The morning times., 1896-01-22
POS Err DEYOTEES WORSHIP
Their Shrine Is the Exhibit at the
Business Woman's Club.
played In PrOfusiOn for the Ben-
eft of Faddists.
The business woman's Club had at their

The Business Woman's Club had at their
guests last night at their quarters, No. COG
Eleventh street, d representative gathering
OF Washington society people, who were
invited 10 witness Losier exhibit and listen
10 an interesting discourse by DR.. Swan
Al. Burnett.
Inc clargeconnecting rooms wereiiluniined
by the ooiors and caricatures Of ali The
Illustrative novelties that have been SO
characteristics of the various prominent
publications Tor the past few years, and
whose excellence and success both fIOni an
artistic and a business standpoint have
been so great.
This city has had its fads in common with
the ta lance of the universe, and tie poster
lad is The latest. The ultra Iasliionab.es,
in buudOir and reception room, nave ex-
hibilcd with pride worthy OF the possession
of IA Corot or Meissonier, grotesque
looking piece OF parchment in grotesque
cpiOrs and even more grotesque liEcauenis,
a common, everyday looking poster Illus
tratiyc aud demoDstrative OF the latest
publications. OF standard periodical or
inauimo,h sunday metropolitan news
papers.
these artistic advertisements have de-
ycbped so wonderfully OF late years as
works OF ari, aud their influence upon The
masses las been 80 great, thdt the pursuit.
OF poster designing las become separate
science among the deyotees OF pen and
brush. and has attra clcd u large following.
whc find il both an interesting and
lucrative occupation.
Perhaps the most representative OF these,
and one whose fame is almost entirely re-
stricted To this line OF art. is Aubrey
Beardsley. whose peculiar Japanesque style
has been the talk of two continents for tine
past several years.
There are colonies OF artists in the
..tH..
confine their unquestioncd talents to this
pursuit. i'll lieu OF the perhaps more dis
tnsuiShed but less Ternunerative work OF
portraiture or scenic art
Dr. Swan IL. Burnett. the eminent oc-
caliSt, th. President OF the COSMOS CLUB,
Is the original poster collector OF this city
and one who is certainly an authority on all
matters pertaining to The subject.
DR.. Burnett III MS extremely interesting
talk said that lie thought there was no
other influence that could be brought TO
bear SO instructiyely To The eye, and by
which a universal appreciation OF art could
be inculcated as by the Iudicious and
| general use oil artistic posters He traced
| the origin Of the new posters from ils
birth In gay Paris, where ii is universally
| and most successfully enIpiO yed, through its
gradual extension 10 England nd the United
| States, and talked Interestingly on It's
most prominent promoters
| He punciuaicd has talk 10y various pointed
| ailusions TO testers exhibited on the walls
\ on all sides. from Du MaurieTs original
| Trilby, 10 LeleyTe's most artistic treat
n,cnt OF the Parisian sr;seitc- DR.. bur
nett raid fire tribute 10 tie talents OF a
colony OF local artists, comprising MI
Thompson Mills, Mr. soln Clay, ana Miss
Ethel Reed, all OF whom had fise specimens
| OF published and unpublished subjects on
| exhibition.
Among those who loaned valuable speci-
mems were Mrs. r a. Hearst. Dr. swan III.
| Burnett, Mir. Edward Peniie!d, Mr bliss
Carman. the Century Company, Miss Etbei
Reed Lamson, Wolfe & Co, Copeland &
pa-. Mr. Claude Fayetle Bragdon. Mr. VIII
Caruucville. Mr.. Francis Richmond Phister,
Miss Hodges, Mr. Arthur Newton Brown,
Mr w. ". Rich, Dr. a. Il. Coolidge. MI D.
l4.eRoy Topping, Mr. Mills Thompson, Mr.
| Francis Pierrcpont Madeira, Mr. j. u
, Clay and Mr.. Albert Clemons.
| Miss Frances Benjamin johnson loaned
her entire collection, uf internatiunaiTeputa-
| ton.
| Today from 10 to The rooms VIII De
| omen to the members of the club and Mrs
| Cleveland and the members OF the Cabinet
| will view the collection during the afier-
noon. The public generally Will be wei
coined on Thursday and for two weeks
| after ward.