The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-03-27
The RED ROSES.
A SHARP TRICK WE'LL WORKED BY
WOMEN.
The Chicago Art Company And It's Scheme
for Money Making--They Rode In
Carriages and Taught Paint
ing I0ssOns,
ing Lessons

ing Lessons.
It was a sharp crowd that struck Daw-
SOD the middle of last week, and they
played their game for all it was worth.
The register at the Farnum House
showed, last Wednesday, the names of
c. NJ. Averill, M. Avcrill and L. Dauber,
all of st. Louis, Mo.-One man and two
women-and as they addressed one an
other as brother and sister it is supposed
that they were some kin.
The party, carrying handsome lot of
artistic work, visited many of the homes
in Dawson on Wednesday and Thursday,
and after exhibiting their work stated
that they we're in the city for the purpose
of getting up class in art work. They
announced their terms as one dOllrs, this
to cover instruction in the art of painting
by their method With ''French" paints.
The ladies who agreed 10 take lessons
were required to sign contract, and at
the close of the contract came these
words: Don't sign this if you are going
t. back cut" In reply to inquiries as to
the cost of the necessary paints the pros
pectve pupils were told that it would be
anominal sum-very little.
Thursday afternoon the work COM
menced Darling here and there through
out the town went a carriage with two
high stepping horses and in it was one
Of the ladies, large, fine looking woman
of perhaps % years of age. She was on
the scout bringing in the pupils. Reach
lug the hotel she would deposit her party
and escort them to the room where the
man and second woman were giving in
structions. A second trip was next in
order, as the paints needed had been put
on sale at one Of the drug stores In the
city. 1t seems that the ladies of the
party had represented to the druggist
that their pupils would buy the paints,
and they offered to sell direct to him so
that the trouble of handling the paints
would MT be on their hands. The
obliging and unsuspecting druggist
was only to receive a moderate com
penSaton for his trouble in handling
The goods. Reaching the store the
pupils weretold that the paints would
cost $3.50, This was pretty steep, as
the pasteboard box contained only ten
Tiny bottles, but inwardly regretling that
Iney had to buy as per their contract the
pupils paid their money and received the
precioos paint. At the rooms Is cents
more was charged for a small piece of
velvet on which to paint. Going to work
Inc ladies were aided in painting a rose
"a red, red rOse-On their piece of white
Or black velvet, and this was all they
earned or did at cost of $4.65. AS the
work was finished the instructors insist
ed that their pupils should sign a testi-
mona' saying that they were pleased
win ttelr instruction and work. Inward :
y fegretting the act some did so.
Flhally one lady left the room and con-
,Vrred with friends, telling them how she
""u oeen imposed upon. These friends
"o'iSed her to send for her husband, and
one dld so. At this juncture the man
@ltSt sailed out of the room on a search
lO' 'ne lady who was out, but she would
0' return. When the husband arrived
1' freely expressed his opinion OF the
s'0"d and their transaction, and made a
O"iplaint to the authorities against the
'o'nah who had sold the velvet for
''Siiing goods without license. The
VINO was the companion of the two