The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-05
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Palladium this week, Miss Idelle B.
Watson, formerly of this city, now
Of Dresden, Germany, will arrive
shortly for brief visit to her brother,
Mr.. Howard Watson, who lives near
Richmond, and various friends in
town. Miss Watson is in this country
for the first time in ten years and re-
turns home the last of this month.
Miss Watson is Art Lecturer in the
Dresden Gallery, in Dresden, and, in
addition, conducts short tours to diff
ferent countries on the continent with
small parties of half dozen or so.
Her Spring tour to Spain and Italy,
in instance, covered a period Of three
weeks in Spain, and to Italy from
Gibraltar to Naples with the original
party, or from Dresden to Naples ar
irving in the latter place the first OF
May and there joining Miss Watson
with the rest of those making up the
party There were but six in the lat
ter Tn Spain they visited Burgos,
the birthplace Of the Cid; Madrid
with its wonderful Art Galleries; To-
ledo. ancient capital of the kings of
CASTLE; Cordova, Seville, Granada
and Gibralter In Italy from Naples
they journeyed to Rome, Assist, Per-
ugia, Florence, Pisa, Venice, Padua,
Verona, and Milan, and from Milan
through Switzerland by st. Gothard
Pass. to Lucerne. This makes a
charming trip and with such cicer-
one as Miss Watson. proved without
doubt delightful. Miss Watson is
graduate of Earlham College. AS
stated before while in the city Miss
Watson will be the guest Of Mrs.
Adah L. Bernhardt.
To quote f romMiss Watson's an
nounceme1ts:
"Miss Watson's experience in
travelling and thorough acquaintance
through study and travel with the
history. Art. Language and customs
of the country. enable her to make
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able to those who accompany her. In
addition to the general information
given while sightseeing, evening lee
lures are given from time to time, on
the History, Art and Civilization OF
the countries visited.
Miss Ada Robinson has been max
ing a number Of portrait sketches
this summer, among others the heads
of three Africans, mother and two
children, which are not only faithful
bits of portraiture, but strong pieces
of color, Miss Robinson's re-
markable brush work showing to great
advantage in these studies. The work
of both Miss Robinson and Miss
Kaufman, about the latter of whom
extended mention was made last week
here, is unusually meritorious, and
evidences a high order Of talent. With
such company Of landscapists and
such promising figure painters as
Miss Newman, Miss Kaufman and
Miss Robinson, Richmond has good
cause to felicitate herself.
The local artists expect to entertain
several of the Cincinnati painters in
their country studio south Of town
near Tests's Mill in week or So
They have been painting and sketch
ing in the vicinity of Corners Springs
for the past few weeks and show some
successful work.
The other day the papers gave some
account of a party of women who
were walking from Baltimore to St.
Louis. working their way,' stating
that the same women, or some OF
them, walked in this fashion to the
Worlds Fair at Chicago, or to some
other Exposition before this. Altho'
this is not a form Of pedestrianism
that appeals to the writer Of this col
) umn. it is yet an evidence of what can
, be done by use of natural powers OF
locomotion. Too many people ride
when they should walk. In instance
the writer knew of one of Richmond S
former business men who always rode
, from the corner of thirteenth street,
, or Whereabouts, to eighth street,
, whenever he wishes to get to his place
, Of business. Naturally his health was
not of the best. You hear Of people
, learning to play golf " for exercise, -
, when they had much better be walk
, ing. A walk from town out to the
Country Club and back, one which the
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