Morning journal and courier., 1894-05-05
TALES OFTEN TRAVELLERS
Models and Masks.
BY EDGAR L. wAKKMAN.

Copyright 1894. All rights reserved.l - In the ancient quarter of the city of Al giers, not so far from the dismsnrled cits- del, or Kasbah, but that its evening shad- ows fell upon their abode, and still near enough to the great mosque of Djamaa sl Keblr for the muezzln's morning and even- ing salutation to the faithful to gather for prayers to be heard, two artists had fgu- ratively pitched their tent among the Arabs for a winters study of Moorish scenes and life.
 Not altogether fguratively had their tent been raised. They had found a little hsbitation in one of the shadowy streets, off the Rue Porte Neuve, in which lounged and snored their two servants and was stored their belongings, but which, after their artists' curiosity ss to detail had been gratiied, became so dark and prison-like that they had transferred their actual hsb- itation to the open terrace above.
 Here. underneath a gaily -colored avn ing, they worked and ate and slept, and, in time, grew to be familiar objects to the Moorieh women upon the outstretching terraces about them, who, ss the months slipped by, became less heedful of their haik hidden charms and often, as If un- guardedly, favored the young and excel lsntly behaved -infdsla with tantslizing glimpses of besuteous face and form. These artists were Harry Cssselesrtb, an Englishman, and Jack Madder, an Amsri- can. Casselesrth was a figure painter; Madder a landscape artist. They had studied in Paris together; both had gained excellent regulations for their work; and ties of keenest sympathy held them close. ly together. These were the genuine friendship which had grown out of equal enthusiasm and fidelity in their vocation and the accidental and perhaps more i'm portant bond of being betrothed to sisters The latter bond had 8 somewhat curious 1 origin. From motives of economy they had occupied a studio together in Paris l One morning while at their work they were surprised by the entrance of fv, American ladies.
 Executed from the same model ;"sait Msddsr under his breath to his friend.
 "But perfect model and wonderful ex ecution" rej oined Casselearth, inviting th' ladies to seats.
 l. The five ladies might have been take. for sisters, ranging from twenty five year of age to sixteen or thereabout; and the, were so frank and engaging in their man ner, go w.nsome in their type of besut. and so self-possessed in their directnes and modesty of speech, that the compsn ion artists were at once sglow with enthu siasm and interest.
 l "We have teen directed here in tn hope of securing excellent portraita;" ssit the elder of the ladies pleasantly. '' wish portrait of each of my daughters.
 "Your daughters, madam" began Mad der after the fine manner of the French "Your sisters, should rather presume4
 "We should prefer the compliments O gagingly; whereupon both the artists ejac ulated, "OhI" "Ahi" "ExsctlyI" or some thing of the sort, in a confused way Harry Casselearth was introduced as tn portrait painter; and Mrs. Manley, befoI leaving the studio, had arranged for pol traits of Miss Harriet Manley and th Misses Edith, Emily and Cecil Msnley, . price which left the artists somewhs dszed and bewildered upon the ladies' d, parture.
 "Tbis is pure good luck, Msddsr. D you know what it will do for us, ol boyT
 "I know what 1t has done for me a ready, Harry" replied Madder moodil,
 srm a goner this timeI"
 '.Not-not the second one; not Bil
 Edith, Jackp asked Casselearth in ev
 dent trepidation.
 "No; the eldest, Harriet. I won't 500
 forget her name"
 Nonsense, Jackl This won't do ft
 either of us. What I meant was thi
 this twenty-five hundred francs will jul give us that glorious winter we ha,
 been praying for in Anglers. Funds al getting low all around, Madder. I'll q | these portraits in six wesks' time, sur
 Then, by November, we'll be of for tf
 White City with the swallowsI"
 "You're . grand fellow. Harryi Woi | der who they are, snyhowP
 3 "Oh, some of your enterprisinG, titl l. hunting countrywomsn, no doubt. L. r me zee. Here's the order book and ., [ dresses. Um-m-mi Must be done at tl . earliest possible moment Of cours That settlss 1t. Amsrioans-Psshi-Zl] nt-Bauel Ordered by Mrs. Endicott Mai