The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-19

cago, determined upon earning her liv-
ing by her art If possible. On the way
she was cruelty robbed of all the money
she had carefully boarded for this risky
enterprise, and when she arrived in
Chicago sho was literally pennilcss.
Unwilling to DO cared for by friends
there. and unable to earn any thing i'm
mediatoly by her art she worked at
dressmaking until she had saved enough
money to establish her in art rooms in
Central Music Hall. Hero she taught
and studied, and dreamed of a glorious
future, for pupils camo and work was
ordered, and success seemed almost at
hand when, entering tho building one
dark winter morning, she walked
through tho open door OF the elevator
and fell upon tho stone floor some fiji.
teen feet below, SCATTERING her bones in
such manner that months were re-
quired for their mending, and even
then one log was moro than three inches
shorter than the other, and she had to
go upon clutches. BY many more
months of toll and sacrifice sho amassed
little money and set out for Europe
alone After few months of study in
England and Scotland and n year in
Italy she returned to Chicago and re-
sumed her work of modelling and OF in
structing classes. Soon after General
Logan's death she came to Washington,
bringing with her relief portrait Of
that distinguished soldier-statesman
which so delighted Mrs. Logan that she
invited the young artist to Calumet
Place and turned the conservatory into
studio for her. Hero MISS Johnson
modelled bust OF tho General in clay,
and here began trouble between Mrs.
Logan and her protege According to
Miss Johnson's story, Mrs. Logan was
so much pleased with the bust that she
ordered ii done in marble, discussed all
the details and matters OF expense, and,
in iine gave an order for marble busts
of the General and herself, which Miss
johnson was to make in Rome after in
curing certain expense for further in
struction in carving.
Miss johnson says that her mother
raised the sl,4OO necessary to the trip
and tho work by mortgaginS the farm in
Illinois. The artist remained in Rome
five months studying and working on
the busts under the direction OF Altini.
When she Eeturncd Mrs. Logan is said
to have denied that she ever ordered the
busts and declined TO take them. Sub
sequently she did accept the bust of
herself and paid $500 for it Once moro
moncylcss Miss. Johnson opened a
school OF art, in connection with which
she teaches the Delsarte system of phi
losophy. She also holds position in
one of the departments and in the ca
pacities of clerk and teacher works
nineteen hours day. She lives entire
ly alone in small house on S street,
where she carries out many peculiar
ideas of life. Her house is now in sum-
mer garb, the calls covered from CELL
ing to floor with white cheese cloth
gathered and futed into a soft back
ground for the few pictures and carved
cabinets artistically disposed. Filmy
white curtains are Topped back from the
windows. in one Of which hangs a bird
cage, in another globe of water for a
growing vine. white-drapcd table
and couch and few white-painted
chairs with rack for photographs con-
stitute the furniture of the studio. Here
Miss johnson lives her eccentric life,
eating almost nothing (never any meat
and enjoying her enthusiasts with lit
tie hindrance. She is what people call a
theosophist, and is 4 firm believer in and
practicer OF Christian science, which,
she AYERS has utterly eradicated all
traces of the results Of her fall down
the elevator shaft in Chicago She also
declares that her Christian science has
restored her eyes, which at one time
were in fair way to lose their sight
Since Miss Shaw the president, will be
absent from Washington most of the
time, Miss Johnson, the president
will be the resident head OF the Vino
daughsis.
Miss Lucy Anthony, the youngest OF
the Seven, is the daughter of Captain
J. NJ. Anthony, of Fort Scott, Kan, the
youngest brother of the grand old wom-
an" and as the young lady's education
has been directed entirely by Aunt Susan
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