THE COURIER.
who hiving found that club work help include that of Sweden, Norway, Don
in home building and general develop- mark and Russia, miscellaneous topics,
ment of character, are enthussel with a and lastly the history and litraturoof
quiet interest for its success that Russia. Tim club instructed the com
promises well for tho future permanence mi'!:o to prepare an olaborate outline of
and prosperity of the organization. Russia and deferred tho selection of next
Tho officers ara Mrs. E'la Larsh. presi- winter's toptc till the next meeting
dent; Mrs. Ellen Ware, first vice-prcsi- which will occur on February 18 at tho
dent; Mrs. Marie ft. Burget, second vice- homo of Mrs. Lambortson. Mrs. Field
president; Mrs. E. Morgan, secretary; reported tho action of the directors of
Mrs. Rachael Watson, treasurer; Mrs. E. tho city federation. They instructed a
Shuman, corresponding 89cretary. Four committee to draw up a constitution
active departments sub divido the gen- making tho presidents of tho d.fTerent
eral work of the club as follows: House- c!ub3 a governing board without fees,
hold Economic?, Mrs. Elia Dittmar In this way tho organization is ret lined
loader; Current Events, Mrs. Bertha and it might bo of great usefulness in a
Zook leader; Department of Art, Miss city movement in which it might be
Ilershey leidei ; Parliamentary Practice, desirable that all clubs and ali icdivid
Mrs. E. Shuman loader. uals should be represented as no or.o
Thejear offers no'hipg of especial c!ub cjb. Tho constitution committee
note to chronicle, unless it is that mo3t consisted of Mis. Field, Mrs. Welch and
hopeful of all signs to the thoughtful Mrs. Scott.
mind, a Btoady, onward growth, with a Mrs. McConnell read a paper on Joief
decerning ecdsb that quality not quanity, Israels and tho Dutch painters of today,
is the truest accomplishment indicating Mrs. McConnell said, in part, that after
as it does the normal condition wh'ch a long period of decidence the Dutch
includes no mighty spurts of effort and have developed a rich and highly char-
consequently no premature decay. Threo agnatic school of art. The o!d Dutch
programs for the entertainment of the echcol, with its solid realism and purely
general club have been presented. They objective treatment, has given place to a
were given by the art class by means of Echool of painters in which wo see a
a loan hold in the new public library family likeness that at once reveals na-
building wherein a beautiful display of tionality, but in which we discover a
curious bricabrac, rare paintings an- more sensitivo and emotional generation
tique and modern wpre exhibited. It of artiste. In the Netherlands as in our
continued for soveral dajs and was a own land the conditions are favorable
signal success artistically and serially, for a renaissance of ait There are many
netting the department a new sum as artists of merit and they find ready tale
we'.l. The department of houeeeold econ- for their worts. At the twenty fifth an-
omics followed in duo t;me with a candy niversary of tho late king of Holland in
demonstration, alter which the fruits of 1871 one hundred pictures by the Iead-
their labors were sarved to the audience ing artists wera presented to him asan-
by the class, c'.ad in dainty cooking garb, niversary gifts. To this long list cf
Good music and readings wcro also namc3 many more have since been ad-
among the attractions of the afternoon, ded, and among these Jcsef Israels is
A week sinco tho cprrent events depart- the acknowledged leader. Around him
ment gave an excellent entertainment are many groups of artists having a
on up-to date topics, interspersed with special domain in the realm of art, but
music. Two rumbers were especially 0faIl those Mrs McConnell mentioned
noteworthy; one a verbal account of a type3 of tho3o who excel in portrajing
trip to Klondike, geographically accurate chorac'.er.
and realistic in description, the other a Among marine paint.TS, Mrs. Mc-
spicy journal of daily happening made Connoll thought Mesdag the greatest,
bright with clever incidents, fun, dialect Anton Mauvo is the most popular land-
- poem and a sympathetic rendering of 8cipo painter in England and America.
Eugene Field'e, "Little Yellow Baby." His sheep pictures have made him
s famous. Among the Netherland painters
The following program from German of today the leading colorists are Jacob,
composers was rendsred by the Yo:k Wilhelin and t"ath)s Maris, threo broth
Amateur Musical club on Monday after- erswho aro distinguished by purity of
noon. January 31: tone and brilliancy of color.
Sketch of Beethoven. Mrs. McConaughy Still life, in hich Dutch artists have
Overture to 'Preciosa' Weber always excolled, is a phase of art in
Mif 838 Doty and Gilbert. which many of tho woinon of Holland
In tho Lovely Month of May Merkel aro preeminent. Many of us remember
Mamie RceJ. tho beautiful (lowers and fruit-' at the
a When I Know That Thoa Art) Columbian exposition painted by Mies
Near Me .Abb Van Gande Bakhuzjn and the gar
fa. Fair Jeanet ) lant3 ot r0Ee?) ;ri3 and hclianthus by
Mrs. Bell, Mrs. Ida Woods. Mnj MarEUerit0 Rosenbaum. Mrs.
Finale from op. 10 1, Sonata. .Beethoven Mesda&i wife of the arli8tf had a ,)eauli
May Davidson. ful picturo entitled "Mconlicht on tho
Allegro from Sonata op. 2G... Beethoven Ueattl., and anothEr ..Ih;j vi:,age
Martha Dayton. Road Sir John Millais said that the
Aire Maria Trio Abb Dutch had EO iovo for women, for who
Mrs. Beel, Mrs. Woods, Mrs. Mont- wou,d carQ o k5s3 lhe women rf hQ
gcniery. Dutch genre. But Alma Tadema, who
Obligato M.ss Warner ianolonger a Dutchman, paints tender,
Andante and Allegro from -Appas- dreamy women who have all tho feminine
siona'.a" Beethoven charmg necessary to make adorers out
Miss Cobb. ot beholders.
a. Still as the Night . ) B h Th-3 W8 tbo ,ast occasion for
b. Open Now Thy Blue Eys.. ) AT .
v M C time that Mrs. McConnell wilt meet with
First movement,rSonaataP!: Uummel ;he eub M ste Jill leave for Washing-
Mirs Carscadden. toD' D; C- on1 "md whe' h! '
pectB to spend the winter. She will be
The Fortnightly "club of Lincoln met greatly missed by tho Fortnightly club,
with Mrs. C. H. Gero on Friday, Febru- of wh,ch Bbe ,s a charter '"ember, and
ary4. After listening to the minutes of of wbose ntelleclual and social life she
two previous me3tings read by the sec- b an important factor,
retary, Mrs. Field,- Mrs. Ricketts, chair-
man of the committeo on the course of Mrs. J. N. Wise of Platt"raouth, re
study for next year, offered her report, porta: The Art department of the Wc
She said several subjects had been sag- man's club met Friday evening, with
gested to the committeo, among which only a small portion of members present,
were! the cathedrals of the world, the owing to the unpleasant woathcr and tho
literature and history of Spain, of Italy, rival attractions ot a reception. Tboso
the legendary age in literature, Russia, who were there however, spent a delight
i. -North-" European literature, which would ful evening. Mrs. Snyder the leader,
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cessories and those present derived much
benefit from her talk. Mesdamea Wise,
Waugh and Johnson, read carefully-prepared
papers on the works and lives of
Annibale, Caracci-Domenichino, Guido
Reni and Silvator Rosa Beautiful photo
graphic copies of tho works of the ma?
ters under discussion, were loaned by
Mrs. Waugn, and were very much en
joyed by tho club. Mrs. Chipman read
some witty and wise extracts on art
from Giil Hamilton, wLich wer.
thoroughly appreciated, and altogether
in spite of the war of elements without,
tho art department voted this to bo one
of tho most successful and instructive
meetings of tho year.
Tho Deborah Avery Chapter ot tho
D. A. R. met Friday afternoon with Mrs.
Winchester. Tho'o was an unusua'Iy
large attsndanco in spite of th; threaten-,
ing weather, and many impoitint mit
ters were brought up for discission. The
meeting opesod as usual with a prayer
by the chaplain followed by tho singing
ot America. The question ot delegates
to the congress at Washington was then
considered and the changes to be undo
in the constitution at that time wero ex
plained and voted upon by the chapter.
An exceedingly interesting paper, by
many said to be one of the b:st of the.
year, was read by Mrs. W. A. Rankin?,
on tbo "Massachusotts Bay Colony, 1G33,
and the Settlement of Rhode Island."
Though consisting largely of historical
details, the character ot Roger Williams
was carefully drawn, and a poetic des
cription given or his journey as an old.
man through the dangers of forest and
alien tribes to found the new colony of
Rhode Island.
In the Round Table after the paper,
many interesting facts on the same sub
ject were contributed by other members.
Tho next meeting will bo with Mrs.
Odell, 2523 N street.
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The Matinee Musicale held its regular
meeting Monday afternoon. T.e cor
responding secretary, Mrs. D. A. Camp
hell, gave an account of the organization
of the National Federation of musical
clubj at Chicago. On'y tbreo delegates
were prcsont from Nebrask?, Mrs. Cimp-
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