Show I Women of Achievement I IThe I IThe The things that American merlan women are arc accomplishing at the tine pr present et time are areso so eo full ful of vital Interest t that that ono one Is liable to overlook th the success achieved achieve In this country countr by women of ot foreign birth Some Some of ot these have hac como come to the United States with wih almost utmost no rio knowledge of the English language or cc of ot American merlan customs but have carved out nut success and distinction for lor t themselves in spite of ot the these thele e handi liandi- caps caps Others Other armed amed with a knowledge of or the te E English tongue tOlue and rend familiar more mor or 1 ies less with American 1 ways or of doing things have hao worked side b by side llo doll with nat native born brn Americans and anti have often outrun them threat In tho the race raco rac for tor success A woman woman of or Swedish birth who has hu won such distinction In Inn her adopted country coun coun- cou- cou cout try t that her fame went back bk to her home borna land hand lane and there received royal rojal recognition IH Is Ii Miss Mis Ava Ava de cit Lagercrantz la tho the portrait painter of New York City whose recent reent exhibition attracted such favorable com corn suc men ment t. t Miss de do Lagercrantz Is only woman oman who has ha ever painted a miniature e of th the th king of or Sweden and slur sho has ha the te unique distinction of or having been bce- Rent for by bythe bythe the king for this special and of or having mode made mae the tho lon long voyage across aeron the Atlantic and back bk at his S royal roya request Some Homo of ot New Nev Yorks York's best beat known men and women have had hrad ha their portal portraits portrait painted by Miss de do either elther In tIre the wonderful ivory Ivor miniatures for tot which she IS js especially noted or on en canvas can can- T was vas S and it I is said that few artists have bave havenor nor hor wonderful gift gir of ot catching a a. likeness like like- lf- lf ness nes and transferring it to t Sh She began her hel professional career in this country countr something over ten years ago ts yer ago and hat ha since Inco worked unflaggingly for tor the success which has now no como conic to her In such generous mca uie Miss Mis do de L Is is the daughter of the late hate Admiral do de Lagercrantz of or th the S Swedish na navy After finishing school she sue made her debut in society and ad be began began be- be gan tho ho round of ot the smart da dances ces and parties partes In hr Stockholm where her father was stationed a as admiral in chief But Rut sh sh felt IelA fel that that life lre held something better beter and told her father tather she sho wanted to study more more Take up anything you yo like Uke was his Iris wa i l reply ply So she decided to study drawing and higher mathematics After three years r 1 r T. T r t 4 s at z i rt rt ao MISS AVA DE sho gave up tire the tle mathematics and de decide decided do- do to devote deota herself cide permanently to art Then she went to Paris Pans for tor further study She Sire had long longed d to connie como cOle to America but bUl her father desired that she sho should not leave 1 him trIm AI After r his death however however- sho she felt cit th that t sire ahe was vas wa waat at Jb to u come me Sine She brought letters leter of ot Introduction to towel towell well wel l known own Americans Americana and it I was wn not lon long before patrons began bern to como come to her hr studio Af After r several so years of or success in her new nev home word wa was carried crrIe back buck to tho the king that list his countrywoman had b become como comoS a a. S loading miniaturist He lIe le bad lied known her lier your 01 childhood and arid mad hud hu always 01 been kc keenly nl Interested In hr her art studies Hi II merest was WIS practically shown when h Ire he In invited her to return to Stockholm and paint a n miniature of or himself MI H H do o Lagercrantz painted fire tiro tJ o other f miniatures luring during 1 ata stay In Stock- Stock holn helm lolin and arid the kin king urged uI her hel to remain an There could b be no rio 10 question but that complete corn com com complete piete success must crown any work ork she ha the should do for tor liar her 1101 countrymen n and coun- coun But she had worked so hard in America AmerIc and ad because beus her hard bard bar she sho work had meant so eo much to her hor came back again to take up liar her brusa here bere acre once more s Mis-s de 16 has hat ha made mado Inan many friends in inn her adopted country countr and h d doe docs considerable entertaining in ip IJ n a quiet 8 Her studio dinners dinners' are famous and sire t he cooks nil all 01 tire the and makes make alf the thc ices h herself Miss ls de believes that if Am American girls Irla were ert taught housewifery In Jn tire the way that Swedish and und G girls girl are aro it I would go A a long way toward towar the tho ving so o of or 10 our divorce problem arid and our QU questions t nL i |