Parowan Times | 1928-12-12 | Page 3 | Of Perfect Type, but is Not Real "Colleen"

of perfect type but Is not real colleen Colle eri say nothing about it in ireland but the secret has leaked out that the typical irish colleen whose face figures on the new irish free state bank balik notes Is an american girl the colleen which Is merely irish for girl maiden has been such a popular theme in song and poetry due partly to the ease with which the word can be almed rimed that it was natural for the gallant officials to wish to immortalize her by stamping her features on the new paper currency sir john lavery a painter was commissioned to paint the figure lie ile did BO and d the result was a thing of bean beauty 40 which was hailed with delight all ireland was not cot only satisfied but highly pleased later sir john admitted that in looking for a model he be selected his own wife formerly hazel martin of chicago and that it Is her features the irish so admire pathfinder magazine