The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-10
CAvAUER| TO GIVE
ANSWER APRIL Is
"Dont Know Whether She'll
Marry Me or Not,
Says Chanler.

New York. March 9.-Robert w
3chanlcr, formerly leader OF the duchess
County Democracy, is to find U or
April Is whether or not Mile. Lin
cavalieri, prirna donna at the Man
haitian opera House. will marry him
She fixed the date just a few days
ago. and Sheriff Bot" has marked
off April 10 on his calendar, ana Is
counting the days impatiently as. IN
his studio. above the Windsor Arcade
on Fifth Avenue. he. puts on glitterihs
touches of silver and gold to the queer
decorative paintings he Is to exhibit
here.
lie opened the door Just wide enough
to sauint through when a reporter yes
tcrday afternoon pushed the electric
shuzzcr.
.You a collector OF what?' he de-
manded, with rapid-fire action.
Collector OF news" was the reply.
Come in: stand right there; sit
down: that's it. Whatcher want?'
asked the artist-polittcian, as he
pushed a chair forward.
"It.s abou Mile. esavalieri-your pro-
#posai. you know" began the reporter.
Nothing doing now. nothing what
ever came the reply. fast as a vol
lev from q m%azagine revolver. Madam
will let me know April 10. Don't know
what she'll say. Wish / did"
SHERIFF Bob, paused and .puffed
vigorously at his briarwocd pipe.
Three sides OF tho immense studio
are devoted to his pictures-works of
decorative art he calls them. They
are copied after the style. he says, of
italian artists in the fifteenth CEN
fury.
..Dffference between my work and
that or Italian artists" explained air.
SChan1er, tumbling his words out. lis
Il use aluminium. SO get effect OF
silver against gold. see? Funny no
one aver thought of that, eh? Silver
won't stick"
His largest picture. which typifies
progress, took him, he said, two years
to develop.
Had to Blot Out Nymphx.
Got picture most done, then along
came Hudson-F Fulton ~thing-river pa
gcants. airships. everything showing
Decided to change picture. Wanted
show progress of world and all. (Puff,
puff. puff Wait n minute; darn
pipes out. G.ot more puffs.) That's it.
Great pipe. all right.
Hat to blow out nymphs. Wouldn't
do in Hudson-F Fulton parade, eh? Made
outlines of sClermont. Half Moon, bat
tleships. torpedo boats, ferry things,
Just like y see them there. Then had
to change water. HAD 1t rough. all
choppy-too much like ocean. Wanted
to get Hudson River effect. Caesars
ghost! lot OF work In that. (Puff.)
Had a big fish in picture with nymphs
though could use it in river, but
looked too big-darn business bigger
than Half Moon. Took 1t out. Hang
pipe! won't stay lit"
Mr.. Chanler went on to explain
that he painted, with much effort. the
skyline of New York for the back
ground of the picture and then put in
"a moon to cast a glow over the whole
scene. The battleships, Half Moon.
SClermont and other craft as he has
painted them in, areNeXcellent repre-
sensations. He had Just finished a
crude outline in chalk away at the
top of the picture when the reporter
entered the studio. s
I ssTimc to Go-So Long,
That's to be an atrship,', the poli-
tician-painter explained. Going It have
one for both Wrights-have m flying
over the whole blamed thing. moon n
all. Balloons. too. Nothing like that
picture when get 1t done. even IL did
wipe all out n start ovcr again,
Around tho border Of the picture
Mr.. Chanler has painted images Of
strange birds and beasts. There are
go Va go