New-York tribune., 1899-11-14
NJ 7MN

to the workmen in becoming an unthinking cog
UPON te WIeeI, WorkIhs, unueI BTedt pressure 10
lose an interest in anything but labor, the NE OF
sble to him. But let the workman feel his work
IN touch with beauty, then would come growth and
is best the work Of our elder brothers. men with
feelings deeper and vaster than our own.
We know the power Of a personality. how those
We love educate us. and there lives no child indif
ferenet to the power Of beauty: very early he is
tate moment in selecting the best work done
in his class. and what could be more Characteristic
than this honest praise from comrade How won,
derful the growth when appreciation Awakened
and color. and afterward IS able TO report much
that escapes the unframed eye.
do. thar lifts him TO the highest height. A mans
reach should exceed his grasp. or what's heaven
dare 70 formulate To the child il is an open door
the world beautiful. In art, soul speaks TO
America can surpass the world in mechanical in
geaqy we are IN d3pger of Of maxim maknE - ths his fact
we count this alone Of worth. Art calls US back TO
Let any one give his heart and mind TO mechani-
cal study alone. his heart life dies. Nothing is
saader tnan Dar m t i IN b1 AZ f him M
and he was poor indeed. There must be early apd
heart We constantly meet people to whom the
most glorious things in life are as sealed book
trained to study flower or bee or bird and to know
dren in beauty is the sign Of their nearness TO the
We must get over this idea that we cannot pro-
duce beautiful and original work here we must
not be copyists Ali the great art has grown from
study Of nature. We must 90 to that source, ana
then studying al the time all that Is best in
the past will blossom once again. and In our
own land.
Miss Curtiss followed with a short talk about the
effect Of the voice upon the child. and the impor-
tance of cultvating the singing voice. She said
that three-quarters OF the singing voice is used in
speaking and referred wittily TO the Yankee
nasal voice" and also to the surprise OF the audi
ence TO the equally distressing "New-York rasp-
ing street voice." for which she blamed the noise
OF the city.
Mrs Theodore W. BiIney. the president Of the
National Mothers Congress. then introduced,
and announced that she had Just moved from
Chevy Chase Nd. TO a small apartment In New
York City for the winter, and obliged TO bring
her children to the meeting stay away for lack
of maid and suggested that a kindergarten be
started on mothers meeting afternoons. that all
mothers who could not come for the same reason
might bring their children along-a plan which
seemed to be popular for the president Mrs Har-
ris had also been obliged 10 bring her grandchild.
The children were then introduced to the audience.
Miss May Darrach spoke for the Crippled Chill
dren Of the Poor at No 324 West Sixty-third-st.,
for which she does so much. and Mrs. J. II. John
ston told of the summer work and winter plans for
the Little Mothers OF the East Side tenement
district. She reported about twelve hundred httIe
children given "happy days" during the summer
and many new plans the winter Happy Day
House at No. 800 East Twentyhrst-st. In the city
Mrs. Tuttle the hostess OF the day then an
nounced that tea served" A notice was made
by Mrs Harris OF a Pennsylvania Congress Of
Mothers. 10 be held in Philadelphia November 70
and a. to which all were invited.