New-York tribune., 1901-02-17
\ COURSE IN PAINTING.

Margaret Armour in Phil Mays Annual
The Llacs below the classroom balcony grew
high that FraUIein Eliza beth. by leaning over
managed to pluck spray of the blossom
AUsterely dressed and dercateIy grave. she
-tuud. for a space. against the invading food os
ring rapture, 1iH suddenly il reached and over
Uhrlncd her
she FaIed and held out the clasped hands
which held The ulac If Offering il
shrine. while rer eyes burned with the mystic
alteration Cf an carly saint.
HsT pupils wer- chatterinS inside. waiting for
the blossom. which was To- serve as their drawing
model and when the din became too loud to be
ignored Elizabeth switched her mood back on 20
thc !!ne OF her duties, and returning to the ta-
BILE brought the girls order by some chill re-
rressive words. and set them to their task
Then she went her round. inStructins silently
for thc most part. with -niiarubber and pencil
tut th&t :snt there, FTiuein," objected
OF he young draughtswOmen, the laborOus veri-
sInihtude Of whose copy Elizabeth was tamper-
ing with.
Elizabeth flushed and hastily rubbed out the
ac,tt'on by which she had achieved rhythm OF
Lac ~ the expense Of realism.
IL was a tendency which, a teacher. she
Strovc against with all her might Nyt to which.
as an artist. she chung with passionate in
Tne lesson over. every face L-=htened The
young eyes r0red with relief over objects which
they we're not bound 20 record with foolish mi
nutenesS.
CLASSES We're ,harged with d buzz and a cIat-
jer IF feet UP and down the polished wooden
stairs. and during the interval Elizabeth took
a volume out OF q drawer and pencifIcd a deI Ii
cate p, rGer round one of the pages
She was absorbed in her work when an older
woman entered and. with some indecisi0n on
her hands face. crossed the table and laid
her hand arrc ti"n1t"N on Elizabeth's shoulder
Frdulein Anna was the eldest OF the three sis
trrs VINO ran the institution, and although the
silent. beautiful EliZab IN held & large place in
ArF mart, and the one thing she ever really
shr8uN from giving her pain she was
bound as educational head, 70 insist ON the ell
cheney OF her staff
she had just come from an interview with a
PAL mt which had roused her uneasiness con-
ceihln@ the drawing class and il was in,sec.sO
as Z" the most tacJfUl mode uf br0achin. he
subject which had puckered her brew
Very pretty she remarked of the border
tried oils Elizabeth
NJ, that medium doesn't attract me"
That IS rather a pity dear one fur il seems
To attract the parents Frau Hagen has lust
been here, To tell n!e that she wishes Nariech,n
20 leave your class and oin Herr Hofrneyer's
That's the fourth withdrawal this month"
TX doesn't matter who teaches them" Eliza-
beth answered; they cannot learn"
True. my iierzchrr huI-tion't veu CO.. .b,,
can pay And it's beginning Co make :. ,Iiff.r-
chCt- New. you mustn't be veNed dear. 1r,,r
tiizaheth had WINGED and re,idenedD ''bur T
Thought ought t0 me ntion il
They know nothing af art nor do l. 49,
style, am sure, is perfect; but everyhody sSsmq
tU think more of oils; / notice they always ,.iv-e
OH paintings the handsOmeSt frames v,os
Wondering N You couldn't-just To satisfy Tier
lre}u'i'ce take some lessons yourself from Herr
IiOfmeyer. -'N''
'You are clever YOU would SOON nick mn
his method which appears to be a very popular
one ana ~ would be much in vour pnc;set
We w"uld make secrecy his par, a condition
as OF course your prestige must not be lowered
IN the girls eyes"
Elizabeth drew forward her sister., hand.