The Washington times., 1921-01-23

wanted me for from day to a month at time
their turns Yet my income never had gone
$50 week 1t just enough to our rent grocery
bills and buy few clothes in while-amost moth
ing for amusements Occasionally artist would send
theatre tickets for mother and myself and OF course
we honored guests at the artists basthat was all
the fun we had l knew Elsie could not afford new
Dress and ring two she had procured and even taxi
and then-on fifty cents an hour
wanted to write to her mother in Syracuse But my
own mother would not let II know how unhappy it
would make her. Perhaps We doing Elsie an injus-
tce she said could make Elsie listen to me when
wanted to talk to her, she would only say that was
wrong-that she merely being paid extra by the
artist in question for work in the evenings
determined though, would investigate felt re-
sponsible for Elsie went one night at almost miongn''
to the studio building the edge of the Park behind the
Astor Library where the artist lived and worked Inc
elevator tenders knew me- and when told them the moor
wanted took up without hesitation rang the studio
bell and the japanese butler opened the door he looked
uondernplv when he recognized me-a the denizcns OF
the studios knew I heard singing and ooisterous
laughter coming out of the studio ROOM
II have come to get Elsie-Mr Blank mooei you
know. Send her out to me- . ,
The Japanese bowed and disappeared through the
draperies There was sudden lull inside-l knew ne
was telling his master of the visitor in the hall and her
errand In moment Elsie came through inc araperes s
and confronted She looked if she might just nave
stepped off the models stool-her only covering was
robe held around nervousy If she had Just thrown
it on Her eyes were shining her hair dsheveled and In
place of the fresh wholesome youth that had been IN her
face there was flush that bespoke cocktails and WINE
When saw her<I furious. threw aside the cur
tains ran down the little hall and stepped inside the big
room where the drapees and soft rugs were And saw
before me players and paraphernala in bacchanallan
revel-one of those affairs for which this artist was no
torious The girls all modes-the sort who go INTO
posing because is easy work. they think and who con-
seouenty are on the look out for easily persuaded
into pastimes The men were the kind of men who are
known as frequenters of just such studios the usuaI
friends of the who support elaborate, luxurious
studios and play at for serious reason than TO
lure into their clutches beautiful young women with
whom they may do as they like after they have broken
down their by initiating them into the freedom
of posing in the altogether" 1t is the cheapest ana
way of bringing youth and beauty to the MD
night reves that are staged under the magic guse OF
bohemia. -
This word Bohemia which is often used to desg-
nate the world in which painters, scupors and models
work has done immeasurabe injustice to many hard
working models and conscientious artists There is no
such thing among the worlds real artists What is gen
orally known as ''Bohema" in New York is peopled by
only two classes-rich who only pseudo artists
and models who are only pseudo models and vagabond
h noompetens who seek to spice the sorddness OF their