The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-05-13
NEW AFFINITY IN PARIS.
Earle Works Hard and Takes His Own
Features as a Model.

Features as Model.
Paris. May 9--Ferdinand Pinney
Earle. he of the afIinities, is a very
busy man in Paris these days. BE.
sides the litigation in New York, Julia
Kuttncrs anuulment action, to which
Earle had paid little more attention
than simply to notify his lawyers and
instruct them to make formal de-
Tense, he is bringing "A proceeding of
his own In the French courts to re.
gain possession of the son, Emile
Fischbacker his first wife, bore him.
She got the custody of the child with
her French divorce.
Earle also finds time to- paint to
write verses to play on the violin, to
do all that may beht an exotic plant
OF the Quarter Latin. and to gallivant
around town with his fourth soul
mate"
The couple are often seen in Bou.
diets and at other well known resorts
together; she dark, slender and viva
Cious, and he, tall, blond and no long
er bearded They appear devoted to
one another, as Earle has always APP
peared when entranCed by some new
affinity"
When not ambling through the Jar
dins du Luxembourg or along the
Boulevard Raspail arm in arm with
the successor to Emile, Julai, and
Gertrude Earle can be found in his
studio on the Rue Champagne Pre-.
a ln
building, an ideal spot for an artist,
for from the many windows one can
look out on a couple of old fashioned
gardens relics of a less material Par
is and stray bits of the architecture
that made the French capital famous
are visible at nearly every point of the
Comapss.
Hardly am | risen" he said, than
the Muses. call me. | hurry through
my bath, slip on this velvet coat and
pantaloons and take up my pen before
| think of my morning cup Of choco-
late. You see" he went on, indicating
the secretaire with a sweep of his
arm, 81 was just rounding off the
last lines of sonnet before you came.
| had set my chocolate water to boil
and was fondling my beloved 'Strad'
as you climbed the stairs"
Earles clean-shaven features have
not the blond Viking aspect his beard
once gave him. He looks almost boy
ish, in fact, and one would never guess
him to be the breaker of women's
hearts he has really been. His one
topic during a long visit was art, with
capital A. His music, his verses, but
above all his paintings engrossed his
conversation. The grand canvas
stretched across the southern wall is
his favorite subject of discussion.
The principal figure. one sees at a
glance, represents Jesus of Nazareth.
1t is the old familiar picture of the
blessing of the Fishermen" But in
the lineaments of the central figure
one notes a curious resemblance. A
glance at Earle as he is today does
not assist the memory, but the recol.
lection of him as he was before the
barber smoothed his face flashes
across the mental vision and the con.
neCtion is complete. Earle himself is
the model for the Christ he has depict
ed
Then he talked little of his love
affairs, bemOanng that the press and
public will not take his view of the
matter, but must stick to the old con.
ventional ideas.
1T was all a mistake" he signs OF
his affair with Julia Kuttner, and oil
his break with Emile Fischbacker he
says merely: 81 found there was nc
longer any sympathy between my wife
and myself, and | thought it best for
all concerned that we begin a new
life"
The episode in which Gertrude Buell.
Dunn figured is still sore subject
with Earle, and he cannot be induced
to speak of it. AS to his feeling to-
ward the vivacious little French wo
man who is now his friend, when the
subject was preached he merely raised
his head in deprecating fashion and
shook his head, as though the topic
were too sacred for discussion.