Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 May 1951 — Page 35
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SUNDAY. MAY 6, 1951
mall Fry Have Own ‘Left Bank’ Af Herron
Young Artists, Aged Six to Nine, Are Members of Saturday Drawing Class
By JEAN TABBERT HERE’ S a miniature Left Bank in Indianapolis. Un. like Paris, it's situated in a single building—the Herron Art Museum, and inhabited by youngsters 6 to 9
INTENT—Charles Greenberg, oblivious of the smudge on his face, is absorbed in a crayon
drawing.
includes clay pipe, stylized shamrock, lots of green.
"ST. PATRICK'S DAY"—Judith Ann Laymon's conception
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PIG-TAILED APPRENTICE — Patricia Scyphers wants her
cutout just right.
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"HALFWAY DOWN"—Judith Asn devised this bright red
bisd ina tree.
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Times photos by John Spicklemire
years old.
Every Saturday morning from 9:30 to 11:30 o'clock, the Museum's Saturday drawing classes for children of Art Associa-
tion members are held. During that time some
‘and paints, clay and collage.
250 young art enthusiasts enter another world—one of the crayon and pencil, colored chalk’ Completely ‘uninhibited, the child
artiste use the raw materials each in his special way, Favorite types of expression are opaque water colors and
cut paper work.
Examples of these along with the other
drawings will have a gala showing next Sunday through May
26 in the museum. The children obtain the {deas for their pictures from many sources. Teachers try to set a theme for the lesson by introducing a familiar train of thought. Pupils often begin proceedings by telling their favorite story, their activities the day before, their favorite pastime. Always the children are scrupulously careful with their work. Like Cindy Pfennig, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Pfennig, 3507 Birchwood Ave., and Patricia Scyphers, daughter of Mr.
. Mrs. Fred D. Scyphers, 1039
N. ‘Lyndhurst Drive, they observe the most minute details.
An Explanation
LWAYS there is an ex-
planation for what
was done. Janie -Zurfas, daughter of Mrs. Helen Zur-
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CUT PAPER WORK—Susan Peters and Joan Rosasco con-
coct a collage.
"THE BASHFUL CLOWN" Alda Bertorelli did it; she
doesn't like to draw heads and faces.
PERSPECTIVE PROBLEM—Gindy Pleinia carefully studies * her crayon sketch,
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fas, 3433 Central "Ave., wil show a landscape with. birds in the sky Her reason for the birds: “I like them because they are so handy to fill up empty spaces.” Susan Peters, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Peters, 5915 N. Tuxedo St., did a water color she titled ‘Dog Houses.” In it are canines and their shelters Susan says the smallest dog is sad ‘because he has no body and no house at all.” Popular subjects with the children are clowns, animals and scenes from the fables they know and love. Robin Price, son of Capt. and Mrs. Robert Price, 6104 Carvel Ave, drew a Chinese clown. He wrote he'd never seen one, but thought the Chinese would probably like them. Joan Rosasco, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Rosasco, 3034 Washington Blvd., put skirts. on hers, called it a “Girl Clown.” And Alda Bertorelli, who doesn't like to draw heads and faces, eliminated those two items completely, substituting an umbrella to conceal the omission. Alda is the daughter ‘of Mr. and Mrs. Aldo Bertorelli, 2116 Park Ave.
Show Yalont
BESIDES the sophisticated or pragmatic reasons for what they do, many of the children show traits of grownup artists: In the collage work, Matisse and Picasso third dimentional effects are acchieved. And real adult teamwork shows up in the collaborative murals five frequently do together. Familiar subjects such as the circus or grandfather's farm are always selected. The children incorporate animals in their pictures whenever they can. Judith Ann Laymon perched a stylized cardinal in a tree for “Halfway Down.” and made a horse the center of her “St. Patrick's. Day.” Judith Ann's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Fred Laymon, 530
- N. LaSalle St.
Stories become truly vivid when their characters take shape under crayons like that of enthusiastic Charles Greenberg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis B. Greenberg, 2422 N. Pennsylvania St. Shelly Blank, daughter of Mrs. Connie Blank, 1320 N. Delaware $8t., saw a lithograph in black and white of |
Pegasus, heard the tale at
the same time.
She transferred the image almost exactly onto paper, adding color for good measure.
Alice in Wonderland and The Gingerbread®House are among the . tales illustrated in the exhibit.
One picture is a still life done by a child who had been looking at a Cezanne, another an underwater scene that shows an octupus walking along the bottom. That child had been to Florida on a vacation.
One of the best is a ghost house with a ghost in the moonlight. The pencilled comment from {ts creator: “I put a moon above the house so the ghost could see to dance.”
CHINESE CLOWN" — Robin Price’ s version.’
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Head U rges BPW to Seek
-World Peace
By AGNES H. OSTROM “We have a peculiar responsibility in helping with the big job ahead— attaining a world united in peace,” Judge Sarah _ T. Hughes told the Indiana Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs last night. The Dallas attorney, president of the National BPW Federation, spoke at the banquet of the 33d annual state convention in the Claypool ‘Hotel Riley Room. “First,” she declared, “it is our responsibility to assist in promoting national strength by encouraging greater use of women in the armed services, in civilian employment, policy-making positions and by participating In civil defense.”
Way to Peace
As positive steps toward peace she said, “it is our obligation to promote public opinion in favor of the United Nations, to support projects for better understanding of peoples in other countries and at all times earnestly direct our talents to the service of values that are eternal.” = “With inevitable. increase in controls, substitution of military for civilian judgment, which comes with military preparedness, it is easy for freedom to slip away unless we are ever mindful.”
"Difficult Job
To accomplish the task— “not easy” -— she asserted “there must be full partnership of men and women with equality ef opportunity to contribute according to ability and to share the burdens. of the emergency.” Several awards were announced by Mrs. Bessie Thornton, South Bend, state BPW president. Five clubs received sponsoring citations. They were Greenfield which sponsored the Morristown Club; Bedford, the Bedford Young Business Women; Marion, the Gas City Club; Jeffersonville for the Sellersburg and Clarksville Clubs, and Lawrenceburg, the Aurora club. Menon, Ligonier, Greencastle and Brown CountyNashville were presented merit awards for having 194950 membership continuing 100 per cent in 1950-51.
Couple Entertains At Party for 2 New Daughters-In-Law
Events Held at Highland Golf Club;
Flower Arrangement Creates Festive Air
By KATY ATKINS I AST SUNDAY Dr. and Mrs. William J. Stark had the:
pleasure of entertaining for two recently acquired: daughters-in-law, Jane and NaDeune, the brides of Wil-
liam Jr. and John.
Another son, Robert, and their daughtes .
Patricia Schneider, and her husband assisted. The party was in the Highland Golf and Country Club which
Mrs. Atkins
had the festive air created by the beautiful. flowers used for the club party the night: before. Special decorations for the afternoon * were the striking bouquets on the satime:covered buffet table in the ballroom wherssmall tables gave a welcome opportunity for guests to visit in small groups. Jane wore a brown print dress with a nosegay of violets and pink carnations in her hair. NaDeane's twin corsage was on. the lapel of the pink suit she wore with a sparkly hat. Patricia wore a pink satin suit. Mrs, Stark was in navy trimmed with embroidered ! white flowers.
Among the guests were her brother, Dr. John Dailey and Mrs. Dailey, formerly .of Terre Haute; William B. Stokely, Mrs. John Madden and Josephine. The John Anders ° sons and Ann Kennedy were part of the group of young peoples
Wins Prize AN UNUSUAL situation
has come up in the
44th annual exhibition of
work by Indiana artists at John Herron Museum. A member of the Indianapolis Junior League, Kitty Mattigon, has won the $100 prize offered each year by the Junior League for a water color of merit. Her “Shrimp Plant” is a large, attractive picture. in muted color. Needless to say the jury of eminent artists, all from out of town, had no
{dea that Kitty was a league
member. It is believed to be the first time a Junior Leaguer has received a prize in this exhibition so it is especially noteworthy that a second one, Heberton Weiss, won the second prize for an oil portrait
of merit, given anonymously this year for the first time.
Her small dark 10-year-old girl, “Iola of Italy,” peers timidly from under tangled bangs, to offer a tight little * knot of wildflowers. It has great charm as well as sensitivity in interpreting character. Speaking of talented young people, Kurt Vonnegut Jr. has another story in the May 10 issue of Collier’s. This one, “The Question of Euphoria,”
bids fair to be as absorbing and challenging as the others, This follows a story in the Apr. 28 number. It seems to be becoming a habit.
Visit State AY IS THE month for
visitors to Indiana.
Former Governor .and
Mrs. Simeon Willis of Ashes. land, Ky. spent last week=" end with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Willkie. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ji Daniels had Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Arnold and Mr... and, Mrs. Paul Porter rand their daughter, of Washington, with them at the Derby yesterday. They entertained for them at dinner at home Friday. Winston Dines arrived Fri day with her baby from Case par, Wyo., to visit her mother, Mes. Louis C. Seaverns. Ava aunder Rune 8 Kysar is ot. 0A ing a wonderful time. Rosalie McKee Lange flew to Seattle Friday to be there when her husband, Philo, lands from Korea .where he has been in the thick of the fighting since shortly after their marriage last summer, Betty Ruckelshaus got home from Aiken, 8. C., and will be moving this summer into the house she and Brus have bought on Sunset Lane,
Fashion Flies to May Queen's Side
By ROSETTE HARGROVE PARIS (Sunday), May 6—Paris fashion, like Mo-
hammed, has gone to the
mountain. The mountain in this case is Narriman Sadek, the girl who becomes Queen of Egypt when she marries King Farouk today in Cairo. Farouk is a well-heeled monarch, and wanted his 1ittle bride to be equipped with the finest trousseau that Egyptian pounds could buy. So he arranged for Parisian dress designer. Mme. Germaine Lecomte to take her workroom and six midinettes (seamstresses) to Cairo. In the Royal Palace, they put the finishing touches to the 30-dress trousseau and the fabulous wedding gown for Narriman. They took cases of luxurious fabrics, and worked them into the latest Western fashions for the discriminating future queen. o ” o FAROUK WANTED the dresses fitted and finished in Cairo, away from the prying eyes of Western publicity. And his fiancee, who is a student of fashion, wanted to have a stitch-side seat as her trousseau was made. “It came as a complete surprise,” said excited Mme. Lecomte, “when I was requested to give a private showing of my collection at the home of Narriman Sadek when I was in Cairo last February. Although I had lunched and dined at King Farouk’s table in Deauville last year, it never occurred to me to use this in connection with the royal wedding. “Naturally, it was a marvelous surprise when I did get the order, especially as I am not only doing 30 dresses but all accessories, including perfumes.” ~ lJ » ALL THE DETAILS — well, almost all—were closely - guarded secrets. But enough hints about the trousseau and wedding gown were let out to excite curiosity, envy and awe, Some of these closely-un-guarded details are: The bridal gown is made of 30 yards of especially - woven white Lyons satin. It is trimmed with hand-embroi-dery in silver, interspersed with hundreds of real diamonds, varying from the small rose to stones of several carats. Y
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wedding trousseau for Narriman Sadek, bride-to-be of Egypts King Farouk, places a $29,000 diamond shoulder strap on a gray silk net evening gown. It's worn by mannequin Colette, who has served as a model for the future queen. The bracelet she wears here is made of 64 yellow sapphires and 65 rose diamonds.
The bridal veil is made of re-embroidered real lace. The cost of this ensemble alone represents what once
would have been called a king's ransom. Now it's called a queen's trousseau.
- The bridal gown, said Mme.
Lecomte, represents more ' than 4000 hours of work. The diamonds which are sewn on the gown must be guarded closely, ‘and counted each night and every morning. She had to hire detectives to stand around the place. » » » EVERY ONE of. the 30 models for the trousseau was chosen by Narriman Sadek, personally. With four
—girls, who will be her ladies-
. in-waliting, she looked every- ' thing over carefully. ¥
To go with the 30 dresses, there were 30 hats and 30 pairs of shoes. The hats were made by Paulette, the shoes by Perugia. There had to be jewelry, too; and King Farouk handled that end of the arrange= ments. He has the reputas tion of buying jewels as other people buy radishes—by the bunch. He was visited by leading Parisian jewelers, presenting their show-pieces for royal approval. The bride-
-to-be is reputed to favor dia.monds, sapphires of every
color and topazes, in that order. The total cost of the trousseau? Mme. Lecomte threw up her arms to the heavens, saying, “It must be and millions of
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