South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-06
The Ideal Face

'AHNN ~ tbAlN mo ~ pltAhtcs ph tho
schOOlhouse walls and sidewalks. He
might never have amounted 10 much
as an artist n his grs ndmOther
hadn't encouraged him. he made a
sketch OF her when 10 years old.
and II was so life-hke and n so
pleased her that when she died a
few years later she left him a leg
ne use part Of the money TO make
himself famous with the brush.
Young M. Temple obeyed the re-
quest He started out in great earn
estness 20 become portrait painter.
He attended classes. ne took lessons
OF different teachers: he attended
academies Of art. one reason why
he attended so many Is that almost
every one discouraged him They
openly found fault with his drawings
and cOlOrs, and famous painter
told him that ne didn't know enough
about art TO paint a COWS leg. The
time came when Franklin admitted
as much 10 himself. but il was after
several years efforts. He finally set
up studio and branched out for
himself. He secured a few patrons,
but they never returned a second
time nor spoke we'll of his abilities.
They got their portraits framed and
hung them in the woodshed OF some
other safe place.
Young MI Temple felt that he
had a great career before him. All
that was needed was 10 paint one
great picture He was a cookbook
ing young man. and. outside OF his
work. ne was we'll liked and made
friends. Every artist has sighed TO
paint a great picture. He has car
ried the idea with him for days and
weeks and months. Sometimes he
has never found what he has looked
for. and sometimes he has found il
very soon. In the case OF Mr.. Tenn
pie. ne found his ideal when he was
% years old What he wanted was
to find an ideal face of female. of
course. and then paint a rose along
side Of il and call it The June
Roses He rode and walked miles
and miles i'm the city. always star
ing about him for that ideal face.
He could find the rose all right. but
when il came TO the face he had
lots Of trouble. Many. many times
he thought ne had found face.
and he followed the owner for
long distance 70 get a better view,
but was always disappointed. He
discovered that the nose was turned
up at the end or the mouth was too
large. or there was a squint 10 one
eve. II seemed TO him that nature
made no perfec faces, and II must
be a perfect face or the picture
would not bring him fame.
Patience and perseverance will
always win One day az Mr.. Tenn
pie was buying some cheese and
crackers in a dehcatessen store 10
make his studio lunch on. the long
sOught-for face entered the place.
He realized in a moment that ne
stood on the threshold of fame. He
scanned the face for an imperfec-
ton but found none He went out
and stood by the door while the
young woman made some pur-
chases When she came ont he fol
lowed her FIVE blocks 10 what seem
ed "A roOming house. After she had
passed in he handed the janitor a
quarter and asked her name. The
ianitor told him and that evening
he came back and managed to Sc
cure an interview with her He was
frank young man. Franklin was,
and he told her exactly what he
wanted She had the most beautiful
ed the 'oan OF il 10 paint that rose
picture.
When the artist had got out about
all he wanted 10 say. the young lady
replied that she would think it over.
Just now she had a can OF beans
warming over gas jet. and she was
afraid they might burn. Great
heavens-beans and beauty The
artist seized his hat and made his
escape His artistic soul was nor
rifed He went to his studio in the
blacklist despair. and he did not re-
cover for three days. Then he said
TO himself:
The idea Of a beautiful creature
like that eating beans warmed up
in the can. She probably scooped
them out with spoon and beans
was probably all she had that night
for dinner Do beans and beauty
60 together? Never, Hold on.
though Will the public ever know
that she was bean-eater2 Can't
young lady. even if she be good
looking. eat what she pleases for
dinner? If she prefers a can OF
beans i'm her own room 10 a cham
pagne supper at some heightened
restaurant should that be laid up
against her? ! must marry some
dav. and IL will be 10 a good looking
girl. and shouldn't 7 look for econ
omy in a woman that is destined TO
he my wife There Is after all.
something very practical about this
In a week. Mr.. Temples artistic
soul had recovered from the jolt.
and he returned to the beautiful
face. He was welcomed with
smile. and this time the young
woman said.
Il must eat when ! can. a. ] am
employed and am very busy Won't
Won sit down with me and have
some sausages and sauerkraut and
a few crackers Sorry / can't make