, 1879-01-24
a1R. WHISTLER SPEAKS.

Artist In London AddfrAsca tho Jury ~
Largo In Ills Own Defense.
whistler against Ruskia: Art nnl Art Crit
lcs, by ]. a. McNeil1 Whistler. London: Chat
to Il Wtndus, PIecasIllIy." is q small ouarto
pamphlet of scyen:een pages, "dcdtcntei to
Albert Moorc," a leading Enulsl, figure painter
who testified for tlc p'antifr IN tho late itEseI
suit. 1t is spicy ind Ftcuehy. We reprint It
onttre'
Tic I'm mot anil spirit of this mnttcr secns 10
have been utterly missed, or perhaps willingly
wihkcd ot. 1'y Tho t0urpals In their colnfilcnt*
Their correspondents haso pcrsietently, nn't mt
unnatisally as writer's, seen nushtnE bcToin! the
tween slr. i!usktn mud n'ysclf. eaI.n!natin. in
tho libel with a verdict for The plaintiff.
WAR nErwEEH THE BRUSH AND TIE Ten.
Now flr war. ot which the opening sklrn3sh
was fought the Other day IN Westminster, IL
reaily on% t'e.wcen t'c br,t.l .lNl t!e Zen; t
eclf hinlctl, the absolute rdisoH dttrt Of tslt
critic. Tile cr} Oh thtir psr.. Of fl faut rivsc."
most certainly meet, IN tlis cnac, with st,c ~.
prnprIatc answer, "Jc n'cn vol, pts Ia ncccssite."
lar from t,.r. at ,lsat staee of thtf,xh, 10 70
further Into this discussion than did. wlicI,,
csoss:txumtncd by Sir .IsE,n lfnlkct, ct'ltcnted
myself with tin general answer, 'tui unc
might hdn'fs criticism when er,asla,tng from
1nan VIA 1a patkc4 Ills wl.olr 1llc in tic seielcc
which he nttarks." 1Ir position nf Air. Isuskin
10 an art.antl,orit5 VIC left NUT: unarsatl.1i
turing thu trial. lo have rad that Mr. llu>kfn's
pore anlonR intelligent l',cn. rs othvr tknn n
ilttcrasenE, ID fase anil ridiculous. wuu1.l nyc
been Nh Invitation to tic htakc: uIl t. he burnt
alive, Of stoned before the verdict, vIa nut
what came intU court Ipt.
Over AMI over agAlu .ial tI,c Attorney. General
cry out aloud, IN tue ugony Of hts catIsr. "Wat
y TO becoinc OF painting II tho cfjtlrs withhold
their lash!" As well might h" ask what is to
stances. wcrc thcy possible. | maintain that
two ltnI two the INA, hru,utctun would continue
tn make four, In spite Of the whine IT the u1nt.
t.nr fur three or TIE cry Of the esl,!r Tor iive.
long 1ilc to nrt, md es RESULTS Sa'ie Pm
fcssor ut Oxford II, the same ecnte,lc.. W.
have thus hts position aud Its worth. 1t suE!ires
not, inessteu.s! life passea among pictures
tnakcs nut n paintcr-rjso the policeman IN tte
National Gallery might assert himself. as we'll
ailcge that TO Win llves In lrary htust nre;,s
tie n poet. Let not Mr.. Ruskin iat.cr hI'.scll
that more education Makes il,e dtTcrentv lu.-
tween llin,srlf md tle policeman wI,cn tu,i,
stund gazing IN the enilcEy!
sACRILEoIousLr FAMILIAR.
T11csc tley might remain TIL the ct.tI nf tfnr;
tho one t1ccently ftfcnt, thu olIlrr sA,inc, IN
good English, many high.soundnp tn,pty
things, IikU tic crnekling pf th0sns under nat
-uuussnaycl by the presence of the masters,
with whose nnmes l,c Is tacrilcGiu,,sy familiar;
whose Intentions he fntcrprets. M,nse v!ecs lic
discovers with the facility Ut tbs tueapalle a.d
whose virtues he slcfcants upon with vcrbus!tv
md How Uf language hut would, tuulI he heur
II, eiyu Titan fu. same shock ot knrprise ,hn,
was Balnam's, wllcn thu 1rst Crcat critic prof
fcscll bis opinion.
Til. one instance apart. wlero rollan4n wa.
immediate, the creature critic Is OF comparative
Is mUlcrn growth-nnl certainly, il, tcrfpct
condition. Of recent data 10 hts completeness
Of todoy-lmsecd: the .fne Iaetr u lns type is
brought forth III farls. Hna beside him tll.. Et,-
vlsl,llan Is but ruuEf,.hcwn alA blUtcriDE a!ler
alt; though not unkinaEy shot,ld onc sav Il, US
chances neglected. Tl,c truth Is, Us compared
with his brother of tic Doulcsards, the Triton
was badly begun by nature. To take himself
seriously n thu fnts Of tie hutnbug at hotnr,
critic, whose .csscncc of sucrcss lies In It's
strong sense OF his cphemeral existence, nnd
hts CONSEQUENT horror oflt"nautT'tns h,s world
tn short, to perceive the toxe of lits Is rarely
Y1ygn TO our people. while II forms tIlu ualI-
spring Of the farsiar'a sasoir y arr. Tie Jiut5.e
OF the Frcnchnnn, acquired in long oatlng a.ul
clover cafe caekle-.hu E!Ih 70 and rasy ass.ir.
nrcat @ l.aLtEtho hsiIliaut oiagas Of tic atclirrs
-lie aptitude Ut tllcir arQct-ihe ding OF the
F:qarp. and the knaek ut short paragraphs,
which sllows him to print Of Q picture. "C'tst
b;f4 ecrttr' aud Of q subject. "C'tst ILea dU}''-
tllrsu arc eleMcnts Ut al <astuib.s impossible It,
tilts tstnn].
still, We arc 'svarlous IN our specimens, null
Ernsc nj progress II notlcenh1c wncn VIC Iook
aluuL atnung them. Indications OF their prr,.I
nra rcrcelt!ole, nlkl curIossly enough q simI-
lnrity IL suggested, by tlIer work. bt.wecn ts.nl.
selves nntl tho vehicles VIC might fancy carrying
them about to their liyviia'pod.
PATIENT, pKEARr nuLLNnss.
Tough old Totn, The busy cl.y bus. with t,s
lscayE luilng a'i many hnlts; Its stcn1y sturdy,
stoaEy continuance On the sane Old nlucItwprn
why, every turning knnwn Mtni frcst,s,ess ut!-
llopcu lor; tts Iaacns::l ds1'lneas ol daily
cnd. ncycrtllt!uss, asd pulling 10 III thc Hank
With flourish from lli4s driver u3M2 1Dkp iron,