Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-05-17

sister as printed in the World. The '
lows:
suppose for ten years you had
searched all over the world for face
like that of the Venus de Milo.
Then suppose you saw the face you
had been searching for on Broadway
as you were hurrying to Il matinee.
What would you do:
Well, this is the predicament DR..
Arnold Genthe, who recently has
come to New York from San Fran
cisco, found himself in the other day.
For years, with the art Of photog-
raphy as his hobby, he had searched
every country on the face of the globe
for Venus de Milo in real life. The
most remote corners Of the earth :as
well as the most populous cities Of
the continent had been visited again
and again without hnding the object
OF his search. He had almcst come
to the conclusion that such q woman
did not exist today, when he met the
object Of his quest face to face on
Broadway. Before him stood a young
woman, tall and stately with a pure
Grecian profile and a serene expires.
sion that was Enthusiastically the same
as the Venus de Milo, which for cen.
turies has been recoguized as the. .su.
preMe ideal Of femllline beauty. N
DR.. Genthe stopped short. His
hand flew to his hat and he was about
to bow to the beautiful creature be-
fore him and announce that she was
the one woman he had been searching
for for ten years, when he realized
what disastrous consequences might
result. Suppose she mistook him for
"masher' and dealt with him ac-
cOrdingly. Besides it would sound
ridiculous to tell her on crowded
Broadway that she was the Venus DE-
Milo in real life. These and many
other thoughts flashed through his
mind as the object of his quest passed
him. His hand dropped to his side.
Even his gray hair and respectable
appearance did not give him CONT
dence to speak to the wonderful crea-
ture and a moment later she was
gone.
At first DR.. Genthe's impulse was
to follow her to her home. and in that
way learn her address. He retraced
his steps, pushing his way through
the crowd in vain effort to catch an
other glimpse of her Venus-like face.
But she had been swallowed up in
the malestrOm and the search had to
be abandoned.
When DIR. Genthe reached his stu
dio he felt like reproaching himself
fornot speaking to the beautiful girl.
Here was the one woman he had been
searching for the world over, yet
when he found her, he did not have
the "nerve" to tell her so. But the
fact that he now knew such crea-
ture existed, gave him new hope.
She was in New York and doubtless
she would be on Broadway again.
lie would search for hel in company
with woman friend. When he found
her he would have his companion
speak to her and present him. In
this way he would run no risk OF be-
ing misunderstood. Cautious, care
full DR.. Genthe.
So, accompanied bv woman
friend, DR.. Genthe haunted Broad
way every afternoon for several days.
He did not seem to realize that search
ing for face on Broadway was like
looking for a needle in the proverbial
haystack. The quest seemed hope
less. However. to make a long story
short they found her. She was walk
ing along Broadway with Il music
roll one sunshlny day last week.
"There she is! Stop her!" cried the
enthusiastic photographer to his COM
paniOn, who suited the action to the
word. A moment later she had en-
planned her action to the Venus-like
beauty and presented DR.. Genthe,
who immediately suggested that they
adjourn to his studio to photograph
her.
So intent was DIR. Genthe on get
ting the photograph that he did not
ask any questions until he had sever