Prigs and Philistines
MODERN ÆSTHETICS
(Ineffable Youth goes into ecstasies over an extremely Old Master—say, Fra Porcinello Babaragianno, A.D. 1266-1281?)
Matter-of-fact Party: "But it's such a repulsive subject!"
Ineffable Youth: "'Subject' in art is of no moment! The Picktchah is beautiful!"
Matter-of-fact Party: "But you'll own the Drawing's vile, and the Colour's beastly!"
Ineffable Youth: "I'm Cullah-blind, and don't p'ofess to understand D'awing! The Picktchah is beautiful!"
Matter-of-fact Party (getting warm): "But it's all out of Perspective, hang it, and so abominably untrue to Nature!"