The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-11-01
LAST At nome.
Within IL Studio where His 0aSiea .u1e,
are Drawn -Hsw ne Win illustrate HI
Lectures.

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are Drawn -8swHs Win illustrate HI
Lectures.
A correspondent of the New York Fee
ming ISst has been visiting Mr. Thomas Mas
at his home At MorrIstown, n. j.. an! writes
rs follows:
The studio is II large room up stairs, a,
the back of the house. II has rot in any
WAY been rcmo.leled for its prcscn, purpose
and contains no cascls. lay figures, etc
which are usually To he found IN studios
Three ord,nary.siz,d windows afford sufli
cient light. and Etxr one If them Is platet
. plain table ut which Mr.. Mast works. A
p"rtly.open drawer aif'r.is . rest for the
block on which he is work. 4. aud few
pencils within reach comprise his materials
for labor. On the liable are scattered news.
papers in profusion, while clippings there
from. which refer 10 the caricniurca in hand.
are on file. A well used volume of Shakes
! ptxrc is the only book within r, ach. Around
the walls ate hung large numbers of pictures
in col"rs. drawings, sketches for studies,
! etc. while upon brackets nre placed bus,s
and figures in profusion. A large glass case
in one corner contains n complete skeleton
which was purchased in Paris. l, is 50 com-
p'ctrly hung on wires, and each joint 20
piv'otcd. that every motion Of the living
man can be copied on the skeleton, and it
thus makes complete lr,sturer for the xr
tist. Mr.. Nast's children take great delight
~ showing this skeleton to their young Wis
it"rs. and have lost all fear of il. Indeed,
one Of them has pciiiiuncd his father u
give h'm y boy tkcle,on for Christmas
present. In the bony right hs,.d Of the
skeleton IS the rifle which Mr.. Mast carried
when IN the Seventh Regiment, and which
he bore when in the ranks Of that regimen,
during the l2.h Of July riot.
A cabinet contains the photographs Of
nearly every important parsonage here
and abroad. They are numbered by ,hous
"nds, and arc 60 placed tia, the hand may
bc laid in moment on the face and figure
ut Tweed or ON one Of Europes crowne>
heads. This collection is constantly added
10. and naturally is mos, important sd.
Junct 10 the cnricaiurist. Mr.. Mast draw .
directly upon tho wos,dcn block, never first
skc'chi"g his ideas on raprr. lie has .
large collection Of blocks to suit his purpose,
from the full double page of Harper's to
the dimi"u'ivc block on whicl, may be
drawn u quaint capital letter for 4 book
illustration. Ills ideas arc generally un.
formed when he begins to sketch, havin:
only IN his mind rough outline Uf wha, he
wishes to portray. As he works figure
starts up here and there. and ideas come
INTO shape until the cnricature is completed,
and furnishes work for the engraver's tools.
Mr.. Mast works rapidly, MS may be seen
from the multiiudinvus caiicaturcs that lie
produced during the late ca,nI'nign. and WIS
then often found at his desk far into the
"ishi. If visitors are in his study he con
verses freely Will, them while he works. and
his children play around without annoyance
I" h'm. Indeed, one IS often on his knee as
hc works. Several of his drawings Of chill.
drCn ARE portraits ut bis own. and the little
ones are proud Of being taken to Sit for
their pictures. Mr. Mast 10 rot always sat.
i>tird with photographs Of men whom he
wishes I" cnrhature, but much prefers to
see the persons themselves and watch the
l"culisriiirs Of their faces or movements.
Many long trip has he made 10 the Capitol
person. and his pictures of such have there.
fore been more perfect than If drawn from
photograph.
On his return from n hurried trip to
Europe this summer Mr.. Mast Was ann"anc.
ell from Rcdpnlh's agency rs u lecturer
for the coming season. and in q very short
time every evening bet tween now and June
next WAS engaged. Indeed. 80 popular was
the announcement that demands for the
lecture have exceeded the number of even
ings. and have been therefore refused. The
first lecture was delivered n, Peabody. Mass.
Monday evening, Oci. 6, and the last will
he ut Denver u, the end Of May. The lee
,nre is amusing and instructive. II is on
caricaturing. md Is in'crspcrsed with draw
in.s Of nearly life size. done by Mr. Mast
in crsyon t"f"rc the audience Among the
sketches arc those Of Burton. the comedian,
to whose facial contO, ti',ns NJ. Mast. when
4 buy Of 10 years, fr.t concentrated his
attention and drawings; Andrew Johnssn
in the royal robes and crown Of Cesar,
Butler. and many others While drawing
these. which only takes few minutes to
each, Mr.. Mast shows the prominent points
or features that would be seized upon by
caricasur's'. and. with stroke. transforms
the fare or figure into sr'ss caricaturc.
The money bag of Tweed. and how it WAS
transformed into . likeness Of the Tammany
chief by few strokes and the placing Of
dollar mark on II. is one If the drawings.
From the nvidity with which these lectures
have been engaged long in advance they
promise 10 be am'MR the most taking of the
serson. while from the novelty Of such
theme and the insatiatc desire If so many
people 10 see men whose names are in every
lnnly's mouth. il 10 beyond oil doubt that
the lectures will he very well attended.