The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-08
amous orralst o Feminine Beauty Most Models Here and Delighted With the Vvacious Young Persons He Sees EverywhereKeen Human Story
 of His Life Contains Tribute to John Sarqent
EHFETUAL youth, says Paul HeI1eu, the famous portraitist of women, is

ERFEIUAL youth, says Paul HeIleu
 the famous portraitist of women, is
 the endowment of American women 1T the French artist is not exaggerating his estinate Of this remarkable trait then our mothers and sisters are honored as IIebe was by the gods, with gifts of perpetual beauty and immortal youth. The Frenchnan { asserted his sincerity:
 With every reason to fatter the beDe Anterscd'ne, who has been always so kind in ane' utter the thought of my heart when saying that she appears to me to be ever young Besides, am an artist and at the basis Of any genuine art is truth I should pe tarhlshlng my art if for any reason other than verity make this judgment
 But it is true. Always the soul of the American woman remains young. What matter the few lines. the tiny bIenishes that follow the years? If we keep young in spirit, then the outer covering shall count for very little-and to the painters eyes it counts for nothing.
 Listen to me! (Entendes-moi.) Who sees the marks of age on a face that has been a beloved face for score or more of vearsq The husband. in love with the woman with whom he has lived for long, does not see that along with him she, too grows old He Is surprised. shocked and disturbed when he hears that a stranger has called this creature Of his devotion old woman' He searches for reason for that unfortunate judgment and not finding it, the devoted man soon puts it out of his mind
 Cites Painting by Sargent
 To Prove the Point He Makes
 T am myself an instance of this failure to perceive the progress of destructive time Tn Brooklyn now, at the l1useo there t6rooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, is oh exhibition resume of the works of that great and modest American painter whom M proud 10 name as my best friend and patron, John Sargent
 . contained in that collection is a CODY of rne Palnrng Sargent made of my wife, Mme Heileu, and myself when we were ouita young. For myself I see how great have Deen the changes but to Mme. Heleu remains to-day as young and charming and iovely as Sargent painted her.
 This is but instance Admitted1v if pegs the question of the youth everlastinp oI your women. I am not content to let if stay there, for when I endo77 American iauies Wl-h this great gift have tho artists excuse for it. One rises out of any exneri ence. have painted or etched the nortrai+s or so many women since left the atelier of my master the great Gerome that T am Justihed in saying this experience was reaned almost all over the world. The French Tta1 iai., spanish Austrian and English women gronoe ddmes of every nation artists of every degree or women who were merely wealthy-all have been my clients With all l have done my best
 An, but granting that I have the artists 1eehng, the artists eye and the artists heart nos all these women inspired me. No. In many examples I was forced to work becausa IL was my metier. There lacked soul in my labors.
 Many times I grieved because of inc results. But could do no better So many of these ladies' whose ages kne not-nor cared 10 know-were no longer young in soul They brought to my sttings a fatigued spirit. It lighted nothing in my own
 With the American women this sad lack or ignition has never happened. All fire me with life. animation, ambition to do my best all make me forget that life means growing old and retreat at last called death It is gooG to forget these things
 For do you appreciate. Monsieur. our