New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-24

| Ianradc His stuCio was not lusI III an atu':
| Lo,ph I should say il came within one stairs OF
| beinc so nerliars YOU must have assembled II you
hen zone To his bcd-chambcr, and IN that case
his aunt had rightly surmiscd. II was n shabby
studio and vet il bore touches OF Oriental color.
| in n hanging spangcd robe or quaint dam
! asceencd weanon Sketches and paintings of
many sorts were scattered about The l1tfer grlmy
| walls and Two small windows. dre'cd 'aIelcssV
| in crimson If different shades rs though 10 hide
u,,ly or dizzy coInccs. looked down upon mar
| row bustlin! street Of the Quarter Latin. The
yo,rno artist lid not suffered from MIS- Dorians
dainty desert ton Of him. The cloud OF Dlond
hair the noeic face. the dark velvet coat struck
| me at a glance. His manner too as soon per.
ccivcd greatly rartooI Of shyncss. When l had
| rrescntcd my card AMI he had glanced at IT,
| saw n sl nj flush rise in his male cheek. lie
a,ncarcd ahashed anl q trfe dismaycd. but no
embarrassment could make that flexible f'1rc
NJ 80 a IT. hclo'v the usual stature err on the
side of awkwardness or rob ms gestures OF a
! native ocular gIarc.
'' had already lit 50 TO speak upon my prorer
! ro'icv Of SET Introduction As seated myself IN
tlc chair politely nWrcrrd nc / assumed men
! of somewhat brovant civiliiy. guarding at TIE
sumo time arnjnSt the least phrase that could be
! construed as rn'~Da'c
paris Monsieur Iapa1c,' ] said. ais the
most distI9ctin tenn tess 10 n folri'ncr. AMI |
! who havc the "isadvanta"e Of MT Icing one Of
| her clizcrs, who Rave known her on'v now AMI
| then Nv de'iott'uI ~limpcs. must rlca' tho eN.
! ems, of her MANY pleasures for hay ing deferred
| undl Enw his most desired visit
lie looked nj a'm"st won ERIN IL with ms
| lar-c dreamy eyes 1l'"v wcrc eyes IN which
| |
| lonely rcveIic.
- did not hone Monsieur for the honor of
visit from you. lac answered with all the cou'tcsy
of his race plain amid tie dilidencc That SIN
thraci him Il had surpassed that You would
have manv cn"a cmcn's, many diversions
y ne IF tl,.s' sni' could have kent me
from sceing the acquaintance Of one so nearly
/ akin ~ beloved Guardian an 80 high in that
aral'c ladv's ostocm7 All. what tongue tie
French is ami how Won CEN say trprin"'v IN it
th.' which would sounl rondcrous elsewhere :
lie hiort"ncl IT this IN drew his char n
Ht,lc noarcr my own N, aunt IS indeed a most
81 a'1"'n' woman he aai "Bnt rs for your
scokinr me. mons fear that vOu VIII find
but tire I havr only my d"win~s md my
dr',hs--uarv Of them nuic cnon'h tic riear
coions If horhool live almost wholly alone
your amliti~msn I n"csiioncl. as he ra,scd
A thi, | rose end aided: "Il7v lei me see
some Of vor work. have already heard your
aunt praise il
lie slnu.. 81 his shoulAes li,in, too. "SShc
is very 'en' mt critic She had male up Ter
rnI bofrchani 10 he n"asel with an HAT |
showed her. Yon viii be mo'e severe Monsieur.
icoloI HIN fun in the eyes smiling. was
resolved npon winnnr his good VII. II nolhih!
an Issue shou1 stl have nrciencd It lie and
his accompanlmonis. miolit he said. had both
ca"tivatel ne II was all like a pretty pare pare
from French rOmanccr. Nv lmaFlnail"n
seemed 10 demand Of linn that ms Youth ms
hrautv his almost feminine sweetness of de-
ncan,r. his gentle modcStv, his refined solitude.
II ha @ seen some good Art.T replied. ain
oirer cities besides this. But | am never severe
lie startcd. "You have heard that what l do
is OF @1i La9c oc.cn,imcnt that shall discover
it so"
pc became serious AMI thoucntful; it was plain
hat I had touched his sclf-helef as am artist !
IIc pointed toward a picture in oil, haf I'm |
ishel. and resting on easel near at hand |
"'rcr ne if you for this. re said. NOV M |
bis ewes more than once while he snoke from The |
can, as TO my face 81 call It The newborn |
Soul YOn how shad0Wy / have made my |
taok'1~n that 'itic white rOint on the left Is |
our planet our star which the snirit Of vorn |
Girl has Inst quilted She Is iounevin' through |
ace Only ltt'c lean Of the GREAT unknown !
Ii ht hos broken Wcn her: You NAV mari; 1t in |
The shinin' II the hair a'"rg on" tomplc. She |
has MT vet aH1c' boy own immortality Sd" is
fun Of won 'c, but she is not afraid AMI the loves
tiled to show this in tie tlcmor Of mouth
ami chin aud in that backward reach OF one
lie spoke hnricdly but with such an I'M, on
sciOuS Ter or That cton these few words told how
his art his life. | remained silent for several
minutes. wishing 10 study the picture we'll AMI
get lucid rcas ms for the praise which ! was al
fca " cent that should have Just cause Ia pro
nounce Then slowly addressed nay companion.
weighing every word rs did
You have pat into cOor-and the deepest,
have ihe '-1oat lift. YOU bend Ike poet with the
rainter lr thought IS modern you are " true
catonf De- snoio but your : hit has H. ct with
the gran dead maSlc $, an in every stroke that
vonr brush has aiNc | note an intolerance of
pcttin * fnlcality. Yes. yOu have "A arvc
ii M ample style: have seen little 10 surIaSs il
dcny broke or lau hn-. chat is the fist clab
o. ate artciitcism that | ever deli cIrd. How
would it hook if printed in a Ea,Ho on"
He caught my hanl instant later, AMI 50
moist a glow filed his eIay eyes that | almost OK
pcclcd tears 10 drop from them THESE alc most
wol's he said; the qniycr of real
.tt... l.Fa i..ffn
II is moi half 50 much the praise That love the
sincerity of il -
lie showed me more Of his work, after tlat and
though its merit const: ntlv led uniform
sweep and lit of intention effort - portray
nature as he felt her an not merely as she was
an intellectual dominance, whether imaginative,
isionaIy or fantastic had set It's stamp on near
IL cry aciicN cBcnt.
I think we wcic friends when We Parted that
tav. | knew had made him anxious 10 meet me
again The linscing nessure OF bis hanl as he
haGe he farewell told me SO, and The promise
which lie gave me Of an elb visit was IL still
suIer 81 II.
on returning TO Our apartments. found my
guardian fun OF eager questions How had |
liked Casimir? Was he abnormally shy? Had
TO us and he flien lily hereafter? Did | think
his Ia ems remarkable ami 50 On. with an cbuli-
ton of yivacious inquiry. My fist RESPONSES &c
lishtcd Mas Dorian, but her pleasure grew, as her
dancing eyes toa me. while | said
He is a painter Of rare gifts. lie has what
artists snmctimrs call sn erin ~ the literary and
pictorial quality but This he nearly always keel s.
DR. tries 10 keep. subordinate. lie is rapidly mas
terins the important secret of what Art should not
DO lie has still much to learn, however, as
would seem but natural At his age. Ills moods
arc exalted. ethereal mystic. and Occas naily
?. en- svbllnc. lie is an enemy Of detail, AMI his
han ling is broad. NigolOus, yet secure Ills eyes
,ccn lcculiarly ogcn Us | obcrvcd in his land
,capcs To the power of suggestive analogy between
Nature and our own worldly experience. While
Nc talked together ne told me that in the rank |
riots Of weeds, the nos0mc AMI malarial swamp
thc blchtcd an. incomplete Ncsc,atiOn the slug
fish loOl. the dlici-up wacr-cousc ami the tract
If barren dcsr la;ion he could trace easy simi-
Jude of the pride arrogance tyranny bigotIy.
plfSuant misfortune AMI uncNp lalnad destiny of ,
mankind and that, on the other hand. purity,
high purpose the wisdom Of sef-ContIOl. the
,wect domestic pleasures, the rich rewards of IN
rnsti;ied life are shown To him in perpetual al
egory by the fulhOwing river the sublime noun
ain the rlythms of tides on their shores the pas
ol iul nj bruOlyS thIOuoh meadows and