THE PICK OF THE PICTURES.—No. 1. ROYAL ACADEMY.
No. 5. The First Storey in the Royal Academy Annual is entitled, The Hungry Messenger. Good Storey.
No. 44. Never put off till to Moro Phillips what you can put on to-day. Illustration of an elderly Blue-coat Boy unable to leave off an old habit.
No. 53, with No. 98 and No. 91. Ought to have been hung together, portraits "en soot."
No. 202. Ethereal Football.
No. 224. Boy and Dog. Briton Rivière, R.A. Dog unmuzzled, boy hears policeman's footstep.
No. 235. "Every dog has his Washing-day." Pet just been cleaned and brought into drawing-room. Doubtful reception by Papa and other sisters. Hardly up to the usual form of W. Q. Orchardson, R.A.
No. 292. Mr. Phil. A. Morris, A. calls this "La Belle Américaine." Is she? The tone of this belle is rather loud.
No. 303. A wonderful picture and portrait, by Luke Fildes, R.A. "Luke on this picture and on——" any other portrait, and you'll find this hard to beat. Wealth of colour, colour of wealth, affaire de Luke's.
No. 318. Major E. R. Burke. Admirable portrait, by Hubert Herkomer, A. See how the Master of Bushey has dealt with the Hair! As might be expected from a Hair-comber with a brush in his hand. Will be remembered as "Burke and Hair."
You'll say this as soon as you see it. Hubert Herkomer, A(ngcore).
No. 411. Mrs. Arthur Sassoon. Charming. Sweet simplicity.
No. 361. Scene at Dollis Hill
No. 463. Sir Oscar Clayton, C.M.E. Bravo Mr. F. Goodall, R.A. Good entirely. Artist was thinking of adapting refrain of popular comic song, "Ask a P'liceman," and writing under portrait legend—
If you want to know who's this,—
"Oscar Clayton."
But it was unnecessary, as the portrait speaks for itself.
No. 473. D-T-erioration; or, Sir Edwin Arnold, K.C.S.I., commencing as a book-maker, and laying "two to one bar one." "Arnold's first exercise" in this character is depicted by James Archer.
No. 600. Tum-Tum The Melancholy, By Joseph Mordecai. Is Haman hung too?
No. 703. "Nobody looking, Mother, You can prig something out of the Money-box." But the vigilant Verger has his eye on them. Such is the story told by Blandford Fletcher.
No. 744. Coming home late in the Olden Time. By Ralph Hedley. No latch-key. Rousing the neighbourhood with pantomime door-knocker. Situation graphically depicted.
No. 759. By the Linn Pool. By Noble. Charming. Must be of course; Noblesse oblige.
No. 487. Primrose Dames.
No. 794. "Out shooting." Very much out, shooting. Nothing to Crowe about.
No. 886. A Smile. Delightful. This Miss is as good as her smile. Jan van Beers.
No. 1028. "Please to remember the Ninth of November." Lord Mayor's Procession stopped by photographer. "Now, then—wait—where you are—when I say three!" And as they were taken, so they are cleverly represented by William Logsdail.
