The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-17


ptcts With IN Arr . ~ = :
.A.A exnuissta that one can aImast - the
1su1.oo frembsinw seu ehe D1e0 g -
eusy rzsistsed haoss6sA and Ghsss tne
- Komiosy 70 OF mixed Ffsscn ane
aEuageFMn parentage. h1s no<nes .,. ~
srson. q the uofSe Rrench family OF
neussfef a. Noriueours nnd - eaans. =.
sffst a yenown. The csupee sesaoso =.
Hcu,a Huneary. fhe land q e ~ ~
Hhl,s yet D child the father eesefu,inea -
sSe<k broader f1eid Tor To- - -. 49, ..s'A
upaoSts.ion Of his srt- ne 800 - ia -,
Aer ce the household 10, - = =. 80, ~. :
= An atm sphere o. art ana cary GIN
GenseA IT. staAy. Her taisnfs we're ios-
800 by her PAINTER fathsr, VINO Is ven
.o~u from his ereet work. o<ine stuuies
~ asss ~ars.4t.s e en6ex, which we're ntno-
1870 4, reaur ana soId by suoseripton
~, ehe srsw 49, sts TOOK = course In
,a-srr ara an.uong at tho Vienna art
cchs.sl Thr 6nt6ntng toaches 10 Der edu-
s.sIssn were topasfsd ~ Prof. Frederick
Strum. shs 4ssnens painter. sise also
kfssdied In Paris.
Asssn "a . talked abcst. and the public
~ a sscosfunl4y ce judging OF her prog
-. fkrerrh hse cnnvases exhibited at the
II exh;httions In vienna. She also sent
Stetuees 70 Budapest. Munich. Prague.
Sarcsasna. etc. She received An award OF
Aerfs frusu Barcelona.
ne arf critics commented 50 favorably
u her paintings that Archdnshess Maria
9hsrcea. ssepnackher 10 the heir apparent
u Austria, ard Arrhduchess Valerie.
slaughter Of Emperor Francis Joseph. re-
&naefed her 10 confc 70 the palace These
6pysl ladies' were No impressed by her
- L.
1sents 70 take lessons. This brought the
nrfiss into prominence. but, undaxxied by
NE favor Of courts, she worked as hard
- sver. always reaching up TO the attain
5D<ns of her highest ideals. Her royal
Dnp.ls made great progress, being en-.
Dcwed, In common with most or the fam
~ Of t1e house OF fIapsburg, with artistic
ealens More kept coming until the Hun
asrsan artist had quite n galaxy of noble
4wemen under their tuition. There were
NE Hrsncess Carl Stefan. the Princess OF
Dui1Arta. the Duchess Of Parma. the
countess Kotteriinski, the Baroness Apor
iAn6 others. Miss komIosy possesses
number of testimonials in the form OF
autograph letters from her regal pupils,
accompanied by agned photographs. In
1rsnes surrounded with tina roya, coro-
1tt
THE most delightful lessons I have
siss.s." remarked Miss komlosy. "weee
sNhen M noble pupils were sojoarning
ths tAe summer palaces aud had FOR the
4oree cast aside The cares of state. These
Were happy days. for even an archduchess
Or princess likes sometimes to be merely
. voman. unmoiested by importunats
<ousttsrs. ] spent a few long to- e-re-
Msmberrd weeks" continued the artist
txmlniscsatly. with the Archduchess Ma
s1a Theresa AZ her summer residence OF
&eiehenan From there we made excur-
ssans into The heart OF the Alps. For days
Ne remained at an unpretentiou& hunting
ecdxe belonging 10 her highness' brother
Duke Otto. where he lived In primitive
fashion. the arehduchess dispensing with
Aes usual rtsinue. she was accompanied
o0iy hy myself. her maid aud = faithful
groom.
On 6ns mornings We used 10 rise before
ahe Asg vas up, so as 10 make the ascent
er time. We were obliged TO ride on horse
kask, the roads being impracticable for
SsA1cles When We reached spot where
che wild flowers bloomed In abundance we
NeaAi dsssnount. leave the horses with the
gr5nra. set up our easeis and begin TO
pssas The Alpine roees. or rhododendrons.