The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-01-15

wsrderful silhouette rnstemime ~
the CHAT Noir-Truth About Bonviu.

love with Colombine, but remains
as cold and motionless as q statue. In vain
Pierrot trios all means OF fascination. Poet,
he recites sweet verses. but Colombine Is deaf
to their charms; painter. he draws her por-
trait, but her eyes deign not to look upon him;
composer, he expresses in vain the torments OF
his heart. At the sound Of his violin the birds
nutter around Pierrot, the wild beasts listen
dreamily, the serpents. fascinated, sit erect on
their tails, and the trees shower at his feet
their fairest flowers, but Colombine re-
mains impossible. Then, having heard
that women must be treated with q
high hand, Pierrot affects impertinence and
the manners OF a self-confldent lady
killer, but Colombine still disdains him.
worn out by the burden Of his unreuuitsd love,
takes q spade and tills the SOL In order to, be-
come rich. Behold sasd trs he ia has of EARNED b,s , golden IN
her fair arms acknowledgements neck and kisses
The actors in this charming and realistic idyl
are.two little. black silhouettes projected In Q
FSs Of as SSyhyGris IS n' %lIlsate. a tho 'h psi hatho and ID
drsushtsman. Title, .'Ths Golden Age"SL'Aos
az; Tnea Gafs. the T ohnt Soir.n show of tho
The actor is again Pierrot in the bloom OF
youth. He has Just fallen from the moon or
Of the Woods Of Arcadia or Of Virofay. He has
with him a basket Of provisions; sour bread,
and o bottle Of Suresness Wine. with which he
rot, whose humor Is contemp!ative only by fits
and starts, Is not quite happy because he Is
order to eat, and drink with delight. The fairy
Urgele overhears P%ierrots re~grets-.Urgele. the
oned her beauteous youth in the disguise of a
hideous old woman, and from1this spell OF age
and ugliness she cannot escape until her lean
and dried up checks have received tho kiss OF
an innocent being, OF a youth. who has never
before kissed, any woman. Ursele advances.
ness and u1soaciance of Pierrot and the to-
nacity of the unfortunate, centenartan fairy.
tep e to iun riSFT With co an cd f Iady It than Is 0e to
lunch alone. and the fairy. encouraged by, the
amiable manners Of Pierrot, ends by asking him
but rejecting over the example set by Horatius
Coolies, Mueius seevola, and Ihcseus, he deter
fairy the kiss she demands. Urgjle Is immoe
diately transtlgured into the very image OF The
most dazzling beauty, and pierrot; Rstounded
her. Urgele is ready to return him his kiss,
but Pierrot wants more, ne wants everything
accept even marriage. a regular marriage with
a blackbird for notary and the rocks for. witt
p prss,s. ~: Inc co eleansnfs o h OF bi i1S WifS: S Sons stiii 8
feeling OF melancholy creeps, over the fairy,
daughter Of light and of Illusion" at tho
and mortal pain. Suddenly the mir trembles
with sweet music. 1t is the chorus of fairies
eill prsa T1s snd f. Fan 1sS n ihey s, shs th Saffs sis t,sh te
come back and fly with them in the azure
realms. Urgele listens to T them .d returns 1aSd PieFrSt
soon be famous: the fairy is q saleswoman in a
aIy HGed Eib s.er sett tes for taeh ths w II ,@e at s distsnt
Montparnasse: and the author of the comedy
Is the exquisite poet Theodore nTt%int De M5 Banyiiie, Wh9
moro radiantly beautiful, in language and
rhyme. more Joyous and sincere and touching
Willette's pantomime and Banville's comedy
are the two most perfect works OF art OF ne
first performance Of the p%antomime. and the
first and only periormance OF i the eSs omsdy were
es.eem Of one Of the most difficult and skepti.
the past week. In the meeting places OF intelli-
gent Paris; you hear Of nothing but the charms
rhymes Of Banvine's "Baiser."" so true is it that
our h%appiest hours are those when we are the
puppets and dupes Of reverie and fancy.
can always find, an aliment: the nature Of the
Frenehman makes him pay more heed to IDEAS
For instance. it is a fact. that flowers do not
s sFsSt i seH w,nssf for and sdy We, in pa pnr Ills w NsS Y Is ths
eve. when 1 am writing. Paris is transformed
into an immense rose garden and orchid
shops for the sale Of flowers in midwinter.
This year the fashionable flower for gift bou-
a fSs Iill Is Of sfG the r0 Ssii aga and ISR the many mS' H]ar rns iFSS Of
orchids. But for modern tastes the simple flower
is not enough the bouquet needs TO be drcssed
by q fashionable modesto. who Will trick II out
with antique silks and ribbons Of delicate
shades, and arrange 1t In AZ kinds OF fancy
carriages. palanquins, and Jardinieres of Nll
shaDes. The Sedan chair is one Of the fay9rite
I notleed o. are neT ships sG Piesed With Sihsf si fiRea' Cords ! n AND
with an osier hull; parasols, drums upholstered
With silk. painters ladder with its paint pot.
tho valley growing round the edge and in the
bucket. The tendency of the, florists is to util-
create new and purely ornamental forms. Tho
bonbon sellers work in the same realistic vein.
nd In im IT. lion # The T We tbs SaI,s sSll sf iGa
onlees az Florence. . gallery reserved for por-
traits Of painters by themselves has been
the Louvre and in tho galleries OF Versailles,
the Luxembourg, and the Eeole des Beaux
Al Arts ssI a so1 tSs mGdsrn nriists mas na 6sen formed nsd
sculptors. whom the Minister Of Fine Arts will
invite to make q present to tho Louvre OF their
Selves. The PROBABILITY is that g. P. 4. Hcaiy,
painter Of crowned heads and q notable wire
artist RTdiisfi invited Mitt Gosssiderins the N very Vide is-
norance of the French as regards foreign
countries and foreign art It might be advise
matic representatives. In this case Mr.. Mac
Lane. when consulted about the American
Gaudens, Edwin A. Abbey, and John s. Sar-
gent. FL ca sera justice. as they say In the
French law courts.
Francois Bonyin, tho painter Of interiors and
OF s~till,life subjects, died Just before, Christmas
ut the age of II. The newspapers have taken
advantage Of this OCCASION % spill much ink in
Of his contemporaries neglect. This is u
double error: Bonvin was never a martyr, and
at no time, was his talent unrecognized by. the
lovers and ,copnoisseurs of delicate painting.
only n Bonyin q, ia, had u neither b, inS tastes Rssn M NOR the
who live in palaces, and who used to ride on
became knowing and, prudent Bonvin re-
minds one rather of those old Dutch painters
painting in miserable sheds; and seeking
mon theme Of their familiar pictures. Bohyin
was and remained o plebeian, a man OF, the
father a rural policeman, hence .Bonvin. when
the engraver Prunaire, informed her of his
eensalogy In the following spisram, in a%llusion
the army; Madame, do not forget that, you
are entering q family une famille de robe, ct
d'epee; ma mere ,etat couturiere ct mon pere
garde-champetre;"'