The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-23

The past week was one of pnparallel-
ed dullness. The only event of import
ance was the reception rendered by
Bishop Leonard to the new faculty at
Rowland Hall, Of which The Herald
published an account on Friday
morning. The outlook for the coming
week is not encouraging to lovers of
gayety.
The Misses Sherman gave a Ken
sington tea yesterday, which was an
occasion of rare enjoyment to their
guests The parlors were tastefully dec
grated with cut flowers of many varie-
ties. Music was an enjoyable feature
of the afternoon.
The afternoon guests were Miss Hank
nee. Miss Ora Hardness. Miss Mason,
Mss Adelaide Mason, Miss Durland,
Miss Mccormick, Miss Kimball, Miss
Lawrence, Miss Young, Miss Lucille
Young, Miss Alton Young, Miss Park
Mr.. John Zane. Mrs. John s. Witcher,
Mrs. Gemmell Mrs. W. +. James, Mrs.
Calspar Robertson, Miss Lowe, Miss
Macintosh, Miss Crawford, Miss Han
Ruer, Miss Ida HaIauer, Miss Donel-
Ian, Miss Groo and Miss Ethel Paul
DR. Luella Miles entertained some
lady friends charmingly at yellow
luncheon on Wednesday last, her
guests being Mrs. John Sharp, Mrs.
John n. Sharp, Mrs. Gemmel, Mrs.
Fred Walker. Mrs D. S. Augsburg,
Mrs. Casper Robertson, Mrs. c. H. Nc
Coy. Miss Worse, Miss Sadler, Miss
Shearman and Miss Helen Shearman.
The ladies of the Women's club
found instructive entertainment in the
lecture on art which Mr.. H. L. A. Gull
emer delivered to them last Monday
afternoon. He put the art idea before
them in a new light: that the study
might well be followed for its effect
upon the mind and soul; that to be-
come familiar with this or that pain
tiers work, in order to discuss it glibly
en- the clit-chat of the dINwing-room,
was not the highest pursuit Of art;
that il is better to go out to nature
and learn her secrets, her Subt1eties of
tone, form and light, and to feel the
awakening that comes from the utter
ance of her various language. He
showed that when the veil has been
lifted from the sight of those who APP
proacn in sincerity and with devotion,
there are revealed beauties to which the
greater part of mankind is blind.
Tones become visible between the col
oTs that We're previously seen; curves
Turk in angles and angles in curves;
lights and shadows fit and play where
they were never before suspected. Ten
! fold more is seen. Memory of scene is
strengthened. Complementary colors
are for the first time made visible and
thenceforth through a lifetime they are
a delight TO the eye at all times and in
ali places. Mr.. Culmer gave numerous
Instances of the increased pleasures of
life that follow this kind Of art study,
and occasionally drifted into those de-
scriptive passages which make his art
talks so delightful. He speaks without
notes and this interferes somewhat
with his facility of speech, but it adds
freshness ard felicity to his expression
and supplies spontaneous and original
thought. 1t is impossible not to feel
lifted up with such ar effort. There
was particular interest in one episode
he recounted. He spoke of recent
soiourn in the Wasatch mountains
when, one evening. a party fingered
among The high lakes to watch the
sunset on the marble cliffs above Lake
Mary All saw the play of light and
color in the sunlight, but not The pal
plating crimson and blue that played
among the shadows Trained eyes moi
only saw these positive colors. bu