The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-21

VIII "hoHl shc mas an understanding
! intimacy not often permitted.
Miss Lcavcns's subject was art Of
the Renaissance" and very charmingly
Indeed did she unfold her little tale.
ana Intimate stories CONCERNING the
great period like which there has been
nothing since until tho present day.
she said she Is on. OF those who be-
heHe that the world is growing better.
and that this time and this day is far,
way ahead OF the age Of the RenaiS-
sancc in It's attitude toward life. which
after all Is the beginning OF attain
ment. III beginning. Miss Leavens stat
ed that we must first take into con
sidcration the great big debt OF graft
tudc that the world owes to the Catho-
I lie Church for its preservation in its
nIonas,eries ana churches of the great.
est treasures In the world. we arc
/ the sum total Of the past" she quoted
! from Carlyle. and good has survived
ana evil died as is the course OF ali
natural events. II WAS this Iirst re
lSious influence that made art possible.
and 10 thoroughly understand IL one
must have complete understandings
OF the interviewing OF history and Gus
tom and legend and story that all went
INTO the picture. And stopping to
wonder why the wonderful aid paint
mss ana statuary are found In most Of
tHc ChthodrGls and CHURCHES, the speak
er sara mat the great mass Of the pcO-
pie could not read. Indeed scarcely
/ might royal monarch read his own
psa IN book; there We're no books: all
the learning was IN the church and
most OF the few precious manuscripts
were kept in inconsistencies Sow the
priests wish 10 teach the people tn.
stories OF the Bible. ana thus the Pic
lures We're put on the walls Of tho
chapels and great cathedrals. SO that
all might see. Miss Laavcns said that
sue took as her taNt. 50 TO ..r.ak, when
taking or one Of her rst subjects, a
thought from tue OF her pet authors
john Ruskin, the d .'cat high pricst Of
art art helps us 10 see. hundreds can
talk for one who can think thousands
can think for one who can sec" She
Saiu mat so many OF US go about with
unseeing eyes and unhearing ears for
the beauties around US with their
Dead Sea fruit" clutched tight In their
arms.
Miss Lnavens headed her list o. the
greatest artists OF the Renaissance
+ with the name OF Michuel Angelo be-
eause she thought that he had left so
much for US ana was sreas In so many
Inherent ways. and his great master
piece. this dome OF the Sistine ChuueL
Leonardo da Ninct. very great ng-
uFc al That time, she said suggested a
I - 'N"' many UIcEc 10 US ana gave US his
greatest work. The Last Supper"
concluding her subject with Il snort
reference 10 the work OF Raphael. per-
maps most beloved OF this group most
famous ana loved for his Madonnas
} In closing she paid q very pleasius
. tribute TO Sir Moses Ezckiel, with last
thought concerning this wonderful
! wave Of art that served TO enrich the
museums Of Europe. II was d wonderful
Y Ff 10.
that has been heard at the Woman :
Club for como time past and the audi
! eice was most enthusiastic in lis re-
cePHon of the speaker
A Washington Dcbutante.
Miss Anne Seymour Jones. daughter
/ OF Representatives William A. Jones.
+ OF Virginia. and Mrs Jones, viii be
among the debutantes from the con
: sress!onai circle ia Washington this
season. Representative and Mrs Jones
/ nave opened their Washington resi-.
uence' l'ps 9 Street, for the winter. at
which place Miss Jones will have hor
/ coming out party abou, the middle OF
January.
/ Lang.-Lodsc9.
| Invitations have been issued for the
! marriage of Miss Linnet I4ugl. Godsey,
daughter OF JAMES Godsey, to Edward
/ Noodiord Long. OF Washington The
! ceremony VIII take place on Wcdnca-
I day evening, November 20 at PINE
! street Baptist Church in this city.
! Series of Card Parties.
The first card party of series to
De given during the winter season by
/ the women Of the Beth Ahabah AuNtl-
/ iaEy viii DC given on Thursday after
noon Of this week at $3.50 o'clock, in
7 the Jefferson Club. These caro- parties
are always very handsome AFFAIRS in =
daGd and the given at intervals during
/ the social season in hiengAoat
Attractive Card Party.
| The Misses Slater entertained 1t
| 500 Friday evening at their home in
! Newport News The lower nuor was
| decorated with potted plants. autumn
leaves and hrysanthernums Those
present were Misses Adelinc and Ireu,
/ Meuiier. Anna Ramsey Ada Arlinger
! florenee Moger. Of Hampton, Eliza.
/ beth Weymouth, Cecilia Kins, Bessie
! slater, Louise Garrow. frankie, Floris
! and Mabclc slater; William Iioatun
/ Eager WOOD. George Mogct George
Shackelford, Crisis Carr, OF Hampton
James Garrow, Frank Shanhotzer. Lee
OuinsenberTy. Walter Harvey, OF Rich
| mond. Earl Shocklcy, {. ShockIey,
! Penn Williams, George Null. Lynwood
] slater Mr.. and Mrs, j. II. lIollapd and
3 Ng. and Mrs. X. ii. Slater
Entertained In Washington.
says u recent Washington exchange
Lee Kent. of Virginia, entertained
Va number OF his frienhs at supper at
| the New Ebbitt Saturday evening
Among those present were Misses Mar
jorie IL. YounG, Elizabeth b. Turner.
! Dorothy llodgkins. Francis Il. Turner,
| William @. Hyatt, j, o Iodgkin and
A L. liobgood. OF Richmond j. O.
iiodEkin and y. Il. Hobgood are of the
/ University College of Medicine. Rich
nond. |. Loo Kent. also Of Virginia
| who attended the Georgetown Virginia
| game. was the house guest of Miss
( Frances o. Turner, of Garfield Street"
| MEETINGS. To-day