The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-02

bound. The tale he unfolded may be q
myth Of a thousand years ago; 1t may
be part of history Of century old; il
trlbulations. but there is no distinction
in our thoughts. e-t.
1.-THE Alhambra rules Its creations
may be mighty or humble, but they are
all part Of its history and are sharers in
the glory OF it's traditions. 1t Is moi
easily understood why Irvings touch In
this work seems to be lighter his humor
more playful and his Imagination more
creative than in most of his other writ
ings?"
Miss Crossman gave most interesting
description of this wonderful work OF
Irving's. First the "Alhambra" itself
and then the varied characters Of the
tale. OF Moors and Spaniards; of that
great treasure, each one she spoke OF In
turn. giving a most clear and concise
outline of the "Alhambra." OF all the
legends. the humor which had full play
and ended with: Therefore one should
never endeavOr to conf1ne her reading to
one series alone Of the tales. Start brave
ly in and take the authors arrangement
as the best possible, and when you have
finished you cannot help but agree that
you have enjoyed one Of the master
pieces of American literature"
Friday afternoon the Art club met as
usual in the studio of Miss Cox. Leon
ardo du Vinci was the leading topic for
discussion, which was ably presented by
Miss Hazel Gindrup. Among other
things Miss Gindrup stated that no other
artist ever painted faces so wrought
upon by depth of inner feeling as did
this great artist.
He was not only painter, but
sculptor, architect and engineer. Moth
ing seemed too trivial to afford him q
subject for study and he was ever seek
ing something new to teach him q finer
response to the subtlety in things. Miss
Dixie Williams read brief child's story
OF the Last Supper" by this artist.
This great picture, now so familiar to
the world. was painted on the walls
of the refectory of the Monastery Of
Santa Manadelle Grazier Milan. Because
of this, much Of the first beauty Of the
picture has been lost through the raw
ages of dampness and time. Yet the
power of the great masters conception
Is still present. An article on this sub
ject was also read by Miss Patti Arm
strong.
Miss Cap specially brought out a dis
cussion on another picture. Mora Lisa.
by this artist. This is also a work Of
art and it is freely admitted by artists
that it has been impossible to reproduce
this face with the same peculiar, subtle
smile.
Much credit is due Miss Cobban for the
animated interest exhibited by the
members in the discussion Of the artist
and his pictures.
Since the new department of physical
culture and mental therapeutics have
been added in the Ethical Culture club
the interest Of the members has in
creased accordingly. Last Tuesday night
was begun the course in mental thera-
peutics. Miss O'Neill will act as teacher
in this department for the present. The
ground covered Tuesday night began in
the field of the chemist, thence to that
of the biologist and finally into the plans
of the psychologist.
The next lesson on this subject will
be Thought. There was present a large
attendance, and the first 20 minutes was
devoted to physical culture exercises.
Following are those admitted to men,
bershtp: Miss Mollie Jackson, Miss.
Mary Crangle.