New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-26
TIE LADIES AFT ASSOCIATION.
BEGINNING OF THE TWELFTH sEAsoN-"tL'iN"
AND RFCEPTION-wHAT 1T Is EAPEClhD ~ Az
COMP ISL THIS wINTER

BEGINNING OF THE TWELFTH sEAsoN-"tLiiN"
AND RFCEPTIoN-wHAT IT Is EFFECTED 10 Az
COMPIIsH THIS WINTER.
The twelfth season Of the ladies' Art Assocla-
ton of Ncw-York opened yesterday by meeting ana
retention al the new No "a West Fourteenthst'
Mrs Henry Peters Gray presiding. Az tho meolinR'
which took place al O'CLOCK II announced that the
cboren's Hour would begin Its sessions October 81
No "a West Fourteenth-st and No 225 West Forty
nnt; that the class in cast drawing taught DIV MISS
Annie Morgan would De resumes October the class In
china painting by Miss Ietta Ward. the hrst Week IN
November, the IN figure drawing and painting Dy
william Morgan, In January. There will also be q
conrse In elementary drawing by Mrs Rafter. Brooklyn,
T. d. class IN principles OF design as applied 70 en-
brodery and china, and preparatory class In RAPID
drawing for decoration. class 10 10 taught ny MISS
ne.en a. Daily. win be formed IN October for painting
ara retoucing photogranhs class VII also ne opened
for trimming teachers In Industrial Tho embroidery
class will be resumed by Miss Susan Hayes ward
Lessons IN geometry will be given BY Professor Macy
and I'm botany by Mrs Sewcomh Of EowlIaven Lessons
by the latter viii also be furnished persons Out OF
town. II was also announced that N future art inior
nation given al rho would be charged for accord
Ing TO the time used
Among the correspondence read yesterday was an IN
teresting letter from member abroad whois studying
tho uudcrrlaze AZ Mntons that lm and Dolton's both
courcousy offering every facility 10 tho American lady
I'm her course Of study. botanical lecture VIII be given
BY Mis- Newcornh residence Of Mr5 Henry Peters
Gray. No 80 East Twelty-e gnthet, on October al
D. N. The subjects under consideration werei " FIRING
ofPottery" "Thc Underglaze" Flowers Of California"
and "Poany IN Art. Al tie close ~ the meeting Mrs
Camp reqo an essay on Aidsunmer Flowers" written
nv Mira Noyconb OF New-lIaven. A notice also was
read announcing the opening October by the Rhode
Island school IT Desigu OF school smia 10 the Model
sohoo! Of the Ladies' Aid Association for the training
Of young children.
To officers for 1879 and 1850 are as foll)vsi
P,tsi5ent-Mrs. Henry Peters Gray.
Wee Prcsidcnts-Ms q. Hayes Ward. rrT. Z J ster-
ling, Mrs. Tnco y. Chase. Miss Gertrude Leslie.
TrcasWrsr-Niss l.. G. Field.
S,oret4rics-Alrs NJ. wllleis Harrison and Mrs.. J. b.
Collin.
CaGirrpen-Of the House Committee. Mrs. Richmond
L. philips; % tho Glass Committee Miss Alice Donlevy.
Adr,sory Comcil-D Huntington. T. y. A; W. Whit
rcdgc y. A.; T. ID. /. Greene y. a; william Morgan, 4.
Frederick A. Brown.
THIS association was founded IN lsC7 by seven ladies',
the foremost Of whom were Mrs Mary s Pop, and Mrs
Henry Peters Gray, and was incorporated In 1877.
II has Tor it, OBI the promotion Of the Interests of
women artists. Women had indeed been admitted 10
the privileges Of the school Of the National Academy or
y sign some twonty-ye years ago; and the school 81
D'''Lh e'"u.sH', ~ us "h "a "a,
Jonathan StuHcs, MISS I-iz, hosack tid his, "rufGc
Curtis bad aorl,d Invaluable facilities for the study
of art nut neither rchOUl supplied certain need,
namely central point CT union ann reference W"le
might meet and diFcss art subjects hear lee
Tor study from iife.
The est for admission was originality; professional
admitted u active mCmbr rship; amateurs
students OF art 10 the other grades. From COM
pnny ladies' rms association has slowly but
Steadily increased until 1t has mem pcrship of
100 ladies' and gentlemen. Tncre are only few OF The
latter however, the grade admitting them being recent
OF the hfst steps taken the organiz lion Of
life class, winch held its Canton Hail. art
students ana artist members only being present. More
recently the life class sessions nave been held at the
OF he society ladies ONLY awaiting them elves If its
PRIVILEGES life class !. operation. The
. accpmtll-ncd ne been the preparation of
thoroughly educated t-.Cfer-s or
hmg POSITIONS IN Southern ana Western colleges, and
ia the public school-.
Among the members Of The various grales-act!v,.
subscribing ard hOnoraIY-maV b. mentioned
| Thomas Mast, j. ". Lnton H. W. Herri"k W. Whit
icdge, william hc!gf + cGrilck i. Brown. II Ocsaor
NcCncsncY. OF Chicago, Eliza Gfeaiorex. MIS-. Mary
Mapcs ,udgc. Mrs. sophia MGpes 1Olies, hr. William f.
HiJlgcit Mrs. Liy ". Spencer, Hiss Emliy sari ia,
Miss Gertrude Leslie, Mr.. II nTy A. Loop. Mrs. J.. g..
Buard. Mrs. Professor j. !. Mapc-. and Ms. Mary
Kyle Dallas. Among the VIC ,i.g nrmb, r. are de-
SINNERS of illumination. Wallpaper embroidery, lace,
aud decoration for cna. pottery and furniture. Ia
arc also bgure .aud,cape. fruit Il wer and portrait
painters. and iuslrI'ine artists who draw for the
various papers and magazines throughout The United
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