Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-06

refused to delay execution until the
students had left. Julian resprted to
"a despe rate strategem. He introduced
the bailldf into a small room, turned
the key on him and then hurried 10
the students and asked them 10 sus-
pend work for the rest of the day.
as the ARCHITECT wished to inspect the
premises. When the studio was empty
he released the crestfallen ballitf.
THE BEST OF ARTISTS.
Julian was cleaE-sighted enough to
understand that his final success must
depend ON the fame of his professors
and all his efforts We're devoted to-
wards attracting to his academy the
most brilliant artists i'm Paris This
WAS not accomplish ed all at once but
he was sngularty fortunate in secur~
ing such men as Jules 1-efebvrs. Jean
Paul LaMrens and Others whom he
had known at cogniet's studio Per-
haps the artist who shed most Hustler
ON the academy WAS the late William
BOuguereau, who was an immense
favorite with Americans and whose
name attracted scores of young art
lists eager 10 learn at the feet of the
master. Bouguereau was u most faith
full friend to Julian and steadily re-
fused to become a professor at the
Eco1c DIES ReauS-Arts solely In order
to devote his teaching leisure To the
academy.
with such professors the fame of
the academy soon spread and II de-
veIoped rapidly. Studios were opened
In various parts OF Paris. the one best
known among Americans being the
rue du Dragon studio for men and
the rue du Cherche-Mid for ladies,
Many American students uf Jullan-s
academy have become famous. The
most brilliant Is probably Alexander
Harrison OF Philadelphia who Is gem
orally held to be the world IS finest mar
Inc painter MIR. Harrison's FIRST hon-
ors were Won with an honorable mem
ton at the salon Of 1885. Four years
later he was decorated with the CheY-
alters Cross of the Legion of Honor and
In 1901 he was created officer OF the
same order other distinguished paint
ers claimed by Jnian's are Charles II.
Davis of Boston, who gained his FIRST
honor's In 1887 and WAS decorated with
the Legion OF Honor In 1908. Frederick
A. Isridgnan OF New York, decorated
as far back as 1873 and who was
awarded silver medal at the Internal
tional esposttlons of 1883 and 1900; and
Max Bohm of Cleveland. Ohio.
A DECORATED" ARTIST
Another very widely known as u
genre painter is Julian Carl Melchers,
OF Detroit. who was decorated in 1895.
MIR. Mechers lives mostly In north H0l-
land In the same year another Amer-
can Jullanite WAS decorated In the per-
son of Walter MacEwan OF Chicago.
Among younger artists Ia Richard Il.
VI iIer of st. Louis who Is HoTs Con-
cours and whose work is Thought much
Of 1t Paris. Then again there are John
S. Sargent who was born at Florence Of
American parents and who has covered
himself with honors Frederick Mac
~ a
Proctor who was awarded gold medal
FOR sculpture at the international expo
ston % 1900.
The ladies' studios In the Passage DIES
Panoramas and Rue de Berri have
made name on their registers which
has left ias mark on the pages ~ COM
temporary French history or Partisan
society Of the last quarter OF a century.
Nine. Juicy Ferry. wife OF the great
statesman; Mile. Canrobeli, whom her
Ia iher. the marshal, often escorted to-
the door OF the studIo t'rlIlcsss Mu-
rat Nine. Henri Rochefori, wife OF The
communist duelIlst- journalist; Miss
Maud Connie. the divorced wife OF Mai,
Mcbride Mile, Martha ssrandes OF the
Coincide F'rancaise, who sang and
painted and acted with equal ardor;
and last but not least, Marie Bash
klrtsefr the gifted, mystic slaY whose
young promise was cut short by the
most relentless Of nialadics, Poor
Marie was not loved by her fellow stu
dents who thought her ill-tempered- and
cccentrlC. and they never forsaye her
for having In n moment Of anger taunt-
ed ona Of her companions WIEN being or
low degree
n Is On record that Lord DuffeTlG, one
az England's most iIlustrinus ambnssa-
9ors ones studied avn at Juiianls prob
ably during one OF his vacations. when,
lil,s ME- Gladstone, at All Souls Ok