The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-29
IN ToMFN,s STUDIOS.
These Women Work for Love OF Art and
Waste No Time


eyes," she said, pausing in the center
of the big room, with a tin pan, in which
floated a crisp remnant of lettuce. 1--WE
work after the French style. all by our
selves. and have some one in TO criticise
when we want help" And then the tin
pan resumed its journey.
idns artists ono reads about never eat
ties on a table in their studios; Instead
they live on crusts or stale beer and to-
bacco smoke. But this particular studio
Is dominated by women. as are sur
prising number OF others scattered about
downtown. and the women are working
Ger pure love II art. dreaming dreams,
and doing all the other things that by
good rights 90 si-h earrets and starVa-
ton ci.iv tnero latter picturesque. II
uncomfortable, eieurrfr are lacking IN
Chicago.
After q struggle Witf elevator OF the
mud-turtle order s.tvsIe Win IRON
doors. and an exploring trip amid shay
ings and hammers and winding path
ways Daily News reporter found the
studio first mentioned IT, ls shared by
a number OF Well-knoWn women, includ-
ing Grace Earle Harrison. whose work
IN water cOiors IL attracting attention;
Miss Ida Wood. neice OF Milton Wood:
Miss Mabel Key. Miss Ada Walter, and
Mrs Blow, and Mrs. Barber, all north
and south side people
you needn't mention US particularly"
remarked Miss Wood, but you can des-
cribe our studio 10 your hearts con-
tent because We think il is a very nice
one" And it is. 1t fulflls all the ro-
mantle and practical needs of studlo-
The walls OF the big room are or bare
bricks which have been painted a dull
gray, against which the bright SplotcheS
of dozens of sketches and unfinished
paintings are tackled in riotous confusion.
Carved shelves are laden with brac-a-
brac and casts, unframed etchinss ana
drawings fill the chinks and easels ga
on - bare UOOr.
There is a cushioned couch in one cor
ner, overhung with a fish-net which looks
as IL il had never been Intimately ac-
quaint ed with members of the hnny tribe
Screens and chairs and other cOuches,
paint-brushes and pallettes and things
strange to the unintiated eye are all
about. But the substantial tea-table
holds the place OF honor and at noon
time offers refreshment TO the faintine
soul OF feminized art in the shape OF
all sorts Of good things
Nothing much happens here" voucn-
safed one OF the busy artists People
regard the studio as a delightfully."- mys-
terious place. but instead OF that IL Is
commonplace" And she eyed the mode
thoughtfully.
The model by the way. from whom
they are working Is possessed Of gloriou:
Titan hair and with a pale-green silker
scarf over her bare shoulders has tempt
ed their several brushes into man,
sketches They work from models all
the time and as deteTminedly as If theii
daily bread depended on II.
II spite OF their declaration OF un-
eventful studio life, the iron chandelier
with crepe shades and the strings OF
japanese lanterns hint OF evening fesu
walls when the days work IS over. and
the model, with her wonderful hair, has
departed. The room Is just the place fol
interesting gatherings and the little co
terie of women are dolefUl over the
fact that they must move On dreade-
May ist-
There isn't another studio like II II
..se city" they wall. and 50 there isn't
In the same building Alice u. Kel~