South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-10


ated by this same motive. though they
would probably not admit IT, They
YEARLY drag themselves through the
endless galleries. then come home and
for years afterWard gush over the
great masterpieces they sawf'in the
Louvre"
Warren had promptly and emphat-
ically declared that he had no inten-
tiOn OF going, that IL was too bloom
ing hot" TO trail around and look at
pictures. But Helen felt she could not
face she amazed exclamations OF the
, folks at home. "and you didn't go TO
the Louvre You were in Paris all
that time and didn't spend day
there"
seeing were beginning TO tell on her.
Helen did take a cab.
'"The Louvre, The Louvre" she in
structed the driver
"Oui. Oui madame and they were
or.
But when he drew up, Helen found
that he had taken her, not to the
Louvre galleries. but TO the Magasins
dy LOuvre-one of the great depart
ment stores of Paris EXcitcdly she
wrapped on the glass door
Mono The art galleries. The
Louvre The Louvre"
His face lit up with understanding.
He jabbered something reassuringly
and quickly turned the cab.
ut last
A few blocks further on he again
stopped, jumped down and opened the
door with an air Of triumph.
IL was the Louvre hotel he had
brouht her 10 this time.
Helen. flushed and excited, almost
screamed, The Louvre! The
Louvre!"
The man looked blank. 1t was not
until she pointed to the name in her
guide book that his expression
changed and he exclaimed joyfully:
''Musee! Musee du Louvrei"
That any Paris cabman should not
know what you meant by the Louvre.
Helen started out.
Better take a cab" Warren had
advised. you'll need all your ener-
gle. when you get there. There're
miles of those galleries"
Because IL was very warm, and be-
cause the two weeks Of constant sight
So this morning. fortified by her
guide book and a strong sense of duty,
Helen thought Indignantly, as they
whirled off once morei She had been
anxiOusly watching the taXimeter,
which now registered over two francs.
This winter she would study French!
If ever she came to Paris again she
would not be at the mercy of these
stupid drivers.
When they finally turned into a
large courtyard. Helen recognized the
stately buildings Of the Louvre be-
yond. But the meter registered still
another franc before the car stopped
at the entrance
Up a flight Of marble steps. through
a massive door, and Helen stood in a
great vaulted corridor. Checking her
parasol. she started down one of the
long galleries. At first she wandered
around afmlessly then turned to her
guide book.
Baedecker devotes Just 81 closely
written pages and nine maps to the
Louvre and Helen waded through
them hOpelessly confused
Then she discovered that she had
come in at a side entrance, and the
itinerary Of Baedecker starts from the
main entrance. Had she known
where that was Helen felt it would
be easier to go out and come in again
so that she could begin with the
From the main vestibule, we enter
to the left the Galerie Demon, whose
bronze copies"
To find where YOU are in a guide
book is an obsession of most tourists
and Helen hardly saw the paintings
for her eyes were glued 20 the Bae-
decker in an effort to find their mum
bers.
She tried to think of some particu.
1arlv famous pictures she ought 10 see
The Mona Lisa"-but that had beer
stolen. THE Last sumner" was that
was that here? And whose Madonna
was it that was so famous?
The Venus.
By all this il will be seen thai
Helen's knowledge OF art was not eX
Exhaustive.
At the foot of a broad stone stair
way was "a group of statuary. She
thought Of the Venus de Milo, surely
that would not be So hard 10 find al
"A picture. But in the roor below tn
galleries OF ancient sculpture seemed
endless. At length in the distance
she saw the famous armless statu
against its red velvet background.
Ii was in an alcove alone. protected
by a brass railing. against which sew
eral tourists were leaning.
one is supposed 10 stand before thi
statue in Tapt admiration of its Class
lines Bet Helen's thoughts wer
somewhat different. She was wonder
ing how her own we'll formed littl
body OF which she was secretly Yer,
proud, would compare with thi
She had heard of the large wais
Of the Venus de Milo and now sh
noted the breadth OF the hips. Sh
smiled as she thOught of them In
hobble skirt And the fact-eVen TO
the size of the statue they SCENE,
large Instiuctively Helen glanced a
her own small rusSet shoes.
But she liked the way Venus wOr
her hair. and promptly decided 20 tr
arranging her own that way. Onl
her hair was not wavy possibly
would not look So we'll
Those are not exactly the thought
that are supposed 20 thrill one whe
they gaze at the Venus de Milo. bu
this is precisely what Helen thought
and what probably nine women on
OF ten do think. although they woul
strenuOuSly deny IT,
For the next half hour Helen wan
dered through aisies OF ancient Sculp
ture. There were statues in all form
OF mutiIation. headless armless an
legless or some only the torso re
NAMED and there were many detach
ed arms. legs and hands No dOut
they were sll very fine but Hele
thought them rather gruesome.
Help.