New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25
4 TTSIT TO ROSA BONHECR.

I HOW SHE LIVES IN HER LITTLE HOUSE AT BY
THE STORY OF A PET LION.
/ NJ Jules Clarete. the wel-known French writer
recently published in the Paris Temps an account
OF his visit to Rosa Bonheur. The famous painter
as is well-known lives in the village OF BY, near
Fontanebeu.
"a carriage awaited US at the station OF More."
he writes ''anI In a quarter OF an hour we arrived
at the village where for years, and all the year
round Rosa Bonheur lives alone. forgetting and
avoiding the world. entirely devoted 10 her work.
by IS one long street. with lot OF small farm
houses. Among them. 10 he LETT Is lodge or brick
ana stone. ideal home for an artist. 1t Is
/ there that Rosa Bonheur reflects and works Going
through the gate. beautiful dogs come to welcome
US Then we enter At the top OF the oaken stair
way a clear. bright voice greets us, and small
hand accustomed only to masterpieces, grasps our
own. while the great artist, smiling. lovely and
good. soon places by the simple and COR
dial reception. | look at her. seem TO see Corot
again in his studio in the Rue Parades-Poisson.
ierc-C orot; like her so simple and great.
Masculine costumes-ordinarily the blue blouse
which Rosa Bonheur has adopted, she began 10
wear a young girl when she visited the slaughter
houses in Paris to study the animals In their nat
ural state The butcher boys. who would have been
astonished at the presence OF young woman.
sauted with familiar cordially this young boy
with short hair who came TO sketch beheaded sheep
Gerlcault in other days
This costume. moreover. suits Rosa Bonheur
well. and adds TO the attraction % her beautiful
face. sculptured like Gothic statue-pensive. deli
cate and yet solid. She is at least seventy years.
but she is alert. active and really young. The
warm blood Of the South runs in her veins and
the Partisan spirit rests on her lips
"fIer eye Is superb. lively and OF a brilliant black
Illuminating the fine and spiritual vsage Tho
white locks which fall on the finely modelled fore
head recall again Corot Rosa Bonheur
She showed us her stuiloas II the stars which are
there were not of her creation. . She shows her
masterpieces with simplicity that charms. The
soul of the animal gives up its secrets 10 Rosa
Bonheur as TO Toussenel a Chervile. She
has something courageous-anl md-in her regard
which overpowers the wll leasts. This small white
hand which handles the brush with such power
is moved about the name OF lion without trem-
bling. There was wild lion. said to be untamabls
and Of terrible ferocity. which she kept at BY in
cage for II long time. The beast manifested great
affection for the woman. who placed herself before
him. with her palette in her hand He looked at
her. passed his great paw between the bars. asking
for caress. The day came when Rosa Bon
heur had to part from her lion Nero He was to
be taken 70 Paris TO be trained. Nero was sad as
though he diyined the coming separation. When
me day or departure came and ne started on his
Journey he turned about with a look OF grief al-
most of rep"oach. In the eyes OF that superb face
where the Greeks found the lines for their Jupiter.
His eyes were hlled with tears. The lion wept
ne WAS TAKEN - tle JdIuln dcS fhllteS IN farlS.
He was not well treated there Rosa Bon
hours. disease OF the eyes made him blind. The
artist who had used him often model for
her superb studies to him. She was
moved TO ind him stretched out In his cage. humll-
lated and-dying.
r SSaS not see see Rosa POnSsur but he heard
surrounded him, trying to ind his old mistress
Another beast. lioness died al the foot OF the
stairway of the BY house in the OF the painter.
In her dying agony her great paws rested on the
h nds OF the woman who lad caressed her.
ITO make animals love yOu,' says Rosa Bonheur.
II IL necessary love them