The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-07
In Art Circles.

Members q thu Seattls, Art fssSyFr er,si
S-ssos>l ~ Design ave already beginning 10
hong for a return OF thu summer outings
- gTNeatly ex,toyeSf xaSs ysssr. ard safeS for
SWITCHING parties are tr.sng conssasrVss
Static work shows steady Improvement
especially - the anti1tse ard nfa CLASSES.
During this week the statue or ths
Torch Reare~s' VIII hegir - pass nom
the mechanical ARD rosa 70 the CREATIVE
and ideal. TIE heetgsee GA ssThe Myths
and Marbles ~ Greece. before the TengOss
on Tuesday eyNwss1sg haSt covered tho
er~-aTkcTs % Tisssseus mi Included n
former lectures on "TAsseus and Ari-
adne." A long llst OF NEUROLOGICAL and
h<<c~1eat QefsaEaaEss was reviewed. In
taesr E7eAtEtass % the isS8sli0g character.
Hercules being one % the most notable.
"a Tbs psst2sn afyex which Thesseas strcve
20 uAoslel his own Nfe. His mother.
ACthra. and her hrst sweetheart Ballero-
p2aA. wess interestingly treated, Heg Fsa-
soH fo~ nicknanlng Minerva ~the fereit-
ful' was not given. nor was her object IN
Introducing aTHong the msatgsefss Of aer
fathers capital the custom ~ aesiic8ting
their gfgsileS - tse 'Steceitfui" goddeSs oh
tha dsN Of tlyesr gsGaRyiasc. Mes1Rs. tia
most famous Of mythical Sogceg~rs, hsss0g
Iirs Ssep-mothsr 81 TbsSeus. came IN for
q share Of atteeE Ion. htsr attempts upon
his life ba1ng n1ted. Ills exploits against
thu Arna&ans. his marriage Of the8r qusssa.
Antiope. and hnai victory over them
WE'RE also reviewed. and tribute paid 10
hts vTtuous sasl. Hppo'ytns. hy her. The
moral or thss yotSth'S tragic deteta at tho
hands OF Neptune % the request 81 The
sous, AID the suicide Of Ph9tedra his
wife, aftur the death o. Anttope, with tho
resurrection OF Hippolytus ana his being
ultimately hoaasSst by dtyine worship
Wits hest 20 speak sSr itself. The naSncsn-
and Pytfiars-iitSe tst1sacAsnnnt chassexegfx-
sy.av - sxF
thous and thelr aspirations 20 we'd daugh-
tiers OF Deus. or Jova tlae grsatest OF tho
gods. proved interesting topics. 1steseas
sat his hsaEN On Hslea Of Troy. then a
meEe Eiri. and Pwlritirat1a sought the hand
Of Ps1ssefshos1e. Or Juno. alrtSasiy TIA wife
% Futo Ia was compaHat lively easy
matter for them 10 carry OF Helen. hut
when IL came 70 descending into tae reslm
of HaSses and stealing che osd mans Wife
they found Rim moro than thsar match.
When they had beaa Rast-balAad In tho
nothe- wcrid Ter three Years Hercules.
finding occasion 10 visit that region. WAS
implored by Theseus for release Herrr-
les took Theseus back 20 earth with him.
bat PeiritnouS was left 20 hts fate. lie.
never came back. While Theseus was
confined In the internal regions his mother
and HELEN were carried of by Castor and
Polux Helen's brothers. sons OF Jupiter
BY Leda. as is told IN the myth OF "I.eda
and the Swan" The kidnapping OF Helen
by Theseus was thus narrated by that
famous beauty herself
There came n night
when 7 lay longing for my love, and
knew
sudden the clang Of hoofs. the broken
doors.
The clash OF swords. the shouts, ths
groans the stain
OF red upon the marble. the fixed gaze
OF dead and dying eyes-that Was the
time
When Arst looked on death-and when
From my deep swoon. | felt the night air
Upon my brow. and the cold stars look
As swift NC galloped DER the darkllng
And saw the chn sea-glimpses slowly
wake.
With arms unknown around me. when
the dawn
Broke swift. We painted on the painless
And 80 by plain and mountain tnI We
came
To Athens"
Miss Kate Compton VIII deliver the lee
ture on Tuesday evening. her subject be-
ing the Marbles Of America" especially
those OF James Edward Kelley. a sketch
OF whose life will be given. Artists and
others interested are cordially invited to
attend.