Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1915-02-12 | Page 6 | Said by Wits of He Past

SAID BY WITS OF THE PAST Memoirs of London Merchant Told of Many Good Quips He Hsd Henrd. Tho Into John lilchard (inylon of tho firm of Clnyton & Bell, glass paint er of Loudon England, hail some good stories of his experiences with the pre-Uaphaellto pre-Uaphaellto brethren. He was once sough! out by tho painters, paint-ers, lie called on Hoseltl In his studio and listened lo (he brilliant diatribes of the young men against whom they rallecl the sloshlness of modern paint-Ing paint-Ing Slimhy wiih the term they applied to all (he art oT thai day, and they did not spare Sir "Sloshua" llevnobls himself him-self Clayton was fond of (oiling how ho noticed that Hie studio was hung all round with phot agi nphs of the works of (he great tnaiilers; hut he was astonished to see that Ihey wore all either on (heir sides or upside down After a pleasant talk he von lined to Inquire the reason of tin. strange hanging llovseltl arTected to be pu7lod at Clayton's dlticovery "Why," h 'xldid. "iiienl ihe I right?" Then Hosettl shouted- 'Horn Hunt. Mlllals. here's n fellow w he knows tho way these sloshy thlngi should he hung " The motif, occasionally demanded ot 1,1,11 wl,l,''i 'I'' i-euld not refuse midf 1'ltii wince, nnd he smiled grlmlv our, when a member of the Arts club , which ho was one of the oldest ', most esteemed members, decla.ed thai If yon accep( ,!,.. Klm, (f (,(1(ir "nil of Clayton Hell will ,, UluMM1 as Satan Ilell!"