New-York tribune., 1912-04-28
Women Who Succeed IN
This Field May Own Their
Own Motor Cars.
5y Mary Marshall.
CHAPTER N%IlL.

NV i'iN -NSN''''
/ IN grito or the fact that most Of us have
an iGea that a life devoted to art IS no'
much more than d process Of slow starVa-
t;cr. and that art thriyes best in pare
Carrct il is noyerthclnss true that nova
davs one Of the best paying Nocauoas Ior
women l. that Of Illustrating Few rem
iDino OCCUPATIONS show class or women
whose dail" tasks arc 50 delightfuI, or
F whose road 70 success has been fuller Of in
tc;ost than that OF women Illustrators
Ard as far az the bare garret goes, one mas
/ h,,t "a soc the luxurious studios OF some or
! those women to banish that idea forever.
,s tho term is now used. illustrating is
Of two aorts-book and magazine llIusuat-
| ing and fashion illustrating. the seoonu
! clsg5 includes all the fashion illustrating
found i'm uomens magazines, the news
/ paners and catalogues cf stores that sell
! vomon's wearing apparel. Although 1t Calls
/ for a training rather different from that
demanded for regular illustrating. each
| class of Illustrating requires as funda-
mental a good deal Of that lnack foind III
the eves. fingers and minds OF some Young
! eirlc ard known az artistic ability
AIt.oueh there have been some few cases
/
art school is a practically necessary step
In the career OF an illustrator. The draw
/ incs Of self-taught girls often show marked
ability. and more real cleverness and Grtis-
; tie merit than many OF the illustrations
| found in magazines and newspapers. Dut
+ tbo~e are certain principles and practices
Of the Illustrating business that are almost
, impossible to grasp outside Of an art school
or class Take your own daughters pro
/ GuCtions, for instance, II she is OF the
iaTtiyt.c sort. You think, no doubt that
! they show enough ability 10 be snapped
sagarlv by publishers. but before YOU start
her cn 10 sock her fortune, armed only
/ With her portfolio and the assurance or
! Youth. remember that there are tricks IN
! every trade end send her first 20 good
p.t school
IN most of the veil known at schools
there are special courses fur illustrators
but before the work in sucn class can
T ho taken W 10 full advantage year should
I've spent in preparatory work. THIS h'St
,oar generally includes drawing from cast
and from figure. out-of-door sketchins ard
tho study o. the theory Of composition in
art BY tho second year the special course
In illustrating can be undertaken In
course OF this sort an illustrator OF prac-
teal experience shows his students now
( 10 dryrlop an Illustration from given
theme by the aid of models. n"'esSaEE
/ furniture and Other accessories.
/ For the girl who has decided after htr
( first year at the art school that she -
best suited TO do fashion Illustrating there
are courses in costume design. in which
practice shetchng from materials gowns
! hats and living models is given.
| In tho best known art schools The tuition
! Is about slco a year. In mary OF the schools
! students are allowed 20 enter In" illustrat-
| ing class for a limited period. In one or
[ the bcst illustrating classes a 10" or ~
i month in a half day class Is charged. tif-
! teen dollars IL the feo for months work
. a., a FUN DAY course. In many Of the large
J cities art classes are conducted in connec-
. ton with endowed institutions. where good