The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, February 17, 1900, Page 5, Image 5

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in tbe lecture room of the chemical lab
oratory, beginning at 2 o'clock. Atter
the conference is over the ladies will
adjourn tothe kitchen laboratory, where
the girls who are studying domestic
science will give practical demonstra
tions of the work done in this depart
ment. All who are interested in domes
tic economics are cordially invited.
Tbe Hall in the Grove met Friday af
ternoon with Mrs. H. B. Patrick and
listened to an interesting description of
St. Peter's and the Vatican, by Miss
Watson, while Mrs. Kennard told of the
palaces,. gardens and museums of Rome.
Enthusiastic discussions followed each
paper.
The year book of one of the newest
accessions to the N. F. W. C the
Fortnightly club of Wymore has been
received. It is a dainty brochure in a
drake blue cover, tied with a light blue
Bilk cord a combination of colors that
suggests tbe possibility that some of the
members of this club are Kappa Kappa
Gamma girls from the state university.
The course outlined is a very excellent
one and comprehends a study of Euro
pean history and art. Tbe officers are:
President, Mrs. Robert Fenton ; vice
president, Miss Clara Greenwood ; sec
retary, Mies Lura Southwick ; treasurer,
Mrs. J. A. Reuling.
Thf National American Woman's Suf
frage assviation today elected Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Catt of New York as
president of the association to succeed
Miss Anthony, who has been an active
worker for woman's suffrage for nearly
a half century, and declined re-election
to office. With the exception of the
president, all the old officers were elect
ed: Vice president, Mias Annie Howard
Shaw ; corresponding i t -etary, Mrs.
Racbael Foster Avery ; recording.sec
retary, Mrs. Alice Stone Blackwell;
treasurer, Mn, Harriet Taylor Upton;
auditors, Mies Laura Clay and Mrs.
Catherine Waugh McCulloch.
Visitors and members gather every
Thursday in the club room, feeling sure
that the meeting will not only be in
structive but entertaining as well. The
department of home held the meeting
February 13th. The music, consisting
of both vocal and instrumental, was, ex
cellent, and the paper, "Foods Their
Chemical Significance and Values," by
Dr. Warren Perry, was listened to with
marked attention. One of the privileges
granted the club was asking questions,
and it availed itself of the piivilege.
The ten minute talks on Nebraska's
philanthropic institutions, hospitals fur
the insane, home for the friendless, in
stitute for the blind, institute for deaf
and dumb, soldiers' and sailors home
and penitentiary, showed that the dif
ferent speakers had thoroughly posted
themselves. One of the most enjoyable
numbers on the program was a recita
tion by Mrs. Stebbins entitled "Herve
Riel
The Fortnightly club will meet Tues
day afternoon, February 20th, with
Mrs. C. H. Imhoff. The subject for the
afternoon is Dostoievsky, and a com
parison of his work with Tolstoi p,
Gogol's and Turgenief'e will be made.
ART HISTORY.
To dubs of ten taking The Courier the
annual subscription price is seventy five
cents (75 cents). Regular subscription price
one dollar per year.
,:rs.W. C. Scott the president, en
tertained che Woman's club of Ashland
on Wednesday afternoon. The leader,
Mrs. Reynolds, read a paper on the life
and work of the great reformer and
moralist, John Ruskin. Mrs. Wiggen
horn related the story of his married
life, the particulars of consenting to a
divorce and his presence at the wedding
of his former wife to Sir John Millais.
A paper by Mrs. Fuller. "RuBkin as Art
Critic," was followed by a concise com
prehensive review of "Sesame and Lil
liee," by Mrs. Rosencunse. To illup.
trate Ruskin'a mastery of the Eng
lish language and his expression of the
most lofty and ennobling sentiments,
selectionb from the following books
were read: "Crown of Wild Olives,"
Mrs. Harford; "Queen of the Air," Mrs.
White and Mrs. Mansfeld, which was
followed by a dialogue, ' Valley of Dia
monds," from "Ethecs of the DuBt," by
Mrs. Woodberry and five little girls.
The program was interspersed with
music by the Misses Wilson, Harford
and Shedd. On February 22nd the
members of the club will g ve a Martha
Washington reception for husbands,
beaux ani friends.
(a) Architecture.
(b) Sculpture.
(c) Painting.
A.
ANCIENT ART.
I. Egyptian art.
II. Babylonian and Assyrian art.
III. Persian, Phoenican, Palestine and
art of Asia Minor.
IV. Greek art.
V. Etruscan and Romau art.
B.
Christian art to the Renaissance.
C.
Modern art from the Renaissance to
the present.
I. In Italy. II. In Germany. III. In
France. IV. In Holland. V. In Bel
gium. VI. In Spain. VII. In Eng
land. GENERAL REMARKS.
In ancient art architecture and sculp
ture predominated.
T l early Christian art architecture
and painting predominated.
In modern art painting predominate!.
Architecture and sculpture take second
place.
LESSON X.
FRENCH ART.
See Same general authorities named
in last lesson ; Mre. Pattison's renais
sance of Art in France ; See lives of
Francois Clouet ; Paussin Nicolas ; La
Seur Eustachi ; David and Prudhon.
The COURIER
And any One Dollar
dub Magazine
$1.50
The parliamentary department of the
Lincoln woman's club will meet Tuesday
atteruoon. Subject for dif cus3ion "Com
mittees ; Committee Reports."
In the four years of its existence the
woman's club of Fairbury has gained
much, and the recognition of its influ
ence in the town is very gratifying.
Tenspot has written a letter declin
ing to be a candidate for congress.
I didn't know anyonn had asked him
to be a candidate.
That's the reason he has declined.
Corn Tassels William Reed Dunroy's
new collection of poems, on sale at the book
stores.
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Mrs. C. L. Hall entertained Sorobis
last Tuesday afternoon. She secured
for its entertainment the Rav. J.
Lewis Marsh, who road an interesting
paper on the psychological problems
suggested in Hudson's "Laws of Paychic
Phenomena."
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Hall, Chairman of he Art Committee of
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