Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-17


nd floure drawing. The names OF only
: few az the teachers have as yet been
nvbIIshed Mr.. Edward Valentine VIII
hava control Of the class engaged In
drawing from the cast, and MIR. Wiiiiam
holland will lecture on perspective, proc
ably. on Friday evenings.
other arrangements are also on foot for
giving the members OF the Art Club a
wider reputation and more established
position, through the formation OF State
art association. The State Art Assoc
cation is TO include the art clubs OF
Richmond, Norfolk, and Lynchburg. The
Executive Committee further decided to
appoint Mira. J. 4. DeShield. Mr. Littleton
Fitzgerald. and Mr.. William Stanard ns
members OF the committee for providing
the life class In the club with weekly
model.
The Daughters of tho Confederscy held
their annual fall meeting on Tuesday
last In Leo Camp Hall. The principal
business discussed was the ACCESSIBILITY
OF accepting the invitation Of the United
Daughters OF the Ccnfederacy TO Join In
their reunions. aims, and other current
business. The ladies Of the Richmond
chapter decided that they would send out
a collector to gather in the yearly dues
of some Of their members who have al
lowed this matter TO slip from their
memories.
On the 9Th OF November, a carnival OF
nations will be held in Richmond. This
national affair will be a kind Of bazaar.
at which the booths and many Of the
ladies attending, will be dressed to yep
resent different countries. The object Of
the entertainment is TO gain the needful
dollars for building q larger house for
the Home for Incurables. The Good
samaritens who win aid the cause by
taking part in the bazaar are: Mrs.
Fitzhugh Mayo and Mrs. Il. V. Valentine
at this Episcopalian booth; Mrs. A. G.
Becker and Mrs. Herbert Wisacre at the
Methodist booth; Mrs. S. V. Vaughan
and Mrs. 1. c. Phillips at the Baptist
booth; Mrs. J. Newton Gordon al the
Presbyterian booth; Mrs. W. II. Tyler
and Mrs. Edgar Fitz at the Disciples
booth. and Mrs. Reddy and Mrs. Heintz
at the Catholic booth.
On Wednesday afternoon Miss Mamie
y. Winston gave the last OF her delight
ful talks on current literature and events,
under the auspices OF the Womans
Club. Miss Winston told many in
teresting facts connected with the higher
education OF women at the universities
OF the country, and with the prominent
position OF the woman's college and the
college girl as factors In the civilization
Of the day. Women's clubs In England
and America Miss Winston also dis
cussed. Another signaIy interesting sub
tect spoken o. was the work OF English
philanthropiSts for women of the class
acquainted with pawnshops. Two fore
most Institutions for the benefit OF these
women, which Miss Winston mentioned.
were the Working Women's Bureau.
founded by Walter Besant, and the
Industrial farm, under the personal su-
pervision of the noble Lady Henry
Somerset In literature. there were four
books dealing with the woman questions
mentioned, with two biographies. and n
work on etchers and etchings. by Ham
erton. The first biography-that of
Philip Gilbert Hamerton-was described
as opening for its readers q glimpse into
yeiy charming society. The second was
the memoir Of Alfred Tennyson. by his
son. "A uniformly interesting book, so
rich in anecdote and marginalia as to
hold the attention with the power OF
novel" the critic Of the New York
Tribune declares this to be.
For the next two weeks Miss Augusta
r. Daniel will conduct the class in cur
rent events for the members of the club.
on Wednesdays, at o'clock, the class
will be held.
On Monday night Miss Bette Burwell
gave q song recital. assisted by Miss
Sallie Kindred Williams. Of Norfolk. and
by Mr.. Jacob Reinhardt as accompanist.
A discriminating critic OF the last CEN
fury said OF great European singer:
She has voice that Is OF a warm violet
color with flashes of scarlet and silver
lights" II the gentleman had been alive
and present on Monday evening at Miss
Booker's recital he must have applied
his highly colored criticism to her voice,
too Miss Booker's singing never fail2
10 please. Miss Sallie Kindred Williams
has powerful contralto voice with de-
eided dramatic instinct. The skill. grace,
and precision with which she carried out
her part OF the programme achieved for
herself an undoubted triumph. The career
upon which Miss Williams Is just enter
Ing will be followed with much interest
by all who have heard her sing.
Next Tuesday Miss Adele williams, the
we'll known Richmond artist, will land In
New York after her summers stay
abroad. Miss Williams VIII remain In
New York for few days In order to
meet several prominent artists there.
During the summer months she has
been in Britain, several French cities.
Berlin. Dresden. Nuremberg, Munich,
and Bremen, occupied in sketcning and
In seeing the work of many artists. both
dead and alive. A number of beautiful
pictures will most probably be the result
OF this delightful trip. One Of Miss VIII
liza a
before her leaving the city. is a sketch
of Miss Lulu Williams, which is now on
exhibition at Franck's establishment. on
Franklin street. The painting, done H. one
or two mornings. is vigorous In treat
ment and admirable as likeness The
steamer which bears Miss Williams back
to her native shores Is the Kaiser VII
helm, which mas lately made one Of the
fastest trips on record.
rehearsal of the opera, Martha"
with the assistance of the orchestra,
will take place on Monday. the 18th. AS
a spectacular display alone, the opera
will be well worth seeing. In one scene,
representing a market, the booths will be
decorated with the goods of the most
prominent merchants In town. The
opera itself Is universally acknowledged
to be fascinating. The reproduction in
this instance will be excellent.
Mrs. Christopher Tompkins, assisted
by Mrs. John Noting. last week received
the ladies OF the Woman's Club at the
first OF their series OF English afternoon
teas. which take place every Monday
throughout the season.
A French conversation class, under the
superintendencs OF Madame Guillaume