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The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-11-25

youngsters along, by the hand, and
teaching them history, retrOspectively-
l love to see these youngsters, with
respectful eyes lifted toward Theses
great relics of the past, pointed OUT
by the paternal hand, while their
thoughts, l know, are wandering to-
ward the Jardln des Plantes and the
greater attractions of the monkey cage.
Resting his elbows on his boxes, the
bookseller watches the crowd; he eX-
changes greetings with Maurice Barres,
Leon Bourgeois, RaOul POnchon.
A young servant girl comes timidly
to ask for the "Clef des SOnges;" a
collegian inquiries for a dictionary.
Liked by the American Soldier.
The American soldiers liked our
uuays very much. More than one, I'M
der the influence of these skies, caught
the disease and became bibllOphiles or
numismatists or phllatelists. All OF
them have kept an exquisite memory
of this corner of Paris. There, In fact,
men and things exchange a pleasant
smile, as though the people of the
twentieth century had found them
the good fellowship Of other days.
The softness Of night descends like
a mantle over the old river. The sun
has set. Needless Of time, the immor-
tai city falls asleep in the shadows OF
night, inviolate and splendid, peopled
with glorious spirits. evoked from the
past.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-11-25

center, and at this rate we shall ar
rive at the square neck and elbow
sleeve mode before long. There never
was anything prettier or more becom'
ing.
Short draperies at each side lead UP
to high loops of satin at the back
of this frOck and they are reminders
OF the hustle mode The moderately
wide girdle Is Ornamcnted with a love
" cluster of roses made of satin rib
bon, and mounted at the left side.
Some dance frOCks have no girdleS,
their plain quaint bodlces are extend
ed little below the waistline, overlap
ping the top Of the skirt and are
Crushed" that is slightly wrinkled
about the waist. Garlands of satin
flowers or of vividly-cOlOred satin
fruits, as grapes, little apples, cher
ries, make the prettiest girdles that
ever were to encircle the waist in
place of n sash. Where so cOlOrful
and important a decoration as this is
used, the skirts are without drapery
but are very full and have wide hens.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-11-25

is divided into two stories by the floor
A Gig. p. and doorways are cut
through the sides Make roof board b
large enough to form a projection Of
one inch over the front and ends, and
nail the strips c to the bottom and
sides close up to the roof. Screw
wooden button Z Gig. 81 to the lower
end of the box, so it may be turned to
keep the cover in place.
The swallow or martin house in
Fig. is made of a grocery box nine
inches deep, eleven inches wide and
fifteen inches long. Cut a doorway
through each end, then partition of
two compartments as indicated by dot
ted lines A Gig. 81. and nail on the
cover board. The gable ends B
should be made of the proportions
shown in Fig. 6, with a doorway cut
through the center of each. and parti-
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-11-25

given, because it is Just about Is a
to mark out q small figure IKE "
by eye as by measurement W.
ruler with which to draw the suie
lines. Each side Of the heaa ~
have a face drawn upon II IS SION
Figure 6 shows a larger picture q :
face and cap. The fingers upon
edge Of the strip between the nu =
back of the head, are proN0s =.
bending over and gluing, to AOa =.
parts together. Figure sn0N' :
the stick on which the head Is nD.4 w.
ed runs through holes punched NV !.
the cardboard strip. Figure
panern for the boy figure. is.. .,
viii aid you in marking the i''''
upon the face. a.. ,,s
The sticks upon which us y.
are mounted are pushed thrOusI
punched in the cover Of the calo y !.
box base. To support them sp0
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-11-25

ton C should be of equal size. Nail
pieces B and c to the cover board.
Make board platform large enough
to project four or five inches along
each side and end of the house Zig.
y, fastening the boards together with
the end strips d.
A two-by-four set "a inches into the
ground and braced upon each side will
make a good support. Cut pair Of
brackets E Gig. 81 and nail them to
the sides of the support. then nail the
baseboards to these brackets, brace
them with wire stays run down to the
support, and nail the house to the base.
The bluebird house Gig. 81 is a
small box divided into two stories by
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-11-25
A Paradoxical Fact

did you see where sugar is go
Ing to soar In price and may be
scarce this summer? What will the
women do then for preserving?"
" don't know. 1t looks as though
preserves may be In a pickle"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-11-25
HANDECRAFT
FOR BOYS
MORE BOX BIRD HOUSES.
BY A. NELLY HALL

The house shown in Fig. l. suitable
for wrens. chickadees or nuthatChes,
is made from a starch box, and is SD
planned that the sliding cover can be
removed to permit cleaning. The box
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-11-25

A letter-stadonery box or CANDY br
forms a receptacle for spOOls and |.
base for the girl and boy figures b
Fig. 4 1t will be seen how the head 1
the figure is fastened upon stick aai
slips through the hole in a spool nj
into the box base, and by Fig. 3RE
be seen that the spool forms the bOt
and that the legs are painted upon d,
side Of the box.
Figure 5 is pattern for the head 1
the girl figure. Use stu letterpg
for the head. Dimensions are ID
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-11-25
The Result.

" suppose the war has interfered
very much with the international
marriage market"
"Yes, In so many countries now II
Is hard to get good title to them"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-11-25
Quays Are Charming.

Our quays are indeed charming, with
the movement Of tramways, wagons
and carriages, with the whistllng Of
the boats and those thousand small
noises which are multiplied by the
waters Of the river. love to watch
the loungers who come to loaf there,
good fathers Of families pulling their
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-11-25

Among the best Of the novelties in
trOduced for Christmas gifts are the
handsome beads made of sealing wax.
They are strung on. silk cord with or
without glass or steel beads. The
wax is heated over an alcohol flame,
the cOlors combined and the beads
shaped over a knitting needle while
the wax is soft. Pretty hatplns are
made in the same way.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-11-26
EDITORIAL FILINGS OF THIS, I
THAT eEN 'TOTHER


If these new paper suits become
popular, the good old-fashiCned Gus.
tom of scratching matches on the
seat of the trousers will have to- be
abandoned.
A Kentucky wife-beater has taken
to the tall timber to escape facing g.
jury composed entirely of women.
This problem of making the world
safe for men is getting mighty close
to the crisis stage.
Paris grocers report an increased
demand for coffee. We suppose the
prospect of having to do without the
accustomed home-brew has driven
many of the old-timers to resort 70
coffee.
Of course, if the new conditions
are disquieting to the Kentucky
corn in the Bluegrass region, we can
tell them that there need be no re-
ductiOn of the acreage. Eat more
roasting ears and have a corn bread
revival!
4 certain Paris girl told her steady
company she regarded Tuesday as an
unlucky day for marriage. The poor
simp didn't take the hint and re.
ply that almost any old day was
unlucky for that. Consequently she
hooked him and the wedding will be
fannounced soon.
Saw two fine-looking Paris girls
the other day wearing spider-web
stockings and low neck waists, go
ing into local drug store. From
there they went to an undertaker's
office They were probably waiting
for the young lady who wears short
skirts and low cut shoes. The under
| taker eventually gets the whole
bunch. But fashion rules the femi-
nine world, and what is the world
and public opinion when fashion
drives?
Every forty five minutes through
out the year person is killed some
where in the United States by an
automobile. Every seven minutes
some person is injured by an auto
mobile. This appalling accident
toll is caused by reckless drivins,
end carelessness on the part of pc
destrians. Help reduce it from now
on by being carefnl-not Occa-
sionally-but all the time.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-11-26
ELECTION RETURNS ARE NOW
COMPLETE

Certificates of election were issued
TO the thirteen Democratic Presiden-
tial electors Tuesday by the State
Election Commission after the re.
turns of Elliatt county reached the
Office of Secretary of State Fred A.
Vaughn. Without the Elliott county
returns William J. DeBoe, Republic
can Presidential elector was leading
Guy Patterson, Democratic Presi-
Dental elector, by more than 800
votes. The Elliott county returns
gave Patterson majority of Sci
over DeBoe.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-11-26
TURKEYS FOR ORPHANS

Bourbon Lodge /. o. o. F., of Paris,
sent three turkeys, one weighing
thirty pounds, to the 1. o. .. T..
Home, at Lexington. The birds
formed part of the big dinner served
yesterday to the children of the
Home. The turkeys were forwarded
to the Home by Mayor E.. B. jan
nary, in behalf of the local lodge.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-11-26

A sale of edibles and fancy artt
cles will be held on Saturday, De-
cember IL, by ihe Daughters CT
Wesley Bible Glass of the Methodist
church, in the Office of the Paris
Realty Co.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-11-26

PAY AND SAVE INTEREST
Payment on the new streets
on Pleasant street is now due
from property owners abui-
ting thereon, and should be
settled promptly to avoid aC-
CumuIating interest.
c. X. THOMAS,
City Collector.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-11-26
For Sale!

One Of the finest farms ir Cir
cinnati district, 140 acres, we'll
fenced and tiled. Remarkably. pro-
ductive. Would raise excellent to-
bacco. Immense barn equipped with
electric lights, water work; system,
cement floor, suitable for 20 dairy
COWS. Two silos, granary, mill
room, implement shed, double gar
age, chicken houses, etc. Residence
nine rooms equipped with hot and
cold running water, hot water heat,
electric lights, bath room, etc. Lo-
Gated one block from traction sta,
ton; As, minutes drive from FOur-
tain Square. Former home of retir-.
ed manufacturer Address present.
owner direct
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-11-26
Vim. wilson Bishop

and General Me nagel.
The Houston, Stanwood & Gamble
Co., Coyington, Ky. (,t)
New-York tribune., 1920-11-21

still another tribute. He IS associated
with the Ralston Caller and az tina;
place he has organized an exhibition
devoted to Duveneck and his circle
Searching for his material ali over The
country and obtaining many interes .nl
loans. he has formed collection Of
serious historical significance.
To speak Of "painrer's painting" is
20 use phrase which criticism should
never have been compelled TO invent.
But il coraotes kind OF painting
which can te classified in no o5her
va, just a. "character acting has
come 70 mean something on The stage
which everybody understands, foolish
- It seems 20 employ such q saying
where ali acting - supposed to in
volve the impersonation Of character
Every painter is nominally assumed to
pa NJ, but there are thousands of art
lists VINO spend their lives squeezing
colors out OF tubes without the faintest
New-York tribune., 1920-11-21

much the traits Of an individual as the
glamour hanging about episodes in the
pageantry Of the ballet. We rejoice not
merely in his swift and deft captures
o. fact, but in his exquisite a1mos-
pneric quality, his fairly musical ex-
preston Of beautiful moments in dane
lrg. He uses an appropriately flashing
line. There is nervous force in his
touen. His dry points glitter like
diamonds
There are some engaging pastorals
in this collection. Mr.. Kinney could
not delineate the heroines of the boards
without in turn attempting to people
scenes Of his own with sprightly
nymphs and fauns. When he does this
he lets himself go with gayety that
first reminds US of men like Cheret and
Willette and then invites the reflection
that our American craftsman was
not thinking Of Montmartre at all, but
was singing his own song in his own
key. Especially do we cling to this
second thought because in the string
and flutes Of Mr.. Kinney's orchestra
there is native sweetness utterly re
moved from Parisian artiice. Even ks
strictly theatrical compositions escnre
all that is meretricious in theatrical en-
vironment. It seems almost contra .
diction in terms to say that there is
something sunny about these impres-
New-York tribune., 1920-11-21
Qr ROYAL Cortissoz

Ever since the death Of Alden Weir
here has been . natural curiosity as
"a The works left in his studio. Il WAS
- h. assumed that they would not be
r.rr numerous. for collectors had long
shown sppreciation of him and quaint
.iss ~ his best things wcrr Known 70
A,vs passed into various public and
,rivats sslleries Some paintings and
.snsiss must nevert eless have re-
ms,rcd. ana 1T Is interesting TO know
.bst selection from them has been
made and VII soon be placed on cxhi-
bition. About twenty pictures that
have never hitherto been displayed are
% D. gathered together at the Ferargil
ysllery. the show beginning on Deccm
bsr Thev ought to make sensa-
ton. Ne,r aid not know how to paint
.nythins commonplace or dull The
;macins ION Nirdles at the thought Of
our now beiur permitted 10 see for tn o
Arst time So many new thines Of his,
res.lg fresh illustrations of his per
.stent search after beauty. Alusion
ras nads in tins place last week to
.se prosrec. OF an Important Degas
exhibition at the American Art Gal
lsries n January Antcipations OF
his Weir exhibition are exciting in
me Same way.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-21

cludes so many exceptionally fine I'M
pressions
We have touched elsewhere upon the
etchings by Mr.. Kinney and Mr.. Orr.
There are still other modern men visible
al the moment One Of them is the
German Luigi kasimir, whose plates are
hung at the Hanfstaengl gallery. He is
another OF tho& increasingly numerous
craftsmen who find their subjects in
the field of European architecture. His
studies embrace picturesque buildings,
monuments in Rome and Vienna. Munich
and Florence Hamburg and Prague. He
uses a line which might be a little finer
and purer, bu, apart from this he evokes
only warm appreciation Of his clever
ness. He knows how 10 choose me right
point of view, ne knows how 10 COM
pose really effective picture, and his
adequate craftsmanship is reinforced
by capital sense of color Some OF MS
plates are tinted. but even those which
are without this aid nevertheless have
great variety OF tone. He is one Of 5he
best OF the erchers OF buildings
Marius Bauer is an etcher whose
work has long been known mere. bu1
the collection If nearly threescore Of
MS plates which is shown at the kraus-
uaar gallery has "a measure OF novelty
about IT, Il includes L number = his
smaller designs, which pleasantly re
New-York tribune., 1920-11-21
- lhe ate Frank Duveneck and His Influence .

suspicion Of the fact that they arc
placing on the palette the ingredients
of big magic. The painters painter
is the man who in gust of exultation
raises the materials Of his craft to
their highest power and invests both
pigment and technique with an incom-
parable duty. Franz Halls is such a
master and velasquez is another.
Manet is good modern type and with
him we might mention Alfred Stevens.
the celebrated Belgian. Duveneck was
OF this great tradition. deriving his
special piration from Rembrandt and
the Dutch school.
There are two ways Of approaching
his work. Looked at for it's intrinsic
merits. as work constituting his Gre
dentlals, one sees very quickly why his
isolation supervened and brought with
it certain dampening Of public en-
thusiasm. Ee sat almost too devotedlv
New-York tribune., 1920-11-21

which both Mr. Kinney and the public
are 70 0e congratulated.
rte 'nterprets movement with con-
summate persuasiveness, We remark at
the outset. In doing this he throws
m as it were, all the charms and
graces that Aow from richly en-
dowed artistic personality-elegance
OF design. daintiness, Clever drawing IN
the most amusing French sense of the
term. and. finally, something which we
can only describe as a witty touch He
mas Aa'r for portraiture and this
comes out superbly in his picturesque
plate OF Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney.
He exercises it also in his stage pic
lures as ia his studies Of Pavlowa,
"opokova, Nijnsk!. Sophie Paanz and
others. The "Adeline Genee,H merely
as portrait, Is an irresistible per
formance. But what we taae to be
Mr.. kinney's principal aim Is not so
New-York tribune., 1920-11-21
Painter = Painting
What Duveneck Made of 1t in
Munich long Ago

IL Boston ore night some years ago
I heard he late William ". Chase de-
Aver his amusing talk on Whistler.
DuvenecN was there and after the lee
.ure he 50, With Chase ard some other
artists TO discuss the ~abiect over mug
o: bser B9t Duveneck. who had heaps
20 say s-e. Whistler T. ever man
lad. said *, . nothing He was CON
'snt 10 ls.ea. large rather heavy, man
WIZ . s.ndv v smile. d. twinkle in his eye.
and imYele- -rao,e reserve He knew al
about tn past into which Chase hao
asen dipping lie had been part Of it.
n sense, he went on living in it.
Most o. ne men at that Boston table
xers his Juniors ana they were still
active, Still ardent. very much in the
ran Duvenecs, Nao had trained and
Inspired some of them, seemed satisfied
10 lei -he van 90 by. His quiet, half
amused detachment or that occasion has
--~ays stayed n my memory as some
ae* syn5o-eal OF the man and his ca
,ser. Wien re mad MS hour. back in
he 7os. T. was resYlendent hour. one
il vhich the disciples ,sno gathered
.:osnd rim in Munich believed that
mere Wa no leader quite like ann ans
laas his fame would only wax the
greater as the years went on His fame
a.i not precisely wane, but It rested
There ne ~ It thirty or forty years ago
lie wss married IN Paris, in 1856
'it enjoyel MS happiness Tor only two
ears Following his wife's dea.h \ ne
'e.grnei 70 dis home q Cincinnati and
although his biogra rner notes some
'ravels-suca as q holiday in Spain
during vnien he copied velasquez--
ne remained on this side until his death
II 1919. He never iacHea appreciation,
Cincinnati was always keen upon doing
lin honor He rad great weight IN the
Affairs Of ne rlseum there and he con-
New-York tribune., 1920-11-21

knows how to set an architectural
mass against d dramatic Sky The re-
suit IS q colorful type OF etching. the
sort OF thing to which we have been
accustomed by Frank Brangwyn
though in the matter Of giving ma
sonry its full character and value the
American : more eloquent than his
English rival. He IS not, perhaps, SO
original an artist. But technically he
IS Of the same rank as Brangwyn. the
same kind Of masculine and powerful
dranghtsman.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-21
Troy Kinney
An Original and Delightful
American Etcher

The cult of the dance Is responsible
for vast amount Of ambitious stuff in
modern art. Some Of it is good. But
for one sculptor who has treated the
subject as it has been treated. for ex-
ample. by Miss Malvina Hoffman, there
sense Of rhythmic movement as you get
out of L cast iron stag on q lawn. The
proportion of good studies of the dance
in painting is no larger. The black
and white men have had, perhaps, bet
ter luck; but their productions have
New-York tribune., 1920-11-21

that at times we wonder i he Is emu
lous OF the vogue OF Axel Haig-are
Of French churches and other archi-
tectural monuments. In the treatment
OF these subjects he has learned
little, we imagine, from the master
pieces of Meryon, but he has on the
whole developed 8 style OF his own.
large, bold. painter-hke style, yield
ing decidedly handsome effects. HIS
line mas vigorous sweep, and even
more impressive than his line Is the
richness Of his light and shade. He
New-York tribune., 1920-11-21

too often suffered from resolution on
the part of the artist to be decorative at
all hazards. One ctcher has arisen, how
ever, who understands the dance as COM
pletciy as he understands his instru-
ment, and the prints which he is now
showing at the Kennedy gallery possess
extraordinary interest. This etcher is
Mr. Troy Kinney. Divers prints Of his
nave come INTO view from time TO time,
but never before has he filled re ON
with the entire body of his work, show
ing an abundance Of trial proofs. adding
water colors md pencil drawings, and
ni'ogethcr giving definite account OF
h'maeif. The occasion is one upon
New-York tribune., 1920-11-21

thing which he never regained. There
are other individuals in the present ex-
hlbltion, comrades and pupils. whose
careers 1t might be amusing 10 trace
if space permitted, analysis pursuing
the limitations Of the Duveneck influ-
ence under the pressure OF the Years.
The circle as circle has, too. its per.
sonal side and it brings in the matter
OF etching. Whistler. Otto Bacher and
Joseph Pennel command attention.
and there are men like Frank Currier.
A. G. Reinhardt and +. ". Freer on
whom We would Ike TO pause b~;of
excursion By itself is invited also nv
tho inclusion of "The Actor" a.psjnr-
ing by Wilhelm Leibl. which recalls
one of the formative Influences in
Duveneck's own work But these var,-
Gus points Of departure would take us
too far aield What is especially i'm
portant to observe is the central fac-
tor in the whole affair, Duvenec2's
passion for good workmanship and his
success in instilline it among voun,
meN OF talent, many of whom. whether
IN his way or in ways Of their ow.
aiterwa7d helped % lift American
painting to Il new Level
There is a droll story, which NAV o..
may not be susceptible Of absolute doc
umenta ton, which brings out the poten-
cy OF Duveneck as a human force. =.
Involves Whistler also. In old Venetian
days, when Whistler had chorus abou-
nlm' he bade farewell to It's members.
so the story runs, bestowing upon each
or them curious souvenir. Takinp =
proof Of one Of his etchings. printed on
the press which several of the artists
had used he cut it into strips and dis
trlbuted these priceless fragments. On
another occasion Duveneck said goodbv
to numbebr of his "boys," and put
ting before them d group of his painted
studies, told each artist to take his
choice. The first anecdote, apochrvhal
or not, may have been not at ali like
Whistler. The second was indubitab)v
very like Duveneck lot Of sentiment
must have gone to the Cegelopment Of
his authority over those "boys" of his.
All the remin. cences that bear anon Tho
subject denote the positive rapture in
work. that re- inspired in Munich, and
afterward w.Nl he painted and etched In
Italy Every one was or ire with Du
YenecS's ideal. He swept aside the dead
wood by which our method at home WAS
sncumbered. He brought paint back
INTO its own He made craftsmanship
thrilling. 1t would be mistake to look
IN this exhibition for lot Of superla-
lively brilliant things Apart from 4
few Of Duveneck's own. the list Of such
achievements Is Enthusiastically slender
On the other hand. everything on these
walls signifies the workman headed in
the right direction. IF he did not reach
the ultimate goal it was his own fault
Duyeneck at any rate started him cor
rectly. 1t IS worth willie to-day to get
back for a moment into an atmosphere
too often neglected, an atmosphere Of
technical knowledge and fine principles.
Some Of our young lions, twisting their
heads off in the e.Tor, 10 see something
"new" and paint il accordingly. will
doubtless vote the Duveneek movement
old-fashioned and played out But it can
teach them something, just the same.