The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-04-10

IN wv ""S ~ III IN Ilt@1C4
Hardy sent for a cab. lie then swept
down the steps in his flowing robes,
carrying his seeptre over his should
er. Two policemen standing near
caught sight Of him, and supposiny
him to be Il city dignitary, a sort Of
cross between a sheriff and a lord
function, hurried up and began to
hustle the people away with "Stand
back, there; stand back!" Hardy
was content to hoodwihk them for a
moment, but finally spoiled the situa-
ton by chucking his sceptre, which
was made Of cardboard, to the driver
amt saying, "Here, cabby, hold my
brooming wanl!' The two policemen
tried to make it understood, in Il tacit
sort Of manner. that they knew it
was Il joke all the time.
On another night Il certain member,
VIII" having the ''"irt OF the yab,'
was always ready to make Il speech
Of somewhat inordinatc length, was
treated to Il little surprise. His flow
rf clo,!lrurt was suddenly checked
with cardboard. In other woris. just
vilcn he WAS in the middle Of his cx-
or,lium. and settling down to Il long
course before winding up with Il
lengthy Dernration. up shot into the
air iurumerable sheets of cardboard,
held by rate members. and upon
these cards appeared The following
strange devices: "Rats!' Shut up!'
"You've said enough - "Give it Il
rest - "Tut! tut!' "Holi your
pcacc!' "Simmer down!' "Rot'
"Grcat scot he's at ii aoain!' "Sil-
cncc is wolden!" etc. Before this clo-'
puent, yet speechless. onslaught the
talkativc member collapsed.
At ordinary meetings Of the
Sketch club the first two hours are
devoted to work. \ subject is given,
and every artist sits down quietly
ana busily. without Il word spoken.
and for two solid hours uses all the
IMAGINATION, humor, or pathos that he
can put into his picture. Sharp nj
nine time is called and work ceases,
after which the pictures are on cXhi-
bitiun For a few minmte S. 1t is no
uncommon thing for members of the
Sketch club TO charge from 5 to 30
lbs. for pictures done in i20 minutes,
and. what Is more, they get these
prices!
After work comes supper, Of which
the following is a specimen menu:
Soup. none; Enlrec, tripe; Joint,
roast beef; Vegetables, pomues dc
tcrrn. onions. turnips; Crecse.
The supper is set by the members
themselves. Dudley Hardy will stag
ger in with the potatoes. Tom Browne
! with the plates. John Hassall with ;he
cutlery. and son on. and almost III
The twinklin" of an eye the table Is
sci ana everybody ready to begin.
After supper there is generally u
sing song and Il talk, and during this
time many excellent c]aricmtures are
often produced Of those present.
Smoke drawings are made on plates,
and some member with a turn for
sculpture will mould Il likeness Of
some other member in damp bread.
Indeed. this original method or
caricaturc. which may be called the
soppcd-bread style, is greatly in vo-
cue al the Sketch club. The bread
crumb is wettcd. then squeezed to a
paste between the fingers. Then the
model is built up on some Foundation,
such as Il bottle. or, if it is in bas-re-
lief, upon Il plate which has been pre-
%viouslv tinted with smokc-black from
a match. Some time ago a member
turned out Il really capital model Of
Dudley Hardy. His slightly turned
up m%oustachc Of sandy hue was sup
piled by II strand Of fine tobacco,
and this medium also provided the
hair.
Evening dress is taboo at the
Sketch club, the members Of which
are nothing if not unconventional and
Bohemian. Certain members Of a
more conventional turn Of mind
"tried it on" once, to see what
would happen. Very little time ha l
elapsed before their beautiful laun-
dried shirt-fronts were covered with
drawings like the pages Of a sketch
book. This liberty, which had been
intended rather to annoy than to
please, lcapt suddenly into popular