The morning times., 1896-03-22
Many of Them Caught Colds AS Result
of Festivities.
Copyright, 1860

Paris. March 13.-For the first time in
Its honorable history OF centur les the
French Salon is in danger. its opening was
expected to occur as usual In May, and its
exhibit of paintings 10 last until the close
or the London and Paris seasons.
But this year there is grave doubt along
the stuuents' quarter of the city-the quarter
from where the paintings come-whether
there Will be enough completed canyases
for exhibition. Never since the salon was
moved TO the Palais de rIndustrie, in 1855,
has there been such sensation.
The reason of this, and the possibilities
and probabilities OF success and failure,
hang upon the Easter professions and cav
alcades that will come Off in Il week or two.
These displays have nothing to do with art,
yet, as will be seen, they touch it in the
grayest of ways, even to threatening the
salon.
Paris was never so gay or so studious
as this year. There is scarcely a day
that confetti does not lie foot deep upon
the boulevards. This paper pla aything
is sold in Paris by the measure. 1t is col
ored paper, cut round, and not one piece
bigger than gold dollar. All colors come
i'll The measure, and the students use 1t by
handfuls, thro wing it at each other play
fully. Around favorite it lays two and
three feet deep.
later pla thing with the students is
serpentin," twisted paper confetti
that is flung into the air. IL twists like
spiral and curls around things. You see
il hanging from the trees like the Spanish
moss or the south. II comes III all colors,
and is thrown from hand to hand and
caught around the fair victim whom the
playful students would ensnare. These
are the ma tural diversions OF the art student
in Paris.
There are now III the city of Paris l 600
American art students recruited from all
parts of the United States, and one and all
are in the city of life and art for the pur-
pose OF entering the Salon with their
pictures They may not be able to do it
this year, but they are going to study I'M
til they can.
The favorite model of the artists quar-
ter is Suzanne. Suzanne is a little French
girl, not over five feet tall Bat 50 perfect
is her figure that, il painted in proportion,
she can pose for any figure. The heroic
size Of Minerva, the perfect proportions
of the VcnOs de Milo and tiny plump cher
ubs all can he copied from her graceful lit
tie figure. Suzanne is seventeen years
odd. Her complexion is like rose-leaf.
Her skin is white as milk and her hair hangs
10 her feet in a blue bla OK cloud. Such a
lovely model was never seen in the quarter.
Last season Suzanne was discovered by a
few American artists, who kept her secret.
but this year she has learned her value and
has blossomed forth as the queen OF models.
1t is on account of Suzanne that the
French Salon is in dInger this year.
The fctcS OF Lent ana those promised for
Easter wce6 are very gay. The Mi-careme
celcbrat ion was the noiSieSt one cele-
brated upon the boulevard! The caval-
cade was the longest and most brilliant,
and the "flOats'' the most expensive ever
designed by the Bohemia OF Paris, who
make Mi-carcme what IT is. OF all the
Suzanne was queen.
The Eastcrfetes promise TO be just as bril-
liant. The news OF them is whispered
about, and the students of the artists
quarter and the hanger-on of Bohemia are
wearing Old clothes to contribute money
for the Easter professions. And II is this
very coming OF JOY and celebration that
viii be their uudOiDE.
Suzanne, who is the acknowledgedbeaut
of tie Partisan Bohemia, insists upon he
ing queen Of the spring carnivals. Under
ordinary arrangements queenShip would
he forced upon Suzanne willy-nilly- But
this spring it is different. Fifty art stu
dents or the United States are copying
SuZanne's lovely figure and complexion
i'll their paintings, intending them for the
exhibition of the Salon in May. And what
will they DO If Suzanne insists upon riding
i'll the procession, for that she viii catch
cold and get sick theIe is not Il shadow of a
doubt.
The peculiar attractiyeness ab- Al Su'
| zanne i her adaptability for pose. She
gets the idea OF what is artistic, ana she falls
into it as few models can. In the cavat
CadeS she has the same conception OF beauty
| which she has when posing, and while shf
is something that IS delight to the eyes
she is also terror to the soul OF those artists
| VINO want her next day for their pictures
In the Mi-careme cavalcade Suzanne was
| driven along on top of Il tall ear as the
Queen of Comedy" In her hand she helf
| the wand OF laughter. ana around her weT'
| all the insignia OF mirth and JOY. AT hei
| side stood her hand maiden. Smiles. This
! band maiden, by the way. is Madclaine, th'
| chum OF Suzanne. and herself a very prett!
| girl.
| In this cavalcade Suzanne wore nothing