Show j 4 I I fr I j About fills I I. I i a H DREAM GIRL I c ff I L i I A Famous Virtuoso of the Violin Sought for Twenty 4 4 k i rn Years wears in in Many Lands for the Ideal of His Artistic A r y f tv ff I c p 4 Imagination and Found at Last at-Last Last Not NotI I i an Ethereal Little Griselda With I. I x 4 the Face of a Grease Girl but I Ia s 1 a 1 a Daughter of California of the t Q O ai o Type e Known as th e Average A a. a liK I rr l 1 o ua American Girl I. I U b 41 new note crept After a search in many climes into his perform per per- over a long period of years form a n c g e e s. s Mischa Elman finally found the li However as maiden of pf his hearts heart's s desire on of r 4 r the m months nth rolled something oc oc- the sunny shores of California California- a on Kf t June 1923 a good sense common-sense American S arrived and d a an ana announcement an an- girl who he declares completely ont corn 1 noun cement w was a s sent out that the fills the vista of his Ius' t a wedding was to be romantic dr dreams dreams' ams' ams I postponed Press PS s r. r professional profession l engage engage- of By j Bv By Isabel Ste he 1 EVEN EVENto to the most prosaic of of male mortals the pursuit of the Ide Ideal IdealS l L Girl Girl is is isa a great and sublime adventure Few men have the patience however rN to follow the wisp will of their iI j. j youthful fancy to the end of the trail f. f S' S t Not so with I h Mischa Elman he of the I I mag magic ic fingers who with a violin ravishes the souls of hi his audiences The Russian t virtuoso virtuoso i doesn't understand the meanIng mean- mean i Ing lag of the word compromise rat lit I For twenty years he sought his dream m 1 girl throughout every country county in Europe American girls were lovely he V sighed but they were not the type i f too gay and independent for fora a temperamental tempera tempera- 1 I mental artists artist's bride N NO 6 not here but t t Jt somewhere in the Old World he would c find her Nor was he secretive e. e in his search A r ki y word picture of his ide ideal l was published f. f J 1 r far and wide A sweet demure mid mid- r Y Victorian torian blonde ash-blonde a patient Griselda I i who h would play the part of clinging vin vine f S- S S opposite apposite his role of the majestic oak lf was vas was the favored type e t Y Several everal weeks ago the magic-fingered magic 1 J and romantic virtuoso sailed on the B for a four months' months honeymoon honey honey- I moon in Europe And you could a almost most hear Cupid chuckling for the bride who rr 1 i sto stood c by his side as the cameras clicked ii was a jolly up-to-date up American girl girl girl- r i r brune brunette te with sparkling dark brown It f 1 e eyes es bobb bobbed hair and a most decided air of oft independence and snap about herIt her lj It It was a won hard-won victory however ho ever and and Mischa had to be brought to the they s y i brink of death before he saw the light ight nf nfl l r of reason and and reason compromise FL c IN TN N 1922 Elman arrived in London Eng- Eng r- r r. r f lan land to give to-give give a series of co concerts c At that that ha time he confided to a friend that 6 1 w y he he was in search of a wife Although i l i ti he had ascended to the very pinnacle of E r J fame he wasn't so very happy there It was lonely on the heights F h aS But why seek a bride in England this friend inquired You are a naturalized nat nat- a American e citizen a and certainly f j j- j r the the- girls girs of f al your your adopted country are are 3 q surpassingly f fI J. J It is based on a bit of sentiment 9 x f x the e violinist explained When I first came came ame to England seventeen years ago I s 4 A r s 's met an an n English girl with a face like a Gr use portrait and fond of music She Shet j P t measured up to all the requirements of l an an i artists artist's bride but because I had hadt t vowed to my father to remain unmarried 5 ried led ledfor for twenty years she would would- not V. V r f. f wait waitr J Now be he continued I seek her counterpart a natural genuine girl loving home-loving but esthetic with fine finein in in instincts stin stints ts and long tapering fingers which shouldn't however interfere with with an ability to cook waffles I admire American girls greatly but here in England I believe I am most h I J likely to find a a counterpart of that girl of 1905 1305 Well say old chap that's jolly comi com com- i d t k r and and all n that sort ort 9 of thing S the sympathetic friend admitted but bt just how d do you plan to discover to-discover this in intriguing in- in damsel I have decided that I shall play to tomy tomy tomy my ideal from my soul to hers at my next concert and if it is really she she will answer later at my hotel the love pilgrim explained I Great scheme the other applauded Now if you require any help help help- No no This must be a direct appeal front frOm my soul to hers Any outside interference interference in in- in would be fatal Thanks just the same Mischa replied hastily But you understand how it is old bean Of course Wouldn't interfere for the world Good luck M May the psychic waves waves ah ah well wave wave as it were and bring your into port jolly soon So long The sympathetic friend departed and S within half an hour the secret romantic soul quest was being heatedly discussed in one one one-of of London's most exclusive clubs Mischa Elman had been voted a thoroughly thor thor- ly good scout by these That evening the famous violinist played as he had never played before Not a single nuance in the entire gamut of emotions was slighted as as with in intense intense in- in tense concentration he appealed to the who might be out there in that great audience which packed Queens Queen's Hall Royalty was there that night and many many noble lords and ladies ladies but but it wasn't to them that he played his soul- soul stirring notes His souls soul's S 0 O S was seeking the little patient Griselda with the face of tt s girl and fingers which tapered and yet could cook waffles It doesn't require any too vivid imagination im- im imagination to guess what what- happened after the concert The sympathetic friend and his fellow had spread the news news news' of f the strange soul quest and it had sped from from mouth to mouth about the tea tables and d dinner parties When Mischa Elman spent with the force of the emotions he had swept into the h strings of his violin arrived at his notes notel ne he found louna there awaiting him him nim a horde of would would-be Young and old they were fat and lean debutantes debutantes debu debu- and post-graduates post of many social seasons a mob which st stormed the door leading to his suite while a distraught hotel manager tried vainly t to maintain order among them hats the trouble Is there a fire Elm Elman n asked the elevator boy The youth grinned No sir these ladies say you expect them They are your Quick take me down again he gasped How could the sacred search have reached the the- ears of all the world world world- that even the lift boy should know of it This question he put to the desk clerk A newspaper article was shown him A press agent had caught the rumor on the wings of gossip and made good use of it Hundreds of beautiful r I 1 JiD o o r S a G P S 1 i Si I j ro r I Art and Marriage e S GG IR REALIZE LIZEth that t it is not not easy sy for a aw woman a-woman a to b be an artists artist's r r 0 f WI wife says says' Mischa Elman the violinist It is difficult for her to d distinguish ish between the artist and the man Inthe In the e concert hall hallI I am an n artist in my home I a am a h husband While I am anion amon on the stage my art belongs to my public my-public public in my home I bel belong ng to my wife It is really very necessary for the wife of an artist artist to to be subservient nt to a mans man's career career Jf If she grudges the time the time which i it is absolutely necessary for him to devote to his work there can be no harmony in the home and without harmony there can be no n no peace or happiness Upon such an understanding the artist Elman and his Perfect Girl bride li have ve embarked upon upon their honeymoon Will Vill these two succeed where so many other othe artistic marriages have failed I British British- souls had responded valiantly The affair didn't deter Mischa from finishing his season in London but forthe for lor forthe the t time being he announce announced l that he was vas out of the matrimonial market THAT THAT- was a hectic spring and when summer came the violinist sought rest and recreation along the shores of Lake Placid in the shadows of the Adirondacks c L It so so happened that Rudolf Polk a fellow artist had also decided on this spot as his summer home What more natural than the two musicians should spend much of their time together or ox that Polk should introduce his famous friend to his beautiful young sister-in- sister law Mildred Stone The moonlight on Lake Placid is peculiarly peculiarly peculiarly pe pe- silvery and insinuating no no- 7 I where here in the world there are more ro romantic romantic ro- ro mantic mantle pathways le leading ding through mossy dells and bosky solitudes Here the much-feted much Mischa Elman found peace and sympathetic understanding and that fall the newspapers carried front front- page headlines Cupid Catches Mischa Elman The wedding was to be in June 1923 and pictures of the the engaged pair were broadcast throughout the thet world Strangely enough Miss Stone didn't t follow fol fol- follow fol- fol low the specifications Mischa had de detailed detailed detailed de- de tailed in describing the dream girl She was brunette and alive to the tips of her fingers with the joy of living athletic and up to date with a decided mind of her own own a a typical American girl Yes its it's true said the violinist when interviewed and Im I'm very happy A 1 ments ments- was g e. e ven uy bY violinist but all sorts of other reasons were given by friends of the engaged pair I 7 I In time the romance faded L out JY he met the m I Four years ago his bride s ir girl who is now now- IS t i q r li It was aboard the Beren Beren- t t l r the garia-the caria the same ship which j 4 bore bore the couple off on theirs their s 7 honeymoon the other day But the romance didn didn't didn't t f sta start t then Helen Frances Francesh h r Katten who last month added Elman to her name t was a very young girl at that time Her parents were I fond of music but had no 5 t connection with the musical world On that voyage were many celebrities of note and Mischa Elman and Helens Helen's father formed an acquaint acquaint- Be sure and look us up when you come to tb San Francisco Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco the California merchant merchant merchant mer mer- chant invited the world celebrated celebrated celebrated cele cele- violinist as the tW two parted violinists at the gangplank Thanks Ill I'll take you up on that Elman responded ot of his professional engagements engagements en- en In the course ux Mischa Elman made San 0 Francisco a couple of times and fulfilled fulfilled ful ful- ful- ful filled his promise He enjoyed his visits visits to the plain but comfortable home of the Kattens There was such a pleasant atmosphere atmosphere at atmosphere at- at of contentment and old fash hospitality about the place place a a grateful change from the big social entertainments entertainments en en- entertainments usually given in his honor A YEAR ago he again called at the Katten home This time he found an added attraction Helen Frances had grown up A tall slight graceful child she had developed into a remarkably sweet and nd winsome young woman Nothing fragile and like about her but a real home girl popular in inthe inthe inthe the younger set of her social circle and the adored only child of her parents Again Mischa Elman had fallen for fora a modern American brunette but this time he didn't tell the public about it Six months passed and around last Christmastime Elman returned to San Francisco Although nothing had been announced friends must have suspected the romance for everywhere that the virtuoso was invited Helen Frances was invited too Why all the indecision and secrecy secrecy and postponement Well I wanted to be very sure this time Mr Elman explained th the circumstances circumstances circumstances circum circum- stances to friend friend I a have baVe always re regarded regarded re- re marriage as a very solemn cere cere- mony I dont don't believe in divorce and andI I wanted Helen to be very sure too It is not an easy position that position that of an artists artist's wife Naturally her intimate friends knew that we were interested in each other and they were asking when the engagement was going to be announced and all that sort of thing I II I was on my way to Dallas Tex toI to I play an engagement there and I asked her to wait until I wrote her from that town Honestly I dont don't know why Iwas I I Iwas was so fussed at the idea of publishing the announcement I knew I loved Helen Frances that she was the girl but all sorts of impossible con contingencies ro rose e up like ghosts to l haunt me when I faced the proposition WHAT finally brought me to the point of announcing it was the fact that while we were on pur ur way through the Arizona desert one night part of the train was derailed The coach in which my party was riding was only partly tilted over Everything was in pitch darkness x I had been studying the problem of or ormy my coming marriage very seriously from all angles angles It was vas not that I was afraid that I would be unhappy but butI but butI I was was afraid that my art might suffer and that I might not be able to make my wife happy Then when we hung there on the tha brink of eternity as it were the whole of my life passed before my eyes I had fame but fame alone d doesn't mean happiness if If I had been one of the passengers who were killed I should have passed along without having experienced experienced experienced ex ex- real happiness I had been stupidly weighing all sorts of unimportant tant pros and cons and perhaps allowing al- al allowing allowing al al- lowing my real chance to slip out of my grasp It was was' then as I faced death that I made my decision The first thing I did was to write a telegram to my fiancee asking her to r I announce our engagement This I sent off from the nearest telegraph station JUST before he left America on his honeymoon trip Mr Elman was asked about his romance and his search for the ideal girl In seeking the ideal girl I wasn't I looking for the impossible he declared I have certain ideas about married life which are different from other mens men's perhaps but I think they are sound ideas S The reason that I searched first in Europe for a wife was because the women women women wom- wom en i in the Old World are accustomed to sharing their husbands husband's life in a truer sense than the women in America I think it is only fair to a wife for forthe the husband to make her acquainted with the exact status of his business so that she can govern her expenditures ac ac- cordingly The man who indulges his wife in in every way allows her to have everything everything every every- thing she wants keeps all his little difficulties difficulties difficulties carefully hidden from her then some fine day comes home to her and says My dear I cant can't give you anything more We Ve are ruined isn't an ideal husband hus hus- husband band in my estimation This isn't an exaggeration I know several such in in- in stances I realize that it is not easy for a woman to be an artists artist's wife It is difficult difficult cult for her to distinguish between theartist theartist the theartist artist and the man In the concert hall I am an artist in my home I am a husband hus hus- band bani While I am on the stage my art belongs to my public in my home I belong to my wife It is 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