Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-08-23
All ADAMLESS EDEN.
Art Colony Where Fair Maidens
viii Rule.
FIFTY AGREE TO BAR MEN.
Young Women Who jain Long Island
Colony Must Remain un~eesed
Three Years-Vsiters Admitted Oe-
naily-Msmbers to Work Hard.

Colony Must Remain Un"eeced
Three Years-visitors Admitted oe-
sssiona lly-Msmbers to Work Hard.
Il will be art for arts sake In ear
most and with the elimination OF what
10 them is a disturbing e.emeut-man-
when the newly formed ASSOCIATION OF
young women art students. the Glades.
Withdraw from New York city and
establish their own little colony in
Long Island says the New York
Ee"ald. by next spring, at least.
ffty struggling and determined young
students eNpcct to have a fine home,
which will possess all the advantages
Of a New YOrk studio building. while
the cost viii lie low enough to enable
them 10 devote time 10 the work they
long to d. instead Of keeping on with
tue endless chain Of potboilers.
The idea Of the new art colony orig
lated with a group OF young women
Illustrators who wanted the advan-
tagcs Of "A skyight and 4 north light
with the comfort OF a kitchenet. a
combination difficult To find in Man
haitian at a rental that is not prohibi-
tive To such young workers. Through
friends they succeeded in interesting
four we'll known New York women.
who have become the financial back
erS Of the colony. Plans for the studio
dormitury have been passed on 10y the
officers. and just as soon as few
changes have been made the work OF
building will be begun.
Miss Elizabeth Curtis, an illustrator
of chldren'S stories, who is president
of the Glades Art association, when
seen in her studio in New York the
other afternoon. was earnest and en-
thuSiastic over the success OF the prof
ect
1T will mean that we art students
and workers can live on about ST
week and this will include the cost OF
models and our meals Besides, each
girl VIII have good light 10 work un-
der, for very few of us can afford to
have regular studio light The upper
floor of the house will lie divided into
apartments OF three bedrooms. bath.
kit.heuet and studio and each one
will be occupied by three girls. who
will get their meals together and use
the same model
The only work outside OF our. art
that we will have to do will be cook
Ing. ana that Will be a little recreation
for Us. There will be maids TO do the
houSework, housekeeper aud several
professional chaperons, for Of course
We could not live there alone.
We want only girls who are earnest
workers to join the colony, and each
one will receive six months trial.
after which she will be asked TO leave
If we decide that she Is not progress
ing. Any girl who has had two years
work at an art school is eligible 10
membership, but We prefer girls who
are serious in their work and who de-
pend upon their brush 10 earn their
daily bread
1t will not he like a school. for there
are to he no classes. The girls will
work independently. Most Of them are
already fairly we'll known illustrators,
and they ought to advance rapidly un-
der the favorable conditions offered by
the club.
Besides the expense of studio life
in New York there is the disadvantage
Of not having good outdoor back
grounds and scenery at hand Every
art student has grown so tired of
Sketching Central park that she longs to
get fresh country and this is one rea.
son we chose a place outside of the
city"
One of the rules of the association
says that the members of the colony
must pledge themselves to spinsterhood
for period of three years. II, how
ever, one of them chances to fall In
love and becomes engaged to marry.
then she must ask TO be released from
her pledge, which is equivalent TO a
resignation.
When reference was made TO the
rule barring men from the colony Miss
Curtis explained that they would in
terfere with the work OF the girls.
We had to make this rule; otherwise
men-and YOU know there are many
Of them who pretend to be interested
tp art, hut who are not so really would
be visiting US at all hours of the day
We have arranged special times when
they may call to see US, but we cannot
allow them to stay after these hours"
Other officers Of the Glades Art as.
sociation are Miss Bertha Stewart Of
West One Hundred and Third street.
whose oriental children's pictures are
well known; Miss Margaret Story OF
Hackensack, Miss Eleanor Townsend
of New Rochelle. Miss Edith Russell of
Brooklyn and Miss Elsa Elkans of
New York