Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-01

diate'y before him. HIS sword. co,L..
hat, and edging Of white feathers ~
flowing black wig; the foshion and ecri
lace ofths scarlet coat the clocks i, a
chocolate coored stockings, and bis "a,
heeled shoes, na,k the days Of Cns.s
Anne. He is pattius the curly head O,
badly little boy, who stands belor, b.'
"ith his prayer book under on. arm. ,,I
his lat under the ether. moi daring q r,;.
his head, although his eye looks ,ir,,.
up, stealing bash'ul glance al Sir Ro,s,
His coat is a mourning Of russell gray, VI,
black buttons, the fashion of lGL u;
younger sister, a rosy little rogue, stand.
close behind him, LOOKING up at the y,.5
knight, with her inger on her Rip, as Ira
minding him that she, too, has a claim o,
his attention. Behind them, the wijov
their mother, with her hal held down h.
fore he, is curtseying with grave pru1
ETY. to Sir Roger and her youngest I'M.
girl, holding the skirt OF her gown. look,
on, with attention, at the reception Of he,
brother. These figures are lively tim.
scripts of nature, and OF a respectable o.
der in life. Behind the widow, a, sora
little distance, under the shade of Er,.
yew tree, rustic is advancing with Ms
wife and daughter. On the other SITE ii
Sir Roger, Addison is in rich tuIt IL coat
cooked hat and edgIng OF black ieatner,
flowing wig & red stockings, with saor
by his side, in the fashion OF the tines
He holds the worthy knight under tie rlsh.
arm, and is looking complacenliy al bis
kind notice OF the widows lite family
A grey headed respectable cooking ialuer,
with his hat in his hand, in obeIsahce 10
the knight, and holding his daughl-r
modest, handsome young woman, under
t e arm. Stands near to Addison. A ciai.
pole, in a white rock, is close beside him,
holding his hat awkwar.Iy down bevle
him, with one hand spread Oh his hei.,
gaping al the great Ioks, in ciownl,n ap.
prehcnsion, JOY ana wonder. A decayei
old woman, in sleeple hat, and long a.Ik
CLOAK, resting OH her stick, anu Two ou,tr
females more behind, extend this group Of
the tenants, somewhat in an irregular ola.
gonal line towards the oeadle, who 81. ms
at the church door, IN his official cress.-
Beyond tie old farmer and his daugut"l,
a woman is endeavoring 20 shew her good
manners, by preventing little urChln, LeI
son, from chasing butterfly with his hlt.
In the right corner, beside a low tomU, 0.
yer winch a boy and girl are peep,ug, a
fat, browzy vulgar woman is busy, Setting
a clumsy Loquet in her losom. Her lace
is as red as fire, and swellereu " ith her
walk 10 tue heat Oh the day The Iudiciou
points of her squat figure are humouru,>!
set off by the full display OF her heavy 40.
liday ilnery in all lis anliquaied purify. A
huge low crowned straw hat, i,adef viii
a trimming of orange colored ri5anLs, AGA
pacious stomacher brai,;cu ). ilh simlI.dFoT
naments, an cid brocade gown, richly
bounced apron, deep rufflrs, piack gioycs,
dark red stockings, iarg, hal heeIed Shoes,
and small metal buckles, and head
starched up with an air OF consequential
vanity, furnish out this admirable eons
character. Her son. greet biodd-l4erd
and narrow. checked sect OF sixteen, IN
carriers frock, with his hat of, STANDS be.
hind her staring, in stupid silence, al oi
Roger and Addison. Two women behind
him terminates the group, and Sir Rose
mansion and domain are seen in the Os~A |
ground, on This side of the picture.
The artist has treated this subject WIN |
great felicity. The figures are agfeeaOy
disposed, and there is fine vein OF dEa'
matte invention in the characters. Sirh
ger and Addison are easy, well bred gen
tlemen of Queen Anne's court. The na'
dest responsibility OF the widow and bel
children, in their class, are as admirao!
depicted. The old farmer and his daugl'
ter are, in their degree, painted with ~
unaffected simplicity. The fat, red-ace!
piece of rustic pride, in all her clum!
6nery, and the two staring clowns, Tom
the comic spirit Of the piece, and have Nc!
been excelled. in their kind, even by Hc
garth himself. So chasie is the humoT d
the picture, that the great pleasantly
these drolls is their absolute truth OF Ds
ture. The incident Of the boy and butter
fly is appropriate and the beadle ana re-
naming figures are subordinates, whlC9