The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-07

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81 Miss Maria Blair s1ectured before as1arse3
audience at tho y. w. c. Is yesterday
afternoon on THE Seven Great Paintings
OF the World. This entertainment was
gwen by Circle NO. S Of the sGrace-Street
Presbyterian Chur CHI, under the direction
of Mrs. Burfoot
S Miss Blair. vas introduced to her hear
ers by REV! -Br Witherspoon in a few
Sarproprtat s; remarks. She told Of and
paintings of the world. The first spoken
OF was The Immaculate Conception,
3by Murillo, which is taken from the,
book of Revelations and was sold to
France. The second should only be ap-
+ pl cached with a feeling of reverence, and
it is the greatest Of them all, that OF
Raphaels ..Sistine Madonna. The
"Transfgura ton, :, by the same painter,
s is peculiar in that the canvas is equally
divided. and some think the lower pic
ture Of the demoniac child is out of har-
rnony with the upper. This may have
been caused by Raphael dying before us
completion, which was done by one OF
his pupils.
THE Last Supper by Leonardo Da3
vinci, suffered by its being painted in Oil
hut the ctara cterE of those represented
vas wonderfully shown in the HANDS
Ruben's Descent of the Cross IS a
triumph of art in the fact that a sheet
is thrown across the canvas and the oeao
figure brought out against =,
1.-The Assumption" by Titan, IS now ,, ~
Venice and ilumines the whole salely
n 1rSt L..
is the "Last Judgment, which is the
masterpiece of Michael Angelo:
Among those who heard this brlliiai1t
discourse were Mesdames j.. Alllson
Hodges, George "A. Lyon, O: Q. owens,
James CasISie, John Lightfoot, James W.
Gordon, j. II. Moore, A -. Warren, y.
T.. BurruSs, L. A. Coalter, Jacksoll 6 Ivy
t!pson. w. j. Epps, r. a. Ia1um, TITUS
=9arbrough, L. Is. Turnbul1, w Il. Rlch-
a1dson, c. G.. Burton, John p. Laughton,
~. e. Evans, ". B. Jinks, Charles T.
Borden, C. T. sBrengle, H. Y. Foster, 4.
W. Miles; Misses Helen Morr1son, Jane
Schoen, Flossie Talbot, Bessie tnl. All
ME Fender Gordon, Annie ana Lena e.lla
Iribbet. Leila Tatum. May Bronaugh,
Fate Slaughter, Nora Sublett and Olivia
Fierce.
The every Monday Club hls just
enjoyed a six weeks course in Brown
ing under the direction Of Miss Eugene
Aunspaugh, Of Lynchburs, at the resi-
deuce Of Mrs. Harvey Clarke 1t was
thoroughly enjoyed by all-indeed, never
befor, lave the great spiritual truths
conveyed by the poet of the human soul
seemed SO real and so inspiring Miss
!iunspsr gll:s plan for the course was to
lecture and then read the poem under
consideration, thus interTFeting the
poets thought by comment as we'll as
by reading.
Among the poems which We're enjoyed
by the members of the club We're saul.
Browning's great religious poem; one
Word More q love poem; Fra Lippo
Iippi'' his best art poem, and his mu-
steal poem Of "Abt. Vogler.
The study Of this poet will be continued
at the home of Mrs. Benjamin t. Crump,
No. GIG West Grace Street.
The Coo-Coo Club gave a delightful
dance Wednesday night, which was fol-
lowed l.y an elegant supper just before
midnight. among the dancers We're
Misses Ecna Strauss. Elsa THAI
Ehimer, Yetta Goldcnburg. Rosalie
Heller, N1aurica Conn., Stella Cohn, Ber-
tina Dettelback, Lily Schatzschi1d, Lily
Wise, Lily Block, Essie Haron, Floro
Hahn, Title Held, Lola Appellant. Hennie
SchartZ Rita Jacobs; Leon Lichfenstein,
NIyer Schartz, Albert schartz, Adolph Ja-
cobs, Sidney Stern, Oscar Kahn, Julian
Lichtenstcin, Irving Kaufman, Irving
Held, Henry Sclartzschild, Bernard Oben-
dorfer, Lewis Held, Harry Levy, haiph
Levy, Eddie Eichal. Nathan, Heldsteln.
sum Iseman, Harold Rubeilstein.
4 liasEf
rhe Social Calendar at the residence
of Mrs. Helen Manson last night for the
benefit of the Childrens Home was a
decided success. and the young girls
serving in the costumes representing the
seasons added much to the evening.
The musical programme was under the
direction of Mr.. Shepherd Webb.
The CITY Union Of Kings Daughters
will hold a called meeting Tuesday. after
noon at thesY w. c. A. to finish the
business of the reception. which was
given last week to Mrs Charles Isabel
Davis The meeting will be held at 4
o'clock.
Persons who have received invitations
to the cold Dominion Pilgrimage, now
promoting in New York city, are hereby
notified that the secretary Of the Assoc
citation for the Preservation Of Virginia
ANTIQUITIES is not empowered to receive
r. S. V. P.'s to said invitations.
This notice is given in view OF the
fact that replies from New York city
lin the form of regrets) are now coming
here, addressed to the A. p. Y. A. in this
city.
Miss Alice Snead, of Bon Air. is the
guest of Mrs. John Drake at her home.
No. $40 Reservoir Street. Miss Snead was
given yesterday a delightful luncheon by
Mrs d. NcCallum, at which the guests
included Mrs. John Drake, Miss Mamie
Drake, Mrs. Camm. Miss Kate Camm and
others.
Much regret was felt when 1t was
learned that Captain and Mrs. CroXton
did not arrive in the city yesterday. to
be the guests of Mrs. James r. Gordon
on account of the Illness of Mrs. CroN-
ton.
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