Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-19
THE WOMAN'S CLUB.

Considerable business of Importance
was transacted Wednesday in the Wom-
ans club. Mrs. T. w. BuZzo chairman of
the Federation committee of Montana
made a little-addresS and spoke Of mat
tiers relating to the Federation which will
be given to the public later on. Mrs. w.
]. Christie showed a piece of lace to the
club made by the Indian girls at Leach
Lake. 1t was very fine and quite elabor-
ate pattern. And also remarkably clean.
The Art Department was in charge.
and a very fine exhibit was made. The
chairman. Mrs. ]. \. CAVITY. loaned her
own magnificent collection of photogra-
vures all prize winners. Mr.. talkins
loaned an exhibit of prints and photogra-
vures all reproductions OF famou> paint
ings. The discussion, however, was not
confined to art subjects. Mrs. Atwater
spoke of the splendid success of Miss
Fanny Corey, of Helena. who a one time
had her pictures on sale at the Woman's
Exchange. 1t will be remembered she
designed the cover for the December La
dies Home Journal: also for the January
McClures. Her specially seems to be
children's portraiture.
One of the features of the afternoon
was the voice solo by Mrs. F. w. Hol-
brook, the first time she favored the club
this year. She has very sweet contral-
to voice, sympathetic and expressive.
Her selection was since Thou Art
Mine
Mrs Buzzo made her first appearance
on the floor at the club since her APP
pointment and from the outline she
gave. there is no doubt that decided
impetus will be given the Women's clubs
of Montana from now on.
The two papers were given by Mrs. J.
A, Canty and Mrs Agnes S. Legs Chris
tie. The first entitled: "Giorgio Barbar-
ETH" the second: "Titian-Pa inter- pa :
triarch.'
Mrs. Agnes S. Legs Christie said in
part:
Titan or Tiziano de Cadore. man
whose hand held the pencil almost 1fonl
his birth for nearly 100 years until pes
thence unnerved his fingers. was the
friend of emperors popes and poets.
Born at the moment when the art OF
printing was given a new birth to let
ters he grew with growth of human
thought before he had hardly budded
into manhood literature was reviVinS
religious art with it's formal fancies was
diving, The letters of superstition We're
being cast off. And so with the foremost
men of the world went forth our Titan
Of Cadore to listen to the new teaching
of nature.
LAS his pictures abound with the
memories of scenic surroundings of his
earlier DAYS We may do we'll to wander
2 little in the Vale of Cadore, his own
.,adle and that of landscape art"
Mrs Christie gave beautiful descrip-
ton of the Vale of Cadore and then
passed on to the life of the artist.
1T is claimed that Titan added to his
manifold gifts the arts of engraving on
copper and on wood and of etching. The
corper plates which are attributed TO
f,lm are large landscape pictures. lightly
Lut delicately outlined. Most of these
works We're executed in the earlier part
of his career, before his time was so
completely occupied.
Mrs. Christie spoke of his more famous
pieces showing photographs of The
Model Christ With the Tribute Money.
Madonna with the Rabbit. OF the Others
she was unable to secure photogra phs-
The Three Ages, Portrait of Prince Phil
lip of Spain, etc. Mrs. Christie gave a
clear and graphic description of each
picture and ended her paper:
But little is known of Titian's home
Ife save that he had wife named
Cecilia and three children. A proliieate
and worthless son was Pomponio. Arizio,
who died during the plague, was a por-
trait painter, Lavinia still lives for us
in the magnificent portraits that her
father has left of her under various
approximations. The Madonnas painted
during these years of family life show
that the master was familiar with the
.1,or If
ness and infantle affections. It is evil
dent that his married life was of that
uEeventful character which indicates the
tranquil peace at home.
Titan was always gentleman with
polished manners and a charming adj
dress. His personal and social influence
was therefore large and his circle OF
friends included many of the foremost
men of the century in all departments
Of public life. 1t was good policy as -el
as joy to Titan to store up some OF
his best works. They attracted kings
and mobiles to his house whom he enter
tanned royalty. There is a story of two
cardinals paying him visit. They pro-
posed to dine with the great artist and
on hearing that it is said that he threw
his purse to his steward and bade him
make ready for "all the world was com
ing to dine with him." No stranger OF
eminence in Venice failed to call at thu
Casa Grande Mansion. Hither came
Henry III. of France with his train q
mobiles. Philip of Spain and Charles V.
When death was drawing closer ant
old age babe him provide a place O.
burial he wished to rest, when the mo
ment for repose should come, in III,
Chapel of the Crucified Saviour Fo
the grave he offered the Franciscans, ;
painting of The Christ of Pity but