Gunnison Valley News | 1928-12-06 | Page 7 | Of Perfect Type, but is not Real "Colleen"

Of Perfect Type, but Is Not Real "Colleen" Say nothing about it In Ireland, but the secret has leaked out that "the typical Irish colleen" whose face figures fig-ures on the new Irish Free State bank cotes is an American girl. The colleen, which is merely Irish for girl, maiden, has been such a popular pop-ular theme in song and poetry (due partly to the ease with which the word can be rimed) that it was natural for the gallant officials to wish to immortalize immor-talize her by stamping her features on the new paper currency. Sir John Lavery, a painter, was commissioned to paint the figure. He did so, and the result was a thing of beauty which was hailed with delight. All Ireland was not only satisfied but highly pleased. Later Sir John admitted that in looking for a model he selected his own wife, formerly Hazel Martyn of Chicago, and that it is her features the Irish so admire. Pathfinder Magazine.