The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-10-06
MEN WITH EYES or ANIMALS
In Great Demand Among Artists Of
Europe as the Best
Models.

II is common enough to hear some
one described as having a face like
monkey" "a dog" or "a bird" and In
cases where this description is fairly
accurate the chief resemblance may
generally be traced 10 the expression
OF the eyes Of the individual in ques-
tlon, says a London paper.
Some men possess animal eyes"
which defy disguise. and which are al
ways liable 70 prejudice their owners
chances throughout life. That this.
however, Is by no means invariably the
case is evident by solicitor with a
nice practice In the north OF England
who ascribes much Of his prosperity to
a look OF profound wisdom which has
gained for him many clients, but which.
undoubtedly. Is lent to what would 9TH
erwlse be a somewhat commonplace
countenance by paid Of "owl eyes"
In humber spheres OF life, too, II Is
by no means only the ladies who use
their eyes TO their own advantage. At
least three men who have come under
the writer's notice land there are pos
slbly more like theml earn 10 this day
a precarious livelihood by sitting TO
animal painters All three have come
down in the world" and one is unknown
TO the other two.
The first mentioned went wrong and
emigrated years ago TO Canada. where
he found his level on the waterside at
Montreal
According 20 his own story, he was
on the verge OF starvation when one
evening he was aceosted by French
Canadian artist. who asked him wheth-
er he cared 10 earn dollar by comiEg
TO his studio and sitting 10 him for half
an hour
Only when the painting. = very large
one. was completed did the unfortunate
model discover that the picture was a
study in farm-yard life and that the
hateful and all-too-familiar expression
IN his own eyes had been transferred
faithfully to the optics Of a pig on the
canvas.
The other men with peculiar eyes who
earn a living by sitting to animal paint
ers are also expatrIated Englfshmen.
The writer met both in Paris In the
winter Of 1897 One OF them had dog
eyes" while the other wore the express
sion Of cat Both are well known to
be Bohemian dwellew In the Latin
quarter.
II would, indeed, appear that models
possessing "fog eyes" are met with by
no means infrequently IN Italy and
other Latin countries
The following interesting extract is
taken from a letter written by 2 popu-
lar novelist and addressed to the writer
from Rome some time AFRO;
''ln Florence met one Bouiempi. who
got hls living by posing 10 hiatarazzo.
the well-known animal painter Dogs
were his speciality He had their ex-
preston. that lor-llke fidelity OF eye
which one admlrcs so much In the pic
tures of the great Landseer II was
easy 10 believe him. for. indeed. he
looked more canine than human. and
when Kindly spoken 70 one might al
most fancy him wagging a grateful
.all"
IN 1895 there was employed as half
porter st the Hotel Alliance oporto. a
mledle-aged individual who claimed to
have been Roman Catholic priest in
10 earir days Of hla life This man was
clean shaven and possessed extraor-
elnary eyes. about which there was a
something" vaguely suggestive Of
the expression seen IN the eyes q more
than one species uf wild animals As
matter of fact the hall porter was IN
the habit Of Sitting" On occasions TO
Jcaqnine pa Costa. n painter Of wild
anlmals of rather more than local re-
pufe