The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-29
st. Mary's Notes

| OF momentary duration: the entire stu
oent body with the sisters being then
Ia the chapel assisting at the holy sac
| rifice of the mass. and the shock occur
ring Just after the conservation had
taken place, everyone felt most sensibIy
mat she was under the special protec-
Iion OF heaven, and the most instructive
act IN such a moment of danger that
OF prayer, was only the more intensely
1erVent during the rest of the mass. a
special service of thanksgiving for the
preservation of all from possible calam-
ltles was observed on Thursday morn
ing IN connection with the celebration
OF Corpus Christi. when all the Catholic
pupils received holy communion and
made an hour Of alteration
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Inc Monday program was carried out
this week by the Misses Berenice Seid-
enfaden and Ethel Bixby. the former
lect OF Gratitude" and tie latter an
impressive reading of G sto.-y entitled
Inc second Trial" The appreciation
OF me listeners for each of these good
plause.
The moment sch eduled fer the begin
hlLS OF the eclipse Monday night. found
crowd Of eager observers on the roof
OF the academy, each waiting her turn
10 view the phenomenon through the
teIeScope- The instrument followed the
heavenly ORD from the instant of its
:.
where it presented glorious spectacle
OF majestic grandeur, to tire very COM
pletlon OF the performance when hav-
ing passed through the shadow, it
sllIeI geo IN all its splendor at about half
past y o'clock The pleasure of the oc-
caSlon was greatly Increased nv the
presence of q mum Der of visitors who
wishing to see both the moon and the
eodiIee WIN i the aid of the telescope,
seemed rully satisfied with the results
OF the expedition. The singular clear
ness OF the atmosphere and the q bsence
OF the smallest cloud made the observa-
tloh an exceptionally gratifying one, no
one IN the entire party having ever
witnessed any other eclipse with such
complete satisfaction as to favorable
circumstances.
To many in the academy the event of
the week in which they were most in
tensely Interested was the piano re-
cltal of Miss Alice Weldon. the music
graduate of the year. From MacDoweIPs
Sonata EriOca, Miss Weldon rendered
two of the most Characteristic move
nents; (al Largo Appassionata, and OBJ
Allegro Vivace. Midway in the pro-
gram came "Polichinelle'' by Rachman-
! I n.o-d.; and FTiml group: (a) Chant
focuque, I'D Humoresque, and (c) Lul-
IA by, piano accompaniment to Miss
McDonough's violin solo. The final
number was Ballade, Op. 20, bv Rein
| ecke- from these titles it may be seen
/
exhibition beyond the ordinary listeners
ability to appreciate at its full worth:
nevertheless, there was a distinct i'm
preston made upon the whole audi
eiIce' OF uncommon excellence in tech
nlque, of a fine discrimination of spe-
clal value, and a rare success in the
elucidatfon of the theme she chose TO
interpret The intervals between the
pIano .r numbers were filled by a vocal
Trio, Hear Our Prayer" by the Misses
+. FORD. h Hicks and c. Montgomery.
and by recitation of THE Fiddle
ToId by Miss Ollie Cooper, both of
WHlch' as Wen as the violin solo of
plause.
For thoroughness and all that goes to
make make INSTRUCTION effectual, the lecture
| gwen by Miss Maude MAY Babcock
Wednesday afternoon could hardly he
exceIled The pupils were prepared to
near something practical as well as
antereStlnS on the subject of Dress"
| ana MISS Babcock'S name was suffi-
cieht 10 arouse the highest expecta-
lions; but as on the two previous occa-
sion5 on which she has appeared on
| DURAN tne greatest things that had
| been looked for. "Improprieties in
| Dress may be deemed rather a weak
| IiIs LOT sueh strong points as were in
cluoed IN the discussion, and the emf
hentiy serious consequences that were
| SHOWN from the standpoint of science
| and the laws of nature. to be sure to
/ follow the disregard or abuse of nv
| glenlc requirements in dressing the hui
man body. The views, which, by the
| AID OF the stereopticon lantern, were
i fnIoWn upon the screen, served to IL
| luStrate most forcibly the chief evils
IN the matter of WOmen's dress as
Wen as to present the health and
artistic ideals which might be attained
| Dy observing the right rules of cloth
| ing the body. art never Changes
| while fashion changes every three
| months. This pertinent fact was
strlklngIy instanced in one of the pic
fourteen years ago, and yet the style
or the gown would be as much in fash
ion today as it was then; and, in fact
would never be "out of style'' Simply
| because 1t was based on true artistic
principles. Good taste in color combi-
nations and ornamentation in dress
| received careful trea tment simplicity
being recommended as always a safe
and sure way of being correct A very
| convincing proof of the effectiveness
OF the lecture is that before Miss Bah
ing great many changes had been
made in the prevailing modes of appa-
rel among the pupils.
| Thursday morning dawned bright and
| fair, smiling the favors of abundant
| sunlight and an ideal Temperature on
| the long-looked-for picnic day Lib
erty park was chosen for the pleasure
]
| by one and all simply defy description
Each class formed distinct party, and
| there was a delightful wing among
| them all as to which should make the
| most of the occasion and give the
greatest enjoyment to their teachers
] and invited guests, for this being the
| annual spring holiday, nearly all the
| sisters Joined in the outing. There be-
/ Ing no umpire in the match, it is quite
| certain that everyone came home with
| the prize of a settled conviction that
| her little band had achieved the great
est amount of happiness for each and
| every one OF its privileged members.
The Catholic pupils of the house are
! looking forward to a treat in the form
] of a spiritual retreat, which will take
place next week, closing with the de-
votions of the First Friday The di-
| rector will be Paulist missionary, the
| Reverend Father Macmillan of San
| Francisco. 1t IS expected that all the
| former students who can arrange to do
so Will attend as many of the lectures
| as possible.
ROOSEVELT VISITING.
VIII Spend Sunday With Ian Buxton, n