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joining the artist colony In S~ixty-seventh
street. in the new Colonial studios.
The use Of her own family ~ q 'odels was
made by Mrs. Ella Condic Lamb in he
heroic mural painting The Open Book
which is in the Flower Memorial Library
at Watertown. MIR. and Mrs. Lamb nave
their studio in West Twenty-second street,
and the large living quarters which adioin
It AFFORD ample room for the family Of four
children whose faces and figures are 40
frequently seen in both the ather's and the
mothers work.
In tho painting mentioned Mrs. Lamb
used all four Of her children. The oldest
boy, Kari. and the girl. Kathrine. stand on
either side OF the central seated figure.
while the small boys, Donald and Condie.
the youngest with his cat. are set at her
feet. Incidentally IL may be said that the
baby in the picture is Roswell Flower TAYLOR.
the youngest son of Mrs. John 10 Taylor,
who presented tho library 70 the city Of
WATERFOWL in memory Of her father, the
late Gov. Flower.
The large family Of George DE Forest
Brush-there are eleven children Offers IN
interesting study in child rearing. Mrs.
Brush and most Of the children are familiar
tn picture lovers. for they have served as
models for some Of Mr.. Brush's best known
work, In fact, practically all his ~picturee
that have been exhibited contain likenessee.
hut little idealized, of some members Of his
family
In The Garden. F" now at the Metropolitan
Museum. IL ono Of the most familiar of the -
II was painted about three years ago. The
haby was then the Iittlcst Brush--but there
IL still a hitler one now.
The Brushes are distinctly idealists in the
matter Of child training. None of the eleven
il ever sent to school and none is ever SUBJ
iect TO discipline.
Tit Brushes live ut Dublin. ". H.. and
there the children roam the woods and fields
with absolutely no demands Of any kind
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day IL what my fathers eyes are always
fastened on. but | want to travel. to cross
the ocean before tho rainy day saving
begins
to be carried out together. part Of what we
make TO 20 Tor the rainy day and part for
travel. I suppose that 10 the way IL will
be. 20 l am trying TO mako a. much az pos
sible out Of The business 50 the travel half
will DO large enough to take US FIRST Of all
to California. l want to So tho flowers
out there. to SEQ II they really arc n large
a. reorle sav thew are.
do I think other girls could earn money
by selling second hand plants2 II they
will work and ollow the advice OF a good
florist.
'If they are going to start out here in
New York I would advise them to stick
almost exclusively TO the large apartment
hotels. l mean in buying plants.
People in apartments are not as a rule
extremely rich. so they don't have the
flowers in their homes delivered and taken
away by contract. Why. there are loads Of
people in New York who pay florists thou
sand: OF d1 oil ns, make make a regular bargain
plants and take away the old ones.
a beginner In my business doesn't want
to try to get the trade Of those people.
She should seek the people who are able to
have a few good plants and err Wiling to
sell them when they cease to be {, Ornamental
rather than pay TO have them removed.
-In many Of the places where l buy my
plants ! know that the money goes to the
ervan whose duty 1t 10 to throw the pla nts
out. They have found Il worth their while to
put the plants aside and give them q little
attention until ! can call Tor them. Some
times I believe the. break a few Of the
blooms OF in order to hasten the day Of
my visit.
Zone thing that puzzles me 10 why some
one didn't do IL before. I mean before I
began. just think how many plants are
aeon n whoia ash can 6iIed Win dena rio MS
waiting in front of a hotel to be- carted OF.
-Of course in other large cities the con-
ditions are about the same. while even in
small towns I think a limited business
might be worked up in buying plants that
would otherwise b. thrown away
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Mr.. and Mrs. Biendou Campbell. last sumrrer
when her parents took her from their Sixty
seventh street studio To a house in the ooun-
Try. Her experience knew but the studio. the
bedroom and the bathroom. and q whole
house meant - many new words TO her.
sMother. Why isn't there a tub in this
Bathroom she went on. gazing around
tho big country kitchen and looking for
the Inevitable accompaniment OF studio
light Lousek e-ping arrangements. How
can you cook on that2" n abe walked
wondsringly around the big range. Does
II a things hotr'
Studio cooking In done for tho most
part on little two burner gas stoves tucked
away in a corner of the bathroom. and
a whole room devoted to nothing but
cooking and dominated by a black stove
was something that the brain Of this little
studio child almost refused TO grasp.
Then she wandered back into the big
light living room where her fathers easel
was already in place.
ooh. this 10 homs.' she said. This Is
the studio
, The children Of tho New York studios
are q child study in themselves. There
arc no other children like them anywhere.
Self contained. composed, just q trife
blas% they are. yet with an occasional
over~ helming burst OF cLildishness that
not sven the grown up surroundings in
which they live has overcome. Nothing In
New York can startle or do more than
mildly interest them.
At q crowded noisy table d'hote down.
town a little girl has dined every night
with her artist parents since h wa
. years old. An especially lively burst Of
song. Al impromptu dance, even a fight
will scarcely cause her to turn her head
from her plate Of spaghetti.
A week later and this same child removed
b. the country becomes breathless and
dancing with excitement over the advent
OF q now calf. Of which tho country child
takes no notice whatever, while q little
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DEALS IN SECOND HAND PLANTS
BUSINESS A LONG ISLAND GIRL
D. DEVISED FOR HERSELF.

me discovered That There was Money 20
he Made by buying Plants That Had
Ceased TO bloom. and Thereby Paid for
Farm Room for Others In same Field.
Miss Nellie Thompson OF Long Island
q dealer in second hand plants She
believes herself To be the only person en-
gagged In that business In this country. per-
haps In the world. Though she has not
yet passed her twentieth birthday she has
bean IN the business for six years.
81 buy potted plants OF persons who have
used them for interior decorations. let the
plants rest for a year or until they have
recovered from being forced to an unnatural
perfection and then sell them to florists"
Miss Thompson explained to the reporter.
my first venture was made when l was
"a, and my capital was 81.
sThe money was given me- as a Christmas
present and the plants / bought had. / am
bought them in the same way. She was
the aunt Of a school friend Of mine and I
went TO her house to attend q meeting Of
sur literary society.
4, There were SIX very beautiful azalea
plants In the rooms and the next day talking
about the meeting with my school friend
I ask ed her what her aunt did with her
plants when the blossoms dropped OF.
She told me that she threw them away
-'Oh, I wish she would sell them to me-
] exclaimed, wanted the plants and I was
ashamed TO say give them to me- Isup-
pose that was the reason l offered to buy
:. them : '' Dot. '.. .
= MY friend took me seriously and the
next day told me that her aunt had said
z che would be very glad to sell me the plants
when the blooms dropped. How much
would I pay for them2 I had to confess
Y chat I had only q dollar. Then I added
hat ] would take any n Of the plants
she would sell for that amount.
you see. I didn't think Of u - an -
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father. uncurline the tiny pink fingers
that close again around his. DO you see
that hand Notice the hand ~ the best
artist you know and you will see that this
Ii Just n miniature Of it,
In many cases the children really do
show a marked inclination for the calling
OF their fathers. Little Alice CAM Eell
before she was ? years old was working
away with crayon and Iencil producing
queer shnI ed men and hetsis.
A year later her Productions had form
and che ! egan 20 have an idea Of ROTOR
Now, Mt less than .. she works away ut
her own easel side by side with her father.
eager and Interested in everything he does
and earnestly inviting his criticism and
instruction.
OF oourss these studio children serve as
models long before they themselves realize
the importance Of their service Indeed
Baby Jack Deming. the tiny son Of MIR.
and Mrs. +. W. Deming and the Joy OF the
artists colony in M~aodougal alley. served
a. a model to j. L. Fraser. the sculptor,
before he was 3 months old.
There is a. much real home atmosphere
about the Deming studio and the way the
children are being brought up there AZ one
could find anywhere. There are four Of
the youngsters. n they are the constant
companions and playfellows Of all the
artists and tculrtors thereabout. They
60 in and out Of the studios a. they like.
always welcome. and no work il 30 i'm
portant but that It can be dropped long
enough TO accept an invitation TO a play tea
rarty given by the little Demings on the
smooth white paving Of the alley.
Little Henrietta Deming. Just past 4. il
probably the most modelled and painted
youngster in town. for her baby charms are
a delight to every artist who sees her. The
advent Of her tiny brother has not threat
I ened her popularity. though Jack Ii a very
important parsonage.
had his first real shoes last week the whole
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male On thern. When they r~snb an age
that ca,i.r- them 10 wish to read and vrtts
they ara taugh, ,ho-- two things The
they arc let alone.
The night kind NJ reading 10 Put IN thor
way. hut no requirement 10 made 81 thcT'
Tho usial cour.e Of sprouts that youngs'"rr
undergo In the matter 81 table mannep anc
manner generally are mi nown 10 th'
Brush children.
q m w breaches of oonduct are rors'o
cred unworthy Of notice. 10 bcing c"rta'
that the child viii correct those thiny - oinr
self whenh he reaches an Ne TO unders'SHi
necessity. should a SERIOUS due-.ior ~
that might influence the moral ideas II
child the situation is explained - hi r.
sonably and logically and the rest left -
own Judgment.
This In not carelessness ON the part ''.
parents. but IN exact system ~crE"i '.
after deep q earnest study and oi'>'
ton. They believe that a wholesome To-
and wholesome surroundings will make
wholesome man or woman. and they me"
10 give each one VI their children the rig
20 his own individuality,
Scarcely less original than the Brush
child training is their method Of housli
their little flock. They believe IN outdo
living and the rigors of the New Ham pshIr
winters do not terrify them.
The house consists OF little less than a h-
living room. and the kitchen and dinin,
room. while around Il, ranged in n SER
circle in the edge Of the woods, are lt'l
houses kennels, the Brushes call them ON
for each child. and just big enough 10 ho'
u bod.
Each youngster has his kennel. and evc.'
night at bedtime each one takes his cant
and goes out into the yard to bed.
There ara extra kennels too. ~ tha'
when a guest arrives, and that is a VCl'
ordinary happening. he gets his cau2
too, and goes out 10 his lutte house.
The Abbott Thavers, who live not a.
from the Brushes. follow the "A me system
Of outdoor slee~ ing. each member u Tie
family having his own tent. with one oN'
tor visitors.
The Brush family are Just now In ltai"
They went over. all Of them. moro than
year ago. the parents perfectly calm AMI
unconcerned at what would he to les
philosophic folk the unsreakable orl.~
Of Transporting eleven children and th"lr
necessary impedimenta across the water
Rut il rover occurred to the Brushes n
thst hght. and they dersrted IA unruff'o
~ o June dsv. They will he absent snothe
yelr OF two before returning home.
The outcome of this let alone y Obey -
chill training is being watched with much
interest by the friends Of Inc artist and
others who know Of H.. h children arc
almost too young vet to permit any del mite
results TO be observed. but 50 far IL promise
onlv good.
The oldest girl. Nancy. is now abou'
Is or 10. and has never been to school. She
Is n modest hammered child. intelligen.
and interesting. with a broad and varlrd
knowledge that wide reading and feNihIe
associations have given her.
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Her mamma died last week and he ke"pr
phoning. TO all his relations 20 come and
get her.
II Ia readily conceivable that II makes q
drst impression upon us.
when we sauntered out into Broadway
] remembered TO purchase some postage
stamps, going for the purpose into a sub
station post ONCE In Q cross street. Con
ceive my amusement IN being given these
fairy hotel keeper, q little boy whose head
but barely came o the tall desk, ana
who climbed upon a stool In order to reach
h postage stamps.
when next day We secured our Furnished
apartment boy OF PERHAPS fifteen at a tcle.
rooted us TO a small office in response 70 an
inquiry. There We found not a child. In
deed. but q woman OF some 10 years. very
pretty and businesslike, who showed ms
the apartments with as much dignity
and discretion as II she werean old woman
or a. II We were old women.
when We had selected a pleasant suite
h said that II we would kindly return 10
the Office we could conclude arrangements
as there were very few furnished apart
certain that we could nave this one for
three full months. We concluded the
transaction with Q man whom we heard
another young clerk, a boy, speak OF ~
this young woman's father. We inferrcu
that she was also his clerk.
Finding that for our Persian cookery
we required some added cooking utensils Ia
those We found we went out on urrer
Broadway to secure them. 1t seemed in
credible that q little girl no older than the
one We saw the first day in the hotel should
sell us some brown c~asseroles. but IL u
true.
1t was q small shop and the father or
brother OF the child was showing other art.
cles 20 other customer. but she waited
unon us with all the aplomb and SAVIOR
faire OF q person five time her years. Sh"
gravely offered us a reduction of five cents
on a casserole we were h~esitating over 81
account Of It's size. and seemed pleased
when its size did not deter our taking II
with the rest, evidently thinking that her
good bargaining had made the sale.
sSomething was the matter with ouI
electric light on the second night IN Ou'
apartment. The engineer said on eS
aiming h fixtures that he must send III"
electrician In the morning. After break
fast this electrician came. He WAS a tall,
slender. wise boy Of about II"
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to have cards printed telling my business
and also have my name and address printed
on postal cards that persons wishing to sell
me their plants might communicate with
me with - the he least csn ESsi ;dss, 'rou''o' iha'
Il look the cards around with me and in
many Instances left them WIN the servant
who answered the bell. only requesting that
they be taken to the lady OF the house. !
received quite a number OF and
forced TO build two now hqtbeds.
-Oh, I collected them al myself. Drove
into New York with The kred man in my
fathers covered wagon, taking a sheet
Fortunately that hired man was more willing
TO work than the n whs hauled the first
plants | bought.
There was plenty Of work with those
plants hat winter to keep him busy, and
/ am sure the plants would have suffered.
In the spring my father had to get an extra
man to help put the plants cut.
you know there is a lot OF difference
between setting out six aSalea bushes and
her l had that fourth spring. Not all a~zaleas
by any means, for there were some Of every
one OF the five varieties Of plants that the
florist had advised me to buy.
After deducting the oost OF the new
and fertilizers I cleared two hundred and
sixty odd dollars on those nine hundred
plants. There were sixty ptants loft over
and I determined to get to work earlier in
sending out my cards.
Il knew potted plants were used extern
stvely all the winter long In New York. so
every Saturday after beginning school /
vent over. and after getting the addresses
10 which the florists with whom l was 40
quainted had delivered orders. l called and
left my card. .
Il made one change In these printed
postals. named certain days as being
the days I called for plants. requesting
the person desiring to sell TO indicate on
which day they wishei me TO call.
:! didn't have any, calls until after Thanks.
Of June. u course, everything had to be
increased that year; but ! cleared eight
money he had In bank my father was aba
TO make the first payment on the farm.
III things go on as vol Tor two more
years we win finish paying for the farm.
and then We win begin to sRve money to 60
for q trip or tWp u see something u the
world and ssees~s fSipy DAY. The rainy
40 .r
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vestment. My mother had died when I
was a small child and my father was - busy
with work on the farm hat there were never
any flow ers about the house. Those six
azaleas were the first blooming plants 1
had ever seen In a house and they were o
pretty TINT / was willing to give my precious
dollar for one Of them.
a Few weeks later tho lady sent me
word to come for the plants. My fathers
hired man took me In the covered wagon
and instead Of ono plant tho lady told me
l might have the six for my n dollar.
Being greedy for flowers I was glad to take
her at ner word.
THE hired man was not very amiable
about bringing back 50 many. but my
father made no complaint and the six
plants were put in one OF the hotbeds he
used for forcing young vegetables. My
father explained to me that the plants
would not bloom again that season and that
all ! could do was TO give them sufficient
warmth and moisture to keep them alive
until the ground was warm enough 70
plant them out Of doors.
when the warm weather came he helped
ms plant them out. n so began my first
flower garden. Those azaleas did 20 we'll
that when time came TO a them In from
the frost q florist who came to see my
$500 80 SN*eSeS e"V fs~ ~
them.
at took some little self-denial on my
part and some little coaSing on my fathers
10 induce me 30 part with five OF the plans.
l let five 90 with the understanding that
I vas to have one OF tho hotbeds to keep
the other one In with the hope Of making
Il bloom In time for Christmas. I couldn't
forget how pretty the homo OF my school
friends aunt had looked and I laid IL all
to those blooming a~zaleas.
well. my DING plant wasn't Q very great
success compared with those sent out by
the florists. but when Christmas came and
[ carried IL into the house there were just
ono dozen blossoms n IL looked very
beautiful to me-. You see the hotbed
couldn't be kept warm enough to force
tho blooms to perfection. though the plant
was handsome n vigorous.
when my father rave mo two dollars In
stead OF one hat Christmas naturally I
began to think what I should do with II.
Az I had already spent three Of the Ave
made by the sale Of my plants ! had only
four to consider.
After consulting With my father ! told
my school friend that ] would IKE to buy
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her aunt's plants again il they werc for
sale after their blossoms had dropped,
Then AZ ] had a whole hotbed at my dis
posal l spoke to other girls who had pretty
used blooming plants for decorating and
were willing to sell them when the bios
SONS were gone.
u collected fifty plants Of one sort and
another that winter and after keeping
hem until the ground was warm enough
planted them out In our front yard. l
gave them all the attention that l then
knew how to give and all that my father
could suggest.
IAN were not saiable the following autumn.
The florist who bought them OF me said
that many Of them were too poor to be
forced, that they couldn't be made TO give
theb best results. He paid me $50. but left me
with ten plants TO be thrown away or carried
through the winter.
Thirty dollars Is no small amount to n
farmers daughter, especially e her
father works q rented farm. My father
began to see that my love Of plants might
be made to pay. 30 when the florist said
the plants were good. desirable varieties
and only needed a longer rest he said |
might a. we'll use the hot bed he had turned
over to me the previous winter. FollowN
ing the advice of the florist I didn't try fol-
blooms that winter but simply gave the
plants water and heat enough TO keep them
alive.
kD8b SuTtbtuhho tuC uOttbt RICoCutCu
me with q very pretty pot Of blooming
bulbs and gave me a list OF the persons to
whom he had sent blooming plants during
the holidays. He told me that he thought
II I would follow them up l might be able
to buy them back and have them ready
for him the next autumn.
Il took his advice and collected two
hundred plants. Oh. yes, I paid for them
with the money received from the sale
Of my forty plants,
.The next fall he gav me $40 and left
me with twenty-three plants TO be rested
yet anesAer year. That $40 woke me up.
I began to devise for enlarging my
business and to consul with my father
about the advisability Of his buying the
farm.
Il laid my plans before the florist who
had always pee 80 friendly, and he gave
me letters to three florists doing business
in New York city. I was to ask them to
give me the list Of their largest customers.
Then I was to call at the homes OF these
customers and ask them to sell mo their
plants after they had lost their freshness
or ceased TO DO ornamental.
.Opo Of the New York florists sdvissd M
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orr BUSINESSLIKE CHILDREN
Persian Journalist Finds Them In Chars,
Here and Marveh.

The amazing ~juveuility OF everybody
with whom one comes In contact in New
York Ia q source OF constant surprise TO
me- said a Persian journalist. Il have
lately arrived in this wonderful city. but
as l was prepared for college by an Ameri-
can missionary teacher at home In Teheran
and afterward educated at Kings College,
London. the ways OF The Western world
are not wholly unknown to me.
Yet l confess that ! am overwhelmed
with daily surprise at This youth. this ex-
cessive j~uvenility which I ~ncounte on
every hand. IL began on the wharf Of the
steamer on our arrival. The young man
who examined our baggage seemed\to be
Of less than voting aRe. A child Of about
IL In the telephone Office OF the wharf next
called up the hotel where We were bound
for a few days stay.
AT the hotel. where Wa were driven by
q merry eyed youth Of perhaps 10. we found
ourselves received at the desk by q
little girl Of about 0 wearing q blue abort
sleeved frock. with a largo bow Of ribbon
on her hair. This fairy pushed toward
US q book In which to write our names.
She called 'FRONT.' TO a row Of little uni
formed boys sitting on q bench. then push
ing a key toward n Of these. she said:
''Show the gentlemen 20 and IT,
But, madam. permit me to inquire FIRST
II this Is your hotel'' I said, Il am a new
arrived traveller and l wish to understand
tho customs Of your country
she smiled sweetly. but made no reply.
only nodding to the boy, who had seized my
handbag and nov conducted US by an
elevator to two largo pleasant and ex-
pensive rooms. which suited US very well.
As a second small boy appeared with iced
water I asked the FIRST:
.'Do many American little girls POM
duct hotelsl'
-'No. SIR said he. This hotel Il oon-
Quoted by plenty OF mon. all right. bu( he
ono who 10 at the desk now 10 her pAba
and he had to step into the telephone booth.
and she " n correct imitation of him.
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From tho Denver Poet.
What makes that goat shiver soi"
II ate q lot Of sleighbslls the other day
and every time he moves they Jingle and hs
thinks rs vintsr.-