The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-03
LITTLE "RHODY."
[FROM OUR REGULAR CoRREsPoNDENT

lFRoM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. ]
PROVIDENCE, r. l., May IS, 1880.
To THE EDITOR OF THE NEW NORTHWEST:
The Head of Narrsgansett Bay sends
greeting to her kith and kin Of the far
distant Northwest.
Now is over the "winter of our dis
content" and Spring is fairly with US
the gentle patroness of early blossoms,
refreshing showers and cloves of bon
nets"
We have always experienced one
Spring joy peculiar to ourselves; this
season we have two, viz: The return Of
the clam season; that is our annual
comfort The second? Instead of the
expensive Spring bonneis usually worn,
each lady has economically utilized the
remains Of that boys (or hose) kites
the kite season being over-for head
ornament. Really, they are quite
unique. Whether the fashion Is Chi
nese or Jap, we know not. The wreck
Of the kite forms the bonnet, and the
rsg-tag and all sorts that adorned the
lengthy tail Of the kite is caught up in
an airy mass at the back, and is artist
ically and earelessly wound around the
crown; the mass at the back floats its
half-yard Of length jauntily on the
breeze, aud the whole attracts much at
tention. Predominant cOlors of this
gorgeous display are red, yellow aud
blue. Possibly We are mistaken if so,
we beg pardon Of milliners and their
much to- be- pitied customers. The things
positively look like torn, dismanlled
kites. Sensible people will wear giug-
ham sun-bOnnets until the milliners re-
cover their lost sanity.
But the clans never change their
style, aud, as usual, announced them
selves sat home" on and after May 1st.
''All along shore" the savory bivalves
will now impregnate the health giving,
salt-flavored breezes with a SAVIOR all
their own till October. Little "Rhody"
has learned better than to resent any
insinuations as to her size, but, with
silent contempt for the base traducer,
she proudly points to her smoking
"bakes." The sueer is passed, never
more to return.
Despite all ISLANDERS to the contrary,
Providence will assert her claims as a
lover Of art and cature. Within two
years there have been established the
now famous "Berltz School of Ian
guages" and the "School of Design"
They have prospered far beyond the ex-
pectations Of the most sanguine. The
School Of Design will hold its second
annual exhibition in June. We attend
ed the first, and, If permitted to visit
the second, we hope to be able to give
an intelligible account Of what has been
accomplished during tie year. The
work is chiefly such as can be turned to
some practical account; had its inten-
tion been purely aesthetic, it could not
have thrived in these hard time amidst
people like US New Euglauders, world
| known as hard-iisted utililarians. Last
year we saw lovely specimens of china,
admirable designs for jewelry, and other
similar work. This year, we understand
great attention has been paid TO art en-
! broidery.
+ Q1ite an excitement has been aroused
in the State over the refusal Of the Leg
islature to recognize the "Free Religious
| Society" as religious in any sense of the
EoTd, ard consequently they refused to
authorize the minister of that society to
perform the marriage ceremony. This
action caused the said minister, Fred.
/ W. Hiuckeley, to deliver a lecture on
"What Constitutes Religious Society"
/ II is to be printed in pamphlet form for
distribution. Those fortunate enough
to hear The lecture, praise it much we
hope to read il soon. Members of the
+. r. 5. claim that by this act our Leg
islature proved false to the liberality Of
our Constitution-to the Oft-bOasted
"soul liberty" here allowed since the
day aud time of Roger Williams. 1t
promises to be an interesting matter,
the f. r. 5. claiming that, like the
Quakers, they should be allowed to per-
form their own ceremonies.
The Providence professional and anna
teur artists have formed themselves into
an art club, and are now receiving" at
their first exhibition. A private view
and reception was given to their friends
on the evening OF the 1lth. OH to
have been one of those fortunates
Tie German-Americau citizens of
Rhode Island met in this city on Mon
day and formed an organization favor
ing the adjustment Of the property
qualification clause" and the institution
sin its stead of manhood suffrage" d"
They will also demand the re-intrOduc-
tiOn Into the High School Of the Ger
man language, and, as far as practical
ble, into the Grammar School also. The
German aud the French are both be-
coming strong elements in our State,
and both languages are needed, and such
requests will be respected at last, if not
at first.
The coming June regatta occupies
constant space in the daily papers now,
and fills that portion of the sporting
mans mind not occupied with the study
Of base ball. KEsIAH SHELTON.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE AND TEMPER
lANCE.-The women were allowed TO
vote for the first time in the State OF