, 1877-07-11
"PKURIENI' I'RUDERY"!
Women.Students in Paris---Art.
Studies from the Nude.
a Reply to Alleged Mintatements by
Lucy Hooper.

against women. and particularly against thoso
women wlIo arc out.leppcta uf thu general Fanfa
Of sheIr aex ID this heavy aud forced MATCH calsd
lifc. .
The writer contfnnc.: "1t Is notorious fact
that omen. when ,h"y begin tn study asL
THROW NopEsrY TO TnK WINDS.
When a wuman can bring herself to nit au,nng
crowd Of Young men and gaze Upon the uakca
form nf d iisiny motel. shn has updonbtedly
parted With nueh Of the dcleacy and retcrnce that
should distinguish her nature. And this IA what
lnost Of these women art students do." Thls Inst
sentence IL au unm!tgated fslschood. Among the
15O American women art students Of Paris, mot
more than twenty hare ever attended the life class
ca open t0 toth Sexes The julien class IL The ohIy
one Ut tic kind In Parts. Thopticc for instruction
In hit class ID rs fnncs month for ueh, 10 francs
for women In the atelicrs, where sro private
caseca for ladies', TIM cont Of Instruction IL from
100 To 300 francs. These nguret a,ons explain why
like cnsx Hon. are torced Into Tho Julien class ~
an only alternative TO no instruction 1t al.
Anoter tsaann # Importance to those who hs.e
done perfectly what they do At all-is tho fact
TINT tho Instruction n the mixed class n mn,sas.
daintsnoss and delcacy arc thought to be The only
chaFacteritsics Of aFt that women need to know,
A cuAsrR NAMnr-rAMnY1sm
II regarded ~ tho fundameMta! aud nYranidal
principle Of feminine aehleveuent. The zorro.
eponIcnt says: 1T lie great artists In Charge Of
tho ps,f.!;;!suey OF ths tsusls sppesnt: nnail3
ser as ,ss esss sss 'sas4 sas.
=, e in tso e!sss It ~ rSest
tho class was formed. bnt for tl'sre months not !
sing,s woman was enrolled hmung tle membersl
And wien tho arst american Miss - cutered
Tho writer 1nya that 'in.tnnces have been known
where women. have donned male attire Ia order to
ess :. e aee: Tes hs e.
erer been known Of tllIa kind. Tho heroine wae
the aaaglser of poor parent' who could not afford
tshs wears II 20 to This 1ay>t donned male attire.
and thrust herscf this Into tle nhattoIrs, whensa
her sex y excluded her. Her xcuius va4 too e1pau.
Htyg for tic Limitations OF
rKuR1ENT rRunRRr,
and she hurst them. She conquered famo and
fortune; sho never lott her good MANS. although
Honheur.
ort1sts, severa Of whom have obtained IN env,ablo
pre-. .emtntucc-snch ~ Mtne ijenrictto browne and
Nellie Jacquen,ond.-ner study In class With
Noswegans. Danes Gc:nans, English. Americans,
md French .tudyin3 in thc mixed casa as Juliena
ssst .nes " SesnnnH h., nerss been
Mno onlcto III ro.ae. s 3. hi. 'etse eor.
EtFVUHuCHl IlullLEu 19nfcE6 Of Information lAtD
not rc.ea!ed 10 her f. simply tho nomne u guerro
OF a lady OF rank. the Countess dc sceaux Sho
possesses wcaltn ard has no need to seek her In
ceiyes her icssons privately. The picture which
first brought her TO tic nouco Of the public Wa
PAINTED FK0M NUDE MOpEL~
II represented two Sisters Of Mercy holding be-
tween y IT, them dead. or talns!ng. md nude youth.
Nellie Jacquemond Il unknown In par1.ian
aii sftis,i' s s.ss; t isshans tho wt.ser had din
Cosnct. aud whose studies hAys AiWaya been
largely from thu nude.
ways scorn the subjects u hieh thsy mighi etooss
without undcrroinR tho unclean ordeai ot study
!nv from thc nude FloMcrs, s:t!l tlfe. interiors,
grand historical work. which thcy t.cYcr do weli,
Its we'll known fact--ihc rcnorta In our Amer.
iean ncwspnptf to t'.s canttasy-that NO picture
W m american won1hn cvcf gained medal at ths
salon" etc. This writer pr1'tably nevc. heard of
FtclI,ka i'rsmeF. laAt words slc Jeff ths shores
s who VA; se.aae 70 p.tu}s asj
forced upnn her ~ enssursiug Interest IN Tho =
AEciiASIsM AND FuxcT,oNa or rnh HUMAN
wh!lo she was forbidden to Krstify th. interest by
tho laws Ut soecty for hoF sox. ''FulEos Thy
gtnin.." satd fEcdElka Htensr to lor who was
''Go.l gave tha genius, men made ths laws" Tia
woman gsniaa Is for hgurc wufk and portra!ts.
f3. which the study Of tfo hun,.n agute snstouac.
tho mathematician. not all the morai suasion In
tho void. not al Tho Kings oxrn Ill the Kings
msns @ eaa forss her to flowers still ltfo. etc. Az
Auacrennttc eongt, Of N0oro 10 chant epicr. As
!Ss tse lact that no woman eyer received medal,
ttone 10 tho arch Of The abausi,yy : of tho xSo!s
at!1cx m " American women art,sa in lars.
,nrea. ~ n. tef1:s .ueFausly quoted Letter n
re l.@i DO VA staad}ns al The entrance Of QUO ot
ts!e sF@ea! @ stallo. whs4 servant srs.yed with i
F:sssl tss r oaaa ss @ ' RsSk r. IN
nna hss up stair. f. The drspod model room IL aa
a,.s. 'hs VII b. :o9 ho mr. n s nc
not hs .een without an expianation. '.Ons Of
the great atul,os. meant Le Jutiea Atelies, Of
conFse, ~ there 10 no othcr IN par!s whore sn spd
shown ~ oyerwrcnIy desire for ladies 10 Join ito
mixed class, hrcautc thelF presence cxerfs
nRftStxo tafLukScA UPON rMs MEN,
hyr fane,tnna ~ speaking lnsitinyiy II Ill pupi.
Moseayos as Ia. been SAID before. III uatlonallies
class up.stars i tho Islng model. sot.ily nudos
y ~ much ihe subject Of Tho days tc*son a. It il
jseauetsous. couturss,
0ctonac's; llnnnAts. Catnlus Duran's, and Kfux's
nas m9asl y y 1lxsy. ~ nu!tp r. no other way Z
70 olhtf way WI ths loading aststs OF tho day nm
a:s Vt !he stay9n to 's learned, md The pturcnt
AMet1e1a fttnalr. who secs obacellty where tho
atttst tces 9niy the divine work at divine haud,
bad better dup her brush and crsyon d. ossrs, and
tAA* - 1tpM fAEI4 10 l44 AE6fls
Cali NEWSPAPERS.
To tbs slncsre student OF srt thcrp IA
No euCtl THING Al NAKEpNEss.
Tue hnman aguff Il the cAtf a'arrff OF The Crest
Aft'sts hand. And suggests no noss Impure
thonghts 70 tue ruo n1tst hsn dosA the same nyuta
sea'ptntsd ln stons. IN tbs krag studio. one Of
tha best 10 Pass. tha father ki!les h4 .iaa7htr1s
hAn1 - sho sludles fFunl "Thu Willis itaags,"
nakat ~ tae cternal innocence, beforo them. s'ho
ettlstLTahk taught hts ON daughter fF1u. The npIr
a'hne, among hss brothers. AnotLts a1tlst, whose
ta'n1 to wide but VI ioss mans ! cannot n,eut!on,
faTEtle tho wo9lan In tbs mo*iei WHEN he draws
frHia t'.S n.ked agurs Of hin daughter ln ths
!a!ieh eess !Aat Jrst real sonnabes spr4pK up
nsioFe txl. ths human status, which resulted ii
DAUGHTER OF ons Of oar beat knowu auI.t'
to tho honofalle &nt high minded SpsnfarI, II,
icasdo u tns t!cs, who xat bes,tls her, And stucc
then. Mrs AyftoA. whose picture, "a Curnsr Ut
My ettdio; han2s now upnn this walls OF lhe sA-
Ion, has given her hand and her purs heart 10 Tho
wealthy and a!tslucrattc 4n.xleur, an officer II
tho EnGli.h navy. who fur mouths gaxrJ upon
unclothrluass, mt knowing thai il Va, iMis,ency.
bs.l5s htE ~ !hs julien class u t4t cass n,oiLst
and daughter haze worxcd. and, perhaps. als now
working, together. Nay, more. Al Unv nult 1
y"nug Fsen:h Aitt4t HE younger Wits, apd hts
mother M1fk.a together from tbs Dreadful Thing
which IL Sa aksF u guilty Ut great tpuroprlety
tu creating without clothes, Tbs Dreadful Thiur
~ Mhosa dreaAfulnsss artistic !eEyoF blinded 1haln
Whtis balO of t,tv ahnt ~ -. -.