New-York tribune., 1888-04-15
VOCE.S POPULI.
SHOW SUNDAY IN LONDON.
From Punch.

Spaned easels. stippell discovered receiving Sum
day visitors, and trying 10 conceal his utter Incon.
sciousncss Of ever having seen any OF them oeioro
Model st the SG6o aSSTMTs ssa Mop SGgpss5 ps,oppsr Mr.
MI. and Mrs. Frederick flOpper Mr. Anil
ton 'Opper! -, ,,.. ana , /,
So kind of you to -you'l1-(with nervous laugh
find sd picture v,os or y 1TS SysT s@essy seye about ys
vousIy at the canvassos, and examining the
tapestries and mirrors. or anything else by
Model~Mrs Hrdlcish Le stilton ,.. Mrs
and Miss Rosebery Rasch MIS- cunningham
stippeii Coverjoyod to find he knows somebody,-
Mrs Pinchbechl how charming OF you to find time to
look rs n sSas am could Just
squeeze you n-so many places one must 60 to, don't
stp gulltly hs small boy by, s wsO .bSs has ,@s
what I've been dong This Is my Academy pcIafe iiis
''' Ms she is apparently proceeding to rub noses
with the principal figures on 'he canvas.
Mrs. p (retlrlng)-Ah, that is better-much better
pcrceves that the subject Is classical and decides ha
draws in her breath reverentlyl couldn't nave Do
leved possible to realize such situation % as that
and vet one feels that It must have been Just so
stp Chighly gratlfed)You do think It tells Its own
Mrs p Nelllng her own)-oh, yes-indeed I do
(Propitlates her conscience by the reflection that
she the picture, which, being lo IT, Dy .,
IS indeed distinctly visiblc)
crowd gradually collects around tho principal can
vas in awed silence, each person prudently walt
ing 10 discover what It is intended to represent
Mrs p Gcndcfcd boder by succcssl-I don't think
ever quite felt before how splendid Ancient Rome
must have been ,-,, c,,,
stlp-Ah-cxactly. -but-Cconslderately Sicily
YVES not Roman province at the time Balaustion came
Mrs p (plunglng more wildly, aided by desperate
recoectons of a OF lectures on Greclan colon
Zatlon)-Oh no. of cOurse-that was ater-lct me see,
wasn't Balaustlon one of tho early tyrants -, .-
Stlp. Qn resigned dsgusi)-You must rcally excuse
me from Offering any opinion.
CThe bystanders are much impressed, and Mrs. p
immensely pleased by her erudition' taxes her
Modei~Mr Mordaunt Hundertone. Mrs.
0llo Margreen, and friends. - ,.,
lowing reluctantly in her train She falls Into
pose OF rapt alteration before the principal can
Mrs Margrcen--oh,. Mr. stiPpclli how could you'
What am to sayi What picture .u,. ,,.,,,
Mrs Mar mustn't look positively must Sso not
eyes. sympathetic murmur from Undl why "heh
ISIS hung II win XIII evsrythIng near II u,, a..
done nothing TO deserve hanging yet IT won't pc pc
hung tin IT'S cut down; and 4 rs cut down. itll be
esSbor fGsaT %aS sh f9 "a des Sc ean
oh, Mr.. Undertone, don't-you'rc too killing
to s., the Dummer, you know s bows and tries s. TO
to his mind; Mr.. D. Jerks and mumblcsl Mrs. Plum
meri drs r. performs revercntial curtsey "a II she
very leastj Now with much tact, DO tell them the
story Of the picture In your own words lAs II she
stp who 9 begins % 70 sec that It may be 9, wcI
Well, It's from browning YOU know Dalaustion
on the steps OF the Temple Of Herahles..
Universal chorus Of pleased pleas recognition.
ing-so IKE hlmi Ia ! DO love recitatOns. Have you
'e' coonei Croppcr TO Mrs Margrcen, in cautious
ask-r didn't quito cstch-~hat
is the subject supposed to boz ,..-u,
Oh don't you knowl It's desperately Euripldes
melting the syracusans to dscoyer lost tune under 6
The steps of the Temple OF 'All-hssed-us." You
Col c.-Yes, ycs-to be sure astonishing how one
forges these thlngs-sO he did .
Mrs. Roscbery Rasch TO her dauehtep-"hat Is IL
Ill Miss r. RIM not quite sure mother, but think
IT'S Euripdcs with his Tyre accusing somebody oi
Mrs. II. r. tsatlsiedl-Oh! The Lost Chou| All,
YES, | see. I'd forgotten that was his. .
Mr.. Bopper advancing pompousy 10 Stlppell-Do
picureUit ITT aR-rcmnds me of an anecdote once
stip. (evadng him 9landy'-lndeedi Then my work
Mrs Topper after gazing long at the canvas, to S.
in a deep solepn voicel-Alow me to ask-do you
er-take your own perspcctives1
Slip tgasplng, and then recovering his presence
OF mnd-Generally, dear lady-whenever can come
Mrs. Jop Cprofoundly)-oute right. 1t is the only
way TO succeodi ,, .,c,
stlp ito Mrs. Mar)-Oh, you looking at that7
that's In a quieter style, you see Child nursing
sick monkey.
other picture the-the "Syrippdans,- is one Of the
finest ever saw think this is striking, some
how how sick that monkey looks and the child, too
stip-so glad you like It Just idea of mine (dis
paraglngly), an idea! I'm little doubtful what TO
call lt-must have a good name for It, Can you sug-
Und las before)-Ahem, give q bad picture a good
name, and they may hang IL c.r =.
well with brilliant inspraton), how would " The
Sick Monkey" dof
Und-why not a. Pair Of Emf
Mrs. Mar (brightly)-No. / know" Monkey and
ChiId1 sound quite "old Mastery
Und tsotto voce)-wont get beyond sounding;
Mrs. Maxwell, must tear myself away, Mr. Stlp-
pcll I can't tell you how you've stimulated mel
stIp-Not at all. Have you had any coffee
Mrs Mar-ThankS-not any goodbye, good bye
And Pm sure II those naughty, unkind Bishops would
only come and see your pictures, they would under
stand how far wSundayD IS from mere pleasure
seeking ,,. -, 49,,
hive SfIppel old fellow you're going to astonsh US
" ~ OUTSIDE.
Confused Chorus OF Departing Vlsitors-Did you
over sce such dreadful thlngsl What pity It Il,
Mrs Mar Ito fricnd'-I assure you, my dear,
rover fonnd so much difficulty in saying anything at
ali decently civil about picture IN my life-realy
foo % sbocEnc-they can't get in Now whore shall
,re en- next1 IL will be quite refreshing to a
picture again