Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1900-08-16

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d%cnounce them as prodigally wa>teful.
There is one chariot" now on the
| road, declares tll.. New York Sun. that
actually COS; close 10 S1opU when il
was new. and ii involves Il large out
lay every year 20 keep it frightened
up with gold f.af and repairs of
weather wear.
ON The inside these vehicles are
strictly ami ri-idiy economical. Not Il
foo, of space i wasted. Most OF the
wagons ar. full ot parapllernalia mar
yc!lou>ly packed iy experts in that
line. Nothing can be learned from the
exterior Of tn" vehicle regarding its
interior. The magnificent blue and
gold ~cllHriot. worthy of the royal">t Of
bengal tigers. carries the layout I'll The
ticket seller, While the wagon which
pictures Oh lis gay sides the tik"-
ness OF the ~ferociolS rhinoctrdA is
probably the habitat OF the wardrobe
woman and her outfit. Other ma@niti-
cent cGnipag"> OF the wheeled process
sion carry apparatus. .clo,lin@, trap
pings and fodder FOR the animals.
M.~t Of the animals themselves arc
left behind when the SHOW GOES OUT on
parade. except thr>" that march,. such
rs the elephants and cam"!>. and a few
of the big fclineS. taken along 10 roar
lnticin-lv. There have hpnn cases
where hast" and confusion on III" part
Of tile slowm"n in preparing III" pa
raG, have resulted in the understandable
roar Of III" King oi beasts being heard
from Il wagon OF whose panels coilcI
the mighty i'ul comparatively Noicel">S
boa constructor. 10 the vast amusement
of til" gathered public.
Painting circus wagons panels is u
distinct hranch Of art. Probably til"
academies would NOT so regard If. hut
nevertheless there is Il c"r,Hin breadth
OF treatment and dash required that
are quite beyond the abilities OF til" or
binary practitioner Of arr. Nor ar"
the pictured sides of the circus vans
to |" lightly regarded Ky any right
thinking observer. once they We're in
the chrome class, OF somewhat lower.
but now they represent some vcry
good if rather haS1v Work. The most
successful painter of this lin" of work
in the ountr is an artist of high abil-
tiles ana reputation ina lar-" Western
. city. His reputation has been made
rs Il p~ortraii painter, and il would
doubtless be Il diStinc, dctrimcnt to his
career We're it known that he paints
circus wagon. but paint them he does.
and what is more he delights in the
work This artist has always had a
- ,,,..y- t1lt li- ,.A,l ant, l,,- -, va
Scnpn Work With Il >nrinklinu OF ami
mails. That the public and the critics
have always insisted on dif1erin" with
him has been Il grief 10 him. How
ever. as be could earn Il considerable
income Ivy his portraits he felt able 10
spend his spare time in painting ami
nal and woodland SCENES which no
!. body would buy. Then he cot into the
circus painting business. and not only
WAS his ambition satisfied. but his in
come was largely augmented.
How il came :ibou that this artist
was induced To 90 into this lin" OF
work probably nobody hut he and the
Snowman who got him into it knows.
Every winter now. when that show
goes into winter quarters, the artist is
summoned 10 I'll" place, and for some
weeks works away for dear life. de-
signing and painting new wagon
scenes. Among IN show I"opi" he
does no 20 under his own name. and
he does not reveal 1T lis l.om" til.
business that takes him away evcrs
winter. In this lin" OF work he ha>
mH'e all chimes his own, and will u