The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-01-16
STUDENTS FRIEND.
A DEALER IN COLORS IN THE LATIN
QUARTER or PARIS.

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Benevolence-The Popular suppers Given
In His Little Shop.
If an art student OF the Latin Quarter
knows not M. Foinet, that student 10
but a humble creature, pitifully new 10
the republic of painters. And who ID
Foinet? He has o little shop in an an
Gent winding street OF the old quarter,
the Ruo Notre Dame de Champs, and
there keeps colors for the accommoda-
ton Of impceunious painters. 1t 10 . lit
tie shop truly, with a bandbox Of . sale
q manger just behind, the minute salon
and living rooms above, but many .
celebrity laid the foundation for his
fame in the pigments cheerily furnished
by Foinet. Now s., good nature and
the wholesome reflection Of his benevo-
lenoe from tho fancies of a thousand
friends have kept this marchand do
couieurs to the appearance Of 40. His
youthfulness remarked, "Ah." he says,
with . twinkle of his kindly blue eyes.
"it keeps n in good color to deal in
good colorst' As he deals only In the
best Of colors, ''those fit for the making
of masterpieces" it il quite il keeping
that he should have the rosy freshness
that reddish hair and mustache compile
ment. and which seem to belong only 10
the glow of vigor still in flower.
Having had twoscore years OF e1-
peFience in the trade that ia 80 closely
akin to art. Foinet has more the charac-
ter OF an artist than Of q tradesman, and
. glance around the walls of his costly
establishment betrays who are his
friends among those who have ''ar-
rived. Here are pieces by Datailla. BY
Bonnat, by Jean Paul Laurens, by o.
rolus- Duran, by Cain. by Geri Melchers.
by Chretien. by Paul Steck. by Yongind
twhose little pieces have sold for ne
much as 5000 and 1000 francs each
since his death), the original of Frago-
nard's IL Balancoire," evidences
enough Of Foinet's intimate relations
with artists who, famous afterwar.i,
have been indebted to the man Of colo,s
for many a sustaining kindness.
A veritab patron. Macenaso OF points,
it is necessa4 ! that FoiDet be we'll to do.
and we'll toe } he in, and with the meaDs
to crafty his benevolence he has also
the taste to minister comfort to the re-
fined appetite. Foinet's little snppers in
the shop are rs celebrated as Foinet him
self, and to he hidden to one OF them is
q mark Of distinction-an honor the
ambitious youth covets, q courtesy the
most successful esteems. The suppers
are served in the shop, and wines If
choice vintage, served in bottles crusted
with cellar mold. are SO literally dis
pensed that sobriety at the end of the
evening il accounted an insult to the
host. Bacchus 10 the presiding deity
ever, and when his votaYies rcvolve into
the salon where coffee is poured it is not
permitted that of them be able per-
fsctly TO declare how Nany candies are
burning. Yet wee 70 the cuIprit wins
has 20 weak q head that be riots in his
oups. Foinet values him and his pros
poets not . jot. Men who have it in them
80 ''arrive" will not SANDER good wine
BY playing the fool under it, il Foinst's
opinion.
II q carefully watched young painter
Suddenly gets we'll hung or captures
somewhere q medal, the color merchant,
radiant over the achievement, gives u
Of these notable suppers in honor Of his
protege, and the result 10 much the same
as when Beau Brummsl made q man
by taking his arm for q walk in the
Mali The supper 10 the confession Of
aaith-Foinet's intimasion that he be-
lieves the painter has, 10 all ineents and
purposes, ARRIVED" ssoagh he says one
seQuires IL years in which really 80
arrive" What . phrase that isi Bow
significant! And what . vast force n
has In the French world Of art and lse-
tsrs! "HeIiaxr1ve." No higher compli,
ment may Be spoken hy master Of pulk