The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-20
CLUB NOTES

The Roosevelt Neighborhood club
met yesterday afternoon at the Roose-
ance of from fifty to sixty aides pres
ent. The $ order of things was
reversed and refreshments were served
first after which the business session
rival of DR.. Fife of India, who came
about s o'clock. DR.. Fife spoke in a
very interesting way of the Women of
India, telling of her standing there and
Of the caste problems; His remarks
were much appreciated and the ladies
were glad to learn of the lives of the
women of the far east. After his talk
DR.. Fife gave the ladies an opportunity
to ask questions, which was readily
taken advantage of. Several who were
present have friends in India n one
lady discovered that DR.. Fife was a
near neighbor Of a very dear friend.
Some interesting Incidents resulted.
Thirteen new members, were added to
the list yesterday and the new staff
OF officials were in place. 1t was re-
ported that the class in basketry met
with eleven members present on Mon
day evening at the home of Mrs. AL
drich, who is instructor. There are
sixteen members to the class in all
and hereafter the class Will meet at
the schoolhouse. The meeting yester-
day was an especially interesting one
and thoroughly enjoyed.
The Washington Neighborhood club
met last evening at he Washington
school with a very good attendance.
The programme was arranged by Mr..
Talbot of Fargo college and students
Of the hill school participated. Clair
Codding played several violin numbers
which were very much appreciated and
Miss Ella Beckman gav two readings,
one a child im~personation and the other
in negro dialect which were very clev-
err. She also pleased with several vocal
numbers. Miss Deborah Hall gave
some interesting Indian impersona-
tions and songs. The programme was
a very entertaining one and was very
much enjoyed. A. social time with re-
freshments followed the programme.
Rare Laces and Their Makers and
Oriental Jewelry and Ivory were the
subjects of study at Saturdays meet
ing of the Art club at Minot. A most
club members and their friends, listen
ed to the interesting papers, Mrs. Ras-
mussen presented the paper on laces
and Mrs. Newlove discussed oriental
displayed a great many pieces of rich,
beautiful lace, some of them old heir
looms. which h herself possesses or
had secured from accommodating
friends while others were merely fine
examples of lace work.
rare old pieces were yellow with &
but still possessed the beauty of per-
feet execution. Mrs. Rasmussen said
Inc RUSSIAN QGdSdHbIy nave d. UCduIlIu
legend which they tell in describing
the origin of lace work-a lover brings
his sweetheart a leaf before he leaves
for the war never to return. The young
woman cherishes the leaf, but one day
finds It has crumbled away. save fol
the beautiful veining. The nader
takes a needle n thread and tries
to copy the outline and thus originates
home was once in Egypt. Drawn worl
wax the first form of lace work From
the cut work ace workers evolved thu
idea Of making frames upon parchment
instead of laboriously pulling threadi
and thus began the foundations o.
modern lace making. The work wa
done in cellars to prevent the break
ing of threads and the workers grew
quite Blind before 80 of age
After the point lace came the pillow
or bobbin lace. Valenciennes lace ii
the most popular and best known O.
bobbin lace. The city of Valencienne
was at one time so desirable a placl
for lace making that lace AXE coult
not even finish pieces begun outsid,
the city. 1t was the general atrnos
phere Of the city and the TACT that al
laces were mad under ground which
gave Val~enciennes lace such superior
ity. Brussels lace has always been
most popular one because Its price Il
not SO ~prohibitive. Chantilly is an
other lace which has won much fame
| Mrs. Newlove gave the interesting his
tory of ivory carving and described tn,
wonderful art of carving. "Of course,
said she. mot all Japanese are artist
with brush or chisel. butt art Is theil
very being, ~engrained in their tast'
ana saturated In their character
| Speaking OF oriental jewelry Mrs
Newlove said: There is no record o
any people SO nude as not to empIo,
some kind OF personal decoration
Chinese are very fond Of Jewels Will.
Japanese wear little or none 1T all
| Jewels are mogt commonly worn ii
India and In that country jewelers. ar,
taken to. their homes to manufacture,
jewelry az the Americans take theil