The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-11
ARTISTS ROMANCES.
STUDIO LIFE AND SENTIMENT ARE
SYNONYMOUS TERMS,


Not long ago one OF our wealthy young
painters gave supper in his studio to num-
Der OF friends in tho profession. Among his
quests was a youthful sculptor who. through
out the feast. preserved n melancholy aspect
that was quite homogeneous In tho general
hilarity OF tho occasion. The artists rallied
the sorrowful young man on his gloom. but
neither wit nor sarcasm could tempt a srniio
Into his face. He was n tecto,aler and re-
fused to cheer ur his dropping spirits with
vino. But he alto heartily and Mt intervals
sighed like a furnace. Tho deVied lobster
was especially to his liking. and, after
consuming two dishes OF it. he extend-
ed his plato for more Suddenly he
Cave suppressed shrek. dropped the
plato heavily in tho centre OF somo
exquisite SGvres dishes. smashing them into
fragments. and running swiftly TO the lounge
threw himself down on his face and began to
groan doefully. Tho CONSERVATION OF the
company may DO imagined. The host was In
grief over the disaster to his costly china. but
he was still mors concerned by the illness OF
his guest flushing to where the apparently
dying sculptor lay no attempted to force sons
brandy down tho sufferers throat. one Of tho
painters seized n pitcher OF iced water and
poured 1t over the groansr. another tied some
crackc ice in Il napkin and bound 1t around
the patients head. while II third dashed madly
down stairs for II physician. After being
doused with cold water. however,. tho sculpto
s'oppou sf"nhih. "''. i''''''eu ''s'to"'''
against such treatment
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be back for three moIths.'
In any other assemblago such n statement
would havo been greeted with indignant de-
rision. But the youu. scuiptor's confession
was leSu.u'" -. a. "a ~. -, .n., ,a n'
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very low Oh our younger "etis,s arc insFr'eo.
but it may be accepted as a fact that they all
v,nt IN M, Crnih finds no mark 80 mining
w. ~, .h,rt ~, hat nr.s.,,nd w. nsint.r -
TO his shalt 10 that prssehtod by painter ut
most svnonymous terms. Why thIs should NO
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most Invariably lonely one. No matter how
sociable his temperament may DO. his work.
Ing hours arc generally spent in silence
and soclusiou. Being essentially OF q sensi-
tive nature he longs for sucl, sympathy as
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women alone can give. Inc 'aiiurs OF
picture or its complete success arc matters
.ns rouu.'o "oas eumuo x hro.har
non man can ne expressed w peouer paint
turther than to sav."I ool hsrs. old fellow
1"t'''el ..,".' ~ o'u io,.o"'
back from tho Academy. It's beasty
shame. That's what I call it" Or "By love.
s s,a me-, o,,,.. w ,,,ol i.n,v ~. ~ t.i,o,rs
with big name who have been working for 4
vacr hccs 10 catch tho Shaw or Evans prizs
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and you got 1t away from EN- al. But you
always were n lucky dog woman does
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wants 10 marry her' mo painter Is natural
n,r,rs an,.o,i. II. n,x hnvo in,,ividnoI nr.f.
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ercnce Tor rloEusS OF pfuhetteS' lor Httlo OF
tall or intellectual or womanly women. bur
IN. ertir. sex is eiill beautiful to him. not.
pernups in its physical TEXTURES, but In its
mental t' rossibillties. Hence. he il ulwars in
In. ,iiIinultv %; sunrortn.. two reonls ON an az
r" "rfst t yo Is he MN iJ.st T stdo ia
las extraordlnary vicissItudes ut times but it
furn INTO nishtmares ana ne no has verv ha
aHarss q ESu5 Iut when SCENTS .s ds
and procesds to to- fall in love with p' new
charmer
Inst snrinr two vounr man ono n painter
his compnnion sculptor. were Joint occilpants
Of studio in Now York These ,!enartmsnts
se mo hI Ir " Us n tme
form interiors considerably with the pIritT of
iHn1s w p r huf by neisF
Sotber they n,ana1ed 70 nav ihs ront of n
Iarrar e. uiio thun fhov rnu II h,y nj Sanu.
rntsir INA sei,intor maTe "a iitijn Hns. "a
possible. and fcpt t well down by irc1u.ntiy
Gsni in courtesy. the painter was patient. and
W Keepins Sheet q 'drapsry IN Constant
canvas wien Ills c"mrado rlmnvoidabiy throw ,
our = cloud 81 novderrn ri n stcr Of paris Thev
were comrades in every sense of the word. and
lad n ,,ujnI: Of Doc, sttooi;s rs We'll az Of sym
BATTLES On one o .snsiom til. scuintcr was SO
hard nm on The final rnc.nt Of n r"mmiss
Tor n LARGE stain. That Gs was unable to Inv
fhe naintsr ,rnind himsn,f cirnrs Took !" ~
uipe. ana by Ills economy got enough money
10 nav foi. III a necessary n'uTrriais
Some tim" nItcrward tho artist received an
70 nIrcGnss the LARGO canvas ESSENTIAL Tor if =
execution Tho scIIl,tOr said nothing hut
puttinr on his street coat went out for n wa III
An hour later ne came back acc0mrnnied by a
10Y and be; wcon tnum they carried a canvas
twelve feet long By six vide II was n windy
day. and The sculptor was Tute exhausted BY
ths effort %. getting his unruly burden INST
"usty corners. Hut after a few 'I minu ties
breathing spell the Two friends embraced each
other nj rct iona tely and went TO work In their
respective corners So ideal n friendship as