The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-01-25
SENTIMENTAL BEINGS
MALE ARTISTS ARE MIGHTY QUEER
FELLOWS WHEN SINGLE.

The Painter of Figures Is Naturally Ro-
mantle and Very Easily and Very Read
ny Falls IN Lore-His Income. However.
onen Serves TO Keep Him single.
Very few Of our younger artists are
married, but it may be accepted as fact
that they all want to be. Cupid finds no
mark SO tempting to his shaft as that
presented By a painter at his easel
Studio life and sentiment are almost
synonylnous terms. Why this should
be so is easily explained. An artists life
is almost invariably lonely one No
matter how sociable his temperament
may be, his working hours are generally
spent IN silence and seclusion. Being
essentially Of a sensitive nature he longs
for such sympathy as women alone can
give. The failure Of a picture or its
complete success are matters that re-
auire more coincidence or congratulation
than can be expressed by & brother
painter. The kindiest of neighbors can
not 60 further than 10 say; Look here,
old fellow, am awful sorry that they
sent your picture back from the acade-
my. It's beastly shame. That's what
/ callit." Or: by Jove, old man, you're
in luck. know lots Of fellows with a
big name who have been working for
year back to catch the Shaw or Evans
prize, and you got II away from 'em all
But Won always were a lucky dog"
A woman does these things better.
That is the reason he wants to marry
her. The painter is naturally romantic
In his opinion girlhood is always an
gelic. he may have individual pref
erence for blonds or brunettes, for little
or taH or intellectual or womanly wom-
en-, but the entire sex is still beautiful
TO him, not perhaps in its physical fea-
lures, but in its mental possibilities.
Hence he is always in love and restrained
from matrimony only by the difficulty
Of supporting two people ON an income
that is barely sufficient for one. To be
an artist you must be an idealist. stu
dio life has extraordinary vicissitudes at
times, but it is always made up more or
less Of visionary clements. Occasionally
the artists dreams turn into Nightmares,
and he has a very bad quarter Of an
hour. But when events disiilusiOnize
him he mopes for short period and pro-
ceeds to fan in love with new charmer.
Last spring two young men, one
painter, his companion a sculptor, were
Joint occupants Of a studio in New
York Thes" departments Of art do not
always agree. inasmuch as the dust and
dirt Of a sculptor's modelling platform in
terfere considerably with the purity Of a
portrait makers paints. But neither OF
the young fellows was rich, and by club
bing together they managed to pay the
rent Of a larger studio than they could
have had separately. The sculptor made
as little dust as possible and kept 1t well
down by frequently using a water
courtesy, the painter was patient. and by
keeping a sheet Of drapery in constant
readiness was enabled instantly to cover
his canvas when his comrade unavoid-
ably threw out a cloud of powdered
plaster Of paris. They were comrades
in every sense Of the word, and had a
union Of pocketbooks as well as of SYM
pathies. On one occasion the sculptor
was so hard up on the final receipt Of
commission for a large statue that he
was unable TO buy the clay necessary for
his model. whereupon the painter de
MED himself cigars, took to pipe and
by this economy got enough money TO
pay for the necessary materials.
Some time afterward the artist re-
ceived an important order and had not
tho wheTewilhal to purchase the large
canvas essential for its execution. The
sculptor said nothing, but putting On
his street coat went out for walk. An
hour later he came back accompanied
by boy, and between them they car
ried a canvas twelve feet long by six
wide 1t was a windy day, and the
sculptor was quite exhausted By the
effort Of getting his unruly burden past
gusty corners. But after few minutes
breathing spell the two friends EN-
braced each other affectionately and
went to work In their respective corners.
So ideal friendship as this ought to
have lasted throughout lifetime. But
an event lappened which changed
the current Of amiabiiity in the studio
and estrangll the two young men so
that at present they are not even nod
ding acQuai-. .tances-
One day tie painter received an order
for sketch of a man in armor. The
sculptor rea lily consented TO pose for
his friend, and after some effort finally
got himself buckled into a suit Of mail.
BY one Of those accidents that some
times occur at the most inopportune
times the sculptor's Gancee happened to
call at the studio chaperoned by lively
married relative. In order to get into
the armor the sculptor, who is of large
frame, had 10 strip 10 the skin. To get
out of the suit of mail was not to be con
sidered. So be had TO stand awkwardly
listening to the merry laughter of the Ia
dies over his eomical appearance. lis
fancee, encouraged by the witty com
laents Of her friend, made such fun Of
the unfortunate sculptor that be became
furious and broke of the engagement.
That evening he employed trucl1ns
and removes, all his things from the stu
do without Nouchsafng as much as good
by to his chum. The experience effected
an entire change in his opinion of the la
dies. His first inamorata was tan. dis
tinguished looking brunette. BE is now
engaged TO a little. round faced blond,
who, despite her resemblance to French
don, is declaTed by him to be the epi-
tome of all the charms and gTaces Of
womanhOod.- New York sun.
Artificial Thundcr.