The Washington times., 1921-10-02
Georgette Leblanc, Known to the World as Madame
Maeterlinck But Never His Wife, Writes the
Surprising Story and Intimate Details
Of the Most Extraordinary
Romance Of, All History

comfortable he smoking his pipe and he felt quite
at home. :
Then he asked, where am to do my workf And Of
course you are going sing and pianof Have
you Thought how the piano will disturb met
n have thought Of all that dearest, answered II
shall only sing in the afternoon when You will be OUT
He shook his head as though not satisfied My plan
did not TO him practical, and then in the morning
there would always be noise made by the delivery
ringing at the door. fE.
He admitted that all those things might be done very
quietly but there would always the trouble Of intcrfr
ing with the habits Of those about him. He had different
idea.
"Put ON your coat Georgette = he said, ''and will
GO out and see II can find what want, Arm in arm
went together into Paris that glorious Autumn
morning
We walked long way, looking for signs Of Rooms
to Let'' without finding what we wanted. AT last
found it. quite close home It little the
sixth floor Of house which overlooked the entire Bots de
Bonlogne
Hoso "Wisdom and Destiny Was Written
There in that room, like little white ..H, entirely
bare furnished simply with table and two chairs Mae
te mex wrote the greater part Of his profoundest and
most wonderful work Of philosophy, Wisdom and
Destiny
This period was the happiest Of my life for it COM
enjoyed the life Of the heart and the spirit the JOY Of the
SOUL the pleasures Of thought in sweet and gentle secl
sion while outside enjoyed the life the noise the
element the activity connected with my theatrical
AT this time the new Opera Comique, that famous
house once destroyed in terrible disaster, to bs
reopened with zets masterpiece, Carmen, and had
been chosen for the title role Two months before this
had travelled with Maeterinck Spain in order that
might become familiar with local conditions and make
the Wild passionate heroine real character possible
It was in that same Autumn that had the good for.
tune extraordinary woman who taught
me unique method OF singing II was complete rcve.
lation to me. The teacher, Madame Clercy du Collect
Of genius and had learned her method,
known to the modern work. from the Sanskrt cannot
explain its principles without wandering far from my
story, but must say that Il waS thanks TO this method
that able handle o. the same time the lyric and
the dramatic art Ordinarily there Is On opposition be-
tween the two.
The as Yet Unfroabled Current
Our life flowed ON, regulated according to beautiful
system wisely balanced between peace and action. We
only admitted to our intimacy few chosen spirits
among them Anatoe France the great novelst and
premc of French Style Octave Mrbeau the critic
Maarme the exquisite poet Paul Adam and jules Hurct,
who has written better appreciation Of America than
any other Frenchman. Among our woman friends were
duQitn OdutHer NauSnter OF the lmmOrtat lneOphIcs
Hermine lie Conte du Nouy, the talented sufhor Of
"Amitie Amourcuse" whose son, Dr. e Conte du Nouy,
associate member Of the New York Rockefeller
Institute Among artist friends the painter, le
Sdaner then beginning to make name, and many Others
What delightful evenings spent in the company of the
choicest spirits Of Francei Do suppose that
versaton dealt entirely with literature and philosophy
Those great minds liked to Jest about little things Ana
ole Frshce lustrous author and marvel Of erudition
was especially entertaining remember discussing with
him the romantic devotion Of poor young poet Of twenty
Ave to lady Of seventy who had enjoyed most distin
gufshed career in Paris. s$, 1850
He Is the bravest man in France" said Anatole
solemny. ss.
We hardly went into society at oil, When the Spring
garden Both Of had the love for the country,
and early in the Summer we moved to Normandy There
rented charming little cottage which furnished in
the Dutch style
Our little home with its garden, looked like toy
house In the heart Of basket Of lowers 1t gay