The Washington times., 1895-04-22
PICTURE THAT WASN'T HUNG
Vivid Word Scape Between Walter
Paris and Parker Mann.
The English Artist Had Received Com.
mand From the First Lady Of the
Land That Was 0be5ed.

A highly cultured and irate Briton, under
Commands of the first lady of the iahnd,
shaking his fist in the face of an impudent
Yankee. is ore of the pictures at the late
art exhibition at the Cosmos Club. It was
acted, not painted, and of course was not
hung
The participants in the scene were Mr..
Walter Paris and Mr. Parker Mann, secre-
tary Of the Society of Washington Artists.
Mr. Paris is known in the first circles here
as gcod-natured, whoe-souled, cultivated
Englishman. He is a man OF tie world,
knew Mime BiavatsKy intimately, has
dined tete-a-tete with royalty is on very
friendly terms with Senator Brices fam
lily, and is distinctly well received at the
White House.
He came here ten years ago with for
/ tune, part of which he put into dwelling
on New Hampshire avenue, which came to
be known as Paris Folly" Another
part he let slip in other ways through his
easy dispoSition and the balance he still
retains.
He is very, very English, has somewhat
the appearance OF the Prince of Wales,
ard emphasizes it by cutting his beard
precisely Ia mode.
! He has beeili many lands, but has
never for a moment forgotten his English
! training and the English traditions.
The first lady in America To him takes
i thr place Of the Q1een, and her request is
81 command to De obcyed at once, and with
out question.
A lover OF art, musician OF taste and a
painter of some celebrity, enc OF the genuine
! artists OF Washington, he sent three pictures
for the recent exhibition. one Of them was
! a view from the roof OF the Arlington Hotel,
! looking soujhward, and the White House
was the artistic center OF the piece.
Mrs Cleveland heard ofths and requested
to see it, Mr Paris called at the Cosmo!
TO get it. lie met Mr.. Mann.
AIR. Paris asked for his picture. BE wal
told, little gruffly. perhaps, that he
couldn't have it at that time. The ccDdi
tions of its reception forbade.
But he explained, Mrs. Cleveland
wants TO see it, you know"
Cant help it," was the brief reply
THE rules
.'Basht the rules The first lady of tn,
BLAST the fuIesi The first lady of the
know. Her word is law, don't you under
stand
''No mattet: you don't get it. We liv'
up 10 our rules"
"Conround the rules OF your nahsty littl,
society. Ypn're blooming cad and i
youth step outside here III punch you
head for yoa." :"
But Mr Mann declined the invitation
'I'H have that picture for the lady,
continued the Indignant artist, III / hay,
to burst your blooming doors in" Aud q
| got it.
He hunted Gp 1rierd who was on til
| inside with the management of the eXhibi
ton, was secretly let IN, took his pictur
away for Il day or two and secretly returne'
ii TO the place where he found it.
1t happens that the picture is one tia
was not hung and there has been som
land wishes 10 see the picture, doncler
reason Officers of tie society state, how
ever. that the picture was set aside befor
Mr. Paris. called for it.
1t is lated that the management kneN
of the pictufe's secret removal and decide
that it was not worth official notice.