The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-03-10
History Of q Picture.

Two of the most celebrated artists the
world has ever known dwelt in the same
city. One delighted in delineating beauty
in all its graces of tint, form, and motion.
His portraits were instinct with the charm
of physical vigor. The graceful alf -volup-
tuous outline of form and feature harmon
lied with delicately blended tints. On
his canvass, the homeliest faces had an
almost irresistible charm. The otner found
pleasure only in depicting weird and gloomy
subjects. Above all did he EXCEL in paint
ing the portraits of the dying. The agoniz-
ing death-throe, the CHASTITY face and form,
were all depicted with marvellous fidelity.
There existed between these artists the most
intense dislike. At length this dislike cul-
minated. The beauty glowing artist had been
engaged in painting the portrait of beau
tiful woman. Connoisseurs pronounced it
the most wonderful piece of art that had
ever been produced. His brother artist was
jealous of his fame and sought revenge. By
bribing the keeper of the studio he gained
access to the picture each night at first
he was content to only deaden the brillianey
of the complexion and eyes, efface the
bloom from cheek and lip and paint
shadow on either cheek. Later, his strokes
grew holder and freer, and one morning the
artist awoke to find the entire outline of the
portrait changed. He could scarcely recog.
nze in the emaciated form and baggard
countenauce the glowing conception he had
embodied. The pallid face and expression
less eyes he had attributed to lack of gen.
illness in his materials; but when the out
lines were changed he suspected the cause
and Indignantly dismissed the keeper.
What the revengeful artist marred by few
rapid strokes of his skillful brush was only
restored by years of patient industry. Read
er. neei we name the artists-Health, no
paints the flowers and GRASSY carpet" no
less than the human form divine-Dsease,
the dreaded artist who revels among the
ruins both of nature and humanity-and
Carelessness, the keeper to whom Health
often intrusts his portraits. And is it not
the beauty of women, the most admired of
all the works which adorn the stadio of
Health, that disease oftenest seeks to mar
The slightest stroke of his brush upon the
delicate organization leaves an imprint that
requires much skill and patience to efface
Restoration must be prompt. Carelessness
must he dismissed. Let suffering women
heed the warning ere disease has marred
their chief beauty -Health-beyondr epara-
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