Evening journal., 1898-02-28
MISTAKE OLE AN ARTrsr

The best of artists mai1e TIC most IL
dicGlcua CT mistakes at times IL has
been related, time and time again, how
a celebrated landscape painter was
ma 10 the ughing-stock # IL great
ar,istic .fr.d by the criticism Of 4 far
mcr who rad no idea that his simple
rsraarks would play such a disastrous
rart in tht discontinue and humilia-
ticn Of the artist who expected the first
prize offered by those in charge of the
exhibition. 10 was a pastoral scene. A
large field. in which horses and cows
were grazing, was depicted. Every
body declared 10 to be masterpiece.
Finally an Old farmer and his wife
strcHed into the salon. This artistic
reminder OF home instantly attracted
their attention and excited their sym
pathies They pushed their way
through tine crowd which surrounded
the picture, and were soon studying it
with delight.
TITS very purity" remarked The old
man, present, 'but the feller that paint
ed IL don't know much about hOsses
and cows"
II so happened that the artist and a
party of friends were standing imme-
diately back Of him, and the remark
was plainly overheard.
What makes You say thai, old
MANI" asked the artist, who expected
TO have some fun az the expense Of his
rural critic.
why because every burned fool
that's ever seen a hoss out in u pas
tire lot knows that he gifts up on his
front feet first. and that there hOss
over there is gittin' up on mis- hind feet
first More than tlrat, the feller has
painted that cow gittin' up ON its front
feet first, and that is q thing as never
happened to any COW. Her hunkers all
ways go up first, and then SHE gifts her
front legs Strengthened up. In other
words, a hCss always gifts up ON its
front feet and a COW on her hind feet
The ARTIST saw that he had made a
most egregiOus blunder, and hastened
to Withdraw the picture from exhibit
tion. But the story got out through his
friends, and the result was That he was
lauged at wherever he went.
This blunder WIS due TO the ARTISTS
failure TO closely study the movements
and habits of the animals which he
sought to portray but "a blunder much
less eXcusable has been made by the
artist who executed the beautiful pas
tel portrait of Elwocd Garrett. "the
Father OF Photography" which has
been On exhibition i'm The window of
Samuel III. Baynard's store. at Fifth
and Market streets. Mr.. Garrett Is
depicted i'm a sitting posture. His right
hand rests against his cheek. and his left
hand lies carelessly on his leg. 1t is
this left hand which spolls the other
wise magnificent portrait 10 has five
fingers and a thumb. How lin the
world the artist ever came to do 81 is
beyond the comprehension of the Way
farer. II the PORTRAIT has NOT been
withdrawn by the local photographer
who has It on exhibition, just look at it
and satisfy yourselves of the verify Of
this statement.
WHAT Is A SALAAlANDER?
Those boys and girls who are TAX
ing a three years course in the High
School in This city are given series of
questions ON current topics and either
things. They are expected to write
off the questions and append the an
swers. The papers are turned in and
any mistakes found i'm them by the
teachers are marked Then they are
given back to the pupils and rewritten.
Once more they are presented to the
teachers, and upon the strength of the
corrections of the revision the percent
ages are allowed.
The Wayfarer is informed by a friend
who saw the paper that one Of tlfe
questions given a West Side girl was
what Is n salamander?" When the
paper was turned in it contained that
startling information THAT "A salaman-
der is the commander of the Salvation
Army"
Tt amused the teacher exceedingly,
and no doubt General Booth wOl.L
have had a hearty laugh had he seen It,
MISS HELD'S SUPERSTITION.
Next to negroes and sailors, actora
and actresses have more superstition
than probably amy ether class of peO-
pie. This is strange, too, for they are
usually among the brightest and most
intelligent of men and women. Many
columns have been devoted by news
papers and periodicals to the portrayal
of the .superstitiOus ideas entertained
by prominent men and women on the
stage, and the recitals are always read
with interest This cOnstrains the
Wayfarer to call public attention 10
the fact that Miss Anna Held an ac-
tPcss exceedingly well-knOwn TO Will
mington play-goers, is a firm believer
in that most generally super
stition that Friday is an unlucky day
and that no enterprise which is begun
on that day can be attended by good
fortune. In the effort to combat this
popular superstition malter-Of-f3ct men
and women have delved into history
and demonstrated that tine greatest and
most beneficial of the worlds occur
ences have taken place on Friday, but
the superstition has such firm hold
upon the public mind that little has
been accomplished by THESE foes Of SUI
perstitiOn and lovers of historical re
search.
Several weeks ago the private car Oi
Miss Held WIS brought TO this city and
run into the shops of the Harlan and
Hollings worth Company for repairs. Or
Thursday last the work was completed
and the magnificent piece of rolling
stock. formerly owned by Lily Lang
try. and inhabited by her and FREDDY
Gebhardt. was ready for shipment SoI