The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-09

question, youthful, Further than this no
one in the art school can find out any
thing about her, The yelled model re,
mains still, as she was at frat, beautiful
myRteTy,
The recent developments In the suit
brought against Mr.. La Fargo has de.
closed to the public that q great number
Of society women pose Is models for their
artist friends. This has been q matter
familiar enough among art circles since
pictures were fashionable, A well.shapsd
woman is no less vain Of her form than Q
pretty woman is conCeited over her face
To have her HhRpely contour portrayed on
canvass Is one Of the greatest qualifications
that tinlsyproportioned woman can have,
So II is very usual among certain Light
headed society girls to follow the example
Of Napoleon's sister, who sat Tor q
"Yenus" TO Csnoya, 10 pose for artists
whose BeCresy they can depend upon,
Some Of them cit half dEaped, but Others
evince no hesitation 10 pose nude, with
the proyiso that another girls head shall
be used TO complete the figure. They are
not indeed patient models, They wRntto
chatter all the time Of the sitting, and
have hard work to hold pose steadily
Tor even FIVE minutes. But the artist who
10 popular in society circles can find a.
luxury Of models that an obscure painter
cannot, One OF our clsVereat young art
ists has Just finished nude Hebe, In
the progress OF whose painting be
used tsur different young society girls %
models, who felt highly compllmented at
being asked to pose Tor the various charms
Of the figure. II Is perhaps unnecessary
to state that neither their parents nor the
public knew anything about It,
It Is not, however, always an easy
thing for the artist to find in tina general
run Of models exactly what he wants 10 |
suit the subject Of his picture, Two or
three years ago one OF our finest painters
was In despair 10 get certain figure for
his composition, None Of the profession
al models would suit him and he had al,
most relinqulshsd the idea Of his picture,
when, TO distract his mind, he went to |
the theatre one night, It was q burlesque,
thing oil tinsel and music aud pretty
girls, Suddenly, during the progress Of
the piece, the artist uttered an exclama,
tion, and jumping from off his chair,
rushed ont oil the house. He made his
way to the stage door and sent his card to
the manager. The name on the card was
q great one, and the manager was obsequl.
Gus at the sight OF 1t. When the artist
gained admlttanGe behind the scenes he
requested that the chorus girls should
pass before him In review. AZ they filed
past he watched each one closely, and,
finally, discovered the girl whose peculiar
figure had attracted his attention In front.
BE at once engaged her at a salary double
what she earned at the theatre and car
ried her OIL triumphantly. The picture
was finished and achieved a great success
at the spring exhibition Of the ACad.
amy.
When the "Pirates Of Penzance" was
frat produced there was pretty chorus
girl in the cast, OF whom the editor Of
an art journal was much ensmored. He
an artist 10 make o pencil sketch
of the girl. But the artist was not much
esg pleased with her charms than the cd.
tor himself and made the sketch q finish.
ID and exquisite study. 1t was engraved
Ior the front page Of the magazine, and
IRE lted such Juror In art and society
,lrCles that from a humble member OF the
chorus the fortunate girl became in way
famous and had her salary tripled by the
managers. Her name was then and Is
now Billee Barlow,
One afternoon some years ago Winslow
Homer was chatting In his studio to a
wealthy young gentleman who was looking
shout for pictures to add to his collection.
While they were converting very pretty
girl entered, "Dear me |" said Homer, In |
q tone Of irritation, ut Is too bad cannot
use you this afternoon, Mbs So.and,So. ! |,
have Just had word from the other mod.
ale, saying that ho Is ILL.," Then turning
% his customer tho artist explained that
The models had been posing for him in
"a Fishing Filtration which he was in
! hurry to have finished for the exhibi.
lion,