, 1876-11-11
AN ARTISTS L0VE-STORY.


"Turn thy head q little more to the right,
0tg!a cara, md III thy right hand higher.
Thcrel That position is excellent. Thou shut
rest III few moments, 6e'. dn.afa."
Qtsla smiled, tn assure tho nttist that It was
anything but wcarlsamu for her to att to htni,
and them NJ II afraid tEnt by ller very smiling
her lips closed at,l assumed n tnore scrlous cx-
prcssion, though her eyes still sloncnnd .psrkcd
Will. laughter. They fixed themselves m Atl-
tonic Fcrrcttl's face, bent so carneat1y auul
lovingly to his work. Whenever his gaze met
hers, sllo retained tile aano bright look; 80 eoon
a. Ills attention was rivctrl on the canvas, tlloso
black eyes VI hers changed. They became grave,
then crafty, and glanced fuft!ycly aro1ittl Tho
room, uncasy resting nuv on ono picture, now
OIL another.
In tho silence tllat followed Antonio's words,
let US take nearer view Vi tic s.1no. The
studio Is 1nrgc, well lighted. and cheerful. Tho
floor Is bare, says for Turkish rug spread over
the sfpal platform M which 1Iyia Is sitting,
n.Nll;chlnd which stands long tUllflg-scrcen
dark grecn in culor, scryng the double r,,r1loso
III forming II background Tor the nl01cl null 0f
shutting I'll all draugt fr,nn tho door f,cllnl.
Cuplla, which Antonlu, at the risk u{ breaking
his neck, Inns psacc1 there with his own ready
BRUSHES and tnllnts.
1t Is morc than likely that a Nov England
hnuselcePer wnald object tn his room M tic
score Of lis being III disorder; but tic confusion
at lrast In artistic, nnl there Is III dust allowed
to rest I'LL any spoi, In one corner is pile OF
nany-r,lored garments. Turkish cpsttltilcs,
bat,s, san,la!s, ,cIoaks, ftanls of every hue nnd
variety, are lying III Il mass really to be taken
forth ut the art!st's pleasure, md arapcd around
the farm Of sDine ntncl.
III another corner stands 2 plaster cast OF the
Apollo Bclycerc, erect with 4 consciousness of
bis own bnauty. Opposite smiles tho Melccan
Venus; At,tl not fnr ill the Beauty vi the Louvre
gazcs {as we'll as sl'c !'ossy can With her las.
ter eyes) on her Flnrgti!c rival with an air that
seems to aay,s with my dignity, NIT mt afraia
Gus other plaster faces hang ngainst the wall,
and here and there a,l arm, laantl, or foot. Aud
tllcn tho palntings! All, they. speak for the,n-
selves; NO lcGd u extol!sng t!'at re2resentatson
on Florence Crc he, MI cxilo1 lraycs It forever
Tho dignity anil the grief Of Ills form, and coun
tcnnncc arc blended wltt, such harmonious tints
that one stands before the pictusc rendered
md fal,ciful imastHlng nf untlHc Mt tho moment
when alle, BECAUSE uf the Al,gry words eppkcnhy
her tusE..nl, is being drawn down b. her kin
tlTcd to her Ilotne lNacath Tho waves, leaving
their wpsls. No praises could nttt to thu bea:tty
Of this painting, The Bee1c tonclies tbs heart
before tho Wor.la have tt.ne to rc;s.|l the lips.
Othcr pIrtuscs thcrr nre, tho subjects draWn
from sacred atHl rrnfanc history, nyt1oluGy,
btnks ot pottry m! ol nfose' all llilsly done
execution. iMl at thu salo time a certain rarG-
fnl selection VI the softost aud inost delicate
cUurs.
Inc i!'ntuFe ~ tHe sooH! ~ u. tne Eh'l'le
wealthy. Fans las raised her trumpet for lin
nrarly to her lips, but until the blast comes, full
and ln'Ml nnl c'c3r, as u Eusely wll1 IN sn5t
while, u tnkes ~ taet ny can easn 10 ptoEais
is us niS'mE, anu TO- pay LOT 'l's o1e's "''o
And now let ~ Gust glance on TIC sp!F't nt
this studio, NJ llu stan1s botoso Its cacl-t'!e
tai, fn.!sonc, ninly arts1 i,, me ihanSen Si n
!'nt!e'os tug escentIlrttiGs .! genus Ala n!aeK
lowed to fall to lI!a shoulders. Ills nttsrc, 'tse
that n1 my other Ecntse:!la'' "it'i ~ striRlns
pccl!arlti's Of s'lapn anu color, y lau!tie6sty
neat. Ills tacc, of honlan typo Qor Antomo
though rgsdln, IN florcnce, u natiVo ot thn
Antv, nna ent11!aMsha-leaae ,'hgea!e1lta ot
genius. X Wo obserVe tt ELL more clos9tys
We may see ~ iHe now ha1i'lntieh
g'cal,. y, us aaris eYss % tnat ~, ~ Mas Inc Inc
it,cnt Of sudden anger s1c might bc lcd t" CON-
NIT deeds unworthy nf hts hoi'lu nature. bt!t
tlc wtlc, upen bro~, an'i curtain llncs about
the mouth, show ua that i'e 'las tn part lcaSnyd
MI outbnrst Ut wrath ho h'laul'i cinilee 70 70
wrong nny one nr asytbinE, Ito woni! repent ol
Il for Tug remainder ~ hls llte, aa 70 a. lhat
he could in thu wny ot repatriation: bcslacs gen
such ran never swsrse aside, nor asl'ett offl.
ers NJ tlntnE Eo. haowlilE iiaiseI worthy o.
all trust, lu would repose perfect conlIdenee In
utl.ers.
Tho picture upon, which te Is working ,n IS 2
when se consents tn acewith Paris. Beautiful,