Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-06
CROWDS AT CHAUTAUQUA.
The People Continue to Pour into the Sum-
mer City-A Lecture on the Age of Rags
Prof. Fiske's Lecture on American His

mer City-A Lecture on tne age Ot Rags
Prof. Fiske's Lecture on American His
tory.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPAfGH.l
CHAUTAUoUA, n. Y, Aug. b.-The crowds
continue to pour into the ''Summer City" by
every train and boat, and as consequence
the boarding houses and hotels are COM
pletely full. The weather has been playing
havoc with the other summer resorts along
the lake, but Chautauqua seems only to
thrive on cold and cloudy days, and lower
ing skies. The temperature here for days
has been such that the thickest of wraps
and overcoats have been in large demand.
The hotels along the lake report business as
very poor, and IL the weather should effect
the Chautauqua visitors likewise, life would
be hardly worth living here; for then there
would be three times as many at Chau-
tauaua as there are now.
Whenever there is q very well known ar
tist on the programme, the big Amphitheater
is fairly packed with people, and many
stand around outside till the rows are four
young gymnasts take to the rafters. The
influx OF New York, Philadelphia and Pitts
burg visitors within the past few days has
helped to swell the large number who are
already heIe.
Programme of the Day.
This was the days programme: AT sA NJ,
college prayers in College Hall; at9A
WGmaRs H6 Club HssI on Art
st. Louis, in the Hall of Philosophy; at 10 A.
NJ, devotional hour led by DIR. B. NJ. Adams,
in the Amphitheater; at II A. A., a lecture on
THE Discov ~ of America" by Prof John
Fiske, of Cambridge, in the Amphitheater;
at 2:20 P. NJ, grand concert with Madame
Belle Cole, Mr.. William H. Sherwood, Schu-
mann Quartette, Miss Annie Park, Miss
Bertha Walsnger and chorus, in the Amphi-
theater; at 2. NJ, a lecture on ,'Critics," by
Miss Agnes Repplier, in the Hall of Philoso-
phy; at P. NJ, the c. L. S, C. Round Table in
the same place.
meetings were held this evening: Baptist
[Chapel), Congregationalist (the Hall of
Philosophy, Cumberland Presbyterian Nor
NAL Hall), Disciples (Congregat tional House),
s. G; building), Presbyterian 1.-THE Temple),
M Z. Chureh(, Reformed Episcopal (Amphi.
theater officel, United Presbyterian UNITED
Presbyterian housel United Brethren
(library, NJ. E. house); at P. NJ, Wagner's
operas ''Siegfriedn and 'Gotterdammer-
ung' (illustrated), steroptieon and musical
phitheater.
The Age of Rags.
Mrs. Frank Beard. in her paper before the
spicy things. eThis is called the age of
rags" began the lady, "and there is more
truth than fiction in the remark. There
seems to be a craze among women for max
ing museums OF their houses, of tying rib
bons everywhere, of putting up streamers
and portieres over every opening, and thus
making horror of the house. A genuine
love of art would not allow O woman to Law
ish such kind of decorations upon her
home home" The speaker scored severely Ed
about suiting it to the complexion.
Prof. John Fiske, the Cambridge historian,
his very delightful lectures on
early American m history. He gave the gen
the discovery of America. Columbus, said
the professor, estimated the earth to be one
seventh smaller than it really is. He exag-
to extend so far east that its western coast
could come to where Mexico is. Then he
supposed the island of Japan would extend
to where Cuba is, and he (Columbus( argued
seventh of the Temperate zone was water,
and that that would be what he would have
to cross, which distance he figured at !, $50
miles.
Mrs. Emily Huntington Miller's address at
the opening of the Assembly last night was
very carefully prepared and elected great
applause during its delivery. She closed as
follows:
"Chautauqua stands for home: for all that
and purifies us; for all that exalts
and extends its influence, and has done no
greater WORK than in opening the windows
toward the sun into q great host of shut
in lives, and in bringing the pure philos-
opher and sage to it with the mother at the
freside, and walk with her in the round of
her daily life. She has led women to the
shores of . new country, and she is gather
ing in from that country treasures and
riches, day by day, and year by year
"Chautauqua owes to woman one thing
more. Let her honor herself by building in
this coming year of discovery and conquest
a noble and beautiful building, and inscribe
over its door the words: w Womans Pavilion,
1892 Columbus discovered America. Woman |
has made it worth living in.
Chancellor Vincent then announced that
the authorities, with dream of larger things
the future, had decided to call Music Hall in
honor of the distinguished pianist, Prof. |
Sherwood, sherwood Hail."
In Mr.. Homer Moore's illustrated lectures
on Wagner's operas feature has been in.
which will mark an epoch in popu-
lar musical education. Mr.. Moore Is pos
sessed of a powerful barytone voice of large
compass. He sings and speaks with perfect
ease, being able to sing six OF seven difficult
Wagner numbers and speak 40 minutes with
out showing signs of fatigue. This inter-
probation of the musical selections Is the
traditional one left by Wagner to his Ger
man artists in Bayreuth. The most trying
and difficult parts are sung with no apparent
and solos in most pleasing
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