Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-24
MaeterIinck's First Wife, Deserted
For Younger Woman, Still Cheerful.
And Holds Her Ex-Husband Dear

new 1OFk., Lee z4.--- w nat Se-
crets stir behind the green-gold
eyes of Georgette LIE Blanc2
What could not the first wife of
Maurice Maeterlinck, his early aid
and inspiration, tell Of their mar
riage and subsequent parting - IL
she would?
But Nine. lie Blanc, as she is
known to the France that loves
her, now On visit to New York, is
living quietly in an uptown apart
ment. at peace with the world and
with herself, apparently although
she has known the bitterest expert
ences that may come to woman
- to love, to inspire, to marry d
man of genius, to guard ard tend
his divine fire till it famed around
the world. and then to lose him to
another.
Georgctte LIE Blanc would tell
you she has n~t lost Maeterlinck;
that between them lives a deep af-
fection which nothing can ever de-
stroy. And she ould smile with
amused tolerance if you were to
suggest that she is great of heart
to forgive and to lcye, when the
girl she befriended ard made her
guest at the Aobaye de st. Wan |
drille. forgot about duty and snug |
gled away the love of Maateriinck. |
All Women Big-Hcartcd.
Big hearted - no." said Nine. |
lie Blanc. "All women have large |
hearts when they are tried"
.vhe had entered quietly and you
first became aware of her by the
faint breath of the heavy scent she
wore. Then a 1.-the. graceful wo-
man. a mass of yellow curls poised
over Diquant features, her gown
the color of her hair, sank back
into dark divan.
All about her hang gold aud sill
yer spangled laces, cloud d-blue and
crimson filmy stuffs she has added
to the harmonious living room of
the apartment that has been loan
ed to her !
1t seemed like a setting for an .
ancient priestess, an oracle - and 9
we waited for the words of wis +
dom
Youth Not the Answer.
"One being doesn't always suf
flee in a lifetime she said. 1T t
Is not always a case of a man lock-
Ing 70 a younger woman for love. X
Youth is not the answer to the rid
die. 1t may be any one of many Il
qualities that attracts II
Change is the great attraction, a
he greatest stimulant. Change is
necessary. 81
1T is an error of the poets to II
ak of eternal love man is re- Il
BORN with every new love. Love
Zach time buoys him up. renews m
lis vitality. To take the proffered d'
owe is mans obligation"
Most amazing of women, to Ge- st
end. to uphold idcas which have tn
AIKEN away from her what she held
earl For years so close a spiri- m
ual and intellectual bond held
faeterlinck to Georgette LIE Blanc pr
hat her thoughts expressed in let in
ers supplemented those which he of
ad been about to write to her In
heir rare separations. M
IL Is believed that the attach tn
lent which resulted finally in the no
iarriage of Maeterlinck and Re at
ee Dahon is one less intellectual
character.
During the rehearsal of "The reI
lue Bird" in which Nine. lie co
lane played the part of Light, the he
elgian poet stood in the wings
I'd suddenly said to his wife: to
who is that pretty little girl let
ith the silver tassel on her cap?" sal
IL was Renee Dahon. the protega inl
Georgette; and the same pretty Ste
tie girl is Maeterlinck's present to
ife. tin
Surely Nine. LIE Blanc herself Ita
ust have been much admired mis-
roughout her career upon the
age In France and as the wife of the
c poet. Eut she did not leave the
r husband for changer" ask hei
fec
"Ah--no; naturally not. / loved gre
m. could never see another"
e said. set
mo woman need be vain If she ans
s received many declarations of the
e. II may only mean that she eth
$ Travelled more than other wo- ma
IN. Gus
III is the essential quality of a "Pe
man TO attract men, and the q
vince Of man to try to possess kne
ateyer he admires, but IL is also wifi