, 1877-05-21
AMERICAN WOMEN AS AltT.STU.
DENTS In pAIlIa.

DENTS IN pA1t1s.
Lucy Hooper. writing from Parls. NhJ ]. to tho
New York 0Taph.e, relative to tho opening Of tho
Snlvn, says: "7'ho American female students
have. am told, won but few successes. n fact
which docs nut astonish NC In The ieast; for IL
must be confessed that, pnffcry and tho pralEc OF
personal friends apart. ons hcars OF but little unu,
sincere work done by woman h.t-.tnscnts In raris.
'.And 1t is notorious fact, and ono to hn deeply
regretted, that women, when they commence to
study hst usually t,cetn i,y throwing such con''on-
place qualifications Of their scx ~ matctty anil &c.
Anotnent to the Wind. When woman, whether
yuung Or old, married or sngis, eau bring herself
calmly and nnblushing upon The naked form OF
living model, shs haa undoubtedly pascd
With much OF tho. de'tcacy and ret.
lecnec that should distinguish her
ss And tat !; Es: S Of S;s Sn 1T, IT.
%s1n q liz oes y sesoojs @
charge Of thcse schools, at nsst objected; bat
finally, ,wesscd out BY lhe presidency Of thctr
n nqR III nheHe heH e JnaH n
Ey,ng sems pecnar!y tnas'!ssts o., tesnony .d
90 on, sligo on-thesc women can stand Il. and
know csn.' Instances hare been known whore
sa9 e @ e c
their har s!ort, donncd male attire, and won their
point IN asaanss Of & rsls and o. p pIGl%s t. %opn 2
eatablo u there were any necessity foriI5that T.
to tay, 4 women could not obtain art;teaehfng io
nat 'ss
whsro drspsl models a'une are employed; and
Formed, IL Indeed. such study DO essential. The
French lady .nEt1sts-sc,srsl Of whom. such as
HtnFlotto f,town and Nellie jaequaMnnt, have
4k,tu rnI AR AN nf &FHjn
ias% n e1ass " Viii men, hey wosd mol sSo ps.
.itle oi reputation left woso thcy to do 40. i Is
woman who can do such thing can bc. what by
asss s6iosd ansSsisdy na%s' a Rs;fsst. e.
toSa fsmsie: 1t tho vsfy ouset iheit eareer thst
& ns s.9ss' tsS ss sis;e b s%fs9ss ss
women painters always soorn tho subjects which
thy os s9t ehqSs Fisr,ts wSt 5 s sc q ess an
ssapes.@thess they always dlstlain IN faroF Of
srana h,sto!ca, oisfurss,. "hich they seldom paint
feposta In our American papers to tho contrary,
s,meda! Il ths Salon: They barter ther wotaanly.
pottage. ana do not get tho pottaso after AZ.
"dnd some Of them arc 10 absurd III thelr nalvc
Moss bamntons Of tla 1aeo, % eoIns reiu:ed 4
:ho Salon went and called on zach rnsu'Sr of the
picsnsc. Most Of them contcntal themselves with 4
very curt and decIdod answer; bnt tho gentle and
courteous Cabancl devoted GoDd. po!tnn Ut his
valuable timc To phtlcnty explaining Whtfc and IN
what points her wntk wAa duActnt, ending by Of.
fe.in 10 EtYe hcE the hcncGt o! hts alvicn and
srucflons relative TO lse next picture she should
undertake. Theroupon tho tsatc female gase him
| 10 understand that aho ecosncl blu instructions,
aud mcant to get into tho Salon In spite OF HIN.
| .Thare Ia also legend current In tho ast:ctt-
clos Of Paris Of young dAntcl who went to call OF
| 0ustAyc uors. md VINO, finding him a. work on q
painting. was good. not only aa 10 tell him what
| hB ought 10 do next, hut actually to taxa tht
| brush ont Of his hnHd md atd tho necessary
touches herself. Tho ftlanA who accompanied
but the good.natnrcd artist on]y laughed.
| san american astlst once told mo that l,o waa
| standing at tho entrance Of ono o. tho Krcal
| stuLtos, when a servant arrived with parcel
| wh1cl, AZ he told tho dOorkcepcr, was for ono 0!
| the ,aity-stndtntA. II she is FrcnchWosnah,
uuoh the ftooskoeFcr. you viii and hsr np'*tair'
In the druped model l.roon. u she u IN American,
she will bH among tho men In the !lfc.clhss.'
"And only last scason two American WoHler
nntnneI Uohe,nn, Tho Etots dts DtaMr ArfA t
t.o tusnnense scaNt!a!tzsa!on at the Fscneh art
officials from this Minislre deB Beaux Arts down
OF conFsa they wefe met BY roait.So !dfusaa, b4
tho nTAif naturally crsatcl stuno senaation.
"Now, am not ono Of those WHO would tdru
cato tho cxcluslon at women from nhy careoE +
which she may. with proprIsty. devote hcrsslf
and romhniy. There u no neel fur her TO unse,
hcr4olf to win distinction In my line that she nm
ctoosu. And tho fact that any woman docs q
only sefvca a. basis fFum whence 10 draw III
conclusion, not that sho abounda In gensus. hu
that sha II lacking In common dccency."