Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-17
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Announcements for the coming week. !
Monday ? p m.. Advanced German
Class; p. M, Beginners German Glass;
$3.50 p. IN Round Table, Miss Lore
leader Subject Present Tendencies
Of Music" 4 p. m, Beginners French
Glass; s p. m, New-Century Chorus.
Tuesday, 1890 a. M, Current Events
Class
Thursday. Ills a. M, Fencing Glass;
2.SO p. M, Physical Culture Glass, open
meetings
Saturday, Il a. M, Advanced French
| Class.
Owing to the inclement weather at
tendance at the Current Events Class was
slim In notes on art Miss Lore told OF
another treasure just found in Egypt,
shrine built in the reign of Thothmes Iheid,
the greatest military genius Of gypt.
| With the booty he obtained from con-
quered peoples he embellished the temples
OF his own land. and under his rule
| Egyptian art reached its highest develop
ment A fine statue was discovered in
the shrine and beyond was a chapel
covered with sculptures the colors OF which
were absolutely fresh; the roof is vaulted,
painted in blue with yellow stars. The
chapel is sJdedicated to Hathor, the orgi-
nal OF the Greek Aphrodite, who, in this
case is represented 10 the form OF a beau
tiful COW OF life size in painted limestone
the head horns and TANKS of which have
evidently been overlaid with gold. The
neck is adorned with papyrus stems and
flowers as if she were just coming out OF
the water The modelling of the animal
is exquisite and with so much Of life that
it appears as Il about 20 step out Of its
sanctuary, released after these Thousands
Of years Soldiers we're 40 once sent Ia
guard the find until, shrine and all, it can
be removed to the museum at Cairo
Traces have also Just been found of a
building believed TO have contained the
imperial tribunal in the Roman Forum
The art committee of the general
federation of women 5 clubs has started
a circulating art gallery" Of paintings on
the plan Of travelling Libraries, and on q
national scale for the benefit of women
living in the country, or IN towns and
villages remote from art galleries. The
pictures will be sent to clubs in the cities
and from them TO smaller centres. Re.
mark was made OF how little Whining
tonians know Of the work OF our fellow.
townsman, Howard Pyle, as compared
with the praises one hears elsewhere o.
his work and of the new school of art h,
has founded. He has many pupils work
I ing under his direction, some with much
genius and originality. A recent visit
to the studio OF one Of these artists, the
, daughter of a fellow club member, gave
I the privilege of seeing the beautiful paint
I ings she is making 10 fill an order fol
windows in the cathedral Of St. John II
, | Milwaukee.
An interesting review was given by
Mrs. Mahafiy OF MAYORS "Daybreak II
I in the Dark Continent, a new book OF
! Africa. The author penetrated into abso
lutely new territory. When we conside
the immense number Of its inhabitants
l5OOOOOOO. we see II is very importan
! 10 the world what the natives become
: The white man holds the destiny Of Atnoi
: In his hands and it is unfortunate that
4 by their own confession, the trader
= "leave their consciences at home whei
they come to the coast" The native
are threatened with "white peril YER
y y real and potent Much Of interest i
= foreign politics was reported by Mis-
8 Sisson The programme for next wee
: is drama, Mrs Baylis; home politics, Mr.
? Nields; and the class will also have Oh
. pleasure Of listening to a talk from Mis-
= Pyle regarding the Peoples Settlemen
: At the monthly meeting after mpc