, 1874-04-12
The Eoman's Club '-Ita Social nect~
ings and Its Lectures.
The Radical Club "---Dr. Coan
on Raphael.
The "Ladies' Commission nc..-Orerliaul-
ing ct Sunday-School Libraries.

know moro than VIC do OF its fortune
and its plans. We have here goe
many clubs to which this name might be fair
enough applied. For there are D good man
recuharties OF Boston life which throw wome
together in simple and natural relations, out {
which grow, almost Of course,
SOME soET OF CLCR,
or society," Indeed, l was epeaEing, a few day
ago. to very brilliant lady, who las src1,
several years in tho naost active circles o
Paris; and, when aaled her if size did not fin
Boston very quiet after life in Paris and Te1
sai,ies, sho said, on the contrary, that winte
in Eostcn made tho most intenEe aud active lif
that she had ever seen or heard OF. ForemoE
among the little societies which call togethe
ladies OF intelligence, are the ''Wonan's Club
.Ae ''Ladics' Club (callod in joke the ''Drnin
Club, The - Ladies' Commission" the Won
AUS Foreign Mission Society,"" the " Womanl
Education Society," the "society for Home
Study" and, indeed, many Of the charities O.
tho city resolve themselves into active ant
agreeable clubs Of their managers. Tie
art Club begins to receive ladies
3. It's state meetings; but, at The
more private meetings, the artists do not like tc
give up their pipes and cigars, and believe the
totaccos11oke acts practically as an edict OF ex-
c1usion.
TIE "woMAS's CLUB"
Is now an established institution, go sensible
and satisfactory that it is a wonder Ea got along
without it eo long. But remember very well
that, when it was first proposed, the larger pro-
portion Of tho nicer people we're very shy OF it.
They were afraid that it might commit them to
Hens Rights or Wonaan's Rights, or Female
Suffrage, or Coeducation. Sir Or seven years
haTo settled all that, and it is now recognized IS
quite an essential institution.
1t has pretty rooms in fremont place, just be-
hind the fremont House. Here any member can
look IN when she chooses, leave her parcels,
write her notes, meet her friends, wash her
hands, or have cup Of tea Remember that the
ladies for SO miles around Boston come to the
TO go homo before evening, and you see at once
what convenience tie C1ub-1oo1ls alone arc.
Every Monday evening tho Club has social
pasty IN theae sa!ne roome,-like my other party
where the lady Of the house takes . little pains
70 look out for strangers Of distinction. or per
haps for artists who can contribute to the even
ings entertainment.
The Club appoints, besides, special commit
tees, for instance. on public chasitioa, on the
smploynent Of women, or similar objects which
interest any of the members These commit
tees secure the services Of such persons rs they
think can interest OF instruct, and arrange for
theul meetiugs Of the members in the Club
ROOMS, for infornnl addresses on their especial
tel hr0
specially Interested mo O-: sucl, n, ocoa.;nr, s
you meet ffYr or r;vt7. J,-;1j,t ,,eon,a gn,7 -; ~
Informal way. hear gomnbody whn r. a I;,ttio =,
tdvauce of tie tlr3es. rive - hint or sketch ~
some new plan, or an account Of some old evil,
hardly ,2of into the roEsracSrs 49, .o,s;a,sa " %
In f,ct tna fr11,h 5oaa ,'ot co1e+ - ,.nfi;o;t,r
rine-teutng OF what It does neyar a,,nes1a .'';n
print. It's officers have perhaps much g1ander
plans than hare described; but the account
favN .1~r%-t
ia o,1fsiders To m."nerr Nd on.ratiau ~
~ sTna That !. ,,11as 49, ~" @roe3 h ~ ~
introducinr to an sccomn1js],ed circls IT no,n1a
anv na<rco,1,e nnrtn,,1er -. puopls
would a;ssc tbo ;nor;t,I,ln pa'oIS h;a ~
must ho If rou wonl1 eac-,ra a ia-aa nn1,1;o ,i
nni;ence A"4so fA04'e
rur .sR,nrc.1 c,rR"
is pretty well En2rn by aane through the news
sot;ona ~ ,1';+o ~ ~ tue
ase qutse sSapac on nos:o1 lestels 70 the
1s;., ~ AuI" ~ au1 ~ tutai
a1 Hra ] :, III seEy enslns n9sp1al!ty
--aia I tis 1oei1o nn9o'eI tnay LINK
Eoea: Hoa1a Ing ~ COUP 70 tneH e!egaot honse u
~ Iues1out stteeI' On Aonaay mo1nin6-ano, With
t1't s EaLe n a lnslte none one gene1aly,
~. ops % a." = ?, ~ t.'o tNlt N1n3-to 1ean pa
'neollaIeo anu hiormaL nnout the subject !
~ ~ tne paper. hau the good fortune |
~ 70 present a. tho meeting last
Monday The iarge pa7lors we're well filled with |
A~AAAHSA NJ A~AeHA-A 0A4@A
perhaps rnthcr moro OF the former, rs ia apt !
70 bo the caso with day-mcetlnss Of any kind. !
= EHe"eTer, there wns goodly sprinlIing Of gen.
t'esnen, principally literary or proteaaional,-
among these several noted men, such rs Dishop |
Ecrrette, Of whom nc have heard 20 much tho !
vast few months; also Mr.. Crnuch, who has
leao here several times this winter, and who has |
40" aDothcr essay. which he ia to deliver next |
saturday.
Inc entertainment on Monday consisted in the |
readlng Of paper Oh
nApuAE1. AND HIS cR1r1cs."
" Dr. i. W. Coan. 1t Was certainly very in t
terestlng, ana Was written in 3 bright. enter |
sa'nfns style but, to one unaccustomcd to that I
soft OF thing, 1t WAS rather startling to hear
ttaphsel hauled orer the Goals OF modern crlti- |
clsn IN such very unceremonious way.
Dr Com sought to prove that tho great
painter had but 1ttio synpatAy With Nature, as
t YES ma tault OF an the artists OF
L, as ZINC and age; that his treos, water,
tna! ~ nc exceAed IN nothing but the de1lneation |
q tue human form, III which line he was perfec- [
t,on' !hls last assertion eaTe rise to lively |
uscusslon after thc close or the reading, which ]
Was vastly entertaining On account Of some OF |
!! Tue ot1gnsl ideas Which were advanced. think
those present ca1ne away With their faith little
e1aaet' l'clnals' IN tno conventional blind wor-
epts - i1nae,, anu stlll more as1onshod at the
Vo.As ~ A1uue1il usat4136 u fcntuItnG 10 upset