St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-09
A FAMOUS PAINTING.

noted in two circles OF -ParlSlan society
that of the, C0medie Franchise and
that Of the Latin quarter. In the first
his love eScapadeS are ever a fresh
theme for merry tongues, and in the
second it is no secret that works from
his brush sell for not less than 2O,COO
francs in the gay French capital. One OF
the last of his flames was Mademolselle
Famine. the first premier danSeuse or
the Franchise for many month. her
paS seul captiVated every heart; and as
for her ether charms, they were raVlSh-
ing in the ewes of the Partisan youth.
Series saw her. and she surrendered TO
the maestro. He established her in an
elegant hotel, sumptuOuSly furnished
and adorned with his paintings. AT
the height of their bliss he painted for
her boudoir the now famous lie RenOn-
cement" or The Remuneration. Some
fine LATER. when Series Wearied of Fan
tine and Famine weared of him, her
elegant hotel and its gems OF art were
sold under the hammer. This was last
Julv: and then and there Julius keS-
sler, OF this city, who was in Paris, pur-
chased The Remuneration" and ordered
its shipment TO st. Paul, where 1t ar
rived and was hung yesterday morning.
The painting in itself is a vision-a
dream-a phantasmagOria of the brain.
Ii has in its composition ali of the Won
derful improhabilitieS that the subject
warrants, A Carmeite monk outside
of an ancient city's WALTON the verge of
evening. reads from the Holy Book.
The text takes a strong hold upon his
feyered brain: the YIvidneSS of his
thought becomes doubly intense; in the
agony of the revealed truth he falls
PROSTATE upon the earth, looking up
ward, eXpeetant for a view of the
golden gates of Paradise. Instead
he sees the heavens parted by a
burst of crimsoned golden light, upon
which floats down a foam-WhIte
cloud. Upon this eIOud. which serves
as fantastic couch, reclines a woman;
Young. fair. tempting. One arm
bends back. the hand nesting in her
flowing. curling locks. The other hand
holds above barred white arm SHIN
mering wine glass. Her eyes, tender
and soft with love, glance down into
the famished soul of the Carmelite and
invite him to her side. Her robe of gold
flies back from its fastenings: troops of
amOretS, their arms filled with roses,
follow in her wake, and over the royal
beauty and the dainty loves streams a
soft, seductive light.
This is the hour of supreme tempta-
ton for the Carmelite-the moment
when his soul trembles between heaven
and hell. 1t is but for an inStant-a
moment of Wavering, and he burleS his
head in the bosom of mother earth, and
the night sweeps the vision from his
sight forever.
Series has treated the subject deli
cately: the gross is entirely eliminated.
The figure of the monk PROSTATE is
triumphant Yindication of the mOnaStic
spir of the early ages. The woman
above is a wOman-lOve in her purest
and yet most tempting form. The color
ing is Subdued but peculiar; the anat-
omieS perfect: the whole presentation a
superb tribute from the master painter
to his Famine. Mr.. KeSsler purchased
the painting for $1,000. after a spirited
contest in the bidding with Cyril Will
kinsOn, of Boston. an art cOnnOiSSeur of
the Hub. The duty upon the work
raiSeSitS value TO Ound 5000.
TWO FLOUKISh iNG FAMILIES.
The Northern Pacific train for the
west yesterday afternoon took out two
rather curious parties on one emigrant
car. The first was a German with his
wife and family. The latter consisted
of a baby two months old, baby two
years old, baby three years old, baby
four years old, baby five years old, a
child nine years old, child ten years
old, child eleven years old, child
fifteen years old and a tall girl seven
teen years old. The father was asked
how long he and his wife had been
married: "Just eighteen years." he
replied. He was then asked if this was
his whole family. and his reply showed
that it was all that was left of it after
the death of four children. Two of
those who were dead were born be-
tween the births of the nine-year-Old
and the five-year-old children, and be-
tween the fifteen and eleven-year-Old
came two more, both OF whom were
dead. -.-t..
The, second party consisted of a Ger
man woman. very much enceinte, a
child one year and half Old, child two
years and half old. child three years
and a half old and big strapping boy
four years and half old. The emf
grant car in which the two outfits
Travelled seemed to be perfectly swarm
ing with children. and both mothers
We're hale and hearty matrons, none the
worse for wear.
AN OLD-TIMER.