Our local Deputy for Foreign Affairs has been doing some thinking on the subject of quarantine regulations, re salt he hes submitted to the Taotai two rales which he would like to see enforced. marvels of artist feeling. It is a matter A quarantine office and hospital should be of regret that no effort has been made opened at the port, and staffed by in the catalogue to give the dates when Chinese practitioners only. 'These should the pictures were' painted. Whistler's board every steamer coming from an first exhibited picture "La Mare Gerard," infected port, lay hands upon all sick and his last, "The Girl in Black," are people and take them ashore, and then both on view, also the " Portrait of My release the ship. This work may be done Mother" (lent by the French Govern-along with the foreign doctor, but the ment), and "Thomas Carlyle" (now the latter is by no means to be allowed to ex-property of the Glasgow corporation), excise his own unfettered discretion. The which are considered his masterpieces. Deputy regards the present quarantining The mother's face struck me as infinitely of infected vessels, and apparently healthy sad but full of sweetness. One deeply re-passengers, a8 contrary to all reason. Ho grots that the picture was ever allowed to would also like to see a stop put to the leave the country, more especially as the present embargo upon the export of vation is minus a Whistler of any note corpses during plague time. Ho con-the third picture of importance, Pablo siders that there are sufficient means Sarasate," having been borrowed from available in the country to ensure the the Carnegie Art Gallery at Pittsburg. In bona-fides of a corpse whose relatives de-addition to the oil paintings there are a clare that it is not " victim of plague. few charming water-colours, some delight-With such a declaration, franked by the fal pastels, and a large number. of native magistrates, no foreign doctor etchings, the majority of the latter having should be allowed to prevent the export been} lent}sby the King and Princess of coffins with contents. These rules Victoria. As an etcher, it has always still wait for the sanction of the suthoribeen universally admitted that Whistler ties, and probably will wait. We may stands unequalled, and the 6 la, expect a good deal of light on pressing suppose, the most comprehensive col-problems when the foreign relations of lection of his works that will ovr be port are in the hands of so enlighten-seen. Fortunately, many samples of this an official. branch of his art are in the British Mu-soum, where they should serve as. models of style to would-be etchers for many
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