Whistler as I knew him . n, he gave us a little dinner at the ArtsClub, — Walter Dowdeswell, who was a most sincereand enthusiastic admirer of the Master, myself, andanother. We were gathered for the purpose ofpricing the pictures, and we drank a wine of which Ihave never known the name. All I remember isthat it was cheap, sparkling, and not champagne; itwas, I think, what is commonly known as artistswine. Ill-natured people who were not of the partywhispered gooseberry; but that suggestion, I feelsure, was due to the promptings of envy. At anyrate, its stimulating effect upon us was great. Af
Whistler as I knew him . n, he gave us a little dinner at the ArtsClub, — Walter Dowdeswell, who was a most sincereand enthusiastic admirer of the Master, myself, andanother. We were gathered for the purpose ofpricing the pictures, and we drank a wine of which Ihave never known the name. All I remember isthat it was cheap, sparkling, and not champagne; itwas, I think, what is commonly known as artistswine. Ill-natured people who were not of the partywhispered gooseberry; but that suggestion, I feelsure, was due to the promptings of envy. At anyrate, its stimulating effect upon us was great. Afterdinner the pictures were priced, and with each addi-tional bottle that was placed upon the table the pricesmounted higher and higher. A picture of a shoppainted in St. Ives, called The Blue Band, was heldout for our inspection. We gazed at it for some timein silence. Dowdeswell said boldly, £40, andthen looked uncertainly round the table with a scaredexpression as if to say, What have I said? Whis- FURNACE NOCTURNE. L^A j \S^m Sfe THE SMITHY
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