The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-01


All Want to Be-Usually the Painters
Good Fortune Begins at the Altar, So
He Wishes to Get There as Soon as
Possible.
From the Ne,c York Sun.
Not long ago one Of our wealthy young
painters gave supper in his studio to a
number of friends in the profession Among
his guests was youthful sculptor who,
throughout the feast, preserved a melan-
choly aspect that was quite incongruous in
the general hilarity Of the occasion. The
artists rallied the sorrowful young man on
his gloom, but neither wit nor sarcasm
could tempt smile into his face. He was
a teetotaIer and refused to cheer up bis
dropping spirits with wine. But he ate
heartily and at intervals sighed ike fur
mace. The dsviled lobster was especially to
his liking, and, after consuming two dishes
Of it, he extended his plate for more.
Suddenly he gave a suppressed shrisk,
dropped his plate heavily in
the center Of some exquisite
Sevres dishes, smashing them into
fragments, and, running swiftly TO the
lounge, threw himself down on his face and
began TO groan dolefully. The consterna-
ton OF the company may be imagined. The
host was in grief over the disaster TO his
costly china, but he was still more con-
csrned by the illness of bis guest. Rushing
Co where the apparently dying sculptor lay
he attempted to force some brandy down
the sufferers throat. One OF the painters
seized q pitcher of iced weter and poured 1t
over the groaner, another tied some cracked
ice in napkin end bound it around the
patients head. while a third dashed madly
downstairs for physician. After being
noused with cold water, however, the
sculptor stopped grooming and protested
vigorously against such treatment.
am not III. " be mutteFed mournfully.
Il am only homesick for my sweetheart,
who sailed,for Europe yesterday, and who
Won't be back for three months"
In any other essem blage such a statement
would have been greeted with indignant
derisiou. But the young sculptor's comics
sion wss regarded as bit of entirely natural
sentiment, and even the host forgot the
damage TO his Sevres service in the uni
Versal expression OF sympathy.
Very few OF our younger artists are mar
rted, but 1t may be accepted es a fact that
they all want to be. Cupid finds no mark
SO tempting to bis shaft as that presented by
painter at bis easel. Studio life aud
sentiment are almost anonymous terms.
Why this should be SO Is easily explained.
An artists life is almost invariably lonely
one. No matter how sociable his temper
rneat may be. bis working hours are gem
orally spent in silence and seclusion. Be-
ing essentially Of @ sensitive nature he
longs for such sympathy as woman alone
can give The failure OF picture
or its complete success are matters
that require more condolences or cougrstule-
ton than can be expressed by brother
painter. The kindness Of neigh bors cannot
so further than to say: "Look here, old
fellow, am swfuliy sorry that they sent
your picture back from the academy. IT,
. osastly shame. That's what call it. ,
Or, fBy jove, old man, you're in luck, ]
know lots OF fellows with big name who
have been working for year back to catch
the Shaw or Evans prize. and you got
II away from 'sm all Butyou always were
q lucky dog.r A woman does these things
better. That 10 the reason be wants 10
marry her. The painter IA naturally TO
mantle. In his opinion girihood 10 always
angelic. He may have individual pref
arence for blondes or brunettss. for little or
tall, or tntelectual or womanly women, but
the entire sax Is still beautiful 10 him, not,