The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-24

| lcvardlcr and fervid, freQuenters Of night
| taverns now decorates official buildings
like the Hotel dc Vile. Instead OF going
to the Chat Noir" as Of yorc. he goes
to bed, No longer does he sleep be-
meath the sun or dine beneath the moon.
Joke on King.
He has grown respectable Yet lie can
slii skim merrily along the surface and
at times Ills raillcry is terrible. The
other day he was telling batch Of his
brethren how. Philipon, the father Of
French humorists shook the Orleans dy-
nasty, Philipon was accused before a
jury of having belitted King Louis
showed It TO the Jury. There is no
treason In that" he said. Could any,
one object to such harmless botanical
representation?
which a couple of lines were scratched
which bore a ludiCrous resemblance. TO
the eyes. nose and mouth OF King Louis
After that he drew the exact portrait of
the king, remarking as he finished. Can
help IL, gentlemen Of the jury. " his
maiesty's face is like pear Say your
selves respectable citizens. rs 1t or is II
not like a pearl The artist was ac-
quilted.
quite different is the witty Forain-
who dives down into the depth OF things
Ing to the Figaro. His incisive pencil
Is so significant that words are unnec-
essary. Nevertheless the few words
which he adds by way OF explanation,
are so apt that they become as we'll
known as his drawings.
Some Incistve Wit.
A picture dealer, expecting visit from
an American customer. calls upon n COPY
list Forain tells the whole story in these
words
I'm six days must have three Corots
and one Diaz Work quickly. madam.
He makes a divorced woman remonstrate
with her daughter in this way: AT your
age had already left your father his
drawings are equal 10 any verbal de-
scriptions One can learn the character
and mentality OF the period by n study
Always in Paris the cafes and taverns
have had a close connection with Bohe-
mian art. The Tsyerne de Paris is
veritable pantheon for humorists OF inc
brush Lcandrc is one OF Its DECORATORS
Here he reigns supreme. He ranks with
the foremost French humorists: inooed.
best The mantle OF Henri Monnier has
fallen on his shoulders and his works re
call those Of Gavarni. Ho Is more inan
a humorlst and is not always a satirist:
He is an excellent portrait painter and
his pastels are full OF grace and charm
One of his favortte tales when saurizlng
the LAWYERS il borrowed from Thackerny.
Here is the dialogue between lawyer and
client;
"Ciivc me hundred Louis and III have
you acquitted"
Il have no money"
Very we'll; give me hundred francs
mot n sou,
You haven't Ten francs?''
Not q cent"
Then give me vour shoes and III plead
eXtenuatlng circumstances.
Lie Chat Noir.
The Taverne de Paris and the Chat
Noir have been the haunts which In
spired the pencil OF Louis NORM. Both
these typlcaliy Partisan establishments
know well his humorous drawings, Late
ly. however he has taken to mural dec
Grafton. a nd while the Cafe OF tho Black
Cat and the nocturnal pleasures OF the
notorious tavern arc not entirely forgot
ten. Il Is the influence OF eighteenth CEN
tury masters which peers out through
his decorative work, He likes to intro
duce into his decorations portraits Of chill
dren bearing festoons of delicate flowers
One OF the best known artists OF the
pencil Is Jean Weber. His most sea thing
attacks are on the politicians. Emile