. Art and artists of our time. on his mandolin and apparently droning out his part in the songbetween his half-shut teeth. At the spectators left sits the principal singer, a strongly-builtman, dressed in a white woolen coat, turned over at the breast and showing a black lining,with black cuffs and pieces of black cloth sewed on to the backs of the sleeves below theelbow. He has a handkerchief knotted about his head, a broad sash of some dark stuff abouthis waist, dark breeches, stockings, and leathern sandals. He sits on his cloak and supportshis left hand by a stout stick held upright betwee
. Art and artists of our time. on his mandolin and apparently droning out his part in the songbetween his half-shut teeth. At the spectators left sits the principal singer, a strongly-builtman, dressed in a white woolen coat, turned over at the breast and showing a black lining,with black cuffs and pieces of black cloth sewed on to the backs of the sleeves below theelbow. He has a handkerchief knotted about his head, a broad sash of some dark stuff abouthis waist, dark breeches, stockings, and leathern sandals. He sits on his cloak and supportshis left hand by a stout stick held upright between his legs. His right arm a-kimbo has the ART AND ARTISTS OF OUR TIME. 275 hand turned back and resting on his thigh. He bears a stiff burdoun to the thrummingand snapping of the guitars and the click of the castanets, by the aid of a stout chest and astrong pair of lungs. Next him sits. Pepita, young and meant to be handsome, who rattlesthe castanets with vigor, and though her voice is quiet now, no doubt it comes lilting and. THE QUARTET. F^OM THE PAINTING BY WM. T. DANNAT IN THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM. BY OF MESSRS. CASSELL & CO. caracoling out at the right time. She gives the piquant accent to the picture with her well-painted dress of black silk, lighted up, just enough, by two small bows of scarlet ribbon, with alittle mantle of loosely-knotted chenille over her bare shoulders coming down to her elbow. Her abundant hair is piled up in a pretty tempest over her head, and with a big comb, such III 2 76 ART AND ARTISTS OF OUR TIME. as no one but a Spanish woman would dare, stuck most provokingly sideways in the rich coilthat crowns the mass. Of the two remaining figures of the quartet, the oue seated with his back to us is themore successful; he leans well to one side as he strums away on his guitar, held on his leftknee, and if he take any part in the song, it must be at the sacrifice of the cigarette whoselazy puff of smoke curls uj) over his shoulder. The man at t
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