Evening star., 1917-10-28

l believe one Of his most successful pic
lures was a portrait Of Mrs. Grover Cieve.
land. while in London he painted several
well known Anglo-Americans. among
them being Lady Essex and Mrs. VIII
liam Newhouse.
However, Laszlo. tho Hungarian. and
Funk. the German. were the stars OF
this pre-war luncheon party, ana there
was hero worship by those ladies among
the guests who bowed to the shrine OF
Laszlo and would only tolerate FUNK ano
vice versa. Laszlo was much more tact
full and diplomatic personality than Funk
Laszlo was full of admiration OF an
things both British and American. Funk
was much more Prussian in his metnoos
and suggested that he had no great love
for the English their art or their ldeais.
He recognized only the United States as
being eye-to-eye with German culture ana
artistic power
l did not see Funk for many day
until just at the commencement OF ,he In,
war. when, strolling through the PARK,
| met him wrapped in long flowing
cloak and wearing soft hat shading
his eyes. In spite of the rather en-
veloping nature Of his costume | rec
ognized the artist and spoke to hlm
not realizing at the moment that ne was
German in sympathy and point OF vle"
rms. however. was fully realized pS me
after few minutes conversation, aho
remember leaving him and feeling chok-
ing sense Of indignation at his genuine
and frankly expressed view that Germany
was impregnable and that America could
never enter the contest on the side OF
the allies.
A letter written by young officer in
the fighting line in Flanders. sent to
the London Times,
Flowers Glorify varies the story OF
devastation daily
Ousout. transmitted from
the front. The writer said:
THE other day we took over from
well known Scottish regiment whose
reputation for making themselves COM
Portable was well known throughout
the division. and when l went to ex-
anime my future abode l found every,
thing up to the standard which had
anticipated.
Standing on an oak table in the mid
die of the dugout was a shell case
filled with flowers. and these not ordi-
nary blossoms. but Madonna lilies, mig
nonette and roses. After having. duly
appreciated this most unexpected cor,
ner. l inquired where the flowers had
been gathered and was told they had
come from the utterly ruined village
Of Fampoux close by. set out to ex-
pIore. Sure enough. between piles of
bricks. she'll holes. dirt and every part
of debris. suddenly rose in full oioom
would smile at me and lily would
watt its delicious scent and seem to
say how it had defied the destroyer and
all his frightfulness.
Among innumerable shell holes there
was a small patch of ground absolutely
carpeted with buttercups. over which
blazed bright red poppies intermixed
with the bluest of corn flowers. Here
was a really glorious corner. and how
quickly came memories OF homer
Capitalization of war relief work has
simplified society's charitable propa-
ganda- T h e
French-American Club m a5o rity OF
the entertain
Acquires Home. ments thus
far arranged or in mind will be for the
national Red Cross or for patriotic or
ganizations which play into the hands
of the Red Cross through a close as
ISOLATION of the representatives of the
entente nations in the larger cities
One Of these entente organizations,
saws the New York Herald. which is
increasing in membership and exerting
wider influence over the social as
poets of war aid. is LIE Cercle des Amis
de la France, which was one of the
many developments OF last winter and
now has gone into It's own clubhouse
at the Maison du Vieux Colombier. at
261 Madison avenue. New York.
This establishment, originally intend
ed for a home for the artists Of Mr..
JACQUES Copeau's new French theater,
has been expanded to take in the Circle
Of the Friends of France. Of which Mrs.
Philip NJ. Lydig is the president.
Associated with Mrs. Lydig are Dr..
Kahn, Marquis de Polignac. Mrs. Ger
trude Atherton. Mrs. August Belmont.
Mrs. Cadawalader Jones. Mrs. J. West