. Bohemian Paris of to-day . y-grimed floor regularly, fetch clean water,mix the clay and keep it fresh and moist, and onSaturdays, when the weeks work is finished, mustbreak up the forty or more clay figures, and restorethem to clay for next weeks operations. The archi-tects must build heavy wooden frames, mount theprojects and drawings, and cart them about Paris tothe different exhibition rooms. At the end of a year the nouveau drops his hatedtitle and becomes a proud ancient, to bully to his. hearts content, as those before Mondays and Wednesdays are criticism days, forthen M. Gerome
. Bohemian Paris of to-day . y-grimed floor regularly, fetch clean water,mix the clay and keep it fresh and moist, and onSaturdays, when the weeks work is finished, mustbreak up the forty or more clay figures, and restorethem to clay for next weeks operations. The archi-tects must build heavy wooden frames, mount theprojects and drawings, and cart them about Paris tothe different exhibition rooms. At the end of a year the nouveau drops his hatedtitle and becomes a proud ancient, to bully to his. hearts content, as those before Mondays and Wednesdays are criticism days, forthen M. Gerome comes down and goes over thework of his pupils. He is very early and punctual,never arriving later than half-past eight, usually be-fore half the students are awake. The moment heenters all noises cease, and all seem desperatelyhard at work, although a moment before the placemay have been in an uproar. Gerome plumps downupon the man nearest to him, and then visits each ofhis eleves, storming and scolding mercilessly when 50. GiROME CRITICISING BISHOPS WORK THE ECOLE DES BEAUX-ARTS his pupils have failed to follow his instructions. Assoon as a students criticism is finished he rises andfollows the master to hear the other criticisms, sothat toward the close the procession is large. Bishops first criticism took him all aback. Com-ment ! gasped the master, gazing at the canvas inhorror. Quest-ce que vous avez fait? he sternly-demanded, elarine at the luckless student, who, inorder to cultivate a striking individuality, was paint-ing the model in broad, thick dashes of color. Ge-rome glanced at Bishops palette, and saw a com-plete absence of black upon it. Comment, vousnavez pas de noir ? he roared. Cest tres im-portant, la partie materielle! Vous ne mecoutezpas, mon ami,—je parle dans le desert! Vousnavez pas daspect general, mon ami, and muchmore, while Bishop sat cold to the marrow. Thestudents, crowded about, enjoyed his discomfitureimmensely, and, behind Geromes back, laugh
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