The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-28
FRENCH SALON In DANGER.
For the First Timer Its Honorable History
Of Centuries II Hay Not Open In May.
UPON MODEL SUZANNE HANGS ITS FATE.
Suzanne, Being Painted on Hundreds OF
Canvases. Persists In Parading In Ca
valcadcs In Gauxo-Wss Discovered
Ryan American Artist Abroad.



was expected TO occur as usual III May, |
ol.- its exhibit OF paintings to last uneh
the close OF the London ana rams sea
sons -
sut this year there IS grave DOUBT
elona- the students quarter OF thc CITY
the quarter from where the paintings
comc-whcthcr there viii be enough com
plcfcd canvascs for exhibition. Never
since the salon was moved TO the Palais
"a sensation.
de rfndustrie I'm 1855 has there been such
The reason OF this. and the possible
ties and probabilities OF success and iail-
IRE hang upon the Easter professions
and cavalcadcs that will come off In a
week or two. These displays have noth-
ing TO do with art. yet. as will be seen
they touch 1t IN the gravest OF ways
oven TO threatening the Salon.
Paris was never so gay or so studious
as this year. There IS scarcely n day
. that confetti does not lie foot deep
upon the bOulvards This paper pay
bling is sold I'm Paris by the measure.
is colOrod paper, cut round, and not
niece bigger than a gold dollar All
..rs come in tho measure. ana the SUI
dents use Il by handfuls, throwing It at
each other playfuily. Around favorlte
II lies two and three feet deep.
A later plaything with the students is
'serpentin." "A twisted paper confetti
tnat is flung into the air. II twiss Ike
a spiral and curls around things. GU
soc II hanging from the trees like the
Spanish moss Of the South. II comes
in all cOlors. and is thrown IRON mana
10 hand and caught around the fair VIC
tim whom the playful students would en-
snare These are the natural diversions
Of the art student I'm Paris.
There are noW Ina the city OF Paris 1000
American art students recruited from all
parts Of the United States and one and
all are in tho city Of life and art Tor
the purpose Of entering the Salon with
their pictures. They may not be able
TO do n this year. but they are going
10 study until they can.
QUEEN OF MODELS.
The favorite model of the artists quar-
ter is Suzanne Suzanne is little French
girl not over five feet tall But so per
feet IS her figure that, II painted In pro-
no~tion she can pose for any figure. the
heroic size Of Minerva, the perfect pro-
nortious OF the Venus de Milo and tiny
uiunp chcrubs all can be copied from her
graceful little figure Suzanne is seven
n rose-leaf Her skin IS white as MIX
ten years old. Her complexion Is Ike
and her hair hangs 10 her feet In blue
black cloud. Such lovely model was
never seen I'm the quarter. Last season
suzanne was discovered by a few Ameri-
can artists. who kept her secret. but this
wear she has learned her value and has
blossomed forth as the queen of models.
II is on account OF Suzanne that the
French Salon is in danger this year.
The fetes Of Lent and those promised
for Easter week are very gay. The MI
careme celebration was the noisiest one
ever celebrated upon the boulevard The
cavalcade was the longest and most brit
liant and the floats the most ekpeh-
sive ever designed by the Bohemia OF
Paris. who make mi-careme what II Is
OF an this Suzanne was queen
The Easter fetes promise 10 be just as
brilliant. The news Of them Is Whispered
about. and the students Of the artists
ouarter and the hanger-on Of Bohemia
are wearing old clothes TO contribute
money for the Easter professions. And
n Is this very coming Of JOY and cele-
bration that Will be their undoing
Suzanne, who IS the acknowledged
beauty OF the Partisan Bohemia, insists
upon being queen Of the spring carnivals.
Under ordinary arrangements queenship
would b.. forced upon Suzanne willy-mlly.
But this spring it is different FIFTY art
students Of the United Staes are copying
Suzanne's lovely figure and compieHloh
I'm their paintings, intending them Tor 'he
exhibition Of the Salon in May Ana
what will they do II Suzanne insists upon
riding in the professions, for that she
viii catch cold and get sick there Is not
the shadow Of doubt.
EASTER CAVALCADES.
The peculiar attractiveness about SUI
anne Is her adaptability for pose she
rets the idea Of what is artistic. and she
falls into II as few models can. In the
cavalcades she has the same conception
OF beauty which she has when posing.
and while she is something that Is
delight 10 the eyes she is also a terror
10 the soul OF those artists who want
her next day for their pictures.
In the mi-careme cavalcade Suzanne
was driven along on top Of a tall car as
the Queen OF Comedy" In her hand
she held the wand of laughter, and
around her were all the insignia of mirth
and ioy At her side stood her hand
maiden, Smiles. This hand-maiden, by
the way. is Madelaine. the chum OF SUI
anne. and herself a very pretty girl
in this cavalcade Suzanne wore moth
ing but gauze. She was wrapped round
and round with II until she was fairy
vision, but when urged TO wear her Han
nels underneath she emphatically declin-
cd 10 do so. IL would take away from
her conception Of the part OF the airy
queen Of Comedy IL she were to be en-
veloped i'm prosaic fiannels. Remon-
STRANGE was vain. and Suzanne paraded
in gaUze i'm tho biting March weather
Next day Suzanne was laid up with a
cold. ana for three days the artists ours
ed impiored begged and threatened her
TO get well and do 50 no more.
In the Easter procession upon the boule-
wards. and there will be many Of these
PROFESSIONS Suzanne has promised her
services in the cavalcades dressed in the
same diaphanous attire. And she cannot
be dlssuadod from n.
A very willy young American getting
a picture ready for the Salon. in which
Suzanne poses as a maid Of the mists.
suggested 20 the imperious little queen
OF models that she 20 as SKY" dressed
In a pale-blue cashmere gown. with ends
floating over the heads of those delow.
Just the thing" replied Suzanne In
her soft musical French. but l shall
wear eauze. Blue sky is thin, so delicate
IS the cloud Of blue across the white
clouds"
Suzannes chum Madelaine is blonde.
She too. IS seventeen years old, but Is
not az mature as Suzanne. In another
year she may have the plump cheeks,
The pretty hands. and the rounded out
lines Of her chum Then she. too. Will
be wanted night and day TO pose. But
Madelaines features are not quite the
perfect ones OF the Queen OF the Quar-
ter. and her face has a more worldly
look than the face OF Suzanne. With
eyes uplifted and with to the ceiling
Suzanne f. a dream Of Madonnas. OF
Saint Cecelas. Of the most consecrated