The herald., 1898-04-24


royal style.
The Woman's club of Denver, which
numbers 1000 members, will keep open
house during the biennial. 1t was the ex-
istence of this club, says Miss Reynolds,
chairman of the press committee, which
made 1t possible to invite the general fed
Grafton to Denver. 1t is a type of the great
modern department club, with seven diff
ferent lines Of work-reform, philanthropy.
art. education. science. philosophy, home
and music. 1t has grown to it's present pro-
portions in four years, and in addition to
its specified lines has carried forward a
prodigious amount of work in educational
and legislative movements, reform and
philanthropy. A positive force not only
in the city of Denver but in the entire state
of Colorado.
The beautiful homes of Denver will be
thrown open, in which the delegates will be
entertained, receptions will be given and
excursions among the beautiful mountain
scenery of the Centennial state have been
planned. Delegates from Maine to Cali
fornia, from the lakes to the gulf, are'ex-
pected, among whom are the names of
prominent women from every state in the
union. 1t is to be hoped that Southern
California will be adequately represented
in this great gathering of club women.
The Woman's Shakespeare club held
study session on Monday at SIS Fremont
avenue. The assassination of Lord Say
and Sir James Croner by the rebelious
rabble under Jack Cade, was given by
Mrs. c. Little. The story of the capture
| and Staying of Cade by Squire Iden in the
garden where he was found skulking was
| discussed with critical comments. Mrs.
E. c. L. Brown read a paper treating of
| Margaret of Antou as she appears in his
| tory, which indicated careful and exhaust
i've study of her character
critical paper on the Duke of Suffolk,
| as portrayed by Shakespeare. was given by
Mrs. NJ. E. Robertson. The closing roll
call was responded to with recitals of gems
from the lesson and was followed by
| quotation contest, the honors of which
| were won by Miss Eva Wineburgh.
At the recent annual meeting of the Tre-
BILE Clef club officers were elected as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. ]. o. Koepfi; vice
presidents, Mrs. Thomas Goss, Mrs. J. E.
Murray, Mrs. I. N. Inskeep. Mrs. c. H.
White. Mrs. w. H. Rhodes Mrs. E. Wen
ger; secretary, Mrs. Clara S. Brown; treas
urer. Mrs. F. S. Munson: librarians Mrs.
]. W. Hendrick, who has served the club
so faithfully as president during the year
just ended. was reelected on the first bal.
lot, but positively declined to accept the
office. owing to pressure of other duties.
Mrs. Koepfi was then heartily indorsed
for the position. Madame Martinez and
Miss Blanche Rogers will continue to act
| as director and accompanist of the club.
The literature section of the Ebell was
largely attended at its regular meeting on
Monday afternoon. biographical sketch
of John Muir was given by Miss Roberts,
and critical analysis of his writings by
Mrs. Sidney J. Parsons. Mrs. Frank Cor
don read paper on the life and writings
of Maurice thompson, who was at one time
| state geologist in his native state of Indi-
| ana and later literary editor of the ffitle-
pendent. Mrs. Ruddy, the curator of the
section, gave some interesting personal
| "reminiscences of Mr.. Thompson, whom she
| met some years ago at the meeting of the
| American Authors association in Indiana.
John Burroughs and his writings were pre-
| sented by Miss Etchemendy and Miss
| inertia Biles. Next week Miss Lillian Vos-
| burg will give sketch of Margaret Collier
| Graham, Mrs. Edwin Pratt and Mrs John
w. Hunt will continue the study of Maurice
Thompson, and Gen. Lew Wallace will be
discussed by Mines. Comstock, Lou v.
Chaplin, Mrs. Simpson and Mrs. Fuller.
The Ruskin Art club meeting Wednesday
morning was led by Mrs. ]. A. Walls and
Mrs. Harriet Walker. The old Pinakothek
| gallery at Munich was described by Mrs.
| Hugo Zuber, and Miss Carrie Waddilove
eroH clya oh of H..
Mich. Other subjects discussed were the
Pitt and Uffizi galleries at Florence by
| Mrs. Walker and Miss Miner; the Dresden
| gallery, by Mrs. White, and the academy of
| fine arts at Venice by Miss Josie Schneider,
| Miss Adele Schneider and Mrs J. o. Keep
| fiji.
| The musical section of the Ebell held an
unusually interesting meeting Monday af-
| ternoon. There was a large attendance.
| The subject discussed was the opera and a
| bright paper on the early Opera" was
| read by Mrs. E. T. Pettigrew. No trace of
| the opera, the writer said, could be found
| until 1880, the only semblance being in the
Greek play in which all the parts were sung
with the voices in unison. The first opera
| performed in public was Peri's 'Euridice,"
| with the libretto written by Rinnecini. 1t
was performed in December, 1900, in Flor
ence, at the marriage festival of Henry "
of France and Marie de Medici. The opera
"Orfeo" was a later work of Peri and con-
| tanned the first overture ever written. Mrs.
| Seeley gave two piano selections. the over
ture from "Orfeo'' and the intermezzo
| from "Cavalleria Rusticana." The curator,
| Miss Pearson, gave some of the connecting
| links between the early and the modern
opera, adding helpful hints on the educa-
tional value Of music, especially as shown
in the finest operas. Miss A. c. Adair the
assistant curator, gave "reminiscences of
her visit to Europe, and her special stu1y
Of the opera in Berlin, Dresden, Munich
and Vienna. Miss Adair illustrated her
talk with photographs of Das Konigi Hof
theater and the Katholisch Hof-Kirche of
| Dresden and of some of the famous sing
ers-Troida, Pherere Walton, Marie Wit
| itch, Teich Hanfstaengl, Parsifal and 9TH
ers. Miss Riley and Mrs. Simpson gave
piano duet, the overture from the Barber
of Seville" Miss Whitaker sang the "Lul-
laby" from "Erminie," and the program
closed with a song, LA Habanera," from
| Carmen" by Mrs. ]. A. LIE Doux. The
section will next study sonatas, as illus
trated by Mozart.
| All prices of wall paper greatly reduced.