The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-06

p..i. ,.rho waa an intimate OF Clemenceau.
So procured for me from Clemsnceau a
ls..er Of Introduction to 0erome, then a
professor at the Beaux Arts, into whose
class I desired abundance. was
strong in confidence but weak in FRENCH
and I sought the services a. interpreter
Of one OF those misplaced con men VINO
hang about the entrance To the Louvre
Offering their services a. guides. WIN
him and n roll OF dra wings that regarded
"A InasterDiocos i went 10 OeronS
beautiful home in the Boulevard Cncny.
Fred Bridgeman's success mao Ie1 aS ~ "a
youngsters OF the day TO look 70 ocfoan0'
you know. -.....,,,
s'rhe master received me courteoueiy,
rad the letter and expressed regret tnai
he could not receive me N bis class. ne
would be glad TO. but-weiI- iacs 49,,
IN ahort, AZ he put it. there were % many
Americans then IN the GLASS that should
be receive all who applied there wou1n
aoon be in the 0overnmcnt SCHOOLS NO
room for Frenchmen. who. an a mAt -.
OF mere mention. a. he intirnated, 1su
have some rights there. ne wonm %
glad TO receive me AZ cAriy AZ possible
be said encoura9mgy. ...
-Generously forrwtfing the strength
of my letter Of Introduction l assumed
that this courts0us recsption was due 10
a favorable impress.on o. my arss ~
academic composition had been favored.
and hade my guide request the masser
opinion OF them. MISTAKE OF my lfe! In
few terse sentences 0erome informed
him that they we're bad. very 80: avn
Rad. Pride was hurt. but not destroyed.
and I've laid unction TO my soul since
IN the thought that ! at least have nade
room for one Frwnchman IN the beanx
Arts schools. and II my remplacant proved
one OF the great men OF modeTn French
art, Just think what my services 10 ART
aided by G@rome-have been!
This led Charles NJ. Shean. whose ac-
curacy in details of decorative art u an
,noue~tioned AZ il his racial intransi gence.
10 tell a story on himself of his early days
IN Paris and the late years Of Cahanel.
who had been a portrait painter OF Louis
NapoIeon's imperial court. Mr.. Shean
went 10 the Park MONOGRAM 10 call on
CahaneI for professional advice and after
a period OF struggle and in a burst OF gen
erous appreciation he exclaimed IN the
master: Il understand you. Monsieur
Cahanel. better than ] arm able To express
myself To you in your beautiful language.
And Mr.. Shean says that he has never
been able 20 forget the fulness OF
souI. the heart wringing sincerity. with
which Cahanel reiilied: Js fespsTs b'sHI
Il hope soD
Mr.. Shean was accompanied on that
visit by a friend. an American artist now
living in New York who has markedly
Ts,nonic name which IL would do no good
to mention. although IL IL very Unknown
in the world Of art. The friend slipped
on a rug and plunged into the room at
Cabenai's name. just a. his name hal
been announced.
said CabansI: where do you Ameri-
canA--- And the visitors thought that
the master was about 20 say something
only made them both laugh. even the
owner of the Teutonic cognomen. by Ask
ing With apparent earne@tn~ss and ctirt-
O-iiy: Where do You Americana catch
1atsraperI thoss nAmes'
u may be interesting to 49, what he
comea 81 Robert MacCameron's The
Daughters Return which he painted for
the Imminent Spring Academy. This
strong painter Of forty year,. who already
has his -Ab~inthe Drinkers IN the Cor
coran Gallery az Washington, enjoys the
pe.s,,lliar advantages that accrue TO an
American artist who lives abroad. and the
American admirers 81 such success may
measure at their will his charac.@rsE 1on
az the provincial French family which
forms his theme in this canvas
The NhsRGHm in an article nm the
George Sailing collection and the seller
tion made from Il by the trustees and the
director of the National Gallery says
that the National Gallery's preeminence
IN certain hncs is no, likely 60 be Lost in
the light &C such beque~ts fes Mr.. Saltlng's
aud the uses that are "a he made Of the
works sslected from his collection. The
same paper mentions the recent organixa
ton OF the Union Interna tiOnale dies
Artists with headqua rters AZ ~ Rue de
Chchy pans. with 1OO members, whose
first object is to organize exhibitions
abroad. beginning with an exhibition this
year At Berlin.
A curious collection fad - brought tn
attention IN the CspfH.S for this month.
the collection ot old time bandboN--.
about which Emma Carleton writes. She
says:
I'm one unique collection of several
hundred pictorial handbags owned in
New Work much Of the historic poetry
OF carrier American life - faithfully pre-
served. The pike bonnet has IL art
victories no less renowned than the
cochcd hat. End Colonial lfc lett it-
legacy To po.t~Vity in the dress OF the
women a. vel ~ IN the deeds of the men
Castle Garden survives in two ncen~s of
the period when Castle Garden Was an
she go-.s on IN say in a way that opens
a new Interest In this branch of collect
ing; -, 49,. ,.u.,,..... 49,.
an equestrian Hcens Of Gen. Taylor q
General indssd.' The words Rough and
Ready accompany a view that n rOsis-
ingly patriotic snowy tented camp IN
the distance. infantry az drill on the
right and a cavalrymas: IN full EallOp
| in the Ieft foreground. Happily chosen
arc the bandbox farm scenes. with old
! fashioned farmhouse and outbuildings.
tFeas and Gardens, with dado 81 grese
and domestic animals. The lovely. AOft
tinted plaid bandboxe. Suggest 20 The be-
holder either Scots kilts. View Engtand's
good ginGhAms or the old Spaniah han
dana q tho south. The charm % the color
lies in the fact that they were made in
the gentle spirited days Of earth and
vegetable dyea-Our Indian legacy long
bseoro the emphatic anilins missvios
we're thrust upon M.
Nv. Du MOnd. who N 20 have an en-
hibitkon at thu rooms Of the Art Studsnts