The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-13

Miss Clarke PIeases Club.


Miss Clarke Pleases Club.
We are indebted to Miss Clark,
fnr the promotion of art in Richmond
y is due to hers and Miss Nora
IONS efforts that we have such
! fiourishing art club" said Mrs. J. AL.
iison Hodges in Introducing Miss
Adele Clarke to the woman's ciut
YESTERDAY afternoon. Miss Emma
Whitefield. the chairman. was unable
to be present. Miss Clarke, so well
known in art circles in this city, has
won many distinctions in her field
Mrs. Hodges recalled the talk she
gave at the convention of the Ameri-
can Fedora ton of Arts last spring or,
the history of the first American
academy OF arts in Richmond. Miss
Clarke was n scholarship student al
the New York OF Fine and Applied
Arts. She has not only studied under
famous artists in New York. but lived
in Paris for a couple of years to COM
plete her study
THE Progress of Art in the Ameri-
can Home" was the subject of Miss
| Clarke's address yesterday and lam
tern slides gave examples of art In
the structure and furnishing of a
home, She said that things Ameri-
can have standing today as never
before. The source of activities is In
the home and. as nation can rise
no higher than its homes, its is UP
to Americans TO make their homes
artistic. Miss Clarke impressed the
fact that art In the home means COM
fort first OF all. She said that art
had ceased to be considered luxury
and was being regarded as vital
force in society. 1t is certainly a
socialiZing factor. AS IL began in the
home in the early ares II should be
developed in the home.
The only real American art. Miss
Clarke stated. is Indian hut 1t has had
little influence upon our art which
has been very hospita bile to the art
of all nations. In showing the pic
lures Miss Clarke pointed out the eff
feet of the French on our colonial
homes. She said that the most beat
{ tiful architecture and interior decorat-
! ing I'm America was to be found In
! old Virginia homes Westover Bran
/ don, Tucka hoe, Monticello Shirley
! and Berry Hill were among the illus
trntions. One OF the most interestinf
was Roosevelt in Gloucester count,
| where .Quesney de Beaurepaire. ths
| FTenchren who came over TO America
with Lafayette and took part In the
| American revelation. discussed witt
; John Pa ge the founding OF the frs
| American Academy OF Arts apt
Sciences in Richmond. This academ!
was established in 1886. but only
| lived three years In this academ,
building the constitution of the united
States was retified by the Virgins
| convention.
Miss Clarke showed many inter
Tors of old as we'll as modern home
! with snecIal attention to ffreplaces
I porch rooms and general interior AZ
rangements. The club members wer'
| very much interested and Miss Clark
| closed her slides with view OF Noun
/ Vernon. Il reproduction of LAFAYETTE
chateau in France. Miss Clarke als'
had several beautiful Chinese lamp
and lanterns to display to the clu'
members as we'll as Chinese embrot
derry and French drapertes
Box Parties At Academy.
| or interest last evening were tn
| box parties at the Academy of Must
for the initial performance OF "Amonl
| Those Present" Among those presen
| In the boxes were: Mrs. p. l.. Con
! quest, Mrs. Henry baskerville. Mrs
! John Stewart Bryan, General and Mrs
/ ". w. Sale. Colonel 10 Lane Stern
| Mrs. c, w Massie, Mrs. John c
| Mrs w A" Cheatwood, Mrs. w Il
| Bradley and others.
Miss Bachrach VIII Dance.
Miss Trnestine pa chrach, tn
! daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Samue
Bachrach Of Monument avenue. viii
/ appear this evening in an Egyptian
/ dance at the entertainment and bal
!, to be given in the Jefferson club b
1 the Junior auxiliary of the council o
Jewish women. Miss Bachrach is
| former puDil of Adolph Bolm, VIII
appeared here last season with Min
sky. and or Tarasorff. She Is at pres
! ent studying under Miss Ella Binford
The entertainment. for the bench
OF charity work in this CITY, will star
promptly at S;f5 tonight with
minstrel show, to be followed by
patriotic dance by Misses Flora Hutz
ler Isabel Pragg. Elsa Wailerstein
Adele Levitt. Ruth Waiierstein, ant
, Leah Binswanger.
A ball will close the. evening.
large orchestra will play for both ar
fairs.
Ball for Aero Squad.
Tomorrow evening Richmond will
enjoy another military ball given b.
! the ia aero squadron. now In tnf
city. The Grays' armory will b
bedecked in flags and palms for tn
! occasion and several hundred dancer
will enjoy The famous jazz band. TIL
| proceeds OF the dance go toward thu
athletic fund OF the squadron. TIT
| patronesses number the most proniin
| emit women In Richmond:
Mrs. Pleasanton L. Conquest. Mrs
| Eppa Hunton. Jr.. Mrs. John Skeltor
| williams. Mrs. Archer Anderson. Mrs
| Frederick w. Scott, Mrs. william VII
son Sale. Mrs. Henry r. Baskerville
Mrs. william Ruffin Cox, Mrs. j
/ Stewart Bryan. Mrs. o. ]. Sands. Mrs
William II. Hannison. Mrs. J. Allison
Hodges, Mrs. James Branch Cabell
| Mrs Norman V. Randolph. Mrs. c, c
Pinckney. Mrs. Jonathan Bryan, Mrs
, Fred. Pieasants, Mrs. V. c. BlanEen'
ship, Mrs Horace S. Halves. Mrs. ]
Taylor Eilyson, Mrs. 4. J. Montague
Mrs Beverly r. Tucker. Mrs. Charles
G.. Bosher. Mrs. Beverly B. Munford
Mrs. ]. A. c. Chandler, Mrs. George
Ainslie, Mrs. Thomas P. Bryan. Mrs
c. II. Montague, Mrs. T. r. Adams
Mrs Thomas Adkins. Mrs. Robert
Lecky. Jr.. Mrs. James f. Cannon
Mrs. Beverly T. Crump. Mrs. Robert
Bryan. Mrs. Frank w. Pratt. Mrs c
Denny, Mrs. william ]. Minor. Mrs
Arthur Scrivenor. Mrs. Ennion q. Will
liams, Mrs John G. Winston, Mrs st