The marble inevitably loses its chastity under such circumstances.

An old Greek sculptor, no doubt, found his models in the open sunshine, and among pure and princely maidens, and thus the nude statues of antiquity are as modest as violets, and sufficiently draped in their own beauty.

But as for Mr.Gibson's colored Venuses (stained, I believe, with tobacco juice), and all other nudities of to-day, I really do not understand what they have to say to this generation, and would be glad to see as many heaps of quicklime in their stead." "You are severe upon the professors of my art," said Kenyon, half smiling, half seriously; "not that you are wholly wrong, either.

We are bound to accept drapery of some kind, and make the best of it.

But what are we to do?
Must we adopt the costume of to-day, and carve, for example, a Venus in a hoop-petticoat ?" "That would be a boulder, indeed!" rejoined Miriam, laughing.