The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21
THE ELIZABETH AULL SEMINARY,

Ihh AULh SEMlNAhHv
This noble institution, which has for so
many years been a power for good in our
community and throughout our state and
country, has closed another years work.
Through neat invitations sent out, and
through the press, the public were most
cordially invited to attend the closing
exercises.
III art levee was announced for Mon
day. May is, from 8 to 10 p. M, and many
availed themselves of the opportunity
afforded them of enjoying a treat in view
ing the beautiful display.
The evening was an ideal one. For
more than a week thick clouds had
lowered over the earth, and the heavens
seemed to be shedding tears OF sympathy
with us over the 'Maine" disaster and
the necessity of a war with Spain. But
now the clouds ha been dispersed, the
storms had passed, and with brighter
skies and fairer prospects,. Nature as
sumed a joyous, happy air as il rejoicing
with us in u brilliant successes at ser,
and presaging a speedy and glorious ter
mination of the war.
All thoughts of war and politics were
banished from our minds when we were
met at the door by President Banks and
his wife, with their cordial greeting,
and ushered into the art hall. Here evil
dences of the trained eye and skilled
touch of the artist were shown in the
hanging of the draperies, the placing OF
rugs and tables, the arrangement of the
flowers, the grouping OF the pictures, etc.
Mrs. Vaughan, the teacher, is not only
herself an artist of rare talent, but she
seems to possess the faculty of imparting
her knowledge to her pupils; inspiring
them with some of her own love for art
and infusiug them with much of her own
enthusiasm, energy and perseverance,
She is probably the finest teacher of art
that any of our shoots have ever had,
and this, combined with her beautiful
character and engaging manners, makes
her a great favorite with all who know
her.
The work Of the pupils was arranged to
the best advantage and was highly cred
liable to both pupils and teacher. Most
of the work was in water colors, china
painting and tapestry painting.
The pupils having the largest display
and greatest variety of work were Misses
Cornelia Ryland and Kathryne Howe,
Each of these young ladies had a very
large and handsome piece of tapestry
painting that attracted much attention,
and their work in china painting, water
colors, sketches, files for clippings Of
music, art, poetry, etc, designs for oil
cloths and wall paper, showed great pro-
hciency.
The china painting was exquisite. One
of the handsomest was a large salad bowl
done in thistles, by Miss Locke Arnold.
Another piece of Miss Arnold's that
attracted attention was the two little
pickaninnies on Xmas eve, with a lighted
candle, peering up the wide chimney fol-
a sight of Santa Claus, their faces eager
and expectant with their desire to see
him, and their eyes wide open with fright
and shrinking from fear that he may
come.
Little Miss Lillian Moorehead showed
considerable talent for one SO young. In
her collection we noticed a doll and car
rlage, her first baby shoes, flowers, fruit
a bottle OF turpentine from Crsnshaw q
Young, druggists, painting on china, and
q little valentine showing a little bare
footed girl asleep under an umbrella ano
outside Cupid tickling her feet with q
straw and saying awake my love-"
Our attention was attracted by a hand
some iardiniere, the work of Miss Jones
OF the Baptist Female College, and som'
fne pieces by Mrs. Vaughan's own clever
fingers.
Miss Rsgland, of Wellington, had some
beautiful work, as did also Miss Maud
Terhune, and a number OF others hosi
names we did not learn.
Altogether the display was n which
reflected credit upon teacher, pupils anC
school.