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“A MODERN HERCULES,” The Tale of a Sculptress , BY MELVIN G. WINSTOCK, OF THE LEADVILLE BAR. AUTHOR OF “A Western Politician,” “The Fatal Horoscope,” “A Virginian Romance,” Etc. Entered according to …
“THE NUDE IN ART.” Two things caused the great heart of New York society to throb with unusual excitement. One was a marvelous work of sculptural art, where boldness in design and utter fearlessness …
FROM POVERTY TO WEALTH. Ivan Strogoff was a Russian nobleman at the University of St. Petersburg. Together with many of his noble colleagues, he imbibed radical theories concerning freedom and the ab…
PAUL BECOMES A THIEF. The next morning after Paul’s father had gone, the lad arose, dressed himself and waited for breakfast, of course in vain. “Come, boy,” said the lodging house keeper, “eat with …
THE GREAT SENSATION. Monday’s papers were full of Dr. Nugent’s sermon, and its sensational termination. Tongues wagged fierce concerning the artistic creation, its creator, and the fearless, the eloq…
SATAN REBUKING SIN. Among the many great houses in this metropolis, none were more artistically and voluptuously arranged than the mansion of Ouida Angelo, the sculptress. There were parlors and draw…
A LAWYER’S STUBBORNNESS. Edward Salmon was one of the brilliant and successful lawyers of New York. His office contained family secrets that would tear wide open the very vitals of society, if he but…
OUIDA WILL NOT BE INTERVIEWED. When Ouida returned from her drive through Central Park, she found in waiting, Olivia Winters, special writer for the Daily Tattler. Now, Miss Winters was one of the mo…
PAUL HEARS GOOD TIDINGS. The very day upon which the Winters woman called on Ouida, in her unsuccessful attempt to secure an interview, Paul Strogoff, the model, paid a visit to the office of Edward …
DECIDED BY LOT. It was evening, and three of the most prominent men of New York City confronted each other at the residence of the sculptress. Milton Wayland, a noted stock broker, Edmund Connors, a …
