Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-24

NlrEin aud child asleep In the arms %
Mlss Waters has never had any
other master, both pupil and teacher
being well content with her progress.
She went 90 Paris In the fall and ex-
hioitcd IN the salon In the following
SPRING a remarkable showing for 80
short time of study
Her first exhibit was a portrait Of
J1n0 illding ia "L'Avonturlore" a
miniature on ivory showing q three
quarter hgure ROBBED IN funny white and
against "A white background. II at
u1oiel much attention. and artistic
Paris was amazed tl nnd the artist "A
pale young girl whose course OF study
was less than ono year Since then Miss
waters has wrought n number Of OK
pulsltc compositions ON the same me-
dium-ivury and has become one Of tho
most proficient artists ln that style of
work.
Her next important exhibit was la
'hrys1uthrmu' nude figure Of A
beautiful blonde. rocumbent, with a
BACKGROUND ~ brilliant chryaanthc-
NUNS in % great vase of blue porcc-
lain. This also iH ON ivory. Portraits
on ivory " Eurn iiornhnrdt. now owned
in New York. and M Leon Liable. tho
French surgeon, gave her added fame
aF portrait painter.
Miss Waters most important picture
so itr 700 least iu hcr own regard. IL
Der 'NicrsH aux Lys' tVirrin OF tho
il'liuD. which was exhibited at tho
Royal Academy as well as the salon.
This. too. % the size ~ the original
IVORY seven hy nine Inches. and tho
Nlrr.n In p1lntrd from one Of Miss
waters hynritr moiciH. beautiful
Italian woman. She began posing for
Miss Waters Tow Years uUu. when a
very young girl She 90 married now
and mother. and her beauty has
muturoi Zoo rapidly. uH lH ChltuctoHHtlc
with U NUH HHWN mMn Ia
now ut hor lovellgHt.
MISS WATERS STUDIO At PARIS.
Mrs. Waters and her daughter havo
lived 10 Paris Tor ten years. aud their
beautiful apartment 81 the center Of
much NJ the artistic and musical ne u
that city They know many Of tho
celebrated artists. actors, writer's and
musicians. and Miss Waters studio IL
their salon. Yet for all that she IL a
very hard worker. caring Tor little OK
cent hcr painting and her books. She IL
an inyotcrntc reader ana ia especially
fond % French literature. ON which she
talks critically ana chhrmlngly, MIS-.
Waters 81 her daughters constant COM
panluu In everything. She was one OF
g. Louis famous beauties IN her youth.
and today she IL Btill handsome, state
~ and patrIcian, the gtundo dame to
her nngcr tips
The daughter duplicates many Of tho
o NiNNNINNN NNNINiIN. Az NMNNNN"NANN AAAAA
lovely face h. wrcnthcd In llBht-brown
hair Her gowns, always designed by
: herself nru the delight NJ artists. Tall
aud slender she wears the clinging
empire fruvks Hu becoming Co her style.
Even her riding habits are cut In this
why. with the short waist and long
skirts giving her the appearance Of
/ having just stepped from an old picture.
An NJ the money which this clever
! American gifl has made, ana ~ must
have boon goodly SUN, for her minia-
turoH alone bring $500 apiece, she has
/ devoted Co charity.
HER WORK IN "ILLUAiINATING."
one u tho most important branches
| OF Miss Waters work IN her illuminate
I inr. There arc only three or four
women In the world doing Illuminating
az u should be done, although II bids
fnlr Co become more or less Of n lad
| Just now. Mrs. Irving Way Of Chicago
! iH the most notable American IL
/ luminutur. and one English woman.
| Miss Carcw, has become quite famous
at H.
Miss Waters writes 10 a friend In this
| country who asked her about this work:
u don't know what 10 tell you about
my Illuminating except that l have al
ways done n more ur leHH. The first Inn
portuut thing I ala was "a song. My
Love ls Come" by Christine Rosottl
| ala u Tor Mrs Raymond. who was for
mrrly Annie Louise Cary. The music
and words were done In pen and ink.
ana the title page ana b0rdors lllumi-
! mated Last year | worked Tor a month
| IN Venice. There was an exhibition %
| church treasures az 81. Rocco, and by
great, good fortune ! obtained pcrmia-
| sion 60 copy some ~ the old mlsaala.
| I had re- little hall fitted up az studio.
and worked there every day 20 that I
really had remarkable opportunities for
studying the old lllumlnntiuna ana tho
methods Of doing them"
At WORK on THIS LINE.
Miss Waters ~ now nt work on an
/ entire communion service. which IL to
! ha Illuminated hy her and presented to
| tho American church uf the Holy Trim
| ny Boz Paris as q memorial Uf her father.
! Il De- done on parchment nearly 400
| years old, given her by collector Ia
| Venice, who took 10 from an old unfn-
] iHhed book Whom Miss Waters was In
! America last winter part OF the service
/ was shown 90 her friends. who were
] struck with itH exquisite beauty. She
/ expects 10 Will take several Year, more
! M work before u IL finished. Then IL
| VIII Doe bound IN crimson velvet, with
| old silver slaspa, ana given TO tho
church.
Miss Waters has two pictures In tho
! present salon, both ~ which are at
! tnctiuE favorable criticism one Of
| them. "'rho Madonna uf the Chair" Ia
tho largest picture she has yet attempt-
cd
! The most notable hoqucHt by any
| woman ln tho United States during tho
! past week WINS Eift of 5000 900 from
| Mrs stanford Tor an endowment fund
Tor the LELAND stanford University at
| san Funcscu Many ladies' In CONVEX
| rptluu have Endorsed her restriction
| that the number OF women students
! should be- limited 10 COO.
QuOOu WuholmInn has preserved her
| dolls. and adds constantly TO her coll
| lection.
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