Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-18
NEW YORK STUDIOS.
Successful Southern Girl Artists In the
Great Metropolis.
TRICKS OF The TRADE IN LITERATURE.
The Bits OF Work That Require Skilled
IIands-Wonderful Strides Of Art
Humorous Side ofthe Work.
written for the Dispatch)

TO the king bees In the art world may
belong all the glory Of their high calling.
and certainly all the bu2zing IL theirs.
but for the steady accumulative work.
making the supply IN the demand, the
myriad busy bees are the ones that the
art trade looks TO.
Literally like swarms OF honey-bees In
their hives are these thrifty. unknown
to-fame young artists packed away IN
the top story bathrooms Of New York
boarding houses.
There is "A great deal Of talk about the
applied arts. but there seems such a
thing as misapqlied art, also, when one
comes In contact with the pathetic stu
alton Of application. talent, and often
genius being forced In the hot-bel OF
circumstances ana work. until dress, AMI
drcss alone. IS the compensation either
looked for or received There are hum
dreds Of ambitious cultivated young wo-
men who have 50 long been accustomed
to having their genius cramped with
pattern" that they have got quite accns-
toned 10 rs mechanical forms. and nave
even ceased 10 mourn for the naturAi
offspring Of talent. ideals. and luspit@-
tions. which they have been forced 70
stiae for the more marketable products
Of their labor.
4 PRACTICAL SCHOOL
There IS a practical school Of art. 70
which these sturdy young workers be
long. leaving the elegant schools Of
the iinprcssionist The realist. ana
the idealist to these disciples who by
greater gifts and opportunity occupy
thrones i'm its gil1cl sanctuary and foiiow
their own vent OF mind IN work as wei
as play.
Turn through tho pages Of any BOOK
periodical. or paper published, ana yoI
will seq how many bits Of Work are 10
he found which are not even worthy The
no,,. Of a uiCtur.: vet. they have re-
ouirel the time and skill Of some ono 10
do them. who. having the ability 10 do
e,,ch work. could perfOrcc do better. INC
dainty letter captions with their intricate
and Il lcatc tracery; the marginal &. y'-
ti0u of books and Magazines the exquisite
drawings that frame or cap the tliie o' u
story or poem. fashiOu-plateS galore anu
advertisement cuts al hbtum' All Oh
tho-a tuust bo done BY not only careful
bat a skilful hand; ana TINS IS the H''-
work a. numbers Of artists Who never
so much as sign their initials-yet ur'
casual observer takes these most import
ant points in the artistic maK'-up vi =
uubllc,tion no more into account than NJ
docs The Innings and fastcninGs Of a we'll
fitting gown. IT.. g.,
II is an interesting fact to note that IN
numbers success and pluck. in the army
OF such workers in New York, the southern
girls out-rank those from any other Sec
tlons cf our country. From the s-h'-
trouicaI. Ianeuorous slopes Of Florida u
the edge of Mason and Dixon's ln'' nav
tbo.e courageous young spirits tsAe1 tncir
talents 70 the great mart sit'nS W. u'c
,,,I,,t'..rcc ~ an inertia. which, tue 70
rlnnatic Influences. is bone q theiT lone
far tbe L.ily race of energy Where ,Ao
aIInicnty collar is tire goal and Il Austiihs
Thrift The ,OmIcUgd ton.