Page 8. The Guardian

ThursiApril 5. 1956

Quebec Artist Says Abstract Painters Are "Crazy Fools"

By BRIAN SF.l.WO0D Canadian Press Staff Writer

QUEBFA? t('T”4QtIeber' artist Francesco lacurtn. soon to cross the Atlantic. describes himself as ”a modern who res pects the truth."

Lung considered one of Canada's most mature painters. lactirto spurns tho 'iiillIItil'lYl" of so many modern artists--jeans, long hair and heard.

He classifies the large majority of abstract painters as mostly "crazy tools" or "stickers." Cu- bism, he sins, should have re- maine-tl where it lictongs-on lin- oleum " 5KET('.H IN RU'tll!'-

Main aim of l:icui'io's forthcom-

tories of France and was acquired by the untalented-should be part of Canadian art. . . Some of these artists have talent, but they are losing themselves." TRUTHFUI. PAINTING

Abstract art has become popu- lar. he claims, ”because it is so easy." He also believes it is en- couraged. outside Russia. by the Communists "in order to prove how decadent other countries are."

A man of unshakeable conviction that an artist should "paint the truth." Incui-to will support his arguments with such phrases as: ”0nly God invents new forms. If the abstract painters any they have invented new forms. they are liars."

Iacurto, who began attending art

mg Eumpoan trip. during which be will zhmv snnir of flip rtini'ases'l

he has oeuitcrt in W ';'"F?"- "i few abstracts himself-”but in my l5 '0 'Tt' '" 3k9'Cll very early childhood."

Quebec City, the Pope.

With this in View it” I5 8i”'"l1' have happened if ha had saved mg to have access to the gardens them, of the Vatican and of the Pop:-spa fa,-"meg"

rpttftonra near Home ttu: garrlvrta, hr

siimmer While naintmz In

V hm-H35 he may gnf rinse our-ugli tn

the Pope one day to make a quick Iketch of him.

"All I need is about half an hour . . . and I coiiid bring bark a portrait of the Pope to Canada.” he explained -

Although a natnp Nlontimler. the 45-year-old artist is of Italian origin. l-le has made his home in Quebec City since giving up teach- ing art in lilontrs-nl iii years ago

Hi! occasional sortirs tn l4'.urn- pean

portrait painter. I-lis

Lowell Thomas. the A m e r i r n n

commentator. and Quebec's Pro mier Duplessis. QUEBEC AI CENTRE

Iacurto would like to an Quebec City become the "artistic centre of

North America." having an inter

national school which would cater

for all the arts.

"Here, we have the historical "The city is attractive and unlike any The scenery around it is both beautiful

background.” he declares.

other in North America.

and varied.

"This should be the gsve birth."

The essentially - European char acter of Quebec City will

summer. He plans to sail for Eur ope in May.

Iacurfo believes there is a lot of

artistic talent in Canada. ”But,f

he adds. "I don't think abstract

art-which came from the labora

coilntries and tho llllllflfl D H h . Ih bride of Ml, States have eiiahicd him to at-ouu-c Jgg: (wnliiglinavoha The bride ,3 an international reputation as am” daughter of Mn ma Mrt John

”"bI'"5 have G MncDonale included the British peers Lord ' . Mr. d M ' Rothermara and Lord Cromei” nmm” nrenls an Sn '5

artistic centre of the continent to which it

be shown in the paintings he will take to Italy. France and England this

classes in Montreal at the age of it. believes he may have done a

He now wonders what would "Perhaps I could have made he says with a smile.

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Spring Selling tAl Alberton For lMarcIi Wedding

St. Peters Anglican Church. Al- berton was the setting for the early spring wedding on Mar. 7 at 1:30 pm. when Miss Nettie Mac Mac-

Mllo, an dtlie ' Bannei-man Wcbb, Carleton, Lots The double ring ceremony was pre- formed by Rev. J.R. McMahon. The bride wore a beige all-wool garbardlne suit with pink and tan accessories and n norngc of corn- atlons. Attending the bridal couple were Mr. and Mrs. John Lewis. Following the ceremony the cou- pie left on a honeymoon trip through the Eastern part. of the Island. For travelling the bride

A light weight viscose suiting in black and white was used by Montreal couturier Marie Anto-

LET'S EAT,

2

viscose COCKTAIL ENSEMBLE

lneilc for a cocktail Pl'Its('I'lll)le of sheath and short-sleeved coal

donned a beige wool f , t. They visited at the home of the bride's sister and brother-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Manson Murchison. Point Prim.

Mr. and Mrs. Webb will reside in Carleton Lot 0. where the groom is engaged in farming. '

ELLEN'S DIARY

The moon smiles down now on the old. old, quiet fields. the white of them overlaid with its silver. Mostly snow-spread they still are. though this afternoon in the sun- Ihine we saw spring bare patches in the ice of sheltering woodlands. For the pleasure of the partridges. we fancied and the pheasants.

The pond is bridged between its white banks by a silvery span. This

- Words Oi The Wist

All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or eredulities of mankind. - enlosspli Conrad)

HAPPE

Spring really is On the Way. flow with the first US. orces to the does one know? Because over the thop scotch of the season. This old child- ren's game has been ii harbinger of so many lpringtimes. But the

Easter holiday was seen a fi

other day it seemed forever new

as a golden-haired. dancing. little Canadian girl and her friends play-

;d it in front of a Canadian home

Mr. William Courtenday. 0.3.!) MM. will address a Dinner Meet

iii: of the Canadian Club of Prince i ' ward Island at the Charlotte town Hotel on Friday. April 13 at

6.30 p.m. He will speak on ”l-'lc

cent Developments in the Far

East."

William Courtenay was born in England and educated at Wallasey and at the University of London in d a. the first World War he served in

Gallipoli. Palestine and Syria: ho was awarded the Military Medal It the age of 20. He then learned

h fly in l9l'I and joined the R.A.F

He was sent out by the U.K. Gov- Crnment in 1941 to speak in the U.S.A. and Canada on the Battle

of Britain.

As a war correspondent. for the

Iemsley Newspapers he was son

ALICE BROOKS DESIGNS

afternoon it. was Jewelicrl by sun- linis. little facets of the waves ruf- led by the west wind. glittering in a rainbow of shades.

The old mill. gables. roofs. touch- ed by the moonlight is into its .1. Today framed by its apruces and backed by ancient maples it was youthful again. as young it seemed as when the wag- ons horse-drawn. and carts. and the winter-sleighs from near and far backed in turn to its door and the white sacks of white disappear- ed within. I

"Wheat! Mack listening to a tale on his Grandfathcris knee re- cently. commented. "that's the

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NINGS

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Pacific. where he served four years He was present at eighteen Pac. the Island iandlns. and at the sign- ing of surrender terms aboard the k "Missouri" in 1945. He has travel-

l9d EXl9nSlVel.V as an observer in the far East. nearly every year since 1945. including-being c wat- . correspondent in Korea. lie is on - the British War Office panel of lecturers and has I very wide ex. - perience in this field in the U.I(.,

the U.S.A. and Canada. ' Mrs. Lewis Turner and Mrs. Don-

Mrs I-I.L. Miiion. Mrs A.K. Mac. Phee. Mrs. D.N. Bell, Mrs. L. Web. ster and Mrs. T.G Ives are at- tending the Executive meetings of the ('nited Baptist Women's M15. sionary Union held on April 5 and 6 in Immanuel Baptist Church. Truro. Nova Scotll.

Kay of Albany is Program Direct- or at the Y.W.C.A.. Halifax.

recently tn Montreal.

Mr. 1!. Bruce MacKenzie. Fred- ericton, N.B.. spent the Easter hol- iday with Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Dickson. Brighton Road.

Miss June Dickson has returned . Mr and Mrs. Ross Parker. Hall. in her home in Charlottetown after tax. have been guests at Easter spending the winter in Fredericton. of Mr. Plrkcrig parents. Mr. and NB.

Mrs I(.A. Parker. Mr. Ross Park-

ald Mttfon were on a holiday trip E110"

The Moon Of Spring

grain they used to make the flour from. isn't it? I know what it looks like-gold-like and not long not short. Sort. of plump and slimy. You can find some in our mixed grain.” he nodded, "there's where I see it."

"And once." James smiled at him. "it was the most. cherished grain on the farm. if we didn't have wheat, well. . .that's w h at

give folks foods. their flour and bran and shorts. and from the oats we got. our oatmeal."

"The wheat was a pretty sight when it was growing. a rich gold when it was ready to be cut. We reaped it carefully and left it to weather in the stock. And then when we knew it was ready to be taken in and threshcd we were just as careful about it. We saved a first grist in sucks to be taken to the mill and put the rest in A special bin or box-the old piano- box on the barn floor, it. held ours. It was quite large and held enough to do us the whole year through. until the new came again. The box? Oh. I don't know where it's gone now. It's years since we've grown any whcat. How long since

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helpful.

or whitefish steaks

Dinner May Be Causing

Those Restless

Nights

BIIIIQIIIIDIAIIQ

Find it difficult to fall asleep at night? Often the difficulty is what you did or didn't eat. ,

over-Iubstantial dinner. or just plain eating too much. will promote wakefulness. for even at bedtime the stomach will still be tn struggling with the overload. If you feel heavy after an evcnin take a brisk walk and. be ore re- tiring. sip I cup of hot water spark- ed with I slice of

All

lemon. On the other hand.

A fruit juice toddy is often

TOMORIt0W'5 DINNER Hot or Chilled Tomato Juice. . Crab-Stuffed Fish Steaks Duchcsae Potato String Beans Romaine Salad Pear-Prune-Orange Compotnemk

Coffee ea Crab-Stuffed Fish Steaks: Use

large or Lsmoll haddock. cod. If frozen.

thaw before using.

Drain 1 16”: till can crsbuieat.

Remove any shell and flake the crabmeat.

I

Erexnonois Spring Cleaning Hints

spring cleaning IS

Melt 2 tbsp. butter in it. smite tbsp. minced onion anti i tbsp

meal,

an insulti- cient evening meal or I stomach practically emptied of food will cause hunger and consequent wake- fulness.

Just beat any fruit juice or combination with a little honey. 2 cloves and an inch stick of gin- namon. Bip it, and nibble a grit- bam cracker.

crsbmut mixture.

To with the uni: stulu. Brus with melted butter. with A little motioned-

to oval: 375 do run 1'. nuts once durlii thebn gttniowltlilkamoi butter.

Help the cantor cookcd string buns with 4 tbsp. lloilniidatu , mg- onnaiu ci-uni uucc.

Around the edge of the dish make a border of Diiclmu potato with

pastry tube or spoon.

Slide under the broiler about 3 min. in tightly brown the and nucl. Gnriillli of slices.

.Duciiuu Potato: To 1 bot smooth inuliod potato. add tbsp. butter. 2 beaten on your; and enough hot milk or drum to incite the mixturo pus unity through a

putty tube. Tmclf or Till Gill! Wiilien cooking Itriii buns su- son WIIIIVI tsp. crush cumin seed

some ueople say. going out

Perhaps. as

fashion. But about this time every year appointments are broken and dates postponed because. ”There's spring cleaning under way at our housc."

Our mail at tin. tum of year usually includes about housecleaning chores. Most S women realize that to do I good - Job without subjecting the house- . hold to an ordeal docs require I bit of uise planning.

We have found it is best to make a general outlinr oi the job and then divide it into groups ofjobs to be done at the same time.

DAILY CIIORES

Try to complotr the duties listed for each day do happen-theylre certainly inev- itable in a home with children-so just carry the unfinished chore over io the next day. But not a deadline for the completed job so that there is a definite goal to reach.

We always do our best to clim- innte or minimize interruptions that are time-wuters-long telephone

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ed away from this place-and await- ing their lnmbkins. . .The born here. make an engaging pict- ure as near their open tbut bar- redl door they sun themselves cud- dled on their mothers' wooly baclu or tucked up close to warm sidel. And "where are brings the reply. " saw them go up to the buildini a

farms were for in those days-to fggis a""they're

lliilrly

(ti course.

ving in at the lambs."

Yet another animal has been ad- ded of late to our "herds and our flocksz" a pup-dog. name. He is a short-haired fellow. of mostly undetermined ancestry, but alert and merry and llkeablc. iTlioiiglt we lay no claim to him. the is however no stranger to our kitchen.

"Mother was just saying." Grand daughter remarked today. "th at when Blackie dies. a part of our childhood will be gone too. I-leis about Mackls age. you know. and that length of time. measuud iii, liumansl years makes him quite

..

So a new sharp bark is about. it mingies with the good music of clilldrcns' laughter. And again we . lsave choice scraps for a puppy's "Indeed in mgny . ye",-' we fare. And a moon 0' spring smiles , down now on the old. old, quiet

Today the farmers must make alfleldt iong trek to a stack for hay tot Until tomorrow meet the needs of i.hO.lP sheep fold- Good-night.

Diary -

Mu. Stewart MacFarlane.. win- sloe. Mrs. Lena Stewart. Newt Giugow, Nova Scotia. and Mrs. Chester Shaw. Charlottetown were guests Wednesday evening of Mrs Hazel Warren.

IIUNTEII RIVER w.M.s. g The March meeting of the aux-

er in an inierne at the Victoria General Hospital. His wife, who t was the former Miss Vodta Mac-

of the W.M.s. was held at the horn of Mrs. C3. Mntheson. Mrs. J.8. MacLeod was in charge of the devotionnls. and opened the meeting with a leading. "Would

IEIRLOOM IIAUTYI

Bis. be tif i fllet crocbgtu-j:7lineh”t.o i:i'lz:ir:u:f.

ntftcent tablecloths. bcdspregdgl

You Know the Snvlour's Guidance

. Pattern 7144: Crochet direct. leosminchfrrit I" m9f iqunrc 12-inch- ! I18 (makes a stunning

sort

c program in the mission Monthly was "The Call to the Mission of

on Walk Life's Rugged Way”?

I

g. not be acceptodt to chm-Mutown

' Place mat)! smaller. too, 1., No aosor No. 50 merceriud comm,

sud TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in

coins for this pattern (stamp: cm.

Church through Evangelism and Missions.” Portions of scripture were read by Mrs. Moase, Mrs. Patterson and Mrs. fsenman with Gujfdj.n' Honcho” Am t ommonts on the diferent quest- ao Front St. w.. Toronto. o.?3..;t '”

ns.

pg-1 g M” N Silent prayers were offered for

Pzigilnu Amuuat Home Mission. Country follovrmeii r or our '

T and overseas inlnlionl Mn Needlecraft C A '

Aucr: aitooxs

to order aver: sum in ill

HOUSEHOLD HINT

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March

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where those another

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conversations. neighborly b s e Ir-I

of fence chats. that third cup of coffcel

the day-dreaming that comes along at this time of year and the nor-I mal urge of procrastinate thatl goes with this state of mind, .

Gel under way as early ls pus-t alble in the mornln . Of course. folks who are gear to hit their peak later in the day should sched- ule their program accordingly.

But whatever the schedule. line up tools ahead of time and buy any needed replacement than. stock up i on soaps. cleaners. cloths. Plan to eliminate II inlny hard-to-clean surfaces as possible with euy-to- do replacemlntl. you know-the swish-with-a-soapy - cloth kind. A soapy cloth is a wonderful aid for getting at spots quickly. lastly. el-' ficienuy.

While ldtcboii cabinets are emp- tied to clean shelves. give your china. glassware and silver I good

mo!

Wall-French Vows Solomrilzed

..AQilIIItVIMIa t u n1uiiitud- . '

cbui-ob w Tntbo P"1zn.l:3'lOl:'t'- Archdeacon . . ,

mu-rinu co'

In-. tum.

, , P.l.t Mr. "l);up?m.?."g.m1ioy, 5.33.. mg was organist" for the lists” r rfkdin Dllltih A at marriage in f the Place half the man tribe dish, til were 1 luvlux about I in. between the of white not and clun- centor. lprud the fish with the tub with fnnt skirt and

liuddrou encrusted with bold but fingertip volt an carried a boquot of red butt roul.

Mu. Francis

earls

Sullivan.

a of pink flowers with mat-

quat of pink roses and sweetpeu. Mr. Robert If. Melvin was but

man.

A" reception was held at the home Mu. Ed I! Johnston. aunt of the bride. residing at the ten table was Mn. lI.II. Worden. aunt of flu bride. Friends of the bride assisted in serving.

For travelling through New Brun- swick the bride chose a turquoise dress of satin-barked rayon topped by a munkrat coat with turquoise velvet but and corsaga of yellow roses. -

Out of town guests were Mrs. G Everett Wall. Mrs. w H Brown and gaEgIliter. Heather, Kenlington,

Thrills Circus Fans With Trick Riding

DENVER. -iCPl- Polly Mllil wears her blue black hair in a heavy cord snood when she's work- ing--keeps it from tangllng around the slashing legs of her galloping white horse.

Polly is a trick rider of the rodeo circuit. When she's riding in a show she's rarely in the saddle. Once around the arena riding upside down and holding only to the sad- dle horn serves to warm Polly up for her specialty number.

Double vaultmcome next. with her horse. Duke. on a high lope, Polly jumps out of the saddle hold- ing onto the, horn. touches her feet

to the ground and vaults over the

speeding born without touching a

fitted bodice. liar bolero was of matching lace. A satin and lace

she sweet-

cousin of the bride. was matron of honor. Iliolwu gownod in a pink ballerina dress with matching bolero nuntlotn. Her liudrcu wn

chiiig voil ind siio carried a ban-

SPRING DANCE DRESS

Charming in I spring dance also accented with an edging a dress of daffodil yellow it Miss ruffled lace. The matching tulle Heather MacLenri. Her waltz-lsn- stole. silver slippers and brocaded gth skirt is fashioned of tiny rows evening bag Add a finishing touch of ruffles and the fitted bodice is to her evening ensemble.

know of to make a living," she snyq Of course there are accidents now and then -- "You can't help not tin hurt once in a while working wit horses."

uiviloiitlituc SMILE”

hair of his hide. When her feet hit the ground on the other side of Duke she spring: back -- and over and-back all the way around the circle.