The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-10

scribaby palatable pullet tastes cooked
thus over au open fire, with slice of bacon
larded over the breast. The accidents of
the cooking only lend to the fun. There
are hound to be some crossings OF calcu!a-
tion, but these are tritias TO the crown of
enjoy ments. Occasionally good angler
hooks few trout in time for the frying
pan, but this was not the case on the Occa-
sion | describe, although Tom Hill did his
best with an attractive cast of flies in the
Carmel.
Il the time of which I write it all seemed
wilderness around Monterey. Cypress
Point was little visited. Not half the popu-
latiOn of Monterey had seen the famous
/ expresses. and had no longing to see them.
They were trees, and that was botany suffi-
Client Tor their information. The fact that,
botanlcally, the grove was the most unique
on the whole coast had no special sttrae-
lions or stimulus OF the wOnder-elemeut for
the sleSta-dOZing population of Monterey
y or " as there any special alteration of the
grove on the part of San Franciscans Few
people thought Of Monterey as health re-
sort or as a picturesque paradise They
Hooked TO Santa Cruz, where there were
firm sands and combng breakers to de-
light surf-bathers. but 20 miles south
ward across the bay nobody dreamed of
gong for pleasure. The read to Point
cypress was enough to break the heart Of Il
driver. Now it is ell plain sailing, but at
that time considerable stretch had to be
naylgated across tie Shlnele OF the shore
and stiff work it was for coup of horses
But once at the spot. those grand old trees.
with horizontal branches, gray bearded, the
green sward, velyety, and unpoltuted by
tue plenlcker, the glimpses Of the blue sea
beyond, and the roar of the beating surf
all communicated a hailowed out-of-thP-
world feeling 10 the visitor, and If reyer-
ence existed in his nature. it was Certain 20
be developed by sol urn at the point
IayeTnier was accustomed to camping in
This wohdertal oasis, and two Of his finest
and most imaginative pictures were pro-
duced from impressions here gathered. One
OF these was "The Artists Dream" twi-
light effect with rudy after-glow rf
barred cloud in the sky, with superabund-
ant fancywoven forms out of the Spanish
moss moss cllnglDg to the cypress bOughs.
Campfire, all had secret revela-
tion to the patient observer. aud
yet nothing was sacrificed in natural form.
lie was splendid conception only possible
IN the BRAIN of our imaginative artist, and
YET so crude were Californian notions of art
that there was difficulty in obtaining $500
Tor the work. DIR. Deane was the puf-
chaser, but soon surrendered it ON account
OF financial troubles. The other picture re-
ferred TO was produced under tie inspira-
ton OF Cypress Point. 1t is a tall, upright
picture, giving a glimpse OF the ocean from
between high walls of cliff, and with an inl-
mense pile Of single 10 the foreground, and
beyond that quiet pool In which stands &
Morris u Schwab sold this picture to a
wealthy citizen the very day ii was put in
its frame and shown in the gallery The
price was $1,000, and If sold to-day, very
likely five times thatsn would be realized
The beauty of the color in this canvas is
exquisite.
Painters began to think of Monterey
when they saw what TaveGner could do
with it. 1t was then the fashion to go to
the Yosemite and daub huge canvsses
with the impossible, and as these found
purchasers it was considered sound art
But Tavernier showed what could be done
with quiet scenery, such as every square
mile affords along the Californian coast In
art there really is no need to go cropping
about for an eighth wonder of tile world.
Numbers OF painters afterward turned TO
Monterey as TO a Mecca-Julan Rix among
them, and there Rix discovered something
of the quality of color that Tayernier
could communicate. La his works in the
East Xix has decidedly the mannerism
OF his erstwhiie companion. But the
day Tor the painter at Monterey has per-
ished 1t has become too fashionable for
roliIcking man in psint-stained blouse,
with soiled shirt. patched trousers, and
hat that has never known 4 brush. Mt that
dirt is essential 10 good painting, but
painter " no is in the mood Tor work prefers
the license OF freedom. Monterey is now
verltable pcnicking ground for the
whole State. But the place can never be
wholly spoiled by hotels or villas, or any
other device Of civilization. Pacific Grove
mas long been resort of the religious
camper, and has now developed into a
thriving residential community. Very diff
ferent was it in those far-of DAYS When
Tayernier went out sketchiug along the
shore and had quite an affection for
Chinatown, where the MoHgolians dried
their fish and prepared their abalones and
abalone shells for export Monterey is now
in possession of the Bohemian who loves
carpets and many other accessories OF
eau's ola podrida is replaced BY dishes
such as you might expect at tho Palace
Hotel, and much of the picturesqueness of
the place has vanished. May some other
painter of genius discover another Monterey
where the affairs of life are not perpetuat
worry. DECAY MACKART.