The herald., 1898-03-20
WoMHN's CLUBS
Subjects Of Study, Art, Literature
and the Drama

| The regular weekly meeting OF the
Shakespeare class was held on Monday
afternoon. The study for the occasion was
the first two acts of Henry W." and. OF
course, the most interesting subject for
consideration was the character and phys
| ioue of that most wonderful of heroines,
Joan of Arc. There was spirited discuss
sion of the marvellous young girl. whose
achievements are the chief incidents of
the drama, by Mines. ]. L. Murphy. c. w.
owen, e. l.. Brown, NJ e. Robertson, r.
| A. Jones, Dr. NJ. NJ. johnson, Miss Scott
| and others. 1t goes without saying that.
| in regard to the physique of the inspired
maid, the differences of opinions were as
numerous as the speakers. But there was
notable unanimity as to the exalted place
she will forever hold among the great wo-
men of history.
| Mrs. A. E. Baker read an able paper on
Katherine, wife of Henry V. and a roll call
was responded to with quotations from the
| play.
| The Current Topics class held very in
| teresting session Wednesday. After a dis
cussion of domestic, foreign, literary and
scientific news Mrs. Steere gave a descrip-
| ton of the situation at the Dry Tortugas.
Mrs. Galptn gave a review of the Semitic
| troubles in Europe. She first gave NJ. Dru-
monts view Of the situation. then consid-
cred Max Nordau's prophecy of the second
st. Bartholomew, in which the French
Jews will be the victims; the plans of the
| Zionsts and the probabilities of their con-
summation. The Russian point of view
| WA n N l.
Semitic feeling manifested in the Austro-
| Hungarian trouble. The ladies present
were: Mines. Geo. Rice, ]. A. Osgood, X.
T. Thorpe, Jewell, Pease. Horrell, ]. W.
Hinton, Will Eglehoff. Lottie Willard, II.
Steere, G. T. Bovard, I. o. Smith, Fred
Fay, H. G. Gates, Wyman, o. T. Fellows,
Misses Nellie Hutchinson. Annie Pease,
Victoria Ellis, Fleming, Louise Jones, Eu-
genia Hobbs. Sumner. Rhone. Kate Tea
han and Isabel Ardto.
| The Ruskin Art club Wednesday morn
| ing was led in its studies of art and artists
| by Mrs. Morris Albee and Miss Mabel
Garnsey. Mrs. Albee read brief papers on
John r. Reid and Frank Hall. Miss Garn-
sey presented Colin Hunter and Henry
| Moore. The other artists sketched were
Hubert Herkomer, by Miss Miner; Stan
hope Forbes, by Miss Marie Grow; Josef
Israels, by Mrs. w. L. Dunn; H. w. Mes
dag. the great marine painter. and De
Haas, by Mrs. Frank p. Flint Jan Veth,
| by Miss Marble, and Johansen, by Mrs.
| S. c. Hubbell. Mrs. Albee also gave in
teresting sketches of Emile Wauters and
Frans Courtens, two Holland artists. An
informal discussion of various other men OF
note brought out many points of interest
and a large number of photographs and
| pictures were exhibited The art lecture
by Mrs. Caswell, which was arranged for
March 10, will be given on the 26th, having
been postponed to that date.
| O O o
| The Literature section of the Ebell held
an interesting meeting Monday afternoon
The subject considered was Marion Craw.
ford and his writings, and papers were
read by Mrs. William s. Fuller, Mrs. c. A
Bashford, Mrs. Frank Gordon and Misses
Clara Severance, Bertha Worm and Lillian
Vosburg. An interesting discussion. lee
by the curator. Mrs. George D. Ruddy, fol.
| lowed.