The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-14


nothing. but looking a, her. pointed solcmnly
TO himself. When 4, dawned upon her who her
neighbor was, she was spared any CONFUSION by
Millais's hearty laughter
Mrs. Jopling goes On to recall that -the Princess
~ Wales said 10 him once, while looking at several
pictures in his studio. I wonder you can bear To
part with them. Mr. Millais' oh, ma'ar, nm
swer~l Millais, when | finish a picture | am Just
like a hen having laid an egg | cry, Come ANA
take II away Come and take II away Nnd
then ! start upon another picture Mrs Jnpl'ns
adds that THE royal family were most Sympa
thcttc To him In his last illness. rcmemrct com
ing away from seeing him one dry, alter nnvi'E
had n Onc-sldcd convcrsation with him talking
nnd he responding on the slate lie had TO use after
hls voice failed him. A thought struck me that u
seemed n pity 10 erase the last sayings i 40 rare n
being, was due at a sale Of works at the Royal
School Of Art Needle Work. and, AT Princess { hrs
uan's stall, Hooked about for an appropriate no'e
book when might In after days DO held precious
Ia those VINO love John Mlllais. On making my
want known 10 the Princess she Immediately
said oh, let mo clys 1t him | should Ike To
80 much | asked her to write her nam" IN H.
which she Immediately did, and | took II back TO
the dear patient"
The year 1867 witnessed another of the marked
ira nsitions in Millaiss art life. As The
Vale u Rest" had proclaimed his cmancipa'
ton from the excessive detail q pre- Raphnciitc
expression, 50 the two works, "Rosnlini and
Celia" md ",Icph,hnh," painted this year, showed
a further development In the style and character
of his work. In "Rosalind and Celia, two or
three broad streaks a the brush express exactly
"A fallen leaf which. A few years before. would
have been highly worked up. Millais had great
difficulty with the figure and pose Of Celia, lo
painted IL. Originally, from his wife 5 sister, Mrs.
Stibbard, but, for a long time, he Struggled In
vain TO produce the effect he desired. 1t was
only at tho last moment. when the picture was
atuu, 10 leave his hands, that ne succeeded IN
his object. taking for his model a pretty DARK
woman, tn" wife ~ one 81 LORD ho'hsch''" y
clerks For Ros'lnd, MIS- Niahley' apf"i'sS'h"'
model, sat. Col G Lindsay sat ior mo pm
clpai hgurein Jeph'hah lnci"sclS XIII "a'h'"s
away with her arm around heT sister : "aiS' WAS
a Miss Ward; the two other hgureS were m"ue'N
This picture was tho hrsi 81 M'll"lsS ""fhS ,ha'
commanded " very large price Inc 'as' "mo
~R"Salind Nns shown, II nfongh' to'ooo, III
The B"yhood OF Raleigh produced IN ie'o'
the two f"ys were painted Hom A''''h,s ""r'
Everett ana he"fge FOR the 'Ai'ol VINO IL e"
'rahcng 'hem win fomahuc 'ai'S .. 'e o'en9n
Main n professional model was empi"E"' Aoo"'
A hnigh' -hrtaht' eShlnhen IN we s"no va
The only picture OF Miilals IN "M'h we h"uo
hgn'o Is seen the nogIapher mas "o1u' - wv"
to say II u.s. admlt'ediy ore OF the hh's' eA'
amrlcs oi The painter S ART hu' 'he ihafa'aic
srint 81 the age was against 1t MIS- "runuE
was shocked "r pre'ehded " Ie' ana IN o'nSc,
quencc, II remained on Inc athsts nhhls unu'
1874. The ARTIST originally lHlh'ed 'he JUS
dressed lady VINO hHd peeh r"noed, huhPEeu anu