The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-29
HOLWORTH'S PURITY. :"
THE MYSTERY OF An ATELIER.


cit is pretty odd to have happened
rather romantic"
And you never saw her face at all?"
said Caldwell with an accent of wonder
as he knocked the ash from his long,
black cigar
"Neyeru' returned Holworth emphat-
ically. II have no more idea what she
looks like than YOU have would give
$50 to have one look at her. But am
afraid I never will see her face now.
got my model, however, and one
that suited me to a dot, so I can't com
plain. But it's strange experience
isn't it,
Tell me the whole thing again. said
Caldwell, leaning back and putting his
hands in his pockets Now that the cpl
sode is closed, as they say in diplomatic
circles, | should like TO hear all the de-
tails over again"
The two men were sitting in belmont
cos on a Sunday morning so bright that
one almost had to view it through smoked
glass. They had concluded an II o'clock
breakfast. Philippe had removed the
debris of the chicken, Maryland style, and
ing their smohe and brandy and soda
Holworth, nothing averse, proceeded to
comply with Caldwell's request.
you know how anxious | was to get a
good model for my sUatue?' he said.
But as | wanted a woman of ideal
physique, that was no easy matter. First.
because there are not many of that kind
of women, and secondly, because those
who are would not be likely to
be models. l wanted a woman in the
bloom of youth yet in the full flower
of development. A suaver type than the
Venus of Milo, but with the same touch of
superb womanly dignity. My statue was
to be called purity and l wanted to
create a woman in marble that should be
faultlessly perfect in form, absolutely
nude and yet so sweetly chaste as not to
suggest nakedness. | wanted a woman
whose physique should breathe modesty.
If Adam had been sculptor he would
have had his model at hand in Eve. But
| am not Adam and there are not many
Ewes around New York, and if there are
they don't tumble over one another in
their rush for a sculptor's studio. l have
had phenomenal luck in getting one, and
it is no wonder that she should be invested
with all this circumstance. which proves
her rarity and eXcluSivenesS.
well, | advertised for what wanted
a woman of faulGless figure to serve as a
sculptor's model-hoping the impossible
might occur 1t did. But l wish you
could have seen some of the women who
answered that advertisement | wonder
what their idea of taultlcss figure
could be? After a few days, however.
got this typewriter letter. There was
no clue Afforded byit, as you remember. -
Let me see it again, if you have got ii
with YOU - sal Caldwell.
HolworJh took several letters from his
breast pocket. and running through them
selected one, which he passed over &c
Caldwell He waited as his friend care
fully read the following note:
If can serve your purpose as mode
| will pose for YOU on the following condi-
tions: You will see from the fact that
am willing to accept your word that you
will fulfill them that l suppose you to be
not only sculptor but gentleman,
namely a man OF honor. These are the
conditions:
In the first place, l must remain heav-
lily yelled as to my head, not only on my
arrival at and my departure from your
studio, but also, and particularly, during
the time pose | shall also be gloved.
Secondly, you must promise that yoJ
will make 10 attempt to dis over my iden
tity, and that you will not men
ton me in any way until | am entirely
through the pos ug. l can assure you tina
the slightest violation OF your promise in
this regard would lead me to discontinue
posing at once.
Thirdly, from beginning to end of this
business you must regard me as a mute.
DO not expect me TO speak one word, for
| shall not. You can give me any di-
rcotionS that are necessary, but you must
say anything that would call for a reply
from ne.
"Fourthly, unless it is impossible to Sc
cure the pose or turn that you wish il
any other way you must not touch me
l should suppose that with little pa
thence, and by being explicit in your di
rcctions you could get the pose you want
without having to touch me at all.
'tifthly, and in way this condition is
as important as the rest, you must pay
me IS an hour This last will furnish the
KEY to the others. You will not need tc
be very keen to deduce that l am led tc
do this work entirely for the pecuniary
conside alton, and that l am conqueriD g
my aversion to it for the sake of this
greatly needed money.
If you will solemnly pledge your word
of honor to sacredly observe these condi-
tions. l will come to your studio
on the day and at the hour
you may appoint, and you can
see whether l will serve your purpose,
Naturally, believe have a figure which
will meet your requirements or would
not consent to this preliminary. In case
YOU accept the conditions iusert the fol
lowing Personal advertisement: No
blesse oblige. Pas moins, la Purete, fol-
lowed by the day and hour when am to
come to your studio.
After you have seen me, should you
conclude to engage me, write on piece
of paper the days and hours when you
wish me to come. If there is anything TO
be said by me, will comm unicate with
YOU in the same way in which | have
now done.
zone more point, not quite so essential,
but which l would like, If possible, to
have agreed to BY you. is that l shall not
have to pose more than one hour day,
and that this be not later than in the
afternoon or earlier than IL in the morn
ing"