Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-28

held forward but on the contrary drawn
back, as 4 horses head is drawn back
BY the bride but it must BE- held high
almost high enough to look tilted, That
gives the adorable curve from chin to
bust which is the dream Of an artist.
The Gibson faces are not pretty ones.
no one ever picked out d sWeetly pretty
Gibson type. The faca il too earnest
for that, too unsmiling, too Wide eyes, too
Intelligent. But there IL a fine good
! lock- in them all.
The hard firm outline never show
a girls face truly. There must be the
double line, the shading. the lines upon
lines and within lines. Then YOU begin
to get the subtle expression which is
found in a woman's face.
They say that Gibson is ratchy. May
be. They say that he is not a neat art
list. They say that he is out Of drawing.
and that he has no technique is asserted
by many artists. Others praise MN.
Certainly his pictures look like live Wo-
men and men and that IS the highest
praise an artist can receive.
The best models in New York. those
Who give the best results are not the
little thin woman of thirt y. She has
four small children and was deserted by
her husband a year ago. This threw her
on her OWN resources. She walked the
=, streets canvassing for the life of Fsvange-
lima Cisneros, clearing about a dollar a
day and getting Worn down to skin and
bone. She came to my studio to sell me
the book. I said to her: II don't want
it. But if YOU will pose for me | will
draw YOU.
I then explained to her that I wanted
4 society woman in ball sown coming
down a short flight of steps. She un
iaerstood and said she would get the
dress and be ready by Saturday.
When she came again she wore a white
gown covered with sossamer. When she
slipped off the cloak | was delighted
She had selected some sort of cheap shiny
material which looked like silk. Sht
had made the gown into very fashion
able Empire. square neck and banded
with swans down. The waist which wa
shnrt VAS helted With a broad band o
silver. an old belt. 1t was a beautiful
creation and | drew and painted as fas
as ! could. The picture was a success.
Blu about the woman. She held he
head high and her features We're Yer.
regular and clear cut. She understood
dressing her hair and when She was il
pose she was as clear and sharp as
cameo and as cold. She waA the idea
society oma graceful, full hf. fine car
riage and high bred. She told me tina
she had been to Gibson for an engage
ment since seeing me, and tina tShe. accept
ed her on the spot, remarking, however
that it was a pity that she wsEs so short
but thai she was fortunately long from
the waist down.
The long neck is the most desirable at
tribute in woman, though She does no
know it. That is why she wears a lin
en- collar so much and looks sd we'll in it
Keep the neck firm and long, and lean
remember that 1t is sure to be grace
full.
TIL Gibson figures are never small
wasted. If, in posing a model for al
Ideal society picture, we find her wais
too large, instead of asking her to re
press it we make the bust fuller tina
gives the small appearance to the waist
10 . think the art OF Gibson vii
grow Yes it will be the only one afte
a While. More and more Deople viii
draw along those lines improving upoI
them, and Gibson will do for real lif
in arr what Beardsley did for the decora
tive life.