The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-03
FRIEND.
c-ALEa IL ccLoR5 IN THE LATIN
CJaaTER OF PARIS.

Many Artist, who Rave arrived" owe
Much to +. Foinet'- Love of Art and
Benevoicnee-The Popular supper- Given
In His Il.,ie shop.
II an art student of tha Latin Quarter
knows not H. Foinet, that student is
hut hu:ft 7e creature. pitifully new to
the repuhl.e Of painters. And who =
Foinet? III has little shop in az an
cient wind lng street Of the old quarter,
the Rue Metre Dame de Champs, and
there keep, colors fer the accolnmoda-
ton Of impaeunious painters. II is q llt-
tie shop truir. with bandboz Of sale
n 1napt.er IL { behind, the minute salon
and living rooms above, but many
celebrity la.d the foundation for his
tame il the pigments cheorily furnished
by Foinet. Now G3, good nature and .
the wholesome rejection of his benevo-
lenco from tho fancics Of q thousand
friends havo kept THIS marchand de
co0leurs to tho appearance q 20. HIS
vouthfuIness remarked, "Ah, he says,
with a twinkle of his kindly blue eyes,
s'it keeps ono i'll good calor 20 deal III .
good colors." As le deals only IN the
best Of colors, those Fit for the making
Of masterpieces, " if Is quite IN keeping
that he shoaId have the rosy freshness
that reddish hair and mustache compile
neI!t. aud which seem to belong only 70
the glow cf vicor still III flower
Having had twoscore years Of ez-
perience In the trade THAT is so closely
akin to art. Foinet has more the charac-
ter of an artist than If tradesman, and
a glance around the walls Of his costly
establishment betrava who are las
friends among those who have ar
rived y Here are pieces by Datai-le, by
Ronnat, ly jean Paul Laurens by Ca
rolus-Duran. by Cain. by Geri Malchers,
by Chretien. by Paul Steck, by Ionelnd
twhoso ligfio pieces have sold Tor "s
much as 1000 ana 1000 francs each
since his Geath), the original Of F.rago-
nard's ia Balancoirc, evidences
enough cf Foinets intimate relations
with artists who famous afterward.
have been indebted to the man Of colors
for many a sustaining kindness.
Aycritab, patron, MPcenas Of points,
it Is necass;.ty that Foinet he well 70 do,
ana well TODD he is, and with the means
to gratifv las bcuevolence he has also
the taste to minister comfort TO the re-
fined appetite. Toiuct's Ettlc suppers IN
the shop are rs ascelebrated as tolnet him-
self, and To- be hidGen 10 one Of them IS
a mark of aistinctlon-an honor the
ambitious 3:h covels, a courtesy the
,.,lsf s,,oce.sf,,} es4ea,ae qba SINNERS
$500 +, tba sbo,, anJ Wins rf
-. -, scr,e7 i, ,,otflos rrfs., i
..4t, III. 7,,,l.4 40 u libarall,- ass
,'a,,..e,7 tt,.,+ e-,bri94-. ~ sba end III th..
-, ..,r,,,+.5l ~, ins-,t4 t7 tba
hoer pac..,,,a The nrr--dfug ,Ioitv
go ..--,,r +, his vo-a.-.- .alre into
,to ea1a, co+7,a IS ,,,.,f.rl ia ii no,
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footI,- =, ,le.1q-.a ho,r ,,,.,,.v candle. .re
i,,,,,t;,,,, ~ 1z-oa il fgs ,,lnrif y,l,c
Eas 81 vol !, he'd i1iaf Ija I5ats 81, j,5s
c,,,s Fo;nst ,,l,.,s hin, ..ri his ,4r..~.
naats mt - io+ rSeu who lsya it in then
- s.or,i1,e:i z,-iII ,,-r e3arrlar good y,int
hv ,,1avi,,o, ,,., faol .n.ler a. l. Foinet'.
anin;or
~ corsf1,l1-- ,7atol..,9 v-.7,,,., ,,air,t--
suddenly s,ats we'll bpg or cantUre
eo,oez-Eef,, > medal. fbo colon, merchant
. radiant over tha achievement. gives al.
ID of these notable suppers in honor of hi
proteee. and the rescIt i much the sam
as when Beau Brumme. made /, mal
bv taking his arm for walk in th
Mall. The supper is the confession G
faitI-Foinet's intimation that he *
lieves the painter has to all in;ents an
purposes. "arrived. = though he says on
requires Is years in which really IT
arrive . What phrase that isl Hoy
significant! And what a vast force !
has in the French world Of art and les
tersl s'He'lI arrive. Nohigher compli