The San Francisco call., 1895-10-11
JOULL|N is D|SGUSTED.
He Plans an Artists Dinner
but Many Artists Are
Not Asked.
Jimmie Hamilton Thanks the Lord
In Verse That the True Bohe-
mfans Are Few.

Amadee Joullin, the artist, is disgusted.
He had been talking up an artists din
ner, a real, rollicking, careless Bohemian
dinner of knights of the brush and pencil,
a dinner like those of his student days in
Paris. Only artists were to be present.
Reporters were to be carefully excluded so
that the revelers could say and do what
ever they wished without fear of finding
themselves quoted the next day.
Mr.. Joullin's idea was hailed with de-
light. But now it is all off. Invitations to
the dinner have been sent out to certain
wealthy men and good fellows, some of
whom are entertaining and more of whom
like to be entertained, but are not artists.
On the other hand number of artists were
left out in the cold.
So Mr.. Joullin will not go to the dinner.
Quite a number of artists, he says, have
expressed similar determination.
Think of it, he said yesterday, "the
invitations were signed by Jimmie Hamil-
ton as secretary-secretary, mind you!
Now, Jimmie is a good fellow, but he's q
queer sort of an artist"
Mr.. Joullin exhibited a postal-card on
which were printed the following verses:
TO YE BoHEMIANs.
All We who are Bohemians true,
Let's gather together for Aud Lang Syne.
And with bounteous cheer and red, red wine
Wen drink to the things we all love best
And toast ourselves among the rest.
May good digestion wait upon
The health and peace of every "Inon."
A request for speedy response to John
A. Stanton's studio and q notification that
the price of the dinner, which was to be
OF Saturday evening, October Il. was to be
''5 francs for every "mon, followed:
NJ
Joullin, ''who wanted an assorted lot of
Bohemians? What we wanted was artists.
And look at that second line, will you
And, thank the Lord, they're very few!'
That's q nice Bohemian sentiment, isn't
it?
"But it isn't the quality of the poetry
that annoys me so much as to see my idea
butchered. l thought it would be delight
full for the artists-all of them-to be able
to get together, throw off all restraint and
have jolly good time, that would be
reminiscent of our student days. To do
this only artists should be present. Then
they could discuss each others work and
indulge in good-natured chatting and be
free from the fear that some one was criti-
cizing them or remarking on their action.
II spoke of the idea to Tilden. He was
delighted. Willis Polk also grew enthu-
siasthic. A dozen others were also anx-
ious to have the idea materiaiiZe. / spoke
to John Stanton among others, and he,
too, thought such meeting of the artists
of the City would be particularly pleasant
And now look at it! A few artists
have been asked to come. Only few
newspapers, artists have received invita-
tions. A number of the less known men
were overlooked, and suppose those who
were asked will be expected TO show off for
the benefit of the outsiders who have been
summoned by Mr.. Hamilton.
''I will not be there to do it, though.
know that many OF my friends will not be
willing to go under the circumstances
either"
With an expression OF disgust, Mr.. Joul
lin walked away. Even his walk partook
of the impatience that Mr.. Hamilton's
postal-card had aroused.