Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-20
Moonlight and
Money
BY Marion Rubincam
MURRAY BUTLER
CHA PIER 50.

PIER 81.
Instead of going to some or inc
summer art schools, why don't you let
me show you a little about designing
and paintings Murray Butler said
the night he dined at Driscom's.
Louise looked at her father, VINO
nodded his head in a satisfied manner
You would get along much raster
with individual instruction." Mr.. But
Ter went on, land since you want TO
begin serious work SO soon, 1 can
specialize on the things you must
know most"
So Louise spent a happy August or
at least a busy August, absorbed In
this new study. For hours every day
she worked faithfully in Buffers big
studio. where a small corner was
cleared for her. She learned u world
of new things and found to her de-
light that she did have a little talent
for drawing and designing.
Butler took an unusual interest IN
her and made her work hard, and
the use her evening in study as
well.
Here are half a dozen children's
books, with colored illustrations by
the best artists in that line" he would
say when she put on her hat to leave.
Take them home and study these
peoples work. You'll find a certain
quaintness and whimsicality to their
Illustrations that you must acquire. If
you haven't 1t naturally you'll have to
learn to copy it,
Another afternoon he would hand
her a volume on decorating or de-
signing, once r book on antique mo-
siacs, another time a work or making
fine paints or on color h~arnlonies.
But l only want to learn how to
make nursery tale figures, and I'll buy
my colors Mixed Louise protested.
gT IT, . -. - - Hb, ,YN~4l
doing WE'LL" Butler quoted to her as
an answer. Tomorrow I've a simple
york on anatomy for you to begin on.
Pour figures must look as If they stand
on their legs at least"
One day, she took home with her a
design of -frolicing elves which she
had finished. and which her father and
Mr.. Butler both declared the best
thing she had done. She wanted to
compare it with the work she had
put SO crudely on the nursery furni-
ture painted with such hope and such
half-frightened delight 81 year ago.
These things had been sent in from
the little house before the baby was
born and set up as a nursery In the
room mex to hers at her fathers
house. She had not been In the room
since the baby's death n she enter
ed now with a little feeling of dread
at stirring up sorroWful memories.
The little pieces of white furniture
contrasted oddly with the huge bed
and bureau that formed the original
furnishings of the place. Louise went
over and knelt by the crib, II basket
she had enameled n trimmed her
self by cutting up her wedding dress
to make the silk ruffes for it.
Poor little baby, poor little lost
darling!' she murmured.
But realizing that she must not SEN
timentalize, she tool the baby's rock
ing chair out of the room with her,
and sitting cros-legged on the floor of
her room. began copying her de-
sign of elves on to 1t.
She carried the chair around 10
Buffers studio the next morning for
his criticism, and at his suggestion
changed and improved her work on it,
Look here, Louise" he said a few
hour later, coming over from his w
~eanvass to view what She was doing.
'You may have talent for real work,
after all. Why don't you join ar art
school after you come home from this
trip with your father?"
II don't want to do anything but
this," Louise said. II don't want to
be an artist. 1 simply want to design
The most adorable nursery in the
world, the sort of places hat babies
would be happy in, that wee little chill
fren would play in and have good
simes.'
'Um, sentimental and satitary." re-
marked Butler, and Louise laughed.
He looked down at her and his yes
for a moment were tender You like
babies, don't your" he asked finally.
Louise nodded. That's why I want
10 make pretty places for them to
live in" Her mouth grew wistful and
her eyes filled at a certain memory.
Butler broke the silence abruptly.
you've blue paint on our nose,
md If your father Is coming for tea
AS he usually does, you'd better drop
-FOUR work and get 1t ready"
Once more the laugh came back to
Louise's eyes m her heart.
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