained so much from his friends4 ,the club continued to be quite delightful until a number of the crutch and toothpick element joined to watch the well-known actor chaps1 as they called them1 and with their entrance the club lost all its charm and pleasant ,bohemianism4 ,irving1 among others1 became aware of the observing eye of these inquisitive youths1 and discontinued going to the club2 others followed by degrees1 and gradually the club lost its popularity4 ,the idea of the ,lyric ,club1 of which ,i was elected an honorary member1 was suggested by a small and defunct ,bohemian club of that name4 ,it was opened on far more ambitious lines1 however1 having for its chairman the distinguished sportsman and patron of the drama1 ,lord ,londesborough1 who was well supported by a representative committee4 ,all went well for some time1 and the entertainments1 for which a spacious theatre had been erected1 were splendidly managed by ,luther ,munday4 ,on the opening night there was a reception that went with a flourish of trumpets1 and shortly after ,lord ,londesborough gave a dinner at which ,i sat next to ,irving4 ,irving naturally gave life to the affair1 and ,i can remember a cigar that he gave me--,i think the largest and best ,i ever smoked4 ,these occasions were followed up by regular receptions when theatrical performances frequently attracted the members4 ,the divine ,sarah1 ,marie ,tempest1 ,hollmann1 and such geniuses brought large audiences1 and frequently these evenings were varied with the ,guards' ,band4 ,everything was done1 in fact1 to make the club a success4 ,now there was another idea1 which1 ,i conclude1 emanated from the more sporting members of the committee4 ,it was1 to take a branch club at ,barnes1 where there was a handsome and suitable house and grounds well adapted for the purpose4 ,the place at last decided upon was not only well adapted for cricket1 lawn tennis1 and other out-of-door games1 but1 being so near ,london1 was of easy access4 ,the terrace facing the river was also a capital place from which to see the ,oxford and ,cambridge ,boat ,race1 and a steamer from ,westminster was hired to take the members down4 ,naturally1 perhaps1 the most crowded meeting held there was on the occasion of a final in the ,army and ,navy football match1 when many distinguished visitors were present4 ,as with the ,orleans ,club1 ,twickenham1 this club was but a flash in the pan4 ,there came a day when it could no longer be kept up1 and so it was with that in ,coventry ,street 7or ,piccadilly ,east1 as it was called74 ,both branches of the ,lyric ,club1 in fact1 came suddenly to grief1 owing to a great misfortune which it is better not to recall4 ,first of all held on ,sunday nights at the ,grosvenor ,galleries1 the ,gallery ,club was quite a place to belong to1 and for some time was decidedly select in its members4 ,it was also at the time quite a novelty1 the best of music being heard and the best of musicians giving their services4 ,the same may be said of the entertainers1 and their entertainments4 ,smoke and talk prevailed during the intervals1 and so the evenings passed off cheerily4 ,when these ,galleries of the ,greenery ,yallery period closed their doors1 we removed to the rooms of the ,institute of ,painters in ,water ,colours where the receptions were held4 ,i forgot here to mention that occasional ,sunday nights were graced by the presence of lady guests4 ,paderewski played on one of these occasions to a crowded and very appreciative audience4 ,later on we found our home at the ,grafton ,galleries1 in which suppers were also given1 and many a pleasant ,sunday evening was spent there4 ,like every club of the kind1 however1 it had its day4 ,perhaps it may have been the difficulty of finding variety among the entertainers or a want of funds to procure the best2 but1 whatever the reason1 there was obviously a falling off of the original members1 and the ,gallery ,club came to an end4 ,even so1 it had been responsible for many evenings that are well worth remembering4 ,i shall never forget one night at the ,grosvenor ,gallery when ,corney ,grain and ,george ,grossmith sat down at the piano together and sang and played the fool4 ,they were then at their very best1 and ,i think that was the night that ,weedon and his brother gave their humorous skit on the extraction of teeth4 ,the title ,i cannot recall2 but the performance was so clever that the title doesn't matter4 ,in later days ,i joined the ,punch ,bowl ,club1 which was organized by a very good fellow named ,mr4 ,percy ,wood4 ,he was a man of education and a thorough ,bohemian3 he had received a partial1 but very incomplete1 training as a sculptor2 but he disliked work1 and in the summer time led an idler's life4 ,he would dress himself in old clothes1 and go round the country hawking1 like a common pedlar4 ,he seemed to consider life under such conditions perfection2 and yet he was always a gentleman 7if one may use the much misused term71 and everybody liked him4 ,he was at one time engaged on a statue of the ,prince of ,wales1 who arranged to call at ,mr4 ,wood's studio4 ,whether his ,royal ,highness expected a distinguished company to meet him1 or whether ,mr4 ,wood intended to receive his ,royal ,highness in such a way1 ,i am unable to say1 but the ,prince arrived to find a gentleman in possession at the studio1 and ,mr4 ,wood's visitors' book that day must have shown quite unprecedented signatures4 ,illustration3 ,c4 ,,birch ,,crisp4 ,published in ,mayfair4 #aiaa4 ,illustration3 ,,oliver ,,locker ,,lampson1 ,m4,p4 ,published in ,mayfair4 #aiaa4 ,illustration3 ,,weedon ,,grossmith4 #aije4 ,our friend started the ,punch ,bowl ,club 7he had always been inspired with the great idea of a real ,bohemian ,club7 in ,regent ,street1 and one met a variety of good fellows and plenty of clever entertainers4 ,one of the foremost members was ,mostyn ,piggott1 who was quite a leading light4 ,raven ,hill was very popular also4 ,our club room was situated on the uppermost storey of a house of which the foundation must have been rather dicky1 for one evening it descended into another1 and when we arrived1 we found our room wrecked beyond recall4 ,after this avalanche1 he started new premises over a motor establishment leading out of ,oxford ,street4 ,here we had very spacious and very originally decorated rooms1 which were hung with a great number of ,indian trophies1 for ,wood was an ,indian chief1 and rejoiced in the title of ,rah--,rih--,wah--,casda of the ,six ,nations ,indians--an honour bestowed1 ,i believe1 only on two or three other ,europeans1 the ,prince of ,wales 7,king ,edward ,,vii47 and the ,duke of ,connaught being the foremost chiefs4 ,sometimes he appeared dressed in his war paint1 as an ,indian chief1 at the large meetings which he delighted in organizing1 when he brewed the punch1 while other members1 dressed in the character1 gave their services as cook and waiters4 ,the club was run on somewhat similar lines to the ,savage ,club1 and we addressed each other as ,brother ,so-and-,so4 ,these dinners were very successful until ,wood's health gave way1 for they ended at a very late hour1 and he never went home1 preferring to sit up all night4 ,after his death the club's popularity waned2 the organizing personality that had previously supported it being absent1 amusements fell through1 but before the end we had some very pleasant evenings entertaining distinguished guests4 ,i was once persuaded to take the chair on the occasion of the visit of the ,lord ,chief ,justice1 and when1 with every good intention1 ,i rose to propose the usual toasts1 to thank the ,lord ,chief ,justice for his presence that evening1 and to extol his good qualities1 ,i almost forgot whether he was ,lord ,chief ,justice or the ,archbishop of ,canterbury4 ,however1 ,i managed to struggle through1 and with admirable promptitude the guest of the evening replied with real humour and relieved me of some part of my duty4 ,at the end of the evening1 ,percy ,wood came up to me and thanked me for so ably taking the chair1 and when ,i apologized for what ,i considered my inability adequately to fill the post1 he congratulated me1 whereupon an artist who was standing by1 said1 ,what6 ,that a good speech6 ,it was awful rot6 ,it was a singular coincidence that on this and the following occasions when our guest was the ,bishop of ,london1 both men were total abstainers1 while we indulged in our toasts from the punch bowl4 ,i made a silhouette beforehand of the ,bishop leaning forward as though to make a speech1 which appeared on the menu4 ,illustration3 ,w4 ,s4 ,,gilbert ,,and ,,mslle4 ,,rosa4 ,illustration3 ,,tom ,,knox ,,holmes4 ,illustration3 ,played first at the ,gaiety ,theatre where the profits1 ,l#fjj1 were handed over by the ,amateur ,company to the ,central ,theatrical ,fund4 ,illustration3 ,,captain ,,gooch4 ,,quentin ,,twiss4 ,,eleanor ,,bufton4 ,,lydia ,,thompson4 ,illustration3 ,,myself4 ,a4 ,,stuart ,,wortley4 ,j4 ,,maclean4 ,of the many well-known clubs ,i remember1 ,i went to the ,anglo-,american ,club1 where ,i was invited to meet ,oliver ,wendell ,holmes4 ,at the time ,i was particularly requested to make a drawing of him for ,vanity ,fair4 ,i was introduced to him1 amongst others1 and was particularly impressed by his kindly features2 the first peculiarity my eye lit upon was the prominent eyebrows4 ,crowds of listening people surrounded him while he talked1 and the opportunity of watching my subject unnoticed at such close quarters1 was a splendid one1 and from my observations ,i made one of the best caricatures that ,i have ever done from memory4 ,when ,i look back it gives me great pleasure to think of the jolly days and nights when1 in ,march1 #ahgh1 many old friends met together for the purpose of rehearsing for the unique ,amateur ,pantomime given at the ,gaiety ,theatre and afterwards at ,brighton4 ,edward ,terry1 ,kate ,vaughan1 ,nellie ,farren1 ,amalia and ,royce were then in their zenith1 and ,john ,hollingshead was manager of the ,gaiety2 and it was after this performance that we gathered for the night rehearsal4 ,the idea was originated by ,archibald ,stuart ,wortley and ,william ,yardley1 and nothing could exceed their energy in promoting it4 ,i won't say that such a thing had never been thought of before2 as a similar entertainment by amateurs had taken place many years previously1 in which ,mr4 ,tom ,knox ,holmes had played the same part of pantaloon4 ,i believe1 however1 that that performance was not carried out on the same scale4 ,looking down the list of our theatrical company1 ,i am reminded sadly of the few members of it that remain1 although1 of the four authors who contributed to its success1 it is gratifying to know that ,sir ,francis ,burnand is hale and hearty4 ,it is interesting to recollect how conscientiously ,w4 ,s4 ,gilbert learnt his steps as the harlequin1 how marvellously old ,knox ,holmes 7who was well over seventy7 played the pantaloon1 and what a perfect clown ,yardley made4 ,odger ,colvile 7afterwards the unfortunate ,general ,sir ,henry ,colvile7 was marvellous in his leaps and bounds4 ,all this was the result of real hard work1 and these men in the harlequinade gave the whole of their mind to it as though it were a matter of life and death4 ,i mustn't forget either in this act that ,fred ,mc,calmont1 ,lord de ,clifford1 and ,algy ,bastard equally distinguished themselves4 ,perhaps it is because the harlequinade required more rehearsing than the pantomime burlesque itself 7written by ,reece1 ,f4 ,c4 ,burnand1 ,h4 ,j4 ,byron1 and ,w4 ,s4 ,gilbert7 that ,i mention it first2 but1 of course1 ,captain ,gooch1 ,quintin ,twiss1 ,archie ,stuart ,wortley1 ,i4 ,maclean1 and those who took prominent parts1 were as good in their different ways2 in fact1 some of them were already distinguished amateur actors4 ,the dancing of ,ashby ,sterry and ,johnny ,giffard ,i shall never forget3 it was too funny to be described4 ,i delighted in the various characters selected for me to play1 and when1 as the lightning artist1 ,i drew ,dizzy and ,gladstone1 ,i was overwhelmed with applause and boos that resounded in every part of the house from partisans of the two political leaders4 ,so successful2 in fact1 was this item of the programme1 that ,i received on the following day a genuine offer from a well-known manageress to take a similar part professionally at her theatre 7a fact that amused me greatly74 ,,poker ,,players ,,at ,,the ,,fielding ,,club4 ,illustration3 ,a bluff4 ,,johnny ,,giffard4 ,illustration3 ,,alfred ,,thompson4 ,illustration3 #c a4m4 ,this game bores me4 ,,corney ,,grain4 ,illustration3 ,,tom ,,bird4 ,a bird with a full hand is worth two with a flush4 ,illustration3 ,,corney ,,grain ,,at ,,datchet4 ,illustration3 ,,pellegrini4 ,can't play billiard to-night1 my boy1 ,i 'av lumbago4 ,what you recommend to make the ''air grow8' ,much of my time was occupied before the curtain was raised in making up some of the ,forty ,thieves as prominent people of the day4 ,for instance1 ,frank ,parker's features adapted themselves to ,gladstone's in a strikingly useful manner1 and in consequence the make up was at once recognizable4 ,willie ,higgins was ,benson the convict1 and so on4 ,at the end of the rehearsals many of us1 being members of the ,beefsteak ,club1 adjourned there1 and it was not until the early morning that our party sought our respective beds4 ,when ,i come to think of it1 the majority of us were fairly young in those days1 so we were all well able to stand the strain4 ,at one dress rehearsal1 a scene representing a soldiers' encampment1 where we were seated at mess1 and a group of us dressed as officers ate a sham meal1 ,i remember our enthusiasm was added to by the hospitality of an officer in the company who produced real champagne4 ,whether the effect lasted until another scene ,i could never quite remember1 but ,odger ,colvile 7our young ,guardsman1 who was very fond of theatricals1 and had1 ,i believe1 a private theatre at his father's place7 displayed wonderful agility in the harlequinade1 where1 as the policeman1 he attacked the proverbial dummy1 which at the rehearsal1 owing to an oversight1 was missing4 ,looking round in all the excitement of his enthusiasm in the part1 he grew exasperated by the delay4 ,where the devil is the dummy8 he cried1 and looking round desperately1 his eye caught mine2 without any warning he was on me1 caught me up1 and for the next few minutes ,i saw every imaginable star out of the heavens1 he belabouring me with all the ardour which he would have bestowed upon the dummy4 ,he at last let me go1 while roars of laughter went up from the others--,i would have laughed if ,i had been able1 but ,i never had such a time in my life1 and was obliged to reserve my laughter until ,i could get my breath1 when ,i laughed as heartily as the others4 ,the occasion of the ,brighton performance was not the less amusing to us1 as after it was all over the company met together at supper at the ,old ,ship1 which included several ladies from the ,alhambra ballet1 who came down to add to the stage effect4 ,the following morning 7,sunday7 ,hughie ,drummond1 one of the ,forty ,thieves and a champion practical joker1 got on to the balcony of the ,queen's ,hotel1 from which he was able to reach the hands of the clock and deliberately altered the time from five minutes to eleven to a quarter past4 ,this1 of course scared the people going to church1 and resulted in a general stampede4 ,while sitting next to ,lord ,houghton at dinner one evening at the ,beefsteak ,club1 ,i watched him make a lengthy scrutiny of the menu1 which made me anticipate a wonderful selection to come4 ,he ordered a herring6 ,when the fish came1 he regarded it stealthily for some time and then suddenly picking it up by the tail shook it violently 7ostensibly to remove the flesh7 and while ,i carefully picked off the bits of herring that covered me1 the absent-minded poet ate the fragments that had accidentally lodged upon his plate4 ,he used to take out his teeth at meal times1 and1 growing accustomed to remove them1 he became occasionally rather mixed in his discretion as to their removal4 ,one day1 on meeting a lady of his acquaintance1 instead of taking off his hat1 as he intended to do1 he plucked out his teeth and waved them enthusiastically4 ,i remember the eccentric lord coming into the club one evening looking tired and hungry4 ,over the mantelpiece a white paper gleamed4 ,it was a list of the ,derby ,lottery4 ,something stirred in his mind which was far away on other subjects bent1 and reminded him that he was hungry4 ,he scanned the ,lottery list1 anxiously rubbing his head as though he were apparently shampooing it4 ,at last he was heard to murmur in dissatisfied tones1 ,waiter1 ,i don't see anything to eat there4 ,one couldn't help laughing at his funny ways1 but he was a distinguished man after all and very kind4 ,,chapter ,,ix ,,the ,,law ,the ,inspiration of the ,courts4--,montagu ,williams4--,lefroy4-- ,the ,de ,goncourt case4--,irving4--,sir ,frank ,lockwood4--,dr4 ,lampson1 the poisoner4--,mr4 ,justice ,hawkins4--,the ,tichborne case4--,mr4 ,justice ,mellor and ,mr4 ,justice ,lush4--,the ,druce case4--,the ,countess of ,ossington4--,the ,duke's portrait4-- ,my models4--,the ,adventuress4--,the insolent omnibus conductor4 --,i win my case4--,sir ,george ,lewis4--,the late ,lord ,grimthorpe4 --,sir ,charles ,hall4--,lord ,halsbury4--,sir ,alfred ,cripps 7now ,lord ,parmoor74--,sir ,herbert ,cozens-,hardy4--,lord ,robert ,cecil4 --,the late ,sir ,albert de ,rutzen4--,mr4 ,charles ,gill4--,sir ,charles ,matthews4--,lord ,alverstone4--,mr4 ,birrell4--,mr4 ,plowden4 --,mr4 ,marshall ,hall4--,mr4 ,h4 ,c4 ,biron4 ,the reason of the ,law is 444 the law4--,sir ,walter ,scott4 ,the ,law ,courts held more possibilities for me than most hunting grounds1 because ,i invariably found my subject without the difficulty of stalking him1 and with the advantage of wig and gown to add to the individuality and relieve the conventionality of his unprofessional habiliments4 ,another advantage lay in the fact that when a barrister or a judge was conducting a case or presiding on the bench1 a host of peculiarities and idiosyncrasies became evident1 and ,i had the satisfaction of observing all unnoticed4 ,in some cases the very fact of being on the spot refreshed my memory1 for on one occasion ,i forgot the features of a certain judge1 and felt ,i must have another glimpse to recall them before ,i could revive my inspiration4 ,oddly enough1 ,i recollected him perfectly the moment ,i set my foot upon the steps of the ,law ,courts1 and1 returning to my studio1 ,i completed the drawing4 ,i found my friend ,montague ,williams 7who perhaps defended more prisoners than any counsel of his day7 an inestimable help when ,i wished to find an especial opportunity of watching any well-known criminal or legal character4 ,besides being a busy lawyer1 he had a considerable personal knowledge of the men with whom1 during the discharge of his duties1 he had come in contact1 and whom he regarded with more sympathy and kindness as to their possible reclamation than many men in his profession4 ,he always found it necessary to believe fully in the innocence of the persons he was defending2 and as he was naturally very excitable1 he would work himself up to fever pitch1 bringing tears to his own eyes as he described with pathos and righteous indignation the overwhelming injustice of the case against his client4 ,his enthusiasm usually impressed the jury immensely4 ,i recollect his saying once in an access of sentimental appeal3 ,think1 gentlemen--think of his poor mother6 ,the ,lefroy case was a curious and very unpleasant affair2 probably my readers still remember the strange story of robbery and crime in a railway carriage1 and the long and continually iterated innocence of the accused man whom my friend was defending4 ,i went down 7as ,i was curious to see the prisoner7 to the ,law ,courts with ,montague ,williams one day4 ,lefroy's physiognomy was in itself almost enough to condemn him in my eyes--for his bad mouth1 weak face1 and chin that seemed to have altogether retreated1 with the abnormal head with a very large back to it1 all gave me an impression of latent criminalism4 ,as ,i returned with my legal friend in the cab ,i ventured to say as much to him4 ,good ,lord1 man1 he said4 ,look at yourself in the glass 444 if appearances went for anything you'd have been hanged long ago4 ,i had neglected to shave that morning1 it is true2 but in spite of my omission ,i felt a trifle overwhelmed by my friend's verdict1 much as it amused me4 ,at the ,de ,goncourt trial 7one of my early recollections7 ,i sat next to ,irving4 ,i was busily engaged in making a sketch of ,benson1 who had been brought into the witness box with his latest decoration of broad arrows1 and ,i remember that ,irving congratulated me upon my drawing4 ,on another occasion ,i watched ,frank ,lockwood 7as he was then7 listening to a case as one of the general public1 pencil in hand1 ready to portray anything that struck him4 ,the case before the court concerned an accident to a pedestrian 7a ,scotchman7 who was summoning a carter or the company he represented1 for damages4 ,the carter accused the plaintiff of drunkenness on the occasion of the accident1 when he alleged that the man was so drunk that he reeled up against the wheel of his cart4 ,i was amused to see ,mr4 ,lockwood make a quick sketch of a drunken highlander attired in a kilt reeling against a cart wheel1 with a glimpse of the ,strand in the background1 and send it up to the judge4 ,in the case of ,dr4 ,lampson1 the poisoner1 ,i passed notes to the prisoner who mistook me for ,montague ,williams' clerk4 ,williams had defended the man on a previous occasion1 but this time the charge was a grave one1 for the accused was said to have visited a young relative 7who stood between him and a sum of money71 and given him poisoned cake which set up such violent symptoms that suspicion rested upon the doctor4 ,the death of the boy1 following shortly after1 led to the arrest of ,dr4 ,lampson1 who was tried and found guilty4 ,one of the earliest cases ,i attended attracted great attention at the time1 owing to the sensational evidence which embroiled ,lord ,ranelagh in a plot with a ,mrs4 ,borradaile4 ,this was due to the clever and unscrupulous plans of a ,madame ,rachel ,leverson1 who successfully obtained money in this way1 and who was finally convicted of misdemeanour and obtaining money by false pretences4 ,the case made a considerable furore1 because during cross-examination the accused appeared to divulge the fact that the aforesaid lord had bribed her to let him look through the keyhole while her client underwent the process of being made beautiful4 ,the whole affair turned out to be a fabrication4 ,one of my earliest caricatures for ,vanity ,fair was that of ,mr4 ,justice ,hawkins drawn from memory in #ahgc4 ,he had the reputation then of being the most good-humoured in the ,law ,courts and the possessor of the hoarsest voice of any judge4 ,he once said it was worth ,l#ejj a year to him4 ,the last time ,i saw ,lord ,brampton 7for he became eventually a law ,lord7 was after the opening of a ,parliament1 when the peers and peeresses were waiting for their carriages1 and there was a tremendous downpour of rain4 ,standing with his peer's robes wound round and round his body1 the famous judge made a most grotesque figure1 in tight little trousers with his silk hat slightly on one side1 an eyeglass in his eye1 and a big umbrella over all4 ,he resembled a resplendent hawk4 ,the ,tichborne case gave ,hawkins a chance to excel himself1 and he proved to be on the winning side4 ,i sketched most of the principal movers in this game of law1 which was played round the claimant1 whom ,i recollect quite plainly as he sat at his table1 which had a half circle cut into it for his unduly large stomach to fit in4 ,of his illiteracy 7if poor spelling goes to prove it7 ,i have a personal proof in a letter which ends1 beleive me1 ,yours truly1 ,a4 ,c4 ,,tichborne4 ,i once sat in the court1 watching him1 with pencil in hand ready to jot down upon my shirt cuff anything ,i especially noticed1 when he caught my eye1 called the usher1 and spoke a few words to him4 ,it was duly intimated that my presence was extremely disturbing to the claimant4 ,the claimant's counsel1 ,dr4 ,edward ,kenealy1 ,q4,c4 7and the one man on record who was supposed to have ruffled ,hawkins's temper71 was said to have believed in the claimant to the day of his death4 ,dr4 ,kenealy made his name in the ,tichborne trial4 ,he was1 besides being a lawyer1 a writer and poet 7and an admirer of ,disraeli7 before the stupendous case arose to give him a field for his powers4 ,i remember him as a little man with a wig that contrasted strangely with a sweep of beard and a firmly set mouth4 ,when he rose to speak he placed one hand under his gown as though it might have been coat tails and used his right to point emphasis at his opponent4 ,some years afterwards1 when ,i was walking near ,brighton1 ,i was very much interested to see his tomb in a churchyard there1 or rather a very elaborate monument that had been placed there by the late ,guilford ,onslow4 ,illustration3 ,,augustus ,,helder1 ,m4,p4 7,a ,proprietor of the ,graphic47 #ahif4 ,illustration3 ,,madame ,,rachel4 7,made ladies beautiful forever4 ,she loses her case and is imprisoned87 #ahfe4 ,illustration3 ,,lord ,,ranelagh4 ,witness against ,madame ,rachel4 ,illustration3 ,,beal1 ,m4,p4 ,radical #ahfi4 ,illustration3 ,,first ,,lord ,,cowley4 ,illustration3 ,,barnum4 #ahhh4 ,sketched at ,victoria ,hotel4 ,illustration3 ,,sir ,h4 ,,cozens ,,hardy on board a cross-channel steamer4 #aijj4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,very ,,rev4 ,,the ,,dean ,,of ,,christchurch1 ,,francis ,,paget4 #ahid4 ,illustration3 ,,sir ,,roderick ,,murcheson coming from a levee4 #ahfh4 ,mr4 ,justice ,mellor and ,mr4 ,justice ,lush1 both ,judges in the ,tichborne case1 came under my pencil at the same period4 ,justice ,lush wore the oddest round wig with the suspicion of a dent on the top4 ,he always reminded me of a champagne bottle1 with this queerly shaped wig like a cork on his head1 and his shoulders sloping down like a bottle4 ,as a judge ,mr4 ,lush attempted humour4 ,vanity ,fair labelled him a little ,lush1 because when he was told that the toast had been changed from ,women and ,wine to ,lush and ,shea1 he said1 ,a spell of sobriety will do the ,bar no harm1 and a little ,lush may do the ,bench some good4 ,sir ,john ,mellor was noted for his unwearied patience and extreme impartiality on the ,bench4 ,when ,i caught him1 he sat sucking his little finger and listening carefully to the counsel for the claimant stating his case as he watched the ,court from under his heavy-lidded eyes1 over which his eyebrows slanted with sudden fine lines to his big nose1 while his humorous mouth seemed ready for a wry smile4 ,a trial with which ,i was indirectly associated1 and which aroused at the time a furore only to be equalled by the sensation created by the ,tichborne case1 was the ,druce-,portland case4 ,for the benefit of those readers who have forgotten the facts1 ,i will give a slight outline of the extraordinary story4 ,the fifth ,duke of ,portland was a very eccentric old gentleman4 ,he had several peculiarities that rendered the mystery surrounding him even more involved1 and his odd habits gave rise to the most extraordinary rumours4 ,the reluctance to show his face or to hear other people was sometimes alleged to have been the result of a fatal quarrel with a brother1 and it was said that the ,duke1 after the affair1 retired more completely from public life4 ,he became more eccentric than ever2 his servants were taught to play the piano to him4 ,he resented any recognition by his servants and employees1 and was accustomed to travel in a special carriage built for himself hung round with heavy curtains1 in which he would travel to the station4 ,the coachman had orders to come and go without scrutiny or inquiry1 and frequently he was quite in the dark as to whether he conveyed his master or not4 ,at the station the carriage was placed upon a special truck1 and so the ,duke travelled to town4 ,his hobby was building4 ,five hundred workmen were employed to build and excavate museums1 libraries1 and a ball-room under the lake1 and all the plans and models were prepared by himself4 ,it is said that after making a fine collection of paintings1 the ,duke's further peculiarity led him to destroy in a huge bonfire several thousand pounds worth of them4 ,in his personal appearance he was remarkable for an excessively high hat1 a strange ulster and trousers that were invariably tied round the ankles with string4 ,he habitually wore a very old-fashioned wig1 and never stirred out1 wet or fine1 without a great umbrella4 ,in #ahhj1 the ,duke1 whose habits had grown more and more unaccountable1 died1 and immediately afterwards1 his sister1 the ,countess of ,ossington1 commissioned me to paint a life-sized portrait of him1 and shortly afterwards ,mr4 ,boehm was asked to model the bust4 ,i therefore lost no time in having a cast of the head taken2 a beautiful thing it was1 showing how refined the features must have been in life4 ,lady ,ossington then gave her ideas of how she wished the portrait composed1 and suggested that the ,duke should be seated in his study with plans of buildings or of gardens that he might be designing1 introduced as likely accessories1 and1 of all things1 a sunset appearing in the background of which he would never tire4 ,a considerable correspondence ensued between ,lady ,ossington and myself and her written descriptions helped me considerably4 ,viscountess ,ossington presents her compliments to ,mr4 ,leslie ,ward1 one of the letters ran1 and sends him an ,inverness tweed cloak that used to be thrown lightly on when looking at plans before going out4444 ,when all this was fully described1 the valet paid me a visit and brought with him his late master's clothes1 his hat1 stick1 and wig as well as the cape which was of characteristic cut1 at the same time informing me that the frock coat was always rather loosely made4 ,my great difficulty was to procure a suitable model to sit for the clothes4 ,at last ,i got the address of one1 an old man from ,drury ,lane1 who1 ,i learnt1 had been a super4 ,he called upon me in answer to my letter1 and ,i instructed him to come to my studio1 showing him the clothes he would have to wear4 ,as it so happened1 he came long before his time1 and was shown into the studio4 ,he had evidently dressed himself up ready for me1 but very carelessly1 in the late ,duke's early ,victorian frock coat suit4 ,when ,i arrived1 there was this elderly gentleman seated on the throne with his own clothes on the floor4 ,on approaching him ,i found him to be fast asleep and snoring4 ,being naturally disgusted and annoyed ,i ordered him quickly to change and be off4 ,he wore a silly smile and with the ,duke's wig on all awry he fumbled away at his coat tails4 ,he was trying to explain to me that his change in coppers were in the coat4 ,he could not have been sober on his arrival1 but when giving me to understand that he had only been round 7in this costume7 to have a glass at the pub1 ,i confess it inwardly amused me4 ,i was now obliged to procure the services of another model1 and this time a real gentleman turned up4 ,he was also elderly1 and not prepossessing in appearance1 but nevertheless bore the traces of better breeding than the ,drury ,lane super4 ,he had a ponderous and high-bridged nose of a purple hue which contrasted with his saffron face1 and his eyes were tearful with evident sorrows of the past4 ,when he had changed his rusty suit and knee-bagged etceteras for a spruce frock coat and equally dapper trousers1 he sat in the gold-backed chair with the air of a duke while ,i prepared my palette4 ,as ,i commenced to paint1 he began to talk and to relate his experiences in the past4 ,he had1 according to his story1 started life as an officer in a cavalry regiment1 and the love of gambling became so irresistible that he lost fortunes4 ,now1 he said1 he was determined to make amends for his folly in the past1 and by the aid of his sympathisers he knew he could redeem that social position which he formerly held4 ,that he must have decent clothes to start with1 went without saying1 and those who heard his story1 he was convinced1 would help him to procure them--of that he was sure4 ,had ,i any to spare8 7,of course ,i saw what he was leading up to71 and so the talk went on in this maudlin way till he had to be pulled up1 and ,i had to remind him what he was in my studio for4 ,possibly there was some foundation for his story1 for that he had received a decent education there was little doubt4 ,some time after he finished these sittings1 he turned up again with a young woman whom he introduced to me as his wife4 ,she was anxious to become a model too1 but ,i fear by this time he was in little request4 ,it occurred to me that he must have related to her some very plausible stories before they could have entered into matrimony4 ,then1 one morning1 upon taking up the paper1 ,i read a thrilling story of how an artist's model had so cruelly treated his wife that she died in consequence4 ,it was a charge of manslaughter4 ,this was the very man1 but although in his drunken moments he had behaved as a brute-beast1 evidence went to show that when sober no one could have treated her with more consideration and affection1 so he got off with imprisonment1 but died in gaol 7it was said of remorse7 shortly afterwards4 ,before quite completing the face1 and as ,i had been told of the extraordinary likeness that existed between the ,duke and his sister1 it occurred to me that a few touches from ,lady ,ossington herself would enable me to improve the portrait4 ,i therefore1 with some difficulty1 persuaded her to give me a sitting which really proved useful4 ,anyhow1 ,i received the kindest letter from her expressing her thanks for the satisfactory way in which ,i had completed my work1 and this naturally pleased me1 for it was no easy task4 ,very shortly after1 she wrote again1 saying that although it was her intention to leave the portrait to the present ,duke to be permanently hung in the ,gallery at ,welbeck1 it had been arranged that it should be temporarily lent for the approaching visit of the ,prince of ,wales4 ,in consequence of her anxiety for its safe delivery1 ,i undertook to take it down myself1 and ,lady ,bolsover1 who was there at the time1 invited me to stay the day4 ,i was fortunate in finding among her guests a lady whom ,i knew1 who kindly showed me over the place1 and thereby satisfied my curiosity1 especially when we came to the underground passages of which ,i had heard so much4 ,i must say that after ,mr4 ,henry ,savile 7his neighbour at ,rufford7 had related stories to me about the ,duke1 the mystery existing in my mind was somewhat dispelled concerning him4 ,no doubt he was eccentric1 but so much must have been human in him that his interesting personality predominated4 ,although he took little nourishment he seemed to have worked hard both physically and mentally1 and to have possessed tastes of a high order4 ,mr4 ,savile would often see him with his trousers tied with tape1 much like the workmen on his estate1 not only directing them in their work1 but like one of themselves using the spade1 although they were forbidden to recognize him by either touching or raising their caps4 ,ages after the picture had passed out of my mind1 ,i happened to be dining with friends1 when ,i was introduced to an ,american lawyer4 ,he was full of stories1 as might be expected1 and he told us one 7of an extravagant order7 which he said would lead to a very big case in the ,courts of ,law in which he himself would appear4 ,the story was too impossible to believe2 in fact1 ,i was rude enough to tell him so4 ,when the case came into ,court ,i was astonished 7as were many others7 to read the 7to me7 incredible story of the claim of a ,mrs4 ,druce1 who announced that the late ,thomas ,charles ,druce1 an upholsterer of ,baker ,street1 had been none other than the late ,duke4 ,t4 ,c4 ,druce was reported to have died at ,holcombe ,house1 and it was alleged that he had never been buried at ,highgate ,cemetery2 also1 according to report1 the servants at ,holcombe ,house had stripped lead off the roof to weight the coffin1 to indicate that there was a body inside4 ,other evidence was produced to show that ,druce was alive several years after his reported death2 curious coincidences pointing to a similarity of habits between ,druce and the late ,duke were sworn to by many witnesses4 ,the employees at ,druce's ,baker ,street ,bazaar said that ,druce would never appear when an aristocratic or ,royal patron asked for him1 and also that1 like the ,duke1 he disappeared for considerable periods1 and was known to enter his office from an underground passage leading from ,harcourt ,house4 ,other significant peculiarities were mentioned--such as ,druce's habit of tying his trousers with string round the ankle1 the high hat and the old-fashioned wig2 and photographs of the ,duke and ,druce were published in the papers4 ,but ,i became extremely interested in the case when a point arose as to the date of the ,duke's alleged marriage with a ,miss ,crickmer2 it was stated to have occurred in the year #ahaf 7at this date he was only sixteen and a half years old71 and this question was met with a reproduction of my full-length portrait of the ,duke1 which was stated beyond doubt to have been painted during the period of the ,duke's residence at ,bury1 when he was ,lord ,tichfield4 ,i regretted that ,i was not in ,court and able to contradict this extraordinary statement2 but ,i felt assured that the ,druce claim would prove to be without foundation1 and was not surprised to hear eventually that the case had been quashed by the opening of the ,druce vault1 where the presence of the body put an end to the allegations of the ,druce family4 ,an extraordinary incident which happened with alarming suddenness1 and which nearly brought me into unpleasant contact with the law1 occurred one night when ,i was coming home from my club4 ,i usually preferred to walk1 for the exercise was beneficial to me after a hard day's work4 ,it was not conspicuously late1 and ,i was walking along lost in thought when a girl whom ,i knew as one of my models approached me and said rather breathlessly1 ,there's a woman and two men following you2 they're dangerous characters1 ,i feel sure--do take a cab--please6 ,i was about to expostulate as this interruption was rather in the nature of a surprise1 but before ,i could speak1 she begged me excitedly to ,take a cab1 and as a hansom was passing1 hailed it and began to bundle me in4 ,really1 ,i began1 why all this excitement8 ,what is the matter8 ,at that moment a big woman who looked rather like the adventuress in a ,melville melodrama1 as far as ,i could see 7she was heavily veiled71 came up and addressed some very insulting remarks to the little model4 ,oh1 good heavens6 ,i said1 and got into the cab4 ,the girl jumped in quickly and called at the same time to the driver to hurry4 ,what is all this8 ,i said in the cab as ,i saw her looking anxiously out of the window4 ,let's go another way--she's following us1 replied the girl1 who appeared to be shaking with fear4 ,oh1 ,i said1 never mind4 ,let's drive quickly4 ,the other cab was following1 and ,i wondered what ,i was in for1 when we drew up at my studio--the girl appeared to be so terrified that ,i gave her my key and told her to go in while ,i prepared to settle matters4 ,as ,i alighted1 ,i saw two rough-looking men getting off the back of the other cab4 ,they looked such thorough blackguards that it occurred to me the girl's fears were not without grounds4 ,before ,i could pay the cabby1 the woman alighted and started to abuse me1 while the bullies lurked behind4 ,catching sight of a policeman sauntering up the road1 ,i called to him to rid me of my unpleasant companions1 but at his approach the woman changed her tune to a sort of snivelling self-righteousness1 and said to the constable3-- ,this man's my husband1 ,i've just caught him in the very act of going off with another woman1 he has deserted me cruelly4 ,the man looked from my face to hers in immediate understanding1 and said in conciliatory tones1 which betrayed a strong ,lancashire accent4 ,why doant ye go 'ome with yer wife8 ,you ass4 ,she's no more my wife than you are1 ,i said hotly--for ,i was furious4 ,i have the marriage certificate1 broke in the woman with a well-simulated sob4 ,look 'ere1 remonstrated the policeman4 ,come naow1 and he tried to force me into her cab4 ,this was too much for me4 ,look here1 ,i said angrily4 ,we'll end this farce4 ,i'm going to the police station1 and you shall come with me4 ,so we drove off in our respective cabs1 by now the two men had disappeared4 ,at the police station1 the woman still kept up her foolish acting2 after hearing my case1 the inspector cross-questioned her4 ,what name8 ,she thoughtlessly gave her own1 not knowing mine1 and once again referred theatrically to the marriage certificate4 ,an expression of dawning remembrance passed over the inspector's face1 and after opening another book1 he turned the pages until pausing1 he read quietly for a moment4 ,yes1 ,i have it1 he said4 ,you were imprisoned for violent assault1 fined1 and were only released yesterday4 ,you had better go about your business4 ,the woman did not appear disturbed or non-plussed when she knew her identity was exposed1 but still dogged my footsteps4 ,after my experience of the evening1 ,i refused to go home without a police escort1 and all the way my strange adventuress followed us1 still abusive1 until at last1 on nearing my studio1 she disappeared4 ,i found my door open as the little model had left it when she had evidently fled in her fear to her home4 ,i often wonder what object the woman and her two attendant blackguards had in pursuing me4 ,i am glad to think ,i escaped with a whole skin from an incomprehensible adventure4 ,another episode which resulted in my actually appearing in the courts1 this time not as a spectator1 but as the plaintiff in a case which ,i brought against an omnibus company1 occurred some time back4 ,i happened to be returning from ,queen ,anne's ,gate1 where ,i had spent a busy morning's work upon a portrait1 and ,i was due at my studio to meet another sitter4 ,having very little time to spare1 ,i partook of a hasty cup of coffee and some light refreshment in lieu of lunch1 and hastily jumped on to an omnibus going in the direction of ,chelsea4 ,after a brief interval a lady sitting in front turned round to me as we were passing ,ebury ,bridge and said1 ,would you kindly ask the conductor for me if he will give me my change4 ,i've spoken to him several times and without effect4 ,certainly1 ,i replied1 and called to the conductor4 ,what do yer want8 he answered tersely1 without turning his head4 ,i want you to give this lady her change as she is getting down almost immediately and says she has already asked you for it4 ,you've got her change1 he replied to my astonishment4 ,i must have given it to you by mistake4 ,finding that ,i only had the sum of twopence halfpenny in my pocket1 a penny of which ,i was holding in readiness for my fare1 ,i was not deceived by this convenient way of shifting the responsibility of fivepence on to my shoulders4 ,but as his manners were so insolent to the lady and to myself1 ,i was determined to ascertain the man's number4 ,of course he refused to give it me1 and covered the badge with his coat4 ,my destination was coming nearer every moment1 and in spite of my having such little time to spare1 ,i descended from the top of the omnibus to the footboard1 and the man's insolence increased when he realized my resolve to proceed a little further until ,i gained my point4 ,i was considerably hampered with a parcel containing a drawing-board in one hand and an umbrella in the other1 but ,i tried to tug at the strap which held the badge1 at which the conductor turned round suddenly and said3-- ,no1 you don't1 and taking advantage of my having no available hand to protect myself1 pushed me off the omnibus4 ,i fell heavily on to the kerb1 and in consequence hurt my arm considerably4 ,at the same moment a tradesman who knew me rushed to my rescue and excitedly said3-- ,i'll take your parcel 444 you can rely upon me 444 you know me1 sir 444 lose no time 444 you catch 'em4 ,i got on my feet with some difficulty and attempted to pursue the omnibus1 but the conductor was pulling his bell violently and urging the driver to hurry4 ,finding it impossible to overtake them1 ,i hailed a passing hansom and persuaded a policeman1 who1 for a wonder1 happened to be near1 to accompany me4 ,we drove quickly1 catching up the omnibus at its stopping place--,chelsea ,town ,hall--where we got down4 ,the policeman1 taking the case in hand1 produced the usual note book1 and proceeded to take the man's name and number 7which had been the casus belli74 ,when asked to state the case1 the conductor said in unguarded tones3-- ,the man's drunk1 and he's got my money6 ,i presented my case to the magistrate at the ,westminster ,police ,court then and there1 and shortly afterwards the conductor was summoned to appear2 but the solicitor who represented the ,omnibus ,company asked for time to call witnesses1 so the case was postponed for a week4 ,illustration3 ,,lord ,,coleridge4 #ahgj4 ,illustration3 ,,mr ,,justice ,,cozens ,,hardy4 #ahic4 ,illustration3 ,h4 ,c4 ,,biron4 #aijg4 ,illustration3 ,e4 ,s4 ,,fordham4 #aijh4 ,when the second hearing came on1 and ,i had as my counsel1 ,mr4 ,h4 ,c4 ,biron 7now the police magistrate71--by the way one of my three witnesses was the late ,sir ,evans ,gordon1--,i was much amused by the witnesses appearing against me4 ,there was the driver of an omnibus which had been immediately behind the one ,i was thrown from1 who said he had a full view of the whole incident4 ,under cross-examination he gave his version of the affair4 ,that man1 pointing to me1 got off the 'bus by 'imself--nobody touched 'im 444 ,i saw 'im4 ,what else did you see8 asked ,mr4 ,curtis ,bennett4 ,well 444 ,i saw 'im tumble down4 ,how would you describe this gentleman--was he carrying anything1 for instance8 ,no1 replied the man1 but 'e 'ad 'arf a cigar4 ,funny that you should have observed half a cigar and not a large parcel6 remarked ,mr4 ,bennett4 ,can you describe him further8 ,well1 'e 'ad a coat on and 'e 'ad long 'air4 ,mr4 ,bennett smiled4 ,the gentleman in question is in court now--you'd better look at him--,i don't think we could accuse him of long hair--you may stand down4 ,as ,i returned home that evening ,i heard the newsboys shouting something almost unintelligible1 and caught a momentary glimpse of a poster bearing the words ,victory for---- ,having a distinct curiosity to see who the ,derby winner might be1 ,i bought a paper and saw the poster ,victory for ',spy1' ',spy' and the ,conductor1 ,result1 and so on1 both of which amused me immensely1 as ,i had not imagined for one moment that the case would be brought into such undue publicity4 ,for some time after the affair of the omnibus1 ,i was a considerable sufferer from my arm1 and was under a doctor1 whose fees ,i could probably have demanded in compensation from the company4 ,i did not wish1 however1 to pursue the matter further1 since ,i had only brought the action in the interests of others besides myself4 ,the appeal failed2 and the conductor had to pay ,l#e4 ,although ,i have caricatured a very large number of men at the bar and on the bench1 ,i have not a proportionate number of personal anecdotes to tell of my subjects1 for as ,i have stated1 they were chiefly the result of studies from memory4 ,as a result of my observations during criminal cases ,i have witnessed1 ,i drew ,sir ,henry ,poland1 ,montague ,williams1 ,serjeant ,parry 7who was a great friend of ,dr4 ,doran's and my father's71 and ,sir ,douglas ,straight 7who became an ,indian ,judge74 ,i was present not only at the farewell dinner given in his honour on that occasion1 but also at that given him on his retirement from the editorship of the ,pall ,mall ,gazette4 ,in those days his great intimacy with ,montague ,williams 7whom he frequently opposed in ,court7 gave them the nickname of the ,twins4 ,after his return from the ,east1 ,sir ,douglas was made editor of the ,pall ,mall ,gazette1 a post he held until a few years ago4 ,he was an able man and a good editor4 ,his cartoon appeared previous to his becoming a judge4 ,sir ,george ,lewis never got over his1 which was the outcome of a study during the ,bravo trial2 and even when he was nearly eighty he admitted as much to me4 ,a strikingly unconventional looking man was the late ,lord ,grimthorpe1 who came under my observation in '#hi2 he wore a swallow tail coat1 and never carried a stick or an umbrella4 ,he had somewhat the appearance of a verger1 although his was a strong1 determined face4 ,he was great in church matters1 and seemed never happier than when putting up the backs of the ,bishops during a debate in the ,lords4 ,sir ,james ,ingham ,i studied1 like most of my legal subjects1 from memory1 but to make variety from the other magistrates1 ,i caught him in the adjoining yard and produced him in the act of deliberating in a case of cruelty to a horse4 ,sir ,thomas ,chambers1 ,recorder of ,london1 was a favourite subject 7among the early cartoons71 and one of my funniest caricatures4 ,he was a delightful kind of gentleman1 but owing to a chronic affection of his eyes1 always carried his handkerchief in his hand to wipe away a tear1 looking all the while as though he had lost his best friend4 ,sir ,charles ,hall1 who followed ,sir ,thomas as ,recorder of ,london1 was a great social success1 and a favourite in ,royal circles4 ,he was as popular at the ,garrick ,club as he was in country houses4 ,i met him first at ,glen ,tanar while on a visit to ,sir ,william ,cunliffe ,brooks1 where ,i shot my first stag4 ,he was an exceptionally fine rifle shot1 and brought down many there4 ,lord ,halsbury1 a late ,lord ,chancellor1 was another subject for whom ,i have the greatest admiration1 and he is one of the very remarkable men of the day4 ,his eye is as bright and his brain as clear as it ever was4 ,sir ,alfred ,cripps 7now ,lord ,parmoor71 was very amusing to study and to draw1 and my sketches of him fill a book4 ,i believe he is in himself quite as fascinating a person as his varying expressions in ,court led me to find him4 ,sir ,herbert ,cozens-,hardy1 ,master of the ,rolls1 is another characteristic subject4 ,three times ,i have done him in various capacities for ,vanity ,fair4 ,lord ,robert ,cecil ,i caught as he walked up and down ,whitehall in wig and gown1 during the ,south ,african case upon which he was at the time engaged4 ,some of the judges were very tolerant of an artist taking liberties with their idiosyncrasies4 ,the late ,sir ,albert de ,rutzen1 the ,bow ,street magistrate1 was an exception4 ,he was most strict1 and always had a keen eye for any one whom he suspected of sketching in ,court4 ,during the ,crippen trial1 a lady who sat next to me1 a personal friend of ,sir ,albert's1 warned me to be very careful not to let him discover my object in coming to the court or to appear to be watching him for the purpose of caricaturing him4 ,as ,i was very intent upon obtaining a nearer glimpse of him1 ,i sent a letter of introduction to ,sir ,albert and asked him if he could give me a few minutes to take a note of his features4 ,as he was very busy at that time he suggested ,i might return another day about lunch time1 when he would give me the time ,i required4 ,perhaps he was rather forgetful1 for when ,i arrived at his rooms at the hour appointed ,i was told ,sir ,albert could not possibly see me4 ,but this disappointment did not deter me from carrying out my object1 and in due time the cartoon appeared in ,vanity ,fair4 ,illustration3 ,,charles ,,williams-,,wynn1 ,m4,p4 #ahgi4 ,illustration3 ,,sir ,,james ,,ingham4 #ahhf4 ,illustration3 ,,lord ,,vivian 7,,hook ,,and ,,eye74 #ahgf4 ,to go through the list1 and to mention all the caricatures and drawings ,i have made1 would take so long that ,i can only mention a few of the present-day barristers and legal celebrities1 some of whom ,i number amongst my friends4 ,charles ,gill1 the famous ,k4,c41 whom ,i have known for years1 ,i drew in '#ia4 ,he is ,recorder of ,chichester1 and a brilliant barrister with a cheerful and wholesome countenance4 ,he now lives the life of a country squire when he can find time to do so4 ,sir ,charles ,mathews1 whom ,i also number amongst my old friends1 is one of the kindest-hearted men ,i know1 in spite of the fact that he could1 if it was necessary in ,court1 make the most cutting observations in the least unpleasant way4 ,he was1 by the way1 the bosom friend of the late ,lord ,chief ,justice1 ,lord ,russell of ,killowen1 and is the ,public ,prosecutor4 ,when ,i made a drawing of ,mr4 ,birrell1 ,i was much amused by his telling me that ,mrs4 ,birrell was particularly pleased with the portrait1 because it would be a continual reminder to him to pin his tie down1 which ,i had depicted in its usual place1 somewhere above his collar4 ,i observed ,mr4 ,plowden 7who was not exactly an advocate of ,woman ,suffrage7 at a dinner held by one of the ,women's ,societies1 where ,i sat opposite to him1 and was much amused to watch his face as a speaker alluded to magistrates in a manner that can hardly be termed polite4 ,as ,mr4 ,plowden was a man of humour1 the reference evidently appealed to him1 if one might judge from his expression4 ,lord ,alverstone ,i met in a similar way as the guest of the evening at the ,punch ,bowl ,club1 when ,i had the honour of being in the chair and the pleasure of hearing the ,lord ,chief ,justice sing the ,judge's ,song from ,trial by ,jury4 ,it is noteworthy that he was a teetotaller and a great ,churchman4 ,he was always willing to preside or give his patronage to any occasion when he could aid athleticism in any shape or form1 for he had been a great athlete and runner in his day4 ,the present ,lord ,chief ,justice1 ,lord ,reading1 7,sir ,rufus ,isaacs7 is one of the most delightful men ,i have ever met4 ,he is1 as everybody knows1 a great worker1 and ,i remember he told me that1 after his strenuous sittings1 he went away for three months' holiday every year1 and during that time1 nothing1 not even the lawyer's brief1 could induce him to remember that he was a ,k4,c41 or lure him away from his well-earned rest4 ,he thoroughly believed that only by this method of holiday-making was he enabled to work as hard as he did at other times4 ,mr4 ,marshall ,hall 7to whom ,i am related by marriage7 is one of the most versatile of my legal subjects1 for besides being a ,k4,c4 and a late member of ,parliament1 he has the advantage of being a fine shot1 a good golfer1 a clever mimic1 and a wonderful judge of precious stones1 of old silver and of objets d'art generally--of which he has a very exceptional collection4 ,as a raconteur he is unsurpassed1 and in consequence most amusing company4 ,my friend1 ,mr4 ,h4 ,c4 ,biron1 the magistrate1 who is also a lover of art and a delightful host1 is still a bachelor1 and lives in a gem of a house in ,montpelier ,square1 where my drawing of him is placed on the walls4 ,as the son of an eminent beak1 he was born into the very atmosphere of the law1 and the ,starchfield case was perhaps the most sensational that has as yet come before him4 ,nor must ,i forget to mention the very popular ,k4,c4 member for ,cambridge1 ,mr4 ,p4 ,p4 ,rawlinson4 ,illustration3 ,,sir ,,albert ,,de ,,rutzen4 #aiji4 ,illustration3 ,,mr ,,plowden4 ,from an unpublished sketch4 #aiaj4 ,,chapter ,x ,,the ,,church ,,and ,,the ,,varsities--,,parsons ,,of ,,many ,,creeds ,,and ,,denominations ,dean ,wellesley4--,dr4 ,james ,sewell4--,canon ,ainger4--,lord ,torrington4--,dr4 ,goodford4--,dr4 ,welldon4--,dr4 ,walker4--,the ,van ,beers' ,supper4--,the ,bishop of ,lichfield4--,rev4 ,r4 ,j4 ,campbell4--,cardinal ,vaughan4--,dr4 ,benson1 ,archbishop of ,canterbury4--,dr4 ,armitage ,robinson4--,varsity ,athletes4-- ,etherington-,smith4--,john ,loraine ,baldwin4--,ranjitsinhji4-- ,mr4 ,muttlebury4--,mr4 ,rudy ,lehmann4 ,parsons of different creeds and denominations have been represented in ,vanity ,fair from time to time--,anglicans1 ,romans1 ,wesleyans1 ,congregationalists and others4 ,my method with a clerical subject is to go to his church and watch him in the pulpit1 but it is not always easy to catch a ,bishop1 because he has not1 so to speak1 a home of his own4 ,i remember making an excursion to ,st4 ,botolph's to study the ,bishop of ,kensington1 only to find he was not preaching there that day but at ,st4 ,george's1 ,camden ,hill4 ,back west ,i went and after the sermon ,i waited outside the vestry door4 ,presently the ,bishop came out1 bag in hand1 and walked down the hill4 ,i hastened on ahead with the intention of doubling back and securing a good near view1 but he turned into the ,tube ,station4 ,i followed and secured a seat opposite him1 and made the mental notes which resulted in the cartoon which was published very shortly afterwards in ,vanity ,fair4 ,now and again ,i have been put to considerable trouble in stalking my man4 ,i remember particularly well the peculiar circumstances under which ,i studied ,dean ,wellesley of ,windsor1 who was rather an eccentric looking old gentleman4 ,i was staying at ,windsor1 in the ,winchester ,tower1 with some friends who were officially connected with the ,castle1 and ,i learned that my best chance of seeing the ,dean would be in the early morning when he was in the habit of taking a constitutional around the ,round ,tower about #g4cj a4m4 ,i welcomed the opportunity1 rose early and went out4 ,the ,dean was already on the scene pacing to and fro in the snow1 supporting himself by an umbrella in one hand and a walking-stick in the other4 ,i did not follow him in an obtrusive manner1 but after pacing round two or three times1 ,i must have attracted his attention1 for ,i feel sure he had never seen any other individual taking such an odd constitutional at that hour4 ,but of course he could not suspect my object4 ,as he walked1 ,i looked at him carefully1 and especially observed his hat which1 ,i had been informed1 would be turned down according to the direction of the wind4 ,on this occasion1 it was turned up in front1 although ,i am sure that in walking round the ,tower he must have been kept busy on such a cold and windy morning4 ,in due time the caricature 7which ,i always regard as one of my best7 was published4 ,through the medium of my father1 who was a very old friend of the ,dean1 ,i heard that he was very annoyed at the caricature4 ,some time after1 ,i was walking with my father in the ,high ,street at ,windsor when we met the ,dean6 ,let me introduce my son1 said my father4 ,he is the culprit and is responsible for your caricature in ,vanity ,fair4 ,oh indeed1 said the ,dean4 ,i'm very pleased to make his acquaintance--,i shouldn't have been1 had any one recognized the caricature as myself6 ,an amusing sequel occurred a few days later when my mother met ,mrs4 ,wellesley1 who told her that1 thanks to the cartoon1 the ,dean had at last discarded the awful hat she had been vainly trying to get rid of for a quarter of a century4 ,i had another early morning experience in pursuit of ,dr4 ,james ,sewell 7,warden of ,new ,college1 ,oxford74 ,i followed him into the college chapel and sat near his stall1 but ,i felt ,i had not sufficiently impressed his features upon my memory to make a perfectly satisfactory caricature1 so ,i inquired into his customs in hope of finding him again4 ,i discovered that he also was in the habit of taking an early morning walk1 and at #h4cj the next day ,i awaited him at a suitable distance from his door4 ,after getting tired of waiting what seemed a very long time1 ,i knocked at his door and asked the servant if ,dr4 ,sewell was in4 ,no1 he replied2 the ,doctor started a long time ago1 but he went out by the other door this morning4 ,i felt rather sold1 but determined to keep my vigil at an earlier hour the next morning4 ,accordingly ,i watched again1 and this time saw him come out in all the glory of his beautiful white collar and cravat 7which had earned him the nickname of ,the ,shirt71 and a red handkerchief1 as usual1 hanging from the pocket of his coat tail4 ,i stalked him discreetly1 and with success4 ,after a final glimpse of him1 walking down one of the paths of the gardens of ,oxford1 ,i hurried home to make a note of my observations4 ,during my frequent visits there1 ,i usually stayed at ,the ,mitre1 for ,i liked the old place4 ,the staircase was crooked with age and the bedroom floors extremely uneven4 ,on the occasion of one of my sojourns in that charming town1 ,i recollected with considerable pleasure a standing invitation from ,sir ,john ,stainer1 who had invited me1 in the event of my coming to ,oxford1 to dine with him and taste some exceptionally fine old port that had been bequeathed him4 ,i dined with ,sir ,john and tasted the port1 and enjoyed a very pleasant evening4 ,returning to ,the ,mitre ,i went into the coffee-room before retiring1 and as ,i was feeling very fit and in excellent spirits1 ,i entered into conversation with other occupants of the room1 one of whom dared me to place a very ripe cheese that was standing on the table in the crown of somebody's silk hat4 ,being under the impression that it was the hat of my quondam acquaintance1 ,i promptly plunged the cheese into it4 ,after some joking repartee1 ,i retired to bed but could not help noticing how much more crooked the staircase seemed than usual and how the ceiling appeared to be falling4 ,in my bedroom the floor was like the waves of the sea1 and ,i experienced considerable difficulty in reaching land1 but after the utmost perseverance ,i arrived at the bed1 where1 holding on to the post to ensure my safety1 ,i fell into a perfect sleep4 ,imagine my surprise when the next morning ,i found myself lying on the floor fully dressed1 with one arm firmly encircling the bed-post4 ,pulling myself together ,i realized that it was eleven o'clock1 and that ,i felt in excellent form and ready to face anything the day might bring1 since the effects of the old port had worn off4 ,at breakfast the excellence of my appetite was somewhat marred by a paper with which the waiter presented me1 which1 on opening1 ,i found to be a bill from ,foster's for a new silk hat4 ,my acquaintance of the night before had disappeared1 and a total stranger to me proved to be the owner of the damaged hat4 ,the same day ,i had the good fortune to meet one of my favourite subjects1 namely1 ,canon ,ainger1 at ,dr4 ,warren's 7the ,president of ,magdalen71 where ,i was invited to lunch4 ,i had depicted the famous preacher in the pulpit after paying many visits to the ,temple ,church1 where ,i had divided my attention between his fine sermons and his interesting personality4 ,he quite entered into the spirit of my caricature and congratulated me upon it4 ,about the period when a number of distinguished professors and schoolmasters had appeared in ,vanity ,fair1 ,i happened to be on a visit to my people at ,windsor1 when ,i met ,lord ,torrington 7a very courtly old gentleman of the old school71 who was calling on them4 ,formerly he had been ,lord of the ,bedchamber to ,william ,,iv4 and ,governor of ,ceylon1 also a ,lord in ,waiting to the ,queen1 and had been selected to escort the ,prince ,consort to ,england4 ,in the course of conversation my caricatures were referred to1 and ,lord ,torrington remarked to me1 in fun1 ,you've had such a lot of schoolmasters and professors in your paper4 ,i do not think they're particularly interesting4 ,how should ,i do for a change8 ,illustration3 #ahib4 ,,canon ,,ainger 7,,master ,,of ,,the ,,temple74 ,illustration3 #af,,th ,,marquis ,,of ,,winchester4 7,cap of ,maintenance4 ,premier ,marquis47 ,illustration3 ,,archdeacon ,,wilberforce4 #aiji4 ,i privately decided that the suggestion was an excellent one1 and as it had not yet occurred to me in those days to ask my subject to sit to me1 ,i lost no time in observing him as he talked and made a mental note of every trait and peculiarity4 ,after his departure ,i immediately made a caricature and sent it off to ,vanity ,fair4 ,the next time ,lord ,torrington came to ,windsor he failed to make his customary call upon my mother1 who met him some time afterwards in the neighbourhood4 ,how is it1 ,lord ,torrington1 she asked after the usual polite formalities1 that you have not been to see me8 ,because1 ,mrs4 ,ward1 he replied in deeply offended tones1 ,i shouldn't be responsible for my actions if your son were in the house4 ,then1 said my mother1 reassuringly1 ,i'll take good care if he is there next time1 that he shall be locked in his room6 ,to which he replied1 ,even that assurance does not satisfy me6 ,and true to his word1 he never called again4 ,i have always considered one of my best early caricatures to be that of the ,rev4 ,dr4 ,goodford1 ,provost of ,eton1 whom ,i stalked in the ,high ,street4 ,i had remembered him1 of course1 when a small boy at ,eton as ,headmaster4 ,when he saw the caricature he protested rather indignantly against my having depicted him with his umbrella over his shoulder--on the grounds that it was not his habit to walk in this way4 ,a short time after the publication of the cartoon he was passing down the ,high ,street with his wife when his reflection caught his eye in ,ingleton ,drake's shop-window1 and he stopped suddenly to gaze in astonishment at what he saw therein4 ,running after ,mrs4 ,goodford1 who had walked on oblivious of his distraction1 he exclaimed1 ,my dear 444 ',spy' was quite right after all--,i do walk with my umbrella over my shoulder4 ,in later days when caricatures made way for characteristic portraiture ,i frequently met1 for the first time1 men whom ,i had stalked in earlier days4 ,on one occasion ,i called upon a dignitary of the ,church who had arranged to give me sittings4 ,as ,i commenced to work he gave his opinions upon artists of the day1 and he referred to a caricature of himself that had appeared in ,vanity ,fair4 ,i can't think who did it1 he said distastefully1 but it was a horrid thing4 ,i'll show it to you4 ,calling his secretary1 he asked that the offending drawing should be found4 ,the search1 however1 proved unsuccessful1 at which fact ,i need not say that ,i was greatly relieved4 ,i suggested to the reverend gentleman that ,i would rather he did not discover it at all6 ,but why8 said he4 ,it is the best ,i ever saw4 ,it had been intended for a caricature1 and the ,bishop's friends had been unanimous in proclaiming it to be in every way typical1 and not over-caricatured4 99 99 99 99 99 ,some of my subjects had fixed ideas as to their own characteristics4 ,i remember ,i was bent on doing ,dr4 ,welldon1 then ,headmaster of ,harrow1 in profile1 but he suddenly wheeled round on his heel and remarked1 as if in explanation1 ,i always look my boys straight in the face4 ,i endeavoured to persuade him to return to his former position4 ,you must imagine your boys over there1 ,i explained1 pointing to a distant spot on a far horizon1 and the plan worked well4 ,illustration3 ,,rev4 ,j4 ,l4 ,,joynes 7,lower ,master1 ,eton47 #ahhg4 ,illustration3 ,,dr ,,warre ,,cornish 7,vice ,provost of ,eton7 #aija4 ,illustration3 ,,dr ,,goodford 7,provost of ,eton7 #ahgf4 ,i took the opportunity of informing him that ,i sketched him in #ahgd1 whilst studying the game of football at the wall at ,eton1 for a full-page drawing which the ,graphic had commissioned me to execute4 ,mr4 ,frank ,tarver refreshed my memory on all the points to enable me to be accurate1 and afterwards at his request the team posed and ,welldon was one of the group4 ,mr4 ,frank ,tarver also wrote the letterpress which accompanied the picture4 ,while ,dr4 ,walker1 ,headmaster of ,st4 ,paul's1 was posing to me in cap and gown1 he puffed a huge cigar1 and ,i asked him if he smoked when he was interviewing his boys4 ,oh yes1 he replied1 not in class of course1 but always in my study1 even when the boys are there4 ,i smoke when the boys happen to come in2 as you see1 a good big one1 too6 ,for many years1 most of my time was employed either in making portraits1 stalking a possible caricature1 or travelling to the most likely or unlikely places to pursue a wanted subject for ,vanity ,fair4 ,my work greatly extended my list of acquaintances1 and often ,i found business and pleasure strangely bound together in one's daily life and occupation1 and sometimes a little incongruously4 ,on one occasion ,i was due to stay with my old friends ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,george ,fox 7now ,mrs4 ,dashwood7 in order to study the ,bishop of ,lichfield with a view to making a drawing of him4 ,the night before ,i was the guest at the never-to-be-forgotten supper given in honour of ,jan ,van ,beers1 the ,belgian artist1 an exhibition of whose remarkable work at one of the ,bond ,street galleries was just then arousing great interest4 ,van ,beers was a delightful man and a clever artist1 but although he could originate and portray the most extraordinary ideas1 it is not by the weird and eccentric creations1 but by his light and humorous work1 that he is still remembered4 ,when ,i was talking of him with ,sir ,alma ,tadema1 he remarked that it was a pity such unusual talent should be thrown away on such frivolous and unworthy subjects4 ,the suggestion of the supper came in the first place1 from ,sir ,john ,aird1 a patron of ,van ,beers'2 and1 as ,sir ,john wished it to be a unique entertainment1 he felt he could not do better than leave its arrangement to the originality of ,van ,beers himself4 ,van ,beers called on me some little time before the date1 and asked me if ,i could collect a number of both my own and ,pellegrini's caricatures1 including those of several of the expected guests1 so that slides might be made from them to throw upon a sheet with the aid of a lantern2 and1 after some difficulty1 ,i found the right people to do the work4 ,the supper from beginning to end was proved to be a gigantic surprise4 ,as the midnight hour struck1 the very representative gathering1 very hungry and expectant1 sat down at the long and charming decorated tables4 ,everywhere the eye rested on the most dazzling arrangements4 ,exquisite lights illuminated the room1 charmingly assorted glass-flowers diffusing the electricity1 which at that period was a decided novelty and only just becoming popular4 ,our sense of expectancy was titillated to the uttermost by the alternating lights thrown upon the scene from different angles1 and the soup1 which seemed somewhat tardy in making its appearance1 was welcomed4 ,for a moment all was in darkness1 until suddenly a lurid glow arose in the weirdest manner from the table1 which was discovered to be made entirely of glass covered with a very transparent table cloth4 ,the bright light coming up from beneath gave the assembled guests a ghastly and weird appearance1 accentuated no doubt by our increasing hunger4 ,when the general illumination appeared once more and normalities were1 so to speak1 resumed1 an excellent menu began to make things go4 ,between each course there was a fresh surprise in the form of a novelty entertainment--principally musical4 ,from one corner of the room came an angelic voice singing a selection from an opera1 which led to a discussion as to the identity of the singer who proved to be ,melba4 ,then came ,hollman1 the 'cellist1 followed by ,florence ,st4 ,john1 who gave us a cheerful song from a comic opera4 ,one bright particular star followed another until by degrees everything glowed4 ,in the midst of the repast a monster pie was brought in and placed opposite ,alma ,tadema 7who was in the chair74 ,he cut it1 and to our delighted astonishment countless little birds flew out in all directions alighting here there and everywhere1 as though to complete the delightful scheme of decoration1 whilst with one accord they seemed to burst into exquisite song4 ,toasts followed and suitable speeches1 the artists joined the general company and were individually thanked for the pleasure they had given4 ,it had been arranged that the caricatures should appear earlier in the evening1 but owing to a mistake on the part of the operator they arrived as the last item of the evening's entertainment1 and after such an excellent supper1 in which the wines were truly worthy of the perfect quality of the fare1 the assembly could hardly be expected to crane their necks very far back in search of the caricatures of familiar faces thrown by the lantern-slides upon the ceiling4 ,and in any case1 to my mind1 the effect was spoiled by the exaggerated angle at which they were reflected4 ,after the coffee the party broke up about three o'clock4 ,i had arranged to leave ,london by the five o'clock train for ,lichfield1 so had engaged a bedroom at the ,euston ,hotel in order to lose no time in changing4 ,i went to bed and slept soundly for over an hour1 was duly aroused1 caught my train and arrived at ,elmhurst1 the residence of ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,george ,fox1 in time for early breakfast4 ,the ,lichfield festival was being held at the time of my visit1 and there was a great gathering of the clergy and their wives4 ,i attended a very fine service in the ,cathedral1 after which ,mrs4 ,maclagan 7the ,bishop's wife7 gave a big luncheon party to which ,i had been invited4 ,my main object was to make a cartoon of the ,bishop of ,lichfield for ,mrs4 ,maclagan1 who was determined that a cartoon of her husband should appear in ,vanity ,fair4 ,she did her utmost to persuade him to give me sittings1 but he was very reluctant and not to be cajoled1 so she gave me this opportunity to observe him1 and placed me near him at the luncheon table4 ,there were scarcely any laymen present1 indeed ,i believe that ,mr4 ,fox and ,i were the only men present not of the cloth2 and nearly all the clergymen had come to the festival from a distance4 ,my name got mixed up with that of a decidedly important parson who was announced as ,mr4 ,leslie ,ward--not altogether to his satisfaction ,i fear4 ,mrs4 ,maclagan being a perfect hostess1 had chosen me an admirable companion1 a lady who started the conversation by asking me which plays ,i had seen in ,london4 ,i gathered she had been intending to go on the stage1 previous to her marriage1 but she had become a ,dean's wife and devoted her talents to charity performances and drew in the shekels for the ,church4 ,i had a very enjoyable lunch1 a charming vis a vis1 and an excellent subject in view4 ,i prolonged my visit to await the return of the ,dean of ,lichfield1 ,dr4 ,bickersteth1 who was absent4 ,as he did not return at the expected date ,i gave up the idea and hope of seeing him for the time being1 but on my return journey1 to my great delight1 the ,dean was on the platform and en route for some local station4 ,i got into the same carriage1 and was able to take a good look at him4 ,he was a very good subject1 and made an excellent caricature4 ,when ,i decided to give my attention to the ,rev4 ,r4 ,j4 ,campbell ,i studied him closely at the ,city ,temple4 ,on my return ,i drew him in every sort of way but could not satisfy myself1 for he had so many gestures and different attitudes1 and when he works himself up and droops over the pulpit fearless but intemperate he looks rather like a gargoyle4 ,not long after ,i had succeeded in caricaturing him to my satisfaction1 ,i met him at one of ,sir ,henry ,lucy's delightful luncheon parties1 where1 after the ladies had left the dining-room1 ,i sat next him1 and in the course of conversation1 gathered that he thought ,i had hit him rather hard4 ,well1 ,mr4 ,campbell1 the caricature was done before ,i met you1 ,i said1 jestingly4 ,had ,i known you ,i couldn't have done such a cruel thing4 ,on parting he said1 ,if you ever caricature me again ,i shall expect you to be kind1 so ,i needn't feel frightened of you in future4 ,when ,i sketched the ,very ,rev4 ,hermann ,adler 7the ,chief ,rabbi7 ,i visited him at his house4 ,while ,i was engrossed in my subject1 his daughters came to see how the caricature was progressing4 ,oh1 father6 they exclaimed1 it's just like you4 ,how dare you6 ,i'll cut you both out of my will1 threatened the ,rabbi1 in mock anger4 ,cardinal ,vaughan ,i stalked and made many a note of before he sat to me4 ,he usually wore an ,inverness cape1 and his finely cut features ,i found both attractive and impressive1 but ,i could always see the making of a caricature in them4 ,i had stalked and sketched ,dr4 ,benson1 ,archbishop of ,canterbury1 before he sat to me at ,lambeth ,palace4 ,when ,i was drawing his son1 ,mr4 ,a4 ,c4 ,benson 7then a ,master at ,eton71 ,i showed him a little portrait sketch of his father1 which pleased him so much that ,i gave it to him1 but ,i have always regretted that ,i did not make an equestrian picture as he seems most familiar to me on horseback4 ,on many occasions my subjects have been particularly friendly and delightful in aiding me in my work1 and sometimes extending their kindness across the boundary of professional moments4 ,i remember a very delightful hour spent with ,dr4 ,armitage ,robinson--a subject in a thousand--when ,dean of ,westminster4 ,he was astonishingly well up in ,abbey lore1 and together we visited chapels and crypts and strange hidden places which ,i feel sure must be practically unknown to the majority of visitors4 ,when ,i heard he was leaving ,westminster for ,wells ,i felt an artist's regret that anything less imperative than death should have been permitted to disturb the impression of this picturesque ,abbot in the peculiarly appropriate setting of old ,westminster4 ,illustration3 ,studies from memory4 ,,rev4 ,r4 ,j4 ,,campbell4 #aijd4 ,the finest and handsomest young athlete ,i ever drew as an undergraduate was ,r4 ,b4 ,etherington-,smith1 known to his intimates as ,ethel4 ,he was rapidly making his mark as a surgeon1 and his sad and untimely death was deplored by every one who knew him4 ,among the cricketers ,i first caricatured ,f4 ,r4 ,spofforth--the demon bowler--followed by ,w4 ,g4 ,grace and ,c4 ,b4 ,fry1 whom ,i portrayed as a runner4 ,john ,loraine ,baldwin1 the veteran cricketer1 ,i introduced into the series in his self-propelling invalid chair2 he was a very fine old man1 and the founder of the ,zingari1 and also of the ,baldwin ,club4 ,philipson1 the distinguished wicket-keeper1 ,i induced to stand in his rooms at the ,temple as though keeping wicket2 and ,ranjitsinhji ,i closely observed playing cricket at ,brighton1 after finding it very difficult to keep him up to the mark with his appointments4 ,if ,i were to mention all my subjects in their various professions1 ,i should fill more space than ,i am permitted1 but among other well-known cricketers whom ,i have portrayed and caricatured are ,g4 ,l4 ,jessop1 ,lord ,harris1 ,ivo ,bligh 7,lord ,darnley71 ,george ,hirst1 ,f4 ,s4 ,jackson1 and ,lord ,hawke4 ,but amongst my pleasantest recollections are those of the university-rowing men with whom ,i came in close contact1 for in every way possible they extended their hospitality to me1 and ,i shall always remember with pleasure my visits to ,oxford and ,cambridge especially during the rowing season4 ,when studying ,muttlebury1 known as ,muttle1 while instructing his eight on horseback from the bank1 he provided me with a mount at the same time1 to enable me to watch him in the capacity of a coach4 ,i had a final glimpse of him1 however1 practising rowing on the floor of his room4 ,my visits were usually referred to in the ,granta1 and a considerable amount of chaff was indulged in at my expense4 ,on this particular visit when ,i went down to draw ,mr4 ,muttlebury the following appeared under the heading of ,motty ,notes6 ,mr4 ,leslie ,ward 7',spy' of ,vanity ,fair7 came up on ,monday to take ,mr4 ,muttlebury's portrait1 which is to appear in ,vanity ,fair just before the ,boat ,race4 ,the question how to make it most characteristic will be a difficult one to settle4 ,certainly if our mighty ,president is sketched in a rowing attitude1 it would scarcely be a case of all skittles and straight lines4 ,mr4 ,ward rode down with the crew1 and is said to have been much impressed with the romantic beauty of our broad and rapid river1 which he thought it would be quite impossible to caricature adequately4 ,he was also struck with the colleges1 and catching sight of the new buildings of ,jesus from the common1 said it was a fine house1 and inquired who lived there4767 ,on ,tuesday morning1 ,mr4 ,muttlebury submitted to the torture4 ,left sitting4 ,illustration3 ,f4 ,r4 ,,spofforth 7,,demon ,,bowler7 #ahgh4 ,i very frequently travelled to ,cambridge with ,mr4 ,rudy ,lehmann1 whose reputation as a rowing coach--both for his own ,university1 as well as ,oxford and ,harvard--is so widely known as to make further comment superfluous4 ,he was the originator of the ,granta and is on the staff of ,punch1 for which journal one of his best known and most amusing contributions was a skit purporting to be from the ,emperor ,william to ,queen ,victoria4 ,as a man of letters he has made his mark4 ,he is the father of a very fine little boy who should make a reputation as an oar1 and follow in the footsteps of his distinguished father4 ,when ,i arrived in ,cambridge on one of many occasions after a visit at ,oxford where ,i had gone with the object of producing ,c4 ,m4 ,pitman for ,vanity ,fair1 ,i discovered the contemporary number of the ,granta had again been on my track and chaffed me more than ever2 as ,i was on excellent terms with the authors of that publication1 ,i took their friendly digs in the spirit they were intended4 ,here is a further specimen of their humorous prose3 ,mr4 ,leslie ,ward has turned up again to gather his usual crop of caricatures for ,vanity ,fair4 ,mr4 ,pitman#f is to suffer first1 ,i understand4 ,last year ,i think ,i informed you how ,mr4 ,ward borrowed a cap and gown in order to attend the lectures of ,professor ,robinson ,ellis#g whom he was commissioned to draw2 and ,i have no doubt he will go through adventures just as surprising on his present visit4 ,on arriving in ,oxford last ,monday1 ,mr4 ,ward remembered that some years ago he had breakfasted in certain rooms in ,king ,edward ,street1 with a friend whose name he had forgotten4 ,he therefore concluded that these must be the lodgings of the ,president of the ,o4,u4,b4,o4 ,imagine his astonishment after he had driven there1 when he was informed that ,mr4 ,pitman had never occupied the rooms4 ,eventually1 however1 he ran his victim down at #aee1 ,high ,street4 ,mr4 ,ward's next proceedings were characteristic of his amiable nature4 ,at the bottom of the stairs he dropped his gloves1 at the top of the stairs he dropped his stick1 and in the room itself he dropped his hat4 ,having recovered all his scattered property1 he took off his coat1 and in doing so distributed over the floor a considerable fortune in loose gold and silver and copper1 which for greater security he had placed in one of the outside pockets of his garment4 ,great and resounding was the fall thereof1 but ,mr4 ,ward1 on having his attention called to the fact1 merely observed with an easy carelessness that marks the true artist1 that he thought he had heard something fall but wasn't sure4 ,on being asked what other celebrities besides ,mr4 ,pitman he proposed to draw1 he declared that he had all the names written down on a piece of paper4 ,up to the present1 however1 though ,mr4 ,ward had looked for it in the most unlikely places1 this piece of paper has defied every effort to find it4 ,is it true1 by the way1 that once when on a visit to ,cambridge1 ,mr4 ,ward who was staying at ',the ,hoop1' wandered into the ',blue ,boar' and insisted1 in spite of the landlady's despairing efforts to persuade him to the contrary1 that he had slept there on the previous night and wanted to be shown his room1 as the staircase had somehow become unfamiliar to him8 ,illustration3 #ahif4 ,,sam ,,loates4 ,illustration3 #ahhd4 ,,arthur ,,coventry4 ,illustration3 ,,frank ,,wootton4 #aiji4 ,illustration3 ,,fordham4 #ahhb4 ,returning in the train1 from one of my visits to the ,varsity1 ,i fell asleep and passed the junction where ,i should have changed4 ,i awoke1 hearing a noise overhead1 followed by the disappearance of the lamps1 a fact that ,i did not pay much attention to1 imagining they were being replenished4 ,these sounds were followed by a clinking of chains and sudden jerks1 which usually accompany the process of shunting1 and which ,i thought meant that another train was being coupled to the one ,i occupied4 ,a complete silence followed1 and after a short interval--,i was alone in the carriage--,i opened the window and looked out1 and discovered that my carriage and its immediate neighbours1 had been shunted into a siding for the night4 ,i was feeling extremely cold and did not care to risk a walk of an exploring nature1 as express trains kept flashing by and the night was dark4 ,presently ,i saw men with lamps passing by some distance away1 and by dint of shouting loudly1 ,i attracted the attention of a porter1 who called out when he saw me-- ,what are you doin' there8 ,get out of that6 ,i shall be only too delighted1 ,i said1 when he approached4 ,i've been here for an hour4 ,i felt cold and simply furious4 ,however1 ,i followed the porter very gingerly over the rails to the station1 where ,i had to wait a long time1 and finally arrived in ,london at an unearthly hour4 ,since then ,i have been very wary of sleeping in trains4 ,,chapter ,,xi ,,in ,,the ,,lobby ,in the ,house4--,distinguished soldiers4--,the main ,lobby4--,the ,irish ,party4--,isaac ,butt4--,mr4 ,mitchell ,henry4--,parnell and ,dillon4--,gladstone and ,disraeli4--,lord ,arthur ,hill4--,lord ,alexander ,paget4--,viscount ,midleton4--,mr4 ,seely4--,lord ,alington's cartoon4--,chaplains of the ,house--,rev4 ,f4 ,e4 ,c4 ,byng4--,archdeacon ,wilberforce4--,the ,fourth ,party4--,lord ,northbrook and ,col4 ,napier ,sturt4--,lord ,lytton4--,the method of ,millais4--,lord ,londonderry4 ,although from the year #ahgc1 ,i had drawn all the cartoons in ,vanity ,fair1 and ,mr4 ,gibson ,bowles had procured a privileged pass for me in the inner lobby of the ,house of ,commons for the purpose of studying the characteristics of my parliamentary subjects1 the same facilities were accorded me through ,mr4 ,palgrave 7,clerk of the ,desk71 where for the two following years ,i was making drawings and portraits for the ,graphic4 ,in #ahgf ,i returned to ,vanity ,fair1 permanently and exclusively to work for that publication1 when ,pellegrini and ,i shared our labours pretty equally until his health gave way and he became a chronic invalid1 so that for some years before his death ,i was responsible for most of the cartoons in the paper4 ,of course1 actual sketching or the use of the pencil in both assemblies was prohibited 7for the privilege of a pass was also accorded me in the ,house of ,lords through the courtesy of the ,black ,rod7 but after careful observation ,i was always able to go home and express on paper the result4 ,i must not forget that in #aijc1 after the bomb explosion in ,westminster ,hall1 that the number of people admitted to the inner lobby was considerably reduced1 in fact1 from that time to the present the strangers are few and far between1 but although my permit was limited to two days a week my name remained in the lobby-list until ,i retired from the paper in the latter part of #aiji4 ,in the ,house ,i found that generally speaking members were very much occupied with the affairs of the moment1 and usually quite unconscious of one's observance2 but when it came to the point of special study of a subject for the purpose of caricature1 it was by no means easy to find him or to watch him under such circumstances as enabled me to arrive at the knowledge necessary for my purpose and still leave him unaware4 ,however1 ,i found more than one kind friend at court do me good service4 ,amongst these ,sir ,a4 ,w4 ,clifford1 ,black ,rod1 was most courteous and helpful in the ,house of ,lords1 and always ready to find me a place--usually under the gallery4 ,i came to know his face really well1 and caricatured him with faithful directness and in full uniform4 ,by great good fortune1 ,mr4 ,gibson ,bowles was my editor1 and he would occasionally inveigle a subject of rare promise to my lair4 ,the ,sergeant-at-,arms is always the man in power in the ,house of ,commons4 ,i have a most grateful remembrance of much courtesy received from the present occupant of that post of honour1 ,captain ,erskine1 but in the days of which ,i now write1 ,mr4 ,gosset--always depicted by ,harry ,furniss as a beetle--was in authority1 and most kind in trying to place me at the best point for observation1 usually under the ,speaker's gallery4 ,but quite the most desirable hunting-ground in the ,house just then was his own room4 ,there he held quite a court1 and among his intimates were many distinguished men whom nature and the circumstance of dress had designed for the caricaturist's art4 ,among them was ,isaac ,butt1 ,m4,p4 for ,limerick1 a pioneer of the ,home ,rule movement1 and a most popular man1 endowed with a charm of frankness and simple good fellowship which endeared him to all who knew him4 ,he told most amusing stories1 and as an advocate he defended ,o',brien and almost every ,irish political prisoner of note4 ,he was described by ,jehu ,junior as the man who invented ,home ,rule 444 an attempt to dismember the ,empire1 and to found in ,ireland a ,commune of ,paris on a larger scale4 ,when ,i observed him first ,i was struck by the unusual formation of his ears which bulged in an extraordinary manner1 and also by his habit of fidgeting with an open penknife which he always carried in his hand1 and continuously opened and shut in the same absent-minded manner in which some people fidget with a watch-chain2 the habit found its place in my caricature1 and proved a great surprise to the subject4 ,among the ,irish members ,i caricatured ,mr4 ,mitchell ,henry who led the ,home ,rule ,party in '#gi1 but afterwards ratted4 ,he gave me three sittings1 but was afterwards heard to say that he did not know where the devil that fellow got hold of him6 ,i got to know him after extremely well1 and accepted his hospitality on more than one occasion4 ,he was very wealthy at one time1 and up to the last collected every relic of ,dr4 ,johnson he could lay hands on4 ,my father had also taken a very great interest in anything connected with the great man and had painted several events in his life1 of which ,i suppose the best known is ,dr4 ,johnson in the ,anti-chamber of the ,earl of ,chesterfield1 now in the ,tate ,gallery4 ,at his death ,i sold to him a very interesting study from one of these pictures4 ,illustration3 ,,mr ,,gladstone4 #ahhg4 ,at the request of ,mr4 ,bowles ,i went over to ,dublin to make a special picture of ,parnell and ,dillon in ,kilmainham ,gaol4 ,i had letters of introduction to both1 and ,parnell wrote to my hotel a very charming letter of acquiescence in answer to my request for an interview1 which letter ,i greatly regret that ,i have had the misfortune to mislay4 ,then ,i received a second letter in which he informed me that he had heard that he would not be allowed to see me alone in prison1 but that a warder would have to be present the whole time1 and under the circumstance he was forced to decline my request4 ,it was within the bond of my contract with ,mr4 ,bowles that ,i should not be required to place the signature ,spy on any drawing that was not the outcome of personal observation of the subject required1 so ,i gave it up1 and the ,parnell-,dillon cartoon which appeared in ,vanity ,fair was from the clever imagination of ,harry ,furniss4 ,i remember ,parnell as a carelessly dressed man with good features1 a fine head with a high forehead and eyes both striking and piercing1 but not altogether pleasant in expression4 ,i was in the law-courts when the ,piggott case was on1 and opposite to me was the celebrated ,royal ,academician1 ,philip ,calderon1 who was studying him with the intention of making a large picture of the court commissioned by the ,graphic1 but it was never finished or produced as a sketch4 ,when the ,vanity ,fair cartoons were put up for sale at ,christie's the only one of my series 7curiously enough7 that failed to find a bidder was the drawing of ,piggott1 although it was one of my most successful studies1 from a sketch as he stood in the witness-box4 ,gladstone and ,disraeli ,i drew in black and white1 of course many years before1 for the ,graphic1 and on subsequent occasions for ,vanity ,fair4 ,as a careful observation of the movement of my subject is always necessary1 one day in talking to ,monty ,corry ,i told him ,i was on the look-out for an opportunity to complete my study of his chief1 whom ,i wished to observe at a distance sufficiently near and far to get his gait4 ,he said that they would be leaving ,downing ,street for the ,house of ,lords together at a certain hour1 and he suggested that ,i should follow them or walk on the opposite side of the road4 ,at the appointed time ,i was at my post and keenly watched them start1 ,disraeli leaning on ,monty ,corry's arm4 ,as they strolled towards the ,house of ,lords ,i followed along on the other side1 mentally taking in their movements and completing my impression of the great leader and his secretary4 ,also at the request of ,mr4 ,monty ,corry1 ,disraeli's valet gave me an opportunity of inspecting the coat with the astrachan collar which seemed to hold a share in its owner's strong individuality1 and from these observations ,i made the caricature ,power and ,place which appeared in due course in ,vanity ,fair1 and was published in a special number4 ,that the character of the man may be seen in his walk ,i have frequently proved1 though never more clearly than through the two most distinguished statesmen of their generation2 ,disraeli walked1 or appeared to walk1 on his heels as though he were avoiding hot ashes4 ,in strongest contrast was the walk of ,gladstone1 who planted his feet with deliberate but most vigorous firmness as though with every step he would iron his strong opinion into the mind of the nation4 ,illustration3 ,,dizzy ,,and ,,monty ,,corry 7,,lord ,,rowton74 ,a propos of caricature and movement1 ,lord ,arthur ,hill presented some difficulty to the caricaturist because he was so charged with movement that he never appeared to pause for a moment4 ,his leading feature was his stride which seemed1 and was1 of tremendous length4 ,he also had a very long neck and a curiously flat head1 and he always seemed to walk as though he saw a stout wall in front of him and was full of determination to get through it4 ,my caricature is just one long stride4 ,man's dress is very much more commonplace than it used to be1 and nowadays clothes seldom help out the artist1 but in the days of which ,i write the exaggerated styles or idiosyncrasies in some apparently trivial detail of male attire made all the difference in the world to the caricaturist1 and many of the older peers1 country squires and occasional eccentric gentlemen retained the old-fashioned habits of dress in spite of the wisdom or folly of fashion4 ,gladstone1 of course1 was the making of many caricaturists1 the lion-like striking face in the setting of the high collar was a picture in ten thousand4 ,i drew the ,grand ,old ,man over and over again from sheer interest1 his face had the strongest fascination for me4 ,i watched it change with the years2 and year by year the unusual collar grew less in dimensions and in importance to the caricaturist1 as the character pencilled itself about the features of the wonderful old face4 ,also among clothes-subjects was ,mr4 ,john ,laird1 member of ,parliament1 who was a superlative delight to the caricaturist1 for his clothes were unique even among the remarkable1 his usual costume consisting of a long-tailed frock-coat covered by a short pea-jacket which extended only a little beyond his waist4 ,lord ,alexander ,paget--the father of the present ,lord ,anglesey--known to his friends as ,dandy ,paget1 was a very smart man of the best type4 ,he wore a hat with a very curly brim1 and dressed in very loud checks2 but he could wear what he liked1 for he always looked right4 ,i stayed a week-end with him in ,cheshire1 and while there he obliged me by showing me his wonderful wardrobe in which ,i never saw a more varied selection1 and ,i soon hit on the suit which ,i thought the most effective for my purpose4 ,this was the one with the biggest check of all1 and with the peggiest of peg-top trousers4 ,also for rare habilatory peculiarity1 the uncle of the ,dasher 7the late ,earl of ,portarlington7 was hard to beat4 ,he was an old gentleman who usually1 in walking costume1 wore a decidedly blue frock-coat trimmed with deep braid1 lavender-coloured trousers of a nautical cut and patent leather boots1 showing but the tips1 after the ,bulwer-,lytton style4 ,his hair was trimmed over his ears in the ,buster-,brown manner1 and his moustache and tip well cosmetiqued4 ,his silk hat was of a build of its own1 well curled4 ,his tie of a brilliant hue1 a fancifully arranged handkerchief emerging from his breast pocket1 the gayest of button-holes1 and grey kid gloves completed an ensemble wonderful to behold4 ,one of the greatest treats ,i have ever had was watching him pirouette through the figures of a quadrille1 in the good old-fashioned style1 on the occasion of a ball at ,stafford ,house4 ,one curious anomaly1 a ,puritan ,beau1 ,i remember in ,mr4 ,sturge1 the old ,quaker1 whom my eye always seemed to seek and find in the ,lobby1 leaning upon his stick1 his face shaded by a silk hat with an extraordinary wide brim1 and a white cravat tied carefully under his chin4 ,day after day he was to be seen there1 but when the ,lobby list was wiped out after the bomb scare1 ,i missed my pet figure who came no more4 ,the names by which some of the members were known were not without significance4 ,mr4 ,tom ,collins1 ,m4,p41 had the reputation of being the noisiest and most slovenly man in the ,house of '#gc1 and was commonly known as ,noisy ,tom4 ,lord ,vivian1 whose caricature ,i believe to be among my happiest1 was dubbed ,hook and ,eye4 ,he was a well-known racing man1 and ,i frequently observed him on the race-course4 ,then there was ,mr4 ,edward ,jenkins1 ,m4,p41 known as ,ginx's ,baby1 after his well-known book of that name4 ,mr4 ,adams-,acton1 the well-known sculptor1 arranged a dinner in order that ,i might meet him1 but ,i am ashamed to say that ,i entirely forgot the engagement until some days after4 ,my father1 being one of the guests1 was extremely put out at my non-appearance4 ,we waited for you a quarter of an hour1 he said1 ,i was so ashamed6 ,however1 ,i made my excuses to ,mr4 ,adams-,acton and took further opportunities of seeing the well-known ,m4,p4 in the ,lobby of the ,house1 where his intensely ,shakesperian forehead marked him out from the rest4 ,the ,earl of ,powis1 irreverently dubbed ,mouldy by ,jehu ,junior1 was a delightful old peer of a period long past1 and one of my favourite studies4 ,viscount ,midleton ,i frequently saw in the ,lobby2 he was nearly blind1 and his helplessness seemed peculiarly pathetic in the ,house1 as he used to run up against doors and pillars when unattended1 but as a rule he was led by his secretary4 ,it was in '#gh that ,i caricatured old ,mr4 ,seely1 ,m4,p4 for ,lincoln1 and a great breeder of pigs4 ,he was the grandfather of ,brigadier-,general ,seely1 once ,minister of ,war in the ,asquith ,government4 ,it was ,jehu ,junior who described my subject as an amiable and decent person 444 and there is no reason in the nature of things why he should not have lived and died happy and respectable4 ,but he was returned to ,parliament for ,lincoln4 ,years after when ,i saw ,colonel ,seely in the ,house for the first time ,i recognized him at once because of the same characteristic attitude1 although he is very much taller4 ,a number of well-known faces recur in my memory from the background of the ,house6 ,there was ,robert ,dalgleish1 ,m4,p41 another jovial and most popular member1 who wore the longest finger nails ,i have ever seen excepting on a ,chinaman3 ,lord ,cottesloe1 who was the son of one of ,nelson's companions in arms1 and whom ,i used to watch with great interest as he came down the steps of the ,house of ,lords3 ,viscount ,cole 7now ,lord ,inniskillen71 whom ,i knew as a boy at ,eton3 also ,viscount ,dupplin1 known as ,duppy1 who was always smartly dressed and wore white ducks in summer2 he was celebrated for his knowledge of the ,chinese language4 ,a propos of the caricature of the late ,lord ,alington1 one of my earliest1 a very old friend of mine who was something of a busybody to me1 ,there is something about ,pellegrini's work that you ought to study4 ,i said1 ,i don't want to study anybody's work1 only my subjects4 ,well1 he replied1 don't be offended1 old chap1 it's only to your advantage that ,i am saying this4 ,go and look at ,pellegrini's cartoon of ,lord ,alington in this week's ,vanity ,fair4 ,there is something in that which you never get4 ,my only answer was1 ,you old ass1 go and look at it yourself and read the signature upon it1 which happened to be my own4 ,amongst strongly-marked and characteristic faces ,i well remember ,lord ,colonsay 7,scotch law71 who had a most beautiful mop of shining silver hair2 also the ,rev4 ,francis ,e4 ,c4 ,byng1 afterwards ,lord ,stafford1 who was ,chaplain to the ,house of ,commons from '#gd to '#hi4 ,he was a little man with great natural dignity1 glossy curly black hair and a very prominent chin4 ,he was a perfect study for the caricaturist1 and ,i believe anything but a stereotyped parson4 ,the late ,chaplain1 the ,rev4 ,basil ,wilberforce1 ,archdeacon of ,westminster ,abbey1 sat to me a few years ago for ,vanity ,fair2 ,i had observed him in the ,house of ,commons1 and in his beautiful and most interesting home in ,deans' ,yard4 ,his unrivalled stateliness of bearing was combined with unusual lightness of movement1 and he was a most impressive figure1 especially on occasions of state ceremonial4 ,i remember watching him with great pleasure in his place in the ,speaker's procession as it passed to the ,house for prayers4 ,there was no man in ,london who had such a following in the pulpit4 ,as a subject he was most interesting and very patient4 ,his gown in the reproduction is the best sample of three-colour work ,i had had done1 and he was so pleased with my drawing that he bought it4 ,of course ,i did not confine my secret observations to the ,house1 but made for my man anywhere that ,i could watch him4 ,i caught ,sir ,henry ,rawlinson at a ,royal ,academy ,soiree and finished the study at another social evening at the ,royal ,geographical ,society4 ,in those days the ,royal ,academy social gatherings made good hunting-ground1 and it was vastly entertaining to watch the orthodox social celebrities swarm round the lions4 ,occasionally it was still possible to meet those who consider it a solemn misdemeanour if not a hideous crime to portray one's friends and acquaintance in the spirit1 or with the pen of humour4 ,i remember on one occasion just after ,i had published a caricature which probably caused a little surprise to the unconscious subject1 ,i met a man who must have strongly objected to my observing eye so over-full was he of righteous indignation4 ,well1 said he1 on the note that conveys that magnificent sense of superiority which seems the mark of a limited intelligence1 have you been caricaturing any more of your friends8 ,as a matter of fact the work of the leading modern caricaturists is peculiarly free from vulgar offence4 ,the art of caricature as the art of any other form of portraiture is to portray the true leading features through the mirthful marking of the obvious4 ,occasionally the caricaturist draws on the extraordinary1 for instance1 ,mr4 ,harry ,furniss1 has immortalized the late ,sir ,william ,harcourt's row of chins1 but it is as guiltless of offence as ,mr4 ,gladstone's collar or ,mr4 ,chamberlain's orchid4 ,illustration3 ,,methodical ,,methodist ,,campbell ,,bannerman ,,and ,,fowler4 ,illustration3 ,,babble ,,bluster ,,gladstone ,,and ,,harcourt4 #ahib4 ,illustration3 ,,faithful ,,faddist ,,lords ,,spencer ,,and ,,ripon4 ,not long after ,i had caricatured ,sir ,albert ,rollit he introduced me to his pretty daughter in the ,lobby4 ,oh1 ,i'm so pleased to know you1 ,mr4 ,ward1 she said4 ,you made that splendid caricature of my father4 ,it is good of you to take it in the spirit which it is drawn1 ,i answered2 because it is a caricature4 ,one of the stoutest men ,i ever drew was ,sir ,cunliffe ,owen1 director of the ,kensington ,museum1 and head of the ,english ,commission of the ,international ,exhibition at ,paris in '#gb4 ,when ,i dined with him there ,i was astonished to see that he drank no wine--although his guests were plentifully supplied--but under his doctor's orders he was limited to one small tumbler of water4 ,while in ,paris ,i stayed with ,sir ,cunliffe in the company of the members of the ,english ,commission in ,paris as their guest4 ,they gave me an amazingly good time1 and ,i made a sketch of my host for ,vanity ,fair4 ,it was towards the end of #ahhj1 that ,i was asked by ,mr4 ,bowles to obtain a cartoon of the ,fourth ,party for ,vanity ,fair1 and later on it was claimed that the cartoon was proof positive of the existence of the ,fourth ,party4 ,it is certain that ,lord ,randolph ,churchill1 ,mr4 ,balfour1 ,sir ,john ,gorst1 and ,sir ,henry ,drummond ,wolff came to my studio1 and that we had great difficulty in finding a seat suitable for the accommodation of ,mr4 ,balfour's sprawl4 ,i have naturally met many most distinguished soldiers1 among them ,field ,marshal ,sir ,william ,gomm1 whom ,i met by the introduction of ,mr4 ,gibson ,bowles4 ,he had attained the age of ninety1 looked years younger1 and was1 in fact1 astonishingly sprightly--a tiny little dot of a man4 ,what is the secret of your longevity8 inquired ,mr4 ,bowles4 ,no doubt you lived a careful life4 ,indeed1 sir1 nothing of the kind6 replied the old gentleman1 who was very much afraid of being mistaken for a prig4 ,there was more than a hint of the dandy about this vigorous nonogenarian4 ,i was interested to observe that he wore patent leather shoes of a decidedly dainty shape1 decorated with steel buckles holding enormous bows1 and his trousers were the most wonderful in shape ,i have ever seen4 ,another great soldier ,i depicted was ,sir ,hastings ,doyle1 a remarkable man in his day4 ,he had the most charming manners1 and is said to have known no fear4 ,his sitting-room was like a fashionable woman's boudoir1 and when the great general appeared ,i noticed his eyebrows and moustache were darkened with cosmetic1 and his cheeks slightly touched with carmine as was frequently the custom then with many an old beau4 ,sir ,bartle ,frere ,i caricatured in the attitude which he frequently adopted whilst lecturing at the ,royal ,geographical ,society4 ,he was a man of remarkably mild appearance1 and ,i was astonished to hear him define the ,zulu war as a celibate-man-slaying-machine4 ,illustration3 ,,sir ,,albert ,,rollit1 #ahhf4 ,one day while ,i was at the ,beefsteak ,club1 in conversation with ,colonel ,napier ,sturt1 he suggested his friend1 ,lord ,northbrook1 as an excellent subject for a caricature4 ,i said that ,i had already observed him in the ,house of ,lords1 and the ,colonel responded that he was sure that if ,i cared to see ,lord ,northbrook's pictures he would be delighted to show them to me at any time1 which would give me a further opportunity of noticing him4 ,shortly after ,colonel ,sturt took me to ,lord ,northbrook's to luncheon1 and when we entered the house in ,park ,lane1 to my astonishment1 ,colonel ,sturt said1 ,let me introduce my friend ',spy' to my old friend ',skull1' his nickname for ,lord ,northbrook4 ,this ,colonel always posed as the poor younger son1 being a brother of the late ,lord ,alington4 ,he affected a watch without a chain1 the old-fashioned key of which aggressively hung from his waistcoat pocket4 ,my first cartoon of the ,duke of ,beaufort 7for ,i drew him twice for ,vanity ,fair7 was anything but a complimentary caricature1 and represented him as ,i had seen him standing by his coach at ,ascot4 ,he was the finest gentleman ,i ever came across4 ,i had never seen the second ,lord ,lytton before ,i walked into his room at ,claridge's ,hotel4 ,i knew a good many people who knew him1 and ,i was interested in seeing him1 as ,i had heard so much of him years before when visiting ,knebworth4 ,although a much shorter and fairer man than his father1 he was not unlike him in feature1 and had the same curious light-blue eyes4 ,he also affected the same cut of trouser4 ,when ,i went in it seemed to me that he was inclined to attitudinize in the orthodox pose of a statesman1 and ,i felt that he was not himself4 ,when ,i took my pencil out to make notes1 ,i felt it wiser to drop it until he was natural4 ,he was very pleasant and affable1 and when the time came to leave ,i couldn't find my hat4 ,oh1 he said1 ,i think ,i know--you left it in the other room--,i'll get it for you4 ,he was going out and had put on an overcoat with an astrachan collar1 and in his walk ,i perceived at once the resemblance to his father2 he had the same stoop from the neck1 and he took short steps4 ,in this way ,i got him into my head and went straight home and made my caricature4 ,i had satisfied myself with the caricature1 but ,millais1 who was painting his portrait at the time1 said1 ,if you would like to have another look at him he is coming to me to-morrow to give me a last sitting1 and ,i am sure he wouldn't mind you looking on4 ,this also gave me an interesting opportunity of seeing the manner in which ,millais painted a portrait1 which to me was something quite novel1 for instead of placing his easel some little way from his sitter he put it actually by the side of him1 and instead of looking straight at his model he walked to the cheval glass which was the length of the room away1 and looked most carefully at the model's reflection in the mirror and making a dash for the canvas painted his sitter from the reflection4 ,old ,lord ,londonderry hearing that he was not to be allowed to escape my eagle eye1 sent me an invitation to visit him at ,plas ,machynlleth1 he promised that ,i should have every opportunity of making a caricature1 and at the same time he begged that ,i would not let him off in any way4 ,so in due course ,i went down to ,wales1 and well do ,i remember the first morning of my visit4 ,i came down a trifle earlier than the hour announced for breakfast1 and walked absent-mindedly down the stairs and into the hall1 and had said1 ,good morning before ,i realized that ,i had stepped into the midst of family prayers4 ,i felt an awful fool4 ,however1 in spite of the episode ,i spent quite a long and most enjoyable time at ,plas ,machynlleth4 ,lord ,londonderry was a most delightful host1 he showed me his estate and took me to every place of interest near1 and both he and ,lady ,londonderry were so kind that the pleasant time ,i spent there remains in my memory4 ,while there ,i made a drawing of ,lady ,eileen ,vane ,tempest1 now ,lady ,allandale1 which was much appreciated by her mother4 ,as ,lord ,londonderry had expressed a wish that ,i should not spare him in any detail ,i drew him taking snuff as was his habit1 and even his gouty knuckles are suggested in the caricature4 ,his lack of self-consciousness and refreshing sense of humour completed a personality that was for me at any rate delightful4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,fourth ,,party4 ,,lord ,,randolph ,,churchill4 ,,mr ,,arthur ,,balfour4 ,,sir ,,drummond ,,wolfe4 ,,sir ,,john ,,gorst4 ,,chapter ,,xii ,,voyage ,,on ,h4,m4,s4 ,,hercules ,sir ,reginald ,macdonald's caricature4--,h4,r4,h4 the ,duke of ,edinburgh's invitation4--,the ,lively4--,the ,hercules4-- ,admiral ,sir ,william ,hewitt4--,irish excursions4--,the ,channel ,squadron4--,fishing party at ,loch ,brine4--,the young ,princes arrive on the ,bacchante4--,cruise to ,vigo4--,the ,night ,alarm4--,the ,duke as bon voyageur4--,vigo4--,the birthday picnic4--,a bear-fight on board the ,hercules4--,homeward bound4--,good-bye4--,the ,duke's visit to my studio4 ,in ,july1 #ahhj1 ,i received an invitation from ,h4,r4,h4 the ,duke of ,edinburgh to go for a cruise as his guest on board ,h4,m4,s4 ,hercules1 which he commanded1 and which was the flag-ship of the ,reserve ,squadron4 ,it was not an opportunity to lose1 although one which had arrived by chance4 ,it happened that ,admiral ,sir ,reginald ,macdonald1 a great favourite at court and in society generally1 was a victim of mine in ,vanity ,fair4 ,i had known him previously1 and always found him most cheerful and entertaining1 but on the publication of the cartoon his merriment frizzled away1 and he became severe4 ,a letter arrived from him upbraiding me1 and saying it was not the act of a friend to depict him as a drunkard4 ,in short it was quite a furious epistle1 and revealed him in an altogether new light4 ,i wrote at once in the endeavour to persuade him that his idea concerning the caricature was entirely misconceived1 but some days had elapsed bringing no answer when one morning he dashed into my studio with a most injured air1 and so full of his grievance that he did not observe his great friend the ,duke of ,hamilton1 who was sitting to me for his portrait at the time4 ,illustration3 #aijc ,,baron ,,deichmann4 ,illustration3 #ahie4 ,w4 ,,bramston ,,beach1 ,m4,p4 7,a great runner in his day47 ,illustration3 ,,sam ,,smith1 ,m4,p4 7,radical and low churchman74 #aijd ,illustration3 ,,percy ,,thornton1 ,m4,p4 7,a great runner in his day47 #aijj4 ,hullo1 ,rim6#h ,what's up8 inquired the ,duke1 whereupon my victim appealed for his opinion on my treatment of him2 but he received only chaff in place of the sympathy he expected and very soon he withdrew4 ,on the next day he called again as ,i was at my work1 and his demeanour seemed altogether calmer3 ,here is a letter ,i have brought you to read1 he said4 ,it is lucky for you that opinions differ4 ,the letter was from the ,prince of ,wales and ran as follows3-- ,,my ,,dear ,,rim1 ,i have to-day seen your excellent portrait in ,vanity ,fair1 do you think you could procure for me the original drawing as ,i should so much like to possess it4 ,after reading the ,prince's letter and being aware of ,sir ,reginald's feeling in the matter1 and also knowing that ,mr4 ,gibson ,bowles was the owner of the drawing ,i thought it diplomatic to make an alternative suggestion1 which was to offer to draw a new sketch of him for presentation in full uniform and cocked hat4 ,the idea pleased him1 and when it was completed he took it himself to ,marlborough ,house4 ,not only did it meet with the approval of the royal recipient1 but the ,duke of ,edinburgh1 who happened to be there at the time1 was so pleased with it that he wanted one done of himself like it1 and this led to the invitation for the cruise of which ,i am writing4 ,to quote ,sir ,reginald's letter to me he says1 ,the ,duke of ,edinburgh considers your sketch the best drawn1 and without exception the most wonderfully like he ever saw1 and in consequence he will be very glad indeed if you will come for a cruise as his guest during the following dates1 etc4444 ,previous to making a start ,i received instructions from ,captain ,le ,strange1 ,a4,d4,c41 who was to pilot the ,duke's guests to ,bantry ,bay on ,h4,m4,s4 7despatch boat7 ,lively4 ,in his letter he informed me that ,admiral ,sir ,william ,hewitt1 ,admiral ,hardinge1 and ,mr4 ,wentworth-,cole would be of the party on the ,hercules2 that he thought it would be a most jovial one1 and that if ,i were a fair sailor ,i should enjoy the trip very much4 ,he also said that ,h4,r4,h4 had just taken his fleet of eight ships out for the first time1 and that they seemed to work very well4 ,on ,july #ajth1 ,i started from ,paddington by the afternoon train for ,plymouth1 and discovered in my vis-a-vis of the railway carriage1 ,mr4 ,wentworth-,cole4 ,captain ,le ,strange met us at ,plymouth1 and we dined at ,devonport1 and were escorted on board at #aa4cj p4m4 ,shortly after we weighed anchor1 the wind got up1 and the yacht ,lively did full credit to her name4 ,through ,sunday and ,monday it blew a big gale1 and ,admiral ,hardinge did not show up on deck until we steamed into ,bantry ,bay1 where ,i was relieved to see the ships coming in with us for ,i hoped for steadier boards to tread4 ,on ,monday evening1 the two ,admirals moved to the flag ship and ,wentworth-,cole and ,i followed shortly afterwards4 ,it was the first time ,i had boarded a man-of-war and the formalities of the quarter-deck were not less striking because ,i was still feeling somewhat rocky4 ,however1 the sound of the bugle seemed to pull me together1 and the ,duke1 having received me most cordially escorted me to his state cabin to which my own was adjacent4 ,it was evident that the comfort of his guests was to be well considered1 as by this time ,i knew that a picked marine had already been selected to valet me1 and information had leaked out that the services of an experienced cook from ,gunters' had been obtained4 ,by degrees ,i became acquainted with the ,captain and ,commander and officers of the ship and ,i soon settled down4 ,on the following morning a trip had been arranged by ,h4,r4,h4 for us to steam to ,glengariff on the ,lively4 ,the weather was very fine and after an early breakfast on board her we set out 7,mr4 ,mackenzie of ,kintale joining us74 ,it must have been quite three o'clock before we reached ,glengariff1 and sat down to lunch in the hotel4 ,during our meal a young ,american visitor anxious to see if royalty ate like ordinary beings seated herself at a table adjoining ours1 and fixed her eyes steadily upon the ,duke4 ,she even ordered marmalade to make believe it was her midday meal1 but we were informed afterwards that she had lunched4 ,evidently her interest had not diminished1 as when seeing us seated on the lawn drinking coffee1 she refreshing herself in a similar way1 drew up close to our party with the same inquisitive intention whilst taking it for granted that she also was a centre of interest to us4 ,the proprietress gave her a hint and she vanished4 ,by this time we were replenished1 and1 after a stroll to ,cromwell's ,bridge1 the owner of the hotel brought her book out for us to sign our names in1 and on our departure presented not only the ,duke1 but each of us with a bouquet4 ,our host1 ,mr4 ,mackenzie1 with his friends1 proceeded to ,killarney1 while we returned on the ,lively to ,bantry4 ,the officers on board the ,hercules were most friendly1 and willing to help in giving me a good time4 ,every one was pleasant1 and the chaff came readily1 especially when ,i was supposed to discover from the stern walk where the rudder was4 ,in time ,i became more accustomed to the routine1 and learned to know when ,i might venture on the ,captain's bridge1 or pace the deck without getting in the way4 ,among the many interesting men whose acquaintance ,i made on the cruise was one ,cole1 a paymaster in the ,navy and quite a character4 ,he was a very clever amateur draughtsman1 and had accompanied the ,admiral on several of his cruises4 ,his drawings brimmed over with humour1 especially in a kind of log-book in which he sketched the event of the day which was greatly appreciated by ,h4,r4,h4 ,he was full of fun and the favourite of all1 but owing to a peculiarly deep-pitched voice1 and a somewhat serious expression exaggerated by the fact that he wore blue glasses1 some one had christened him the ,sepulchral4 ,whilst the ,reserve ,squadron was anchored at ,bantry waiting for the ,channel ,fleet to join us1 much of the time was spent--when the ,admiral was not engaged on duty--in taking trips on the ,lively to various places1 or on fishing excursions4 ,there was the inspection of the coastguard station in the vicinity of ,ballydonogan1 and afterwards we went on to a place called ,killmakillog to fish for trout on ,glanmore ,lake4 ,it was on the occasion of our trip to ,waterville that a tramp1 a rough looking customer1 approached the ,duke with a letter which ,h4,r4,h4 passed on to me with the directions to give him half a crown4 ,the letter ran3-- ,,to ,,the ,,prince ,,of ,,great ,,britain ,,and ,,ireland4 ,may it please your highness1 ,that having served in the #hhth of foot during the ,crimea ,war and afterwards in the ,east ,india ,mutiny--drink alone disqualified me for pension4 ,i pray you will help to live one of her ,majesty's loyal soldiers4 ,,daniel ,,moriarty4 ,the terrible ,irish famine was nearly at an end4 ,to the ,duke had been allotted the mission of official inquiry and relief2 but although much had been done officially to relieve the general suffering1 on our daily trips we frequently came across cases of great distress1 usually where the peasantry refused relief outside their own homes4 ,during one round we came upon a particularly painful scene4 ,walking into an old cabin which was apparently empty1 we discovered through the dim light which penetrated from a hole in the roof1 the weird figure of a very old man scantily clothed in the meanest rags4 ,stretched upon the floor by his side lay a young boy in the same deplorable condition4 ,the old man spoke a few words of welcome in a feeble voice1 and the miserable lad tried to rise to come forward4 ,it was the most painful scene ,i can remember1 and it would have taken the genius and human understanding of ,hogarth to depict in detail4 ,needless to say such a case of dire distress was immediately relieved4 ,the ,duke of ,edinburgh was most kind-hearted1 and he did much personally as well as officially to relieve the distress in this district4 ,i was told on the best authority that he distributed within a very short time over ,l#bjj from his private purse in individual cases of extreme need4 ,when the ,channel ,squadron under ,admiral ,hood 7afterwards ,lord ,hood7 joined us life on board became more ceremonious and eventful4 ,admiral ,hood gave a dinner-party for the ,duke on board the flag-ship ,minotaur1 and ,admiral ,hewitt accompanied ,h4,r4,h4 ,during their absence ,i was inspired to caricature the latter4 ,when they returned1 the ,duke took up my sketch1 and it tickled his fancy immensely1 in fact ,i had never seen him laugh so much4 ,sir ,william was getting very stout at the time1 and ,i had noticed that he always fastened the bottom button of his jacket leaving the upper ones loose1 doubtless with the intention to give an appearance of slimness to his waist4 ,the effect was ludicrous1 and ,i had endeavoured to put on paper my impression of it4 ,i fear1 however1 that poor ,sir ,william did not appreciate the joke4 ,the next day the ,duke inspected some of the ships1 and ,i was privileged to accompany him and found it a great opportunity to increase my knowledge4 ,the combined fleets lying at anchor made a glorious naval picture4 ,the ships were seventeen in all1 of which ,i remember3-- ,northumberland1 ,captain ,wratislaw2 ,defence1 ,captain ,thrupp2 ,valiant1 ,captain ,charman2 ,audacious1 ,captain ,woolcombe2 ,warrior1 ,captain ,douglas2 ,achilles1 ,captain ,heneage2 ,hercules 7flag-ship71 ,captain ,townsend2 ,lord ,warden1 ,captain ,indsay ,brine2 ,hector1 ,captain ,caster2 ,penelope1 ,captain ,nicholson2 ,agincourt1 ,captain ,buller2 ,minotaur 7flag-ship71 ,captain ,rawson2 ,salamis 7despatch boat71 ,commander ,fitzgeorge2 ,lively 7despatch boat71 ,commander ,le ,strange4 ,i was introduced to several of the ,captains1 and among them were some whom ,i was destined to draw years after as ,admirals for ,vanity ,fair4 ,on the evening of the inspection the ,duke gave a return dinner-party on board the ,hercules4 ,admiral ,hood was1 of course1 the principal guest1 and ,i had the privilege of being placed next him at dinner4 ,the ,hercules having no band of its own1 that of the ,minotaur was lent for the occasion1 and several of the leading officers were present1 notably ,captain ,heneage of the ,achilles--known as ,pompo--who was certainly the beau of the combined fleets4 ,the immaculate appearance of this distinguished officer in these days at sea was certainly one of the distractions of the voyage1 and as ,admiral ,sir ,algernon ,heneage1 he is still to be seen in the ,west ,end1 an ornament and a great favourite in ,london ,society4 ,eventually he came to my studio and ,i made a characteristic drawing of him4 ,as we were still waiting for the ,bacchante 7with the young ,princes on board7 to join us1 ,h4,r4,h4 arranged a fishing excursion to ,blackwater for an off day4 ,commander ,le ,strange was to conduct us4 ,the ,lively weighed anchor at #g a4m41 and we arrived at ,blackwater at #aj o'clock4 ,unfortunately as a bag containing my fishing-rod1 footgear and other articles of wearing apparel appropriate to a voyage of this kind had failed to reach me yet from ,cork1 ,i was altogether unprepared for the excursion4 ,the ,duke hearing of my predicament1 very kindly offered to lend me a rod1 at the same time he impressed me with the fact that he valued it greatly1 and that ,i must take great care of it4 ,it had been a birthday present given to him by the ,prince ,consort1 and bore an inscription in silver to that effect4 ,mr4 ,mahony1 the landowner1 drove to ,blackwater to meet us1 and from there took us to ,loch ,brine1 where the fish were plentiful4 ,he with ,h4,r4,h4 went out in a boat to fish leaving us to pursue our sport from the bank4 ,i scrambled on to a rock from which ,i cast my line1 when alas the rubber soles on my shoes played me false1 and ,i was in the water1 and the rod in pieces4 ,what was to be done8 ,all sport was at end for me6 ,i turned to my companion who advised me to say nothing about it1 and give it to the coxswain to mend4 ,in a weak moment ,i resolved to keep my own counsel1 but imagine my consternation a little later1 when the ,admiral joined us for luncheon1 and exclaimed1 ,you are a nice fellow1 breaking my rod6 ,i had quite forgotten how water carries sound4 ,every word of the discussion had been overheard by ,h4,r4,h4 ,i was non-plussed and the matter passed off without further comment4 ,then we all sat down to lunch with a good appetite1 but it was a poor day's sport for me1 and we returned to the ,lively1 and dined at #i o'clock4 ,the next day ,mr4 ,mahony and his family came on board2 later in the day we returned to ,bantry1 and shortly after the ,bacchante came into the ,bay4 ,the young ,princes lost no time in paying their respects to the ,admiral1 who at once invited them to dinner4 ,i sat next to ,prince ,eddy who was a perfectly natural boy1 and to my mind immensely tactful1 for he immediately commenced to tell me of the success of my latest cartoon in ,vanity ,fair--which happened to be ,lord ,shrewsbury4 ,on the next day the combined squadrons weighed anchor and started for the ten days' cruise to ,vigo4 ,illustration3 ,,seventh ,,earl ,,of ,,bessborough4 ,m4,c4,c4 ,cricket4 #ahhh4 ,illustration3 ,,rev4 ,f4 ,h4 ,,gillingham4 ,a hard hitter4 #aijf4 ,illustration3 ,,archdeacon ,,benjamin ,,harrison4 ,canterbury ,cricket4 #ahhe4 ,the naval evolutions and drill were exceedingly interesting to watch by day1 and1 on the second night out1 came the great excitement of a ,night ,alarm4 ,this proceeding might be described as the supreme episode of naval drill4 ,it may come at any moment1 and although ,i was let into the secret it seemed to arrive with startling suddenness to me4 ,we were at dinner when the alarm was given4 ,there's not a moment to be lost1 said the ,duke4 ,stick to me and we'll go down4 ,a fleeting impression of the blue jackets and marines turning out of their hammocks like one man1 then in a flash every officer gave his word of command--,all hands were at the guns--,every man in his place6--,lights out6 and so on4 ,on ,saturday the weather turned stormy1 and ,i found that even a man-of-war didn't glide smoothly through a rough sea in the ,bay of ,biscay2 and1 although ,i managed to put in an appearance at ,church service on ,sunday1 ,i thought it more discreet to remain in my cabin during the gale2 but on ,monday the ,duke1 finding that ,i didn't appear at the luncheon table1 sent for me1 and with difficulty ,i dragged myself to my place4 ,now1 said he1 ,i am going to be your doctor1 and you must take the prescription ,i give you4 ,it is the only cure for sea-sickness4 ,so at his suggestion ,i drank one glass of champagne and presently another1 but when it came to the third proposal ,i politely declined1 for although the first two glasses had a most comforting effect yet another would have proved the last straw4 ,very well1 said he1 in mock sternness1 when you want medical aid in future don't come to me for it4 ,but ,i was better4 ,we continued our voyage with three incidents on the way4 ,a man overboard--the funeral of a stoker on board the ,hector1 which was impressive1 the court-martial of an offender on the ,defence1 and a sudden dense fog that came on suddenly when the ships were manoeuvring and crossing one another4 ,every light was ordered out1 and ,i went on the bridge where ,i found both ,sir ,william ,hewitt and the ,captain4 ,the former1 who realized the danger of the situation1 and who was always ready with chaff1 said to me3 ,you had better go down to your cabin and get a wicker chair ready for emergency4 ,there will be no life-belt for you in case of a collision as there are only just enough for the crew and of course they come first4 ,i needn't say that the precaution didn't recommend itself to me4 ,i thought to myself if the ship goes down ,i shall go with her2 but the fog cleared off quite suddenly1 and although three of the ships were lost to sight they turned up in the morning4 ,during the cruise ,i heard on all sides how highly regarded the ,duke of ,edinburgh was as a seaman and a commanding officer1 and he was undoubtedly much liked by those with whom he came in close contact4 ,to his guests on board he was kindness itself1 and he could be most entertaining4 ,he told us his experiences of boyhood1 how he had been treated just as any other middy1 and subject to their backslidings also if one might judge by the account of severe punishments which had their place in the stories4 ,he talked much of ,russia1 and told us how well the palace was guarded1 that none but members of the ,imperial ,family were allowed to enter by the principal entrance1 and that on one occasion he1 being unrecognized by a sentry was challenged1 and that he had to beat an ignominious retreat1 and go round by the equerries' door4 ,not only were his experiences and travels most interesting1 but he had an extraordinary good ear for dialect2 with him a good yarn lost nothing in the telling1 and he could hit off a type in a very few words4 ,when he had an half-hour to spare in the evenings we would play a game ,i introduced of drawing consequences1 which is played in much the same way as the ordinary schoolroom game1 except that one fills the required space with contributory drawing in place of the usual words4 ,h4,r4,h4 came out well under its inspiration1 and the combined results of our drawings were occasionally very amusing4 ,one evening he produced a crystal and inset was a very tiny portrait of ,dowager ,empress of ,russia1 which the company mistook for a miniature1 and thought it marvellous that any human eye could see to produce it4 ,i at once detected that a photograph was behind it1 and that it was in fact a very minutely reduced and tinted photograph4 ,i am afraid ,i destroyed the general illusion4 ,the ,duke smiled1 he was very sincere in his love of art1 and particularly proud of the talent of his sister the ,princess ,royal--,empress ,frederick of ,germany1 whose pictures he spoke of in the highest terms1 an opinion which ,i had heard frequently endorsed4 ,on ,thursday we sighted the ,spanish coast1 and on ,friday there was a big drill and evolutions2 and on ,saturday the ,fleet arrived in ,vigo ,bay at #ab o'clock4 ,of course the two flag-ships were the centre of interest1 and on our arrival there was the usual demonstration in connection with naval events4 ,the ,duke received visits from officials1 and in the afternoon gave me his first sitting4 ,it was a splendid evening4 ,h4,r4,h4 gave a big dinner-party4 ,the ,minotaur band came over to the ,hercules1 and there was a fine display of fireworks ashore and the bay was illuminated by the flashes from the search-lights1 and the general appearance of the ,fleet enlivened by the movements of boats and pinnaces going to and fro between ships and shore4 ,in celebration of his birthday 7,august #fth7 the ,duke had arranged a picnic for the ,princes and their middy friends1 ,mr4 ,dalton 7the ,prince's tutor7 ,cole1 who as usual brought his sketch book with him1 ,wentworth-,cole1 and ,commander ,le ,strange were also of the party1 but the presiding spirit was the ,duke in his best form1 full of fun1 and most anxious that the boys should have a good time4 ,on our journey out in the pinnace ,i remember that ,wentworth-,cole was the victim of a practical joke instigated by me for the amusement of the ,royal ,middies4 ,he was wearing a hat with several ventilatory holes on the summit of the crown4 ,it suddenly occurred to me that these would make suitable receptacles for matches2 so1 when he was engrossed in the scenery1 ,i found an opportunity of filling them up1 in which occupation ,prince ,george lent willing aid4 ,when a chance came ,i lighted the heads of the matches1 but hearing a titter1 ,wentworth-,cole turned round1 discovered the plot1 and saved the situation4 ,it was a real picnic4 ,we arrived in the steam pinnace at a most picturesque island some miles out from ,vigo1 and there in a rural setting1 and on a particularly rugged piece of ground the baskets were opened and we sat down to a capital luncheon4 ,the coxswain1 who was a very handy man1 was of the greatest use in every direction on this occasion4 ,by this time the seigning nets had been cast in the bay near at hand1 and the ,princes and their shipmates were anxiously awaiting the opportunity to set to work4 ,in the meantime we all strolled down towards the sea1 ,prince ,eddy and ,i remaining in the rear of the main body1 while he on the ,q4,t4 and boy-like1 found the opportunity of taking occasional puffs from my pipe4 ,on joining the others ,prince ,george1 after noticing its unusual shape politely asked if he might look at it4 ,evincing curiosity in its condition and with an air of a connoisseur he passed several pieces of dried grass through the stem and thoroughly cleaned it out1 then after filling the bowl with tobacco and lighting it he tested it well by taking some good whiffs4 ,afterwards he returned it with the remark that it was now fit to smoke4 ,the little episode amused me greatly as it was so completely natural4 ,by now1 finding that the nets were ready to be manipulated we1 one and all1 tucked up our trousers and hauled them in1 the ,duke being the most energetic of the lot4 ,it was warm work but not wasted1 for the haul was a fine one4 ,during the afternoon a couple of bull fights in an adjoining field gave us a good show of a non-professional bull fight1 also we saw some interesting types of ,portuguese1 who were entered with the other incidents of the day in ,cole's sketch book4 ,he was also clever in portraying those big-eyed1 dark1 and picturesque peasant girls4 ,i think that must have been the last of the very delightful excursions on the ,lively1 which ship1 of pleasant memory1 came eventually to a bad end1 as she struck a rock and went to the bottom4 ,we stayed some time in ,vigo ,bay1 and made several delightful excursions there4 ,when on board1 the young ,princes did their best to kill any chance of monotony4 ,there was a bear fight ,i am not likely to forget4 ,i was in the habit of returning to my cabin for a siesta after luncheon1 and on this particular occasion ,i think the officers on board were occupied on duty4 ,the ,princes came to pay the ,duke a visit1 but only to find that he had gone ashore1 and things were generally a little on the dull side4 ,i was the sole occupant of the cabin1 and as they peeped in they saw me in my berth asleep1 so passed on to the adjoining one 7,mr4 ,wentworth-,cole's7 in search1 no doubt1 of a bit of fun4 ,presently ,i got the full benefit of their inspiration1 which took the form of squeezing the contents of a very large sponge from their side of the partition on to my head4 ,it was a thorough cold pigging that ,i received1 that effectually wakened me from slumber2 but ,i rose to the occasion1 and in my turn sent back the sponge4 ,this ended in a rough and tumble which1 of course1 they were inviting4 ,cole 7of the pencil7 came along in the thick of it1 and eventually made a caricature of the scene in the ,duke's book4 ,it represented the little bear1 the middle sized bear and the big bear at play1 and he called it ,a ,bear ,fight4 ,it was not until we were homeward bound that the ,duke succumbed to the ordeal of a second sitting for his portrait4 ,he was an interesting subject2 ,i made two drawings of him1 the portrait which he had commanded1 and which ,i understood was intended as a birthday present for the ,duchess1 and ,i also made a water-colour drawing in similar style to that which had pleased him of ,sir ,reginald ,macdonald3 which represented him at full length in ,admiral's uniform4 ,after ,i had thanked ,h4,r4,h4 for all his kindness and hospitality and the cruise was at an end1 ,i said good-bye1 and returned to ,london with ,wentworth-,cole4 ,when ,i arrived in ,london1 amongst the first letters ,i received was one from ,h4,r4,h4 containing a handsome cheque in payment of the portrait4 ,some little time after ,i was at work one morning in my studio in ,william ,street1 ,lowndes ,square1 when the hall porter announced a gentleman to see you1 sir1 and in walked the ,duke of ,edinburgh carrying a parcel under his arm1 which proved to be a photograph of the ,duchess1 which he suggested ,i should study and left with me1 for he was most anxious that ,i should make a drawing of ,her ,royal ,highness1 and suggested that later on her time would be less occupied1 but ,i gathered that the proposal had escaped her memory4 ,,chapter ,,xiii ,,yachtsmen--,,foreign ,,rulers ,sir ,reginald ,macdonald's caricature4--,h4,r4,h4 the ,duke of ,edinburgh's invitation4--,the ,lively4--,the ,hercules4-- ,admiral ,sir ,william ,hewitt4--,irish excursions4--,the ,channel ,squadron4--,fishing party at ,loch ,brine4--,the young ,princes arrive on the ,bacchante4--,cruise to ,vigo4--,the ,night ,alarm4--,the ,duke as bon voyageur4--,vigo4--,the birthday picnic4--,a bear-fight on board the ,hercules4--,homeward bound4--,good-bye4--,the ,duke's visit to my studio4 ,some years before my cruise on the ,hercules ,i had caricatured a young man of whom ,jehu ,junior prophesied a career of no mean order4 ,lord ,charles ,beresford has performed all that was expected of him1 but it is difficult to recognize in him to-day my subject of #ahfg4 ,when he came to my studio ,i was struck by his characteristic stride1 and asked him to walk up and down my studio while ,i endeavoured to capture some impression of his rolling gait1 curly hair and jolly laugh4 ,he was willing to be made fun of1 and his excellent company aided me in arriving at a result which may best be gathered from the following letter1 which ,i received from him on the completion of the caricature4 ,fairfield1 ,york1 #ahgf4 ,,my ,,dear ,,ward1 ,the ,vanity ,fair cartoon is really the only caricature that ,i know that ever was in the least like me1 ,i think it quite excellent4 ,i know it is the exact way ,i stand and ,i am generally smiling profusely4 ,all my friends were delighted with it1 and at ,osborne they all said it was capital4 ,i hope you were pleased with it yourself2 ,i am sure you ought to be4 ,yours very sincerely1 ,,charles ,,beresford4 ,illustration3 #ahgf4 ,,charlie ,,beresford4 ,illustration3 ,,admiral ,,sir ,,regd4 ,,macdonald4 ,r4,i4,m4 #ahhj4 ,illustration3 #aijb4 ,,admiral ,,sir ,,john ,,fisher4 ,illustration3 ,,captain ,,jellicoe4 #aijf4 ,at this time ,i heard a story of ,lord ,charles1 who was always known as ,charlie ,beresford1 and who played many a practical joke4 ,there was a very stout and good-humoured lady who was a general favourite in society and especially with young men4 ,on one occasion she happened to be leaving an evening-party when ,lord ,charles escorted her to her brougham1 which appeared a tight fit for her1 and being prompted by a sudden fit of devilment he seized the linkman who was handy and thrust him into her carriage4 ,directly the door was closed1 the oblivious coachman drove off1 and what happened afterwards must be left to the imagination4 ,in that year ,i went down to ,cowes for the yachting week1 as it was quite the best opportunity for following up the types of well-known yachtsmen1 and ,i passed many amusing hours in the gardens of the ,squadron4 ,amongst the most frequent visitors was ,lady ,cardigan in gayest attire1 and usually accompanied by a much-beribboned poodle1 the colour of whose furbelows matched her own4 ,i greatly appreciated her hospitality1 for she had an inexhaustible fund of good stories which secured many an extra point through her wit in the telling4 ,just then ,prince ,battyany was renting ,eaglehurst1 and ,i have a very pleasant recollection of being taken to a garden-party there by ,lord and ,lady ,londonderry on their yacht the ,aileen4 ,the next time ,i went to ,cowes was on the occasion of the ,german ,emperor's first visit1 when the little place was naturally overcrowded1 and in consequence ,i had unusual difficulty in getting into the ,squadron4 ,on previous occasions ,i had had no trouble in being put up for the club1 but it seemed that every one was full up4 ,i was extremely disappointed as the proprietor of ,vanity ,fair 7,mr4 ,gibson ,bowles7 had particularly wished me to make a representative group of prominent members of the ,r4,y4,s4 ,i was in a quandary1 so ,i went to the secretary1 ,mr4 ,pasley1 and told him of my predicament4 ,he said1 ,they're all full up1 ,i am sorry ,i haven't the power to let you in1 but ,i will do my best for you4 ,i will speak to the ,prince of ,wales1 he is sure to be here soon4 ,we were talking at the gate of the castle grounds when suddenly the secretary said1 ,here he comes4 ,h4,r4,h4 upon hearing of my dilemma1 with his usual good nature sent a message to tell me that he regretted ,i had not let him know before and that ,i might come in whenever ,i liked1 and at once if ,i wished4 ,so ,i received my pass in due course4 ,the late ,chevalier ,martino was of course all there as a guest of the ,emperor ,william on board the ,hohenzollern4 ,he was a ,neapolitan1 and of a most impassioned temperament4 ,i remember meeting him one night at dinner4 ,the conversation fell on the battle of ,trafalgar1 and1 forgetting the dishes which were before him he suddenly rose from the table and started to recite the ,death of ,nelson4 ,during the recitation he worked himself to such a pitch of emotion that at the climax of the death scene1 he fell to all appearance lifeless upon the floor4 ,when ,i met him shortly afterwards1 he said1 ,you must have thought ,i was mad that evening1 but ,i couldn't help it1 ,i am an enthusiast4 ,illustration3 ,,king ,,edward ,,vii4 #aijb4 ,he was a favourite with both ,king ,edward and the ,german ,emperor1 and was marine-painter in ordinary to our ,sovereign4 ,in the course of further conversation he told me that he had been in the ,italian ,navy1 and that with his knowledge of ships he did not require to make more than the very slightest notes preparatory to illustrating a naval review4 ,he was an interesting companion and told very good stories4 ,the ,emperor was very sympathetic to ,martino who1 in consequence of a paralytic trouble with which he was afflicted1 found considerable difficulty in rising from the table4 ,he told me that the ,emperor would1 with one arm1 lift him to his feet as though he was a feather1 with a strength that was surprising4 ,he always refused to exhibit his pictures1 but at his death many of them were collected for public exhibition4 ,his work was thoroughly appreciated by naval men as being so absolutely accurate4 ,on one occasion1 being invited by a member of the ,squadron to dine upon his yacht1 ,i was struck by the beauty of the lady to whom ,i sat next4 ,the ,admiral had an excellent chef on board1 and consequently we were served with a particularly good dinner1 but ,i appreciated his hospitality rather less when he passed me drawing materials with which to depict the lady4 ,i paid her a polite compliment1 but wasn't to be drawn in this way in return for my dinner4 ,lord ,albemarle1 whom ,i have portrayed1 is a notable yachtsman1 and also a clever caricaturist with a great feeling for drawing and sculpture1 so he spends much of his spare time in his studio4 ,he served his country in the ,south ,african ,war1 as ,lieut4-,colonel in the ,c4,i4,v41 and is ,lieut4-,colonel in the ,scots ,guards 7retired71 as did ,mr4 ,rupert ,guinness1 who was also one of my ,vanity ,fair series1 and who took me over the ,royal ,naval ,volunteer training ship 7the ,buzzard7 on the ,thames embankment1 which he commands4 ,of course1 in these sea-days ,i very frequently enjoyed sailing with my more intimate friends4 ,i had great times with my old friend1 ,harry ,mc,calmont1 who was a whole-hearted sailor1 as was his father before him4 ,he was always very much to the fore at ,cowes in the yachting season1 and it will be remembered that he built the ,geralda1 which eventually became the royal yacht of ,spain4 ,he afterwards presented me with her white ensign1 and it was on her deck that ,i portrayed him in a large oil picture which ,i painted some time before his death4 ,he1 like ,lord ,albemarle1 served in ,south ,africa and was in the ,scots ,guards4 ,i spent many delightful hours too1 with ,charlie ,brookfield on his little cutter1 sailing here and there from one point to another1 around the ,isle of ,wight4 ,when ,sir ,thomas ,lipton first built ,shamrock1 it was obvious that he should appear in the series of ,vanity ,fair celebrities4 ,he sat to me in my studio when1 during conversation1 he told me of his implicit belief in the uses of advertisement1 which he considered the corner-stone of success4 ,i have been particularly fortunate in my opportunities for observation when at work on the ,royal yachtsmen1 among whom was ,king ,edward himself4 ,the ,prince was always most kind and courteous1 and when ,i had the honour of receiving a sitting from him1 he did not forget to inquire after my father1 whose health was not all that could be desired at the time1 and later on when my father died ,i received the following letter of sympathy3-- ,,dear ,,mr4 ,,ward1 ,i am desired by the ,prince of ,wales to write and let you know how sincerely sorry he is to hear of the terrible affliction which has fallen upon you1 and to assure you that you have his unfeigned sympathy in your sorrow4 ,he had known your father so long that he could not help letting you know what he felt on this sad occasion4 ,believe me1 ,yours truly1 ,,francis ,,knollys4 ,in many indefinable ways the ,king never missed an opportunity of showing his kindness for which ,i was always grateful4 ,when ,i made a portrait of him as ,prince of ,wales ,i received a letter of acknowledgment from which ,i may quote the following extract3--,the ,king thinks the portrait an excellent one1 and there is nothing in it to alter4 ,some years after when he had begun to show signs of embonpoint1 a fact of which he was fully aware1 ,i had the honour of a sitting1 and he said laughingly3-- ,now let me down gently4 ,oh1 but you've a very fine chest1 sir1 ,i replied4 ,he laughed and shook his head at me1 as though he found my aim at diplomacy more entertaining than convincing4 ,queen ,alexandra also sat to me at ,marlborough ,house1 where ,i made the drawing in black and white for ,vanity ,fair1 but when ,i took it to the editor he decided that it must be coloured1 as were all the previous cartoons4 ,the ,princess of ,wales1 as she then was1 had been so kind in giving me sittings that ,i dared not suggest more1 so ,i attempted to colour my sketch from memory1 and in my anxiety to get the flesh tint ,i spoilt it1 as ,i found it impossible to obtain the clearness of colour over the pencil work1 and in trying to do so ,i ruined the sketch4 ,later on ,i met the ,prince 7,edward ,,vii47 and he asked me what ,i had done with the drawing of the ,princess4 ,on my informing him of the fate of the sketch1 and the circumstance of its destruction1 he said1 seeing my concern and embarrassment3 ,well1 don't worry yourself4 ,no one has yet succeeded in making a satisfactory portrait of the ,princess--not even ,angeli1 although one or two successful portraits have been painted of ,her ,majesty since then both as ,princess of ,wales and ,queen4 ,one of my very early caricatures was one of her brother1 the late ,king of ,greece1 done from memory4 ,comparatively recently1 ,prince ,louis of ,battenberg 7a handsome subject71 whom ,i had studied beforehand at the ,admiralty1 came to my studio1 and he brought the ,princess ,louise and ,princess ,victoria of ,schleswig-,holstein to see the result with which they expressed themselves much pleased1 and the drawing is now in their possession4 ,in #ahge ,i was interested in making a study of the ,prince ,imperial at ,chiselhurst1 and ,i have a very vivid recollection of my introduction to him1 which took place at a dance given by ,lord and ,lady ,otho ,fitzgerald at ,oakley ,court4 ,i had been invited with the other members of my family1 and it chanced that my dress clothes were in the hands of my tailor1 who failed to return them at the promised hour4 ,leaving word that the parcel was to be forwarded immediately ,i went down to ,windsor to inform my sisters that there was but a poor chance of my being able to join them4 ,they were almost weeping over the news as my father and mother were away from home and they were relying on my escorting them to the ball4 ,however1 at the last moment the parcel arrived1 but on putting on the coat and waistcoat ,i discovered that they were not mine1 but were undoubtedly intended for a person at least twice my size4 ,everybody was in despair1 but my sisters said1 ,you must go6 ,so ,i had to swallow my pride and entered the ball-room awkwardly enough as ,i had buckled back my waistcoat as far as ,i could1 but with the coat there was nothing to be done but take a lappel over each arm and do my best to conceal the ill-fitting garment 7which ,i could have folded twice round my body7 by holding it out of sight4 ,i kept well in the background through the early part of the evening1 but after supper ,i felt bolder1 and decided to dance at any price4 ,in the ball-room ,i felt a fool indeed1 like ,auguste at the circus1 and on asking one fair lady for a dance noticed her furtive glance sweep over me2 ,i hastened to explain the reason of my unfortunate plight1 at which she took pity on me and gave me a dance4 ,i was young then and took a pride in well-fitting clothes1 yet it was under these most trying circumstances that ,i was presented to the ,prince ,imperial and1 with both my arms fully occupied1 pride of speech and ease of demeanour were far from me at that difficult moment4 ,lord ,otho being a prominent member of the ,r4,y4,s41 the burgee of that club usually flew from the flagstaff of ,oakley ,court4 ,a propos of this ,captain ,bay ,middleton1 one of the guests1 who could never resist a practical joke1 persuaded the ,prince ,imperial to accompany him1 in the small hours of the morning following the dance1 to the summit of the tower1 where he1 having procured a towel hoisted it in place of the ,r4,y4,s4 ,banzee4 ,the ,prince thought this was a great joke1 but ,i never heard that the owner shared his opinion4 ,shortly afterwards ,i was driving along a dusty road en route to ,ascot ,races when ,i passed ,lord ,otho's coach with the ,prince ,imperial upon it1 but as ,i was covered with dust ,i certainly did not expect the latter to recognize me4 ,however1 when we met by appointment at ,charing ,cross to travel to ,chiselhurst the first thing he said1 with a smile1 was1 ,why did you cut me the other day on the road to ,ascot8 ,of course ,i had nothing to say4 ,on the journey the ,prince talked most interestingly1 and ,i gathered that he felt sanguine as to the belief of his ultimate succession to the throne of ,france4 ,from his charm of manner and general conversation ,i could quite understand his popularity with his brother officers in the ,british ,army4 ,he did not strike me as being particularly smart in dress or general appearance1 although he wore his hat well tilted on one side1 and he clicked his heels in ,french fashion1 as he had evidently been taught to do from boyhood4 ,on arriving at ,chiselhurst we drove together to the residence of the ,empress ,eugenie where he gave me every opportunity of studying his characteristics1 and upon the publication of his cartoon ,i received a letter of appreciation with a signed photograph of himself which is still unfaded1 and which ,i greatly value4 ,illustration3 ,,sir ,,john ,,astley 7,the mate74 #aijh4 ,illustration3 ,,peter ,,gilpin 7,gentleman ,trainer74 #aijh ,illustration3 ,,jim ,,lowther1 ,m4,p4 #ahgg4 ,illustration3 ,,earl ,,of ,,macclesfield4 #ahha4 ,i have drawn and caricatured and made portraits of the numerous foreign rulers1 who have visited our islands from time to time4 ,when ,don ,carlos 7the ,pretender to the ,spanish throne7 came to ,england in #ahgf ,i visited him at ,claridge's1 where he was staying1 to study him for ,vanity ,fair4 ,i found him a very picturesque and striking figure in his uniform1 which he put on for me1 including the ,order of the ,golden ,fleece4 ,he was very obliging1 and offered to lend me his uniform to use for further details1 also the ,order1 which he begged me to treasure with the greatest possible care1 as he stated that it had been handed down in his family for generations1 and was1 of course1 of great value to him4 ,i promised to be very careful that nothing should befall it1 and when the uniform and the ,order arrived ,i sought for a model1 preferably a soldier2 and incidentally asked ,colonel ,fred ,burnaby if he knew a man big enough to wear it4 ,he very kindly permitted his soldier-servant1 who was a very fine man to stand for me1 and when he came to the studio1 and had donned the uniform ,i entrusted him with the ,order of the ,golden ,fleece1 and cautioned him to handle it very carefully4 ,taking it up to fasten round his neck he straightway dropped it on the floor1 where it broke in half4 ,when it snapped in two imagine my horror4 ,it was with difficulty that ,i restrained my anger4 ,on finding it broken ,i hurried off with it to ,hancocks1 the jewellers in ,bond ,street1 who promised to mend it to the best of their ability4 ,on the return of the decoration ,i could detect no flaw2 it appeared exactly as it was1 but the accident was costly4 ,needless to say ,i soon returned it and was thankful to hear no more about it4 ,an amusing contretemps occurred when ,i was sent by my editor to stalk ,general ,ignatieff1 who was at ,claridge's ,hotel4 ,i had thought the best plan would be to stay there for a day or two1 in order to obtain good facilities for studying him1 so ,i arrived with my portmanteau1 and endeavoured to ascertain something of the habits of the general4 ,my curiosity resulted in old ,mr4 ,claridge politely ordering my bag to be removed4 ,when ,i informed him of my identity and disclosed the reason for my interest in the ,general's movements1 his reply was somewhat as follows3-- ,i know there is such a person as ',spy' because ,i can show you a lot of his cartoons in my room1 ,i do not doubt your word1 but ,i have no proof and would rather that you went4 ,but he was considerate in giving what information he could as to his whereabouts1 and after saving my hotel bill ,i managed to catch my victim on his way from ,hatfield4 ,in #ahgg my editor was anxious to procure a drawing of ,midhat ,pasha for ,vanity ,fair1 and as there was a great difficulty in obtaining an interview1 ,i was smuggled into his presence by ,mr4 ,gibson ,bowles1 who had an official appointment with him4 ,the ,pasha1 it will be remembered1 had just been exiled from his own country and this opportunity offered me every facility for making close observation of him who was1 at the same time1 ignorant of my identity or purpose4 ,i was fortunate in the case of ,mooh-ton-oolk1 ,sir ,salar ,jung1 ,minister of the ,nizam of ,hyderabad4 ,sir ,salar was received with great acclamation in ,england on account of the excellent service he had rendered to the ,english in the suppression of the mutiny4 ,he also did much to break down caste prejudice4 ,i attended his wonderful breakfast at that residence in ,piccadilly which is now the ,bachelor's ,club4 ,sir ,salar had brought with him to ,england his curry-cook who provided us with innumerable curries1 of which very few were familiar to me although ,i enjoyed them considerably1 more than that ,i was much interested in the distinguished company who were present4 ,following the breakfast my eminent host gave me an opportunity of making a sketch of him4 ,some little time afterwards ,i accepted an invitation to dinner1 which was given on a magnificent scale at the ,star and ,garter1 ,richmond1 and organized for him by a mutual friend1 a lady whose husband owned the house that ,sir ,salar ,jung temporarily occupied4 ,over a hundred guests sat down to the banquet1 which was arranged should be followed by a dance4 ,it chanced that ,i drove down in a hansom and a violent thunder storm came on so that in spite of all precautions the front of my dress shirt became hopelessly splashed with mud4 ,as it was too late to retrace my steps ,i decided to buy a dicky 7this appendage being a novelty to me71 and fix it over the damaged shirt front4 ,twice after ,i imagined it was safely fixed it flew up with surprising suddenness1 and when my hostess asked me to help her with the dance that she had arranged should follow the dinner that evening1 ,i felt more than a shade of embarrassment as ,i feared the dicky might betray me and my movements were therefore cautious1 though with an additional pin ,i managed to secure it and all went well in the end4 ,h4,h4 ,ras ,makunan1 ,k4,c4,m4,g41 who was cousin and heir-apparent to the ,emperor ,menelik of ,abyssinia1 was also a warrior and a sportsman1 and represented the ,emperor at ,king ,edward's coronation4 ,he was persuaded to make an appointment with me at my studio1 and arrived at the early hour of #h a4m4 with his attendant1 previous to breakfasting with the officers of the ,horse ,guards at the ,knightsbridge barracks4 ,before his visit ,i had been given the tip to have in readiness a bottle of good port wine1 but upon pouring out a glass ,i was told that he judged it wiser to delay any refreshment until after breakfast4 ,in the meantime small boys had collected at the entrance to my studio1 being attracted by the ,royal carriage waiting at the door4 ,when they saw the chief occupant enter it they simply stared in amazement with open mouths4 ,finding a second interview necessary1 which was arranged for at the ,westminster ,palace ,hotel1 ,i called at the appointed hour1 but being kept waiting for a very considerable time sent up a reminder4 ,sir ,john was very angry at the delay1 and after persuading the ,ras that it was not the custom to treat gentlemen in such a manner he came out from an inner room 7where he had been busily occupied sorting coloured silks7 and did his duty to me1 in fact sat in quite a stately manner1 holding his long gun characteristically4 ,during the process of sketching him ,i was given the hint not to make him quite as black as nature had painted him4 ,a kind of levee 7if ,i may say so7 was occasionally held by ,cetewayo when he visited ,england and was housed in ,melbury ,road4 ,as ,i wanted to see him ,i procured an invitation to one of these receptions4 ,illustration3 ,,chinese ,,ambassador4 ,,kuo ,,sung ,,tuo4 #ahgg4 ,illustration3 ,,ras ,,makounnen4 #aijc4 ,illustration3 ,,chinese ,,ambassador4 ,,chang ,,ta ,,jen4 #aijc4 ,the deposed monarch who looked quite jolly and robust shook me by the hand as though ,i might be some one in authority4 ,my visit afterwards bore fruit in ,vanity ,fair1 for ,i represented him as ,i saw him1 nearly bursting through his light grey tweed suit with a kingly headgear of black velvet enriched with gold braid and a golden tassel attached4 ,on leaving this country ,i was told that his chief ambition was to take back with him some good specimens of our best sporting dogs4 ,well-bred fox terriers were procured1 therefore1 but when shown to him he feared they would not be strong enough1 for it was for hunting he required them1 for hunting the man1 so ,i believe bloodhounds filled their place4 ,in the case of the ,shah of ,persia it was different1 for when eventually ,i gained an audience at ,marlborough ,house he received me with courtesy1 and ,i was somewhat embarrassed on seeing him desert 7at all events pro tem471 several gentlemen1 great authorities on the latest improvement in guns which were being shown him at his especial request4 ,i was directed to the window and ,his ,majesty evidently anxious to assist me1 ordered the curtains to be drawn further apart that ,i might see him in a good light1 he then came so close that ,i could focus only his nose which certainly was the feature in his face4 ,after making my obeisance ,i withdrew in favour of those ,i previously stood in the way of2 and from the slight sketch ,i made and1 relying on my memory for the rest1 ,i eventually made my picture4 ,having already studied the ,viscount ,tadasa ,hayashi1 a distinguished ,japanese ,minister at the court of ,st4 ,james'1 and wishing to depict him in evening dress ,i persuaded him to come to my studio and to bring with him his star and ribbon4 ,with the characteristic courtesy of the best of his race he appeared most good-naturedly in the early morning1 dressed as though he were going to an evening reception1 and thoroughly entered into the spirit of his portrait and my work4 ,among the large number of ,ministers and ,ambassadors ,i have depicted1 ,i may mention the names of ,counts ,munster1 ,paul ,metternich1 ,mensdorff1 ,messrs4 ,choate1 ,bayard1 ,hay and ,whitelaw ,reid1 and last but not least ,count ,benckendorff4 ,the latter 7whom ,i have frequently had the pleasure of meeting at the ,beefsteak ,club7 amused me greatly when he came to my studio by saying1 ,it is a simple task you have before you1 you have only to draw an egg--a nose--and an eyeglass and it is done4 ,,chapter ,,xiv ,,musicians--,,authors--,,actors ,,and ,,artists ,wagner4--,richter4--,dan ,godfrey4--,arthur ,cecil4--,sir ,frederick ,bridge and bombs4--,w4 ,s4 ,penley4--,sir ,herbert ,tree4--,max ,beerbohm4--,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,kendal4--,henry ,kemble4--,sir ,edgar ,boehm4--,george ,du ,maurier4--,rudyard ,kipling4--,alfred ,austin4 --,william ,black4--,thomas ,hardy4--,w4 ,e4 ,henley4--,egerton ,castle4 --,samuel ,smiles4--,farren4--,sir ,squire and ,lady ,bancroft4--,dion ,boucicault and his wife4--,sir ,charles ,wyndham4--,leo ,trevor4-- ,cyril ,maude4--,william ,gillette4--,the late ,dion ,boucicault4-- ,arthur ,bourchier4--,allan ,aynesworth4--,charlie ,hawtrey4--,the ,grossmiths4--,h4 ,b4 ,irving4--,w4 ,l4 ,courtney4--,willie ,elliot4-- ,beau ,little4--,henry ,arthur ,jones4--,gustave ,dore4--,j4 ,mac,neil ,whistler4--,walter ,crane4--,f4 ,c4 ,g4--,lady ,ashburton and her forgetfulness4 ,i was a privileged member of a select audience at a rehearsal in #ahgg at the ,albert ,hall with the intention of studying ,wagner and his eccentricities1 while he was conducting one of his own operas1 therefore1 ,i was not as surprised as ,i might have been when ,i observed him waving his baton and growing more and more excited1 dancing on and off his stool1 until finally losing his head he grew very angry with everything and everybody1 and gave up evidently in fear of one of those nervous attacks to which he was subject4 ,richter then took the baton and conducted magnificently4 ,under very different circumstances ,i studied ,dan ,godfrey the bandmaster1 a very different type of musician1 when he had just been promoted to the rank of lieutenant4 ,an officer on guard invited me to breakfast after ,i had watched him conduct the band in the quadrangle of ,st4 ,james' ,palace1 to enable me to examine his features more clearly4 ,arthur ,cecil1 the actor1 loved music and was a born musician in addition to his interest in the stage1 and was for some time in co-partnership with ,mrs4 ,john ,wood at the ,court ,theatre4 ,he was the first ,baron ,stein in ,diplomacy4 ,during his fatal illness at ,brighton ,i visited him in the nursing home1 and his first words to me were uttered in complaint of his food1 for he dearly loved his food4 ,what do you think they gave me to-day8 he said4 ,a boiled mutton chop4 ,when he was convalescent he gained permission from his doctor to go1 with his nurse1 to reside at the ,brighton ,orleans ,club1 and whenever the menu was put before him1 he selected the choice dishes dear to his heart 7or his palate7 that had been forbidden him a very short time previously4 ,his greatest pleasure1 however1 was to be able to play the piano again1 and that he did before me in the private hospital1 his first selection being some music from his favourite opera of ,hansel und ,gretel4 ,owing to his indiscretion during convalescence1 he caught cold which caused his death prematurely1 for he was under sixty4 ,after many times acting as an amateur he joined ,german ,reed's company at ,st4 ,george's ,hall1 and from there went to the ,haymarket ,theatre1 after which he had a distinguished career as an actor in comedy4 ,he was very popular both at the ,garrick and ,beefsteak ,clubs4 ,of course ,sir ,frederick ,bridge was an acquaintance of his1 for ,arthur was devoted to sacred music4 ,although it is quite ten years since ,i portrayed ,sir ,frederick he appeared just the same when ,i saw him recently at lunch at our mutual friend1 ,c4 ,s4 ,cockburn's house4 ,he has1 ,i think1 officiated at innumerable historical ceremonies1 including the ,jubilees of '#hg and '#ig1 as well as the ,coronations of ,king ,edward and ,king ,george4 ,he told me the following story1 in the terse and witty manner which is so characteristic of him4 ,illustration3 ,,richard ,,wagner4 #ahgg4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,abbe ,,liszt4 #ahhf4 ,in '#hg1 just before the ,queen's ,jubilee1 a good deal of alarm was experienced in consequence of the ,fenian outrages1 and the very frequent discoveries of clockwork bombs in black bags4 ,previous to the ,royal visit1 the ,abbey was closed to the public and the utmost precautions were taken by the officials to ensure the ,royal safety1 by the order of ,colonel ,majendie 7another of my victims7 the ,chief ,inspector of ,explosives4 ,every portion of the choir stand was examined1 and even the organ pipes and every corner of the ,abbey was subjected to vigorous inspection4 ,the day before the ,royal ceremony1 ,i called a rehearsal of the band1 and after their departure ,i remained in the organ loft to look over my music for the next day1 in the company of a young pupil1 who interrupted me when ,i was engrossed in my music1 by calling my attention to a strange noise4 ',listen1 ,doctor1' he said1 'don't you hear a ticking8' ',ticking6' ,i shouted4 ',where8' ,jumping out of my seat1 ,i listened intently1 and sure enough1 ,i heard a faint sound that was strangely ominous1 and in the corner of the loft ,i saw that fateful sight--a little black bag4 ,i confess ,i behaved very badly1 for instead of waiting to be blown to pieces for my country1 ,i left the loft as quickly as possible and hastened into the ,cloister1 where ,i met an old servant4 ,he was a comfortable looking old creature with a glass eye4 ',graves1' ,i said1 'go up into the organ loft and fetch a little black bag that you will find in the corner4' ',yes1 sir1' he replied1 and ambled off unsuspectingly4 ,then ,i waited4 ,i do not know what ,i expected to see--a headless ,graves returning in some gruesome but faithful remnant trying to perform this last request--but ,i breathed again when he reappeared safe and sound--with the bag--which contained an alarm clock1 ticking away very merrily4 ,i discovered upon inquiry that a cornet in the band had bought the clock for his wife on the way to the rehearsal1 and how he had escaped detection1 with the bag1 and run the gauntlet of the fifty policemen who were guarding the ,abbey ,i never quite knew4 ,if a rumour of my discovery had got into the papers1 ,i do not think the ,queen would have come to the ,abbey2 as it was1 ,i might have made my fortune by giving a nice little account of it to the ,press4 ,that is my only experience of dynamite4 ,graves died safely in bed a short time ago1 and when ,i sent a wreath to his funeral1 ,i thought of the episode of the bag1 for to the day of his death1 he used to say1 ',you very nearly blew me up that time1 sir6' ,quite recently ,sir ,frederick has married again for the third time4 ,illustration3 ,,kubelik4 #aijc4 ,illustration3 ,,sir ,,frederick ,,bridge4 #aijd4 ,illustration3 ,,paderewski4 #ahii4 ,most people are unaware that the late ,w4 ,s4 ,penley was a clever musician1 and had a remarkably fine organ in his house which he delighted in playing2 also that he was a choir boy4 ,i saw him in his inimitable and famous part in ,charley's ,aunt several times1 and one could hardly realize he could have worn a serious look or had a quiet side to his character4 ,when he stood to me in my studio1 ,i was attempting to catch a certain expression that ,i knew was very characteristic of him4 ,i ran backwards and forwards1 to quickly seize the look and convey it to my paper1 and staggering backwards once too often in my forgetfulness and interest1 ,i went head over heels over my rug4 ,penley did not stop laughing for some minutes and said when ,i had recovered 7and he had671 ,i shall not forget that1 it was too funny--and when ,i play the part of an artist1 ,i shall put your little accident and incidental business in4 ,but not very long afterwards he retired from the stage and death claimed him before the opportunity came4 ,i have always been treated with the greatest possible kindness by members of the theatrical profession1 and ,i cannot speak too highly of the aid they have given me when occasion called for it4 ,it only seems the other day since ,i caricatured ,sir ,herbert ,tree in #ahij1 when he looked a slim young man with a remarkably sleek figure4 ,i think it was in the ,red ,lamp that a lady who had seen ,tree's first performance in the part prophesied his enormous future1 and told me she considered he would win a position on the stage that would rival ,irving's1 but no doubt the same idea entered other heads4 ,quite recently ,sir ,herbert presented me with his book1 which is quite unique amongst the literary efforts written by the members of his profession1 and is well worth study1 as he jokingly impressed upon me at the time1 adding that no man should consider his life completed unless he read it before he died4 ,which reminded me of ,bulwer ,lytton who told me that no young man's education was complete who had not read ,scott through and through4 ,i first met ,max ,beerbohm quite a long time ago when ,i was at the ,mitre 7,oxford71 when ,julius ,beerbohm happened to be staying there also and he invited me to dine with him1 adding3-- ,i want you to meet ,max ,beerbohm1 my half-brother1 because ,i should particularly like you to see some most amusing caricatures that he has drawn1 and which ,i think you will appreciate1 and ,i did4 ,max has now a world-wide reputation in caricature and in letters2 then he was an undergraduate and invited me to lunch in his rooms1 when he showed me many of his humorous sketches4 ,the ,kendals ,i have known since ,i was a boy1 and ,i was first introduced to them at the house of the late ,mr4 ,augustus ,dubourg1 then an official in the ,house of ,lords1 and joint author1 with ,tom ,taylor1 of ,new ,men and ,old ,acres1 in which they played4 ,their retirement from the stage1 which was not advertised in any way or accompanied by the usual benefit1 was one of the greatest losses1 in my opinion1 that the stage has known1 for ,mrs4 ,kendal 7,madge ,robertson71 who was a sister of ,robertson the author of ,school1 etc41 is one of the most beautiful and consummate artistes ,england has ever produced4 ,william ,kendal himself1 would even now1 almost fill the part of a young man on the stage1 for with him years do not tell us a tale of age4 ,if ,i were to relate all the anecdotes that ,i have heard of ,henry ,kemble 7or the beetle as he was known7 ,i might yarn for ever4 ,for instance1 on one occasion the tax collector called on ,kemble for the ,queen's taxes1 ,quite an unusual tax1 said ,kemble2 but after much discussion he found he had to pay4 ,very well1 he said to the collector1 ,i will pay just this once but pray inform ,her ,majesty from me that she must not look upon me as a permanent source of income4 ,some of ,charlie ,brookfield's stories were very funny4 ,he also drew a series of caricatures of ,kemble as a special constable1 in which capacity he was enlisted in a time of riots4 ,there is a story ,brooks used to tell of ,kemble4 ,he and ,kemble were returning from a theatre one evening when they observed a large crowd gathered round the ,mansion ,house4 ,dismissing their cab1 they prepared to join in the fun1 if there was to be any1 and on approaching1 found ,sir ,charles ,dilke was speaking from a window4 ,as they had arrived somewhat late and the speech was nearly over1 their interest was not excited1 nor did they comprehend the gist of the matter4 ,here and there rough-looking men commented aloud with decided emphasis1 sometimes for and sometimes against the speaker1 when ,brookfield1 in a mischievous mood1 thought he would add his comment to the next remark4 ,what abart the dockers6 he roared1 choosing his words quite at random1 with his hand to his mouth1 in loud imitation of his audience4 ,yus--what abart the dockers1 shouted a navvy next to him1 and immediately pandemonium followed1 ,brookfield's hat being squashed in1 his coat ripped up1 and a few minutes later1 two very dishevelled actors emerged from the melee1 wondering vaguely why the dockers had proved such a sore point6 ,when ,i made my drawing of ,sir ,edgar ,boehm1 the famous sculptor1 ,i depicted him working in a characteristic attitude upon his bust of ,ruskin1 which was in the rough clay and half finished4 ,he was engaged also at the time upon a bust of ,queen ,victoria1 to whom he was ,sculptor in ,ordinary4 ,imagine my surprise when ,i received the following letter from ,sir ,edgar3-- ,feb4 #bnd1 #ahha4 ,,dear ,,mr4 ,,ward1 444 ,did you hear that the ,queen when she saw your excellent portrait of me was under the impression that ,ruskin's bust was meant for one of herself6 till some time after the mistake was pointed out to ,h4,m4 ,i have heard it now from three different people who know1 else ,i should not have believed that we could be for one instant suspected of being disloyal4444 ,yours sincerely1 ,j4 ,e4 ,boehm4 ,very shortly after the deaths of ,boehm1 ,millais1 and ,leighton 7who died within a very short time of one another7 it interested me to visit their tombs in ,st4 ,paul's1 and ,i was almost staggered when ,i beheld on ,sir ,edgar ,boehm's tomb a crude reproduction in brass of my ,vanity ,fair cartoon6 ,some time after ,i met ,linley ,sambourne 7who was a particular friend of his71 and when ,i asked him if he knew who was the designer1 he replied1 ,his son--,i thought you were aware of that4 ,have you never heard that ,sir ,edgar said that he should never give any friend his photograph in future1 but always send the ,vanity ,fair representation of himself instead4 ,the sketch of ,george du ,maurier ,i made for him while he was busily engaged at his drawing-table illustrating ,trilby4 ,illustration3 ,,sir ,,edgar ,,boehm1 ,,bart41 ,r4,a4 #ahha4 ,illustration3 ,from the brass on ,sir ,edgar ,boehm's tomb in ,st4 ,paul's ,cathedral4 ,the idea evidently was suggested1 though without my knowledge1 by the cartoon here reproduced4 ,i also made a caricature of his son1 ,gerald du ,maurier1 for ,vanity ,fair1 who told me that ,dana ,gibson in his early days had such a great admiration for his father's work that he had founded his own largely from its study4 ,when the two artists met many years after in ,london1 du ,maurier1 who was not only a great artist but a man of singularly sweet and generous disposition1 paid ,dana ,gibson the compliment of telling him that if1 as a student1 he had used him as a guide the follower had certainly outstripped the leader4 ,the story reflects the modesty and generosity of ,george du ,maurier1 but1 of course1 it does not follow that this view is taken by the public4 ,rudyard ,kipling1 being thoroughly accustomed to studios1 was at once at home in mine1 and was so engrossing in his conversation with ,oliver ,fry 7the then editor of ,vanity ,fair7 that it was all that ,i could do to stick to my sketch1 and not give myself up entirely to listening to his interesting and amusing stories4 ,i watched him1 however1 and took him in his most humorous mood4 ,in the case of the late ,poet ,laureate1 ,mr4 ,alfred ,austin1 ,i required but a tiny scrap of paper to take my notes4 ,it was at his charming house1 ,swinford ,old ,manor1 which is surrounded by the garden that he loved and in which we strolled4 ,his dress was that of a country squire and not that of a long-haired poet4 ,he stood but a few feet high4 ,william ,black1 the novelist 7who was also small in stature71 was very modest and cheerful4 ,i represented him in waders with a large salmon rod1 for being a ,scot he was an expert with it4 ,his deep-red complexion and dark eyes surrounded by thick-rimmed spectacles conduced to the making of an effective cartoon4 ,mr4 ,thomas ,hardy was not talkative as a sitter1 but he was pleasant4 ,in appearance he did not present the idea of the typical literary man3 his clothes had a sporting touch about them4 ,i believe that one of my most popular character-portraits was that of ,w4 ,e4 ,henley1 the poet who looked more like an ,australian bush-ranger than a follower of the winged ,muse4 ,he was brought to my studio by ,mr4 ,charles ,whibley1 the well-known writer4 ,in consequence of his lameness he sat1 and he told capital stories of ,whistler and other interesting characters4 ,mr4 ,egerton ,castle posed splendidly in his rich brown velvet fencing costume with foil in hand1 and looked so self-confident and certain of victory that one might have thought that he was concocting a plot for a new story of romance4 ,i must not close this note on authors without a word of tribute to the old-fashioned charm and courtesy of ,samuel ,smiles1 who presented me with a copy of his famous book1 ,self-,help4 ,i find that my earliest recollections of the stage are also the keenest1 and the acting ,i saw in my youth seems to have made the most lasting impression4 ,the stage world was1 of course1 much more limited in its dimensions in those days1 and the few representatives of genius were nearer and1 perhaps in consequence1 seemingly greater than in later years1 when of all the ministers of delight it must be acknowledged that the actor gives most pleasure to the greatest number of people4 ,as a youth ,i was fond of attending first nights1 and continued to be present at them whenever ,i had the chance1 until by degrees ,i came to the conclusion that although a first night was amusing in many ways ,i preferred not to risk a failure1 but to wait for the play that ,i knew was worth seeing4 ,illustration3 #aiji4 ,,sir ,,henry ,,lucy4 ,illustration3 ,w4 ,e4 ,,henley4 #ahib4 ,illustration3 #ahha4 ,w4 ,s4 ,,gilbert4 ,illustration3 ,,rudyard ,,kipling4 #ahid4 ,the ,sir ,peter ,teazle of old ,william ,farren will always last in my memory1 and ,i recollect it from my youth4 ,of course ,i used to enjoy1 of all things1 the old ,prince of ,wales's ,theatre under the management of ,bancroft and ,mrs4 ,bancroft1 whose truly great acting1 especially in the ,robertson plays1 was indeed a delight4 ,earlier than that1 too1 ,i remember how deeply ,i was impressed with the acting of the elder ,boucicault and his wife in those vivid dramatic representations of ,irish life1 ,the ,colleen ,bawn and ,the ,shaughran4 ,in private life the feelings of this old and distinguished actor on the subject of ,home ,rule were identical with that of ,redmond at the present time1 and he did not hesitate to express them4 ,sir ,charles ,wyndham1 our veteran actor1 of whom we are most justly proud1 seems to have one leg in the past and the other in the present1 so unconscious of the passing years and full of life and power does he still seem on those occasions on which the public have the opportunity of watching this favourite of several generations of playgoers4 ,the peculiarly low-pitch of the voice with its pleasing upward gradation1 the finished manner1 the sympathetic attraction1 all these qualities have ever belonged to ,wyndham4 ,of course1 ,i saw him many times in ,david ,garrick1 the play through which he is best known1 but there are many parts in modern comedy wherein he stands alone1 for instance1 in ,mrs4 ,dane's ,defence1 the play in which ,miss ,lena ,ashwell won her first laurels4 ,i consider myself particularly fortunate in being able to count ,mr4 ,leo ,trevor among my friends4 ,i caricatured him for ,vanity ,fair in a straw hat and the ,zingari colours4 ,he is the cheeriest of good fellows--his bright and happy smile is particularly characteristic of the nature of the man1 who1 in spite of the fact that he is so much sought after1 always remains unspoilt4 ,the public probably knows him best through his most popular play1 ,the ,flag ,lieutenant1 which1 coming as it did just after the ,boer ,war1 appealed to the sympathy and patriotism of all4 ,the author was particularly fortunate in being able to portray his creation of the ,major through the genius of ,mr4 ,cyril ,maude4 ,under the mirth and mirth-provoking art of this gifted actor there always runs that magic touch which has been defined as serious without being earnest6 ,in character parts1 especially those associated with the typical old gentleman1 he is of course1 incomparable1 but whether he is cast for an old or a young or a middle-aged part he can always draw the smiles and the tears of his audience4 ,of course1 when sketching him ,i was most anxious to catch his characteristic expression which can only be caught through his smile4 ,when ,mr4 ,william ,gillette sat for me in dressing-gown and pipe1 ,i did not have to request him to smile1 for a serious and contemplative gaze was quite in keeping with his role of ,sherlock ,holmes4 ,during our conversation he asked me if ,i could recommend a good tobacco1 because the brand he smoked on the stage burnt his tongue4 ,i suggested ,log ,cabin1 and at our next meeting asked if he had acted on my recommendation1 and if he found the result satisfactory2 but ,log ,cabin1 in spite of its merits and mildness1 was not suitable for dramatic service as it took too long to light4 ,like another successful actor of modern times1 ,arthur ,bourchier began acting when at ,oxford4 ,after he left the ,university he used to play as a member of the company known as the ,old ,stagers at ,canterbury during the cricket week4 ,when he talked of taking his hobby seriously and becoming a professional actor he was considerably chaffed by his friends2 but he got the best of the laugh1 as from his first appearance on the legitimate stage he did well1 and was not long in proving himself one of the most powerful actors of the day4 ,my old friend1 ,allan ,aynesworth1 was another amateur who went on the stage with full confidence1 although he had less experience than ,arthur ,bourchier4 ,however1 he made a great success1 and won for himself a foremost place in the esteem of the public4 ,he is a beau ideal of an officer and a gentleman with a touch of the hero thrown in4 ,i understand that besides being a popular actor he is an excellent producer of plays4 ,when ,i started to sketch ,charlie ,hawtrey he looked almost glum1 and the only thing to help me out in conveying a humorous impression seemed to be his characteristic habit of stroking his head with his hand4 ,i asked him to think of something funny1 and the result seemed to work so well that ,i begged him to share the joke1 but he left it secret under the pretext that it was too silly to tell4 ,with the ,grossmiths talent seems hereditary2 the younger ,george ,grossmith1 son of the original ,g4 ,g41 is already a fountain of fun for modern playgoers1 and my old friend1 ,weedon ,grossmith1 is an actor who1 whenever he has had a part to suit him1 has proved himself to be an inimitable and a thorough artist which1 by the way1 he is in more senses than one4 ,one of his best parts is the ,duke of ,killiecrankie1 in which his witty and delightful personality gets full play4 ,h4 ,b4 ,irving1 through his very strong resemblance to his distinguished father1 seems almost to be a link with the past4 ,he has inherited ,sir ,henry's charm of manner and the sunny sudden smile which one remembers so well1 also his immense power of concentration4 ,he is a keen student of facial expression1 and like the late ,w4 ,s4 ,gilbert seeks his types in the criminal law courts4 ,one whom experience has convinced of the truth of the phrase1 ,new times1 new manners1 may be permitted to make the comment1 ,new times1 new plays4 ,outside the shadow of his great father's great1 but somewhat gruesome plays1 it is difficult to say what his son may not accomplish4 ,writing of ,h4 ,b4 ,irving reminds one that ,w4 ,l4 ,courtney was a don at ,oxford when ,h4 ,b4 was an undergraduate there1 and that the distinguished writer and critic had a great opinion of the young actor's talent4 ,courtney has a particularly dry sense of humour1 and he is so engrossing in conversation that when he does go to the ,garrick or ,beefsteak ,clubs late at night1 few other members who happen to be there will leave before him4 ,another excellent fellow1 who for a time was an amusing and clever actor1 is ,willie ,elliot4 ,he has a natural gift for story-telling and his ,scotch stories are inimitable4 ,as an actor1 he was for some time quite a success1 and created the part of ,deedes1 the gifted author1 in ,a ,pantomime ,rehearsal1 afterwards played by ,charlie ,little1 and he was also strikingly good in the ,little ,minister4 ,the late ,c4 ,p4 ,little was a most delightful creature who is best described as ,society's ,impressario4 ,when ,little left the stage he started to chronicle the doings of ,society1 and was so much in it that he became a part of it4 ,his entire attention was concentrated on the constitution1 influence1 and the events of ,society1 and he knew every detail relating to its proceedings1 manners1 and whims4 ,in his unique part he was a complete success1 and always an acquisition4 ,,from ,,nursery ,,rhyme ,,sketches1 #ahfg4 ,illustration3 ,the father gone a-hunting4 ,illustration3 ,the mother gone to buy a skin ,to wrap the ,baby ,bunting in4 ,illustration3 ,,rt4 ,,hon4 ,,bobby ,,low amused by seeing himself with others in the ,ministry represented on the stage at the ,court ,theatre in a burlesque called the ,happy ,land4 ,i sat next him4 ,illustration3 ,,mr ,,justice ,a4 ,t4 ,,lawrence 7,a study74 ,illustration3 ,,danckwerts1 ,k4,c4 7,study74 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,late ,,lord ,,chief ,,justice ,,cockburn4 7,sketched in ,court during ,tichbourne ,trial47 ,illustration3 ,a smile from ,nature4 7,study47 ,illustration3 ,,henry ,,irving as ,shylock4 ,mr4 ,henry ,arthur ,jones usually rode to the theatre1 and as ,i found him conducting a rehearsal of the ,bauble ,shop in riding-kit ,i sketched him in it with a hunting-crop in one hand and a book of the play in the other1 which reminds me of another subject who wished to be painted in boots and breeches1 and turned up at my studio in a pair of the latter that had evidently been worn in earlier days1 for they appeared to irk him somewhat round the knees4 ,after he had been standing for a considerable length of time1 ,i asked him to rest1 as ,i always prefer to give my sitters as little trouble and fatigue as possible4 ,but he did not move1 and finally when ,i asked him again he remarked rather ruefully3-- ,either ,i shall have to go on standing for ever or ,i shall fall over1 for ,i'm paralysed by these breeches4 ,so ,i had to treat him like a lay figure and liberate each limb and rub it until the circulation was restored4 ,another sitter was an undergraduate in training for the ',varsity boat-race4 ,i have found men of this rowing calibre usually wonderful sitters1 being perfectly fit2 this particular young man was in excellent form1 so much so that he completely outstood me and said when ,i1 at last1 begged him to have a rest3-- ,why ,i can go on standing all day without fatigue6 ,the following is an amusing but somewhat embarrassing contretemps which befell me at an afternoon party4 ,i was greeted on arrival by my hostess's young and effusive daughter whose father ,i had just cartooned in ,vanity ,fair and who introduced me to an old lady1 exclaiming3-- ,this is ,mr4 ,leslie ,ward4444 ,i should say the great ,mr4 ,leslie ,ward6 whereupon the old lady raised her lorgnettes and gazed severely through them at me1 and then turning to the young lady remarked somewhat ironically1 ,i think perhaps in future you'd better label your guests4 ,i felt inclined to sink into the floor1 especially when ,i viewed the embarrassment of my young hostess1 and then the cold gaze of the lady4444 ,i have often wondered since whether ,i had caricatured her husband4 ,artists have not been entirely ignored in ,vanity ,fair2 ,gustave ,dore was a willing victim1 and gave me good opportunities of watching him in a studio in ,london while at work1 but eventually ,i represented him as ,i first saw him1 in dress clothes4 ,i nearly fell over his sketches on the floor1 for they were so thickly spread about everywhere4 ,somewhere about the same period ,i did ,whistler1 who was an excellent subject1 but his unlimited peculiarities lay more in his gesture and speech and habits4 ,i never went to a social function at which he was present without hearing his caustic1 nasal little laugh1 ,ha-ha-ho-ho-he-he raised at the wrong moment4 ,for instance1 when a song was being sung in a drawing-room1 or when a speech was being made at a public dinner4 ,at the same time there was something quite irresistible about the fascination of the man4 ,he lived in a house in ,tite ,street on the ,chelsea ,embankment where there was a charming garden1 and every one who had the opportunity breakfasted with him when invited1 although the menu usually consisted of a sardine and a cup of coffee4 ,his wife1 who was the widow of ,godwin1 the architect1 was a charming woman1 and he simply adored her2 in fact he so much felt her death that he was never the same high-spirited man after4 ,illustration3 handwritten note ,a propos of public dinners1 ,i am reminded of ,walter ,crane1 whose name ,i always shall hold in grateful memory1 because he saved me from that most detestable task1 at least to me1 a public speech4 ,we were invited as representatives of art to the ,company of ,patten ,makers1 the ,lord ,mayor being present1 and ,i was suddenly told in the middle of a pheasant course1 that ,i should be expected to speak1 a piece of information that agitated me considerably1 but was much relieved when ,crane1 who sat next to me1 took the burden off my shoulders1 and saved the situation very cleverly indeed4 ,f4 ,carruthers ,gould1 with his bushy eyebrows1 ,i frequently came in contact with in the precincts of the ,house of ,commons where we were both engrossed in making mental notes of our subjects4 ,i have a great admiration for his work in which he has expressed the views of his party with admirable spirit in some of the finest cartoons of the age4 ,many people are unaware he was originally a member of the ,stock ,exchange1 but he was not born for that business1 although in it he saw ample opportunity for caricature4 ,it was there that he made a startling cartoon in which he represented the ,members of the ,stock ,exchange as the animals coming out of the ,ark two by two1 in a truly humorous manner1 and this made his reputation4 ,i have always admired the way in which he introduced birds into his caricatures1 and on one occasion remarked to him how beautifully1 and with what thorough knowledge1 he drew them2 and he then informed me that he was the nephew of the great ornithologist1 ,gould1 and had been brought up among birds from his earliest youth4 ,his political cartoons are most humorously conceived and carried out1 although we know which side he favours in politics4 ,a stray anecdote occurs to me1 as ,i write1 of the very artistic but eccentric ,louisa ,lady ,ashburton1 a gifted lady who knew most of the really great literary and artistic people of her age1 and counted many others1 such as ,watts and ,carlyle1 her intimates4 ,my mother1 who knew her very well1 painted several interiors of her residence1 ,kent ,house1 ,knightsbridge1 in one of which a striking portrait of her figured4 ,but my story is chiefly concerned with the exacting old lady from whom ,i received a letter through her secretary 7previous to my introduction to her71 saying1 ,she had taken a fancy to a pencil-sketch of mine1 of a child that she had seen1 and that if ,i would lunch with her1 at a day and hour mentioned1 we could discuss the possibility of my making a portrait of her little grandson4 ,the day arrived and with it a thick fog--for it was in ,november--,i called upon the lady at the time stated in her letter1 and was informed that she was out4 ,after waiting some little time1 ,i took myself off for a short while2 had lunch elsewhere and returned about three o'clock1 and was more fortunate this time1 for ,i was announced into the dining-room1 where ,i found ,lady ,ashburton and her lady secretary at lunch1 to which they had just sat down4 ,i was much astonished1 after being requested to take a seat at the table1 to receive rather a strong glare from my hostess1 with the query1 ,who is he8 to her secretary4 ,this is ,mr4 ,leslie ,ward2 don't you remember the letter ,i wrote at your request asking him to lunch to-day8 ,whereupon the forgetful lady remembered1 and asked me promptly to have a glass of port4 ,afterwards we went to the drawing-room1 where the little boy was sent for and ,i was requested to begin the drawing there and then1 and upon my remarking that the light was too bad owing to the fog1 and that ,i should be very pleased to make a mental study of the child before ,i began my portrait upon a brighter day1 she observed that she quite understood from me that ,i had come to make the drawing1 and said it was perfectly easy to draw by lamp-light1 so ,i wasn't allowed out of the house before ,i had started4 ,then ,i found her ladyship1 although considerably advanced in years1 was still a student of drawing1 for she produced the cast of a head and was getting ready to copy it4 ,i was straining my eyes in attempting to draw the little boy1 while she was endeavouring to place the cast in position and soliciting my attention to her work at frequent intervals4 ,when finally the pencil sketch of her small grandson was completed1 as it was after a second sitting by daylight1 ,i received the most delightful letter of appreciation and thanks from her ladyship1 which ,i have kept to this day4 ,soon after my mother urged me to attend a special exhibition at the ,school of ,art ,needlework in which she was interested1 and the first person ,i saw on entering was old ,lady ,ashburton4 ,i went up to her and began to thank her for her welcome appreciation of my small drawing1 and again she looked at me with astonishment and wonder4 ,who are you8444 ,i don't know you1 she said4 ,this time ,i did not hesitate to enlighten her4 ,oh1 she smiled in remembrance1 ,go and find ,miss ,phillimore2 ,i want to speak to her4 ,,chapter ,,xv ,,notable ,,peers--,,tangier--,,the ,,tecks ,peers of the ,period4--,my ,voyage to ,tangier4--,marlborough ,house and ,white ,lodge4 ,in #ahhj1 the new premises of ,the ,daily ,telegraph were opened in ,fleet ,street4 ,it will be remembered that the paper was originated by ,mr4 ,j4 ,m4 ,levy4 ,when he had made ,the ,daily ,telegraph a great permanent institution he retired from the toil of journalism and left the control and organising power to his son1 the present ,lord ,burnham1 who maintained its reputation1 and at the time of the opening ceremony of the new offices in ,fleet ,street it was undoubtedly the most popular newspaper of the day4 ,the ,prince of ,wales and ,prince ,leopold were present among the very distinguished and representative assembly to honour ,sir ,edward ,lawson1 and assist at the celebration of an interesting occasion4 ,when the guests began to move about and conversation became general1 ,i had opportunity to observe the different people1 and my eye was immediately attracted to old ,lord ,houghton 7,monckton-,milnes74 ,he had come on from a state banquet1 and was dressed in the uniform of a ,deputy-,lieutenant which was ludicrously ill-fitting1 the tunic rucked up in many folds1 whilst the trousers1 which were much too long1 hung also in folds2 on his head he wore a black skull cap1 which seemed strangely at variance with his patent leather boots1 and he carried a very long stick with a crutch handle4 ,as he moved to and fro among the guests1 his odd appearance was accentuated by the occasional contrast of the immaculately groomed contingent1 and on this occasion the poet-peer was truly a figure of fun4 ,i was not alone in my observations1 as while ,i was still gazing at him the ,prince of ,wales came up to me and remarked what a splendid opportunity was before me of making a good caricature of ,lord ,houghton1 and that ,i should never have a better4 ,immediately after and quite unaware that the subject had already been broached1 ,prince ,leopold came to me with the same suggestion4 ,after the royal party had returned from supper1 ,i noticed the ,prince of ,wales and ,lord ,houghton in deep conversation4 ,lady ,lawson1 having been let into the secret of the intended caricature1 found me a convenient place near one of the pillars1 where ,i watched him unobserved4 ,of course ,h4,r4,h4 was amused to see our manoeuvres4 ,meanwhile1 ,lord ,houghton was1 judging from his expression1 telling a wicked story to the ,prince1 and leant forward so that it should not be heard by those near4 ,as he approached the point he became convulsed with laughter1 and drawing still nearer1 in his eagerness to make it understood1 he slid to the end of the chair1 and was about to whisper it to the ,prince when the cushion1 which was not fixed1 gave way1 and he fell to the floor with his legs in the air4 ,the ,prince of ,wales picked him up1 and looked at me1 as much as to say1 ,here is your chance4 ,so that ,i went away with two ideas in my head1 one of the entry in the wonderful uniform1 and the other of the episode of falling off the chair4 ,i made my caricatures in full colour and presented them in due course to the ,princes1 the ,prince of ,wales being very much amused to find that the same idea had occurred to them both1 and ,i received a letter of thanks and full appreciation4 ,not long after1 on going into the ,beefsteak ,club1 ,i found the sole occupants of the room were ,prince ,leopold and ,whistler1 who was monopolising the ,prince's attention by reading aloud extracts from a letter he was concocting1 with the intention of administering a sound snubbing to a tradesman who had sent in an exorbitant bill4 ,jimmy1 who was priding himself far more on his literary composition than the creation of one of his masterpieces1 was chuckling over the pungent satire and barbed phrase with obvious appreciation1 but the ,prince was looking a little bored1 and1 by way of changing the subject1 he turned to me and said that he had only just received the caricature of ,lord ,houghton1 and how delighted he was with it4 ,an altogether very different type of peer was the old ,marquis of ,winchester1 hereditary bearer of the ,cap of ,maintenance1 whose office it is to carry the ,cap on state occasions1 such as the ,opening of ,parliament4 ,on the last occasion on which ,queen ,victoria opened ,parliament in person1 ,i recollect this ,marquis1 who was the last remaining representative of the old ,georgian type of beau1 and of most picturesque appearance1 make a striking figure in the group4 ,it was the only occasion on which ,i was present at the ceremony1 and ,i remember that as the ,queen was going up the steps of the throne1 she slipped4 ,in the early spring of #ahhb1 having a troublesome cough which ,i could not shake off1 ,i was ordered to take a trip to ,tangier4 ,it was indeed a novel idea to me1 having travelled so little1 to see so primitive and interesting a place as it had been described to me1 and with a portfolio of unfinished ,vanity ,fair cartoons to complete while away1 ,i set off on a ,p4 and ,o4 for ,gibraltar4 ,i arrived there in a dense mist1 which1 however1 passed off in a few hours4 ,i had a letter of introduction to ,colonel ,whitaker1 who was in command of the ,artillery at this time1 and having ascertained that there was no boat to take me to ,tangier for two or three days1 ,i promptly presented my letter1 which was answered with equal promptitude1 inviting me to dine at the regimental mess on the following evening4 ,i1 of course1 accepted1 and had a thoroughly good time4 ,next day ,i called upon him at one of the charming villas on the ,rock1 to thank him for his hospitality4 ,anxious to be in the warm and sunny clime of ,africa1 ,i now lost no time in getting on board a paddle-boat of sorts for my destination4 ,i didn't like the look of the morning1 for it was not one that ,i had pictured to myself as being appropriate to the occasion4 ,when we were under way1 ,i noticed a depressing-looking group of ,moors huddled up together1 who1 as the vessel proceeded1 grew very ill indeed1 and this didn't enliven matters4 ,on arriving in the ,bay of ,tangier1 the passengers were landed in small boats1 their baggage being seized from them1 regardless of instructions1 by a collection of officious ,moors1 who followed them with the porters to their respective hotels4 ,illustration3 ,,lord ,,newlands4 #aiji4 ,illustration3 ,,count ,,de ,,soveral4 7,late ,portuguese ,minister74 #ahih4 ,illustration3 ,m4 ,,gennadilts 7,greek ,minister in ,england for #cj years74 #ahhh4 ,the proprietor of the ,continental1 ,ansaldo by name1 was quite a personality and looked after his visitors with the greatest interest1 especially those who were likely to make a prolonged stay in his hotel4 ,evidently anxious to make me at home1 he immediately introduced me to a young doctor who was permanently staying in the hotel1 and who knew the ropes1 and he was quite a good fellow and very useful in showing me the way about4 ,my disappointment regarding the weather led me to inquire of him if it was at all usual to see such dull skies in ,tangier1 and how long the drizzling rain was likely to last4 ,the answer came promptly1 ,wait and see1 and ,i did for a week1 when the sun appeared in its full glory and everything was couleur de rose for a long time to come4 ,having a letter of introduction to ,mr4 ,white 7the ,consul71 ,i lost little time in calling upon him1 and after ringing at the bell of the ,consulate and giving instructions for its safe delivery1 ,i was shown into the drawing-room4 ,he was evidently occupied at the time1 so ,i had to wait4 ,at last he came in1 and to my astonishment handed me the letter back1 saying1 ,i think there is some mistake4 ,being much puzzled as to what he meant1 ,i took it out of the envelope and read as follows 7as nearly as ,i can remember73-- ,,dear ,,mr4 ,,ward1 ,mind when presenting the letter of introduction to ,mr4 ,white you make out that you are an intimate friend of mine1 and be careful in speaking of me to call me by my ,christian name1 ,maughan1 pronounced like ,vaughan4 ,he is a good chap and will be useful to you1 especially if he thinks you are a great pal of mine1 etc44446 ,imagine my feelings1 which were indescribable2 with awkward apologies ,i beat a hasty retreat4 ,afterwards ,i had the face to send ,mr4 ,white the right letter1 the result being that while ,i was sketching in the market-place next morning1 he politely came up to me1 and later on ,i received an invitation to dine at his house1 so all ended well4 ,having made a faux-pas1 there was nothing now left but to forget it1 so1 under the guidance of new acquaintances1 ,i sallied forth in pursuit of pastures new4 ,the ,socco or market-place first of all appealed to me as a subject for my water-colour brush1 and from the hill 7taking it all in7 ,i made my first sketch which1 on my return home1 ,sargent happened to see and complimented me upon4 ,the picturesque groups of women in strange straw hats1 and the ,moors in their ,jhelabs1 the camels1 snake-charmers1 and the ebony-coloured men from ,timbuctoo1 were all something to feast one's eyes upon4 ,again1 the occasional saint 7mad-man7 and the strings of blind beggars were a novelty to the stranger's eye4 ,in the town1 what struck me first was the persistent way in which these blind people followed one about in pursuit of coppers2 many of them ,i was told had their eyes simmered for some quite paltry offence and in consequence were doomed for life4 ,an occasional leper1 too1 one came across1 but he was despicable beyond description in the eyes of his fellow-creatures4 ,becoming by degrees used to the first impressions1 and beginning to generalise on the surroundings1 the desire came upon me to see something of the country1 and for this purpose the hiring of a barb or mule was indispensable4 ,mr4 ,harris 7,the ,times correspondent7 and my doctor friend were extremely kind in showing me round at first1 and with their aid and advice ,i soon got to know my way about4 ,the latter escorted me in the evenings to the different haunts of vice1 the ,kieffe dens1 where men were lying sometimes unconscious from excessive abuse of the drug 7which was smoked in a small pipe71 or to a rather low ,spanish music hall of a not refined or elevating character2 and to while away the time1 ,i learnt to know how these people enjoyed their leisure hours4 ,i have no desire to bore my readers1 with detailed descriptions of the various weird and picturesque ceremonies that constantly engross the attention of ,european visitors in ,tangier1 although ,i feel sorely tempted while speaking of them to go on4 ,sumurun and ,kismet illustrate them far better than ,i can do1 and there are many well-written books on the subject4 ,my companion now suggested what he thought would best give me an idea of the surrounding country and coast scenery1 viz4 a ride to ,cape ,spartel#i ,lighthouse4 ,i assented1 and we hired the mules4 ,the view all along the route was certainly very engrossing2 but at certain altitudes1 looking down on the sea1 ,i felt as though ,i must fall over into the abyss below1 it being so precipitous6 ,however1 we reached our destination in safety and ,i was well rewarded by the panorama that surrounded us4 ,after dismounting and taking refreshment1 a ,moor approached with what appeared to be--rather uncanny--a full-grown scorpion4 ,after marking1 with a piece of stick1 a circular line on the ground he proceeded to cover it with red-hot ashes1 and when this wall of charcoal was completed1 to place the wretched scorpion within the circle4 ,naturally1 it did its utmost to escape1 but1 growing weary in its attempts1 arched its tail over its back and stung itself to death4 ,this was termed suicide1 but ,i fear the scorching was the cause1 although it retired well into the middle of the circle first4 ,the performance1 although curious1 was distinctly not edifying4 ,about now ,i was lucky enough to make the acquaintance of an ,english merchant--,mr4 ,stanbury--from ,birmingham who annually visited ,morocco4 ,he knew the country and the people and could speak their language1 and not only was he a useful travelling companion1 but a very nice fellow to boot4 ,as he was starting on a business visit to ,tetuan1 and invited me to come with him1 ,i took this exceptional advantage of joining him1 as ,i heard it was a place that an artist would revel in4 ,we were most unlucky in the day we selected to start1 for it rained incessantly4 ,i wore a common ,moorish ,jhelab1 which1 being full of grease1 protected me from the damp4 ,a soldier and muleteer accompanied us1 and notwithstanding that we were well mounted1 our journey was not all my fancy pictured4 ,it is about a sixty-mile ride1 and although we plodded on1 the ground was so heavy that it was useless to attempt to get into the town that night4 ,we therefore stopped half-way at the ,fondak where the cattle are housed1 at four in the afternoon4 ,the rain showing no signs of ceasing1 we put up for the night4 ,after being served with hot coffee and brandy from a primitive bar1 we lay down on straw mats which apparently had not been shaken for months4 ,my friend1 as the time went on1 being evidently used to an emergency of this kind1 calmly went to sleep2 ,i1 on the other hand1 being attacked by an army of fleas1 did not get any rest before two o'clock1 when ,i fell into a deep slumber from which ,i found it difficult to awake4 ,as we had to make a start at three1 ,i pulled myself together1 but in the hurry left my gold wrist-watch behind me4 ,the annexe adjoining the bar was occupied by the proprietor1 his wife1 and a coffee boy4 ,we were soon in our saddles1 escorted as before1 and entered the gates of the city1 where the consul with others were in readiness to receive us4 ,we entered a mansion1 and ,i was puzzled to know whether it was a hotel or the ,consulate1 as the consul conducted us there4 ,he was an ,eastern of sorts1 that was certain1 and one who was evidently acclimatized to bad drainage1 for ,i nearly choked as ,i was shown my room4 ,upon realizing the absence of my watch1 the soldier lost little time in going back for it1 but not finding it1 brought back the proprietor of the ,fondak as a suspect4 ,next morning ,i rose feeling very chippy1 but being somewhat refreshed after partaking of a light breakfast1 proceeded to the outskirts of the town with my sketch-book1 where ,i discovered some picturesque bits4 ,on returning to my hotel ,i found a summons to give evidence in a case of alleged robbery4 ,the law court to which ,i was taken was presided over by two picturesque elderly judges in the purest of white robes and equally clean turbans4 ,our party was fully represented4 ,the man professed complete innocence of having even seen the watch1 so meanwhile he was kept under surveillance4 ,the effect of the poisonous atmosphere ,i had imbibed in my lodging began to tell on my health1 so ,i determined to get out of it and cut short my otherwise interesting visit4 ,i was now on my homeward journey1 and having conveyed my instructions to the escort1 viz4 that if he should fail to extract a confession from the man 7who then had his arms bound with cord71 he was to trouble no more about him and leave him at the ,fondak4 ,about this the soldier seems to have taken no heed and was obdurate1 and upon arriving there1 arrested the coffee-coloured coffee boy as well1 and marched the two of them into ,tangier4 ,although this annoyed me and ,i tried to remonstrate at the time1 ,i was powerless in the matter4 ,on arriving in ,tangier1 however1 very tired1 ,i was only too glad to dismiss them from my mind and give orders that they should be at once liberated1 while ,i came to the conclusion that the woman was the guilty party after all4 ,after the first ten days of ,north ,african air1 my cough had gone1 so that ,i was quite able to appreciate the change of scene1 the white buildings1 the coloured people1 the superb vegetation1 the mosques 7but not the mosquitoes1 as the latter worried me terribly72 and by degrees the fascination of the climate1 the atmosphere of romance and adventure surrounding the interesting race amongst whom ,i was living1 took hold of me4 ,my artistic sense was being constantly appealed to1 and everywhere ,i saw a picture awaiting my brush4 ,the ,arabs and ,moors1 in their picturesque dresses1 were to me extraordinarily attractive1 with their magnificent physique and bearing1 and especially the letter-carriers with their finely moulded ankles and feet with perfect straight toes4 ,at ,tangier ,i was fortunate enough to behold two of the most beautiful pictures ,i have ever seen4 ,i was walking in the bay one evening1 watching the sun set like a ball of fire1 dipping into a sea that shimmered with a thousand opalescent reflections as the wavelets rippled to my feet1 when ,i came upon a group of swarthy1 naked fishermen hauling in their nets1 which were full of leaping fish that scintillated iridescently4 ,with strong fine movements the men drew them in1 some standing in the water1 others on the shore1 their bodies wet with the water that rolled off their mahogany skins in pearly drops4 ,at each movement of their superb limbs1 the play of muscle attracted my eye1 and as they turned1 their bodies bathed in the amber light1 ,i saw a multitude of scales from the fish clinging to their bodies1 like so many sequins1 gold in the sun and silver in the colder light from the east4 ,spellbound1 ,i watched them falling into groups and alternating attitudes1 which in themselves were magnificent--an ,arabian ,nights dream and an ideal composition for the painter who could depict the movement1 colour1 and light of a scene that few men are lucky enough to behold4 ,i shall never forget it and never see such beauty again1 for it is well-nigh impossible that nature should repeat such perfection1 with similar conspiracies of light1 shade1 and shadow in exactly the same manner4 ,illustration3 ,,general ,,smith-,,dorrien4 #aiaa4 ,illustration3 ,,lord ,,roberts4 #aijj4 ,illustration3 ,,lord ,,kitchener4 #ahii4 ,another scene ,i was privileged to witness from the balcony of my room 7which looked down on some rocks in the bay71 where ,i was lazing in the sun one morning1 when ,i became aware of a picturesque group of ,moorish ladies who1 with their maids1 were preparing to disrobe by the sea4 ,the process was interesting because it was so astonishingly beautiful2 after removing their outer garment and yashmak1 they appeared in robes of every imaginable colour4 ,garment after garment was divested in this manner1 and each one more bewilderingly brilliant than the other1 gorgeous orange1 green1 or scarlet1 contrasted with the cool sea and the hot ,african sky1 the rocks looming darkly in the background1 the soft sand at their feet2 and presently when a bevy of beautiful brown ladies stepped into the water1 ,i saw a real ,alma ,tadema picture without the inevitable marble1 and all the added charm of movement and the sky and the sea4 ,when my visit of five weeks was at an end1 and professional duties had to be thought of1 ,i prepared for departure1 and1 accompanied by the brothers ,duff-,gordon and ,ansaldo 7the hotel proprietor71 ,i journeyed to ,gibraltar1 where ,ansaldo had formerly been a big boss1 and was still very popular4 ,as the first race-meeting was being held1 ,i accepted his invitation to witness the sport1 where he offered me hospitality in his refreshment tent4 ,at the end of a very jolly day1 ,cosmo ,duff-,gordon and his brother joined me at the hotel1 they having returned from the bull-ring in ,algeciras2 and the next day we were homeward bound on the ,p4 and ,o4 for ,england4 99 99 99 99 99 ,one of the smartest figures in ,society was ,lord ,portarlington1 known to his friends as the ,dasher4 ,i drew him--and there was plenty of him--smoking his very unusually large cigar1 and not forgetting the gardenia1 which was in proportion4 ,a propos of the choice of riding in a four-wheeler or a hansom1 the ,dasher on one occasion played heavy lead in a cab drama in which the third person and ,i took part in addition to the cabman and the crowd4 ,we were leaving the ,beefsteak ,club together one night when the ,dasher suggested that as we were all going the same way he should give us a lift1 so he hailed a four-wheeler and we drove off4 ,he directed the driver to go to ,grosvenor ,place1 but the man mistook the way and drove on4 ,lord ,portarlington got up to direct the cabman1 ,i tried to stop him1 fearing his weight was too great for the springs to bear1 but ,i was too late--they all gave way and over we went4 ,the third occupant was a long thin creature1 whose boots ,i distinctly felt on my back as he wormed his way out through the open window1 which for the time being was in place of the roof2 then ,i felt myself being hauled up and extricated just in time to see the cabman dragged from under the horse1 which directly he was freed from his harness bolted1 taking the greater part of the crowd in his wake4 ,meantime1 ,lord ,portarlington remained a prisoner in the cab2 just then a man came up to me not knowing ,i had been a victim in the accident1 and looking at me very earnestly as much as to say1 ,this is a sad case indeed1 said in a hushed voice1 pointing to the overturned cab1 ,do you know1 sir1 there is somebody in there6 ,at last by the aid of several pairs of strong arms acting in concert ,lord ,portarlington was dragged out1 but he felt the shock badly1 and was laid up for two or three days4 ,it must have been at the end of the 'eighties when my drawing of ,m4 ,gennadius1 who has now been ,greek ,minister for over thirty years1 was published4 ,he was quite willing that ,i should have ample opportunity for observation1 and we dined and spent a pleasant evening together at his club4 ,in #ahij ,prince ,george of ,wales gave me the honour of a sitting at ,marlborough ,house4 ,his ,majesty even in those days was a good sitter1 and1 like most naval men1 was patient withal4 ,he was very natural and genial in his manner1 and ,i remember we were walking round the room and looking at the pictures by way of a little break in the monotony of the sitting1 when ,queen ,alexandra 7then ,princess of ,wales7 came into the room to know how the sketch was progressing4 ,it was through ,mr4 ,augustus ,savile ,lumley and my father that ,i first became acquainted with the ,duke of ,teck1 whom ,i had the privilege to meet on several occasions4 ,as he had learnt that the authorities on ,vanity ,fair were desirous of publishing his portrait1 and also one of ,princess ,may in that journal1 he called at my studio to talk the matter over1 and eventually it was decided that ,i should visit ,white ,lodge for the purpose of receiving sittings from both4 ,on the first occasion ,i hailed a hansom to drive down there1 and it was a coincidence that while directing the driver the nearest route he stopped me and said1 ,i know the way1 sir--,i was for some time second coachman there6 ,this was substantiated shortly after when ,i had related the fact to ,prince ,adolphus1 who went out to see him4 ,i found on entering that ,princess ,may was prepared to sit1 so ,frauelein ,bricka1 her former governess with whom ,i had corresponded1 took me into the drawing-room and presented me to her4 ,the ,princess1 whom ,i had previously seen1 was at once charming in her manner1 and although ,i am sure those sittings were not a treat for her to look forward to1 she showed admirable patience throughout4 ,i was not1 however1 fated to start my drawing under good auspices4 ,on that occasion ,i had anticipated a sitting from the ,duke of ,teck and not from the ,princess ,may1 and ,i had brought with me blue rough-surfaced paper which ,i use for men's drawings1 and which ,i knew would be difficult as a foundation for the unusual delicacy and brightness of the skin and complexion of my subject4 ,i confided my difficulty to ,frauelein ,bricka1 and suggested that ,i should immediately go into ,richmond and bring back the paper suitable for the purpose1 but she thought that as the ,princess was prepared to sit it would be better to make the best of the materials ,i had at hand2 and as she was so anxious that everything should go well1 ,i fell in with the idea4 ,on the occasion of the first sitting the ,duchess paid an early visit to see how the drawing progressed1 and after a few observations invited me to luncheon4 ,occasionally the ,princes came in to break the monotony of sitting for their sister4 ,the ,duchess of ,teck was a great favourite with the people wherever she went4 ,she had great natural dignity1 sympathetic consideration for others1 and that charm of manner which puts every one else at ease4 ,i remember on one of my visits1 ,h4,r4,h4 had most kindly invited me to luncheon on the occasion of the last sitting which ,i eventually received from the ,princess4 ,i expressed my regret1 and hoped ,i might be excused on the plea that ,i had to go down to ,newmarket1 and she with her usual graciousness at once assented4 ,when ,i had finished my last sitting the ,duke came into the room1 and1 not knowing that ,i was not able to remain1 said1 ,well1 ,ward1 you're going to stay to lunch of course4 ,i replied that ,i regretted ,i was unavoidably prevented1 which ,h4,r4,h4 was aware of4 ,very curious1 he said1 since the ,duchess has asked you to stay to luncheon that you refuse4 ,he went into her boudoir and came out completely in understanding2 and slapping me on the shoulder1 said1 ,poor ,ward4 ,poor ,ward1 ,i quite understand4 ,i'm sorry you can't stay4 ,the ,duchess followed him in4 ,you refused to stay to lunch1 she said1 chaffingly1 but ,i am not going to let you off altogether4 ,what shall it be1 you have only to say4 ,so ,i thanked her and suggested some sandwiches and a glass of sherry4 ,i proceeded to pack my paints and brushes1 ,never mind about that1 said the ,duchess1 ,prince ,francis will do it for you1 and the ,princess will help him4 ,i attempted to protest1 but the ,duchess pointed to the table saying1 ,i command you to sit down and eat your sandwiches and drink your wine1 and by the time ,i had refreshed myself1 my paraphernalia was packed4 ,as ,i left the family came into the hall to see me off1 and as ,i was getting into my cab the footman put into my hand a packet of sandwiches with a direction from ,h4,r4,h4 that ,i should eat them on the way4 ,i was never pleased with the result of the drawing1 and to my horror in the end the printing was extremely unsatisfactory1 and in spite of the complimentary press notices that appeared ,i have always believed that the sketch of the ,princess was a failure4 ,i felt the disappointment the more1 as there had been so much willingness and kindness to help me make a successful drawing1 and also ,i always feared the ,duchess shared my disappointment4 ,she came in one afternoon just towards the end of the sitting and looked for a long time at the sketch1 and then in her kindest voice said1 ,if ,i may make a suggestion1 ,mr4 ,ward1 the drawing is not pretty enough for the ,princess4 ,it may be1 perhaps1 that ,i1 like most mothers1 have an exaggerated idea of the good looks of my children1 but ,i admire my daughter very much1 and ,i do not think at present the drawing does her justice4 ,i was entirely of her opinion1 and the strong points of the picture should have been the colouring and the charm of expression4 ,when ,prince ,charles of ,denmark 7the present ,king of ,norway7 and his elder brother first made their appearance before the ,british public1 a similar reception to that with which this chapter opens was given at ,the ,daily ,telegraph office by ,lord ,burnham4 ,i1 having that morning received a sitting from ,prince ,charles at ,marlborough ,house1 had the honour of meeting him again in the evening1 when he presented me to his brother1 the present ,king of ,denmark4 ,i had already met their father1 who was ,crown ,prince of ,denmark at the time4 ,he1 like all the ,danish royal family1 had the great charm of simplicity1 and talked with very great pride and affection of his family1 and he told me of all that he had seen in ,england1 ,dr4 ,barnardo's home for boys had made the greatest impression upon him4 ,on one occasion1 when ,i was at work upon ,prince ,charles's portrait at ,marlborough ,house1 we saw a dirigible balloon sailing by outside that roused some discussion as to their possible utility in the future4 ,i remember his then saying with a laugh1 that before long such things would be no novelty1 and that many of us would be flying about in the air in the near future4 ,his words often recurred to me during the time ,i was making the ,vanity ,fair cartoon of that enthusiastic airman1 ,mr4 ,hedges ,butler1 who stood for me in the car of his balloon1 which was suspended from the ceiling in my lofty studio1 and remained in it all the time ,i painted him4 ,,chapter ,,xvi ,,marriage--,,some ,,clerics--,,farewell ,,to ,,vanity ,,fair ,my engagement and marriage to ,miss ,topham-,watney4--,drawl and the ,kruger cartoon4--,the ,general ,group4--,field-,marshal ,lord ,roberts4--,archbishops ,temple and ,randall ,davidson4--,the ,bishop of ,london4--,archbishop of ,york4--,canon ,fleming4--,lord ,montagu of ,beaulieu4--,lord ,salisbury's cartoon4--,mr4 ,asquith4 --,joe ,knight4--,lord ,newlands4--,four great men in connection with ,canada4--,the ,queen of ,spain4--,princess ,beatrice of ,saxe-,coburg4--,general ,sir ,william ,francis ,butler1 ,g4,c4,b4--,mr4 ,witherby4--,farewell to ,vanity ,fair4 ,among my lady friends during my bachelor days there was one who was always telling me that ,i ought to marry and settle down1 and in time ,i began to think so myself4 ,one day she informed me that she had found the very girl4 ,i was introduced to her1 found her exceedingly attractive1 and shortly we met again at a luncheon-party4 ,on this occasion it was arranged that the whole party should drive down to the ,ranelagh ,club1 and it fell to my happy lot to escort her4 ,i remember on the road we discussed the types we each preferred1 and although neither fulfilled the ideal of the other it was quite a satisfactory afternoon1 and we met again frequently1 previous to my visit to my friend1 ,freddy ,bentinck1 at ,brownsea ,island4 ,i had a glorious time there1 but when ,i got back to town and failed to see the announcement of my marriage in ,the ,morning ,post1 ,i hastened down into the country to find out the reason1 only to discover that my engagement had been broken off4 ,my future bride was much admired1 and exceedingly popular with her many friends1 and adored by her very discreet parents1 and ,i1 alas1 was financially--no catch4 ,in the circumstances ,i could only accept my conge1 and although it was some time before ,i was given the opportunity of meeting her again1 we were always good friends4 ,some years later fate decreed that my old love and ,i should meet again1 and we found ourselves alighting from the same train both bound on a visit to the same country-house in ,herefordshire4 ,this unexpected event proved too much for us1 and this time we determined to ignore the opinions of our relatives and so-called good friends of former years1 and within a few months we married4 ,the ceremony took place at ,st4 ,michael's1 ,chester ,square1 and the ,rev4 ,canon ,fleming1 who was a very dear old friend of all of us1 especially of my mother1 officiated with the aid of the ,rev4 ,john ,labouchere1 ,harry ,newton being my best man4 ,the reception was held at the ,hans ,crescent ,hotel1 at which there was a large attendance of friends4 ,amongst the many beautiful gifts we received1 a canteen of silver presented to me by members of the ,beefsteak ,club was prominent1 and in the face of fifteen years of happiness even my most pessimistic friends are bound to admit that ,i have not made the failure of double harness that they anticipated4 ,illustration3 ,,my ,,daughter4 ,illustration3 ,,my ,,wife4 ,during the latter part of our honeymoon we joined my wife's people at ,monte ,carlo1 where rather an amusing incident occurred a propos of my cartoon of ,kruger4 ,mrs4 ,raby ,watney 7my wife's mother7 received a letter from her brother1 ,mr4 ,marshall ,hall1 in which he said that a drawing of ,kruger1 which had just appeared in ,vanity ,fair1 was much appreciated1 and that the reproduction1 enlarged and reflected on a screen1 appearing nightly at the ,palace ,theatre1 was creating quite a sensation4 ,he added1 ,tell ,leslie he mustn't allow himself to be cut out by other artists4 ,so ,mrs4 ,watney wrote back to him1 ,look at the signature1 ',drawl1' and read it backwards4 ,as ,i have said before1 it is my rule never to place my signature ,spy under a drawing ,i have not made from observation of the subject himself1 but so anxious was the editor to publish a cartoon of ,kruger that to test my powers of imagination1 and with the addition of a description of his personal appearance from one who knew him1 ,i made it and sent it in to the office4 ,but the most amusing comment of all occurred in the reviews of the bound volume of ,vanity ,fair4 ,as usual they were most polite and complimentary to ,spy1 who was declared to be quite up to his standard1 but they added1 ,we must confess the best drawings in the volume are by a man who signs himself ,drawl1 and one paper proceeded to describe the new caricaturist in full1 and among other details said that he was a ,dane4 ,on our return to ,london we looked about for a house and found it very difficult to find a suitable one with a studio attached1 so eventually we decided on a house in ,elizabeth ,street1 and ,i to keep on my old studio at #agg1 ,bromfield ,place1 ,pimlico ,road1 which ,i had occupied for fifteen years4 ,in ,june1 #aijj1 there appeared in ,vanity ,fair the drawing of ,field-,marshal ,lord ,roberts1 whom ,i sketched in helmet and khaki1 with a suggestion of ,oom ,paul introduced in a boulder in the background4 ,this cartoon1 on account of the subject1 beat the record for popularity1 and its sale exceeded that of all other cartoons in ,vanity ,fair4 ,later on1 when the ,commander-in-,chief came to my studio to give me a sitting for the drawing which appeared in ,the ,world1 he told me that copies of this ,vanity ,fair cartoon had come to him from all parts with a request for him to sign it4 ,in the ,christmas number of ,vanity ,fair ,lord ,roberts was prominent again as the central figure of ,a ,general ,group1 which contained portraits of ,sir ,redvers ,buller1 ,lord ,kitchener1 ,general ,hunter1 ,general ,french1 ,general ,pole-,carew1 ,sir ,george ,white1 ,lord ,dundonald1 ,general ,baden-,powell1 ,colonel ,plumer1 ,sir ,frederick ,carrington1 and ,general ,hector ,macdonald4 ,it was a difficult subject to imagine1 but it worked out satisfactorily as ,i was familiar with nearly all in the group4 ,about this time ,i made my mental notes for the ,vanity ,fair drawing of ,archbishop ,temple in ,st4 ,paul's ,cathedral4 ,the prelate had then become almost blind1 and had to be conducted to and from the pulpit4 ,some years later ,i went to ,lambeth ,palace to sketch the present ,archbishop 7,dr4 ,randall ,davidson74 ,i was received by his charming wife1 and when ,i got into conversation with the ,archbishop he talked to me of his old friend1 and said1 ,one of the best portraits ,i have ever seen of ,archbishop ,temple is that one hanging on the wall2 ,i don't know who did it4 ,oh1 ,i'm so very pleased that you think that1 ,i replied1 because you will find my signature there1 and ,i did it entirely from observation after a visit to ,st4 ,paul's4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,archbishop ,,of ,,canterbury1 ,,dr4 ,,temple #aijb ,at the official residence of the ,bishop of ,stepney1 #b1 ,amen ,court1 in the precincts of ,st4 ,paul's ,cathedral1 ,i sketched both the ,bishop of ,london and the present ,archbishop of ,york at the time when each ruled over the see of ,stepney4 ,when sketching ,dr4 ,winnington-,ingram again1 as ,bishop of ,london1 for ,the ,world1 he came to my studio1 and was extremely friendly and entertaining as a sitter4 ,it was about the time of my marriage that my drawing of ,canon ,fleming appeared in ,vanity ,fair4 ,of course ,i knew his face very well indeed4 ,he was the kindest-looking of men1 and the cartoon eventually came into the possession of his family4 ,it was through my old friend1 ,archie ,stuart-,wortley1 that ,i first knew ,john ,scott-,montagu1 now ,lord ,montagu of ,beaulieu1 his first cousin and great pal1 and we spent many delightful days together1 at the ,palace ,house1 ,beaulieu1 and in his delightful bungalow on the ,solent4 ,john was a brilliant and most versatile young man2 it was difficult to say what he could not do1 and there is very little about which he does not know something4 ,at one time he will be absorbed in engineering1 at another in commerce or in literary work1 or may be political4 ,he is a very fine shot1 a keen fisherman1 in fact1 a good all-round sportsman and a most entertaining companion4 ,he has driven a railway engine1 but although now absorbed in plans and buildings for the development of ,beaulieu1 and also in the building of another beautiful house on the ,solent for himself1 he is1 of course1 always tremendously keen on everything relating to ,the ,car4 ,his brain power and energy are amazing4 ,i have drawn him and also his wife1 who is a daughter of the late ,marquis of ,lothian4 ,she is an accomplished musician and a charming hostess4 ,i always think of ,lord ,montagu in connection with the difficulty of conveying a correct sense of height in these full-length ,vanity ,fair cartoons4 ,for instance1 to insure a clear impression of his moderate height1 in my drawing ,i lowered the head considerably below the margin of the paper upon which it was drawn1 while in its published form the printers had placed it on a level with the margin1 thereby giving the impression of increased height1 and consequently of a decidedly tall man4 ,naturally the proportion of a figure being relative to the space surrounding it1 ,i took good care in the case of ,major ,oswald ,ames1 who is something like #f feet #h inches1 to make his head almost touch the margin2 the same rule applied to the feet1 and with the aid of a miniature chair in the background the effect was produced4 ,i conclude ,i was fortunate with sketches of the late ,lord ,salisbury1 as a lady1 a great friend of his1 said that a grease paint picture ,i made of him1 in ,cyril ,maude's dressing-room at the ,haymarket ,theatre1 was quite the best she had ever seen of that distinguished statesman4 ,in #aijb1 ,i made another1 after watching him again in the ,house of ,lords4 ,it happened to be on the easel one day when ,lord ,redesdale came to my studio1 and he1 being struck with it1 complimented me by asking if ,i would part with it1 so that the original is now in his possession1 and by his permission is reproduced in this book4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,marquis ,,of ,,salisbury1 #aijb4 ,illustration3 ,letter of ,appreciation ,illustration3 ,dinner given to ,joseph ,knight by the ,dramatic ,profession ,at ,the ,savoy ,hotel ,june1 ,the ,fourth1 #aije ,as regards the present ,prime ,minister1 ,i was on the look out for him one day1 and he did not appear in the ,lobby4 ,a member of parliament came up and asked me who ,i was looking for4 ,i told him ,i wanted ,mr4 ,asquith1 cautioning him1 of course1 not to let him know for what purpose4 ,he said1 ,i'll soon have him out1 upon which ,i suggested that he should tell him an amusing story4 ,consequently ,i got quite a successful caricature1 and not long after the cartoon was published it was1 with his approbation1 reproduced in colour on the menu of some important ,liberal banquet at which he was to be present4 ,it was with very great pleasure that ,i designed the menu for the complimentary dinner given by the members of the ,dramatic ,profession to my old friend1 ,joe ,knight1 at the ,savoy ,hotel on the #dth ,june1 #aije4 ,it contained a portrait of himself for which he sat4 ,he was one of the oldest of the dramatic critics1 and had been an art critic1 and an intimate friend of ,rossetti4 ,he was a very great favourite1 especially at the ,garrick and ,beefsteak ,clubs1 and he had a fine library which was distributed at his death4 ,a characteristic habit of his was while relating a story to his neighbour at the dinner or supper table to place the palm of his hand before his mouth as though speaking in secrecy1 but his voice always thundered out the words so that every one in the room could hear1 and there was no secret after all6 ,one of the nicest men among the many hundreds who have been willing subjects is ,lord ,newlands4 ,i was struck with his considerate and charming manner to all he came in contact with1 even to an old charwoman4 ,it was interesting to hear him talk of his old friend1 ,dr4 ,jowett1 ,master of ,balliol ,college1 whose memory he regarded with the deepest respect4 ,my early caricature of him seemed to have pleased him so much that he not only gave a good sum for it at the sale of ,vanity ,fair cartoons at ,christie's1 but also commissioned me to make a copy of it4 ,as ,henry ,hozier he was secretary to ,lord ,salisbury1 #ahgh-hj4 ,amongst the many prominent men in connection with ,canada that ,i cartooned were ,sir ,wilfrid ,laurier1 perhaps the most striking personality of all the colonists that came my way2 ,sir ,walter ,blake1 who over here became a prominent member of the ,house of ,commons2 the late ,duke of ,argyll1 a delightfully intellectual and kind-hearted man2 ,lord ,minto1 whom ,i depicted in ,canadian riding-kit1 who was a gentleman to the backbone and a thorough sportsman2 and ,lord ,grey1 whose distinguished career is so well known4 ,of the ,duke of ,connaught1 whose retirement1 when it comes1 is sure to be felt in ,canada with regret1 it can only be said that no one of the ,royal ,family could have filled the post better1 and that a more popular successor to the post of ,governor-,general could not have been selected than ,prince ,alexander of ,teck4 ,of course ,i mention all these as having been victims of my brush at one time or another4 ,shortly before her marriage1 ,i went to ,kensington ,palace to make a drawing of ,princess ,ena of ,battenberg 7now the ,queen of ,spain74 ,i was in some difficulty at first about the regulation of the light upon my sitter1 and to soften the effect ,i pinned a large sheet of brown paper over the lower part of the window1 but it was suggested by her mother that1 perhaps1 some drapery would be equally serviceable and more ornamental from the view of those outside4 ,i am afraid that being keen on my work ,i had not considered the appearance of the ,palace windows as no doubt ,i should have done4 ,the young ,princess was a very handsome girl1 with a wealth of beautifully silky fair hair1 a lovely complexion and fine eyes full of fun2 she was also particularly bright and natural in her manner4 ,at one of the sittings ,i met the ,princess ,beatrice of ,saxe-,coburg2 ,i had not the honour of a presentation1 but she entered into conversation with me4 ,she was most charming1 but although ,i gathered she had unusual knowledge of art1 it was not until after she had left the room that ,i was informed of her identity4 ,i regretted not having known at the time that she was the daughter of the ,duke of ,edinburgh1 as ,i should have liked to have told her of my enjoyable cruise with her father4 ,so highly did the ,princess ,henry of ,battenberg value her niece's criticism of my sketch1 that when the young ,princess disagreed with her over the suggestion of a slight alteration in it1 ,h4,r4,h4 good-humouredly gave in4 ,i have the pleasantest remembrance of the character drawing of ,general ,sir ,william ,francis ,butler1 ,g4,c4,b41 which ,i made for ,vanity ,fair in #aijg4 ,the ,general was one of the ,empire's very big men1 and it will be remembered that prior to the ,boer ,war he was very sharply criticised for certain pessimistic prophecies in connection with the war which annoyed everybody2 but events justified every word he uttered4 ,he married ,miss ,thompson of ,the ,roll ,call fame1 and he was very much struck with a proof print from a drawing of her that ,i had done for ,the ,graphic at the time she painted ,the ,roll ,call4 ,it chanced that he sat to me on my birthday1 which was in ,november4 ,i usually left my studio at sunset in time to get a walk1 but that afternoon ,i lingered until dusk4 ,presently there came a ring at my bell1 which ,i answered1 and seeing some one at a distance from the gate the visitor asked me if ,mr4 ,leslie ,ward was in4 ,i exclaimed1 ,why1 ,general6 ,don't you know me8 ,you've been sitting to me all the morning4 ,he said1 ,here is a little parcel which ,i should like you to accept1 it being your birthday1 and hurried off4 ,i took it into my studio and found it contained a pair of extremely handsome silver candlesticks of the ,georgian period4 ,my subject had a stern countenance but a kind heart4 ,not long after1 ,i began to realise that my long association with ,vanity ,fair was about to come to an end4 ,when ,mr4 ,gibson ,bowles resigned his connection with the journal1 in order to take an active part in the political field which had always attracted his keenest interest1 ,i could not have contemplated a more delightful successor than ,mr4 ,a4 ,g4 ,witherby as my chief1 for ,i again received every encouragement to succeed in my work4 ,not only is he a very clever caricaturist and draughtsman1 but he is equally clever as a writer2 in addition to which he is a good sort and keen sportsman1 and when he decided to part with the paper it was a great blow to me4 ,i shall ever remember the kind hospitality ,i received from him and his wife during his proprietorship of the paper4 ,illustration3 ,,princess ,,ena ,,of ,,battenberg4 ,drawn at ,kensington ,palace1 ,may #aijf1 just previously to her marriage with the ,king of ,spain4 ,in early days my father cautioned me against giving more than half of my time to work for reproduction1 and experience has taught me the wisdom of the warning4 ,i think after all he was right1 and ,i regret that for nearly forty years ,i devoted too much time to the work on ,vanity ,fair4 ,as a society journal it was certainly for a long period a publication of unique interest1 and ,i venture to prophesy that1 when the history of the ,victorian ,era comes to be written in true perspective1 the most faithful mirror and record of representative men and the spirit of their times will be sought and found in ,vanity ,fair4 ,,chapter ,,xvii ,a ,,holiday ,,misfortune--,,royal ,,portraits--,,farewell ,belgium4--,accident at ,golf4--,portraits of ,king ,george ,v1 the ,duke of ,connaught1 ,mr4 ,roosevelt1 ,mr4 ,lloyd ,george1 ,mr4 ,garvin4--,portrait painting of to-day4--,final reflections4 --,farewell4 ,sometimes as the late summer comes round1 my wife and ,i prefer to take our holiday or part of it abroad1 when the change of scene and living is a possible attraction4 ,five years ago we had been told of a quiet and charming little watering-place in ,belgium1 not far from ,ostend1 called ,wenduyne1 and having in advance booked rooms at the hotel recommended to us1 we arrived and found it most comfortable4 ,i took no work with me1 not even pencil and brushes1 for ,i was determined to have a complete rest4 ,we were pleased to learn that the golf links at ,le ,coq were quite handy1 and we lost no time in taking the tram there and inscribing our names as temporary members4 ,these links are beautifully kept up1 and in the vicinity of the ,club ,house are gaily decorated with flower beds4 ,illustration3 ,drawn in ,september #ahii by ,mr4 ,a4 ,g4 ,witherby4 ,what was mistaken for the gout was a broken bone in the foot4 ,mrs4 ,oakes 7my wife's cousin7 and ,i soon arranged to play a game of golf4 ,the nailed boots that ,i had been wearing during the morning were new and uncomfortable1 so ,i changed them for a pair of canvas shoes with india-rubber soles1 which were well adapted to the course in dry weather4 ,a sudden storm1 however1 made its appearance1 and the rain fell in buckets1 saturating the ground completely4 ,we were soon wet through1 but knowing there were but two holes more to play we decided to continue to the bitter end1 which shortly came4 ,i made a bad shot and placed my ball awkwardly4 ,in my endeavour to move it1 and at the same moment of striking 7and ,i conclude the india-rubber soles of my shoes were the cause7 my foot slipped and ,i fell helplessly to the ground4 ,my companion1 in ignorance of the serious consequences of the fall1 urged me to try and rise to my feet1 when ,i found that my leg was badly fractured above the ankle4 ,in time1 but not before ,i was exhausted1 a chauffeur turned up with a private motor-car on a road near at hand1 and ,i was borne off by some cottagers and placed inside1 while ,mrs4 ,oakes1 who had been in search of aid1 escorted me back to the hotel4 ,after being jolted two or three miles over the rough1 cobbled road1 ,i was deposited on a sofa until surgical aid came4 ,fortunately ,i was soon in very competent hands1 although the pain ,i underwent during the setting of the fracture ,i shall never forget1 for it was agonising4 ,my wife returned to the hotel to find me safely installed in the proprietor's 7,m4 ,machiel's7 private sitting-room1 which he most kindly gave up for my use4 ,she nursed me for some time under the surgeon's directions1 until ,i urged her to enjoy the remainder of her visit and procure the services of a hospital nurse from ,london to relieve her4 ,it was over a month before ,i was allowed to stir1 and when the time came that ,i might be wheeled on to the balcony of ,m4 ,machiel's villa ,i breathed again4 ,the surgeon1 whose temporary villa was adjoining the hotel1 was a well-known town-councillor and scientist in ,antwerp who must have weighed twenty stone4 ,when giving me permission at first to get up1 he invited me to waltz with him1 which gave me hopes of my permanent recovery1 but ,i did not accept the invitation4 ,on returning home1 after the kind attention ,i received both from ,m4 and ,madame ,machiel and the officials at ,ostend who saw to my comfort before boarding the boat1 ,i found every aid awaiting me at my studio1 where ,i remained in the experienced hands of ,dr4 ,reginald ,ingram1 who attended me until ,i was convalescent4 ,the press cuttings sent me while abroad concerning the accident amused me1 as ,i was reported in some papers to have broken both my legs1 while among the kind letters ,i received was one from ,hermann ,vezin1 the actor1 who was lying on a bed of sickness from which he never recovered4 ,i reproduce here another1 and amusing1 communication which came from an anonymous friend after the accident ,i have just described4 ,it invites me1 as will be seen1 to smile in spite of all4 ,illustration3 ,,smile ,,damn ,,you ,,smile6 ,my studio on the ground floor at ,buckingham ,gate made an excellent hospital1 but ,i was still prevented from doing any work for some time4 ,when ,the ,world approached me after my decision to terminate my connection with ,vanity ,fair1 the inducement was that in addition to the same remuneration which ,i had received from that paper1 ,i was permitted to retain the rights of my original drawings4 ,in consequence1 ,i was able to send a collection to the ,turin ,exhibition at the request of ,sir ,isidore ,spielmann1 for which ,i received a ,grand ,prix4 ,my second drawing of the present ,king was published by his permission in ,the ,world in #aiaj2 it was but a short time before the death of ,king ,edward1 for a paragraph in reference to it appeared in ,the ,morning ,post opposite the announcement of the late ,king's death4 ,i knew on the best authority that the ,prince was a very fine shot1 so ,i represented him in shooting-kit grasping his gun4 ,h4,r4,h4 took the greatest trouble to sit in order that every detail of the picture should be perfectly correct2 indeed1 on the occasion of the first sitting he not only changed into a complete suit of shooting-clothes1 but he permitted me to choose the suit ,i thought best for the drawing4 ,he told me he always shot with a hammered gun1 and preferred it to any other1 and that he made a point of wearing a red tie when shooting4 ,on reminding him of boyhood days and the circumstances of my cruise on the ,hercules1 he remembered the incident perfectly4 ,not long after1 ,i received the honour of sittings from the ,duke of ,connaught4 ,i had been presented to ,h4,r4,h4 at ,st4 ,james's ,palace by ,sir ,henry ,de ,bathe at my first levee1 and not having a ,court suit of my own1 ,i hired one for the occasion4 ,when ,i returned to my cab after the levee ,i was horrified to discover that through careless tailoring my black velvet breeches had split across my thigh1 the accident evidently having occurred at the moment ,i made my obeisance4 ,i was naturally very much concerned at this ill-timed catastrophe1 and could only hope that it had escaped observation4 ,when the ,duke of ,connaught was sitting to me ,i told him the story4 ,he laughed1 and related an incident that occurred on another occasion4 ,an old and seemingly rather eccentric military officer was advancing to make his bow1 when the ,lord ,chamberlain noticing something rather strange in his apparel attempted to draw his attention to the fact1 and to prevent his advance4 ,other royal attendants made similar efforts1 only to be waved aside by the old gentleman1 who obstinately refused to be stopped4 ,it was then that the ,duke noticed that his sword1 every button1 in fact1 and all the gold upon his uniform was covered with yellow tissue paper which he had obviously forgotten to remove4 ,i sketched the ,duke in undress uniform1 and while the portrait was in progress the ,duchess and the ,princess ,patricia came to look at it1 and the ,princess1 who is herself a clever artist1 seemed to take an especial interest in my method of work4 ,on my next visit ,h4,r4,h4 told me that the ,duchess had been so much pleased with the portrait that she would like to possess the original4 ,it was then arranged that the drawing should be sent out to ,canada1 but at my request it was first lent to the proprietors of ,the ,graphic1 who reproduced it in colour for the special ,duke of ,connaught number1 which was published shortly after the ,duke had accepted office as ,governor-,general of ,canada4 ,the ,graphic also reproduced in colour a drawing that ,i did of ,sir ,colin ,keppel1 in ,admiral's uniform2 he1 it will be remembered1 took the ,king and ,queen to ,india4 ,when the honorary degree of ,,ll4,d4 was conferred on ,mr4 ,roosevelt1 ,oxford made quite a fete day of the occasion4 ,at the ceremony of installation ,i went down to observe the ex-,president in all the glory of his robes and red gown4 ,another interesting portrait ,i painted about this time1 also within the fine setting of official dignity and circumstance1 was that of ,archbishop ,bourne in his ,cardinal's robes4 ,i sent it to the #aiaa exhibition at the ,royal ,academy1 where it was alloted a very prominent position4 ,it was at the request of ,the ,world that ,i made the drawing described as ,his ,majesty's ,servants4 ,it was a group picture of the most prominent actors of the day1 including ,tree and ,bourchier1 ,weedon ,grossmith1 ,willard1 and ,h4 ,b4 ,irving1 etc4 ,among a number of very interesting subjects which appeared in ,the ,world was ,captain ,scott1 and ,i think ,i was about the last artist to whom he sat before he started on his fatal expedition4 ,one of my drawings of ,mr4 ,lloyd ,george also appeared in ,the ,world2 but my best caricature of the much discussed ,chancellor of the ,exchequer was published in ,vanity ,fair4 ,he was so pleased with it that he selected it as a frontispiece for his biography1 which appeared shortly after its publication1 and when this cartoon was put up for sale with some other original drawings it fetched a very high price4 ,i occasionally made a drawing for ,mayfair1 the only ,society journal that ,i can recall having succeeded in any way on the lines of ,vanity ,fair1 although in this paper any accentuation of characteristics seems out of place4 ,the fact is the object of ,vanity ,fair was most distinctly the entertainment of the public1 while that of ,mayfair is rather purposely for the satisfaction of the individuals4 ,in #aiac1 ,i was commissioned by ,mayfair to make a drawing of the distinguished scientist1 ,sir ,john ,murray1 who died recently4 ,he was a splendid subject1 and had a most picturesque head4 ,his portrait1 which was exhibited in the ,new ,gallery1 was painted by ,sir ,george ,reid1 and is one of the most striking in my memory4 ,mr4 ,bowie1 the well-known ,scottish ,a4,r4,s4,a41 to whom ,i recently sat for the portrait exhibited at the ,royal ,society of ,portrait ,painters1 which has been so well noticed1 also painted a very life-like portrait of ,sir ,george ,reid4 ,mr4 ,birch ,crisp1 the well-known stockbroker1 who was responsible for the ,chinese and ,russian loans1 was one of my recent subjects in ,mayfair4 ,he sat several times in spite of the fact that he is an extremely busy man and rarely to be found out of his office4 ,he was very interested in my work1 and has made a representative collection of it1 which hangs in his beautiful house near ,ascot4 ,another of the most interesting of my later-day subjects was ,mr4 ,locker-,lampson4 ,his cleancut face with its strongly-marked features shows the determined character of the man4 ,a good story is told by him in connection with the ,general ,election of #aiaj4 ,he was due at a political meeting in the neighbourhood of the ,fen district1 and being already rather behind time1 his car was at top speed when they turned an awkward corner of the road--and passengers and car were suddenly in the water4 ,mr4 ,locker-,lampson scrambled to the bank1 left the car and proceeded to the local vicarage1 where he borrowed the parson's coat and spoke that night at three meetings4 ,the next morning all the village turned out to the scene of the accident2 there was the stranded car and from a pole attached to it a banner waved in the wind bearing the words ,locker's ,in1 and he got in all right by a big majority4 ,last year at the request of the staff of ,the ,pall ,mall ,gazette and ,the ,observer1 ,i made a portrait of their editor1 ,mr4 ,garvin4 ,owing to a family bereavement ,i was not able to be at the presentation dinner1 to my regret1 as ,i had very much enjoyed the opportunity of meeting and drawing this very distinguished man of letters4 ,as ,i conclude this book1 so1 incidents during my professional career of forty-three years seem to arise1 but ,i must not try the patience of my readers by referring to any more4 ,it strikes me that the average standard of portrait painting has now for many years past been in the ascendant1 but that snapshot photography has to a great extent interfered with the old form of coloured caricature1 which was for so long a feature of ,vanity ,fair1 although the increase of illustrated journalism has both aided and encouraged the development of many a clever caricaturist4 ,again ,i hesitate to mention names lest ,i should leave out some of the best1 and1 a propos of this1 ,i have always found it wiser when asked the questions1 ,who is the best portrait painter of the day for men8 or ,who do you consider paints women best8 to reply in joke1 ,why1 of course1 ,i am the best for both men and women4 ,thus one does not commit one's self2 as ,i have invariably found when ,i have mentioned a name that the answer has been1 ,oh6 do you really think so8 ,i can't bear his portraits1 he has just painted me and my wife1 and we have had to relegate both the pictures to the ',servants' ,hall4' ,the illustrations in ,punch stand as high as the names of its excellent artists1 and of course caricature portraiture plays its part prominently there in black and white1 as it also does in many of the magazines and evening papers4 ,poster work is in a strong position1 too1 in this manner1 and here ,i must again refrain from individualising its chief exponents4 ,one word also in praise of the ,royal ,society of ,portrait ,painters1 and the work of its members1 of whom it is only necessary to read down the list to realise how representative it is1 and where ,i am proud to have contributed my latest portrait in oil--that of ,mr4 ,m4 ,p4 ,grace1 the present occupant of ,battle ,abbey1 my ambition now being to devote a far greater portion of my time to strict portraiture4 ,illustration3 ,from a life-size oil picture painted by ,leslie ,ward1 #aiad4 ,m4 ,p4 ,,grace1 ,,esq41 ,,battle ,,abbey4 ,praise is as acceptable to an artist as to any other worker1 and in addition to the kindly tributes of my personal friends ,i should like to express appreciation for those ,i have received from strangers4 ,i was particularly gratified to receive the following letter3-- ,nov4 #aith1 #aijd4 ,my dear ,sir1 ,as a reader of ',vanity ,fair1' ,i much desire to take the opportunity of wishing you many happy returns for your birthday on ,monday1 and of sending you a few cordial and sincere words of greeting for that occasion4 ,i suppose you will receive many such messages from friends both known and unknown1 whilst others not caring to trouble you will at least think upon your name with much respect1 and with such thoughts will couple expressions of good will4 ,this is1 of course1 quite as it should be1 and1 personally1 ,i would assure you of my very high esteem and regard4 ,i thank you most sincerely for the pleasure your cartoons ever gave me1 and for the successful part you take in making ',vanity ,fair' such a splendid publication4 ,i read much1 owing to indifferent health precluding my indulgence in vigorous exercise of any kind1 thereby necessitating my leisure being spent in quiet and instructive pastimes--such as a study of art1 literature1 and music4 ,i would express in all sincerity my fervent hope that every happiness and joy this world can possibly give may be yours to enjoy1 with an entire lack of all that tends in any way to cause trouble or promote pain4 ,particularly do ,i wish you excellent health4 ,nothing1 ,i feel sure1 adds to or detracts more from life than the physical state--hence my remark4 ,may all good luck and fortune attend you1 and permit you to continue for many years yet your splendid work as an artist4 ,somehow ,i feel that words are quite inadequate to express all that is in one's heart to say4 ,i can only ask you1 therefore1 my dear ,sir1 to accept my poorly expressed words as heartfelt and sincere1 and believe them to come from one who takes the keenest interest in yourself and your fine work4 ,can you kindly oblige by replying to the two following questions for me3-- #a4 ,where may a brief and authentic sketch of your life and career be found8 ,i much desire to have the opportunity of perusing such4 #b4 ,also may ,i enquire where a good portrait of yourself may be procured8 ,i am anxious to have a good one for framing1 as a slight personal 'memento' 7if ,i may so call it7 of one whose work greatly interests me4 ,wishing you again many happy returns1 offering you my sincerest congratulations1 and hoping you are well1 ,i am1 my dear ,sir1 ,very sincerely yours1 ,a ,,reader ,,of ',,vanity ,,fair4' ,,leslie ,,ward1 ,,esq41 ',,spy4' ,so kind a letter ,i naturally preserve with gratification4 ,,postscript4 ,in ,march last1 and for the two months that ,i spent in the ,empire ,hospital1 ,vincent ,square1 ,i received from ,mr4 ,jocelyn ,swan and ,mr4 ,reginald ,ingram the best surgical and medical skill that man could wish for4 ,the hospital itself1 which is for paying patients 7excepting during the war1 in the cases of military officers71 and which contains a number of comfortable private rooms1 is perfectly managed4 ,then it was that a combination of ,brighton air and a delightfully conducted nursing home hastened my convalescence and quickly gave me the desire to work again4 ,one of the principal consolations of convalescence ,i found1 as soon as ,i was well enough to receive them1 lay in the visits of my friends4 ,it was with particular pleasure--for we had not met for a long time--that ,i saw ,sir ,willoughby ,maycock by my bedside at the ,empire ,hospital4 ,i was also much honoured and gratified by receiving a visit from the ,duchess of ,argyll1 who1 on learning of my illness1 expressed a wish to see me4 ,during convalescence ,i made up my mind to write an additional chapter of this book1 and indeed ,i went so far as to cause search to be made for the notes upon which the chapter was to be based1 and for the material which ,i had prepared before my illness4 ,unfortunately1 however1 notes and material alike had disappeared--irretrievably2 and ,i am forced to conclude without the chapter ,i had planned4 ,i should like to append here a note which really bears upon the pages dealing with my school-days at ,eton1 and which to my mind has considerable historical interest4 ,it refers to the ,brocas at ,eton4 ,sir ,john de ,brocas was a ,gascon ,knight who became an officer of ,edward the ,second's ,household1 and settled in ,england4 ,his third son1 ,sir ,bernard ,brocas1 was a great favourite with the ,black ,prince1 and ,master of the ,horse to his father ,edward the ,third4 ,he was also a friend of ,william of ,wykeham1 sat in ten parliaments for ,hampshire1 and chamberlain to ,richard the ,second's queen4 ,by his second marriage 7in #acfa7 with ,mary1 widow of ,sir ,john de ,borhunte1 he became hereditary ,master of the ,royal ,buckhounds1 a post which his descendants held until #afcc1 when they sold it4 ,he owned a lot of property in and about ,windsor and ,clewer1 whence comes the name the ,brocas ,clump1 etc41 but his chief estate was at ,beaurepaire1 near ,basingstoke4 ,he died in #acie1 and was buried in ,st4 ,edmund's ,chapel1 ,westminster ,abbey4 ,finally1 ,i see 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both became stout were called by their friends the brothers bulge4 #d ,the ,queen's ,messenger to whom ,i refer possessed the nickname of ,beauty1 for as a young man he was strikingly handsome1 but later in life he was no longer sought after for his good looks4 #e ,a crayon portrait of my father by ,george ,richmond is one of his finest accomplishments4 #f ,c4 ,m4 ,pitman1 always known as ,cherry ,pitman4 #g ,i had followed the ,professor continually in order to get his manner of walking4 #h ,r4,i4,m4 7,initials of ,sir ,reginald ,macdonald which became his nickname74 #i ,where the late ,duke of ,fife was wrecked4 ---------------------------------------- ------------------------- ,transcriber's ,note3- ,an entry was added to the ,illustration index for the illustration on page #ce which was apparently missed during original production4 ,a number of illustrations have been shifted from the middle of paragraphs to convenient nearby spaces and the page numbers in the index have been altered accordingly4 ,the ,,facing ,,page heading in the index has been changed to ,,page4 ,some punctuation errors have been corrected4 ,the following suspected printer's errors have been addressed4 ,page #abb1 going changed to getting4 before getting the address ,page #adg1 perparatory changed to preparatory preparatory to a last sitting ,page #bce1 met changed to me when he saw me ---------------------------------------- -------------------------