The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-22


self thoroughly at home-with hut one
unwritten and unspoken law. that he
must leave things in order for the next
pa,serby. Oddly enough, Mr.. Kings all
round hospitality has never yet been
abused
The chief object. or at least one Very
highly priced, in the city studio Of Mr..
King Is a heavy Chinese door knn.k,r
of bronze. Mr.. King holds II iuy sk
in his hands as he tells YOU that i' Vas
hurled at his head one dark nighi down
black stair in Chinatown. Mr.. King
was a reporter then and had gun. IN
the trail Of Chinese story Of mystery
He had found the man he wanted and
after hearing his tale had started from
the third story to the street
Half way down in intense darkness
this bronze knocker weighing al east
twenty-five pounds, came HURTING past
his head. 1t just missed him, and stop
ping only to pick up the object, h" mad"
| for the street. He heard nothing fur
| Their. reached home in safety and nov
values the solid bronze weight as th'
most interesting memento he is Nkeiy
| TO possess
A third story apartment In Twenty
third street, in the midst of the c,ansor
of surface cars and street traffic harhor-
Frank b. Masters, whose railroad and
| illustrative efficiency sketches have made
| his name familiar to readers of many
magazines. Mr.. Masterss place IL essen
TALLY a workshop. Every inch Of II
spells efficiency. There are big ease
| piles Of magazines. machine models
| table Uttered with every conCeVabl"
drawing utensi and a beautiful back
ground of soft gray walls. with THRILLING
reckless sketches of flying eng.n.S ami
steady eyed men gripping the levers In
the cab When the illustrator found !
had come to view his studio he looked
dsmayed.
| oh, please don't look at IT, hr
begged. IT'S every which way tn-iar
You see, I've been awfully busy, and
But that was just what ! wanted .N
see it and him in his working earh. =
| waved away his excuses and sat down
| And l hadn't sat five minutes before !
realized that the secret Of those stirl
| railroad sketches was work work, work
Mr.. Masters seemed to have a dozen
| things on hand. Here was a railroad
cover there keen eyed efficiency head
Of some big mercantile concern. over
In the corner were more sketches, prints
magazine covers. palette pencils Of
all sizes, everything that a man VERY
much in love with his profession AM
very earnest about carrying 1t ont could
need. And it was all jumblcd tpEr.I'.
In manner that showed the illustrator
is the kind Of man who when h. is
fairly at work forgets all else.
| 1t is a cosey little studio though T.
has a home air about 1t. You want %
sit down and talk and look at the sketch.
on the wall and peer at the uninishri
work in the corner and see the paintn-.
which are going up when the studio
all ready for company. The couch lo Is
as II 1t had proved haven for many
weary bodies and tired hearts, ami 'H"
big easy chairs simply invite one To- post
and be quiet for a while.
The sun pours in at the big suy...
| ern window, and the big pier glass
which the artist uses to reflect his draw
ings so as TO get good angle gives
back the sun and the painting rHi
magazine covers in a glow OF n..''
Everything is pleasant and hosp.'..'
and homelike. The big desk H~'
hts in the corner and the bOOkSH'''.-
Will accommodate any number of mJsI.
zines The Masters studio is rca
studio and home combined
| Il like to work among ME. tn
says the artist. THAT is, | llr. m
have the things around me- guo.
ike beautiful tapestries and han
ana marquetcric tables and all
| Things, but ! never use them lu ..
work. So half the time have -....
ugly bit of machinery or a few spikes
or man in ragged clothes IN my 81 .f
simply because ! need them as N.
MY favorite type Of man to dr..
the man in the street. sometime '
working on picture the whole m.'.
ing and feeling pretty well sati-r,.
go out In the street on my way Ia ..u.H
ana see "A man of the type rye boon '..
ing to draw, and | thuN
pshaw' what's the use. I'm 'l.t-
sand miles on the track And '.
so back and look at the thIu-
and peg away harder than ever
Sometimes ! get it and SOM.
! don't But il | don't | sit her, q. ..
little room while, and some way
an atmosphere about II that .u~,.-
makes me full Of spirit and work t.H.
| Mr.. Masters Is busy. But So ll.
craft. Some have big. bare siHt
working places-othcrs have N"lN'' ''
silk tapestries and rugs; others =
confusion of books. papers ANA lph'
But I'll tell you IA secret to Close '..
only one who wears a velvet CO..
paint in IL George g. TORY. The ''
all work in their shirt sleeves