Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-18


new arguments brought out for woman suf-
frage, for there are no new ones; but
the old ones were well put, and the speak
ers were interesting. After Mrs. Howe, Mrs.
Emma Lane of Lynn read speech in opposition
to equal rights. 1t was an unfortunate speech
in every way; it was ignorant, badly put to-
gether and badly read, not meeting the argu-
ment of the petitioners, and making no points
on its own side Mrs. Lane is a slight, youthful
looking woman, evidently very much in earnest.
A number of absurd questions were put to the
speakers, both directly and in writing; but no
questions were more surprising than those asked
in an offensive manner by Mr.. Train, one of the
Boston representatives, who seemed to think
that if women voted, they would Immediately
run away from their husbands, and marriage
would at once be annihilated. His argument
seemed to be that Mrs L. G. Stanton is said TO
believe in free divorce; that Mrs. Z. c. Stanton
is also in favor of woman suffrage-thcrefore
women should not be allowed to
vote. One was reminded of the bon mot at
tributed to Edmund Quincy in reference to some
illogical speaker chat if his premises had the
continent small poX, his conclusions would not
catch it." The audience was sympathetic and
demonstrative, applauding with vigor, and oc-
casionally Kissing. F. W. Bird, as chairman of
the committee, presided, and Lucy Stone paid
him compliment, whose grace and delicacy
would have done honor to the most conservative
drawingroom in Boston; and it was all the
more pleasant because it was richly deserved.
The theatres, having reached the lowest depths
of hashiness and Stiffness, show signs of i'm
provement. To be sure Lady Audley's Sc
cret is to be told every night at the Museum, for
some time longer; but Saratoga, probably the
the most foolish play ever written, is near its
end. London Assurance is advertised for Sat
urday, at the Globe and Oliver Twist for next
week. The Twelve Temptations, too, is worn
out; the audiences at the Boston theatre are
small and sleepy; and the only wonder is that
they have not been so for the last month. The
Twelve Temptations is snowy and gorgeous,
and a host of actors crowd the stage; but the
story is nothing. A selfish young man, who
wants to have his own way, sells himself to an
imbecile kind of fend who runs about the
stage with short mincing steps, laughs ridcu-
lousy aud frequently, jumps down trap door,
which is opened and shut in full view of the
audience, who are expected, nevertheless, to
consider the fend's disappearance mysterious.
The young man and the iend wear several DIFF
ferent dresses, some of them very shiny, and
wander aimlessly about the stage, waving first
their right arms and then their left. Finally
the fend gives the young man to sturdy fellow,
called the Spirit of Evil, who is dressed like the
ghost in Hamlet, and who opens door in thick
hedge, in an illuminated Egyptian garden"
and hustles the poor fellow down to the place
usually spelled with a capital H, dash and a
small double |. | suppose it would be inappro-
pirate to have even suggestion of ees in the
name.i The ballet dancing is no worse than it is
at other places; it exhibits the usual awkward
steps, leaps and capers, with occasional grace of
motion, and shows the usual amount of remark
able muscular strength and hexibility. AS to
dress-the tight-ftting thick velvet Or satin gar
ments worn by the young female demons who
dance the can-can, which reach from shoulders
to thighs, and are heavily fringrd and thickly
spangled, are less offensive to the eye, and are
no more immodeSt than the short, stiff, whirling
lace skirts of the ordinary ballet girls. The
prima donna, Nully Peiris, is short, fat, awk-
ward, and badly dressed; but she has a mighty
voice. and is in keeping with the rest of the noisy
barbarc and meaningless perform
ance Next Monday we have again the perfect
actor and artist, Charles Fechter, and the salts
I oh
as the French Relief Fair will oc-
cupy the theatre early in April. The following
rules for the government Of the fair were pub
lished to-day by the executive committee:
The positions of the respective tables are to be
to the chances of drawing.
the officers of the association will be president,
treasurer and marshals, under the direction of
chief who will be responsible to the executive
mittee
No articles will be sold on commission.
All moneys received will be paid directly to the
treasurer without deduction.
No article or combination of articles will be dis
posed Of by rattle that are less than twenty dollars
In value.
Descriptions of PARTICLES to be disposed of by
rattle, together with the number of shares and their
prices, will be given before they are put up, when
books will be issued containing the conditions.
No member of the executive committee or the
corps of marshals will be allowed to take shares in
the articles disposed of by lot.
under the direction of the executive committee.
All rafles will be disposed of by ticket from be-
hind the tables-no solicitation being allowed.
And the whole city throbs with expectation,
hope, anxiety and labor, caused by this great
charity. Shares in raffies are already being
sold, not unfairly at all, but only to help the
cause along; and amongst other desirable things
we hear of a berthe of priceless old lace, once
the property of Rachel.
Writing of old things reminds lie of lovely
old picture, in charming old house in the old
part of the city. 1t was painted about 1740,
and is ie-size portrait of two little girls, sis
tiers, six and eight years old perhaps. They are
dressed in the ARREST of light blue garments,
thrown over their shoulders, leaving
neck and chest bare. One is barefooted, the
other has sandals laced TO her lite feet. They
appear to be in a garden, and the younger of the
two holds bunch of grapes behind her in one
hand, while with the other she offers an apple
to her sister, and looks very mischievous. The
faces are so bright and the figures so animated,
that the picture is fascinating.
Rev. j. L. Hatch is in trouble again. He is
evidently a martyr to the duty of making himself
disagreeable. He went into the reading room of
the young mems Christian association, and was
forcibly elected, for what reason does not
not yet appear. He entered a complaint
against the librarian and the corresponding
secretary for assault and battery, and will prob
ably be the hero of another municipal court
trial. Mrs. Clements Handbook of Legendary
and Neurological Art" has had an extraordinary
sale, the first edition, whichswas Ian uncomonly
LARGE one, was sold in few weeks, and second
is already required. As | looked through Mr..
BOOTHS translation of Egmont, which Sever,
Francis & Co. have just published, line which
may amuse you caught my eye. Egmont, with
his suite, appears before violent mob, and
says: "Peacel peace, good people! What is the
matter? Peacel Separate yourselvesP The last
phrase is hardly SO good on the whole as the
common word "disperse," for it loses in vivacity
what in gains in novelty.
From recently published record Of tue char
tiles OF Boston we gather the following facts
There are in the city sixty-two ministers at large
and public missionaries; fifteen homes for or
phans and destitute children; four homes fol
aged womeni one for aged men; eighteen socie
hes Tor aims giving; four for furnishing EN-
pl0yment. one for reforminor xvo,,aa,,. fun q ov