The sun., 1884-05-04

WAas sAs Great Ars Critic Hassaas ~ Ne
with Mis Tarasr Csi,essssa.
Stor tAs Pdu kau 0dsstss Ipy,l H.

Srom t3 rau kau 0asee AprA q.
Three miles away from the village Of
Conieton. and on the opposite aide OF the lake.
large. Soss,ii%i house. h o With h spSsioSs room:
mud low ceilings. commanding a yiew which is
tur"aau"nsas and poetlc bsauty. Down ths
grassy slopes and across the placid. m!rrnr-
l,ks lake the spectator looks up 1T the Oid Man
the lesser hi IL which form tie middle dis.
tnnce. The viIiass Hes away to tn. right on
i"rrprts the view for four miles nni mcr". snve
the ivy.grown Cnniston Hal. On such pic
and ps@" @ % tho u' Hreai Se Sra critic f loves !" sas
thr,Mnsh1u, cut ,he san'n.r . @ Twenty times y day
grounds adjoining the huu-s when arrived,
aud. pond,nH tho Hnnom ncement of my visit. I
was shown, INTO tho drawing room To await his
against. the wallis. which. moreover. were
nd4rnod with beautiful examples 81 rront, y.
"na ra%"r Sh.rS 81 Is Ss Ts ns M Euskss
Marks at Venice. one Of HE most inportantt
efforts. Cnsos Of shaI!s In inilnits variety. and
sssI: Ana ySiS%s i; III in IT.
ings upon the shelves tfor III. Professor, do
a wheS h Sor al and ns
Sx wl.s h coa ysry gd t.
he continues: It WAS beautifully bright
feet. ' Tod" & We" Very T bnyE. ye" and MD You
Gan f., sec nothing. But coms with mo into tho
c Sk "ny "na se s'S
ceded mo into chamber which was enriched
by even q greater profusion OF works Of art than
%arysass eIs%pe "f 1i k"sca "% aeiia h,' lscS"s
nS 9y m
decorated the chimney: piece. book cases ant!
81 n" and
tied hi%sei% % cqmiortablyi in his easy chair and and
sSa. he nubio would Ike "s 70 hssr @ W For % YOU
lie, % matters just now"ior dout d know know what Is
going on nvwhcreo,esrccin,lyl know nothing
Es; as'S aen Snsv or it lodon now
and when m busy iaren, look i, the news:
Work Is or y ysh%ud not n IL
happens thai after Tho work uron which am
mnss oi corrospnnience to wade through And
What ,, care are. for EgyLEf| venturcd t. remark
sssrs Is ons 'r nalIsIsa "Ssjon M enssr"in ne rs;
u great speech, in nine cases out OF ten 6s
uses his splendid Gifts Of oraiory. not for the
elMcida.on OF his subject but for It's vnporiz's-
OF mi mnS to hs death Of the
had the derpest regard and respect Tor what i
would call his genius. rather than his his intellect
s%a k"a IN
every one. At Oxford though. % he s dssirea %'t to
tie university course. but ], also thought that
the conditions Of his life there were rather q
Ss han an with ss dn'
Art or Gteek. / do certainly think that wtthIn
much a. was possible for him to learn. whether
from the uniyorsity or from the surrounding
nary tnste for art. although ali HIS sisters are
artistic. h's IT, srecinl @ gitt was musical" No"
though there hre several whom love very
we're they to die before me. No. shall 70 10
no nor more r f,inernls m rn ~ 70 to my own"
t hSa % %a E% Vent o
iag blocks e. Of stone IL Th isi wsrs isrxs masses
s.en, and certainly not possassine that beauti-
10 stones; my collection Of aEatss is the iinsst
In the kinEdom, AMI l am at present ps assist
msnt me- 0 The diamond fsI am at ns PRESENT. %Spass s.
hihitlng at tho Museum is unique in crys;
tallizat'cn on. on 2, that scsle.I gave thonsand
oris,naI .%ana.cr!pis q several OF Scot.
them, that the most precious Of all is this. 1t
Is, Woodstock Scott WAS writing this book
ea nt the odn
jot less hen4,iln2 Or are thors more erasur"s!
should bear. advnrSity Now lot me- show
yHI thss% be1M,hy eHnErGsssd pannscrrs
L RtrOugDr nfOpT n
dition Of the Church at that time than thu evi-
drnGe OF thsse HSc"s wnrn they uos TO write
their intiIl letters so artisticaly. Yes. tho
faces in all such msnuscriIts are very badly
were rather Sculptors than artists-in our sense
what he L EnSnna at 20 prss sss
hsyS 9Hy sr1%es
am scon ior b.ss IN tho
you know Off I, oren my mouth; and Il. /
not look AZ them ' may briefly h say Se8%s ia! 6s NO
lieys that al the genius Of modern artists I.
IN ha IN on vous tbs whas .iey
are In tho service OF a luxurious class. who
must be amused. or worse than amused. I
there used to bs. FAR greater skill: but Tar less
pleasure In the exercise Of 1t in the artists
that things are going DOW poWeriuy Sio' to the hs' ba
but that there may he something. no one knows
now or Wnen. Wnlcn may Stnrt ND anu cneck II.
The main work OF my lie" said Mr.. Rus
kin, and 1t will be continued to tho end Of II.
ts the ecclesiasticnl history that our fathers
have told us. and the natural history connected
with my meteorological collections. am writ.
Ing various catalogues In illustration OF those
collections. to which I am giving my best time
ana care: Bosidest ! am still editing Miss
cssn. he arE svs. P Soss ss nnys
such perfect pen mnnshi r-to say nothing ~ her
knowledge OF the flowers she draws. Now. be-
fore you go. como up to my bedroom. and
will show you something worth seeing" He
led the way up stairs. pointing as We went to
someof Turner's sepia drawings which deco
rated the staircase. From this room you
will get the finest view Of ali OF the lake. But
1t was not for that / brought you up: look
round ut these masterpieces on tho walls.
There are twenty OF Turner's most highly 1n-
ishad water cnlOrs. representing his whole
career from this one. when no WAS quite
boy. to that one. which he executed
for me. There Ia not one OF them which
IL not perfect In every respect. am much ax-
erclsed ~ to how shall leave these beautiful
drawings after my death, 40 as TO bs OF tho
greatest service to the public. Az 1t now stands.
IN case Of my sudden death they will all 20 to
Oxford, but cannot quite nuke up my mind
Rs TO what Ia the best to do. Here you s"r what
IL probably the most beautiful painting OF
fruit hat Hunt ever did. and II hangs among
the Turner's like a brooch. Yes. I hold this to
be tho finest collection Of perfact Turner draw
tngs In axistanco-with one exception. perhaps;
and the nation shall have It,"