Identifier: lifelettersoffre00shie (find matches)
Title: The life and letters of Frederic Shields
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Shields, Frederic, 1833-1911 Mills, Ernestine Bell, ed
Subjects: Shields, Frederic, 1833-1911
Publisher: London New York (etc.) : Longmans
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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ingdecorated with high-class mural paintings, she stronglyrecommended that the commission should be offered toyou. Also that Lord Dysart (who is busy with arrange-ments for his marriage) wishes your address, that he maytake a convenient opportunity of speaking to you on thesubject. I dont think it likely that Lord Dysart will calluntil after his marriage. In the meantime kindly let meknow how you feel about both these proposals. Shields was unable to undertake any other work, know-ing that Mrs. Russell-Gurney was eagerly awaiting hisfreedom from the toils of stained glass and mosaic that hemight devote himself to her service. Early in 1886 came MLachlans lawsuit about theRoyal group, Shields, much to his distress, being subpoenaedas a witness on his behalf. Madox Brown wrote fromManchester on April 16th: Thanks ever so much foryour kind letter and still kinder bridges; I shall alwaysvalue them and certainly make as good use of them as Iam able. The small low one is particularly jolly.
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< £ i z t; Sh 4) SIR JOHN GILBERT 291 Then follow some particulars with regard to a rafflewhich, with his usual generosity, he was getting up forthe benefit of an artists widow, the prize being his ownpicture of Piatt Lane. Madox Brown is also keenly interested as ever in socialreform, and says:— I was at a mass meeting of the unemployed yester-day at Pomona Gardens—6000 or 7000 poor, wretched-looking, ragged fellows. I had to speechify them, for—didI tell you ?—I and some others have started a labourbureau to register all who want employment, and invitethose who want them to come to us. The workers havecome in numbers, but not 5 per cent, of those numbers asemployers. In fact, I believe the manufacturer looksupon a good broad margin of starving workmen as thenecessary accompaniment of cheap labour—I shall get anice name, I expect. Shields took a ticket for the raffle and won the prize,Madox Brown being highly delighted at this result. It was in this year that Shields wr

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