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April 26, 1929 WILMETTE "but I do hope she will outgrow that idea, because the airplane is too dangerous," remarked Mr. Swan. LIFE· 13 .North Shore Art Lovers M-~Jrvel at Swan Exhibition An informal tea and reception last . Saturday afternoon opened Paul Swan's exhibit of original drawings and mural paintings in the French room of the Georgian hotel, Evan~tQn. Members of the Evanston Drama club were hostesses, and among those who ~n troduced the artist to the visitors and poured tea were : Mrs. Cyrus L. Garnett, p_resident of the club, Mrs. Edwin F. Pierce, Mrs. Clifford Grulee, Mrs. Edwin Mills, Miss Cornelia Lunt, Mrs. Lew Sarett, Mrs. Ralph Dennis, Mrs. A. Starr Best, Mrs. L. Octigan White, Mrs. William Burdett Johnson, Mrs. Eugene M. Stevens, Mrs. Melvin Ericson, and Mrs. Norman Westerhold. Mr. Swan has on exhibition a group of extremely handsome wall tapestries painted in tempera on satin, and also many portraits o.f prominent stage celebrities and society women. Among the latter who have posed for Mr. Swan are Mrs. Stuyvesant Peabody, Mrs. Leeds Mitchelt, Mrs. Edward ]. Brundage and daughter, Miss Bertha Palmer. Among the stage celebrities are Pavlowa, George Arliss, John Barrymore, and Madame Nazimova. Striking Personality Th1eves Loot Cloak Room of Church During Service Three women's coats. one man's coat, and two purses were stolen from the cloak room of the Wilmette Congregajional church last Sunday morning between 11 and 12 o'clock while the church service was being held. No valuables were lost. The thieves had not been apprehended up to W~dnes day night. . MELSON LAUNDRY aad D17 Cleaailq &,.Item We use soft water and Ivory soap. · It's so gentle to clotha Llbea-al DIMOUDt OD Ba-lDI aad CaD Phone 1800 CENTRAL AT MAIN ST., WILMETTE DaaaeiDark Eleetrie Co. t;Jhe HOOVER II BEATS ··· M It SrD1"q. tn It CIIOIII Mr. Swan himself is a most interesting personality. The striking feature about him is that he is not only a genius of' the art_ s. but the genius of common sense. There is not a single affected mannerism, but there is rather about him a quiet power. He is of medium height, with rather long, blonde hair, and deep blue eyes. His most dominant characteristic is sincerity : you know that he is not after money or fame, and that he does want his works bought and appreciated for their true worth, and not for the fact that they cu-e P<!ul s,,,_.an's. Concerning art Mr. Swan says that it should explain things through the eyes of the laymen, and if art does not do that it is valueless. "There should be nothing queer about the artist," said Mr. Swan, "he is simply the spokesman of the people. He is simply creating something which is the handmaiden of life. The painter trie s to represent the inner and outer life r·f an individual. A photograph is simply a study in light and shade. and very often catches a self-conscious and affected attitude. 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If you wish we will give you a demonstration of"Posi tive Agitation" in your own home before you purchase. Mr. Swan was born near Springfield, Ill., but his family moved to Nebraska when he was a boy. He studied at the Chicago Art Institute and worked his way through school by posing. When he went to Cairo, Egypt, he hung up a number ·of his portrait sketches in an office of a dentist, who had members of the nobility for patients. Mr. Swan's portraits became so popular that he received orders enough to pay for more study courses and European trips. He has held various exhibitions here and abroad, notably in London, Paris, Athens,. South America, and Ne~ York. He was the first North Amencan to hold an exhibition of sculpture in South America, where he received many commissions to draw and pai11t portraits of socially prominent South Americans during a four months' tour last summer of the principal South American . Cities. Likes Stage Best For Hoover Service Of atl Mr. Swan's accomplishments he likes the stage best-the dancing and playwriting. On March 24 h.e presented an original repertoire of hts dancing, an~ on T~ursday afternoon of this week the Goodman theater presented one of his plays. Mr. Swan whose home is in New York is m~rried and has two little girls, 'Paula, 12 years old, and Flo~a, ~0. Paula's ambition is to be an avtatrtx, DAMMENARK ELECTRIC: C:O. 1151 Wilmette Avenue Phone Wilmette 214