Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-22
in THE SOCIAL WORLD
LECTURE ON DRESS FOR
THE W0MAN'S CLUB

The lecture by Frank Alvah Par
sons. of New York, on the subject
of art. Dress and Common Sense"
Yesterday afternoon before the Wo-
mans Club at the regular meeting
in the Presbyterian chapel contain
ed more concrete and less abstract
advice then perhaps any other lee
ture heard by the club last year
and up to the present time. The
advice was so applicable, his man
ner of stating it boldly, so anus
ing and withal. the lecture was so
imbued with the spirit of common
sense. that there was not one MEM
Der present who did not enjoy it
and appreciate the full value there
of.
Mr.. Parsons opened his lecture
with a review of the present atti-
tude of the world towards art. He
further reiterated that art is not
pictures. not painting, not nature
nor fashion, nor imported articles.
None of these things is art he
said art is common sense" To be
artistic a thing must serve its func-
tioning purpose and look well in
the place for which it is intended
His advice on women's dress partic-
Ularly appealed to the women. lie
emphasized the Importance of hat,
shoes and gloves to the costume,
the importance of simplicity and
the necessity of dressing to suit
ones personality. Several of his
pet ideas won applause from his
audience which was n of the
largest at a club meeting this year.
Following the business session
and preceding the lecture, Mrs.
Robert Macan sang Eleanor re-
ceiving a hearty ovation from the
for which she graciously IA
vored with an o She was
accompanied by Mrs. William Hes
Few of the departmental chair
man had reports to make at the
business session and among the,
interesting was that of See
ticket chairman, Mrs. r. r. Hosk-
ing concerning the card party held
in the Raritan Yacht Club Assem-
bly, hall as a Home for the Aged
benefit. The proceeds of the party
were $134,63, and although it had
been previously decided to give but
SIS of the money % Home for the
Aged for the furnishing of a room. !
motion was reconsidered and
it was voted to devote the entire
proceeds for the purchase of silver
and linen Of which the home is sad
ly in need, \ committee Will = be
from the club to make
the purchase. This IA lone at the
advice of the president, Mrs. Peter
Olsen, who had made a personal
visit to the home.
Mrs. Sidney Riddlestorffer report
ed on the first literature meeting
of the season and announced the
which will be held at the
home of Mrs. William Hesser in
street on Thursday after
noon, December Is. AS chairman
Of the household and economic de-
partment, Mrs. Elmont Bedell an
.cunced preparations for the an
1ual sale and demonstration for the
blind, whi/h will take place this
year in the parish house in Rector
street on the afternoon of Decent
Der 8. The sale will include arti-
cles which the blind have made
themselves, and the entire proceeds
are returned TO those who have
made them.
A letter was read from the high
faculty thanking the club for
the gift of $40 given by the art
picture for the high school. Miss
Nssie Graham and Mrs. Frank Me-
Cormick have been accepted as new
in the club and the name
IF Mrs. George Runyon is herewith
given at is was enormously omitted
the year book.