Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-20
THE WOMAN'S CLUB.

There was only fair attendance at
the meeting of the Woman's club We'd
nesday. Quite a number of business
matters were discussed and some laid
over meeting of the literature de-
rartment with Mrs. Nichols was an
nounced for last Friday.
The programme committee for next
year will meet with Mrs r. G. Young
next Tuesday afternoon at $3.50 at her
residence 205 North Crystal. The lee
lures for the college extension work
We're spoken of and also the coming art
exhibit
Several new members were elected
me mbers of the Woman's club and as
signed to their respective departments
as follows: Mrs. Jean 7. Ingham. ltera-
ture department.; Mrs. Henry Fariss.
current topics departments: Miss Dorothy
Supernaut, music department: Mrs.
Maud Odell, music and literature de-
rartments.
Mrs. J. A. Canty. chairman of art de-
partment, was in charge of the pro-
gramme. Mrs. McNevin and Miss Talfar
played piano duet. "PiccOlo Fantasia"
by Edward Brahm. but refused to re-
srOnd to the urgent encore. Miss Turn
ley read one of George AIDES funny
stories, MEMS day at Woman's
Club
In the discussion a number of things
We're spoken of. Emperor William and
his desire to clothe all his army in brown
neutral clothing, no buttons. no gilt of
any kind. How he will distinguish his
officers was not divulged. The decision
OF the New York postal authorities t.
let their carriers wear shirt waists. and
several other topics of general interest.
A number of the members spoke of art
subjects, it being art day. One told of
two United States senator's who listened
to a learned discourse on art. particular
~ on the Botticelli. Afterwards one said
that was a kind of wine. while his conf
panion insisted that it was a cheese
Poor art!
The club has not yet decided what
place to hold their open evening social
which will be held on May 18th. A fine
programme will be given and refresh
nents served.
The paper which was to have been
read by Marie Dore Shvely was not
read, owing to the unavoidable absence
Of Mrs. Shively. The paper of the after
noon was read by Mrs. Jennie S. Fenton
and it speaks for itself Her subject was
to have been paul Veronese, founder
of feasts," but she explains in her paper
why instead she decided to write on
"THE SPIRIT OF THE RENAIs-
SANCE."
Madam President and Ladies': 1t is
with an apology l come before you this
afternoon for not following the we'll
beaten track and writing a paper upon
the subject assigned to me. paul
Neronese." But if you have not already
h,c hn. oh. %l,,t
great painter of the Venetian School,"
of Symonds Italian Renaissance
''Vasarie's Life of the Painters Ven
etan Painters," or "Ruskin's Modern
Painters" all to be found in our public
library. and as l am unable to give you
anything new will leave you to read for
yourself. But it is not necessary to dis
pense with the time, however. in which
Paul Veronese flourshed and this is in
tended to treat of the Spirit of the Re
naiSsance."
Now. what is meant by the Renais-
sance? after spending two years study
ing the artists who made that period
famous it seems strange. no doubt, to
be confronted with such a question, but
it is not in the letter but the spirit
of the time, the question is put. 1t was
and spiritual faculties in mankind which
had remained asleep during the middle
ages" and as such is as applicable to-
day to ourselves as it was to the four
centuries that it took to awaken the
sleeping mind of humanity.
The Italian Renaissance which spread
over all of Europe was in it's infancy
awakened by looking back over the past
when, I believe the feeling became en-
gendered that what man has done man
can do" and it also owes it's origin t.
religion, which is ever the fire that
kindles the power of ideation in man.
1t has been called the spirit of the
time, but what is the spirit of the time
but the spirit of strong character of one
OF few individuals who thus create
the Time" You know it has been said
that in reading the biograph Of great
men of all nations you read the history
o. the world. Usually it is one man who
creates that period of history. although
h. may have quickened thousands OF
latent souls in his onward march.
1t has been said hundreds of times
"See Rome and Die" Why! simply be-
cause Rome contains the art treasures o.
few centuries? When the Universe
contains the art and scientific treas
urers" of a thousand centuries. Rather
say. see Rome and live. Live to evolve
an ideal and character for yourself, anG
not fall PROSTATE in the dust and wor.
shin.
The men of that period had an idea
awakened within them, they lived and
moved and had their being in it, hence
they produced something enduring, bu
because they evolved strong individ
uality, and created something which
speaks to humanity must the artist o.
succeeding centuries become nothing bu
marching army of copiests?
True hero worship is grand and goot
thing. when it STIMULATES the latent pos
sihilities in every human soul into build
ing a character for himself, otherwise il
drops into mere idolatry. This then We