The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-12
AWON6 ARTISTS.

! We nau spent a chsrining winter iu No.
IN daily intercourse With r'y old frien+
aophy and her Young husband NicAola.
We had been married since three ySaTs
thsy had como on their Wedding tEiD IN
had settled In the bcautiful villa ToT'on'-
near POrta Pta. whore the English Emba,s
now resides. In those times the hon.
was not half a. hig A. "a h nov. but 'Ua
gardens we're ten times moro eXisnsN
Nicholas had given up his brilliant militia
career In Russia IN become a FAINTER w..
brought with him the heSf ~opN I ha,.
seen OF the Christ a Ia Nlonnaie- OF Ttiat
that he had painted in Dresden. and spler
did portrait of his mother He Nzs 90.
nently gifted his drawing vas clear. eVs,
aud elegant: his coloring had the Vens'1l 10.
glow. and a. to his ina RinafiOn- " vori'
have sUfRiced for q regiment Of 'nnsisr
painter But he would I've on his be-
on she grass aud tell pictures unorniat'-
fascinating. new and delicious. Unhappih
all these qualities were spoiled by one dsts'
II think { can rick "a say by one Vicel. Ne
was the LATEST creature living. Ne wou
just lie ON hia hack. drca ming OF his iden 10
but the exertion Of Getting up. 81 prepa rus
hts canvas aud his palette was mostly -
yOnd the strength OF hia will. The shady
lick alleys Of their villa. With the sun raw
playing through their dark foliage. tbs
blooming rosa trees. the lswns. with his
jolly Bephews aud nieceu playing abon'
them. did noe wake him w to the effort ~
nxiRS them on canvas.
The summer was coming on rapidly. my
friende went 60 Sorrento and 90 we're -
follow them a. soon a. my husband's holt
days would allow Us 70 leave the Eternal CITY
sophy wrote nearly every day. telling ne
how beautiful land and sss were, What .
splendid studio Nicholas was preparing fcs
him aud FOR me. The lstaers became every
day more and more pressing: Daring
come soon. Nicholas has arranged an tdea
studio. but he says he has arranged q for
you a. vel! az for himself. and that be won't
touch a brush until you oNme s1d work
with him
nv baby girl ~ss IoOkina all but we'll.
the heat In Rome was getting every day
more and more intense. and somy husband
thought 10 was moro prudent tossnd us I'm
msdiately OF to Sorrento. TIN beauty %
Naples. q tho road from Castslamare. ~
the arrival IN Sorrento. has been too 0fesa
described. and BY better pens IAN nIlna.
7 thought 7 had died and had besi taken to
Paradise. Our friends we're hspp 70 have
Ne sophy hoped that Ntchola would
paint. hut Nicholas had found q bech In a
auiet nook overlooking the dark blu osa 20
lie and 10 dream on. was welcomeao the
studio. was . beautiful place. ~ had
the pick Of marvellous modsls-but HSicb-
olas worked at his pictures. he alone vuld
appreciate their beauties. - they worevnly
painted for hts own personal innor eye.
Sorrento was in the meanwhile bNE
skeiched and painted by scores % paiatts
belonging TO every imaginable nationsl,
There was q painter at each corner q sas
garden every tree was painted, the sea "a
water colOTed on paper. the paper VA
water colored In the ses. Nicholas had q
lind Of contempt for all thoss poor fellows
Who needed models. -ubjects. canvas. col
ors and What not Just 70 condense thew
thoughts that others might see and sppre-
ciate them. white he. a new Goethe. vas
feeling himself greatly superior o them al.
q creator
We knew rBrst Of the young aFtlNts 80
went out Ssetching with them. and |, was
- Instructive a. ~ vas amusing some ~
them have heroine great celebrities Anton
Won Werner was one Of thsse. and 80 all feli
hts undeniable superiority, though ~ VS.
good many yesrs before he painted ~
Berlin the big historical fresoVea Of The
Franco- PrissIan war Merners consiari
companion was the deaf and dumb rendlau.
pleasant fellow. gay and serene notvIth
standing his ,nhrmity. Ruben vas Their"
Nienness. a handsome and hind ,ounE
fellow
u was a ga, life indeed One day 80 ell
got into n big hoSt and went over 10 Capri
We stopped ~ PagaSo's hotel, 10 ~as good
and N was cheap. and artists always stopped
there PagsBn loved artists. and n the"
could not conveniently pay Tor board and
lodging he vas always glad TO get q drsv
ing or y sketch instead Of vile money. The
French painter HSmop had painted . door
panel that Z have never forgotten.
number of children are striving 20 arrive
at the top OF . big ma ypole laden With
various gifts precious in nsnAind
puTSeful OF gold crowns the decorations
The maypole h too slippery for the little
tnortals they tumble down before they have
reached the goal. perhaps When they Just
thought they had attained 10. 4 naminE
heart - the highest prize; the m0st diaacuit
to gain for the infant mortals, that hAming
heart. But cupid comes Justify flying %
hls solid little wtnRs. hs takes the prize
without any dificulty ~hstever. TIE
charming panel taught me a life lesson-she
most precious gifts are those that are gained
without dificulty. and they are gained b.
thO-e for whom they were destined from tho
beginning Of the world But Voc 90 the
winner Who does not know how 70 keep the
gifts untainted nv vice. by sgotfsm. who
docs not know how to use them for the veal
of hts brethren. brethren In the widest sense
Of the word for the children Of the Father
oi all NADISG HKLRIo
vnLA LsSTT. Rome. February "a