The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-05
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His Honor, Judge wilbur and Colonel
O'Reiliy, collector, frequently travel TO-
Gtthsr 'twixt their place OF business,
Proyidence. and their place OF residence,
|Woonsocket, and beguilethe time reading
She current issue OF THE NEWS, one cent,
d single copy OF which they divide be-
tween them, the Judge selecting the ell
torisl section while the collector indulges
in the dispassionate news columns.
Postmaster Charles III. George and
want-t to- be postmaster Richard Hayward
washed down sandwiches with tanksrds
Of brown October sarsaparilla together at
the Press Club Saturday evening. Mr..
Hayward went home first.
III you stand on the curb-stone a little
60 the left hand of a line drawn to the curb
from police headquarters doorway at
City Hall, you Will command
B more impressive view OF the city OF
Providence than from most any other
|point. The eye will take in the Dorrance
botel with the big Barnsby Company
building and the Narragansett towering
in the perspective, while diagonally the
Industrial Trust building resrs skyward
and most of the shanties melt
out of the view. The aggregation OF inn
pressive buildings makes a pretentious
metropolitan picture, and Providence
seems like a mighty big town-which, of
course it is, for the matter OF that.
JULrE.--Coid cream can easily be pro-
cured from a good creamery. 1t is very
aoothing to kittens when applied in
ternally.
SQUEDUNK.-Msny people OF refine
ment carry the small squares OF linen
which you mention. They are sometimes
Embroidered or hemstitched.
LoLLIE.-An umbrella should always be
kept closed when not in use.
The Observer is in receipt OF his annual
Invitation 10 visit the studio OF the OBJ
servers artist friend, Mr.. T.. G. Leavitt,
and there view an exhibition of the ar
lists work in flowers, fruit and fish.
The neat card recalls n scene that must
be datec back a goodly number OF years.
The place is studio, something
1dsai, as then considered, in the way of
studios. 1t is musty tumble down sort
'of a den. There are a few unframed bits
OF flowers, fruit and fish scattered about.
Seated In an easy chair, conspicuous for
comfort and decayed upholstery, is an
ertist--the kind OF an artist we used to
read about. pair OF slippers,
|as comfortable and as docsyed ns the
easy chair, musty velveteen smok-
ing jacket and picturesque and bsti
|emelliLg pipe are conspicuous features OF
the artists artistic raiment. The artist is
Mr.. 4. G. Leavitt and, at the period OF
this scene, there are likely TO be two or
|tEree rapI, sut not rich, lovers of art
seated abou. the den squirting at the
|counterfeit presentiments of the flowers,
fxuit and fish.
MIR. Leavitt in those halcyon days was
wont TO talk sumptuously about art and
|ortistic calling TO the rapt visitors to his
musty studio. he would tell you that art
was peculiar sort of thing. That the
artist was not like other men. That the
|true artist lived in world OF his own and
loo far as using his brush was con-
|cerned only pursued his profession
when properly inspired. And
inspiration was the whole secret of the
business. 1t was unfortunate, perhaps,
Tor the artists material success that so
much depended upon Inspiration, for
only when the soul felt its proper impe-
tus could the artist take up his brush to
produce something that would bring him
tobacco for his pipe, TO say nothing of
bread and butter with an occasional NUT
Son chop.
But on the other hand. inspiration was
Always breeding. While other men did
mo work unless they were working, the
artist was always working. Inspiration
was always hatching-day and night
whether the artist was visibly at work or
not, in season and out OF season. And,
|oometimes, when one artistically until
|oted might suspect the artist of being idle
and lazy he would really be doing his best
work, because at such times inspiration
would be properly fructifying aud pro-
|duction with the brush and palette would
|ehortiy follow with unmeasurably glorious
|Gesrlt.
For instance, the young artist would
oolucidate something as follows
Now, here am, ladies, lounging here
nmoking my pine You Mnnldn,t suppose
u am working, would you? Most
folks wouldn't. And vet l may, at this
very moment, be doing my best work.
may be really plishing more than
los If We're actually painting on this can
| vas. For II is in this wise that inspirs-
tion comes. The soul is working though
Its work is not yet visible. And when
the Inspiration comes, and only then,
shall take up my brush and apply it to
1.-THE canvas here
Well, artist Leavitt didn't amount to
much ia those days and he was not un-
frequently hard pushed TO find funds to
MI the inspiring pipe, although folks who
were good authority spoke fatteringly
OF bis canvsses and what pictures he
produced sold quite readily.
One day, however, the young artist came
10 the conclusion that inasmuch as his
Ipictures usually proved good enough TO
sell, the secret OF making fame and good
living lay In producing enough pictures.