The sun., 1908-03-25
OLD PUPILS or JULIAN DINE
"ART FOR DOUGH'S SANE" SONG
THEY SANG AT REUNION.

Men Nho were sChOOled In the Famous
Paris studio 10 Years AgO-FrivOlOus
songs and Jokes by the Men VINO Are
Now At the Top Of the WOrId Of Art.
There vas gathering in the Atelier
CaN. IN West Sxty-ssventh street, last
evening u several SCORES OF men, not all
u them artists, who may or may not form
themselves into a Society Of the Ancients
Al II ,hem vera men who in the fatal or
famous according TO the point of view
.-a.e from 1880 to fs9O had been students
ri he Academic Julian In Paris and they
referred to themselves lovingly as dneisns
Julian il deal hut his spirit lives, and
Uau Mechers, Harry WatrOus and few
others conceived the idea some weeks ago
of gathering together some o! the men
who had been students there in the great
lays when a cigarette, a cup Of tea aud
She meant something more than paint to
them and having good old time at dinner
and aftervRrd, Their invitation Was
readily accepted by something like four
.core Of the buys Of 1880 W who are now in
New York, and these assembled themselves
m rhe AteIier cafe last evening they also
took thamseves homeward eventually - and
.sug With artistic feeling, among other old
songs Make Me a BOY Again Just for
Tonight
some Of the onciens rebelled at singing
the songs oi yore maybe there had been
urGuj MRrguerites and joined with
Creorge Cohen lone ~ themnelvesl In his
cheerful dtty entitled Art for Dough's
sake Gt did have another title, too, Happy
DAYS at Julian's'l. which said.
We cannot slug the old songs
We sang long years aEo'
we've been so busy ever since
\ gathering IN the dough.
Then, with Mr. Cohen still to lead, they
took another try at it and sang while Mr.
Cohen played at the piano and Burnt Wood
Fosiick accompanies him on tho violin
70 The tune Of the Merry Widow
"a students a. the Julian schoo,
We knew not how 10 take.
our soul ambition then In life
was An for Ants sweet sgks
Rut gee whl2 When We orcs got nome
How different things appear
rs sdu and dough msIImme1
Swings High Art over here
4 portrait OF Julian hung at one end OF the
room with the motto: 'Cherchez e carac-
rare 5sns Ia Nature. and At the other end
Gome one with vivid memory Of the famous
model Sarah Brown had placed Law figure
of Sarah with all her volume Of red hair and
added the inscription 'Cherohez mon
caractae dams ma figure.
Among the slides thrown on the screen
was a youthful portrait Of Irving Wiles,
which his friend Charles Shean Immediately
took up as an object Of his Arts Club and
Art Commission humor and gave TO It the
title of The Innocent Kid
Among the other diners we're Robert
Reid. Edward Simmons, Samuel lShnnl,
Francis G. Jones. August Franlen, De
cost Smith, Irving Couse, Louis Paul Des-
sar, Frank V. On Mond, W. i. Metcalf,
F. S, Lamb, Leo Lash. Herbert Adams,
Louis Loeb, Thomas Shields Clarke, 4.
V. V. Sewell, Albert Sterner, Otto Wiegand.
Ruger Donohoe, Frederick s Dellenbaugh
and F WELLINGTON Ruckstuh
An appreoiative letter was read from
Nine Julian also there were letters from
Robert Fleury and Jules Lefebvre. NJ
LefebvTe said among other thlngs;
1ou nave nhd tOe 'n1tOOR Hhu uFU'ANe
thought to associate me with this frsternal
ceremony. am happy to be with YOU uuder
thee circumstances quite A. much with
YOU in my thoughts and cordially az u miles
If space and OF ocean did not separate US
10 fact the sentiments are Independent Of
distances. and distance, when the sentiments
are noble and pure, has only th' ef ect of draw
ing friends closer and elevatinS their friend-
ship. Between good fellows the absent ones
are never wrong.
can imagine myself therefore quite easily
As being in your midst at This moment, being
seated at your table and talking together Of
yood and happy friendships, Of our work,
our troubles, our difficulties and the
nAGnineent rscompense OF art and the
end, when IN that touching silence
which presdes over our lnNOcstlon
Of the regretted dead, my voice, trembling
a little. thank YOU for having done like
your comrades In France, IN banding your
selves together. and advises you 20 perfect
and organize other academies which will
carry in every direction the honored name