The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-10
WICHITA IN SOCIETY
No Social Function of Great
Consequence Given.
NEW FASHIONED FAIR
Was the Principal Attraction
of the Week.

There was little or nothing doing IN tn'
social world Of Wichita during the pas
week. Aside from few informal affair.
no functions of any great consequence
were given by the upper set The mem
bers Of Wichita's elite, who were not de-
tanned elsewhere, were in daily atnJance
at the New Fashioned Fair. Every one
was interested in its success and nothing
was left undone by society to further the
same
TWENTIET HCENTURY CLUB.
Miss Kathryn Schoheld. the vocal teach
er at the Sickner Conservatory, sung
! Dudley Bucks contralto solo, Sunset"
! for the ladies' of the club on Tuesday.
Miss Scho6eld unites with a carefully
trained voice of fine, rich quality. a very
effectual and charming personality.
Mrs. S. II. Kilgore gave a description
o. Monte Cliveto, the famous convent
fouDded by St. Bernard, a Sienese saint
from the noble family of Taterei. This
brotherhood was on of the most interest,"
ing communal orders in Europe, owning
thirty-two farms which were cultivated
by the monks for their common sGsten-
ance The italian government suppress
ed the order and conhscated the property
IN about 1865.
Mrs. r. p. Murdoch outlined the tragic
story Of the Bag3ori. the tyrant family
OF Perugia, race Of mobiles noted FOR
their personal beauty and their courage.
One episode in their strange wild legend
is related by the old chronicler NIataroz-
20. The Oddi, rivals of the Baglioni,
entered the city one September night in
1875 and began to break the chains which
held the streets against cavalry. Sim
onetta Baglioni, a youth Of 18 who had
not yet showed his beard, held the bar
riers against the advancing press and
when he was almost spent with twenty
two wounds upon his body, there came
forth Astorre Baghoni, mounted on his
charger to hely him hold the square.
Never did anvil take more blows, con
tinues the annalist, than he upon his
person and steed and the Weapons made
upon his armor, a most mighty din But
he sat os his charger where the press
was thickest until the Baylioni came,
hurrying forth from their palaces and
the enemy were driven through the wide
Umbrian plain. 1t was this very vision
Of Astoria upon his charger that Raph-
ael painted in his great fresco Of the
"Avenging HeHodorus" at Rome.
Mrs. L w. Gill described the principal
works of the early master of the I'M
brian Art school At the very time Of
these fierce battles and ghastliest revenge
we find their actual painting ecstatic
saints and devotional scenes which seem
cd alone able to interpret the intensity
Of their religious feelings. All Umbrias
art is mystic and devotional This is
Illustrated in Gentle da Fabrianos great
Alteration Of the Mage" at Florence,
in his delicate faded frescoes at Orvieto.
in Melozzo da Fortes splendid miraica}-
angels in the sacristy of st. Peters. in
Piniuricchio's stones Of the saints and
ATadonnce in the Borgia Stanze in the
Vatican.
Mrs. w W. Weeks had for her subject
Parugino and his works. This artist was
the master of an important art school at
Perugia, numbering among his pupils.
both 10 Spagna and Raphael, and was
in his time accounted among the great
est artists of Italy. Ruskin says OF
him: "a noble. gracious and quiet la
borer from youth to death never weary.
never impatient, never untender, never
untrue Not Tintoret In power, not
Raphael in fexibilsu. not Tueni in love.
their gathered gifts he has. in balanced
and faithful measure. fit to be the guide
and impulse and father of all"
The literary department meets on Tues
day. March - for the faith study As
You Like It." with the following pra-
gram:
Discussion Of Current events led by
Mrs @. G. Jacobs.
Life in the Merry Greenwood" Mrs.
II. Tmboden.
Artistic Features Of the Drama" Mrs.
6. H. Kilgore.
General discussion Of the drama, led
by Miss Meddie Hamilton.
Every cmfwyp Cert mfwy mfwypwy
Visitors welcome.
MOTHERS LEAGUE RECEPTION.
The board Of managers Of the West
side kindergarten and the Mothers
League held a reception Thursday after
noon ar the home OF Mrs. D. S. Donnen
on Hewitt avenue. Mrs. Donners pleas
amt home was beautifully decorated with
palms and blossoms for the occasion and
in spite of the botsterous March winds
and clouds of dust that assailed all who
ventured forth, large number Of guests
We're present At O'clock a short pre-
gram was rendered.
Mrs. Anderson's address on. 'The Re-
ligious Training Of Children in the Home
was reDlete with wise counsel and help
ful suggestions.
Mrs. Bird followed with a pleasant
tax on the same subject. gently re-
miniscent Of her own experiences and
wise methods IN the training her two
sons 10 Christian manhood
beautiful solo sung with much
smeetsess and expression BY Mrs am
ME Switzer concluded the program.
Dainty luncheon was served at o.clock
ana the guests took their departure feel
ard helpful afternoon.
AT MISS THoMs0N-s STUDIO
on Tuesday afternoon IN excellent
musical program was given by pupils
~ Mss Thomson AZ her studio corner
Main and First streets Size was as
sisted By Mss David SEuythe. who sang
very sweetly.
The first number r1s 'Ferisn R-r5o."
by joseph Low. which vas paved IN
good style ~ anette Mccoy ana
Blanch Caeheneach
Maurice Cox p,aye5 dance q re
Bears, 'IscAner. with clear1ess 5nd q
hrm toaeh
"A Curious sto-vS sv Heller. VAS
played uost artistieaf'v ~ Idt-le Ellen
So,h. whose Interpretation x music Is
cutie rsarvelous far her years shu-
berts military raTch was rro5ucad v5-A