EYEGLASS AND ARTIST.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1921, 2 December 1913, Page 3

EYEGLASS AND ARTIST.

One of tlio guests at the dinner given by Die Now South "Wales Institute of Journalists to Sir George Reid tho other day was Mr. L. Hopkins, the "Bulletin" artist, who sat opposite Sir George. "Tho _ most interesting tiling to me," said Sir George, "is the careworn expression of my friend, Mr. Hopkins—(laughter)—who never looked liko that when I was hero, (lloro laughter.) And ho has had opportunities of seeing what a long series of infernal slanders he has been guilty of. (Laughter.) I never accused my friend Hopkins in his bitterest caricatures of any animosity to me. No man had a better friend, and no man over voted 111010 consistently for me. (Laughter.) I did all I could to help him. At the beginning, I saw that no one understood whom ho was drawing. I said, 'I will help a struggling artist; I will wear an eye-glass.' (Loud laughter.) From that day, Mr. Hopkins has been considered one of the most marvellous artists in the world. (Laughter.) And now that 110110 of theso fellows wear eve-glnsses, he is in difficulties. Mr. Hopkins will understand that in making these remarks, I am only playing with the truth, just as he has been doing." (Laughter.)