El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-26
w OMAN'S place in art was the
w topic at the meeting Wednes-
day of the Woman's club, held


day of the Woman's club, held
in the Cha Of Commerce building
lobby. Mrs. Carl Smith presided and
Mrs. w. II. Waller was the secretary.
Miss Alice Hendee introduced the
SUBJECT with a talk upon women paint
erS. w omen's place in art like wOm-
en- place IN our social existence, is
not well established because Of the
restrictions the past has placed upon
ner, said Miss Hendee. In opening
ner talk Miss HenGee commented upon
the restrictions upon WOman's express
sing herself in art as in other spheres
OF activity placed by men and ac-
ceDted by the world.
Then Miss Hendee commented upon
the difficulties that women artists met
IN being having their work recognized
on the same basis as mems work was
judged In illustrating her point Miss
Hendee cited the career of Rosa. Bon
heur, who was compelled to wear mans
cIOlheS IN orQcr TO go about and sketch
without making herself the object Of
insult and ridicule, and Of Mrs. Cross,
who was forced to adopt the name of
a man. George Elliot" in order that
her novels would be taken seriously
aud judged with the same justice that
would be used In passing upon mans
writings
Until the time Of our presnt dav.
man as a class would not take yvoman's
work in any big or serious line
seriously" she said
Man was willing to allow woman
70 uabDle IN water COlOrs, to smear
pretty things with pastels, and to do
little parlor accomplishments in art
nut as to recognizing her ability to do
any serious work, he was not until
recently willing to consider her at all.
II any woman through strength of her
responsibility and individuality in her
work did arrive she was accused Of
INITIATING mans style in her painting"
said Miss Hendee
Miss Hendee selected four women as
me master women painters that have
81 u a.
Rosa BOnheCr. of the past and Mary
Cassat and Cecilia BeauX, Of the pres
enL Gay, and gave a brief concise ac-
count of these painters careers and
the principles for which they stand in
al Z In closing her talk, Miss Hendee
commented upon the hOpefuIness OF
the future with the constantly broad
SAAHB horizon opened to women in the
last quarter century. She made a strone
plea for woman in art. Women should ]
not be judged either as imftators of !
.tl'-l OF as interiors TO men," she said, 4
but their pictures and work should I
De judged on the same basis as any-
painting is decided to be good or had 4
women are constituted differently
from men, they have a different view /
point IN many ways, but the difference
does not mean inferiOrity A yyoman's
individuality in her painting. if il is
a good painting, good color well com
posed. well thought and well eyDrassed
though II may be on a different order
from mans work should be and win !
De more and more. accorded the recog-
hlllon IL deserves
Following Miss Hendee's talk were
women sCulptOrs
Miss Eleanor Porcher read an in
Ieresting paper upon Harriet Hosmer.
VINO lived contemporary with Brown /
ms and who has done some notable !
work.
Mrs. w. A. Blossoms paper was ,,,or
the sculptor, Elizabeth Nsy. who re-
SUED the latter part Of her life in
Mrs Harry Hill read an interestins
article upon Evelyn Beatrice I,ongman
mrs y. A Critchett's paper was uDon
JANET Scudders and the work she has /
Closing the program, Mrs. Josenb
Dwyer read a paper upon the arf oF
the Panama exposition
Emil Snberberg played a violin Sc /
, ScSlol, H4 lnoresque,2 by DvOrk, ac-
5,o!iI5apanled by his mother, Mrs. Robert l
SLberberg. The young vioii7,ig+
handle this difficult selection in
very capable way.
Mrs. A. p. AveriII announces A..
butterfly birthday luncheon of The
-IuD, Wnlch viii be given next week
"a lne bail room Of the ToItec club
Following the program will he -
gram of original prose and noet,-- ~ 80 ~
women O1uD
me Beta Beta club will be enter
tanned by Mrs. r. f. Davis at ~
nome IN Highland Park. Saf11r57sI-
tLtefn0on The meeting was cbange5
rom "wednesday, at Miss Sue Lattner,s
n Inc monthly meeting Of the Robert
o. Lee chapter of the United 6angbl
-eIs OF the Confederacy will be held
saturday afternoon at o'clock, in the
earlors Of Trinity Methodist church
4 musical and literary propra11 ~ LJ Iii
be given of which Mrs. J. NJ. Rich 1
nond VIII be in charge. The life Of {
iran NJ Roberts, one of the prominent / Z
governors of Texas, who was also a ! S
5eHator, and chancellor of law of fbe
I eAas unnecessary viii be the topic of
5apers and discussion among the MEM