Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-02-24
NEW-CENTuRY CLUB.

In her art notes for the Current
Events Glass Miss Lore said that there
ia probably no woman artist living who
possesses so many of the qualities that
go TO make great artist as Celia Beaux,
whose works have been exhibited in
Boston and New York and are now in
Philadelphia. She never shirks good
likeness, yet she always presents her
subject in manner that ia pictorially
agreeable. Why is it that Charles Dana
Gibson's illustrations of Dickens do
not satisfy US? They do not seem alive
with the spirit of the great novelist. or
in touch with the traditions.
When America begins to learn
essun, she hHstens to make practical
application of il. Her latest acquisi-
tion is mural decoration. The Worlds
Fair taught people 10 appreciate the
artistic treatment Of walls and 1t was
plainly shown then that We have deco
ratiye artists, who are not excelled In
this especial field Tho National and
the Boston Libraries, the great hotels
and public buildings are making the
era conspicuous for the introduction Of
this sort OF painting In America. In
Boston John S. Sargent aud L. A,
Abbey have demonstrated their equality
as designers with Puvis de Chavaunes,
the great Frenchman, while ". II.
Low, +. II. Blashteld and Frank u.
Millet are each making name 10 the
same line. notable example of this
new impulse ia the bank at PittBburg,
designed by George B. Post, one OF our
foremost architects The interior 10
decorated with lunette by Mrs.
Blashfield, representing Iron, or, in a
general way, manufactures, while the
frescoes by Millet are glorification OF
Agriculture. These two great sources
of wealth are surely appropriate themes
| for a bank One of the most charm
ing pictures of the modern school is
Ruth" by Henry Ryland. Verest-
schagner is exhibiting in Vienna new
Heries OF his realistic pictures. They
| illustrate Napoleon'a disastrous cam.
paign in Russia.
Mrs. LARSON described recent visit
to Sweden. where shs was entertained
with much kindly hospitality. Guests
are welcomed with great ceremony and
| dignity. Elaborate entertainments, such
as balls and dinners of dozen courses
were given by the Swedish hostesses
without the aid of caterer, as each is
thorough housekeeper and Swedish
servant never nsglects duty assigned
| W utTs WpIo louuca "thh boi-
cacies, and every variety of substantial
viands. One novel dish was favored
with wild rose hips, and served with
whipped cream. At the balls, old and
young danced in a breHthless whirl |;
then came the drive home 10 the early
morning with the sun shining over the
hills. Mrs. LARSON found the long
daylight hours confusing and at first
found herself getting ready for break
fast at 9 a. m. The Swedish house
keeper's especial pride ia her linen
closet. whore ITO pairs of linen shoots
with pillow cases. towels. &C., in ;hc
same proportion, is no uuusuRi niitn-
her. Every two or three years now
pieces are woven at home and added 10
the stock for fear some might wear out.
which apparently they never could 80,
The great stock is rendered necessary
by the fact that a general washing oi
household linen IL only made twice q
year. Interesting excuraions were made
to the graves of the old Viking kings,
whose rural stones, carved in strong
characters, are unframed through al!
the centuries by wind or wsathsr, and
are carefully preserved MS sacred relics
, , by the government ..
Interesting reportH on foreign and
nOnb DOlltiCS moIo hinho W Au'o'
Lindlsy G. Kent and Mrs. Nields. liz
, spegking OF Eastern matters, Mrs. Kent
, said it is asserted that in four years
Japan will hive the third strongest
navy in the world. She hes given con
tracts for battleships to all the great
shipbuilding powers.
0 Among other items OF homo interest
5 Mrs. Nields alluded tosthe great pros
perity that has come to the middle
West, and especially to Kansas, whert
, the seven lean years aha endured pre-
pared her to rejoice IN, ana to prof
i wisely by the abundance that last yea
was poured into her lap. Through The
years marked by drtuths, hot winds
and consequent crop failures, although
, the farmers had plenty to eat for them
selves and their stock, they wore un
able to pay their debts, or to buy any
thing. Now they are paying off debit
and indulgiug in the delightful pastim'
OF burning up mortgage papers. and arr
treating their families to pianos, new
carriages, &c. She believed an era o
!. kindly feeling and better understand
! ing is returning along with this pros