The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-26


Miss Mary NJ. Read. OF Baltimore: H.
McGowan Holmes. Of Sumierville. S.
c.; f. L. Wells. Jr. OF Chrleston, S.
c.; Mr. and Mrs. Francis lee Stuart
the Misses Stuart. OF Balthore: Col
onel Tazewell Elicit. OF NewTork City:
Tazcwcll Elicit. Jr.. OF Meyesdalc Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mson- Smith.
of New Orleans: Andrew n Elicit, of
Cincinnati; Miss JosephineIS. Pinck-
ney. Of Charleston, 5. c.: Mises Mamie
NJ. Stcger. all of Washlgton. and
! others.
Miss Johnston's Lecture.
In an exceedingly broad AID compre-
hensire manner, Miss Mari Johnston
discussed art in Life" at tH Art Club
of Richmond yesterday afttnoon. It
was simply an informal title talk.
made by woman who ha achieved
much to a circle of other wmen gath
cred about her. and a most fascinating
story it was that she had q tell
Miss Johnston said that re was not
an artist I'm the accepted sase of the
word. but that once, when,he vas a
| little girl. she had 'lreame a dream
! of one day becoming u giit painter
All art, after all, is one, AMI there ar.
no real hard and ;as1 Inns between
the painter and the miiician. lie
l. Z
! when she writes she thinks III IN
/ shades and tones and terHs Of har-
mony. just rs the conntructc4of mighty
! canvases-each art ;resp;e,ing one
upon another. for the mldng ana
/ forming of raw matter iiu what is
/ right. All Of us arc artists All lead.
ers In individual liberty; very great
discoHerer, with his vision>eyond the
waste OF waters: all greatstatesmen
all inventors. all social wokers striv-
| ing TO attain public good; n who have
had an idea that soinethine iigher and
better and more fit mightbe evolved
| from the common clay; all these are
artists. More and more & is coming
TO be seen that bringing bauty in the
world is a service TO TIL world. as
Inuch 80 as any one preshing from
the pulpit. Great writersand sculp-
tors have wrought moro faithfully
I than whole round of so-ciled ethical
| teachers and moralists coui have done
All over the world thework must
be done as artists. There's no one of
US but has to ccrtainIcgree the
| desire and ideals to make iings beau
| tiful, and If one tries tonlake some
! little spot Of life more beitifui more
NJ ana finer and farcr. TIM IL is that
one becomes an artist. we should
think more Of the gospel OF beauty.
s'hce there Is nothing TIT we need
! more AS an American peopl One finds
such a Willingness for th!dirt to re-
| main In the high places town and
Ia liberation for the squalo that exists
about us.
MISS Johnston stated tat nowhere
IN southern Italy did sli find such
F., wonderful street-cnds ashere such
old garden walls, mixed is il all is
! win the unnecessary uglless of bad
housing. dump heaps and sch Every
! where one goes there n, the same
things to be done for ,ople there
q
! iohshlp. Just AS anywhei else The
| people here have got q fir heritage
I "A great history and n guIly land: il
/ but remains for them tobring about
the genuine and the truestrivine al
/ ways 10 make the best at of every
/ tning The mind must ,e tuned to
other minds and you NIT work al
/ ways for the highest, toiee the root
/ IN TIE hover. and aboVetll things, "A
rejoicing and love of thirs beautiful
/ IL was charming taltfrom begin
Z ming 10 end. fascinatinsi IN it's detail
J ana The delicate touchesof exquisite
/ words. Miss Johnston would make
artists of the world, an, each living
his own life TO make high- and bigger
ana better the great struur whole.
as the coral living its DIS. dying its
/ death. leaves its impress upon what
| one dag rises above the ga
BncheIorn' German.
The last dance given 7 the Bache-
/ lors Cotillion Club tod place last
night III the ballroom ofhe Richmond
/ ltotel II was brilliat event and |
I the younger contingent II smart so
ciety was out in full fore. Mr.. Blair
led the german. danciI with Mrs.
AdolphuS Blair. Mrs lair wore a
gown OF white charmeIe draped in
black chiffon and trmed in silver.
| The feature OF the germ was fas-
cinatinG figure led by NJ Blair when I
| IRA nj .fpo
and the favors We're loniribbon reins, !
with which tho men dive the girls 4
about the ballroom. great many /
novel and unique hgur, were intro /
duced. with bright. prey figures for /
the dancers. y buffet supper was
served a IL o'clock in lie gilt dining |
room of the hotel with was deco
rated with little white askets of red
| ilowers
The chaperons were Mrs. Aubrey /.
Young, In gray charHtIse; Mrs r. I
! Carter Scott. in black attn and lace
chiffon Mrs j. st. Ge'ge Bryan, in
apricot brocade trimmetwith lace and
! rhinestones.
! Among those dancingfer Miss Will
moth Cosby of Brooklh, y y, with /
Robert NJ. Jeffress: Mi. Martha Pur- |
cell. with FitZhugh Wlle: Miss Char
lotte Jones. with Jane Wheat; Miss
Eiiza Christian. with lillian r. OPP
penhimer. Jr.; Miss bra Randolpb.
with Peyton Fleming Miss Warfield
crenshaw. with James augustine, Jr.:
Miss Elizabeth Taylor with Catesbv
Jones; Miss Elizabeth Eaches. with
Morris Armstead; MissNell Sommer-
VILE of Fredericksburg. with John
Cary Miss Nell Carmel. with Travis
Epes; Miss Virginia Whely. with Will /
liam Miller; Miss Mar3Traylor. with |
John l.. Lea: Miss Ann Traylor, with \
Lewis larus; Miss DIas Lee. with /
George Fitzgerald; Mis- Elsie Parrish. |
with Richard Osterlo; Miss Luie /
Johnston. with Howard 'ilghman: Miss
Mary Scarborough wit Egbert Giles: /
Miss Jellis Scott. with )r. Hughes. of /
North Carolina; Miss katherine Ha-
gan. with Alex. 3. Gison, Jr.; Miss
Emma Conquest, with Or Hopkins: |
Miss Gertrude Carter with Harvey |
HAYNES: Miss Alston Drake. with |
Charles G. Harris: MissVirginia Rob
ertson, of Danvlle, VIII John Blunt: |
Miss Virginia Chesterlan. with Carl |
Fleming Miss Mary Mex. with George |
Hodgson; Miss Emma CAY White, with |
Stuart G. I,eake; Mrs. rthur NJ. Can !
non. with Mr. Cannon;,fiss Elizabeth