Show P Pi i c Cat i Made MacYe r Model del for Artists Artist's r af Lioness When Sir William Richmond the theartist theartist theartist artist was a small boy hoy his mother took him to St. St lards Paul's cathe cathedral ral to hear hem the Ue singing and he lie was as disappointed disappointed pointed because er e e everything thing was so cold cOll fin and colorless lie said to his mother suddenly eny Perhaps one day ny 1 I Ishall shall decorate this place l and we can imagine how she smiled at nt the thought of Willy coloring the walls wails with a bo boor box bos of or chalks But the thc boys boy's dream came true for tor somebody else thought with ith him that the Interior of the cathedral needed color an and decoration an and in hi 1800 1500 nic Richmond then a n famous painter was entrusted with the work of designing mosaics to co cr co er the roof root of the choir The fhe westernmost most of the three sau sau- omes In the cl choir vaults aults represents seats the Ci Creation cation of the Beasts Richmond fic had lied a favorite cat which loY loved him liim much she used to so 1 that 10 I attend him even while hile he ha had bad his bath nn and when he be got out she would crouch I down and nd lick his hits great greit toe a adoringly She was not beautiful or valuable but the grace of her attitude so charmed the artist that he hc de decided i ed to use It In his great grent work worl Jn In Ina a a panel near the thc Creation Ci cation of or ortI tI the e Beasts there may be seen A Adam between a lion Hon and lioness The rhe lions Hons are aie so Hue to II life fe that when hen they were shown to a Zulu chief he lie started stalled and involuntarily in raised his hand to stab But lint the lioness Is really n a U mile tame cn cat t licking lick lick- licking ing her hel London masters Ulaster'S foot London on Times |