Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-09

A PLACE WHERE THE EARLY BIRD Is
LIKELY TO SECURE TIE WORM.

A Fight for a Pose Putting the Question
to -Hearrsnging the Model The
HarrnIe,. Lady student Who Is Amply
Supplied Her Work.
A studio is a republic; hut il has its
recognized leaders. and there i moi Uufrr-
uuently one who by sheer force OF will has
established ht tr-clf as an autorrat and
takes upon herself to regulate everything,
from the model to the clock The auto
crat is not always what i known as a
strong worker" i e. one whu~e powers in
drawing and painting might rntitle her to
take the lead. Her only qualifications
need be self confidence, a capacity nf early
rising and temper especially temper.
In no place murs than a studio i il true
that the early bird gets the worm. but in
a studio that bird must br prepared To- de
fend its SpullS. Thus il i u great thing TO
he among the first to pu~r the model at :
on Monday morning. but unless you are
prepared Ia tight for the continuance Of
your pose you will find that each conner
will want To alter it To suit her partiCul ar
taste Unfortunately. indictments have
the right 10 put The pose To the vote: and
it not unfrequcntly happens that after
YOU have patiently blocked in the figure
during the first hour. AT . gu'cIOCl, when
the crowd arrives fresh and totally diff
ferent position il voted f"r and carried by
an eXa>peratimg majority, and all Your
labor l. lost.
THE Al TuCRtT AND THE IMBECILE.
II is at such jUnCture as this that the
powers of the autocrat really come into
play She makes her sketch: and. having
once done so, she takes upon herself the
entire arranging and correcting of the
model What does she care if he was re-
laxing one limb or stitfening another at
the moment she drew him, She gives one
searching gaze at her canvass; glanCes with
sCOrn at those of her neighbOrs: calmy OBJ
serves. The model has moved will re-
arrange him. as have got him all
i'll. and insists on her pose being main
tained for the rest of the week
In c"ntradiStmctiOn to his type. which
is ALWAYS self reliant and generally argues
with the professor, is the harmless
imbeCile. but lady like student. She beEs
every one to critcise her work, and resents
nothing in the way of comment She is
amply supplied with every possible
artistic necessary, from white chalk
(which every one horrows. To mark the
position of their easel~ on the floor to a
large piece of fresh bread She has more
charcoal a better fila -plnlnb," and more
measures and cnmpasses than any one else
in the studio. She i always aniable and
ready to give out of her abundance to her
needy neighbors.
She never misses a days work; but she
can not draw, and she never expects to be
able to do 50. She is striking example
. OF our want OF acquaintance with the laws
which govern the selection of art students:
all her tastes seem in direct opposition 10
the somewhat untidy casual life of a
studiO but year after year yOu find her
there always nicely dressed, always hum
BILE and always trifie silly. Appealed TO
as To whether the model is right or no, she
says piteously, oh, please don't ask me;
| never know The invariably makes the
eyes too large, and, as rule, prefers to
draw only the head. three times larger
than life. on tinted paper, i'll crayon, and
with Il good deal of stump.-Magazine VI
Art.