Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-19
new YORK GIRL IS
SCULPTRESS At
SEVENTEEN
Little Pauline Margulies Now
DevOting Time to Aiding
Other Genuises; Began
sketohing When Baby.

okebCnlnB WH0h nhUy'
New York, Feb. ia.-Pnulino Mar
gullcs. child OF the East side. was
drawing pictures OF her pluymates
on the sidewalk ten years ago, to-
day. at H. she IS an accomplished
sculptress. From her first primitive
experiments IN sketching, through
elementary lessons at the University
Settlement and prize winning tri-
umphs at Copper Union, TO her pres
Ont finished work, the creation Of
beauty has been her reason for be-
ing. The Margulles family lives In
four rooms al so Delaney street The
father has a little hat store. There
are eight children. When Mr. and
Mrs. Mnrguilcs came from Roumnniu
years ago thoy did OF have four
rooms. bat there were no children.
Began 30 T0ddling Age.
Pauline is the oldest OF the family.
IS soon as she could todde about the
streets OF the lower East side she
drew crude pictures Of things ana
shaped mud with her little hands %
look like facn and women.
Mrs. Margulies, discerning woman
IN spite of her many cares saw that
the child had "a disposition 20 draw
But what could she do? There are no
expensive drawing teachers for the
children OF the East Side What they
do they have 90 do in the face OF fate.
But little Pauline knew her own
mind. And besides, she was follow
ing an impulse too strong 20 be re-
sisted: an impulse that could not be
crushed by time or place or things.
Mud and Charrcd sticks.
Under the little artists hand every
timing was turned 20 account. Mud
aud charred sticks. and even water
melon rinds. her mother says, became
material. And "a biz OF chalk wai
treasure!
Ia the University settlement Pau
lluo's dreams begin 60 come true. Did
they not guide her eager hands "a
mould the yielding clay and tcacf
yer fingers 10 hold tho crayon
Pauline made two sketches. Of Hen.
I
| + BOB 4 proud father put them II
the window OF HIS show, and he wal
not the only one who saw merit II
thcm A passing artist was attract
90 and made q possible for the CIR
TO enter Copper Union.
That was the beginning OF grea
things. Pauline sketched everywhere
anywhere, all the time II she went
Co the thcater and players were hei
models. az home the people OF the
tonemcnts. 4 clcyerly done sketch o
Ethel Barrymore hangs In the Mpr
guiles parlur.
Her First Medals
| During her first season at Coopol
| Union Miss MaFgullcs--for she wat
/ becoming "a young lady-Won six hon
/ orabie mentions n silver medal fo'
| drawing ana bronze medal for mod
| cling She has won many prizes.
A scholarship In the Art students
league was given 10 Miss Marguiles
She took n. but when "a second one
was offered she refused
"The rich people nj the league
| don't take enough interest IN then
| work. she said. They have toe
much monoy. and ar; with them is q
diversion. with me u Is everything.
Miss Margulios returned to he
work at Cooper Union and Is work'ni
there now Next summer she viii -
abroad TO France and Italy an'
wherever there are teachers and beau
tlful things. This her work has wor
tor her.
Now Helping Others.
! Now Miss Margulies Is helping q
give others the opportunity that wal
first offered TO her She has a class
OF little girls az the University ret
tlement and every afternoon teaches
them TO model and draw, just as she
was taught. Success has not made
! her selfish.
IN the neat little home at so De
| lancey street Mrs. Margnlles vii
proudly show You her parlor, its WALT
covered with casts and drawings made
| hy her daughter. Miss Margulies u
still her mothers little girl"