The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-21
THE LATEST IN womES's CLUBS.
Artists Models Band Themselves Into an
Or.anization for MMtnal Benent.

Frum TIE Phiiasslphis Evening Item
The newest thing IN womsns clubs i
one for artists models. That is not The
official. hirn-sounding name for 1t, bur
that is what it really is. According to the
ccnstitution-of course IL has 4 constitu-
ticn-it shall he called the Art Workers
Club for Women" The constitutional
"shalls," however. do not ALWAYS wOrz
In real experience So IL isn't strange that
the name in actual Use is the Models
Club. The objects or the club. according
10 this same constitution are four IN
number and various il kind They are
stated N Article II. which is a good bit OF
logic. This is Article IL:
In order to create hearty the artist
must study beauty. People generally do
not understand that in order to study the
highest beauty, which is the human fig
ure, the model Is a necessity and serves
art as does the artist; thus the artist
Is responsible for the model. BY the c.
operation of the artist and the model.
both art workers. the highest results for
art are obtained Only the artist reapS the
benefit of this mutual cooperation for
arts sake. The model does NOT share in
the reward that is her due. either - an
aid 10 the highest results Of art or as a
v tIl1Al- W e tutftNO4Ns itl tue spun u
fraternity establish this club, the OBJ
jects of which are:
"First-To set the professions of az
fist and model in a right light before each
other and in the eyes of the world.
.'SecOnd-TO help the members of the
club when in trouble.
''Third-Our own improvement ana
amusement.
"Fourth-To protect both artists and
mod 4 from any who, in either profession,
would bring discredit on IL"
There are to be tWD kinds of members.
Woman artists, ar students and models
may be elected active members. Male ar
lists and art students may be made hon
Orary members, but they shall have no
they attend the meetings or use the club
rooms, except hy special invitation of the
officers.
The club was really formed last spring
but it is still in the uncertain stage. The
models are not quite sure what is behind
the phrases OF Article III, and most OF
them have fought shy of the affair so far.
THE fact is" said one jolly young wO-
man artist, they are afraid we have
some Young Woman's Christian Associa-
ton scheme up our sleeve, and they re-
sent any possibility of such an attitude.
l mean they don't want to be treated with
pious charity. Pieus charity IS all right,
of course. Don't understand me 10 say
anything against II. It's a good thing in
its place: but its place isn't a models
club. When the girls find out that we
simply want to fern a pleasant, practical
association, where they can get some fun,
and some benefit, too, they'll come into
II: not before"
In the mean time few of the models
resent the whole attempt to form a club
and call the artists who are planning II
"a lot Of meddlng old women.' This is
not strictly accurate. however as those
most interested in il are the students of
the league and some OF the younger WOm-
an artists. Miss Ethel Jarvis Wheeler is
the Secretary of the club. and among
those who are interested in il are Mr.. and
Mrs Edwin II. Blashiield. Mr.. and Mrs.
Carroll Beckwith ard William OTdway
Partridge. The following circular letter
was sent out this winter:
We want very much to interest you in
a club some members Of the Art Students
League are starting for woman artists
and woman models. ! inclOse a COPY OF
the first three articles of the constitution.
which ! think will explain the objects of
if you could meet US. and We hope you
may be sufficiently interested in the club
to wish to be an active member.
I'VE Sre starting a class in Delsarte for
the active members, and shall have other
useful and interesting classes as members
wish for them. We snail have a clubroom
that Will be open evenings and perhaps
afternoons, where there will be books,
iilGSdEilitS, NC, anu where the members
cen meet socially as well as attend
classes. Until the club has a home Of its
own we shall meet evenings in the studio
Of an artist who has promised us the use
of her studio in the Rembrandt certain
evenings in the week
We think that a club as we have
planned will be a great help to the mod
els who belong TO il. Many models are
prosperous and respected members of the
community, and these We hope will help
as In our efforts to befriend less prosper
Gus models, some Of them for.orn and
friendlesS women TO whom the club and
the friends they make there viii be not
only a social pleasure but moral sup
DOrt"