Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-24
THINK THEY'RE QUEENS
Extraordinary Pretentions of
Paris Professional Beauties
SHOWN IN LATE LAW SUITS
Want Their Hats, Cloaks and Cos
tunes for Nothing.
REAL ESTATE VS.. JEWELS
The sagacity of Lucie Gerard With
Respect to ''Charles-the-Bald"
Way of Getting Easy Money"
,ecial Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
PARIS, February i, 1906.
The professional beauties of the gay
French capital have nerve that is growing
stronger daily.
They think they have the right to live free.
rot only on the admiring public. but on all
kinds of tradesmen and furnishers. dress
makers, millners, fur dealers, photograph
ers, livery stables, automobile garages and
their own landlords.
They have learned to claim the earth and
get it-even from Paris judges. This is why
Carriers salary has been raised since she
acquired her sable jacket without money,
and why being sued for 1,730 francs worth
of pictorial posters has doomed Jane Der
walls renown.
Jane Derval is The Midnight Sun of
Paris"-the reference being to her eyes or
fire her darlzly glowing brunette beauty and
her 6o-ampere dash. Well, eight months
ago the Scala put her at the head of n
review
The Scala did its usual lavish advertising.
Jane Derval was in it, al the top; but that
was not enough for Jane. She wenl ner way
and had 5000 special posters OF her own
voluptuous person pasted on the walls of
Paris. The designer was a weli-known
artist, the color printer the dearest of his
Eight months elapse The scene changes
to the third civil tribunal of the Seine,
where the color printer sues Jane Derval
for ,7S0 francs.
II do not owe it," says the Midnight
Sun "Why?" asks the Judge. The posters
were a gift a tribute" From whom?"
asks the color printers lawyer. From the
artist He adOred me, and he begged to
be allowed to do me. and L let him. an
swers Jane But where do l come in?"
inquiries the color printer. Arrange with
the artist" came the answer; and, in the
ma n
risian Judge declared his inability to find
promise to pay on the part of the beauty.
Suzanne Kept the Jacket.
A whole jurisprudence is growing out or
these cases. One of the swell Paris fur
riers had created" new sable jacket, and
desired to show 1t to the world. At the
Odeon Theater he knew a delightful young
actress. Suzanne earlier is, indeed.
charming creature, dazzling in her person,
wearing her clothes to perfection. Thus II
came about that Suzanne earlier was soon
wearing the sable jacket on the stage and
In some photographs that appeared in swell
weeklies of Paris London and Vienna.
The delighted furrier sent Suzanne proofs
of the photographs with a note CALAMITY
conceived: The House of Nj is de-
lighted" it ran, ito thus enVelop the most
delicious baby of Paris.
His reference of course was to the en-
yeloping qualities of the jacket-and in the
photograph only. he later testified. And
when in course of time, Suzanne did not
return the jacket he sent her bill. Here
the Delicious Baby disagreed. The jacket
is already mine she said for advertis-
ing and she put in his letter as EXHIBIT
1t was a notable trial by reason of the
dazzling string of witnesses for the de-
Tense.
1--WE all do it." testified the fair Megard.
'It is the way We mount our toilettes,
testified Delvair of the Theater Francois
whenever l am photographed in a cos
tune coat or hat, the object becomes
mine" deposed Valentine Page of the
Odeon.
And the photographer pays US Also at
frmed Karville.
II have had the use of an automobile free
for six months at time, paying only the
chauffeurs salary" volunteered the baby
faced Guerrita.
objected the furrier but here is a -, 100
Jacket of valuable sables!
Continued to Envelop Her.
But you seem to acknowledge valuable
advertisement" said the judge Think,
the loveliest baby of Paris" And in your
letter you express delight that it envelOps
her Let it go on enveloping herr
He decided that the Lovely Baby keep the
jacliet-by custom of Paris 1t was the
sprightly little Lutece who made the sue
cess OF the sitting by first using this
phrase, "They are our perquisites by GUS
of the beginnings of Lutece. one sees how
beauty rules the court the camp and grove
In Paris.
She was poor little artists model One
day heartless joker gave her the address
of Gustave Courtois, saying he desired her
presence instantly.
The great painter was out when Lutece
arrived ''FH wait" she said and the
servant. habituated to such appointments,
let her. The studio was empty in the sun
light. Tapestries hung on the walls, rugs
and cushions Uttered the floors. With
sigh the tired girl sunk on a couch, and,
waiting, went to sleep
Suddenly she awoke with start A man
was sitting near her. calmly sketching.
Hold that posei' he exclaimed, sharply.
Then, half hour later he looked up and
said: Perhaps you will now tell me what
you are doing here?"
Lutece explained
Hum said the painter. some one has
been fooling you" Twin tear-drops rolled
down her lovely cheeks. Hum. hum!' he
continued. You have unaffected grace.
Suppose you take your things off.
Became Courtois' Favorite Model
Thus Iutece became Gustave courtois'