West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-11-11
a CRAVE Young oInL ARTIST.

A BRAVE Young GIiL ARTIST.
Chained ~ Pn.nIy>Is 81. her chair
while she Paints Pictures for her
4s- - &c., support.
., The hsme Of Mrs Marion Foster is IN
s. 7u,l) i..-. Minervs, Ohio a little tovu in the NORTH
. .-h srn part OF the State. Her sged parent.
,.,. hive there sill. From early childho a
ur bliss Msrion hss beon Bb invalid, and
.gE 10 q when She was II, by an accidental fall her
spine was Injured and her liubs became
paraized. She has not since been able 10
" walk.
She was %founc: her little parlor at 81
East Tweutt- ainth street last evening
seated in a roller chair, upon which SIZE
- journeys round her room, looking not un.
hkea modern fairy queen, chariot and all.
she is a picturesque little being Her
hRr is dark aud long. lies in waves los
down on hor forehead. and falls unconnn-
g.iai...- r.. lued upon her shoulders. From under the
NJ -Hit3' dark thatch-like tresses her large eyes
-sH Look out.
"a ~ ev yAllsbcpt the room were pictures, Nj 8
hAHon's hsndiwork. She. is an ertie,.
AS little child she delighted with brush
SriyI .f. apdcolUrs TO daub 90 bits Of tin or care
e@lia'Y BOARD her earliest 'inpressnns" Her IA.
s, .rI- 1Jt uI sthef. whS was q man of means. grata,d
@1M ~ '>oW her taste, and under the guidance of a
49,. 100 = governess and teacher the young girl
made progress. a lew years later Mr..
Foster failed in business, and then the e.
.bt..a- Uo der brother, who had undertaken to care
Tie,7 '. Co.,. q for his faIher aud his sisters. died. and
tett them all quite without means. Mics
Marion sought work at a miliners. and
10 with the little fortune thus saved. q mat.
ter OF $50 or $50. she went 10 Cincinnati
tx put to practical use those gifts as an
tA artist which she had cultivated purely for
pleasure.
0~.iI5-ts To gain a livelihood in q large CITY was
- a hard task for the unknown young girl.
r But, seated in her little Carriage. she
G, painted well and bravely, and soon found
"a friends. She painted many portraits in
81 @&Aen, and did much decorative work in OIL
and water colors, according as there was
mand.
g Miss Foster remained thus seven years
In Cincinnati, working with her brush.
Among other friends whom she won while
there were Emma Abbott, the singer (who
was attracted TO Miss Marion by her mu-
steal voice and taste for music), and Fan.
ny Davenport the actress. For them sh,
h ~ painted FLOWERS upon theirAsilk and satin
stage dresses. Last April she came I,
New York, at the solicitation of Fanny
Davenport, to consult DR.. Sayre. He hai
sinceotccn treating her for her spinal
trouble, end has given her some hope
that perhaps she may yet be well aG
strong. Indeed, she was able at one time
last summer to stand upon her feet and
take a step forward. But a most %unfortu-
nate accident in moving her in bed undld
@ all that the doctor had done, end left LeI
p~Rralyzed.
Miss Foster hopes now to remain in New
- York, and to establish herself here, where
n larger field is offered for her work. The
81 So walls OF her little parlor are hung with
pictures and satin painted screens apd
Ak& - : banners, all Of them pretty and tasteful
and showing abundant evidence of skill,
Across a chair last night lay a crsaus-col-
e"aHf ...t.- AIRED silk 1reee IL Waa made by Ugortt