The sun., 1912-07-21
b. HERMAN BERNSTEIN.
YUST as I was leaving Paris the ~

TCST as was leaving Paris the post
man handed mo letter from
AuCuste Endin. tho world greatest
sculptor. containing an invitation
TO visit him in his -tuiIo on tho following
afternoon My grips werc in tn" auto
mobile and was on mr way to ihe rai.
road station. I had made arran-rIrents
IN meet a distinguished German ,rr'H"d'-
ately after my arrival IN Berlin Instead
of going TO the railroad static, ! t"'e-
rraphed to Berlin tha, wor'1 come a
few days later and ! remairci /" 'r"ot
Rodip
gifted painter and keen art critic who
was with me said:
'Ihope you are not hesitatlnr. would
give up dozen other important engage
nents for meeting with tho Michel
angelo OF modern times. Besides Rod dtn =
-. and there is only ono Eodln
was not llesitating. Remembered
the great pleasure had derived from my
meeting with the vigorous. intellectual
eevent y-one year young genius Of Franc.
At O. clock I care 10 the studio where
tho greatest masterpieces of the famous,
French sculptor have been produced
and where they are still produced.
Before meeting the master | mot his
muse. Robins muse Is a brilliant New
York woman who IL now the Duchess dc
Choiseul. The Duchess. whom ] met tine
year before in Rodin r studio. told me that
Rodin regarded her as his muse. She
showed the bust he was making az ler
representing laughter" and she de
rlared that Rodiu considered 1t his mas
terpiece. The bust was not complete
a. the time
Has NJ Rodin completed the bust of
his muse" ! asked the Duchess as she
came out AMI assured me that the great
sculptor would soon return to the studio.
That was most unfortunate affair.
4 number of accidents happened to that
bust before II was completed and finally
when il was ready and was to be shipped
10 the exhibition another accident oc-
Cured and the work was destroyed.
That bust was one of the very finest works
II the master. But he is working on q
pew bust
Saying this she removed the cloth from
an incomplete bust Of herself. her face
laughing broadly.
y am afraid that this one is not such
happy likeness OF me-" abe added with a
smile. II am almost sure that 20 ac-
cidents will happen to this bust"
Then the muse commenced TO speak
with enthusiasm about Rodin's great
success everywhere in Europe. in America.
and especially in France.
'Rodin has just returned from Lyons"
she said He has loaned to the city OF
Lyons his private collection OF about
two hundred and ffty of his favorite draw
ings for the exhibition. AL tho rooms
and tho salon are brilliantly illuminated
and the impression made by the Rodin
exhibition there is one that can never
10 forgotten. The surroundings and tho
atmosphere are SO delightful. and the
works OF the master seem to be moving
md going around. 1t is a gigantic ex-
hibition.'
Then s,e repeated 10 mo how she had
persuaded Mr. Ryan. who had his bust
made by kodin. TO iminortalize himself
by creating Rodin gallery in America.
After yoI are dead what will you
amount to with all your inillions?' she
said to 'Mr. Ryan why shouldn't you
do something for tho ar, of your country?
why shouldn't you d, something for tho
young men and younc women who c,u-
not afford TO come here to study? Whv
shouldn't you buy some % the bo,t NJ
,~oah wor.s ami present them to tho
AmeNcan People"
'h"sc war.a. ad.,i.,Sed nv vo.,.
'hhse TO VI" American millionaire =,
"lced HIM Ia start the Rodn co,loo,ic,
AZ me Metropolitan Museum of Az, 10,
New York. ''' !"
Tho Duchess also spoke of how sh. l..