The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-02-12

Italians, in their discriminating
taste in music and art. A nice point
was made by the speaker, in telling
an incident of an Indian acquaint-
ance brought to Chicago by friends
to see the sights: Of how the Indian
interpreted the dancing of the cab
aret girls as Like the dancing OF
swallows over the waters, showing
the true, appreciation of people
unspoiled by worldiness.
Greatest In World
In her appreciation Of Sargent, the
portrait painter, Mrs. Baker ranked
him as the greatest since Gainsbor-
ough and Rembrandt; the greatest
American artist of today, and proba-
bly, the greatest in the world. Tho
technique and finish of Sargent, re-
sulting in the startlingly life-like
expression and pose of his subjects
was exceedingly we'll brought out by
the speaker, showing keen appre-
citation of what art really is and a
love of the subject under discussion.
Study of biography, the speaker
said, is one of the surest avenues of
finding the striking phases of the
art of great genius. Several little
incidents in the life of Sargent were
interspersed in the discussions: one
in the form of charming, letter
from personal friend of the speak
err, describing Sargent as she recall
ed him when she sat for her portrait
as very small child. Mrs. Baker
showed how the world-renowned
painter has acquired finish through
his remarkably cosmopolitan train
ing, having been born of American
parents in Italy, trained under great
French masters, and then living in
England; yet, calling America
\ "home".
Sargent as a mural painter was~ex-
emplified in description of his
famous murals in the Boston Public
Library. Illustrations of the WORT
under discussion were shown during
the very pleasing and informing ad
| dress, r,sg
lsst.s. ahristian.on On Washington
In sYntroducing the second speake1
) Of the day, Mrs. A. M. Christianson
:, recently returned from the Nationa
Capitol, the Chairman, Mrs. Craw
ford called attention to the fact tina
Mrs. Christianson is the second mem
her of the Fortnightly Club to b.
called to take an active part in tn
electoral college for Presidential
election. Estate Superintendent Mel
son having been a delegate to tn
Chicago convention at the nomina
ton Of President Harding).
Mrs. Christianson, wife of Chic
Justice A. M. Christianson of tn
State Supreme Court, gave brie
and very vivid resume of the tw
. or three days spent in Washington
on the occasion of her being chose
i. by the North Dakota President"
Electors to carry to Washington tn
official ballot Of the state for Pres1
dent Coolidge. Mrs. Christensen
by-the-way, was the only Presidents
elector of this state, elected by tn
Republican party to such office a
the June Primary. The speake
sketched the procedure of presentin
the official ballot to the Presider
of the Senate, Mr.. Cummins, in tn
company of Congress and Mrs. Bur-
ness of North Dakota. Much intere:
was manifested by her hearers in tn
impressions gained by Mrs. Chri:
! hanson while in the White Hous
, and in the presence Of Presider
!, Coolidge. whom she found to be quit
|, as definite and courteously brief {
' he is represented. Among the note
= places visited oy the North, Dakot
delegate, none made SO lasting a
, impression as Mount Vernon. Mr.
, Christensen expressed her belle
r that every child in U. IS. would /
I given an ideal in citizenship, coul
| this noble shrine Of American Dem'
I cracy be seen by the growing cit
, zenry of our land.
Prominent Ladies Preside
Presiding at the tea table in tn