Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-29
Social and Personal
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CAROL o. DIBBLh.


lovers of art, one of the most important
Of which is the daily lecture given for
the benefit of art students, which is
given in the art department every at
ternoon at 4:30. These lectures are an
alytieal and instructive in nature, TAX.
ing for her subject any picture in the
collection to be selected by anyone in
the audience, and are Of incaleulable
value to the art student, especially the
new beginner they being delivered in
the nature of heart to heart talks.
"The great trouble with the average
student in art is that he or she does
not see the true and beautiful eolors in
natures splendid handiwork," " said
Mrs. Webster, "and the great fault in
some of the instructors in art is tlat
they do not cultivate and develop in
the student the faculty of observing
and transferring to canvas the glorious
combination and harmony Of eolors
which exists around and in relation to
every object animate or inanimate, to
their pupils. 1t is a regrettable fact
and a misfortune that too many of our
instructors in art take more interest in
the collection Of the tuition fee than
in the actual development of the ar.
tistic talent which exists in human na.
ture generally.
awe are all artists in our individual
ways. The power Of seeing and appre
eiating the real beauty of everything,
even TO the bleakest of rocks on the
sandy desert or the blaekest clouds Of
the approaching storm, is inherent in
oil NJ uu oud nnlv raaufpaa fraip;ro, .,
close observation and the power of re.
cording and expressing our Impressions
in some form or another to acquire its
development, Did you ever stop to
think that great speakers, singers, mu
sieians, writers and painters and sculp.
tors are very closely related. While
each is different language of expres-
sion Of our thoughts and impressions Of
life and nature they are all closely al.
lied one to another and each is an art
within itself. Parents are not so much
to blame for failure to teach their chill.
dren the power Of observation and
seeking out the varied and harmonious
colors in the objects of nature because
they were never trained to do so them
selves.
60 We are all possessed Of one or the
other Of these three wonderful gifts of
nature--oratory, singing or painting
although the development of the gift
is neglected in the great majority of
cases, either through ignorance of its
existence or worldly circumstances
During the coming fall and winter
Mrs. Webster is going upon a lecturing
tour over the state to speak upon and
awaken the interest of the public in
the beauties OF art principally before
woman's clubs, and she will endeavor
to arouse the sentiment of t1e women
Of the state 10 the great necessity of o,
splendid new art building for the state
fair which she hopes TO see erected and
dedicated before another state fair.
1t Is well worth ones while to visit
the art department for the sake OF
personal talk with Mrs Webster and
listen to her expound and extole the
sublime virtues and beauties of art in
nature in ner own plain, yet eloquent
way. Her daily afternoon lectures, or
plain everyday talks, on art in the art
department have become one of the
most attractive and instructive fea-
lures of the Oregon state fair On chil.
dren 3 day Mrs. Webster put in the on.
tire day and evening in explaining the
pictures to the hundreds of children
who flockcd into the art department
and she says that she never spent
happier day in ner life.
Tne ladies who will act as hostesses
Grange Day, Saturday, at the Oregon
state fair, are; Mrs Henry Fletcher,
Mrs A. Davidson, Mrs. j. A. Sell,
wood, Mrs A. w. Howell, they having
been connected with Grange work for
many years. Mrs Fletcher is now She
county deputy, Mrs. Davidson being the
past mostcr OF the Salem grange.
Miss Margaret Campbell, of st. Paul,
Minnesota, has been spending a few
days as guest at the r. A. Turner
homo on North Capitol street. Miss
Turner was on her way to the Panama.
Pacific exposition,
Mrs, Robert Kinney (Althea Moores)
returned Monday TO her homo in As.
toria, having spent few days with
her parents, Mr., and Mrs. A. N. Mvores.
Misc Matte Beatty has returned
from Portland whore she visited friends
over the week end aud attended large
luncheon given Saturday nftcrnoon nv