, 1875-08-08
ROSA 8ONHEuR.

time came to put needle IN the bands OF this
restless little girl accustomed to perfect liberty,
the a,tenoor met With an amount OF resistance
that nothing could conquer.
RAYMOND Bonheur next placed bis daughter in
an elegant boardlng-school where he had ar
ranged that she vas to be educated in exchange
for his drawing lessons. But the child did not
eyen know how to write. and showed neither
tasta nor capacity for study. while as to manuers
it MAS still worse; her vlvaety. tun, the csFeles
bnhits OF The school. Her thin print gown,
dianrderly hair. and total uucoucern about
dress. Mortified the other pupils, who Stunned
har. and called her the little beggsr." Il was
known sue did not pay. She was not slow to
feel the peculiarly Of aer position, sa ano loana
aristocrntlo companions III carcatutes, taking
pnnd cate not to latter Them. Nor did the
teachers escape : and it WIS not hard to identify
the artist, for Rosa Donheur took the regular
prize IN drawing. the only study about which she
troubled herself. 80 6le WAS tAk5n away ilon
the boarding school.
Back at lone she found occupation In copy
ing her fathers s.atuettes, prints, aud studies.
and soon became as laoorsous ~ sue had been
idle at school. Under her fatner's tuition size
became able to copy the great masters 1t Tue
I,onyre. An incident gaya her talent it's special
direction. The Bonheur family lived in the
gixth story with lttle terrace on The roof. such
aa Ia used for driving clothes. On this terrace
Rosa brought up little pet sheep. aud when-
ever abe WAS free for moment Sue Weut TO her
sheen and drew it in every possible attitude. As
tia study had a peculiar attraction for her, she
declared to her father that she would devote
harsetf to anirnal-paintsng, and he waa too much
of al artist to oppose her taste. Ihe necessities
of study from Nature about Paris, IN Stables aud
butchers yards, led the young artist 70 the ex-
traord,nary expedient OF cutting her Lair short,
and often adopting male attire Her features,
energetic rather than delicate. aided the dis
cuise. In ls41 she made her debut It the Salon
With Two pictures, 'tRabbits" and "Guats and
Shesp." Her great success dates from 1841,
when abe sent to the Salon her Altetage Nl'e-
mAis."
Her pictures have always sold readily. and her
influence in the family soon became preuonder-
atipg, aud her brothers And sister alt became
artists, and all in the lino Of natural history
Auguste and Juhetto painters, and aidore
sculptor. Rosa succeeded nor 1a'nef 10 DIRECTOR
Of q school of drawing for young ladies', and haa
in turn been succeeded b. her sister Julctte.
A movement On the part OF the pupils to imi-
tate the closecut hair aud other pecu!1asltles Of
Mile. Bonheur did not meet with her favor.
When her fortunes improved abe settled tn the
peichborhood Of the Luxembourg. and the gar
den Of her house WAS Immediately transformed
into pasture for her models.
Once IS size was returning from the country
in her male attire, she heard that one OF her
f,iepds was i'll, aud hurried to her sick-room,
She seated herself On the bed aud Was holding
the hand of the patient when the doctor enter
ed, aud, seeing Young man in SO familiar po-
eitiop, hastily shut the door aud discreetlT re-
tired The patient suggested to Rosa that her
costume WIS the cause aud she pursued and
caught him On the stairs and surprised him
greatly with the revelation Of herself as dis
nnguished woman. On other occasions
the jockeys have annoyed her greatly
by their pressing invitations to take a