Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1883 — A Burlington Society Note. [ARTICLE]

A Burlington Society Note.

Miss Honora Daubigne has just completed a portrait of her father in oil., It would have looked more like the old gentleman, and would have smelled infinitely more like him, had she worked the portrait in whisky. Still, as a work of art, it is a very valuable painting. Thirteen dollars’ worth of tube-colors were used in its construction, and the frame alone cost $45. The hair wart on Mr. Daubigne’s cheek is omitted in the portrait, and the right ear, which was bit off in a fight down at the red bridge ten years ago, has been restored by the magical touch of the accomplished artist. The nose of the subject, also, has been toned down, being treated in pale lakes, instead of vermillion. To get at the true soulfulness, the tout ensemble, the immortal intellectual chiaro oscuro of Daubigne’s nose, it would have to be treated in the lake of brimstone, if there is such a color. As a work of art, however, the portrait is one of which our city may well be proud. It can be recognized by a glance at the name of the subject, which was neatly lettered on the frame by Stepladder, the sign painter.