The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-06

hung up In the clerks Office, and then. II they
are Foreigners and they usually are, they single
ont some one whom they believe to %
compatriot just because L have Germsn
name. therefore I am overrun with German
begRsrs. They come mp and speak 70 me 10
German and appeal to my patriotism In their
demands for assistance In all sncn cases Il
sternly reply In French that do not SPEAK
German; that ! am Frrnehwoman sna neee
all Germans That dispos@s of them inen.
by chance anybody gets the impression tnat
am French, as Is often The case. and think IL
comes from coliusion between the beEgars.
answer their demands in German, and insist
that am German and hate the French vi
course there are those who speak English. The
other day woman came and began her peg
eing request, as most of them do, With asking
if didn't want her for model When l told
no, she said. 4 must have five dollars; 1 need
10 dreadfuly and you must give it 10 me. lf
do not have five dollsrs shall GO TO ruin. Now
here you are sitting IN = luxurious room, your
feet upon Persian rugs. surrounded By oriental
tapestry, and the most expensive bric-aorac
would you be willing to doom one of your own
sex 10 ruin for the sake of paltry five dollassF
:" Madam i replied, If were TO contribute
Eve dollars to save every one OF my sex who Is
on tho road TO ruin. l should not long be sur
rounded by Persian rugs, oriental tapestry and
expensive bric-a- brac," good morning. She
seemed astonished at my snewer. and without
word turoed and left the studio. But the most
annoying of all are those who really mean busi-
ness and want &c posa as models. They are the
most persistent and shameless OF al. They
don't give you IN opportunity TO say whether
you want them or not, but in the name breath
with which they announce their business. they
begin 20 dilate upon their exceliences- fhave
. perfect arm, says one: My waist mas oeen
admired by the greatest painters In town.
says another; aud Ihave posed for such and such
classical paintings on account OF the beauty OF
my shoulders, il the Recommendation OF third;
and it won't take me but a minute show you my
merits is the cry OF them all. There Is one
young woman who calls every morning at 10
o'clock 10 spite Of all that can say, TO ask II
want her for model that day. And oil because
two three successive days found occasion
20 use her. No crossings or rebukes OF mine
make the slightest impression upon her.
AN right says she, just thought
I would call end goes away cheerfully to in
fict herself, probably, upon some other artist In
the building. dread the approach OF lsprlng,
because"
.'Yes yes interrupted the other lady artist
"As the need of models in the studios decreases,
the number Of them increases There Is moth
ing like the warm weather to bring the models
fact is. think all they want is . nice. cool room
where they can take of their clothes"
That's So" assented the portrat-painter;
''and the ways they have are amusing and some
times sxasperatine. had call to-day from
two old ladies who brought young girl with
them. That by the way. is q very frequent
manner of Introducing a model; her mother or
aunt or some other relatives come and recon-
mend her. and urge for charity's sake and all
that that she be given little employment, and,
of course they would NOS think of permittin 6
that that painter was . woman
CLARA BELLE