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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (June 4, 1898)
THE COURIEBl 6b UBS. Continued from Page 3. and inspired its leaders, and had much to do with its direction, they seldom made a serious effort in literature them selves. The few who have left a name in letters only illustrates the fact that individual genius is a flower of another growth, time, de Stael would have been a great woman under any condi tions; but we owe all of her best work in literature to 'her exile from the social life of Paris, where her thoughts had no time to crystallize. The gift of Mme. deSevigne was nearly allied to a con versational one, but her mind was ma tured and deepened during years of se clusion under the lonely skies of Brit tany. Mme. de la Fayette left the world of the salons early, to find her literary inspiration in the solitude of ill health and the stimulating friendship of La -Rochefoucauld. Mme. du Chatelet. whose talent was of another color, wrote on philosophy and translated Newton, not in the bieezj air of the salons, but in the tranquil shades of Cirey and the lees tranquil society of Voltaire. There were other women who wrote, though they usually chose to hide a light which was not a very brilliant one, and to shine in other wayB. It may be that it was the salon which made these women possible, as it created an intel lectual atmosphre in which thought blossomed into intense and vivid life: but its direct tendency was to foster in women talents of a quite different sort from creative ones. It developed to a high degree, however, the fine discrim ination and critical sense which led Rousseau to say that "a point of morals would not be better discussed in a so ciety of philosophers than in that of a pretty woman of Paris." The clubs have hardly lived long enough to justify a final judgment as to their outcome; but the best writers of our own time have not been, as a rule, actively identified with them, though a few, whose minds were already formed in another school, have had much to do in founding and leading them. The many able women who have given their time and talents to the clubs have ottener merged their literary gifts, if they had them, into work of another sort, not less valuable in its wa,but less tangible and less individual. It is the work of the general, who plans, or ganizes, sifts values, adapts means to definite ends, but who lives too much in the swift current of affairs to give head to the voice of the imagination, or to master the art of literary form which alone makes for thought a permanent abiding place. The Wymore Fin de Siecle club, re ceived the Musical club, at the borne of Mrs. J. A. Renling Thursday afternoon May 19. Those present were: Mesdames A Rodgers, Calder, R. Fenton, A.B. Price, F. Laflin, C. W. Robertson, L. Bridenthol, Stover, L. A. Mitchell. The guests were: Mrs. Roush, Misses Fen ton. Greenwood, Reynolds, Mitchell, B Fenton. Mrs. and Misses Fenton and Mitchell. Reading '' Solo Fred Laflin Paper-Parallel L' Allegro, II Pen- sorose .R. Fenton Mu8ic Miss Greenwood Beading. .".".". Mre- Bridenthol Solo (piano forte) Miss Reynolds DtM Mrs. and Miss Fenton After the program, which was enjoyed by all, papers were passed on which was written an intellectual menu. The best gueeser, our worthy president, Mrs. A. A. Price, was rewarded with a prize, Byron's "Childe Harold." Mrs. Renling then served ice and wafers, which, though less intellectu .1, was more satisfactory after the warm work of guessing. Following is the result of the election of officers for the ensuing year: President Mrs. A. B. Price. Vice-president Mrs. K. Fenton. Secratary Mrs. J. A. Renling. Treasurer Mrs. A. Rodgers. The appointment of committees to ar range the work for the year ended an afternoon which all declared to have beett a most delighttul one and for which a vote of thanks was extended to our hostess. The child study section of the Lincoln Woman's club held its lost meeting for this year Saturday afternoon. The fol lowing officers were elected for next year: Leader, Mrs. Janet Marferding; assistant leader. Mrs. Grace Mason Wheeler; secretary, Miss Christine Foss ler; membership committee, Mrs. Charles Neal.Mrs. W.R. Hart, Mrs. George W. Berge. Dr. H.K.Wolfe discussed the ques tion of the religious training of children. In considering the place of the public schools in this matter, there seems to be a decided movement towards introduc ing some preparatory training for religi ous culture. Public opinion is chang ing rapidly in favor of holding the pub lic schools partly responsible for the moral and spiritual welfare of the chil dren. The question now is, how can thf schools meet the demand? The preliminary education of the child belongs to the home and is dependent upon the character of the parents. The individuality of children should be pre served even in religious instruction. We must first cultivate the child's affections. No child can be taught to love God by parents whom it does not love. The sympathies should be cultivated and above all the child should be allowed and encouraged to express its pleasura ble emotions and to restrain the expres sion of painful feelings. Stories and pictures and music are means of developing the emotional na ture of children, Love is the chief means of religious growth. Fear should not be used as a means of religious training. A general discussion followed. y, ?? ? ?ij ? ii Wttm u & Jfe k- l l JV- lt ' A l - - AUegFetti Chocolates fo r i4 i 7 7 ? r JS i Sr i ' '. i XN Ha m fill H fl F.C.ZEHRUNG.Mgr. Corner O and Twelfth streets. Commencement Concert and Graduating- Exercises of the " Nebraska Wesleyan Conservatory of Music Wednesday Evening. June S Entire Philharmonic Orchestra. The Nebraska Wes leyan Male -Quartet and Glee Club. Instrumental and Vocal solos. Admission with reserved seats 25 and 35 cents. Seats reserved at office of opera house on and after June 6. GROCERY BARGAINS AT THE CITY BLOCK GROCERY OUR LETTUCE, RADDISHES, AND. ALL VEGETABLES ARE CRISP AND COOL 143 (Sovrtlx Bleventla. IMIIII " IIIIIIIIUMI tlllllllll Do you know where GO TO COOL COLORADO FOR THI SUMMER Two solid vestibule trains daily. Leaving Lincoln at G:10p. tn and 1:20 a. m. Arriving in Denver at 7:30 a. m. and 1:30 p. m. and always on time. B. & M. depot cor. "thand P sts. City Ticket office cor. 10th and O streets. G. W. BONNBLL, 6. P. & T.A. 00OO0O0O00O00O3 CYCLE PHOTOGRAPHS THLE1 C PHOTOGRAPHS! PHOTOG APHS OFBABIES$ PHOTOGRAPHS OF GROUPS EXTERIOR VIEWS PALACE BEAUTIFUL Is? 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