Personal sketches of recent authors . o the other half. To besure, the halves were not entirely separate; the peoplewho had so long watched for and smiled at the cari-catures were probably the first readers of the novel;but the readers became a great multitude which noman could number, while the lovers of his pictorialwork were but a clique, although a large one. A few had known him even before Punch had ex-ploited him, in the old Once a Week, where and whimsical drawings had appeared, innich a few artists and critics recognized a But the work all had a certain individualit
Personal sketches of recent authors . o the other half. To besure, the halves were not entirely separate; the peoplewho had so long watched for and smiled at the cari-catures were probably the first readers of the novel;but the readers became a great multitude which noman could number, while the lovers of his pictorialwork were but a clique, although a large one. A few had known him even before Punch had ex-ploited him, in the old Once a Week, where and whimsical drawings had appeared, innich a few artists and critics recognized a But the work all had a certain individuality;on even to the end of it all, there could be no mistak-ing the hand that did those slight, exquisite things,whose charm no one could ever describe, and onlythe like-minded feel. How constantly the types were repeated all hisadmirers knew, but there was still variety in same-ness, and a unique delight in finding now and againthat all were not gone, — the old familiar faces. Afterone had seen Du Mauriers millionaires and swells and. GEORGE DU MAURIER. TH *C PUBLIC LJ . LE GEORGE DU MAURIER. 97 singers and artists a sufficiently long time, he preferredthem to other people, for it is undeniable that therewas a bit of chic about them that could not be readilypicked up in the shops. The facility in caricaturewhich is now so common, was a development afterhe first began his labors, not perhaps owing to himvery much, but a part of the development of arttaste in the people during the time in which he hadbeen working. Born in Paris in 1834, he had known fully the upsand downs of an artists life both there and in Eng-land. His mixed blood and his residence alternatelyin the two countries had given him a keen insightinto the characters of both the French and Englishpeople. He had lived also in Berlin and in Belgiumin his youth, and retained some of the pictures therestamped upon an immature mind. One can but smile at the thought of Du Maurier asa chemist, yet that was the business for
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