Telegram-herald., 1890-11-02

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TaEEs FoR Wax.
vea- feeling gf re ana wondering n l
wers holow Come % stairs with ne.
leunt ro show you something D5d yoa
ever 60 ato the work room where wax
lsarsa are made
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'.W en-. take the elevator with me. Oter0
viii no- fance SET Tor "a hour aud you
cla .ee tho whole bnsness-studi0, work
saop. esc.-ln that time. and yoa VIII
enlavit iust A. much - you would re-
fualnins here with that vacant and guile
less look. being constantly taken for
Henry Irving or the deathbed OK Ma
YOleOn."
So I said - We would so. had
newer watched the process. and very few
people. a. I understood 10, were per-
mitted % 60 into the mysterious cham
bers where great msn were made and
unmado even quicker shan the news
papers could 90 It. The principal works
wax works. / may say. or tableaux
foundry would seem 20 be facing
Twenty third street. one floor above the
entrance. Quite = number Of people are
busy there al the time adding new hg-
urcs AID tablcanx 10 the great collection
IN the balls below. Every time q mon
arch croalcs and q new president Is elect
el the gcnius of the wax sculptor up
there Is called into Usc. and before YOU
know &c the head Of the new republic, IN
neat itting suit Of clothes. Is inserting
his nice pink hand into the bosom OK his
frock coat AMI trying % look far away,
while people are watching him earnestly
In the great groap Of Fo,entates.
was first introduced 90 the main wax
v6racr all artist Of the whole estab-
Nshmaas. whose name wish l had Sc
care.l. because be was 50 courteous and
obiriny. He showed me al about i5.
So thar I conil now 10 IL myself il at
any ttnc / should decide % retire from
literary pursuits and give myself up en-
tircly % art.
The artist OF whom speak makes
beads AMI hands and finishes up the job.
while another artist. whose name did
not get accurately enough 20 print, IN
les 1 c0nld az once escape. makes the
bodies The process Is very simple in
deed Anybody could DO il. Il Is IS
easy rs running q paper OF perfscting
tae tariI s' rs o. be generally agreeable.
The cnlptors weTe working on group
&C Chris opber Columbus. The artist has
ssed u0on the happy moment when
Columbus isiust about to discover Amer
so. and be IS debating IN his own mind
whether OF not there is anything IN it.
One can see readily by his deep. earnest
book that it l. problem in his brain
which he has u0t yet settled whether
IL viii pay him TO discover country
which VIII introduce the use OF plug to-
bacro ami freedom
Columbes was at tbs tirle very poor.
First be hal sou-h- o. secure conce5-
SION from tho leEislasurs q spain. but
IN Sraia Sc costs es much to get just
appropriation rs SO does Ia Albany. He
went ou 20 show that if be did not Dis
cover Auerir8 some one else would, and
RAT tae result woulJ bo that some less
deserving ana faT palmer man would
get Ais pctuus ca tbs American green
barka Bgs pooh' pooh, sad tAe iegisls-
ture. seeing thlf Columbus had no
mems with which to promote legisla-
tive action. and hc being a plain man.
ealrely Ignorant Of whether bill hal
e. ro CD ia fnal passage or over % tse
Smithsonian Instisuro1. WAS guypd and
fsolei vita by men who should have
knosn better until his money was gone.
and 0ur BEST Indian tribes were waiting
ilnpaGantiY al she tinls o. be- di-c0F-
e-sSl
"Aiasr~ some CREST chief would say
after vainly searcding The horizon. -an-
other lav has went by and my people
ranain undiscovered Ny great speech
o. ihs pale face. which have prepared
f.r the Fourth Reader, Is stiN in manu-
eyrpf farr1 Day af.er dav gees 5y and
We -rt no reiiable European news. baaI
Ee vocid shen eat light breakfast oi
uaize. get marrie6. and taking bis cross
Ein cn his shCaiier e. our and shoot =
c,nvashock messrat for iiis luncheon.
Columbus. AZ be win appes~ ne the Ellen
Mrsse. has lark but pleasant face and
2 rsasant whls'Cers [ took bis hsad in my
hand tad lcoE~l into ms steaiy, gentle
eves. Also inte his vscant bead
The eeld sul face II the 6rures are
usade 6rst m ciav. al y sculrtor wculd
doit Is - fun. : ua8s ora Is wa
rira~rE. hut the uzn IS resen hied had
never net Re was a stranger - me.
VFA-r sa cia~ IS srt8riently hard 90 nss
for ffat rurrcss a niasssr mold Il made
f-rr 81 ir sactorus. ~ cCuTse. ~ thst II
r,nr ~ easily reu1ove3, sben the nlelte,i
fsrh cclors,I wax = poured 81 unal it h8s
aetai-.sl a thic kness - from an schth
to 4uart7r ~ An inch. and tfen it Is
Allowed to harden. Afser sufficient nme
frr chs the hust is removed ard nuul.
herei ani catsicguas3. so that IS may 81
eroi1 cs'lel uto use vsars hs1s- if any
tninr 7roui accur Co bring up TESS ig
u1r E tre rrbHe rotce The Worid
Eir resv cf -rurse. sf once sftr-tcts a.
tenuen 10 Ca4unaegs And als EroaD d