A. To shake hands with them with condescension, and partake of their refreshments with gusto.
Q. Will this invasion of the domestic circle be resented?
A. No; because it is highly probable that you will be mistaken for a newspaper Art critic, and respect for the Press in Art circles is universal.
Q. Are not artists, as a body, a community of highly accomplished gentlemen?
A. Certainly; and, consequently, on ordinary occasions entitled to well-merited respect.
Q. Then why should that "well-merited respect" be refused to them a month before the May opening of Burlington House?
A. Because it is the fashion.
Q. Surely this fashion does not exist amongst the better classes of the community?
A. To some extent; although it certainly is in greatest favour with cads and snobs, to say nothing of their female relations.
Q. Has any effort been made to stem this tide of unauthorised and unwelcome invasion?