Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-15
ILLUSTRATORS WOES.
Errors That Were Pointed Out by In
faeiinu Editors.

feeling Editors.
.Now, what do you think Of that?'
asked the youthful illustrator ruefully
as he tossed his comrade letter. 1t
was from an editor, and its mandate
was stern. 1t said:
Dear Sir-Permit me to cali your
attention to the Importance of reading
a story before attempting to illustrate
it. am aware that the modern artist
does not observe this rule, but 1t Is
imperative in this Office. If you will
examine the text Of the story sent you
for illustration you will learn that the
army officer mentioned is. said to have
taken his fishing reel out Of his haver-
sack, and you have made a picture
showing this of11cer-who. by the way.
is a brigadier general-with a KNAPP
sack strapped to his back. "A KNAPP
sack, my dear sir. Is not haversack-
Furthermore, no army officer ever car
ried a knapsack or ever will carry
one. II the general should see your
drawing he would be insulted. VIII
you please acquaint yourself thorough
" with the appearance Of a haversack.
correct your drawing and return it to
this Office at the earliest possible
date?'
"Just think of having to know all
such detailsw exclaimed the artist
wrathfully. ~:
nothing" his studio comrade
responded consolingly. II made an
awful break once. painted picture
to illustrate story In which widow
got married, and I depicted the bride
In long white veil. OF course !
thought the drawing was beauty
and wonder. and was ecstatic over
the way / had handled that effect In
white. Imagine how crushed was
to have the editor-by the way. she
was q woman-smile witheringly and
| tell me that no widow ever wore a
| veil when being remarked. How was
I to know that? have never been q
| widow."a-New York Press.
y r A Hector outhectored.
A publishers reader at literary
club hectored a group of novelists. ID
! "You chaps" he sneered. must al
{ ways be coming new words. Good
| English isn't good enough for you. In
| the last half dozen manuscript novels
| turned down there were such horri.
Bile neologisms as he hoarsed,' she
parroted,' they shrilled.' he glimpsed
her. 1T supremed,' and SO, forth;
Faughv' r. n aos# ~ ls$1{9$y} \
'.I,et me inform you, cried novel
list defantly, ...that your remark shows
pittful ignorance on your part Of our
mother tongue, AS for tshrilling,' Ten
nyson writes: :s4 ,e "A u
81" with petulant thumb and finger
shrilling 'Hencew y sT5#., asss Es5 4.
Chapman. the great Chapman, is an
authority for parroting. 'Glimpsing'
has been used by Howells and Lowell,
and supreme as verb may be found
In SheiIey's letters. !" 81 Washington
Post.
06id that &c intended to make thu
/, NIP and thought that there were great
opportunities there for III man OF de.
termination. 54i5
Psary Feared No Danger.
.aCommander Peary some years later,
4 when he had become more or less
famous. always used to come to my
home and can upon my father, Of
whom he was very fond. My father
Always argued with him about the dan.
gers and uncertainties. the lack Of
financial return and the profitless work,
/ as be regarded 1t, that Peary had nm
dertaken.
81 why, Mr.. Reynolds Peary would
~, there Is no danger absolutely 40