The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-21
LUCK OF FALLING STAR
,yryDrtN WOMaN WHOHhs FOUND
FORTUNE ~ HER FACE
New York Artist. Eager to sketch Hersnd
Paint Her and Model Her-"o" S"'
Came TO Mako a sensation.

than ever Mayor Strong. It Is mucn it-'
uncommon Ia New York at any rate ~
see "a Mayor drinking tea than 20 -,
full-DlOOdcd Indian woman pOuIlhs -.
Falling Star ia an AbcnaN indian VIZ
lives IN Sixth avenue. though she fea't
doesn't care for the locality. hoMtF,i,
she is so busy nowadays that she doeHH
spend much time Ia her room ana sho
thinks that she can stand 10 tll sDrinS.
Then she viii hurry away 10 the noun.
tains and be even happier than she -
now For IN spite OF the noise ana lhe
brick walls and the stone streets ana
the S.J0-a-woek room, Failing star i3
very, very happy When she shuts the
door behind her az night. she sits down
and falls TO thinking. M da1ed SORT OF
wav Ike the little Old woman ia Mother
Goosos tales: Who SAID.
I.aws-a- massey ON US,
can this be mey
The TACT Is the current or failis olaI
life has changed So suddenly ana so com
pletely that she hasn't grown acclsloii
"a 90 IL yet It all happened ABOUT
month ago when she went 10 Mis. hat
riet Maxwell Converse, the iriend a.it
helper OF an Indians In this part OF tne
country Dressed IN the garments ~.
civilization. her swarthy face conecaied
bv a veil. the AbeualN woman had pass
along the streets quite untemdl heo' Wv
10 was different story when she Como
under the trained eye OK Mrs. converse
While Failing star told her tale or woe
had az once struck her by IT'S pure III
dian character. The woman wanted 10
leave some baskets ass security Tor nor
fare 90 LuIcfnc where she hda an lhFahu
mother. Sine was considerably SURPRISED
when Mrs. Converse paid no attention 10
the baskets. bat ar ksd her 20 take on her
hat. She didn't understand IT, hut she
took off the hat. The next request was
for her 20 let down her hair. Slh Won
ocring she compiled.
Did you know that You have "a fortune
in your face.' asked Mrs. converse, VINO
knows where an Indian woman would
begin 90 calculate "a fortune.
Falling Star pat her hand up 90 her face
I'm a bcWildorcd way. She understood
less than ever. She telt queer. Then beer
new friend explained % nor, told htr
that She. just poor foriorn Failing Star,
was "a nne type of her race, thar great
artists would make pictures OF her ana
pay for her merely sitting stll Dy tho
hour Failing star appreciated the Kind
ness Of this aanguine person. but secretly
she had her doubts. and they were very
grave. Nevertheless. She consented TO
place herself boo the hands ol ncr would
be fairy godmothcr.
Mrs. Converse accordingly wrote 70
Frederic Remington. He very frankly re-
piled that Doe wasn't strong in draw lhs
women and that DEE was cntfltaNie To
his shortcomings and rarely put them i1
the test Several other WrlI-kuuWn ptilL-
ors Of Indian subjects were uird' put
they were as h1ru to locate ua was f..l
of Old Failing Star was Tor tlsaNnnIhL
ed.. ppOiufmrut cant feL amy STUD
ON people who oil them elves Win n'-
srair She had expected li. sun rNe GONE
scented 10 go with Mrs. converse Nn OBJ
the League school t1 present NNI.OIf aH
"a candidate for posing. This tme sNH
had shock. They snapped Dor up ODD
"a minute and before She know t She wHs
down ON tho books for d. long engage
mont.
Other things began % come bier War
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