The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-06
Miss Kate Carl, Whose Portrait
of An Is at the Fair,
Visits Brother.
PRAISES MISSOURI SCENERY.
Yonng American Artist Tells
How She Made the Picture
Of the Ruler of the
Celestial Nation.

Mss Kate Carl. al American artist. Who
won fame by painting. by special invita-
4 ton. a portrait Of the Dowaser Empress
| An OF China. arrived r. ST. Louis last
night at I'D by way OF san Francisco. She
f. the sister OF Francis ~ Carl OF No
5si7 West Pine boulevard. who IS Vice
| Commissioner Tor China TO the Worlds
Fair.
Miss Carl. who Is a Louisiana girl. has
had an experience In the painting OF the
DowageF Empress which has not fallen
to the lot of any American woman or
| man before The portrait was painted at
tho palace OF the Empress In P.kin. where
Miss Carl went each day for tho sittinss
Which we're graciously granted her.
Miss Carl had not been IN 81. Louis an
hour when a representative " Inc lie
| public called upon her. and, although she
had been travelling constantly for four
days and three nights. she talked OF her
delightful Zip ia a spirited manner. MISS
eyes that sparkle with Wit and humoT- Sac
has & strong face fun OF character. AZ.
T.seats tho picture u diInplc1 chin and
tilted nose which some OF the papers have
printed as being a likeness OF her. She
also yeseEts the fact that people mistake
mr. for an Lnglisf woman, as she Is a
thorough American and proud OF IL. al
though most Of her lie has been spent
abroad.
ADIIRES MISSOURI LANDSCAPE
II had a delightful trip across the coun-
try" sald Mas Carl o.! never have seen
more beautiful country than Missouri.
The landscape - supcrb. have never
seen its eaual Th. ~lIrefs ar. glorious
'-Wher. the Missouri and III" Mississippi
rivers meet the grandeur OF the scene -
1 vas In America until ! reached Mis-
souri," Miss CARTS face glowed with en-
thusiasm a. she praised tie beauties OF
Then sh.. talked 81 her experience In
painting the DUwag'r Empress Ans por-
trait. Miss carl declared the ruling
gracious women she has ever met The
Chinese. Miss Carl said. call her the
best man IN china"
Her Majesty Is one OF the most re
markIbls persons I have ever met. She
| g. an extraordinary woman.
Il was treated With IN" greatest con-
sit"rsitiOn, she said. and was not re
lUIred or expected 10 observe the rules
pf etiquette that ar. observed bv all Chi
n<se. no matter Of how high a station
that are grantei an audience with her
Majesty
''she was the persouifica;ion of patience
during the many sittiucs which she gave
me. and was careful 20 observe all my d.
reciiOrs. Tire intcrprO tcTs were constant
! j. present. and. through them. the Empress
ASKED many questions ~ me. and eyinccd
a lively interest IN America and Ameri-
I
Each day 7 went 20 the ralace and
WAS Immediately received. ard the sittings
were begun without delay.
II was required ." paint the portrait
which Is on exhibition In the Palace ~
Fin" Arts at the Worlds Fair after the
chinese idea Of painting, In the strictsst
detail and without lights or shades. n was
very hard t. 20 this. and longed for the
broad field 90 Individuality. but tried very
hard To please the Empress.
For that reason the portrait though
uruvnufreH hN the foreign Ministers ia
kin To be an excellent likeness Of the En-
press. will sem peculiar To- artists edu-
Gated In the Occidental rather than the
Oriental school Of art.
II painted Three other portraits Of the
Empress. and In the other three followed
my own methods. Tn" Empress herself
told me that the other portraits were
more TO her liking. but court customs ana
etiquette deCreed that thc on, In the Chi
nese style should he shown TO the Amer
lean people in ST Louis
SHOWN EVERY COURTESY.
The Empress T. graciousncss itself. She
caused every courtesy To- be shown me
while was i.i Fek.n. not because Of my
self. but because 7 WIS a stranger within
her gates. hence the guest OF tho nation.
She Is "A handsome woman. coming from
the MRuchu dynasty. noted for dignity Of
manner and cnmeiiuess. She appeared 20
lie not more than A. years old. Her raj
rnent was exceedingly beautiful and IN n
degree gorgeous. but not inartistically 80.
Like all people. she liked to be amused
while the sitt!nCs were going on. hut she
would try hard To hold the pose.
What are YOU painting now she
would ask me through tn. Interpreter.
THE mouth" ] replied.
Immediately she would begin 20 COM
pose her mouth 20 the best advantage. for
getting as WOULD an American school girl
there be no preparation or posing OF the
features