The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-10-11
Entrance to the Beehive.

Interested in those Of all the others
They hasten to the common abode
The Paris philanstery known as the
bringing their booty, and before long
the delicious and odorous honey ap-
pears to show how combined labors,
minute but continuous. are effective
In producing solid return, useful to
all and profitable to each.
The Beehive had its foundation in
3 philaRthropic idea concerning artis-
tic solidarity; one OF those generous
impulses which do so much to soften
the asperities of lives OF struggle. Be.
fore achieving celebrity Alfred Bouch.
er, like other artists without fortune.
was obliged to undergo perpetual ef-
fort, not only to produce the beautiful
and powerful works he was conceiv.
ing, but to obtain the right to live.
After achieving success Boucher. II
not arrived at fortune. had at least
attained easy circumstances. and
while others more selfish would only
have thought Of enjoying a position
acquired by dint of desperately hard
vote his earnings the erection OF
large dwelling iere number OF
young artists wit out means could
iind for a modest sum-only $50
year.-not alone a comfortable abode,
but study hall of the most favorable
description. specially designed for
night work, with gratuitous living
models.
From five to seven p. m. the bees
weak in common in the study hall.
While the model takes and keeps the
attitude on the pedestal placed in
the center, the painter with his can.
vas. the sculptor with his mount,
each to his task, tastes art and pure
art. The fine example of union in
the work which the real bees Offer
humanity is fully appreciated by the
inhabitants of the Hive. They throw
off the anxieties brought on by the
necessities Of modern existence, for in
order to procure the wherewithal to
live the Bees are obliged to devote
themslvs to utilitarian labors.
Some are employed as scene painters
at theaters. dashing of wing1and drops
for fairy pieces. or touching up faded
prosceniums; others furnish designs
for illustrated periodicals; others
work with manufacturers Of wallpa.
pers. and 0thers-everywherc In the
domain Of industrial design. The
sculptors are employed in studios
where they advance the work OF cele-
brated statuaries; the engravers are
In demand for the fashionable de.
signs which the great stores use so
profusely in their illustrated cata.
logue. All are impeIled by the
cry Of Cicero: "One must live" Yes.
one must earn ones bread before he
can yield to his tastes for art and
beauty, before he can work as he
likes, feel himself free to give himself
up to his imagination; to realize his
hopes and satisfy his desires.
1t is to spare young artists OF mod
est means the thousand and one diff
fculties Of the start, to assist them
to practice their art, that Boucher
thought OF Offering them a shelter, a
roof, or rather comb where the
working bee can quietly produce his
honey OF art and beauty. BY its
structural form the Beehive recalls
the habitation Of the diligent little
workers. With its bulbous roof,
which vaguely recalls the shape Of
big bell, the great circular pavilion
constitutes the principal part of the
establishment. On all sides are
doors leading to the combs, and all
these combs are occupied by young
persons having their dreams and their
ambitions, and with everything at
their command necessary for transla-
ton on the canvas or to model in the
moist clay the theory Of their con.
ceDtions