The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12

That interest in club life among wo-
men has in no wise abated was evil
dent by the very large attendance at
the Wednesday meeting of the Wo-
mans club of Butte. Owing to the I'M
usual amount of business which came
before the club, the current events
discussion was crowded out, and the
club proceeded to the consideration of
the two papers presented under the
management of the social and domes-
tic science department.. Mrs. Buzzo's
paper on practical Education for Wo-
men proved particularly enjoyable, as
well as instructive. Next, Mrs. Scho-
field Wright of Minneapolis gave an
entertaining lecture on practical edu-
cation for women in decorative art
Mrs Wright began with the funda-
mental principles governing artistic
work, describing her manner of teach
ing children, the value of lights and
shadows, and the difference between
shadows and reflections. She dwelt
upon the possibilities of the primary
colors. She also spoke of the national
art of foreign countries, how the
Greeks, by using a simple design which
represented to them the waves of the
ocean, had.formed national art. Some
exquisite pieces of her work We're eX-
hibited, which illustrated the use of a
simple curve. There was also an ex-
hibition of decorated china in beauti-
full colors and original designs, the
work of Mrs. Wright; medallion en-
grayed by the only known woman en-
grayer of medallions, the property of
Miss Bergstrom, and some very finely
wrought designs by Miss Bergstrom
Does it pay to become educated in
art?' was a frequent question Mrs.
Wright made use of during the course
of her address, and each time she an
SWered the question to the satisfaction
of her audience by showing the actual
demand and prices paid for all really
good work in the artistic line. In
Chicago in some branches of the fine
arts hardly an American is employed,
all for lack of education. Mrs. Wright
made a strong plea for the education
of children in art and for a national
art, which should satisfy the possessor
of large means and put a stop to the
toadying of the people to foreign coun-
tries and their productions.
The Womans club is preparing to
celebrate the second anniversary OF
its existence, which falls upon the 22d
of February. The arrangements are in
the hands of a committee, which is
maintaining strict secrecy in regard tc
the form of amusement which will be
provided for that day. 1t will be 8
surprise party for all but three mem
bers, and yet it is said women cannot
keep a secret.
One of the most interesting papers
of the year read before the Homer club
was one by Mrs. E. B. Weirick on THE
Delsarte System of Expression" Mrs
Weirick was a pupil of the Boston
School of Oratory and her treatment o.
the subject convinced her audience
that she is thoroughly familiar with the
subject. We quote as follows
This system rightly studied and un'
derstood. cannot fail to be interesting
to almost everyone, just as any other
philosophy is, and particularly the
parts that might be designated as d
Misunderstanding study.
1.-THE way that Delsarte happened TIC
form his system of gesture and ply
steal culture is that while a pupil al
the Paris conservatory he, for the lack
of proper guidance, lost his naturally