Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-11
SAYS DOG FACE
EXPRESSES MOST
And She Painted Many Human
Faces In Honolulu
Tool

W0Of! WOOf!
Don't think for an instant m
dears, that the aforesaid eXpressio
signifies the presence of the hydro
phobia germ in my system, or that
am becoming a fit subject for an asy
! lum. Nothing of the kind. That i
simply dog language q learned il A
the Show this week, for three cheers
and the doggy cheers are for Mrs
Rosa Hooper.
Mrs, Hooper is entitled today t,
many loud and vociferous woofs.' q
| cheers from the dog tribes, especial,
! the ugly members, for inaddition t.
being q wonderful painter of minia
ture portraits for the fair sex, she has
recently announced her intention O.
devoting much of her work of puttins
mans most faithful companion or
the canvas.
Listen to what she says about the
ugly members of the dog family, and
incidentally, to her daring opinion OF
the handsome man.
Likes Ugly Dogs.
j like dogs; especially ugly ones. "
she says. 4 think the face of an ugly
dog expresses a great deal more char
acter than that of handsome man.
Shade of Beau Brummel what
think ye of that?
THE other day saw the ugliest dog
that, think, was ever born. He was a
bulldog, blue ribbon winner and
solid as a rock. But what a face.
Great jowls and an under jaw that
stuck out like the ram of battle
ship; sharp, terrifying teeth that pro-
truded from between his lips, with the
tip end of Il blood-red tongue wedged
between them; and contour of head
that bespoke the brutal nature and
viciousness of the fighting instinct
within him.
Yet, when the dogs master told
me not to be afraid, as the dog was
gentle, | patted the animal on the
head, while chills ois fear ,crept up
and down my spine. But instead of
the snarl and snap of teeth that | half
feared, Mr.. Bulldog Struggled his
SCARED head under the palm of my
hand and tried to give my fingers an
lick!
when | visited Mrs. Hooper, in
her apartment in this city, told her
of my experience.
That's exactly what | refer to-
she exclaimed. You know the ugly
bulldog can fight if he wants to, and
that he has great strength and coura-
age. Yet lie is also the gentlest of
dogs, and his face, | repeat, expresses
much more character than that of the
vain man, for all handsome men are
vain, and also some that are not hand
some
Her Art Career.
ut was a new way to look at
dog, and also at a man, and although
The comparison was somewhat start
ling, it was nevertheless interesting
"Then Mrs. Hooper, who is West
ern young woman, told me of the
stag hounds that are on
her mothers ranch in San Mateo,
Jal.
"'It was on my mothers ranch that
got to know and love dogs she
said
"'Tell me about Yourself I asked
When did you begin to study art?
"'When | was twenty years DID,
she answered, and that was ten
ears ago. There were six children in
,ur family, but ] am the only one
Who turned to art | surprised my
ather, Major William u. Hooper, of !
San Francisco, but when he found out |
hat | was really in earnest he sent |
ne to Dresden, where | studied under
tito Eckhardt.
PAINTS Many Dogs.
'Afterward | went to Paris and |
tudied until ! was ready to take |
On my return to my |
wn country I won the prize at the |
seattle exposition. | painted the on
y existing miniature of President |
icKinley, and ! painted others for |
irs. Coils p. Huntington and Mrs. !
Ienry Huntington. | also made min !
ltures of Mrs. George Polk and her |
aughter,'
But tell me-" | interrupted, "how !
id you come to take up the painting
f dogs in miniature?'
"Well, it started with those stag
ounds on my mothers ranch that ] |
Did you about said Mrs. Hooper
they were such beautiful animals
nat purely for my own amusement |
lade a miniature of one of them.
his gave the idea that those with
ct dogs would like to have portraits
them, and so | started,
az have painted Mrs. Pat Camp
ellis pet dog and other famous ami
ais and have orders for many more
80 doggies all, especially you ugly
flows, lift your muz2les and howl !
nth cheer for Mrs. Rosa Hooper,
our champion,
"Woof! Woof!"
The man who pays the piper never