of the human figure without drapery
offends me, and naked men or woman [sic]
however spiritual the artists conception
of them, are not at all to my taste, & I dont
consider it a loss to any nation to be
without these costly Model Artistes.
I hope no worshipper [sic] of Art will ever
get hold of this journal or what will
they do with me. Called at the Chevalier
de Chatalaine - Very agreeable wife in a wig -
well shaped head - like George And wig
in the same style. He presented me
with Evangeline that he had trans
-lated into French - Invited us to dinner
next Wednesday - Told me the pretty Miss
[illegible] had appeared in London
as Lucretia, did well a few times, but
towards the close of the season not so well -
Deanes have called - Wrote to Mrs Cranch
& Clason yesterday - also a long letter home.
Poult made a narrow escape today, fell
in the fire & burnt his elbow quite
severely, but if nurse had not been by