New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-22
EUROPEANS DINNER.
THE FIRST SOCIAL GIVEN By THE CLUB
THIS SEASON.

THIS SEASON.
MANY PLEASING sPEEcHEs-MRs BROWN RE
PORTS THAT WOMEN SOUTH DO TOO
MUCH FANCY woRK-A PROS
Porous ASSOCIATION.
european held its social meeting yesterday after
noon In the Knapp Mansion Bedford-ave.. Brook
lyn and european members were out In full force
Mrs Alvah G. Brown. the president. was In the
chair and the first number on the programmes
vocal acknowledgements Song OF the Birds" was
given by Mrs George NJ. Denniston and Elizabeth
D. Leonard accompanied by Mrs. James f. Scholes.
The first paper Of the afternoon was read by Mrs
Clarence e. Seeley. the daughter Of Mrs Avian H.
Brown and her subject was The metropolitan
Museum Of Art" She said In part:
THE Metropolitan II a museum OF which all true
Americans should be proud. yet like the prophet
II is unappreciated In Its own country. a large
percentage of its visitors are foreigners. Many
Nsw-Yorkers laboriously traverse the museums OF
Europe. rush from one art collection 10 another.
and have never once visited this magnificent build
Ing Strangers unacquainted with art concentrate
their attention upon the big pictures. The ordi-
nary visitor admires size above all things and the
d large canvases are generally surrounded by spec
tators :Justinian and his Minister'S and Diana 9
Hunting Party both in the rotunda. FIRST catch the
eve and though not to be compared with much OF
meal skill The immense canvases Of Columbus
ra.,ore Isabea' and Rosa Bonheur's famous
rIIor.e Fair are usually greatly admired f.
Ieutzes noted work Washington Crossing the
Delaware has been bought by j. T. Kennedy for
$4,000 and presented by him to the Museum
In the art galleries proper are found pictures by
artists of different nationalites. The German or
intellectual school is noticeable from the TACT that
t,s nrincpal object Is TO tell story. IL believes
the nrovince of art is to portray the sentimental.
the pathetic and the beautiful. REALISM mus ho
charm for this school. picture by GaorieI MAY
called The Last Token is an example OF this II
represents a beautiful girl. Christian martyr eA
posed 70 tigers In Roman arena win one manu-
on the wall the girl is looking up in srautude u
cow. an. who has thrown a rose-the last token
., her feet This picture is In the Catherine wore
collection There many pictures by hhehs"
painters OF the eighteenth century IheS en-, III
nortraits and several noted ones by Sir JOSHUA
REYNOLDS Gainsborough. Sir Peter Ley hosa, VI
on6 CIR Thomas Laurence are found among TINS
rrorn Two charming portraits OF Sir joshua
nevno,ds painted by himself. one AT the age VI
CO., "a the other at seventy-fve are well worth
seeing" -,,o,-cur
rouou,,< Mrs seeley Elizabeth d. Leonard
s.vs two contralto solos-"Thy Name oy M".s
Knight Wood and "What the 'h'ih",s ,,a;
Csrtrude Griswold. Miss Leohdi" was
and resnonded with a charming encore ,o. ~,
~ >,,r,ar, Mason Greeley was the speahe' -
.sa occas,on and she took for her theme III. Nv
cessity of quiet. concentrates
FIVE minutes to an hour eac" Jay ..,.oht she
.u, roed this period Of earnest 'noDer, ,,;,,os
We ~. ruYnose of learning the posS'''', .
sau' r,hnr natures These quiet fnoine
oan,raied thought. when we ree''' 49,. ,,a.s
.,sad If thinking that we think 'e".n limo being
ure Of soul development. anu ~ ,r sous. For
,,o r.anv become the guests OF o", ,,,,.d Mrs
cr..,ov "one must settle upon ~, ,ha dav Of
,,s -, conseouent action THIS '"'
.ho"e"' an The an-around professional '" m
- .o,,ld do everything commerce" ,oa Ia tho
,rr ia tho man of the past. anu III ~ sts various
ns' u INC '" hv concentration OF MS VAIN
ro,.rs and forces. has reache'
vha,ever neld ne may have c'o
"""' .,,,, NOVEL, OF NETWORK
york" was the subject OF inc
The Mover U, ,'. cnsan b. Chase, who was III
paper re"u =, 80 BROWN as one OF the sou"se.
troduced .. members Of european A'"o"e
,,her things Miss chase sa,' IN fully appre-
-. s,avsr critic has said that 10 '" ,,, New
.,.,. tho novel. a. story when oe"'s ,,,od long
, no., ,a scenes must nav ~ .x.
York lie ahu haon somewhat melowed ny eH.
Va who goes to novei ,, 9, viii meet a
Re nxritcd narrowed or argoe rasSer who delights
sure disappointment Or Su! touch Of subtle huni n,
~ha , ~ the world for what s VIII Whom The how
somewhat gu ,he What will in its pages "'''
diversion and aiSor of Spell Of IA as c
Dumeio os .Snr stories next enter stories the
rom ana hor, rcadirgs Of origins. the bat
sitn tnree sIe,ch suggested by V.sa.s Turkish
NJ, pe'ns Waterloo The second W. .arhe New
s,orv and The third Mr.. OSBORNE oadnnoyation and
sv,;'; II Was something OF III q, allow Itself 10
QUITE a distinction for Chiropean Osborne was 50
Be entertained by man nut W me experiment GER
tanly proved an unquestioneo r"
eas,On r.c number was soprano Isar, SOL" by by
MS George NJ Denhisto"'
Angelo Mascheroni
MRS. BROWN IN TENNESSEE
Mrs Brown was requested 10 tell Inc e'u' racen,
Of the Impressions she received "o" No.hv,IIe
visit 10 the Centennial Exposition a'
Tenn -,
Il had a charming time in Nash''e. CIV -,
but one Of the things observed was i inn, fame,
spend too much time In this w oriu hv, ding al
work went through building aite' Some OF /,
decorated with womens handwo'n - - soc VIII,
Was good but much Of 1t was BAG. = e. e. handsome
women feel called upon cut hoies III ,, ,a gain
textile fabrics and then just sew tne" rnrse Thar
~ SIMPLY ruins the material ana l4ono ia The sens,
- usi before II destroyed !" IN ia, 20 and the
rusting up lot Of beautiful. ase,her again.
In tbss around and piecing them naaatchwork guile
nadn ne negro building saw paHt' renrcsentins
H. OF different co:ored silks. ana epwe5 I'm II
rap OF Tennessee. Each county SIR smbroideret
s" colors. and It's name was