Life of James McNeill Whistler, . desdale, or, after his brother wras married, from Whistler, wrhose Japanese lacquer was his admiration. Heprepared the menu, partly American, partly French, and whollybewildering to joint-loving Britons. His description of the Britishbreakfasts he was asked to were amazing : Beef, the people or therats had been gnawing, beer, and cheese rinds, salad without dressingand tarts without taste. Quite British! His buckwheat cakes arenot forgotten. He would make them himself, if the party were informal,and he never spoke again to one man who ventured to d
Life of James McNeill Whistler, . desdale, or, after his brother wras married, from Whistler, wrhose Japanese lacquer was his admiration. Heprepared the menu, partly American, partly French, and whollybewildering to joint-loving Britons. His description of the Britishbreakfasts he was asked to were amazing : Beef, the people or therats had been gnawing, beer, and cheese rinds, salad without dressingand tarts without taste. Quite British! His buckwheat cakes arenot forgotten. He would make them himself, if the party were informal,and he never spoke again to one man who ventured to dislike them. Sometimes eighteen or twenty sat down to breakfast, more oftenhalf that number. All were people Whistler wanted to meet, peoplewho talked, people who painted, people who wrote, people who bought,people who were distinguished, people who were roval, people whowere friends. From Mr. Cole we have notes of the company andtalk at some of the breakfasts : June 17 (1877). To breakfast at F. Dicey, young Potter136 [1S77. The Open Door and Huth there. He showed some studies from figures—light andelegant—to be finished. June 29 (1879). To Whistlers for breakfast. Much talk aboutCome die-Fran$ais e and Sarah Bernhardt. July 8 (1883). Breakfast at Lord Houghton, OscarWilde, Mrs. Singleton, Mrs. Moncrieff, Mrs. Gerald Potter, LadyArchie Campbell, the Storys, Theodore Watts, and some Moncrieff sang well afterwards. Lord Houghton asked meabout my fathers memoirs. Margie [Mrs. Cole] sat by him. The breakfasts remain charming in Mrs. Moncrieffs charming is Lady Colin Campbells word. Lady Wolseleywrites us that she remembers a flight of fans fastened up on thewalls, and also that the table had a large flat blue china bowl, or dish,with goldfish and nasturtiums in it. Mrs. Alan S. Cole recalls asingle tall lily springing from the bowl ; though invited for twelve,it was wiser, she adds, not to arrive much before two, for to get thereearlier was oft
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