. Oscar Wilde, fragments and memories . ur-rency, and was found in an old Philadelphia warehouse, where it had been stored sincethe Revolution. Some of the emblemsscattered through the book were engravedon wood from sketches by the distinguishedpioneer in American art, James Edward most interesting picture is the one, onthe title-page, of the seal of a ring given toWilde by his mother. Kelly saw a greatdeal of the poet, especially when the lattersat for the small bronze relief portrait which,when finished, won Wildes enthusiastic ap-proval. A bas-relief, he told the sculptor,should b
. Oscar Wilde, fragments and memories . ur-rency, and was found in an old Philadelphia warehouse, where it had been stored sincethe Revolution. Some of the emblemsscattered through the book were engravedon wood from sketches by the distinguishedpioneer in American art, James Edward most interesting picture is the one, onthe title-page, of the seal of a ring given toWilde by his mother. Kelly saw a greatdeal of the poet, especially when the lattersat for the small bronze relief portrait which,when finished, won Wildes enthusiastic ap-proval. A bas-relief, he told the sculptor,should be carved like a jewel. It must befull. There must be no waste plaque and his etching (only thehead of which was used as the frontispiecefor the American edition of De Profundis),Albert Sterners portrait for La Plume,Toulouse-Lautrecs extraordinary sketch ofWilde on trial, Harper Penningtons oil por-trait, and W. P. Friths sketch are, curiouslyenough, almost the only known authenticportraits of Wilde made by any of his nu-. - - :.. , The southwest corner of Irving Place and Seventeenth Street, New York City. The corner house was at one time the home of Washington Irving. Wilde resided in the building adjoining on the left. merous artist friends.* His point of viewand criticisms were highly valued by Kelly,who was in the habit of transcribing in Bos-wellian fashion all the remarks of his brilliantsitter. He dwells with mournful interest onthe visits to Wildes attractive temporaryNew York home on Irving Place, next tothe building once occupied by WashingtonIrving; his delightful walks up Fifth Avenueon sunny Oscar Wilde mornings; the socialcall on Lily Langtry and the heated disputewith her about the most becoming arrange-ment of Oscars wavy locks; the meeting atWildes request with Thomas Edison, whomthe poet considered the greatest man inAmerica; the sparkling conversations betweenWilde and John Boyle OReilly, at that timea handsome figure in Bostons literary circle
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