The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-10
be found about their necks and in their

be found about their necks and in their
ears.
The school was founded eighty years or
more ago.. At any rate the history or
those first beginnings is lost in obscurity
and forgetfulness. Meissonier here began
his studies. The model throne in the
atetler for sculpture is $50 years old and
IS still strong and good. 1t has been
handed down from one artist to another.
1t had seen its palmiest days when Col
!arossl, himself an Italian model, bought
1t twenty years ago. 1t is not so large as
Julien 's-neither does it have the same
reputation for strength-but it possesses
one advantage, and that great one, over
the latter-it is individual in its tendencies.
The men who come to the night class here
are already far advanced and have a
manner of their own. So, if the weak man
looks to his stronger neighbor for guidance,
he does not see all of their work done in
the same manner. At Julien's and the
Beaux Arts, there is always the same
manner of working-each class is repre-
scented by its professors-the way he works,
they all work.
Rates are much cheaper here than at the
other schools. The rules are few and
reasonable. In the night class the girls
draw with the men. These girls are gen.
orally strong and eccentric. They nave
taken prizes in the academies where they
study and now they have desire to con-
test with the men.
The men don't like the presence of the
girls. They say their freedom is restricted.
Put into a nutshell, this often means they
can't tell SO many ribald iests or sing so
many low songs. On the other hand, the
men who don't like to hear low jests and
songs In the presence of men alone object
to co-education in this instance, inasmuch
as there are equally good schools for
women alone.
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In their work that the jests might come
from the lips of man upon Mars as far as
their attention is concerned. They really
do not hear them at all.
For some years past there has been a
French woman, madame, in the morn
ing class with the men. They have tried
hard to get her out, but she has some hold
upon Collarossi. This year the men are
determined to GUST her when her time is
out, for she drives many good men away.
One never knows how to take her. Yes
terday she was social; to-day she is stiff
and formal. She is fond of putting a crust
of bread down her neighbours back. but
gets mad if he presumes to return the com.
pliment. Not long ago she bore a special
grudge against one of the men. Soliciting
the aid of the beet caricaturist in the ate
lier she obtained a caricature of the OBJ
ject of her venom in three lines. This she
copied. Then she stuck the copies in
every corner OF the studio, upon every
wall, easel and chair till she forced the
young man to leave.
ACADEMY MoNTPARNAssE.
But the girls may be found at other
studios than Collarossi's. Until recently
Julien's academy for women has been the
only one they could attend. Now another
famous studio is coming rapidly and
strongly to the front-the Academy Mont
parnasse-and this is the story of it:
Several years ago young woman posed
for such artists as Merson, Raphael Colin
and Amanjeau.
Finally she got married. but for time