raph._

"The absence, seemingly, of any power, such as the great marine
painters had, of drawing forms of water, whether in a broad and
wind-swept tidal river or on the high seas...."

_F. Wedmore,
"Nineteenth Century."_

22.--ARRANGEMENT IN BLACK AND BROWN.

MISS ROSA CORDER.

_Lent by Graham Robertson, Esq._

"It is bad enough, in all conscience, to be caricatured by the gifted
pencil and brushes of the admirable Whistler; and it is surely adding
insult to injury to describe the victims and sufferers as
'Arrangements.' With regard to Mr. Whistler's Symphonies, Harmonies,
and so on, we will relate a parable. Here it is:--A lively young
donkey sang a sweet love song to the dawn, and so disturbed all the
neighbourhood, that the neighbours went to the donkey and begged him
to desist. He continued his braying for some time, and then ended with
what appeared, to his own ears, a flourish of surpassing brilliancy.

"Will you be good enough to give over that hideous noise?" said the
neighbours.

"'Good Olympus!' said the donkey, 'did you say hideous noise? Why,
that is a "Symphony," which means a concord of sweet sounds, as you
may see by referring to any dictionary.'

"'But,' said the neighbours, 'we do _not_ think that "Symphony" is the
word to describe your performance. "Cacophony" would be more correct,
and that means "a bad set of sounds."'

"'How absurdly you talk!' said the donkey. 'I will refer it to my
fellow-asses, and let them decide.'

"The donkeys decided that the young donkey's song was a most
symphonious and harmonious, sweet song; so he continues to bray as
melodiously as ever. There is, we believe, a moral to this parable, if
we only knew what it was. Perhaps the piercing eye of the '_Nocturnal_
Whistler' may find it out."--_Echo._

"Miss Rosa Corder, and Mr. H. Irving as Philip, are two large blotches
of dark canvas. When I have time I am going again to find out which is
Rose and which is Irving.

"The rest of the collection is marred by the impatience which has
prevented his achieving any finished work of Art."--_Weekly Press._

23.--"HARMONY IN GREY AND GREEN."

PORTRAIT OF MISS ALEXANDER.

_Lent by W. Alexander, Esq._

"A sketch of Miss Alexander, in which much must be
imagined."--_Standard._

"There is character in it, but it is unpleasant character. O