The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
ART LEAGUE PLANS
 VERY BUSY SEASON
Distinguished Writers, Lecturers and Artists to Address
 Members


 most busy and interesting one for the Art league. The Lecture Course as
 arranged by the President, Mrs, Her
 bert M, Knapp will be as follows:
 November 4th-Mr. Edwin Rowland
 Blashfeld-The Interest of the Public
 in Mural Painting Illustrated.
 December 2nd-Dr. H. H. Powers
 Fra Angelica and the Religious re-
 action against the Renaissance. H. lustated.
 Robertson-The Drama as a Social
 Teacher Illustrated by Dramatic Readings.
 1 Feb-uary srd-Mr. F. Hopkinson 1 Smith-Bohemian Days: Art Life at Home and Abroad.
 March 3rd-Mrs. Margaret Deland April 7th--Mr. Henry Warren Poor. A. M., Holland and Belgium-The Land of the Picturesque. Illustrated. l May 5th-Musicale.
 MT. Edwon Blashfeld, the eminent artist, is celebrated not only for his well known paintings and mural decor ations but has lectured on art at Co l 1umbia, Yale. Harvard, etc, and is author with Mrs. Blashfeld of "Ita1- l ian Cities and other art books. l pr. H. H. Powers, the well known | educator and writer, is the President of the University of Travel Bureau. | Miss Beatrice Forbes-Roberteon is 1 one of the distinguished family Of English actors and came first to Am erica with Ellen Terry. She is now
 resident and citizen of this country and has been most successful in her dramatic lectures illustrated by read 1 ings
 MT. Hopkinson Smiths, lectures are
 always deservedly popular. His fine I rendering of interesting subjects and | l,a1 f4 Nl ,i~{1 ar AY1~ | joyable.
 All who have read the "Dr. Laven.. dar Stories.'' s'The Awakening of
 Helene Ritchie' and the many charm l ing stories of old New England will welcome the chance of hearing the lecture by the author, Mrs. Margaret Delands
 | The lecture of Mir. Poor on Holland and Belgium is illustrated with slides in color and is said to be intensely l inteesting from the artistic, historic and literary standpoints.
 l The May Musicale, under the direc- ton of Mrs. Florence Klein Bishop is always marked success This course l is given on the first Monday of each l month, at four o'clock. at the League | Rooms. Newfield Building. l On the third Monday of each month, l ofter the regular business meeting, a 1 musical program is rendered. An i'm 1 formal lecture is given by some well known authority on a subject relating | to some one of the departments. Tea
 is served To add to the social in- l;terest, card parties, under the super | vision of Mrs. s. A. Patterson will be lheld at intervals during the year., [ The plan of the League has been l enlarged to include so many subjects of literary. as well as of artistic in
 terest that It would seem that each | member would find at least one of | benefit.
 The departments are as follows: Cur rent History, Municipal Art History of Art, Languages, Photography, Oils and Water Colors Keramice, Lace
 and Embroidery, Design and Craft \ work
 Ten lectures in each department will
 be given free to members. One of the | most popular classes has proven to
 be that of Current History conducted | by Mrs. Mitchell. The study of Muni- Geo. A. Jamieson has been thorough l ly enjoyable to the class. A new de- partment for the study Of the History of Art will be under the direction of Mrs Maynard of New Haven. A class in French will be formed in the I department of Languages. It has seemed desirable to revive the depart ment of Photography and 1t is hoped I that many members will be interested. The plans for the departments of Keramics and Oils and Water Colors have not been perfected and the an- lnouncement of classes will be made later. The class in Lace and Embroid- \ cry will be taught by Mrs. A. l.. Rik- l er The instruction includes the mak- ing and alarming of Filet net, Italian Reticella. Macreme, Pillow lace, Gros Venise, venetion point, Irish and filet crochet and the various kinds of em- broidery that are combined with these | laces if desired The Design and Craft departments will be taught by Miss Fayette Barnum of New York, well
 known to all the members of the | League.
 Subscribers tickets admitting to 1ec- ture course only are transferable A; membership tickets are not transfer Il able s.