The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-04

I quarter. In the present chapters
She tells of posing for art eiasses,
Of the society sculptor. and begins
the tale OF "A Nicnncse love affair.
ny MANIA RtpiNA
Famous New Norl, Artists Model
often wonder II the guilty are
always punished for their wrong
doing
the Incident that started me
thinking OF this occurred the first
time over posed before "A class.
Tip 20 this time I had only posed
for artists working alone In their
own studios.
II was an advanced class In model
ing. and the students were compel
ms for prize
There was keen rivalry In the
class. and 1 noticed particularly two
girls who stood near each other
one OF them was watching the
Others work closely The second
glrl know nothing. or AZ least paid no
attention 20 the scrutiny OF her
neighhur. but worked away and made
better proTreaa. ] thought. than any
student In tho class.
posed for week. and ! always
noticed those two girls. for IA the
work 81 the one went better and
better each day. her nelghbor became
more icalou. Of her success.
one day after ciass. the Jealous
girl attempted to disparagc the work
OF her neighhor by saying 10 The
sculptor who was teaching the class
that clara IL fuNAnE with her work
I TOO much. 1 think u npollu the work
TO attempt TO make lt too perfect.
I The teacher ala not agree with her,
There are three schools In aculp'
turing. tho first uses "a model only
To get the general proportions and
suggestions q outline and seeks 10
make the finished work more beau.
tiful than the living modci--that IL
the -ideahstic school" Tho second
seeks 10 reproduce the living model
ln every minute detail % make an
exact replica ~ the models hody and
expression that Is the realistic
school The third and advanced
scuipsora use the model only a. a
suggestion ana seek 20 produce In
I their fininhed work an expression ~
/ their own personality ard ideas-
that il the "imprcanioniFtic school
| The sculptor teaching this class
WAS ''reaiiat"-~ho wanted hla pupils
20 produce As nearly an exact 70
production Of uy body as they could
The day drew near for the exhibit
I ton And the quiet girl named
Clara was obviously doing the beet
work IN the class The students
knew II. and especially the girl who
was jealous og her.
! Only three days more remained
on that evening ! was longer than
usual in ms dressing room. The
students had all gone suddenly !
heard the studio door open quietly
closed my dressing room door until
only a crack remained 10 $50 who
was intrualnE. II was the giri who
sat next 10 Clara. She looked about
and walked softly across 10 where all
I tho clay models were standing. each
wrapped In It's wet cloth. She began
10 unwind the cloth from one OF
them. and knew "a was the girl
| had remarked Then she took her
hands and very carefully pressed The
figure here and there. 30 ne 70 de
stroy the proportions without alter
ing the outward appearance. Then
she wrapped It again and softly stole
out
: did not know what 10 do. 20
ala nothing. Next day when. the
class assembled the EiFi whose work
had been tempered with began work
on her model again. Bu, She could
not work. She was puzzled The
instructor came around. What u
tho natter he asked. has your
muse deserted your The Eiri DID
not answer SHE did not know what
had happened ~ last. In orhaus
tlon. she threw down her tools and
sat looking out OF the window. She
was suffering. and I felt very sorry