The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-23

that he has produced are Of very delicate
workmanship, and as you may know
making q fine fishing rod In q difacult as
we'll as q praieeworthy undertaking.
Irving r. wiles likes boats and ships
90 vol and has studied them 90 care
fully-both ancient and modern sailing
craft OF all sorts-that he 10 an excellent
model builder, and he has constructed
some very elaborate models OF ancient
ships OF the line. carrying them out to
fine details. rigging and all. Wiies. by
the way, also has accomplishments In
music and ornithology.
Edward A. Bell enjoys both boat de-
| signing and making hshing rods. Tryon
and he designed Bells slocp yacht. ono
OF the best craft Of her kind about east
ern Long Island and southern New Eng
land waters
This Of the thoughtful person, long for
him. was the longest speech OF the session,
but by no means brought the list OF ready.
of hand incidents 70 q close, either re-
garding living artists or those who have
passed on.
'Hark back to the things Michelangelo
did well besides paint exclaimed n
man. 4or to the accomplishments Of Leo
nardo, who was great in everything.
Do you recall LAonardo's mechanical.
ar~ticula.ed lion, with which he surprised
Francis l. when the lion walked, or his
plans for bridges and f~ortiicatons that
proved him an ~engineerf Baudry, great
! painter, was also q brilliant ~violinist..
-Yes.' said a man whose student days
in Paris came back to him, and Fortuny
made some remarkable swords and hilts.
particularly one fne Damascus blade.
He had his own forge and anvil to enable
him to carry on the work he loved
Its q long way said another, from
Leonardo to +. Hopkinson Smith
-Yes.' the funny man broke In. 'four
Thousand miles and some centurissl'
But the speaker continued. with a
whitening glance, there In Smith Is an
other artist who Is also an engineer.
Hop builds bridg es and other works OF
engineering. He also writes entertain
ingly. besides being able to take the place
Of u professional monologist on the
| sta 60. John La Fargo would be dis
tingulshed by his work as a writer IL he
we're not already and more distinguished
! as a painter. t'
| The funny person had been aroused and
he Clipped In ono more.
Right there IL one point, he exclaimed.
where Frank Fowler scores over lie cher
Ma,tre John-Fowler's better known as a
writer than as a painter
will H. Low writes with success.
too" said another. 'even II he couldn't
tell the Nantucket profans classic with
much exactitude in his book OF friend
ships
Proper use Of his summers came
from the corner, "has made Thomas W.
Dewing an expert gardener. Frank Day
is a cello player and William Thorne is a
violinist.
Francis C.. Jones has designed n Of
the most beautiful and successful Reuais-
sance mantels in New York. which he and
II. Bolton Jones cast in cement and erected
in their big studio. Richard r. May
nard is putting himself In the class OF
artist inventors. for he has invented a
folding easel which will extend to hold
a full length portrait and will back up
against the wall and take down a heavy
picture by means Of q contrivance he a
arranged.
He has also invented other things.
including a model stand. and the Patent
Office recognizes him.
Before we break up" said the silent
person, I'D like to remind you that John
s. Sargent could be q remarkable musician
il he wished to quit being a remarkable
painter. He is always at the piano, and
he likes nothing better than to take new
and intricate compositions and read them
of at sight.
"Maxfeld Parrish's home is filed
with decorative fancies which he has
created outside Of his art OF painting
artistic door knobs. knockers. ~inlayings.
metal work and carvings. all his W
craftsmanship
With fnal respects to the decanters the
conversations ended.