The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-08-29

things; so artificial; besides, they
haven't sweet SMELL and the smell is
half OF flower. passed on to study
OF yellow roses, great bunch OF dewy
yellow roses in brown stone Jug. My!
you could almost smell those roses. The
near ones stood out IN bold relief with
CLOWN. hight lights, while the others
melted fetchingly into the creamy tints
Of the background. Close to them the
distant rose leaves lock mere strokes OF
paint laden brush-a step or two back
and the effect was perfect. How it
provoked my dear girl to have people
nose her canvas! In her work there
were no sharp and vivid contrasts that
hurt the eye; her tones blended softly.
as they do in nature.
This study was a veritable symphony
i'm yellow. yellow roses. brown stone
jug; a bit of brownish, yellowish back
ground, and a grayish. greenish, yell
lowish foreground transparent with the
shadow of the jug. On this foreground,
so natural as to have almost an earth
ly feeling lay some scattered rose
leaves.
What are you doing. Charlie?"
asked Chloe.
only trying to push these roses back
into the jug. They are too far for
ward; 1 am afraid they will fall out"
Little flatterer," she laughed; Il
wish all my buyers thought as well
of my work as you do
Most of them do and you know ii"
1 replied heatedly. 1t vexed me to
hear Chloe disparage her work, for she
was becoming famous for her little
canvasses. Hurry up. now, while 1
pick up these rose-leaves in front of
the jug"
Little goose" she laughed. Now If
there was one thing / cared above all
others to hear. it was Chloe's laugh. 1t
was the most musical thing to me in
the world. As a rule. / did my best
TO provoke it, When she quit laughing,
then went to a storm picture hanging
on the wall and pushed it straight.
Chloe" / said. you have made these
clouds so heavy that the canvass hangs
crooked half the time"
Then she laughed again while / list
ened 1t was sweet as catbird in a
thicket.
AT this rate said she, Eve shall
never go sketching in the world. 1
guess I'll have to leave this until morn
ing, and go now"
She stepped from the easel, convert
ed her pretty hands into two charm
ing tubes, and looked through them.
THAT will do / think she said, and
l making two tubes of my own wacty
hands. thought it would do very well
indeed. 1t was a dear. homelike little
thing. sweet and tender. exhibiting.
though didn't know it until long after
when / became better versed in such
matters, a really wonderful technique.
At that time 1 was unacquainted with
that much abused word.
Hurry up now and get out my paint
box and sketching easel said this
bossy Chloe. while / put on my hat"
"All right said l. but i watched
her stick two long pins through her
hat. ducking to look in tiny mirror
hanging on the wall. before / dived
into the closet for the things. She was
so pretty with her arms raised like
that.
You'll have to be buying you an
other easel before long. Chloe: this old
thing is getting rocky"
Il know it, said She 'Ill buy one
the very next picture I sell. Now come
along. By the time We get out there
the sun will be just right on our field
Of brown-eyed Susans." for that was
our destination. a field of brown-eyed