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Show WHISTLER'S EGOTISM. 3ow Ho Is rtcally Anirry at Ua Maaries; nnd I alctly Kicking UiuisclL Tho world of high class Bohemia in London has uot yet ceased laughing over tho vociferous disgust of Whistler that Du ilanrier left him out of the story of "Trilby," which is now print' ed in book form. For tho cake of the advertising in it Whistler -wrote a sting-ingly sting-ingly bitter letter ro i?u Maurier reproaching re-proaching the author for drawing ths painter's likeness m his novel, bnt now that tho author has cut the painter out Whistler is really furious. Before ho was only pretending to be so. This self expatriating American is one of the original celebrities of Europe. Once I had occasion to call at his studio in Chelsea on bnsinoss connected Ynth tho art exhibit; ot tho American exhibition In London. Ho wore a velvet coat, a low cut waistooaf, unlaundered shirt, flowing orange necktie, wide trousers and felt slippers, and spoko only epigrams, epi-grams, some of which were good. Later on I expressod a wi&h to look at some of his work. "Sly dear fellow, " ho exclaimed in great seeming astonishment, "can you put up with a creation after having met tho creator? Tho part can never equal tho whole' I dispersed "that tired feeling" with a glas3 of cherry and persuaded him to Ehow mo tho pictures. That was -what i was there for. Now York Prass. |