Show Copyright 1001 1901 11 by W R B R Hearst Hearst dl di up un Anima The Await Awak Awakening ening of the Soul was the title tte of or An drea picture in the International room the Tribuna of art fair A woman in black black seated on a sofa sola and holding yellow roses In her hand band tales tates Her face noble ingenuous framed in fluid hair of dawn her eyes similar to living f gems striated with gold evoke the tho t I idea of or stanzas n Her attitude hlf is tV that t of 1 tho the Ode impregnated with Infinity Her flesh Ceh Is kneaded in lilies and light In fri her is the salient and pensive soul of the Renaissance Morelli saw sw her he In a dream d am at first firt as if I he were the person peron age ag of a tragedy Instead of a practical laborious workman that all al Piedmont ad mires And then he searched for her in all al the tho shops of Venice She qi not it the irl that string beads beds make laces or shapes into I amazing mosaics diminutive cubes of or stone stone She was not In the gondolas that follow In the Grand canal at night the barges of or No one knew her The fashionable young men that sit it in t front of Florians on the Piazza San Mar Marco MarCo Marco co said that she existed in his tion ton only Imagna He found her however Stars in tho the sky sly are not more numerous than mira miracles miracles cles cbs on earth erth She was selling oranges on the tho Rialto bridge e Her skirt and shawl were in rags Around her butchers and gondoliers rg exchanged with wih her vulgar phrases They encircled her waist with wih g their strong t arms a She S fought b to disen disengage d ed gage herself from them e There h e wore were oaths complicated and sacrilegious There were invitations to drink which she ac accepted accepted often It was extremely difficult to persuade persuadE her to pose The Venetian I girl prefers I Imodel to do anything tj rather her than be g a painters I model model But Morel Is I handsome and the tho girl looked at him as a tramp looks at a I coin In a money mone changers window Mor or olli ell did not notice her interest in him be being being ing preoccupied by elevated e ideas He gave c to her 10 T lire at ate for every erday day of her her experience as a a model to him and when his work was at an end bade fare farewell welt well wel to her without observing the ex ox expression n of ot admiration for him In her eyes He forgot her as absolutely as a the various faces of the Venetian shops that he had examined in vain The Venetian art ar fair f lr was opened in his absence absence He went to Algiers The syndic of ot Venice Conte Pilippo the president of the fair Calr Pietro Pictro Frangia Franga como and Levi Lev LI art at critic of or the Italico fell fel In love with wih the picture A Russian RUtan man anna of business fell tel in love 10 with the th portrait i it He Ho eP sat in front of it for hours hours I 1 want want this t s picture t ho said s to the secretary of sf tho fair f suddenly e I The os secretary ra replied SIts Its It price is Is 1000 10 Tho The Russian said I will wi give to take it out of the exhibition at once The picture and the privilege were assigned to him hi in i a week Then Thea he made a search for tho the model of di dl un Anima But he had bad not aesthetic sense He em employed employed policemen d detectives b t J The rho girl was still selling egra oranges g on the Rialto bridge bridge No one thought of her The he Russian acquired a palace on the Grand canal beautiful furniture scarce antique stuffs and in an amazing amin en on environment environment placed his picture He bought o the t gown and the e roses 0 5 of A pearE on the steps of the palace one na day dar gazing at Its interior with wih the ingenuous familiarity of Venetian crowds and he recognized el her rV immediately ry She had 3 shouted in awe at the te reflection of her herself herself herself self in tho the picture dominating the large lre drawing d room In wina a day she was wa transfigured She had I been washed combed dressed by the most skilful artisans and servants She walked on the Piazza San Marco resting on the arm an of the Russian acclaimed as asI Princess Kiminsky and saluted as the original I els of ms masterpiece st She gave a banquet to most Illustrious citizens Having the faculty of or savages to talk in Images and being familiar with all al the slang of provinces she seemed to be too witty to toe tobe tobe be e aristocratic But the Venetians are not fools fools They The have Don Juans Idea Ide of women a woman if I she be sincere The Russian prince returned to his work in Asia leaving a fortune fortuno to the princess princes and the promise to send for her herto herto herto to meet him In seven years re returned returned returned turned to his studio overwhelmed with orders for Cor pictures A week ago his pu pupil pil pl Quirinus who wears a Greek helmet of red copper that he paints better g ti wearing earing lJ g It said to t Morelli A Ayoung Ayoung young woman women wants to see se you ou She resembles resemble a figure of ot the San Marco apse She will wt realize to you the dark days day of the doges and the council of ol the ten Shall I let her expire in tor torture torture torture ture No tell tel her to come In replied the painter pinter sl esl she said do you need your model m of the e Awakening I |