The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 18, 1900, Page 2

2 THE SUNDAY CALL. = THE LIFE_ AND MARVELOUS WORK OF THE GREAT ARMLESS PAINTER- ings In California. It is a copy of Van prize this painting. I belleve M. Felu sent him the cross of a chevaller of the was near 70 when he died, and I am sure Order of Christ of P Dyke's “Crucifixion.” and is owned by - - - Mrs. W. Cashman of Alameda. Ys F all Belgium mourns his death. We our- Those who knew valued of the many beautiful art ‘reas- news of his death. I am sure his dying of pity. He insp hours must have been as calm and beau- within the rad EEEIEEsE Where Othgr Srtiste” HMands Mave o= . S b cifs » 3 Axion. nNumber of verses Made Dismal Failures. L es announceq composed sev was played p “M. Felu sat at his easel chatting and his coattall pocket with the easy man- that he was using feet instead of hands v I t painting. The eandals were placed by his - ner and slight flourish tbat gentlemen so naturally did he make them do QUtY .1 to1d an | . t eide, showing the feet in mitten socks. In often use. Later he extracted something for the mi members. i & e But the le which order to enable him to ralse his foot to from his brehst pocket with as little “There was nothing weird or grewsome ©f his earliest rwlw retic ns :\n ! s t N . the level of the canvas he leaned slightly difficulty. He managed his drinking giass about it. I have since seen so-called arm- In the garden while his mother ’ - him to grasp with his baby S ot} - bright flowers for whicn he cried Y by ler the most ad soon he learned to gather them for him- verse « o self, and steadily pursuing this form of ———— instruction his feet s became flexible Qunpowder explosions have one re- and useful. His parents were p ¢ kable feature. high birth and breeding, his father a re- tired French officer living at the time of his birth at Waermaede, near C. North Flanders. The armless c! at first a source of great grief, but his parents gradually realized that he had unusual talents that more than compen- sated his ph He was given the best education and W such " " that was on the cal deficiencies g men are killed In powder explo- graduated in letters with high honors. gions the foot that h te Circumstances prevented M. Felu's tak- gir when the ound ing an expected official position in Ghent. wearing the st foot With joy h> turn which had always a ning the study of p when already In all M. Fel dred of the hest attention to Art. i be bare racted him. begin- —_———— nting at Antwerp po.oom. ing parties. adornments of betrotha sterpiece er own Majesty, husband. bought one of M. Felu’ | | | | % : | ‘ /e ol it S pecm '4~(.‘:-'~ £ Ciwir e Va. Ja e /!"‘— /{-/,..... & g0 : ’ . ,{,_‘_’ A prpurie Fl vobe i % N ik At S A .|.(¢/"(n A Pototspen £ -~ ' . e/ i «{¢¢¢~1 Ehoree /?4‘/.'"-“ p Charles Francois Felu. 7 ; ) i Vs 157 fobirs Cordinds . e P g s dexterity that Helen, because they met M. Felu Vs E1 o da¥ena, [ey ‘s T ' w n d. like al oth- x - - g ivilege of Know- > g ing him dmire the maa /%d;fi . < lacimraim S Treetefon s e v M | F P 5 sh the first time I A ) Miss Cashman, e Mamma - : 7 1 own one v[Cf// Va7 23 S/t prtinnn ‘\' N d at me )_/ R ¢ 2 ¢ scarcely -, E : t s ot Clin [Eoricesér s coat r “ i You can e o svil A e 2t A Al - : - A Copy of Van Dyke’s Famous Masterpiece, Painted by the Late ' A B Charles Francois Felu. ‘ - ove (Courtesy of Mrs. W. Cashman, Alameda.) o8 f r W )pened without as daintily as is possible with hands. I less wonders doing tricks, Y“'l' they madas - o and the colors have been told that he alw used a one shudder and grow cold vrn;rp was y 4 c The palette Wa8 ynife and fork at meals, c up his noth ut M. Felu. Iwis a : 3 t : t toe. Which Was own dinner and until very in 1 <ht . - g Ay e s benunes, Shaved himself without acclde we ons & ! Portion of Letter Written by the Armless Palnter to : y : h astonishing con- m‘;:“:{:‘:d“j"”"mfl i hole scene timo Mrs. Cashman, Showing the Signature of Felu. mine host, doing with his feet lit t - his re- 2 . “ doubt, was a slight cough that day tesfes in a most charming way and Mq;y,u‘:o;?; The Address on the Envelope lliustrates How Well . . 5 vl ke ot breath in suspense won- th ynderful thir e ish. r my childish, e d his righ. foot with his feet without in and made him a chevaller of the Royal ng was used as an acce: - t 4 e and withdrew it from gree shocking .you. You ¢ known the man, we especlelly Order of Isabella. The King of Portugal tial rite long before the wins t the world 3 s a L .’ SO O O O T O O O O A T O T OO O T O A A A D AT A A AT ST AT AT AT AT A A A S LA S S S A< @) o int s K A wh ~ . poe H - v v » w - e Saats ' - s RQEICan Womgen Tn London Who Helped Fit Out the Scuth RAfrican Hospital Ship Maine. (i =i = . \the bridegroom to place the ) (bride’s finger v n‘“ Agoods I thee endow." The ( has always been the bride's ring WA ] )Climbing Fish of ’»_ Two wonderful fish have just dled at th (( Zoological Garden in London. /)Specimens of the so-called ( and were recently imported 1 )tive country, Ind The \ever brough \/rlen'h see: Anot agree wi A A Alength a Y thorny fins. It i Qs spotted w $is a fresh w room. Russia ament- ¥ London Is America which can {tained even a brief g Qereatures A Amazing =t {About the year 90 two Arabi As h " 1 t they had spread the news that they had s { ja a fish which was nc ()on land, but which al ¢ it trees to extra he T after whic ter. Those who his mode of pre ast of v pse of these rare es are told about this fish, travelers (story thought as Munchausens e hundred years LAY "RANDOLPE LILY DVCHESST gauge of which At chunsa Toe) HURTH: L OF MARLRORQUGH ;,:..’—r:‘-.‘.‘.?"xi‘ . t, his words car A R/O O PSS IS Q hat of several of " p: . h " , . % . g = F3 g P 3 2 ed ral of the promy mt Ameri- | would soon be over. So the little company of | the hospital ship—a big sum, which was raised | the sick, with nurses and physicians, and sailed | the nucleus of the fund. That ¢ Churchill is a copy of a drawing of ker recer v Randolph men resident in Lo don, head- | ladies in London received scant mronragmnent“wlthivx three weeks—and the biggest slice was con- | for the scat of war. ¥ / JH!I’/'/.f‘h Churchill, held | from their sisters over here, and the news of a|tributed as the result of that famous concert given | Among those on board was Lady Randolph| made by John Sargent and used in the a meetng three "lfl’iff_'f ago for the purpose of | subsequent formation of themselves into an execu-| at Cloridge’s Hotel, London, on November 18,|Churchill, who has never relaxed Ixc; efforts, .u: fmrvrm;wh‘. bpE g w »’:'\ J a'ih’ PHInE ffir_ffo:'iding a ho:-yt[:'c and a general committee to carry out the en- | which was planned and brought to a successful| chairman of the hospital fund commitiee, to suc- bT,’:u other members of the committee are: f‘fv ship ,r tr relief of H:c‘ sick and wounded | terprise was received with indifference. No onme | issue mainiy by Lady Randolph Churchill and her | cor and relieve not only the soldiers, but the rL'(J-K Mprs. Blow. secretary; Mrs. Ronalds, treasurer; s n i\,z Jrica, society on this side of | in America is indifferent to-day. On the con-|associates of the committee. \mm and children driven from the states now at ;‘/,f‘[.)m-,rm; of jjaflbgrm;/;, the Countess of L;. the r:'u/rr, for AI/:r most part, sniffed. But that| trary, every woman 1is asking, “Are there hos- Money poured into the coffers, and just in the | war, and who are congregated at Delagoa Bay| sex, Mrs. Whulf Kelly, Mrs. Bradley Marti wwas three months ago. pitals enough, ambulances sufficient to transfer | nick of time the efforts of the ladies were nobly|and Cape Town. Mr':. Joseph Chamberh;in, Mrs. Earle, Mrs. Van At that time New Yorkers viewed the situ- | the wounded, food supplies for the besieged?”| seconded by the Atlantic Transport Company, The Sunday Call publishes pictures of some| Duzer, Mrs. Field, Mrs. Morcton Frewen, Mrs, ation more complacently than they do now, and | And the London committee of women is having | which gave the American steamship Maine to be | of the women members of the executive commit-| Grifin, Mrs. Haldeman, Mrs. “Jack” Leslie, a ]m:/i;tal.:h:p was scarfel'y rmdncd a crying | its victory. used as o hospital ship. Within a very short time | tee who were especially prominent in organizing | Mrs. Arthur Paget, Mrs. Taylor and .‘.Ir:: Mecessily in @ struggle wuhich, it was gmghesied,l . Thirty thousand dollars was needed to equip | the vessel was fuly equipped with supplies for | the notable concert the proceeds of, which formed 1 Ralph Vivian,