The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-10

There are two points of view from
which the picture by Charles Dana G!b-
son, entitled wireless Telegrapily,"
whici, accompanies to-day's paper, may
be studied, the romantic and the artistic
II docs not take an ar ..At to- see the roy
nance, tho story that this picture tells,
But only an artist can appreciate that
pecuiiar quality In at which makes the
ricture so I; attractive.
Gibson isg fond Of making his drawings
suggest rather than tell stories, q and
this is a typical instance. Tho lit tlet TO (
nance chimes from tho paper In " way.
that any person can read without danger
4 OF falling into s error bu T. only Just
enough OF 1t Is given to start the, train
OF thought, which the artist leaves his
admirers to complete for themselves
The young man has been dining at the
homo OF tho girl ile loves. Her mother
ia Inns been at the table, q necessary pres
cncc. OF course, but none the less tire
gorle to tho young man. Dinner Is
finished and they are sitting over tho
4 'half-cmptied glasses, mamma Immersed In
+ a newspaper and tho young people anx-l
lous to DO alone together. But mamma
has found something SO interesting N
& her paper that she mist share It with
4 the others. They have been chatting IN
whispers. leaning ncross the table in the
SHADE Of tho newspaper, md this inter-
sold lady Is sublmcly unconscious
OF tho love affair that has de-.
vcloped Under her very nose, and
4 she would be utterly nInnzed Il any
n ono were to suggest to- her that the
Y young people hive anything more In
tcresting to talk about than the bit OF
u news she Is telling them. Duty and
n No.,
8 feign deep interest, and tho young man
Ii is managing to simulate It well, but, ut
the same time. there u IS something still
n only half said, though thoroughly I'M
5derstood. which neither Of the lovers
wants to leave unfinished: 80. when the
Z maternal Interruption comes. they COM
plete the sentence by tho sswfrela,s tele-
Il .grapfy'.y45 OF q contact OF feet. There
) are remarks which lovers cnn make with
out the means Of lips: q pressure 3of the
& hand, a glance OF the eye, the touching
Hof two feet may convey w hole volumes.
y And IT. Is to this wireless te1egraphy"s
q that this pair is reduced through the
activity OF tho mother. 5$
So nue. 8 for the romantic view OF
the picture; now for the artistic. The
4 artist sees IN 1t 20 lesson composition
ThereS are two focal points. tho feet Of
the lovers and the face OF the mother.
& These occupy the median line Il Of Il he
drawing. and cease OF the table cloth
Sls placed insi such O posi- ton as ito join
them. The principal lines OF tho picture
converge upon ono or other OF these focal
4 points And balance each other on either.
\ side OF the centre. Tho legs OF the man
and tho girl form the horizontal line
ofsthe edge OF tho table and almost per-
feet equilateral triangle. the bent knees
Of the man breaking It on the right IN
\ order to ~ avoid stiffness. The edge Of
the mans coat and the CUT OF his right
sleeve lead up to the mo Tiers face, and
4 tl,e graceful mass OF the girls body
/. points in tho same direction; though e
contains no distinct limo 70 CORRESPOND
with TIM Sof the man q coat. It's general
Il tendency produces the same e Meet:
The titudes are O. study in compost
u fon: In the centre the head OF the old
ID dys OOH III out over her spect acles on
4 either side the heads OF tho lovers, 4 each
leaning on hand. . and the free arms ex :
tended upon the table pointing towards
4 each other In IN attitude which suggests
that 1.-The hands have just sprung apart
i and seized vino glasses in a hurry The
chairs balance each other; the white e.