The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-18
Ladies' Literary C,Iub

Ladies' Literary Club.
Notwithstanding the inclement wea-
Their, quite large audience was in at
tendance on Friday last and all pres
ent 1eit fully repaid by the three very
entertaining papers presented.
The French artist, Carrot, first en-
gagged attention. He was born in Paris
in 1890. Though Graded and reared in
luxury and affiuence and at one time
receiving an income of 100000 francs,
ally reduced by his father. He was
Twice decorated, first as chevalier and
next as commander Of the Legion of
Honor HIS great success was in land
scdpe painting. His great aim in art
was to harmonic manner or treat
ment with nature. His love of nature
was unbounded, and he spent much
time wandering in the suburbs al
early morning or evening. BY the real.
he expressed the ideal He selected
scenes with which the people were
most familiar, and many of his studies
were OF the quiet russell monotonous
bits OF landscape so common in the
north OF france. There was no bril-
nancy In his efforts, rather sombreness
and quietness. He and his friend VIII
let painted together; they had many
tastes IN common, as shown in their
portrayal Of village and peasant life
IN france. Carrot never married. One
of the last acts of his life was giving
a pension to the wife of Nfillet. His
genius was not at first recognized and
MS fame was of slow growth, for he
had painted years before his pictures
received much attention His sue
ceeding triumph finally atoned for for
mer lack of appreciation. His meth
ods and style will always be matters
of difference and discussion Among
his best pictures are Saint Sebas-
TAM and sacred subjects like eFligbt
Into Egypt" Baptism of Christ"
Carrots pictures rank among the very
best works of modern art He died at
Paris in 1875
The South in Literature" followed
The sunny south is a magical phrase
for it brings visions to the most I'M
imaginative. 1t would seem to be the
natural home of literature, but has
been the last to produce worthy literary
fruit. Poe may be called a southern
author, but his works are not char
acteristic of the south. William Gill
more Simms, j. P. Kennedy and Bev-
erly Tucker portrayed bright pictures
of southern life, but have not retained
a lasting hold upon popular favor In
stitution and tradition were antag-
onistic to literature as a profession
Slavery tended to Incidence Section
alism fettered public opinion The
south has ever been noted for eloquent
speech, as in the ringing words of Pat
rick Henry and the calner utterances
Of Washington have been the nation $
pride Jefferson, Madison, Calhoun
were masters of logic. The war revo-
lutionized the south, and in the midst
of her shattered idols and the desola-
ton of her homes was born a litera-
ture unique and beautiful.
The literary impulse came with the
war and the universal excitement Of
ring war songs and impassioned verse,
as Randall's Maryland, My Mary
land" which became the Marseiliaise
of the confederacy. Prior to the war
and magazines had a strug-
gle for existence south Of Mason and
Dixons line. The chief feature of the
new literature was dialect stories, and
those of Charles Egbert Chaddock
Miss Mary n. Murffe), Harris and
Gable. were filled with pathos and
beauty of sentiment. In 1856 appeared
southern women authors, as Mrs. Ma
guire. Miss Fisher, Marion Harland
and Augusta ]. Evans, the writer of
''St. Elmo" Richard Malcolm john
son enjoys the distinction of a long
public career. Among other prom
inent southern writer's may be men
toned Prof. Hartt, Miss Elliott Mrs
Louisa Clarke Pymelle. De Leon. Al
len. Edwards, Jas. A. Harrison, Thos
Wilson Page, Lanier, Robert Burnes
Wilson and Mrs. Burton Harrison, all
contributing to the new literature Of
the future.
The third paper read was about
George Washington Gable, who was
born in New orleans in 1874, entered
the confederate army in 1853 and at
the close of the war returned penniless
to his native home. His first literary
efforts were published in the Picayune
over the signature of 'Drop-Shot."
Mr.. Cable had conscientious scruples
about attending theatres and reading
French novels. His position at the
head of southern writer's is assured.
He wrote accurately Of the creole;
probably the true spirit could never
have been portrayed except by per
sonaI observation. He is the first
thorough exponent of creole French.
He appeals at his best in the short
stories to v hich he mainly devoted his
study. as ..Old Creole Days. The
Grandissimesn was his first novel.
ssDr. Sewer deals with New Orleans
life. Other books are Strange True
Stories of Louisiana" Condition of
the Negro in the United States" Mr..