The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-10
ROSA BONHEUR'S LETTERS
YI\ g'DEIEifi al THf fRF\tH
,RTI>T M UEH>Iif.
un,Inr,. Tar \utmai> sinr az Tier Traits
ii-r,riIrr' Marh rh h' >narii> and
pun,"r whN she T"ok To- Trousers
Iiah NJ Time To 4 un>i,icr Marriage


HAT y" Time To I un>i,icr Marriage
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rr.I. "u,' .,i consist largely Il her
....r- p. h"r family and nar frl-.u.t- To-.
......,r Wit "Reminiscences uf r.r iy ,"u
... '... 'r"W N"' .nd descriptions lrrl
.....' .- r, contemporaries - Iu,.r
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N.'..ut~ agr'-' ~ 10 he. having I".s
80 all l.rI,'i, ~ h"r nI. \
.-u>n"i art or.rl. d"-, BEL n"r
~ "a Young woman ~ual! aud
80" backing with straight strong
pa her feature. . .arK" ~,uIar.'
.,u"ti framed ~ i-'avV hlrr cIt short
..,., ."rJug mar = ..n' with hl.rh hyrl,
lang EYES
trudn"s- for animals wIs M 4 hog
... .-i and strongest traits Here Is "A
..-r - anIrnai- pn>seSs,.d hy her when she
81 IA the Rue d ASSES. One horsn
,..' b" goat one otter seven lHpwing,
lvp hoopoes. one monkey. on. sheep
"r.' donkey. two dogs, and my nrighhor
Nine Foucault. mother IT the Tamn'I.
I..v-icIst. VII" used tn get on rho wall
me- practI-. mounting ou my mar.
Nnrgut.
\lthrugh III" had no social gifts sh" was
I.rnarilv a workman, that j. t. say. Ia.
49, never more herself and never ap-
feared To- better advantage than when AZ
N.rs. Her work formed her whole NJ"
>,ine on. once asked her why sh.. never
married and she replied
"ii. air. 1t - not becau-a | am an
..u.uIv - marriage. but | lSsur. YOU |
.av" never had IN" time &C. consider the.
>uul-,'
Wa- her brush not her pen. that
rrought her fame. but IN the-. letters
here az" such abundant revelations OF
'.11r-'~dInsnt and character such touches
- ratho> and humor. such outhur-tS uf
.r'husia-m and ~T"h generous and MANY
led humanity that they are OF high
rfere-t Every where are evidences OF
m" warm and generous heart II IN"
ar'l-' -: her frduh devoted nat A.. and
rn..v ar" full Of ,pr, gh,Iin.s- and vtvac.ty.
Nh" writes tn her sister "a May. lSE
-hnll h.' going - SEQ YOU soon FOR
uu" thing want to tax" a look ~ brdor- :
80, che- Of hons A. for myself | am
rar. at work gam. and IA- donh.v
t..rwreu tw" unfui- OF TRAN. pu-'llnG
shout first with NV horses. th"n with
NV bulls am gu'ng To paiuT tir-t
-,"tch and shall then summon "a jury.
enpanall ng YOU among TN" uumu"r But
. nave 10 time to los
mother time. -h" writes ~ her brother
i heard y..stardIy through Mr. R.,ruhar'
J.
= medal That s. ha- comes ct n",u.
good and working a'u all lh" unr"
.,l-as..d ~ think vna deserve 70 hId
ct istt.'~ from AuSrI-r" IN. incoming ~"
TOO IL Very p-dS.i " hI" vuu A.4 ~ ne.
humor peg away. my Dr. n't p"Gnr"
Life - awfuliv -turGd kII "" haN" Euj
Ia hv" and to lI>a vel. tnr h..-i thing -
tO wo-k ''"".'.n, dut love
from Your old So
To her fri"ni Mn" r"yr.I 80" e ,I ..,
o. -av thai she ,5tnuui - 900 ,.rl Al.
marriage on account ~ illness ANA ,n,.-
B.-i d"S | ha - ann vance, # All ar'I.'I..
character VOW bnuw y"urs"li "a hAi 81 8,
rU h.. tempted - nIc% h"I" inrrISh me
canvas. IIIsi a. I am now ~ "rG"I ?" ~ ("
ruur. depth to NV Iand,"ar" Mat d."
.roT.-sion' How much I"l'nr | Sh"ud
Lis. to CharS. body ri n"u hr" ~
and and 80 allay nv TaG" instead -
.a.Ing to fret and fIrn- h"f"r" a hit "i
,arryas
m Is.S IN" writes from Bv Her" !
an - y0u NAV gI1~-. hacN hpin'' again.
,rf.h IL pleasant because rf IN" animals
.,rf he. rpiaIn.r- living 81 my domains
-. aus. ~ the air ~ HI. woods and be
g., -. - IN" trousers which alwh
n.'| On again with -ari-faCtipr. hSc tn"
8. .ug IadH who don them for - first
'.,0"
r. -.ams that Ro-a ti,nh"Ir u"gan ="
.. n ua-CrIlin" garments Will" -h" Wa
- .aG.d IN psInrIng her famous rlrrur"
No. Hrr-" Far IN. V-'i ~ x f."
r... cNi.i riaC. IN PARIS Sh"r'' nOr-as ar"
1t ~ au,IIpn In" pr"-enC" "I q vpun-
,.'rau MA INK studio, ~ thu piaC"
,.I."i cor'ln MT which wcr" unpleasant
re- Eud H." th,ugni occurred 81" her
sam. man at'.r"
i'"- strong face ami short uHlr lent
..,u-aly.'- 20 this disguise. aHd - irldI
sod 4 compile" success $40 "h-
"ryN n,r.. ias-n Tor young man and
b.. attention Na- pad 20 h"r cOiuIrE- and
rg- ~n.. had obtained from 'h"
..rr N''.r that he jr"~-.t a. = man
..u-. D. ~. rIIu. at HON" ana y hon -h'
ont ru IN hDrS-hacN. though tu IN"
cots ~ PAri- ~" wor" a .,p" n
IN" v.N.rr" - illustrated wI'H '~"niv-
f..r full page plates ChI-hv r"pTp'llEc' Ipn-
Ito. ,r.rSS b..- dies sirau IuG- N 'I" text