Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-27
AN EXPLORERS WIFE
MRS. HENRY NJ. STANLEY A PAINT
Err OF "sTREET ARABS,
LONDON SOCIETY APPLAUDS HER.
Her Artistic Work OF the Highest
Order-she Depicts the Tagged
Urchins of the observation-disclosures
of Her Life.

LONDON. February H-The members
of the social set are taking up Miss Doro-
thy Tenant and her charming pictures
with a squirt OF enthusiastic interest.
Miss Remnant Is known by tnat name
chiefly i'm the artistic world. In America
she will be more readily recognized py
the name of Mrs. Stanley. wire OF the
world-renowned African explorer
1t is difficult to say whether Miss Doro-
thy Tenant. the artist, or Mrs. Stanley,
the explorers wife, shines with the
greater lustre in their separate spheres
With Mrs. Stanley this article mas little
70 do. II deals with Miss remnant, whose
pictures have excited such widespread
interest. Her artistic education MISS
Tenant describes as follows:
IL began by painting dolls for my sister
and when, after a great deal OF study,
finally began to paint other OBJECTS II
was always street-urchins and infants
that attracted my attention. was
educated entirely at home, and the ART
OF sketching came to me as naturally as
eating cake i'm the nursery
POETRY OF THE STREETS.
The pictures that have proved SO popu-
Ian are: saDrfnk "a Having II out" ana
"An Arab Steed." These pictures nave
been so full Of the rugged poetry OF the
streets that they have won tor the talent
ed lady the title OF "artist-laureate OF
the street-Arab." In all her pictures
there is a moral that impresses one ike
81 solemn sermon.
The nrst-named-"Drink'-t the
story of ruin and degradation wrought
nv the demon alcohol, and IS notable
for effective characterization ana Drill
liant color-work. The grouping IS es-
pecialIy clever. and the sad story told py
the degraded figure Is more impressive
than a dozen temperance lectures
The picture called Having IL OUT Is
a typical street scene, in whicn are por'
trayed two boys OF the ragged street
urchin type, engaged in a fierce out par
ticularly unscientifc struggle on the SIDE
walk of the Thames embankmeht. one
tattered urchin has grasped the other
nv the ear. and, with one leg twined
around him, is doing his best to commit
murder. while the other, with the hsh'
OF battle I'm his eyes, is struggling roi
dear life. In the action OF the boys there
il a wonderful amount OF living realty
IAN Arab Steed" presents the picture
OF a London street or the poorer clas
In the streets are seen the usual con-
course of poorly-dressed women. roilich-
ING bovs and girls, and bouncing cheruDs
of babies. I'm very much unoress UNIFORM.
The picture represents OareIoOteu Doy
on lands and knees on the coDDle-
stones. On his back, held there by
notwithstanding girl, sister TO the pair,
- a curly-headed child, who Is driving
the boy By means Of a cord placed reln
wise through the lads mouth. On tn'
faces OF the trio there is shown the great
est possible amount OF enjoyment aho
the contrast between the happiness anc
the poverty-stricken appearance or th'
group is particularly striking.
EXHIBITS IN THE ROYAL ACADEMY
Although Miss Tenant has not con
fined herself TO painting as pursuit
tho quantity and quality or ner worn
would suggest that she had made paint
ing her life-work, as Tor many years
past her pictures have ben shown at th'
ROYAL Academy, the Grosvenor, the 90
ciety OF Lady Artists, and at the Ne"
Gallery. so that her output OF WORK
which has by no means been confined 10
the street-Arab, has gained for her rare
artistic ability a very wide recognition
both on the part Of the critics and OF the
large public. -.
Roth Miss Dorothy Tenant and mel
elder sister have been panied by Mr..
watts. X. A. Miss Dorothy was ue.
picted by him holding a squirrel IN her
arms. which. 1t has been said, Is con-
ceit intended to symbolic the Vivacious
temperament OF the lady. More familia'