The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-30
ROUND ABOUT GOTHAM
an ANIaAL TRAINER OF LONG EXPE-
RlfNCE.
Ee Tells some Int, esiings Things
Abess VIA Animais-A Hambie
Among the ssuaios waris witch
cit able Woman OF
the tcniusx Dying.
lspeclal Correspondence u the rmcs.l

NEW York. June 90 Charlie White.
the veteran aninal-tfainer. cutercd the
lions cage AZ the tender age OF iiteen'
and handled the king OF beasts az he
would a tame kitten. For iorty-iive
wears he has done nothing else but tram
animals for the arena. His rgnt
shoulder is shruuk on account Of an at
tempt by big African hon 10 make an
early breakfast of him. lie has
theory that any animal can be trained
il more or less time is expended IN me
work. "S0mc animals are ruled by
fear and others by affection.
Il once trained a laughing hyena.
but it was dangerous undertaking.
The repertoire of these beasts IS neces-
.arily limited. and the result Is not
worth the trouble It gives. But OF all
contrary and thick. headed ANIMALS the
zebra takes the prOycnder.
The mule is wise and dOcile cOmpar-
cd TO the zebra. | can teach mule
md obtain "A perfect mastery over H.
but the zebra has an indoml,able spirlt
that is IN open revolt AL the time. II
vould REQUIRE the assistance OF "A strong
derrick Ia get one of these black striped
onadrupeds to do one-half the tricks OF
"a horse Besides il j. lazler than the
mule and capriciOus as the wind. lhey
are not intelligent enough TO be taught
many tricks and their stubborn iit'
make them TOO uncertain for every day
performances. A mule has very good
memory but Zebra is incapable OF re-
membefiug any thing
Perseverance and patience canaccom
p1ish more i'm training dumb creatures
than ANYTHING else. Hogs are very IN
telIigent compared to other animals.
lint dear me. Il requires patience 10
tain them. There are certain cues Dy
which they are taught. These cues are
a series Of motions ON the part oil me
trainer. which can be understood. !
remember that when iifst saw hog
mex out cards. work sums M authme-
tic by selecting the answer on card
was astonlshed. Very soon | saw tlal
the hog was guided IN everything he
did bv its master 5 movements. No"
the hog has become au acrobat. jumps
butd Is. rides and tumbles ia the most
approved style. Tie steer Is not
40 e4sv 70 teach. have
two Devons now that are highly
educated. bat D. took me months 90 DO
n. Their memories arc detective. once
| taught fine steer 10 go over "a ladder
one way and come back another. For
Two honrs one day / tried Co get him 10
do the ladder act. Dut 30 was impossible.
did everything. | got puilcys and
boi.ted HIM over. bat ~ did mo- good.
The bovinc's mind could NOT grasp the
situation. and / failed Then gave %
up. sat down ON the fing curbstoue ana
razei I'M despair upon tHe stupid steer.
All at once like flash. he mounted
the STARE. went over and came Dack.
All present am Waiting daily in the
ring with bear and performing goat
The bear is nervous amman anu
cannot De iamgrred with too
much They have enough inteil'
gence o. know their master
and o. remember lhe tricks ihey nave
TO do. Brmn is not o. bee trusted.
though. any more than monkey. aud
for thar reason 1 have te keep a chain
about bis neck while he Is performing.
The cerebral action of moukey DIS as
quick as that of man, and a bear. /
mink. comes next.
Wine the summer is sill Young ana
the city not altogether deserted, one
may pas, au hour les agrccably than I'D
= ramblc among Che studios. Go see
what success in art iDe enls weuicho
j. achieving. Miss MaIiaJ. Ca Beckett
isa sclrnc little lads VINO paints among
carved furniture. old Persian ombroi-
deries aud Turkish iuxs. in the Sh T.
wood studio building. Miss Beckett
takes pride in belonging TO the old u
Hecket family. which produced the IA
NOUS Archbishop of Canterbury.
Many people know her chiefly
through her long artistic partner
shin with Bertha Won llillern, the
pedestrian and painter, but Miss a
Beckett was pHPil.oi William Hum
and later Of Danblgny. and Is develop
ing gifts much more marked than those
of her sometime associate. They made
y rare Damon and Pyth,as. these two
women. rising before sun up 10 attend
mass aud painting together under true
arches all day. Miss Won Hnlern mas
never mastered the secrets Of agreeable
coloring. but Miss "a Beckett has done
really good work within the past two
or three years. 4 picture OF the Isle
de Veau IN the River Disc Is rcmin-
isccuce of an afternoon spent drifting
in small boat past greon and wooded
banks with D4nbigny. The subject is
one which art students viii remember
rs handled often by Corot. The storm
at Glouct sier is a marine view which
Miss Beckett consid 3rs her finest paint
lug Moonlight Is another marine
of peculiar charm. and the Zine
Tree is silhouctted against sky ana
water witha rugged strength which has
small suggestion of the touch feminine.
Miss Louise Lawson is woman of
vigorous but delicate personality. aud "a
sculptor whose work has attracted
much attention Two years ago her
life-size figure in marble Of the
''Rholian Boy was shOwnat Tiffany 5,
aud 1t remains, perhaps. the most salts
factory Of her works, though not the
most imaginative. The boyish figure
stands holding a swallow m ms out
stretched hand, and the scanty garment
he wears does not conceal the symmetry
of his form. \ figure called the
Origin of the Harp aims 20 realize IN
marble the myth OF the sea maiden
transformed 10 the harp, the outlines Of
which already begin to appear. There
Is originality of conception and vlgOr'
Gus workmanship lH "A}acanora. the
Indian maiden seized by the English
adventures. under Amyas Leigh IN
Kingsley IS novel. Westward, lilo. ~
The daughter OF the woods catches up
her bow aud threatens the iniruders.
Miss Lawson is an Ohio woman. and
Story, the sculptor, and Sir Frederick
leighton were her friends while she
studied ina Rome she may do work
vet that shall wipe oui the disagreeable
impressions concerning feminine efforts
IN marble produced by the distressing
works Of Winnie Ream.
Mrs. Redmond is q Swiss artist who
married an American. and who now
has studio with her husband in the
Sherwood building filled with quaint
cabinets. masses Of palms, screens, and
warm c0lOfei Eastern hauclngs. Mrs.
Redmond is an attractive woman. with
sholt. wavy hair, who always wears q
picturesque gown. She pants flowers
and water.color Landscapes. and does
much decorative work IN fine houses,
painting flowers. vines. and skies Ill