" LES PARAPLUIES "
Sin,—Always ready to lap up the artistic pronouncements of those who know, a visit to the National Gallery was but a natural sequel to a perusal of your "Marginal Comment" of June 22nd. A close study of Renoir's "Les Parapluies " promised to be particularly rewardirig. Clearly, one ought to observe that detail which provides such "a perfect Illustration of a painter's knowledge, or it may be, genius "—"the actual shape and Weight and pressure of that chubby little hand" which "appears through the glove"! - But remembering my Hans Andersen and the tale of "The tiripe. roes New Clothes," I too feel that discretion and' the advantages Of -politeness in the presence of one'S 'betters enjoins silence. Heaven forbid that a mere flyweight should cry "Gloves offl " to such a heavyvkighl master of the ring as Mr. Harold Nicolson. A.- F. WISE.
United University Club, r Suffolk Street, S.W: r. —
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