Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-05
CHAMBERS HAS
PLEASANT CHAT
FORMER OTTUMWAN WHO HAS
ACHIEVED FAME AS AN ARTIST
GIVES INTERVIEW.
Charles e. Chambers

Charles E. Chambers, well known
illustrator Of the Wallingford and
other stories appearing in current
magazines, is an Ottumwa boy and
many people will be interested in the
following little interview which Edge
low has in this months number of
Harper's Bazaar under the artists pic
ture telling of visit he had with Mr..
Chambers in his studio:
Chambers received me dressed in an
army shirt and blue trousers.
II suppose you think ought to
work In velvet jacket" the we'll
known illustrator remarked as he
drew me into the studio, but you
can't paint pictures with clothes"
Clothes are nuisance and an ex-
pense anyway remarked prosaical-
ly.
Quite so, but you Englishmen have
no kick coming. Over there, a suit
costs about half as much and wears till
you get sick of it. / have blue serge
suit got in London, which simply will
not wear out l don't think l like
blue serge suits. They want brushing
every seven minutes, or the fellow
who wears one thinks so, although no.
body else thinks about it at all. That
is the way with most of us. We worry
about what the other fellow thinks,
while he, poor boob, is worrying about
U.S."
Perhaps" suggested, "the other
fellow has his USE He takes your
thoughts off yourself"
No, he doesn't" objected Mr.. Cham
Nav sHprt La f,s<V III
hope that you don't want to talk art. :"
NO explained, 1T is your views
on life that want"
That's worse yet. Why, because a
man does one thing reasonably we'll,
should he be interviewed about every
other subject under the sun. The fact
that he devotes his time and energies
to one thing makes for a lopsided
development"
At this juncture the door burst open
and something entered the room.
When the dust had settled, perceived
that it was small boy. His eyes were
noticeably expressive and showed that
the artistic temperament Is not lack
ing in the six year old son of Mr..
Chambers.
ITS called Dick explained his faith
er. as the boy climbed on his knee and
tried to rub wet paint brush over the
elder Chambers nose.
Are you going to be an artist?"
asked with brilliant originality.
NO. replied Dick, with calm as
surance, II can do that now!"
I'VE are great pals" explained Mr..
Chambers. Hes my excuse for 60
ing to lots of places that grownups Of
ten miss"
"You illustrate the Get Rich Quick
Wallingford' stories" put in.
Eyes, and although have never
met an actual 'Blackie or 'Walling-
ford I have met people with their
characteristics. Sometime ago the
Cosmopolitan was criticized by some
readers who claimed that the stories
had bad influence. At the same time
a letter came in stating that one of
these so-called impossible yarns had
been the means Of blocking similar
crooked game, which was actually
being worked"
rs that the most interesting COM
mission you have ever undertaken"
That would be hard to say. Among
others l had very interesting time
collecting material for the illustrations
of Arnold Benntt's Price of Love-
had to 60 over to England to the pot
terry district in Staffordshire to get
the right atmosphere"
I'm London" asked, (which appeal
ed to you the more, the National Gal
lery or the Tate?"
Neither" replied Mr.. Chambers
firmly. Il treasure but one impression
of London. I refer to the roast beef
at Simpsons in the Strand!'
Laughing, gathered up my note
book and hat and prepared to leave.
Have you got enough?" asked Mr..
Chambers kindly.
Yes, thanks replied, 1T ought to
work up into thousand words"
envy goodness. mani" he exclaimed.