The Portland daily press., 1890-03-25
LENTEN po,Ncs IN BOSTON,
some Portland Girls Who Are Prom.
inent at the hub-A Delightful
Volume. VI
Correspondence of the Press

correspondence of the Press.1
nm BOSTON. March 10, 1890.
Inc Lenten season is at last upon us and
society eats fish, shops, visits its modistes
ana otherwise mortifies the flesh, that the
butterfly of fashion," in few short weeks,
may burst from her chrysalis, respondent in
Easter gown and bonnet. There is, of course,
the usual cessation of balls and large recep-
lions, but little lunches you know" are still
given, nor Is the nose Of the afternoon-tea-
pot yet out of joint. The reading, whist,
"wednesday Morning Conversational"
Browning" "Castilian," and many other
clubs, know not Lent; but still employ the
time and labor of their members, while the
wOmen's auxiliaries, associated charities
and working-girls' societies occupy the be-
neyolent, and charitably-inclined but over
worked Boston danes. For the amount of
good being done by many an earnest woman
let the following show. In a conversation
with the wife of prominent lawyer in
town. the writer expressed surprise that her
friend had not read certain, much-dis-
cussed book. when tell you that in the
last six years, through the organization of
fairs, and other entertainments, I have
made over thirty thousand dollars for char
lty, you Will not wonder that find no time
to read" was the reply.
Portland has contributed her share of tai
ent to the list of bright women in Boston.
Mrs. A. G. Woolson's course of lectures on
Modern Europe have been brilliant sue
cess Her wonderful historical knowledge
combined with graceful, easy style Of die
ton, has made hers the most popular course
OF lectures for the winter.
:, MISS Mary O'Brion never played better
IMAM at recent concert in Chickering Hail.
She shows n decided gain In fulness Of tone
as well as in sentiment
The last few months have established Miss
Harriet Shaw's popularity as harpist. She
was repeatedly encOred at the same concert,
Botn ladies' were costumed In exquisite
taste, and the stage was made beautiful by
me quantities OF lovely flowers they received.
MISS White was the vocalist on the occasion
we mention. She is pupil of Miss Clara
Munger, another Portland girl. and She
shows by the excellence of her technique,
the thoronghness of that culture which has
teachers of vocalism.
One becomes a public benefactor in calling
attention to charming book which has Just
been published by CHM & Co. This is the
first volume OF "Open Sesame" a collection
OF poetry and prose by Blanche Wilder Bel
lamy and Maud Wilder Goodwin. This book
VIII rejoice the hearts of all parents who de-
sire their children to know and love the best
writers Of English verse, and it will be a
valuable aid to teachers with the same pur-
pose in view.
:, One finds with delight old favorites in the
list, and IL is with immense qualification
that we are able to fill out snatches of half.
remembered songs learned in childhood,
low OFTEN has the fate of Meddlesome
Matty warned us Of the sin of busying with
what is anothers! Now we find the aueeI
little poem OF Jane Taylor in its entirety
and read again how
"0ne ugly trick has often spoiled the sweetest
and the best"
and we learn how Matilda though pleas.
ant child" possessed such trick which,
Like cloud before the skies hid all her better
Who does not love the naughty little snuff.
taker and feel sorry for her when the
Grandmamma with lifted brow" makes her
We next find that beautiful letter of Mar
tin Luther to his "dear little JOhnny:" in
which he tells of the pleasant garden where
many children go, and have little golden
coats, and gather from the trees fine apples,
ana pears, and plums; they sing and play
and are happy; they have beautiful little
horses with golden bits and silver saddles. .
Luther tells the owner of the garden, 81, too,
nave son. whose name is Johnny Luther. u
The man said, I'll he loves to pray and to
learn. and is good. he shall come into the
garden"
Under the head of FAIRY Folk and Fable. y
may be found verses, selected with exquisite
taste. from SHAKESPEARE, Tennyson, Matthew
Arnold. Allingham, Keats and Emerson.
Here we find, also, 1.-THE Fairies of the Cal.
don Low" by Mary Hewitt; and the fable
OF The Larch and the Oak" by Thomas
Carlyle. Among the nursery rhymes We
discover George Macdonald's dear little
Polly" with her Brown eyes, straight
nose; dirt pies, rumpled Clothes" ant
THE Lost DOLL" by Charles Kingsley
| What quaint ballad that is Of Lorraine
by Charles Kingsley, with its galloping
rhythmical refrain "Bamm, Bamm, Barr ?
| We remember how we used to think no on,
| ever had sadder fate than poor Lorraine
Lorraine, Loiee," who was made to rid
".Vindictive, for all the world to see." Sh,
rides; not without remarking, "That hus
bands could be cruel, have known TO
seasons three"
"oh he killed her at the brook, the brute, for al
the world to see,-
And no one but the baby cried for poor Lorrain
Loiee."
"Baucis and Philemon" by Jonathan
Swift, is another old acquaintance we ar,
glad to meet. Here, too, is "Little Orphan
Annie, uttering her timely warning to al
little girls who
make fun of all their blood-an-kin
AN the gobble-uns III git you
Eff you
Don't