Page 31 - 1901 Pinakidia

" Chappy 'o spry, ''ith a glas~ 111 his .:yl',
And a naughty, sporty air. ·•
So ~ays an anonymous poet, and in lookingoYl'l' our colll'l'lion, it
coml~ to mind that one of our mc:mhc:r, i~ \'try accurately and heautifulh·
dL>Scrihed in the e words. The face~ in ~ome of our etchings are,.~tron):;
intellectually, but thi~ one
is admired as "Our :\Ian
of the \\'orld." The pic·
ture pos,;c:sse~ a wonder
fully magnc:tic power in
attracting all representa·
ti\'L.,; of the fair sex, and it
is said that there are ~omc
worshippers am on g the
number at ib shrine. E,·ery
detail of his dress, from his
neatly polished patent
leather shoes to his se\'en·
inch collar is so clear and
well-portrayed that, at first
sight, strangers can scarcely helie,·c that it b a painting, and regard it
a real man, who has just stepped out of a tailor shop. In the first
editions of Our .\rt Catalogue you will find this , 'o. 3· entitled ' ' The
Palmer," for Yarious persons ha,·e been decci,·ed by it, but the name
that it now bears, of the" :\Ian of the World," is more applicable.
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