The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-04-25
A MOTHERS PICTURE.
1t Was the Means of Saving SON
Given TO Drink.

Given to Drink.
A lady sat for a Paris portrait paint
or. Wearied by constant social eXer-
ton and tortured by n hidden family
trouble which threatened mcmcntarily
to burst like volcano through the
crust Of their social position, she I'M
consciously above ed her face during
the time Of the sttingS to relax from
the rigorous mask Of plcaSantneSS
which She forced her features into
for the world to see. Three times the
artist faithfully painted the face be
fore him on the canvas, to discover
each time that he had lined the face
of an old woman hagSard and drawn
with pain. The last time, with a dash
of his brush acr' IS the picture. the
artist set it aside. and having guessed
at some tenn Orary mental anguish #
his model. which though making such
an unplelsiu- portrait, had not dcs-
troyed the likeness, suggested that she
defer the sittings for few months
and resume them after q short rest.
Rumur makes the romantic continual
ton of the story, send up stairs the
prndigal son. who was one of the
immediate causes of the care-draWn
lines. which the unwilling artist had
copied into the mothers likeness. and
staggering with Intoxicated blunder-
ing into the open doorway Of the paint
..r'a studio. instead of that of one of
his crOnirS on tho next floor. was con
frontcd hy the face Of his mother
above the long white Shroudlike blur,
which was meant to have also ohiit-
Grated the face The shock is said
to have Sohprei the young fellow.
and. after convincing the artist Of his
sincerity, persuaded him to be allowed
to carry home the diSti-ured paint
Ing. where within the year. he hung
It on the wall of his own room. and
beside ii little miniature of the same
face with all the pain smonthed ont
by his own rcformatiOn.-Ncw York
The music han promises TO become
the amusement fad in this country.
While the New York theatcrs are doing
an Indifferent business the principal
music hall is making Il mint Of money
for its prGp.ietors In London the
music halls are tiourishing while legIt-
innate theate"s are laUguiShi"g and
what goes" in LHnd IL becomes the
fashion here. 1t is not stranga, there
fOr" that plans have been made for the
erection of new music hlI in this
city, and that there are rumOrs of other
new ventures in the same No 1t is
likely that there viii be Il great revival
of music halls during the coming two
or three years. OF COURSE, the business
will be oycrdone, and a reaction is sure
to follow. For the present, however.
the : tuation looks bad for managers
Of the thcaters. They arr doing their
best to stem the current which is set
ting in against them. They are pre-
s"ntinG good plays. in a SYMPTOMS mau-
ncr. acted hy frstcl actors but
popular lasts wants the CTUd AMI
lighter form of amusement given i'll
the music halls. Tlc change is not TIL
result Of the hard times, rs l said.
some weeks ago, VIII le the peop.e are
retrenching in other directions they
are stlI ready to pay ont their money
for anus mcntS. There is no evidence
Of hard times in the music halls Plen-
t. Of champaign" and Expensive cigars
are ordered there. 1t ems 10 he sim
ply a fad. a new twist Of cdpricious
taStc.-NaW Yo'k CorresPon lent Of thu
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