| Show 1 at the palte 11 1 1 A certain parvenu of great wealth bag hanging in his drawing booma large and hideous daub in oils which some dealer in paris induced buy iio Is very fond of taking a call cr by the arm leading him before the canvas and saying great picture that by macaroni dt i vermicelli you know majd for it in paris and got a great bargain F naming an eminent artist says t 13 worth A few days since this gentleman was lunching nt the artists club bhea the cat camo out of the bag some OM said P old says that you bavo appraised that frightful maro of his at tho artist answered smilingly 1 I will tell you how that happened lie asked me to dinner one day and after we left the table took mo to see picture and told the usual story then turning abruptly ho asked how lauch la that painting wortha why mr salil ia really would not alko to place a upon if well ill put it differently eald he now much would you charge W euch a picture f f 1 I dont mind saying I 1 answered r that I 1 would not paint such a platow r for I 1 had to bo civil know london answers eipl |
