Did Lobelia wear a Ruff?

[Rumil]

Hi Mith and Galin,

you put your fingers on the vague memory I had that Tolkien had approved the 'Adventures' after Pauline Baynes had drawn them.

I wonder if Tolkien was presented with a fait accompli, loved the style of the drawings, but was too much of a gent to complain about inconsistencies between the images and his preconceived ideas of the appearance of the characters.

On the other hand, it would be fascinating to know if Pauline B had asked JRRT for some guidance before drawing the pictures. Alternatively, to know what JRRT thought was 'not quite right'. This would get us to the detail!

Ah, the poster Galin, haven't seen that in a long long time, iirc one was blu-tacked onto the wall of our English classroom long long ago!