"An artist's conception of what the sailorman and his lady friend may see if they are extremely fortunate. Actually, though most people would like to believe in mermaids and also the Rhine maidens who lured Sir Rupert the Fearless to the bed of that attractive and romantic river, the hard and uncompromising fact remains that no one has ever encountered one of these ladies. It is permissible, nevertheless, for any artist to make use of them for purely pictorial purposes, and Mr. Charles Robinson presents a very attractive picture of what they might be like if ever they had any fishy existence...."