. William De Morgan and his wife . irrevocable loss. Written inAugust, which was nominally holiday time, she was then morefree to follow her own bent. She rose early, and from sevenonwards painted or drew till the family breakfast at nineoclock. ( Breakfast, as usual, lasted a century ! is one dis-consolate entry.) As soon as she could escape, she went off toGrosvenor Square, where she worked for three hours in themorning, and sometimes, if she was fortunate in getting away,for four hours in the afternoon. In the evening, after dinner,she modelled, and all other available moments were filled u
. William De Morgan and his wife . irrevocable loss. Written inAugust, which was nominally holiday time, she was then morefree to follow her own bent. She rose early, and from sevenonwards painted or drew till the family breakfast at nineoclock. ( Breakfast, as usual, lasted a century ! is one dis-consolate entry.) As soon as she could escape, she went off toGrosvenor Square, where she worked for three hours in themorning, and sometimes, if she was fortunate in getting away,for four hours in the afternoon. In the evening, after dinner,she modelled, and all other available moments were filled upwith reading. Yet the record of each day is a perpetual lamen-tation at the loss of time entailed by the petty routine of dailylife, when, to her young enthusiasm, each hour was a treasureof which account must be rendered to the great g«od of chafed at the interminable family meals, the interruptionof visitors, the evenings when guests to dinner prevented thedaily modelling. Life, work and art were beckoning— and,. sculptuukThe Mater Dolorosa EvELYX Dk Morgan fecit Exhibited in the Grosvotor Gallery in 1884. A piece of sculpture . . remarkable for the uncommon beauty of its type andreticent character of its fine pathos.—The Studio. [In the possession of Mrs. Stirling. THE THORNY WAY 177 jfte writes, * I have to sit in the drawing-room and Hsten toidiots talking about dressmakers and servants ! This enforcedidleness is insupportable. Still more, her conscience was per-petually goading her with an imaginary laziness. Wasted a^eat deal of time, she says self-accusingly on August 15,1872, after five hours steady work ; and the next day she com-plains again : This is the third day when I have had only halfa, days work. On the 17th, after describing eight hours work,she notes a heinous offence: At five, went out to tea. Changedmy dress before going, which was unnecessary and wasted following day she writes :— Saturday, 18th. Half-past seven before I got t
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