The herald., 1898-02-06

Mrs. Croft and Mrs. Fay took part. The
principal points brought out were that
conventionality Is principally of value
for keeping ill-bred people in order; that
well-bred people do not need it; that
over er-conventionality results in hide
bound state, which affects mind and
morals as well as manners.
Miss Collier made the announce
ment that a lady stood ready to
subscribe for the balance that Is needed
before incorporation is effected for
building club house. In order to give
the club members the first choice, how
ever, the list will be held open until
March l.
The Monday Musical club was very
delightfully."- entertained Monday after
noon by Mrs. Jenny Kempton and Mrs.
Roth Hamilton at their residence on
Figueroa street. The program, which
was particularly interesting, included
two piano solos, Song Without Words"
(Saint-Saens). and "Intermezzo" (Jen-
SEM, by Mrs. J. S. Vosburg; vocal solo.
"Flower of Love" (Forster), Mrs. Ham
ilton; piano solo, "Auf Flugeln de Ge-
|sanges" (Mendelssohn- Hiller), by Miss
Kent; soprano solo, aria, "Waffen-
schmied" Nortzing), Mrs. J. Bond Fran
cisco; piano solo, "Cantilene" (Renee de
Boisdeffre), Miss Mary Mullins; contral-
to solos, "Te Souviens-tu?" (Godard)
and "Viens! Mon Bien Aime!" Cham
inade), Miss Beresford JOY: piano solos,
'The Litany" and "Rastlose Liebe"
(Schubert-L -Liszt), Mrs w. f. Botsford ;
l. I
solo, "Ballade" Orchard Hoffman),
Miss Blanche Rogers; recitation, Mrs.
Francisco. The guests, besides the club
members, We're: Mines. Cornelius Cole,
e. r. Kellam, Hugh Vail, Alfred Selano,
w. w. Cole of Denver, f. P. Clark, Ira
0. Smith, Percy Hoyle, Custer of Chica-
go, Charles Mears of Chicago, the Misses
Marian Patterson, Julia Curtis of Chi
cago, Bessie Whitcomb, Anna Mullins,
Ethel Mullins, Custer of Chicago and
Marie Swift of San Francisco.
The period in art called the "Juste
milieu'' was the subject of the Ruskin
Art clubs meeting Wednesday morning.
The period embraced those artists COM
ing directly after the classic school and
before the realists of the present day.
Mrs. II. G. Brainerd led the meeting.
Mrs. c. A. White spoke of Jean Gegoux
and his famous picture, 'The Last Mo-
ments of Leonardo da Vinci;" Mrs. w.
H. Bradley of AIRY Scheffer Q795-1S5S); !;
Miss Flora Howes of Paul Delaroche
Q797-1S56); Miss Crow of Thomas Cou-
ture 0S15-1S7O; Mrs Walls of Alexandra
Cabanel QS23- 1880 and l. Ecole de Beaux
Arts; Mrs Drain of William Bougue-
reau; Miss Silent of Jules Lefebre. Paul
Baudry QS2S-1SS6) and several of his
well-known pictures were discussed by
the club in general. Mrs. Morris Albee
read a short paper on Laurens. Mrs.
S. c. Hubbell spoke of Anslem Feuer-
back; Mrs. M. L. Moore, of Julius Schra
der and c. Lessing, and Mrs. u. d. Math-
uss of Gabriel Max. A large number of
photographs and reproductions of
famous works, with the descriptions
furnished by several of the members who
had seen many of the originals largely
increased the interest of the meeting.
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Mrs. Carleton Little, in accordance
with the custom of the Shakespeare
charge of the club last MondaS after
noon, and read paper, after which she
received certificate for her work in the
club. The subject of Mrs. Littles paper
was "Shakespeares Mothers" whom
she found full of defects which were
mirrored in their children's lives. This
she made the text for an earnest plea
for an educated, consecrated mother
hood. After the paper, readings bear
ing upon it were given as follows: From
the Winters Tale" act V, scene 3, Mrs.
Lambert Eliel; "Coriolanus,' act V,
scene 8, the parts being read as follows:
Coriolanus, Miss Jones; Aufidius,
Mrs. r. H. F. Variel; Volumnia,
Geo. Freeman; Virgilia, Mrs. Robert
Jones, Marcus, Eva Wineberg. Music
and refreshments followed. Among
those present We're: Mines. Shche-
wald, c. S. Ward, Heinemann, Willard,
DR.. Lund Mines. Higgins Barmore. the
Misses Baldwin, Hartwell, Dennison,
Mines. f. o. Wyman, Enderlein, Fred
erick Fay, Lloyd, Miss Scott, Mines. ]. S.