The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-10-20
MEN WITH EYES OF ANIMALS
In Great Demand Among Artists Of
Europe as the Best
Models.

II is common enough 10 hear some
one described as having q face like q
monkey" "a dog" or "a bird" and in
cases where this description Is fairly
accurate the chief resemblance may
generally be traced TO the expression
OF the eyes OF the individual in ques-
tion. says a London paper
Some men possess animal eyes"
which defy disguise. and which are al
ways liable 10 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 bis prosperity to
a look OF profound wisdom which has
gained for him many clients, but which.
undoubtedly, Is lent to what would 9TH
erwise be somewhat commonplace
countenance by paid OF "owl eyes"
In humber spheres Of life. too. II f.
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 (and there are pos
slhly more like them earn 10 this day
precautions livelihood By sitting 10
animal painters All three have come
doVn in the world" and one Is unknown
10 the other two.
The first mentioned went wrong and
emigrated years ago 10 Canada. where
he found bis level on the waterSide at
Montreal
According 10 his own story. he was
on the verge Of starvation when one
evening he was aecosteI hy q French
Canadian artist. who asked him wheih-
er he cared 20 earn a dollar by coming
to his studio and sitting 70 him for half
an hour.
Only when the painting. a 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 bis own eyes had been transferred
faithfully 70 the optics Of pig on the
canvas.
The other men with peculiar eyes Who
earn living By sitting to animal paint
ers are also expatriated Englhhmen.
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 dweliers In The Latin
quarter
Il would indeed appear that models
possessing dog eyes" are met vlth by
10 means infreauentls IN Italy and
other Latin countries
The following interesting extract ls
taken from 4 letter written by a popn.
lar novelist and addressed % the writer
from Rome some time aeos
In Florence met one Bontempl who
cot his living hy posing 10 Mataraxzo |
the weli-kuown animal painter noF
we're his speciality He had their ex- /
preston. that lorllke 6dellt, az eve
which one admiies 10 mneh m The pic. |
lures # the great i.anasear. II aas
easy 10 believe him. FOR. indeed he
looked more canine than human. and |
when Kindly spoken in one might al.
most fauc, him wasplne grateful
sali-
w 1875 there was employed re half
porter ai the Hotel Alliance. Oportn. a
individual who claimed 10
have been Roman Catholic priest IN
the early DAYS Of his iile This man vas
clean shasen and possessed extranr-
dinary eyes. ahnui which there was /
something vaguely suggestive of
ihe expression ssen n the eses of moro
than one species of aila anlmals. AZ
matter of fact the bah porter vas N
the habit Of Sitting o1 ecaslons 10
faaqalne na Costa painter ~ Wild
animals ef rather more than Local r..
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