| Show i r I S k rA 4 P 3 ti re w. w 4 Y t POr a R j 7 b 7 r f y fl Y F lw i ff u l i y h Y f 7 f. f H 5 y fK ij y w. w y L i k li t 4 t t i T f 1 d. d 1 f u l V l t y i t l r t j 62 Y r fx 1 19 J y yi NF N i r i a t 1 j t J r 1 iG j i K h. if k e n i 1 K f t j s st s rn C y a P r Ut 1 g ff r i 4 o W 5 s rr n k F q r Nr i r t t n G. G t yr A. A y h ay f f ft is n f tt r t r y c. c r yua lr iti r i j U y BEAUTIFUL vore ore than t tW he GLORIES 1 ApY W T AAI 11 fil 0 y J. J y O. O P G RE E C E 0 j i g n U the Distinguished French Portrait Parole M. M Gustave i In Has Discovered in America S I n r Tapes of Feminine Loveliness o Unexcelled in World History for to n f Purity of Grace Svelte e 1 and the Divine Pei Y That an Ai test Loves 1 t o Unmask I Ih r r 1 h J h 11 j f f's 1 s J v y f 1 ti f rf W JY r N rc y f il p. p lf i r rC C ti v Ysa s t. t J fr f J Pi 1 n x f ii r y n r irr r t trl o rl t 1 r r I Good Morning Mornin Smile Smil which h is s 's u k t A petite and very Cry chic brunette beauty pai painted ted by if I. I r one one of M. M s typically W. W w. w i 1 in an attitude of meditation F. F French rench studies d. d les 0 of f f feminine I loveli ove I I- I it tw I f z j fr r who is the most mast li ness undoubtedly nl rV f vt 1 S r rand B Carol Caro I Bird B. B ud Li b y j J i SLIM and nobly poised American beau 1 ties of today do not suffer by comparI t ison with the muscular Gre Grecians ians of antiquity an an- 1 r whose loveliness Is traditional 1 I 11 and whose cut cameo faces were responsible Bible sible for the downfall of empires an and d the l launching of a a. million ships American beauties beauties' win At any rate they wIn according to the J gallant and diplomatic assertion of Gus Gus- r 1 t tave ve noted French portrait K k painter who makes a a. veritable cult of i the radiant ch charm rm of exquisite women S and w who o hereby executes an obeisance 1 T to the svelte form of American girls t Monsieur only recently ar- ar arrived T 4 rived in the United States and is now r buSily engaged in transferring to his hi canvas canvas can can- vas beautiful girls of America Discussing the ancient t Hellenic type of beauty as contrasted With that of the present epoch i M. M commenced first upon the I beauty of the woman waman of ancient times the lady of straight chiseled profile and plump proportions 1 She was fat and muscular and of a It standard rd nd type j 3 Then speak speaking ng of tHe modern beautiful 1 woman omari d She is' is athletic but sUm slim and she appears appears ap- ap pears in three distinct types referred thus to the American woman oman i y She has nobility of poise and bearing shared only by two others the Bedouin and the the Egyptian women She is charm charm- Her legs legs' re exquisite And f when she ch chances to be a a. silver blonde tt J j a blonde dargent with blue she eyes is t divine j t M is a tall ap distinguished I pe paring Frenchman with white hair and mustache a a. courtly manner and aL a a. L C wit like dry champagne A lr i S black bl ck velvet jacket cut rather long iong and t Worn with a a. collar is his his' work work- 5 i i lug g costumer tume He offered a a. box of tempting tempt tempt- ing French chocolates to his interviewer I immediately after commenting upon the f glorious slimness of American girls The t lor 1 interviewer thereupon hastily though reluctantly reluctantly re- re passed up the fat filled cream I cho chocolates for far a a. thin looking anemic l' l Wafer obviously sly low in vitamins Ill r Aft After which hi c hM M 13 b began egan fv r. r WH THEN N we speak of the beauty or of antiqUity an- an we usually refer to the dan clan w woman man Those women of olden times r were gymnasts stout muscular women of generous dimensions They often atS at- at S J tended gymnasiums with men and as a a. f result they were extremely well developed athletic powerful In those olden days men did not fight from a a. distance cut at short range with lances and often wrestled in close embrace with their opponents op- op 0 Thus women when their towns f were invaded had often to protect themy them them- y selves against marauders and were forced to indulge in verItable wrestling bouts With men Sometimes these were merely games with men of their own families i t but women women nevertheless engaged often z zv in these feats of strength thus becoming v as tine the men There was only one type of beauty in ancient times and if a woman deviated from that static type she was not cont con con- t beautiful I In those days people peopled d did d not travel great distances as they d donow now and so rarely ever met strangers M M. theY did not intermarry wIth other I Ir f nS Jl racial types one standard of beauty could easily be maintained Times have changed Today we have three established types of beautiful women They are the tall queenly ones those of medium build and the dainty petite ones They are all beautiful in their own way But as their stature varies so much so 50 do their dimensions Nevertheless less their proportions arc in harmony The size of a tall womans woman's head harmonizes harmonizes harmon harmon- izes with her arms and hands and nose and so it is with the other types presenting present present- presenting ing many variations to the portrait painter It is impossible today for an artist to impose upon humanity one single type of feminine loveliness NOT only do women's proportions vary enormously today but her cOloring also due to different races meeting and marrying Then too the personality of modern woman is diversified With her great emancipation she has taken on more individuality She has enlarged her herfield herfield field of activities and intellectual interests interests inter inter- ests and the result is a a. more forceful per per- S with more brilliant facets and many changes of mood The mod modem rn woman is more active more complex more volatile and her inner self less easy to divine than that of her sister of b bygone epochs As for t American women I have not been over here long enough to study them thoroughly But I have already observed their lovely slim forms They are adepts in sports but their athletics are less strenuous than those of ancient tines times They take their sports more gently less violently viC than the ancient Greeks And the result is a strong looking body but of feminine contour and grace They have trained down their muscles The beautiful ful sUm slim tapering legs of American girls are most attractive to an artists artist's eye As Asfor Asfor for coloring I find in this country two types which particularly appeal to me You have some of the most exquisite sil- sil blondes ver-blondes I have ever seen anywhere anywhere- blondes dargent with ith blue and delicately del del- tinted skin The second type is the haired black beauty with blue eyes M M. who it is apparent from his manner paints beautiful women with witha a a. passionate devotion uncovered a canvas canvas can can- vas on which he he- heis is now working revealing reveal reveal- ing a a. black haired eyed blue American beauty The eyes looking out from the canvas were particularly lifelike for M M. is known as a painter of profound profound pro pro- found eyes eyes which reflect depth and andall andall all the fleeting emotions of their owners joy sorrow sorro wistfulness regret Mysterious Mysterious rious eyes mischievous eyes sad eyes eyes- eyes which epitomIze the true nature of a woman In the eyes are arc mirrored a womans woman's soul remarked M. M In this feature I try to capture the inner self I cd a a. woman all of her spiritual qu qualities the core of her being This is not always an an easy task For women can be so Inscrutable inscrutable In- In so sphinx like it if they choose Sometimes their eyes seem mockingly to say t t 1 i h f C y t VP J W t. t v v to J 1 f 1 t Ii 7 y f Y Yv fr f 1 ht t fi 1 r rf t it Jl f 1 i. i H l t ft j r i Jt Uy y SS s r r 1 t v r y ki t a y a ass ss V 34 1 4 a R Ry y 9 a 2 w 3 01 it d 1 Gustave noted French portrait painter says that while there was only one type of beauty in ancient times there are no fewer than three established classes of pulchritude today Unmask my it if you can i 1 will reveal to you just so no much nio e e. Believe me the execution of a portrait portrait por- por trait is an extremely difficult art It One of M. M examples of the tall queenly woman whose features closely resemble the classic beauties of antiquity demands not only the possession of perfect per feet te technique a a. consummate mastery of drawing and a knowledge of anatomy particularly of the muscles of the face which play a part of the first importance in the drama of the face but perhaps above all the faculty of being able to analyze the nature of the sitter The first and most delicate step is to determine determine deter deter- mine which pose gesture manner and expression one must choose to best characterize characterize char char- the person to be painted A WO WOMANS WOMAN'S IANS IAN'S face during conversation and under the influence of conflictIng conflict conflict- lug Ing thoughts undergoes many changes each one distinguished by different lines expressing in turn joy or sorrow interest or indifference response or rigidity The shape of the mouth too alters with laughter pain sensuality jealousy kind kind- ness Similarly the eyes will prove to be elusive cool gentle desirous hateful frequently frequently fre- fre revealing by their action or by their lack of luster all that the lips have not had the audacity or the courage to relate But what is of vital importance In conveying a womans woman's face to canvas is not the impression of a transient state of being however repetitious its appearance appearance appear appear- ance may be but the enduring and real soul underneath that hidden soul with its subtleties depths and complexities Itis It ItIs Is this soul the artist must arouse understand understand under under- stand and finally create re-create utilizing the fruits of a a. ripe experIence for an artist after many years of painting women necessarily necessarily grows to understand the sex fairly well But eyes lips how difficult to extract extract ex- ex tract their secrets when they wish to remaIn impenetrable And how easily eloquent eloquent elo- elo quent they can become when they themselves them them- selves are rimming over with a need to confide their enthusiasm their sorrows their faults even their fears and their daring when they must confess to their misdeeds or their jealousies but still stillmore stillmore more so when they are lifted to those supreme supreme heights of passionate and ecstatic expression which is the talent of rare natures particularly gifted with vibrant response to all things What profound joy it is to the artist always a disciple of beauty thrilled with witha a pure oval or a like cameo profile when he thinks he has discovered in the study of his theme that perfect beauty which is the complete harmony between the inner and outer person a synthesis of the mental physical and esthetic being This too often orten has existed only in his dream of the Ideal but eagerly nevertheless less he hastens to renew It in this personality personality per per- before him which is now perhaps perhaps per per- haps idealized by the hypnosis of his own mInd There is no more wonderful tribute to the beauty of a woman than to preserve preserve pre pre- serve her replica forever for the con con- joy and admiration of future generations What greater example can be furnished than the Mona Lisa so remotely remotely re- re smiling at the eternal procession of her worshipers in whose persistent devotion is mingled no small regret at not having lived in her day IF I groW enthusiastic over modern woman and American Women in par par- over their purity of grace their delightfully svelte figures so properly proportioned over the silver blondes and the eyed blue brunettes do not blame me The history of art us no a long record of many an artist whose hose entire life was one magnificent p peen an to woman i plastic manifestation of beauty Raphael 1 pre eminent in this field found there the 1 source of his finest masterpieces es which th the Graces must have acclaimed With o open n arms and the legions of Eros spread throughout the world One day a a. famous for her beauty presented herself hersel to Raphael Rapha as an inspiration On beholding this thU exquisitely exquisitely ex- ex formed body his heart l leaped ped t l and overwhelmed by a a. flame of adoration adora- adora o I tion and inspiration he painted the immortal im- im mortal Galatea which now hangs in 11 the Gallery Deeply moved before such a masterpiece masterpiece master master- piece the model became his devoted collaborator collaborator col- col dedicating her magnificence to him whom she always called her Master Master Mas ter thus symbolizing in a a. gesture which transcends the bounds of a purely material material ma- ma gift of self the eternal gratitude of Beauty to the artist who I gave his genius and soul to its interpretations who immolated immolated im- im himself on the altar of its attainment attainment at- at and in whose superb paintings 1 live again aU all those passions and emotions emo- emo of which woman is the ineffable 11 p and mysterious source j A WHOLE gallery of enchanting beauties beauties beau beau- J A ties surrounded L as h he 1 spoke in this fashion of womans woman's beauty They represented the painted likenesses of women the French portrait paints painter has had as sitters all over the world For he has conveyed ed to canvas not only French and English beauties but South American enchantresses Arabic Spanish Eg Egyptian and reek Greek ones In fact he has sought his inspirations around the globe As M. M has often served as judge in beauty contests held in ParIs French prizewinners smiled triumphantly out of the canvases the favorite of a Mahara jab jah a a. green turban wound around her head gazed with enigmatic eyes eres at theartist the artist who had captured her elusive likeness likeness like like- ness a Parisian society woman in colorful color color- 1 rul ful Oriental headgear was pictured with I downcast dO e eyes es while a a. host of other beauties beauties beau beau- ties in turn arch melancholy coquettish graced the walls One was a a. Greek type with ith perfect chiseled t profile broad shoulders shoulders ders and correspondingly broad hips I am eager to collect a a. whole gallery of portraits of beautiful American women so I may show my countrymen their charm said M M. I want particularly particularly par par- to put on canvas the slim graceful graceful grace grace- ful lines of the American girl and her her stately bearing How does she achieve achier such slenderness By exercise and careful careful care care- ful diet I have ha been told But how does she manage to carry herself so well with head thrown back neck arched so beautifully beautifully beau beau- Horseback riding perhaps But then not all American girls ride horse horse- back Is it a consciousness of her own charm and grace Which gives to the American girl the bearing of a Bedouin woman For only the women of the nomadic nomadic no- no madic desert tribes s of Arabia Arabis and Syr can compare re with her in poise and distinction dis- dis ot of carriage M. M Is working on a a. book caned called Women of Our Epoch and it is for additional ad aci- illustrations for this that he be his bu come to America He admits that American Ameri- Ameri can beauties will be represented largely by his two favorite t types pes found over the here blonde silver with blue eyes and the haired black girl with blue eyes era y though there thoro will be those of other coloring coloring color color- 1 ing too All of the American beauties will willbe be of ar varying ing stature from the e. e extremely tall woman to the petite creature who i would not reach to her shoulder moulder c. c |
