The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-04

/ uea '.thst Sea tale should shus WELD shs
/ scerter. She Is TIE hesven-ap appointed A1h-
@ns Ct Plgef sound Nolunses have been
I wrattSn showing che effect % seenic and
I climatic environment apon the Grectans-
( TheAr mountains and the sea penetrating
+ through an tnlntty ot CUFFS. sn5ensaEtaYs.
/ assures and cavities. pictures whereof
Stow some blue. band triangle o. lgni-
Eoass seuli-cfrcle on the horizon. framed
f ay pEosecsing rocks. or by islands which
I approach each other sn6 form natural
+ nSFeors. are all our Own. excerpt that ours
/ sTe the more sublime. Sslch environment
/ fosters s maritime hfe. which. in tarn.
i quieSeas and ShArpenS the Intellect, thu
I degrve % aiertncss. civilization. ingenuity
srs aGFosinvss Ackug commensurate with
| maritime magnitude and Importance. The
/ land-8ocked farmer. remote from thu sea
/ coast. Is a good deal OF a cioaaopper ard
4 tgnoramus. VITA as agricultural and min
/ sng resources create and stimulate manu-
1 features while an unite in interfering thu
| mind. which In less favored hahsEa lions Is
| walled in The faculties are shArpened
| instead Of being permitted % grow duh
| and sluggish. his innate inertia fmpeis
| man to move nature frst directs. the
| spsiiudes ard tendencies originally I'M
/ planted sn him being those which she "a
| ever meeting. Vet always a little short Of
| fully satisfying. Thus we ftnd sn thu
| product Of environments the bent Of mind
4
| Grnl birthplace OF che artistic soul and in
/ tellect. whence Is evolved the pcet and
1 musician. as well as the painter and Sculp-
/ tor. Daring our summer outings last year
/ members had ample orpor unity Of be-
| holding scenes uneqGaiei in variety OF
| beauty. grandeur and subhnIfty by any
/ other region on earth--vasf axpAnsas of
/ virgin soil teeming with verdare. and en-
| chanting little spots with natures forsSt-
| frsnged mirrors rejecting the rees.aowers.
1 grass and shrubbery attened Ia perfect
4 harmony with the vauitsd arldeSceace Of
| a typical summer sky. while upon the
/ bosom OF the waters. al times throbning.
/ anon pnlseleSs. ffoated Tayrtads ~ lilies
| and other aquatic plants those who ssil-
/ ed with us over the lake Will never forget
/ the charming bits OF foreground presented
/ By every foot of shoreAne. with its gradual
/ slope leading 30 the c4mpief hills. above
which lowered the snoN-cappea mount
aims, range upon range. far ny into tho
/ heavens. The view upon the Sound is a
/ noble companion piece. There the sunny
/ illumination imparts richness and splesador
/ 10 the atmosphere. which makes every
/ wave sparkle and ripple With silver and
gold. the water taking the lines and sheen
/ Of every precious stone. white the mount
aims blush violently aS a modest maiden
under teo penetrating gaze. rose and
1 lilac being dominating hues. So surely
/ as the natural scenery OF the Grecian
1
1 artistic faculties or that people. making
/ them the greatest artists Of the world. 80
/ viii the IKE conditions impel the jewellers
/ on Puget sound to rise 10 corresponding
l mastery OF beauty Interpretation and par-
l trayal. We have ali the glories Of mount
ain. vale. lake. sea and sky IN superlatiye
/ degree. and Ike the Greeks. We have
| equitable climate which knows neither
/ swelterlng summer nor the biting blizzard
/ Of winters cold. In our Mount Rainier
/ We have Olympus. a crowning glory
| which IN magnitude and heayen-enveiopcd
| grandeur transcsnds the earthly home OF
| the celestial hosts Of AtklCa the
colossus does the piEmy. There is
/ another and even grander phase OF
/ this subject. The Christian world
/ believes that man was made in the Divine
/ image, and that consequently the human
/ form ls the most beautiful 81 all. The
artistic eye. Christian or pagan. knows
| that no form approaches that OF the
/ human I'm symmetry and grace. Our
highest ideals thereof have been hand
i ed down 10 Us by the Greeks. whose
i beauty of person was natural heri-
| tage from situations already stated and
implied. These are our hsrthright also.
| In speaking 20 two young ladies few days
/ ago about the beauty of woman and
her opinion thereof. l was informed that
/ / did not understand the sex. In all my
| life have never once pretended 10 compre-
| bend the unknowable. but there are a few
/ simple truths OF universal acceptance
/ which / believe and may be allowed TO
| state With Burns / hold that natures
first attempt, her prentice hand was
/ tried on man. and then she made that ex-
| QuisIte nonparesl the female form divine.
| We have all heard OF the vIvs-ions.
| sE,rightly and fascinating beauty OF tho
| French belle: the healthy. rosy-cheeked
| loneliness OF the English beauty: the
| golden-ha 'hraw Scotch iassie' OF
| elastic step and graceful carriage. of whom
| Burns sang. while his contemporary. Tom
Moore. immorahEed the Irish colleen
with her dove-like eyes and her milk and
| rose complexion: ali are here. Then
| there are the aame-nashsng eyes OF the
| Italian and Spanish scnorttas. who have
| sent che poets OF all lands raving. But
| such eyes. after all. are like FIRE and q
sharp sword. neither does the one burn
| nor the other wound him who goeth not
| TOO near. The beauties % all lands are
here. but transcending all. because en-
dowed with the finer qualities OF each, IL
the Incompatible American beauty. who
rises as a new woman from the horizon
81 our view. as Venus dsd from the sea.
| She scars 20 the zenith Ike the fuII-orDed
queen OF heaven. before whose radiant
splendor the others, ike the twinkilnx
stars. pale their Intellectual fires She. too.
Il hero 20 inspire the arfis and guide his
hard"
On concluding his address Mr.. Carson
introduced Mrs. Erastus Brsinerd as the
presiding officer of the day. 20 whom was
chiefly due the quality Of the entertafn-
| nent: next to the share OF The participants
themselves. the burden Of preparing the
/ programme having devolved upon her. and
right nobiy she met every emergency.
The vsis@ by KarEsuofT w4s beautifully
played on the piano By Miss Myra Dean
Miss Dean. though very young il al
ready quite a musician. Her touch ~ re-
n8arkably light and her training ezr~Ilsn-.
| Mas Bess inslts sang The Garden q
Sleep in an unaffected and pleasing style.
| ~ quite captured her aBdfeaee. The duo
| for mandolin and guitar. Vienna. Ever
Vienna vas ctaraaiagiy rendered by
tie MisseR Wisnasr. In The Wedding
Fee" Mics Sadie Martin showed herself 10
hys a superior elocutlonssf. and her reeltA-
| ton ELECTED much applause Miss Oiiys
| Miller sang two numbers "A Dream" by
| r g. Bartlett and Dreams OF Ny 0wn
Lard" hy Douglas Dean Her Ticn con-
fraIfn voice was never heard 10 better
| advantage and her commanding appear
| arc@ ADDED TO the effect % Der sweet sing
1 faz Rev u. c. Carrots address on
| Art was as Or. GaTrett's addresses
| Usually are Full q rhougnt ard intensely
/ pleasing DR. Garrett said Just enough %
| Eisssn the immense audience and not
| snosTn 20 tire IRE hundreds q ladies Nho
had 20 etand Mn 9. A. q. KoeteSferss
/ solo To Seville vas sung With such
fine eject that sne WAS fgressa ~ respond
/ 20 an encore. which she rendered wiEh all
/ The grace FOR which she fas be-na.rns noted
i Hanarne Bertha Crewein who il known