The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-11-04

Couesp7udcnce O. Thc Washington Herald
London. Oct. -5-BaTol Arpad de Pasz-
thory. who has Just painted one strik-
lag picture of Smart Set sin, and who is
coing 20 paint several more at the sug-
gesticn OF SOciCty's pulpit castisltor,
Father Bernard Vaughan, says he now
expects TO auish the complete series
some time before Christmas,
This VIII consist Of six representations
OF aristocratic depravity. and judging by
their titles and tee single example Of
the barcns power Of depicting fashion
able frailty which is now on exhibition
here. the complete cycle cannot fail to
make a small sensation.
Meanwhile Baron de Paszthory's origi-
nal Smart Set picture. The Tempter"
IS drawing great crowds of fashionable
and other folk 20 the art gallery in Ken
sington. where 1t is being shown. The
baron himself is already known to some
extent in the United States, where ne
spent some months seven or eight years
ago.
The model for the Society Sinner In
his nueh-diseussed painting, THE Temp
ter, IS his beautiful, go.den-haired wife
She is German and was formerly an
opera singer. She vas quite stage
favorite in Vienna when the baron met
her
Hurt Socially by Marriage.
Tie was a young painter Of us -inguished
Hungarian ancestry. studying in the
Austrian capital II was love at first
sight but his marriage with an actress
aHgertd the baron's family and burt him
socially. So he and his bride tried cir
luck in that promises. LJnd-America.
There the painter had fair share OF
success. but he soon realized that re need
Cd the stamp Of society before ne could
make a fortune painting portraits fer mil
Iicuaires of New York. Chicago, Pitts
burg. AID elsewhere His best-Fnowu pic
ture in the United States is The Water
Eyuphs.~ He painted Melba's portrait.
and on her advice went to Australia.
There he was advised to make London his
Elecca.
The baron and his wife reached London
ia time 20 notice the agitau n in society
over The laslings OF Pa her Vaughan.
They attended the remainder of the ser
=
Father Vaughan and then he began his
FIRST picture
Inspired by Sermon.
The baron says that THE Temper"
which is life size. was directly inspired
by the following paragraph in one Of
Father NaUghan's sermons;
THE dO1tOr and the family lawyer can
tell You better than I can the number OF
innocent and beautiful English girls who
have been ruined at the card table-ruined
and brought 20 the verge Of the grave,
and sirl with is curse on her-what
can she do? SEt must pay her debts.
Does she ask Elr mother or father? No,
She is 100 ashamed. She runs from one to
a10ther-she knows not whither-until at
last some devil in human form, who had
laid the trap. makes his bargain. He gives
Der money, End TIE debt is paid; but the
Door girl feels she can never be her. elf
again. And this is going on every day"
The IempteT tells the story with
vivid force. II is q strong, marveIously /
lfeHke pointing, ana is creating even
more Of sensation than did the r n.
John Golfers famous academy picture Of
The Cheat" fer it is not ely the rep
rfsentaJicn Of an incident. but Of
uidcovs tragedy.
DeScri3 ion Of Picture
Leauins her arms on a deserted bridge
table sis q woman, terror and utter
despair in her face. she is staring. frozen
with horror, cnuanced at the awful re-
y5eilns Of hen future Cards sprawl at
her elbow. Behind her. with the light
from tail piano lamp streaming on h.s
face. is q midjie-aged man. His ewes
eloat on the woman. The smile of Dos /
session Is already curv.ng his lips. Tn the
tar background are q score Of men and
women, laughing and chatting, totally IN
coretrnfd al the tragedy Of wyman's /
soul being enacted o few feet away.
Father Vaughan is delighted with the
picture. 'IJ viii do a great zeal OF good. - /
he said. 1T IS because of the senses that
men tan and only through the senses can
they lc appealed to
Suggestion for series.
Father Vaughan has drawn I'd on paDsr
suggestions for the series of pictures
Which the baron is now painting. Here
they are.
3. "Tho Debutsnis' fresh, innocent and loyalv.
before She has t1su clugHt ia ,ae whirlpool Of So
called smart sc.lt..
-rle Word The GIRL al ;he end Of the sea
saa-tir-d and a5s5 With tie 7-eariac=s and use
i1zss q an Idle. butterfly 8rtter through life.
8. the flszh"-Eer marriage fos money 10
Lm she does not love
The pefH events leading 10 the separation
a. husband ard wife
-fHe Deserted Child Pathetic human study
bgr'a -iTo urtrrcs-urc the suicide Of tue
I1cr ltuc butterfly and the ota,r the deathbsd
ca me man Win no friend near hin
Nntu thc pictures are ala finished-and
the baron is w-rAinS furiousiy at them
society VIII focS 10 see themselves de-
ricted Ia Father Bernard Vaughan
h- baron mas already gained success
ID London. Tor nov everybody wants him
80 paint their portraits. He may now
have other models for has society sinners
besides ms beautiful wife