Easels In Paris: Art work in the primary grades requires crayons, a covered jar for clay, individual boards for modeling, and several wooden easels, about 43 inches high for the kindergarten, 47 inches for the first grade, and 50 inches for the second grade. Large sheets of wrapping paper, newsprint, or bogus paper are thumbtacked on the easels, and tempera vatercolors and large paint brushes such as the Japanese watercolor brush are used. If showcard paint (tempera) is too expensive, Wall paint in powdered form may be purchased, mixed with water, and kept in little jars with covers. These paints and brushes are excellent for painting scenery for plays. The easels in a primary room are almost always in use.
Of the modern men who first began to make Sweden known in the art circles of the Continent, one group set up easels in Paris, and of these men, Alexander Roslin (1734-72) left some of the most striking works. To make this tribute personal, I must mention that his Damen med Slojan (Lady with the Fan) impressed me so much that I acquired a copy of it from Sweden and it now hangs in the place of honor over the fireplace in the living room of my home.
The Selective Shopper on the Prowl Paris is a shopper's heaven, especially if the shopper is on the distaff side. It is an expensive heaven, in these days, notably excepting perfumes, which are far cheaper in Paris than in America, but the cost doesn't seem to frighten tourists away. Paris est toujours Paris. |
