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Show A SO-CALLED POBTBAIT. The late Edward Rosewater, the founder and editor of the Omaha Bee, had a sincere love of art. Mr. Rosowater hated pictures that indicated in-dicated scamped work so-called im-nvaflAiiiiii im-nvaflAiiiiii nitnrpi that were merelv rough and hurried sketches, and so-called so-called portraits that bore no likeness to their originals. A young painter showed Mr. Bosewater Bose-water one day a portrait of a matual friend. "That a portraint of Smith!" the editor exclaimed. "I'd never have known it." "Oh," the artist explained. "I didn't try for a likeness, you know. I tried for an effect an effect in grays." "I know a man in New York," said Mr. Rosewater, "who had his portrait painted last year. It cost him $4000, and he was very proud of it. When it came home he showed it to his cook. " 'Well, Mary, he said, 'how do you like this portrait t' " 'Sure, sir,' said the cook, 'it's lovelv, it's beautiful. It's divine.' "'And, of course,' said my friend, 'you know whosit isf' " 'Oh. of course I do sir,' said the cook. 'Of course, of course.' As she spoke she kept drawing nearer to the picture. 'Of course, sir,' she said, 'it's vou or the. mistress.' " Minneapolis Journal. |