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MRS. WATTS LECTURE.
Aylwin and e-Raptaelite
School Of Art Subject Of
Current Events Glass
Yesterday.
MISS BEASYOS's LENTEN CLASS
Second Course to Be Given
During Lent Those
Present.

"Aylwin'' and the Pre-Raphaelite
School Of Art. which that book represents,
was the subject of Mrs. Horace G. Waits
last lecture to her Current Events Class
yesterday afternoon, at No. 81 Clinton
avenue All the members turned out to
hear this, the last Of the series of ten
lectures. and nearly every member brought
a guest, so that the spacious drawing
rooms and even the hall were packed.
Mrs. Wait spoke very highly of this first
novel from the pen Of Watts Dunton, not
w~ithstanding the fact that some of our
American critics had classed it as rub
bish.s Mrs. Wait holds that the critic
who pulls down a boo SHOULD be superior
to the writer. ..Aylwin, aid Mrs. Wait,
SIS a novel written under peculiar cir
cumstances.'' h then spoke of the
author, saying that it was his first at
tempt at novel writing and that he was
now a man sixty-seven years OF age, and
that he had spent fourteen years of study
in the book. .@That the book in every
line said she. shows the artist is plain,
but that he has pleased the public /
doubt
In speaking of the -Pre-Raphaelite
School of Art, Mrs. Wait explained just
what the word "Pre-Raphaelite'' meant.
She told of the P. r. B. Pre-Raphaelite
B~rotherhood), so called because the paint
ers who came before Raphael were
original, and those who came after were
not, describing he outdoor life of these
men. And So" said she. Elf the school
stands for anything 1t stands for original
ity in art
h Mr.. Dunton's character of Darcy,
was Dante Rossetti, Mrs. Wal thought
there could be. no doubt. .sThe other
characters" she said, sit is hard to
place" Rossetti as. a poet and painter,
the speaker touched upon very cieverly.
saying: ITO find a poet and painter is
quite common even today, but a musician
and poet is rare. We have but one in
stance on record, that of Milton. Dante
Rossetti was careless as to form. He was
all for color. That shows tae poet,
Han Game was mentioned as the con-
slant companion of Rossetti during his
last days, also the artists house at Chel-
sea were mentioned, nor was his Choral
habit omitted. ''Rossetti," continued
efS PS~AN WGo lliC iISt " discover
that blue china was beautiful, and 10 use
it profusely.9
This school of art said Mrs. Wait.
had a belief of which I can tell you very
little, but round it Watts Dunton has
weaved the veil of romance" She then
c~harmingly told the plot of the story.
describing the Moonlight cross of the
Gnosties-" Then in conclusion. You may
not be in sympathy with the book. Your
belief, | hope, will not be the same, but
| think you Will call it a poem. Unity
throughout the whole is perfectly re-
served Mrs. Wait also spoke of Mr..
Dunton as a critic and OF how other
critics were opposed to him. Waiting until
his book was published to get even. but
finding upon publication nothing to
oppose.
A short discussion followed the lecture,
and Mrs. Phillip Carpenter, of New York,
a member of Sorosis and of the Bar, was
introduced as the guest of honor. Mrs.
Carpenter read a Very interesting and
pretty paper on What Books Live 1t
was a poem in prose.
Q all the wondgous things in the
universe of God,'' said Mrs. Carpenter.
the most wondrous is life. Life. that
spark of heavenly flame that comes from
somewhere and goes somewhere. But
wha has life to do with books? What
makes books live? God created earth and
saw that it was good. Man wrote a book
and saw that it was good. Gods earth
was not perfect, until it had life. Mans
book was not perfect until 1t had life.
The truth lives. A lie cannot live for
very long. The book that deals with
morbid and unnatural life does not live.
It is read and laid aside. Life is full
Of mystery, so must be the book that
lives" From here the speaker went on
to explain the change of opinion in books
There are authors, said she, like the
poor menagerie lion, starved while alive,
to be stuffed after death"
A solo. Loves Philosophy" was here
rendered by Mrs. Bradley Tanner. who
received en- encore and gave Con
stance after which refreshments were
served, and the ladies passed a very
pleasant, social hour.
Although yesterdays was the last lee
ture of the course, the ladies do not in
tend to altogether give up these delight
fully instructive afternoons, and arrange
mentS are now being made for a second
course of lectures by Miss Anna Beaston
during Lent. Mrs. B. p. Craig and Mrs.
Post are in charge Of the arrangements.
and the dates of the various talks will
be fixed to suit Miss Beaston's previous
engagements.
Among those present were Mrs. George
w. Case, Mrs. Charles Holbrook, Mrs.
Romano Mrs. S. Palmer. Mrs. Sydman,
Mrs. George Wilson, Mrs. Wilkinson.
Mrs. E. Linn, Miss Jessie Perry, Mrs.
Apgar, Mrs. William Toffey, Miss
Grace Toffey. Mrs. A. j. Post, Miss Ann
Post, Miss Cornelia Post. Miss Margaret
Post, Mrs. Joel Brown, Mrs. Arthur Brig-
ham. Mrs. Walter Hastings, Miss Bertha
Hastings, Mrs. Oliver Hazard Perry, Mrs.
u. B. Pond, Mrs. A. J. Post, Jr., Mrs. s.
D. Mackey, Mrs. Livingston Clifford. Mrs.
Willard Fisk, Mrs. A. Evans, Mrs. Hollis
Wells, Mrs. Thomas H. Williams, Mrs.
George L. Record, Miss Leila Kinds, Mrs.
Mcbride, Mrs. E. B. Kiersted, Mrs. F.
M. Lockwood, Mrs. H. Morgan. Mrs. Jos.
d. Bedle, Miss Louise Edge, Mrs. George
Miller, Miss Matte Miller, Mrs. Oliver
Blanchard, Mrs. George B. Fielder, Mrs.
Carrot Van Horne, Mrs. J. ). Detwiller,
Miss Detwiller. Mrs. w. Patterson At
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