Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-29
OMAHA ILLUSTRATED BEE.

Sorosis of Stanton has just followed their ex-
ample. Domestic interests are shown in two
ways. a large number of clubs have de
parments for child study, where they un-
dertake to make scientific and sympathetic
study of childhood. They report the good
fortune of lectures and correspondence from
specialists and assistance from educators
everywhere. Here is one of the points
where the women of the home and the
women Of the school touch each other to
their mutual profit. Numerous departments
OF domestic economy are also reported, not
for the study of cooking merely, but for the
consideration of all that has to do with the
physical well being of a family. The club
at Columbus is conspicuous for its work in
that direction.
The study of music and of art is being
fostered throughout the state by standing
committees appointed last year by the fed
Grafton and for the first time at an annual
meeting the program at York included
musical afternoon and an art evening. Mrs.
ID. A. Campbell of Lincoln presided over
the former session. as chairman of the fed
Grafton committee on music and another
member of the committee. Mrs. Ii. +.
Doane of Crete, made plea for the study of
music as an art among the clubs, while
Mrs Beals of Norfolk illustrated such study
in a paper entitled The Philosophy of
Music The remainder of the afternoon
was devoted to the three great divisions OF
opera-ltalan, French and German. Com
prehensive papers were read upon these re
spective topics by Mrs. Frawley of Stroms-
burg, Mrs, Hearsh of Seward and Mrs Camp
bell and illustrations of each were given
by piano, violin and voice. The perform
ers were chosen from within the clubs rather
than from the professional class without
them though several of them were real ar
lists. The program therefore served u
strengthen the idea that musical study as
to content and history may be prosecuted i'll
the smaller towns as well as in the cities
where opportunities for hearing music are
greater
There are several musical clubs in the
state of which the Matinee Musicale of Lin
coin is deservedly the best known. The
Mozart club of Plautsmouth is also doing
good work, and music forms part of the
curriculum of clubs at Beatrice, Wymore,
Omaha and Fremont, while Columbus is
distinguished for its use Of the Derthick
system, in which it is taking the second
year.
The art program at York was weakened
by the absence of Mrs Keysor of Omaha
who was detained at home by illness in her
family, though she had expected to lecture
on the Boston public library. Her ster-
eopticou slides were used, however, and
explanations were made by Miss Ida Will
son of the art department of the Omaha
club. Mrs. f. A. Hall of Lincoln, chairman
of the federation art committee, also as
sisted on the program. feature Of the
meeting at York was the art room, wher,
Braun and Berlin photographs, as well a!
Perry pictures were presented for sale, anC
where there were cases of beautiful cera
mics and art decorations of various sorts
This room was constantly thronged.
number Of good pictures were purchased f.
: club rooms, school rooms and homes, and
: one may judge from the interest expressed
the art committee will have a largely in
creased number of art study classes unde
its fostering care next year. The art de
r partment Cf the Omaha club also assists thes
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