The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-27
SHE MET 4 PRINCESS.
Mrs. f. Dunont Smith Writes of Ex-
perience Abroad.

Florence Eustaee Smith, writing
home from Paris to the kinsley Mer-
curry, has the following:
Principally because she gives glimpses
of every point Of the compass of life is
Paris the enchantress of the world: and
to the artist there is none other.
We have been doing the studios and
ateliers of Paris We visited those Of
the great Julien and "CollarOSsi' and
several of minor Importance. We heard
the Criticisms" and saw the weird
eccentric, and intense and otherwise
inclined struggling up the heights of
art through the daily friction and strife
of envy and footballs of human inter
course. DO you know what an artists
studio is like? / mean the average one
in Paris, devoted to students from all
over the world? IT'S a big barn-lil1e
room with a glass roof and flying cur
tains and tapping robes that adjust the
light and values" of picture There
are stools and easels about and in the
middle of the room a raised square or
platform upon which the model poses.
Each student draws or paints or moulds
from his peculiar point of vantage; and
amidst these bare surroundings must
be gained the technique that makes
possible the dreams and inspiration
which are of himself. After student
attains the mechanical part OF the pro-
fession he opens a studio OF his own
and it was in one of these work shops
of genius that we found life so inter-
esting. We had long heard of the
Princess A-stoff This Russian prin-
cess who had come to Paris TO study
art and whose vivid personality SO
crept into the hearts of her friends A
real Russian princess, mind you
Princess in her own light. A beautI-
full woman, sincere and magnetic VINO
was sold in her youth; that the Golfers
OF the family might be replenished, TO
a man old enough to be her rather: a
commonplace tale enough, but not be-
ing common place she knew no SUP
mission to the conventions; ana just
here a link is missing in the story
some lord: and some do whisper that
she was banished from that soIroW1ul
land Of her birth. Be that as IL may,
she had always loved art she came 10
Paris and studied with Julien ana
worked hard through long days ana
nights 1Don her ideals until she at
tanned a name. A splendid name, Win
genius and sympathy oeanllns lf On
ewes that seem TO see the end OF the
world. with perfect poise; she Is eoidly
self-contained until Russia, her trlaiS
or her art are touched upon When all
the latent strength ana pen sIt}, Iii II
of the primitive Say blaze Tor An
alone. She lives with only a Russlan
maid that devotedly attends TO her de-
mands. A.. 81,
is situated in a .fuiet street IN the
Tatir, Quarter. it looked at nrst like
the entrance to a churen or lecture
hall. with great iron DORIS oinlnousiy
closed. AS they opened ana the neaVy
portieres were drawn ASIDE we We're
ushered into the studio As the studio
is her home and where she lives and
receives her friends, all the canVases
in sight were finished works Of art
that had either been adEaitted 70 the
salon" or waited for puschasers.
Opposite the entrance. ana occupy
ing almost one entire side OF me wall,
was a picture we shall never forget
Born of the heartaehe and broken
life of this woman comes ciiiisliis 10
the Christ as the redemp aon ana SOL
ace of the world VINE no creeu
to What is called '.svesterE theosophy,"
she reveres Christ as the greatest
apostle of moral ethics ara greatest
teacher Of all time-
All of her ideal woE& ss2nDoazes