The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-26
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Travel e Music in Literature Our
SOM and Daughters Future @Hus-
hands and Wives Personal Rsrsir-
izeeneea OF Eariy Life "Pr@-n.tzi H.
nsssnsse -shaksspears. Systematic
Ira ming Of the Mind. = TIVE Early Amer
se~n segertzsts-fsen tamln Franklin and
Count Ramfor6.' The Modern Woman
ard Esr Duties 20 Others THE Iatsu-
ence Of spzin Upon ire Progress ard De
v.Iopmsnt OF the United States. The
Worak.s EpftaphT hat ghe State
Owes to Children, Internationally" We
Lf,srature" Women OF America Com
pared with Other Nations
THE kindergarten Club enjoyed mos;
de,sghtfus session on ST. Valentines
day. wher Miss Euxhss paper Oh ssThe
Artists IdeaI' Was read and met with
enthusiastic expressions Of pleasure from
club members.
Miss Burbank she special instructor OF
art In cur rastslie schools. then read q pa
per giving an outline of the Aims and
Character Of Ar, Instruction" She Illus
frated her method xtsh specimen draw
ings done by pupils in the various grades
OF the city schools, and color work from
the Massachusetts chscopee schools. The
many ideas presented were particularly
instructive as To the nex movement In
art as at present taught In public schools.
which aims 10 give play Ia the ehiid's
Imagination and latent artistic feeling by
means Of study of natural objects, using
clay. water color and pencil as materials
with which The thought may be most
easily Expressed.
Historic design Ii studied introduced by
sforSss giving i1eas of the country and
people who produced the designs handed
down TO posser.ty-
The pupils are also given opportunity
To illustrate poems and stories of de-
scriptiye nature and reproductions OF pie
lures by old masters are shown, with an
analysis which enables their beauty to be
appreciated
Emphasis Is no longer laid upon even
ness Of line, but upon the poetic rendering
Of impressions which the children receive
The aim is the cultivation Of the ideal
side of the mind. not that they may ali
be artists. bat nobler citizens for the in
auence Of the love If nature through art.
THE woman's Century Club had an
unusually interesting meeting on FRI
day afternoon. Mrs. Hagan's paper. The
Women OF Shakespeare" was a poem IN
prose and fhe many visitors present ex-
pressed great pleasure at having been
privileged 10 listen TO the entire pro-
gramme. Mrs. siausan's readings. the
Mrs. H RI. Hagan. all were enthusiast
caIIy appreciated. This club is growing
both In numbers and interest. The next
meeting win be held ia the club room in
the public library building.
THE Queen Anne Fortnightiy Club will
meet March > ar = p. m, with Mrs.
Il. $. Snaliey. Fourtk avenue west and
Cornstock street.
After. the programme an hour will he
passed socially. The programme for the
day is
Roll Call ......... Quotations from cowper
THE British Empire In Ind a.
Edmund Burke. 49, Lois Shcafe Joslin
Life of Samuel Johnson" .......-......
..s.,.. .a...., -. la Ne,te > Jennings
-.-........-.... Mary Katherine Sackett
THE meeting " the Clionian Club last
Thursday. was Of unusual interest.
the subject being .'our State" The three
papers were reps.te with Information and
important data. so difficult to find The
topics were assigned follows;
Early Life Of our STATE $500.
........ ....+..... -. Mrs Amy George
Writers az our State. Mrs NJ Mitchell
Normal Schools and State University
.,..s. ....,s.,.t Jane Meeker
HE regular n.settag OF the orpsec Club
= was held Friday afternoon The pro-
Erasnne consisted of = number Of bright
sketches. and was rs follows:
Origin OF Poet Laureate sHarmonies
OF Shakespeare" Home Sp.rasterx
Character sketch Of benjamin Frank
lin" Quotations from Franklin" Music
mandolin and Piano.
tJsHE programme OF the Nssika Club of
Tacoma. for February IS is:
Scientific Gfcanlagx' ............4fsI Club
ihe Triumps &C Photography. 49,.
r..++..s-s.. Essay sHt--Eva T. Bonnsy
.+.-..., .e.-...--...s. Louise NJ Sahm
v ct X souls are Il picture gallery LET
their walls be hung with ali things
sweet and perfect The aspira lions az
good and great men. the memories Of Soi-
den deeds selected
HE recent outline Of the work Of the
T. T., q. Club which appeared r.,
these columns few weeks ago. was from
The pea Of Mrs. Elizabeth Newiands.
VI 6HE club column last week was ma
fertally improved by The charming
DIT % verse from the pen - Miss Williams
az the Vofnf1sS Century Club
IRENE DAVENPORT