The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-04
Pre-RaphaeIite Amenities

In Harper Tor April Ford MADDOX
Hueffer in his article on the Pre-Ra-
phaelites, prints for the first time some
excerpts from the diary Of his grand
father, MADDOX Brown, the painter, which
throw an amusing light on many of the
great men of the day.
November S.-Painted at William Ros-
setti from eight till twelve. Gabriel Ros-
setti came in. William wishing to go ear
ly, Gabriel proposed that he should wait
five minutes and they would go together,
when William, being got to sleep on the
sofa, Gabriel commenced telling me how
he intended to get married at once to
Guggums CMiss SiddalD and off to Al
geria. and SO poor Williams five minutes
lasted till half past two a.. m.
80 l went to a meeting of the sub
committee about the testimonial of Rusk-
ms he having noticed my absence from
the previous one with regret. Ruskin
was playful and childish, and the tea
table overcharged with cakes and sweets
as for a juvenile party. Then about an
hour later cake and wine was again pro-
duced, of which Ruskin again partool1
largely, reaching out with his thin paw
and swiftly absorbing three or four large
Jumps of cake in succession. AT home
he looks young and rompish. At the
meeting at Hunts he looked old and I'M
calmly, but his power and eloquence as
a speaker were Homeric. But 1 said at
the time but for his speaking he was in
appearance like a cross between fiend
and tallow chandler. AT night to the
Working Mans College with Gabriel, and
then a public meeting to hear Professor
Maurice spouting and Ruskin jawing.
Ruskin was as eloquent as ever, and as
widely popular with the men. He fiat
tered Rossetti in his presence hugely,
and spoke of Monroe in conjunction with
Baron Marochetti as two noble sculptors
whom all the aristocracy patronized-and
never one word about Woolner whose
bust he had just before gone into ecstasies
about and whom he had invited to dinner.
This at a moment when Woolner's pupils
of the college were all present. Rossetti
says Ruskin is a sneak, and loves him,
Rossetti, because he is one too; and
Hunt he half likes because he is half a
sneak but he hates Woolner because he
is manly and straightforward, and me be-
cause | am ditto. He adored Milais be-
cause Milais was the prince of sneaks.
but Milas was too much so, for he
snealSed away his wife, and SO he is
obliged to hate him for too much of his
favorite quality. Rossett. in fact. was in
such a rage about Ruskin and Woolner
that he bullied Munroe all the way home,
wishing to take every cab he encountered.
January 27.-To Joness (Sir Edward
Burne-Jones) yesterday. evening with an
outfit that Emma had purchased at his
request for a poor miserable girl of II he
had meet in the streets at a. m. The
coolest night this winter-scarcely any
clothes and starving after five weeks of
London life. Jones gave her money and
told her to call next morning, which she
did, telling her story. and that she had
parents willing to receive her back again
in the country. Jones got me to ask
Emma to buy her this outfit and has sent
her home this morning. Jones brought
Miss Macdonald and I didn't ask any
questions. Miss Macdonald is now Lady
Burne-Jones.) This little girl seems to
threaten to turn out another genius. She
is coming here to paint tomorrow. Her
designs in pen and ink show real intellect.
Jones is going to cut Topsy civilian Nor
ris) He says his over-bearing temper is
becoming quite insupportable as we'll as
his conceit At Manchester, to give one
recording line to it, all that ] remember
is that old English picture with Richard
IT. in it was the only beautiful work of
the old masters, and Hunt and Aillais' s
the only fine among the new. Hunt, in
fact made the exhibition The music
was jolly. and the walters tried very
hard TO cheat