The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-31

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Society found Itself in a plsitioa asst
week - devote considerable OF is vafua-
he time 10 the Food exposition. and on
the days thar tie babies lad heir lnning
one had 70 dlfaeulty IN nndlng plansy Of
Representatives Of society drifting n ard
about the many passAzewayS Ihaz sur
round or skirt along he fronts q he
food stalls. Fancy cooking s Just as
much Of a society lad al = fancy dress
ball and there Is every reason for a good
turnout of society folk. Food shows only
come once a year. and therefore society
considers Il a week OF wei and probably
I spent time 10 go there ard see and watch
and listen The baby show vas the thing
/ that won It's way into the 90 q graces OF
those wn9 were allowed 70 stand and look
I on and those whose babies took tha prize
+ If were the auth rilies said a society
/ woman one day last week. Il would not
allow a baby show TO take place n the
1 city unless II was uudeTs col that every
+ baby should have the hrst pFtze-' This
/ society woman had been T. one OF the
shows and seen about twenty-five babies
1 and fond mothers playing the prize game.
/ Sae went away satisfied thai % make a
/ success OF a baby show al the Contestants
/ should have first prizes Consolation
/ prizes would be entirely cut OF place and
II awarded would prooa by result IN the
/ horsswhippinE % the mansg ment by the
/ lrate father az the baby thai received one.
| III is a well-knogn fact" ga this soes-
| ETY. woman. ''that every mother thlnks
| that her baby Is the sweetest h NJ on
/ earth. Il has ali the charms OF every 9TH
| er baby and a few more. The mother be-
leves that otherwise she would not FOR a
! minute enter her darling and submit K 10
| the cruel critical gaze OF the judges or
| course where there are a dozen babies and
| 1--WE prizes someone must De disappointed.
/ That is natural Even thu mother admits
| tina: is true. but she SAYS that while she
does not think the Smith or The Jones
baby Is deserving Of a prtze. there Is no
| doubt that her darling seoiid have prize
| number one. She knows that beeaase the
/ induigent husband had toId her 50, and
| because nsighbors had often said; II
/ there 2
! Mrs Bank be sure and pat little Nellie
i on exhibition, for We know the judges
| will fight 10 give her al the prizes
| Mother waits, the show CONES along, she
| arrays little Nellie II her best AID then
| comes the hour OF hours. Ne Hes mother,
| with a half-aozen others. are led 70 the
slaughter and their blood OF hope she'd.
| Another baby gess the prize. OF course
the other baby should not have bad IL.
1 N~ h. II TA (
fault he did not know a dne baby
when he saw il. And 50 baby Nellie and
| her mother 90 Horne and wren baby Nell
| ue Is a lady her mother will &c her that
che was once entered IL a baby snow
bat aid not get the prize because the Judge
DID aot know MS business
That Is one way q locking AZ T. The
| majority OF mothers who entered saeir
tots last week said they did so tust 20
encourage others and make the show a
success. They enjoyed Il. and regardless
Of prizes. they went away happy aad sat
tsfied.
Although the possibilities Of high art
iuheFs in China painting. those who follow
Z are usually satisfied with mechanical
excellence. assuming that 20 be the chief
end. All art demands this. but merely as
secondary and Incidental 10 the motive.
| Whether this thought be kept in mind or
not, the mechanic arts WELD a tremen-
dous influence Ia uplifting a people intel
| iecfuaIly. ard should therefore. De en-
| couraged IN ali stages Of development
| For this reason a new department was
| added TO the exhibits a. the October re-
ception Of the Seattle Art League last
| Friday afternoon The China painting
exhibited by Mrs. Frank Y. H0u was far
| above the average. and elected high en-
| comiums from all who attended. II u q
| question whether A new baby or biz %
painted China VIII inspire most raptur-
ous homage IN 4 woman To the aVefags
| man he China suggests cup OF tea ane
A choice mCrssI q scandal n burnt
leather. tapestries. etc. Mrs. r. H Moss
| man made a remarkably fine exhibit
which attracted a large share q attention
from throngs q admirers Among thos'
whose oil paintings received praise wer'
| Mrs H0W Mrs Mossman, Miss MART
Martin. Mss Ada Fo-say and Mss Heller
| Anthony. These whose water ccIors weF'
also highly appreciated were Mss Juii'
| Anthony Mrs. NJ r. Bertr@rn Gnd Ar- J
| T. CIa4ua The usual class %ork IN vaTt
| Gus Departments contained drawings -
Mrs. Holl Mrs. Hisley Mrs r p. Ttptoa
AIRS I9ssman. Mss Martin. Miss Forsay
| Miss Grace Glasgow. Miss Leone DAVIS
wiss Anna Ernst. Mrs \ . Galley Ms
George ward. Mr.. A II. Lee. Mr. Shirley
Squire. Mr. ClaEue, Mr.. J. c, Dickson
Ny Leland Armstrong. Mr. James
! Wehm Mr. r ". Barnes. 81 WRi ~fnl 3
Nj WlH Wishaar ard Mr.. Fred IaRochs
TIE pen ard ink drawings af Mr Lee a1'
Nj CIaEgs especially elected many en
couiums.
In the lecture o. last Tuesday evsnini
e was stated that. Woman was neTe
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