AT A TIME WHEN THE PUBLIC VALUED ONLY CLASSIC WORKS...

GERTRUDE STEIN TRUDGED UP THE HILL TO DISREPUTABLE MONTMARTRE, WHERE SHE POSED FOR YOUNG, UNKNOWN PICASSO 80 TIMES

Portrait of Gertrude Stein by Pablo Picasso, 1904, Metropolitan Museum, New York / Elisabeth Rawson

Today La Goutte d'Or just down that hill is as far from convention's gaze as Montmartre was then...

and Stein might be as fascinated by its off-beat energy. One feels it in the conviviality of its beauty salons and tailors' workshops, the individualism of its hairstyles, the Sapeurs' cheerful irony, the striking attire and the universal amiability. 
 

Venturing into La Goutte d'Or follows her spirit.

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End of this chapter and of walks for adults,
though kids are fascinated by the hairdressers' signs 
and the tailors they see from the street.

The next chapter is about activities 

 adapted to families with young children,

which open new perceptions for adults as well.

II.4.
To do with children (or without them)