The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-15
LILLIAN.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LoriginaLl

lDrlginalI
lillian was the only name we knew
her by except when some one called
her "airy, fairy Lillian" which de-
scribed her exactly. She earned far
less money than other models, because
she would never pose nude. Indeed, 1t
was difficult to imagine the modest
looking little girl thus exposing her
self, though | do not mean to imply
that model may not In that case be
modest Lillian. however, made sntIi-
Client money to pay her room rent and
keep quite enough flesh on her bones
to insure employment at her calling
AS to dress, she was never well dress
ed except in the fine clothes provided
by the artists for whom she posed.
Her people lived in the country. She
had left them TO come to the city and
while looking for employment was taxi
en- up By an artist who made illustra-
tons FOR magazines, and In that way
she came to be a model
OF course Lillian fell into bohemian
life. Several OF as, all bohemians,
used to have suppers together and
were usually accompanied BY some Of
the models whom We used to EN-
ploy. Lillian made no scruple to at
tend these suppers aud never held
her head above the other models who
posed as required, but her demeanor
was always ladyllke. and at the slight
eat suggestion Of impurity she would
leave US. Therefore whenever she was
present we were especially careful.
ANY OF us would have been glad Of
Lillian's preference, but It WINS re.
served for my friend Kendall to alb
sorb all she had to hestow Kendall
was handsome fellow and as attrac-
live otherwise as handsome We all
agreed that be and Lillian made very
pretty couple Kendall had barely
scraped enough together to secure his
education at the art school, but soon
after graduation made some success at
But be was ambitious TO
paint marine views and fiji his infatua-
tion dropped bis other work Then be
began to look shabby ana hungry.
Now. the story Of Kendall and LII
lian cannot tell am sure there Is
: great deal to tell il only knew It.
All do know Is certain incidents that
were as we'll known TO every one Of us
artists ais to me. Tie first OF these is
that Kendall fell III saw as much
Of him as possible and would have
kept him in my quarters, but be pre-
terred 10 remain in his own room, and
I frequently met Lillian there nursing
him / was poor as church mouse
and could do but little for him in pro I
rlding means. and the rest Of our set 4
were III the same fix Not one of us
but had a hard time to live. | no
Heed that the longer Kendall's illness
ssted the more worried he seemed TO
be about his necessities and where
hey were to come from. was with
him one morning when the subject was
mentioned Lillian was there too and
rhen he spoke with infinite depression
Is TO his condition she said cheerfully:
.He's blue today Come and see him
0morrow He'll have windfan"
called the next day aud found
Of OF delicacies on the table. new and
.sean linen on his bed-indeed. mum.
,er Of comforts he so much needed
nevertheless he looked more dismal
han ever asked him where his luck
lad come from, but he only shook his
lead
The next incident refer to is this;
q MS picture Of that year, which was
old for $500. was a nude figure Of
nympth we all agreed that 1t re-
embed Lillian. We asked n. II she
ad been his model. but he turned
way and evaded direct answer. say
ng:
Il supposed Lillian never posed IN
hat fashion"
Meanwhile Kendall recovered his
ealth and set about practical work.
Ie Was ~ outline drawing