Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-05-11

tAt-hke or, a. all evcIts, gentemoll-hhei
| beg.
Lady. So far as that obicc, may DO gained by
uattery, err, you etn ~, nccectiug thc.ncans. Now
Tor another peep ut the canvas to sea how you have
managed INV toilette Lud. what dress You have
pu me on. Commc he v.id d-nainrcc, For a
9''fc cress, u, ca ~ the most yellow and blue, and
MACK, thht ever looaed rcproacbes against an evil
6MnehiSssusc Positively, you mus, give it tl,aeh-
mg--y"u must shed mere Of ,hc s,pvs Of your pencil
upon II.
Artist. tL'o'cias ,cj:t al ajI' J Alas Madam, eve
~ nag u"HS ~ your presence; aud thus the SHOWS
OF my pencil sink but into de per lint and TO use
the words OF the poet, "conclude a moist rel
mont
Lady (Smiiias We'll, protest. If men ore
Hntt"rcrs, pant rs are men IN tho extreme But
poetry and iatcry apart, why should the plain white
undergo all This erSion
Artist The t,nis which your ladyship observes,
are pm ny the effects of position the mod fcatun
of the light. and partly the reflection from leigh
boring objects of color.
haay y An! YOU s'e an ingenious pu16er, Mr. LIKE
But tell me aga'n,-you have not Whlcd my hair
CONNIE H(dat,-what's yosr philosophy Tor that1
.i'tisi. The fashion Of trzanu GU, tic ha!r at the
sides disiurbs the rep,se uf the head
L""y' Repo,c oh, then I'm to look as fl were
going to sleep. hat" ysur d.rnousc people.
.ariist. Your i.tdyship mistakes me | SIMPLY
meant TINT, IN looking at the picture, the eye would
be disturbed by that artificial asIangcn, nj OF thu
mar, aad taken away from what - Tar more inpor-
tnnt the native charms Of the cuun'cnancr.
L1fy. most coaci!a:ng explanation. upon my
word. BIT now, really, cant sec the feature of
the hllr l. lroh' som how all OF q lump. Surely
they manage 1t differently in prints
.3IfiI Why yes, Madam, they give wire instead
OF siik-mmutenrsS iustcad smnpthnCss-ani then,
the iaci l. that he noSt finished picture must hard
IL be expected 10 challenge inspection with what Is
Incompatible among n, objects OF nature. (.3no-
iter bow
Lady a mH!hhuous!y moving argumentl But la!
now, what rcd ear y"u hav" gwen me that side!
lis an dnnc-iiaT confessions of really tho blushlnr
reluctance Oh, ard the ock-t toe. I: Is not PLAN
enough can't make ont the plated hair IN H. nor
the hlagrcc work round It-and then, oh c,sH hat
odd looking l'ce round the skirt of the dress 1t
seems all rnmplcd, and doesn't shew tn" pattern.
Artist. trust explain ali TO your Ladvshlp' $
satisfaction. The reddish tipge of the ear results
from Its Transparency The lIshI being seen through
II. The h;r tails Of the Locke, If more d!sincly
worked, would make he more mss; nor IONS of the
picture appear deficient it, Finish: and the somc re-
mark applies t. the lace. Besides paintings IN ner-
eral are expressly calculated tor inspection nj Ger
tain distance IN order that the eff CT of al the parts
may b" blended INTO harmony. And surely. Madam,
tn scrhinze closely the little accessories of Icwelry
and lace, and texture, were indeed Ito consider too
curousy IN like The present whore the face SO
msnites'ly claims pre-om.nence OF humag" "a io,u
bO,r.
Lgdy Ii you varnish your pictures equally well
with your explanations, Sir, they at gloss
highly IN UNISON with polished society. laughs y
Blu, pardon my ass,ling you with question more
pray, why have you made one of my arms shorter
than the other?
artist The effect OF the point of view in which i,
rs seen II projects towards the eys instead of from
IT, and so app sr' fore shortened, termit
Lady, Jaime Ia rdison But after ALL il would need
srme time To make Painter of me. You Painters
appear to see every thing if you looked through
som vastly peculiar pair of spectacIes, that would
su't nobody else's sigh, hut your own.
artist Those spectscles, Madam, are merely pro.
fesslonsl knowledge, concentrated into focus, and
perhaps worn brigh, by use
Lady, Well, must own like to hear you talk: Won
give uch odd reasons for things that ore knows no.
thing about and then, you SO happily discard all COM
pimeat.- .aughnS,l
driist Madam. your presence, like Alchemy,
transmues the dross of compliment into the gold Of
truth.
Lady. Looks at her watch) Ell, mon Dicu! IT'S 3
o'clock. cannot sit any day, for I've prom.
iscd TO take up Lady Geighty my way to Howell
aud James,, and I'm getting tired TOO.
.arttst I'll ring, and order your Ladyships CARR
| age rings the bell One sitting will ena-
bic me to complete The picture.