Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-21
A Sweet Apostle Of Art.
From the Chicago Tribune.
''GOOd- lav Gentlpmen"

! rather pretty young lady stood In the door
/ way OF the editorial rooms and paused in grace
ful expectancy after announcing her presence
DO You object" she continued. ito my talk
ing to you. gentlemen, little while on matter
which may be of interest to you?"
| IL don't" replied the horse reporter. eff any
! person can gain instruction or amusement from
chaste conversation with me they are welcome
/ to do SO. Heaven fOrfend that should by the
| thuughtless refusal of an innocent request en-
I bitter forever life that would otherwise be
! bright and happy. What direction would YOU
| like to have the conversation take? / know
/ some daisy stories concerning the trials to which
early missionaries in Africa were subjected
through neglecting to take mosquito bars with
them, and a corker about man In Ohio who
! forgetting that hisw wife was born in Boston, said
he would sooner own Goldsmith Maid than be
/ the author of EmersOn's works."
! sit wasn't anything of that kind desired.
| said the young lady, blushng very prettiIy
THE purpose of my visit was to call your atteri-
ton to a work OF art / am engaged in selling"
and she unfoided picture which represented
two boats lying alongside of each other on q
placid sheet of water. one containing young
man and the other ayOung woman.
rs that the work of art!" asked the horse re-
porter.
Yes. sir"
"What's the name of it?"
"The title is On the Lake and 1t is consid-
cred very fine picture" continued the young
lady.
II suppose so. see the young man has got
hold of the young ladys hand What's that
fOr?"
why" said the visitor, blushing violently.
| she is-that is suppOse-they seem to be
why. the man is making love to the young
| lady"
| Oh said the horse reporter. che is seeking
to win her young affections. is he?"
~ eS. sir. replied the fair art merchant 81
suppose that is it,
But what's he lying down on his stomach in
| the boat for? Has he got the colic?"
NO. sir was the reply, followed by more
bushes. His position is one of negligent ease,
made so by the artist in order to more fully
carry out the thoughts suggested by the pic.
ture.''
well. don't know" said the horse reporter.
Maybe you're right, but i du.snt look ma
tural. l guess he's sort Of scrouch!ng down
that way Ia case tie -:rls father should hanpen
10 be over th"re on the shore of the lake with
a gun Was this picture drawn from lfe2''
Il do not think So" the reply. cit Is
generally the case in pictures of this character
that the subject is an ideal one'
| Il suppose the young mans name is ChOlly"
! continued the horse reporter He looks as if
| it might be- He has got one of those you-may-
! kiss-me-but don't-y ell-papa mustaches and
| pair of whittier are We drifting pants You
| can just bet his name is Cholly and the chances
! are that he will go bicycle riding as soon as he
gets ashore. SO they are making love, are
| thew"
Yes, sir" replied the young lady. "Of course
/ don't know"
go, certainly not; Chicago girls never do, but
! man who tried to travel on what they miss
wouldn't get far away. / guess, from the way
they both lOOk-the sort of steer found in the
| corn expression on the girls iace-that Cholly
| has asked her to be his bonnie bride. Think sou
1T would certainly seem that he is about to
declare his passion" said the young lady
Ircl- 81 -
the fatal step. I'll bet he feels pretty corky
about 1T, too. The girl has probably been Civ
| Ing him penwipers. and slippers that fit some
| body else. and silk suspenders with storks en-
| 5rOidered on them; and like as not she has sent
him q couple OF plaques on which are painted
some green cows standing pensively under some
blue trees-the work of her own fair hands. l
knew young fellow once whose girl sent him
dozen handkerchiefS. He was highly edu-
Gated young man-knew so much Greek that he
couldn't earn his board. He acknowledged the
gift, and said that every time he used one of
those handkerchiefs he thought of her The
girl wrote back that his words were very dear
to her, that she was always sure of his love, be-
cause IN Chicago everybody had catarrh and as
long as the handkerchitfs held out he would
never have time to let his affection for her wa
| yer"
Would you like to buy copy Of this pic
! ture?" asked the Young LADY,
II think not said the horse reDOrter az don't
60 much on the ideal. even in art The kind of
| pictures that we need for the salon or the bo,,-
DOR are those that treat of real LIFE The fleet
lng fancy of poets brain. limned in living col
ors by the painters brush. is all right enough.
but what really catches the average citizen is
something thar treats of actual life such as Re-
| becca at the Well or The Brush on tine Home
stretch Art that is to be popular must treat OF
| popular subjects"
Perhaps" said the young lady, unrolling an
| other picture; which represented a pair of
lovers standing under a tree, You might like
this. 1t Is entitled One Heart. One Thought"
mo" was the reply. Its too ideal again.
II you could get up one entitled 'One Heart aud
Four Spades it would sell well In Chicago. Such
a picture would appeal to the artistic nature of
our most prominent citizens"
''Good-day. sir, said the young lady. ~ am
| much obliged for your courtesy and advice"
| Don't mention it. Come in again and Will