Year: 1879

a leading artist of ST. Louis recently
said ''you cannot imagine how many of our
nice society young mch, who figure in the
most aristocratic circles, come to artists, on
occasions, to get covered up the traces of
| an all-night frolic left on their faces in the
shape OF black eyes, bruised noses, etc.
remember, not long ago, n clerk ut one of
| our leading hotel---l won't mention his
name, because it is not necessary, in the
first place, and in the next he's a friend of
| minc-Came 10 ne in great haste one after


noon and said, DO you ever paint over
bruised ilcshi' said yes, and then he in


formed me that he wished to take lady to
| ball that evening, bu; that unfortunately


few days before, while out riding with


her, the buggy had been overturned, and


her face and arm were badly bruiseC-so
badly, in fact that, unless the traces could


be covered up in some way, it would be I'M
possible for her to attend the ball. | told


him to bring her up to the studio that after
noon, SO that | could do the work in day
light, but they didn't make their appear


ancc until after supper, just as was lcav-
ing for. the theatre. said to her Now
can fix this.so that no one can tell the diff
ference in the gas-light, but it will show
plainly unless you come to me in the morn
ing and get it painted over" "All right, !"
she said, and went to work Her arm


near the clbow-it was beautiful arm, |


tell y0u-was BLUSH black, as was also her
right cheek, but the swelling had gone down.


After had painted her up and added a lit
tie pearl powder to hide the gloss of the oil,


she admitted the deception was perfect. !


met the clerk the next day and asked him


If anybody had discovered that her face and
arm were painted. NO, said lie, mot a
soul. But tell you l took her home IN a
hack; she lives in the western part If thc
city, and this morning discovered h .ong
streak of white paint and powder on my
coat collar, and want to know now what


will take it off, One morning young
man engaged in the banking business
came up tony studio with his eye bandagcd
up. oh, you need not make any explana-
tion. | said, rs | saw him stnmmcr out
something about being out the night before
with few friends. understood all about
it. fixed the eye up. y few days after
warmly by tho hand. You see, he re-


marked, i got on a little spree that night,


and got into trouble somehow, | don't know


where 1t was absolutely necessary for me
TO be down at the bank that morning. Nv
partner did not discover anything. If lie
had, he would have dissolved partnership
with ne in moment. The few daubs of
paint you put on saved me $50, 900. While
artists, as rule, are ready to obligc their
friends by covering up traces of their dis
spaton in this way, their generosity is
sometimes imposed upon. Apr0poS, Mr..


Miles remarked that while in New York
several years ago, a hummer came into his
studio one morning with black eye, and
than anything clsc oo oi ipaitcd his il" eye over vT


The next morning there was another bum
mcr with his face in similar condition, and
the next third. The artist generally put
them all in a prcscntable shape, free of
charge. Before the end Of a week they be-
gan to come in ut the rate of two or three a
day. One morning in came another.


'Sa-a-y,' said he, Il collarcd too much
bulge last night. Out .on n lark with
friend. There was little scraping match


'twiXt me and friend of mine, and lie put
head Oh me. What'll you charge to fix
me up. There's fellar down here that
only charges two bits. What'll you charged
The nonplussed artist turned to him. Herc
is half Il dollar for you, he said. Take it
down to that other 'fellar, and have the
kindness never to darken my doors again.