The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-09
ART DAY" WITH
PALMETTO Club
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1t was announced that the last club
card party of the season would be
held in the Palmetto clubhouse next
Tuesday afternoon, April 18th, for
members and guests of the club.
Miss Ruth Coryell, of Toronto,
talented young violinist who has been
spending the season in this vicinity,
vored the audience with a splendid
solo, "Canzonetta," by Ambrosia,
playing with wonderful tone and
phrasing. To insistent applause she
responded graciously with the
"Minuet," by Beethoven, which dis
played new beauties in this young
musicians technique She was ac-
companied by Miss Ella Louise Will
laume in her usual faulfIess manner.
Mrs. Freeman introduced Mrs.
Frost, chairman of the art department
of the Florida State Federation, who
gave an interesting address concern
ing the work now being done by her
department. Some practical things
which were suggested were: An eff.
| fort to secure legislation which will
| remedy the billboard nuisance; an
endeavor to induce railroads to keen
stations and approaches to towns
along the route of tourist travel in
an inviting condition; a censorship OF
moving picture films; bringing trav
cling art collections of pottery, paint
ings. arts and crafts work. educa
tional slides to be shown at picture
shows; and the purchase of maya
zines and books on art for public Ii
braries, so as to bring about a better
acquaintance between the public and
artists. A course in architecture wa.
suggested to improve upblic taste il
building homes for people of modes
means, such as the 10 designs fur
nished by the North Carolina fedora
ton. Mrs. Frost's talk was very in
teresting and practical and the clul
was indeed fortunate in having the
opportunity to hear it.
1 Miss Varney pleased her hearers 81
well with her reading, "a Sisterl,
Scheme that she was forced to re
spond with "A Butterfy's Fad" Mis-.
Varney's delivery is natural, he
enunciation clear and her voice ant
gestures delight
Mrs. Emma Freeman's paper OF
art showed careful study and research
and love for the subject. The his
tory of art was traced through me
d1eval and modern times, country b,
country, beginning with Italy, HON.
OF painting, with its churches and gal
leries, noting especially those of tn,
Vatican and showing the speakers ia
innate knowledge of Italian art an,
artists. French art is of long stand
ing. and all America knows Bou
guereaI Meissonier and Rosa Bon
heur and their wonderful productions
England was for a long time depend
ent upon the continent for artists
Holbein, coming to England in tn
time of Henry VIII. Later came he
own great artists. First, Hogarth
Reynolds and Gainsborough, painter
OF portraits; later the landscape al
lists, Turner, MILAN. Leighton, an,
then Landseer, painter of animals
and Rossetti, illustrator of poems an
books
American artists, so long withou
appreciation at home, compelled {
live abroad where their works ar
given places in the greatest galleries
are at last coming into their own.
Miss Coryell played again with e,
quisite effect, giving MacDowell's ct
Wild Rose" and to insistent ar
plause. "Madrigal," to the delight @
her hearers.
Mrs. Donnelly and Mrs. Chamberii
acted as hostesses of the day.