A CORRECTION.
[TO THE EDITOR OF TEE "SPECTATOR."]
SIR,—Please may I be permitted to spell my name with one " n "? You have heard of Manx cats; they wear no tails; then why should I, forsaking the customs of the land of My fathers, take unto myself appendages that do not belong to me? Being a sculptor, it is, according to your art critic, a dangerous thing to be a German, for "they Germans] seem unable to feel rhythmic beauty of form, either grave or gay." But, Sir, I am not German, and therefore perhaps I may still hope, especially as M. Meunier was my master. If I were German I have no doubt I should be proud of being so, but being a Briton I wish to remain one. It is sad your art critic should not have heard of me, but I am still young. If he is curious he will be repaid (I hope) by reading the Kensington for September.—I am, Sir, &c.,
FRANK MOWBRAY TAUBMAN.
66 Glebe Place, Chelsea, S.117. • [We are extremely sorry that our art critic should have mistaken Mr. Taubman's nationality. There are no better Britons than the Manxmen.—En. Spectator.]
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