Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-23

What day." they asked
Tomorrow. naturally. L have drunk
champagne tonight. four glasses. shaii
make no deal. arrange no plan. give OUT
no work come to no business decision 10
morrow All of which does not prevent
me laying down cellar or sounn WINS
of our dear country-for my friends FER
haps some day I'll drink them. too MOL
not these days. mes enfants.
Even the poetic. artistic one-time 30
hemian groups agree that alcohoi Is no
friend to production.
NonceI the sculptor-who looks tough
Bohemian and is as mild as miss or nj
teen-was set on the straight road by tue
aged Gerome. Gercme told MIN that the
experienced eye. at any exposition cou'a
pick out the work OF artistS given 10 a.
coholic pick-n1e-ups.
There is a general loosening. SAID the
grand old painter and sculptor. mere ~
no more probity in art; even artlsts Oh
great talent show "A let-go that teis OF
lessened instrument.
Bonnat. who drinks wine in moderation
and detests beer. must paint with Clear
head Jules Breton says that wine is the
worst counselor of the artist. Its abuse
leads to delirium tremens OF the magma
ton. and its use blunts the nerves SEN
sitiVeneSS.
1t is only by complete sobriety that We
can keep this precious sensltiVeness lhat
makes The brain TO vibrdte IN "a tlpslhesS
of physical l-be;ng-respondln 10 TIE
shocks of thought in the beauty. harmo,.y
and energy Of the universe, says jules
Breton. This is why 1 never take more
than single glass of wine or pint or
beer per day.
To Excite Genius.
Carolus Duran. head of the French gov
ernment's art school at Rome, drinks ONLY
pure water.
A sunset forest. the sea. a lovely
woman, or a symphony. a splendid paint
ing or a noble thought Will excite genius
il ii be not clogged and blunted' eX-
claims Carolus.
Jean Richepin, who has not quite borne
out all his early promise. says that alco-
hol can give the whip stroke Roybet.
who permitted Gustave Humbert to sign
certain OF his paintings, thinks that alco-
hol. tobacco, coffee and the rest may
usefuly stimulate the artists work. I've
proved it with success, at INES" he says.
but l don't risk IL often, for fear of
abit."
But Paul Bourget affirms that the weak
est dose of alcohol. no matter in what
form. lets down the tone of production.
for no matter whom. Those who think
otherwise are deceived, just like the NOR
phine takers. Even morphine takers put
themselves in need to do good work.
So says Maurice Rollinat. The Mauguer-
tie brothers are fiercely anti-alcoholic.
Henry HousSaye. the historian, gets suf-
ticient poison from his faithful cigarette
Benjamin Constant drinks tea. Emile
Olivier has not even a wine caraffe on
his dinner table for friends. ]. p. Lau-
rens drank cider; now he says the hope
of France is tea. In the midst of the
wine crisis of the French 1 can recall.
indeed. but three great artistic personages
who have a good word for the grands
crus.
Flammarion. the astronomer. | have
mentioned. The two others are Raffaelli.
the painter so well known in America.
and the newest academcian, the Marquis
de Segur.
Good old Raffaell says the artist plays
upon an instrument that is mysterious,
magnificent - the human instrument,
moved by natures scattered forces Well.
the instrument at times needs tuning
II have employed drinks he says COM
placently.
De Segur. aristocrat OF fortune. family
and intellect. has no patience with weak
lings. If a young writer be dyspept:c or
neuraSt henic. he had better take to Wa
ter. AT the same time he would do we'll
to avoid literary work. says the Mar
quis de Segur. STERLING HELLO.