Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-03-19


erness. There they were joined last |
July by William II. Low. who had /.
buried his wife IN February, 1909
The friendship between the Mac .
Monnieses and the Lows D. OF long
standing, Mr.. and Mrs. Low haying
been godpareuts to the MacMUnnies
children TO latter day Givenites THE
friendship was wholly unknown or
forgotten. for the Lows were Of the
Giverny Of Robert Louis Stevenson's
time, when II. L. S. met in the village
his future wife. Mrs Lloyd Osborn.
In chapter ON Givorny I'm his
Chronicles of Friendship Mr.. Low
writes "Since those days 1S92) |
have passed a golden summcr there
within garden walls IN the gracious
society of a chatelaino end two charm
ing hllcules'
II was to brint the "nlleulcs"
MacMonnies children--a watch and q
string of pearls bequeathed TO them
by his dead wife that Mr. Low went
to visit Mrs MacMonnies last July
lie went first to the home she had
been occupying IN Paris. but not find.
ing her there, he followed the family
TO Brittany, whence he returned In
September to Paris 20 work upon n
mural decoration for the federal build
ing in Cleveland, O.
His best known mural painting Is
the ceiling of the ballroom Of the
WaldorfAstoria.
Community Takes Sides.
At tea in Mrs. MacMonnies' apart
ment their engagement was divulged,
to be Immediately betrayed by a cable
to America. In respect 10 the late
Mrs. Low. It had been their intention
TO postpone marriage until this spring
in New York, but the unforeseen pub
licity precipitated II.
The MacMonnies divorce rent Civ
erny in twain and flled the art world
of New York with regret. Early last
summer Giverny awakened to find
posted on the bulletin board outside
the village schoolhouse, after French
provincial fashion, I hand written of
fetal announcement of the divorce.
1T was like a scene in an old-tlme
play" said an eye witness. "As the
news spread through the village
group after group gathered round the
board, reading and rercadlng the
notary's fine script. No one could be-
lieve their eyes, for The previous sum
mer the couple were inseparable join
ing in every village sport"
So strong was their hold upon the
esteem and affection of the community
that after the first shock Judgment
was suspended. 1T is too deplorable
for words" said Giverny. Before the
summer wore away public feeling be-
gan to turn against Mrs. MacMonnies.
She had failed to put in a defense,
and In consequence the French law
! had given the children to the father.
The village had yet to learn that she
had only consented to divorce at the
request of the sculptor and that the
children have been with the mother
ever since the decree was granted, on
grounds of incompatibility of temper,
excepting a day now and then with
their father.
/ IONc IOI mOAuNis
His devotion to his mother is idyllic.
! She was his housekeeper at Giverny
last summer, participating in the so
clal life of the village. The elder Mrs
! MacMonnies is an orthodox woman OF
! the old school. In Difference TO her
wishes, the sculptor refrained from
work on Sundays, and dutifully accom-
panied her to services held in various
studio gardens by Rev. Henry Mottet
pastor of the Church of the Holy Re
deemer Sixth avenue and Twenty-sec
ond street. New York, who was pass
ing the summer at Giverny. Her sons
divorce is the cross of her old age
Because she requests it, the sculptor
never rides in an automobile. Mrs
! MacMonnies sees no good In the arl
life of Giverny; modelling in the opeI
from nude figures, to her mind. doe.
not make for moral uplift. Her esti
mate of art and her frankness in ex
pressing her views are said to have
been the joy Of Whistler. who loved
to discuss art with her. That h,
might have served the world in som'
more useful capacity than as a make
If statues remains Mrs. MacMonnies
conviction, despite Whistler's argu
ments TO the contrary.
Mr. MacMonnies is at the zenitl
Of his power and prosperity. He ha
ceased to accept further commissions
since he calculates that It will TAX,
him eight years to complete the worl
he has on hand, all of which is for tn,
greater beauty of his native land, L
which he is expected to return to liv,
after the marriage in Rome.
For Beautiful Hands.
Mrs Jameson. the well-known au
thor, was great admirer of beautiful