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picture at Mussmans.  Poor Higgins he gives me titles for show at Bs says Painter Gravers are at "Art Alliance."  Go up to Babcocks find Fournier there with Bs young Italian chap.  In comes Dickinson & Ron Moffett.  Then Babcock.  Fournier says he wants me to see two pictures by a friend of his to see how I like them  has them brought up forgotten the name  I anxious to get busy on group so I tell B to let go of him.  Say goodbye to Fournier and go to take Dickinson to see Luks.  D & Cap. have been raving about Luks at Pa.  Find Luks not in.  Go and have a drink then back to supper  Dickinson says he'll write about Pa Academy for me.  Good.  Had letter from Hale this AM.  Hale's ps in Pa show very interesting specially "Ophelia drowned"  D says he has an enormous "Cain & Abel." [[underline]] us to Hale for photo [[/underline]]

Friday 14 Feb dark rainy dismal day.  Get telegram from Luks am.  after calling on Miss Beau who has had divorce from young Bloomers.  Miss B says old man Bloomers liked the modern American 

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landscape school  preferred it to the French. 
Miss B says Whistler used to come and look over her shoulder while she was copying in the Louvre.  Her mother describes Whistler as a little man very quiet very well gotten up.  Ask Miss B to write this down for our new review. 

Saturday 15 Feb. [[7?]]

Sunday 16 Feb over to Brooklyn find John out of his uniform just leaving the house.  Got a dollar from him  He says he'll be over to see his portrait at the exhibition. 

   Monday 17 Feb most terrible state of mind. No funds and nothing in the mail.  Stop to see Dickinson to sit for him & he works a long time.  [[ Whitsit?]] comes in to tell him he'll have to be looking for another place as he's going to move his [[trapis?]] into the studio.  The Captain Nave comes in & I see his full length of his wife.  Went out to lunch with Dickinson who's feeling not too gay.  Says he wants to see the Orfeus with me.  Tell him about Cecilia Beaux's portrait of Brandyce at the Womans Show  D gets a letter from Maurice Prendergast saying he'll get ready to send two to our show. 

   Tuesday 18 Feb over to Brooklyn. Nan has only a little business so far this week so get only a small loan.  Over to NY. Stop in to the