New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-06
A NATIONAL PAGEANT.
..1prcAL TABLEAUS PRESENTED ATT
CHAUTAUQUA.
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GILMORE TALKS ABOUT NATHANIEL
HAWTHORNE.
rey rnIEGaArH TO THE TkiBCSE.,

nr Miss Kate +. kin'all. for the Assembly. in
| y, Mss Mary H. Mathcr. OF Wilmington Del >,
"I,,s Of smith College. to conduct Girls Club
J IT, ,bs summer and the first meeting was held on
1 w", The girls ages range from fourteen IA
/ y,r scs yeats. some being college women Session
..u daily for hour. Twenty four circles Of fen
". sseh, constitute the membership. which * be-
" ,sscd 10 al each meeting. The ain, OF the cl,b
~, obtain trrer outlook into life TIE snbjec, Of
=. rpercnccs were selected IN advance. but bcvond
~, there are methods. except as p,ans devc,on
,-a,v The subject Of the first meeting "Con
y.~ rvcr be Jane :" was conference on indIvid
'.n,1 Miss Margaret c. Davis spoke on phoscs NJ,
=. subject. Where Shall Our Front Doors no,~
* suggested by article in "Eook
ysss" descriptive Of an old homestead In
,btrh The position Of the door In tho
nssds OF The house was typical Of the symmetry Of.
As living behind the door. In this connection Miss
:.lsncr Of Cory. Penn. read paper on the ideal
dining room. The ideal girls room was presented Ly
Mss Pearl BcmS. Willie the ideal guest chamber WAS
Assssed By tho club at large. A friendly donation
sarted a library, the leaders Of circles selecting The
books. Many 81 these were written by. the patron
.lns Of The circles. which are named for wcll.known
voren. Willard Pansy. NighNcgale Bottomc II. II
Stove and Lady somerset are among these names
Isch ten has rook OF lis IN Tie c!ubroom where
no particular cOlOrs and motto Of lie circle prevail
II
co,onial tea, have been among the public receptions
held BIZ the "OutoOk" Miss Elizabeth barrett j.,
the lsGte OF tnc gicc club. several clnh songs have
been written BY Miss Lula Cumback. There is also
a basio and guitar c1nb. \ feature Of The daily
meetings Is a message from one circle In which the
life and work Of the patron saint are stated. Miss
Elizabeth Boancll, OF Tunkhaun0ck, Fem. read an
original poem. putting into poetic form the If, Of
Helen Hunt Jackson Visitors who have addressed
ma ,tufln ~ F,,lv
Mrs. G. r. Alden tPanSy), MIS-, Alice stone The Eng
Hsh nurse: President Merrill T.. Gates and DiShop
J. II. Vincent Miss Mathcr pre- dcs Mt the meetings
and the spirit Of the club is OF hearty response to
oil proposed measures. Among members Who have
been specially hcpfl are Miss Alice p. SMITH, Of
Wilmington, Del. Miss Roberta licdsSon. Of Athens
Ca, aud Miss McCOllOm. Of Troy Penn. The s,cr,
ar!cs. who serve for week. include Miss Marcarc,
c. Davi,. Miss Bcllc Stoncr. Miss hnce p. SMITH
Mis- Irene Cole and Miss Margaret DorcN An OF
oyablo feature Of The club programme Vas a special
meeting at which Miss Helen W. Ciarhson. Of VII
niDgt0n. Del. gave an Interpretation Of Emcrson's
esay Shakespeare.
A. IL o'clock an unusually largo audience for
FORENOON lecture. on purely literary theme gathered
the Amphlthoatrc 10 listen To Professor J. H.
Gilmore. of tbc University Of Rochester, whose sub
jec Nathaniel Ilaw:hCrnc. After comparing
hawthorne with sich contemporary writer's OF fiction
irving, Cooper and Poe, Professor Gilmore characterized
hin the founder Of the psychologist school Of fctlo
md perhaps the greatest genius that America has
get produced. lie WIS thoroughly imbucd with the
New England spirit was natural in view Of that
hcredty and environment which helped 70 determine
his character. The characteristics OF the man were
iwclt upon OF some length, and made especially
interesting by the lecturers personal "reminiscences
" the great author. Professor Gilmore regards law
horne as morbid anaonist Of Character and motive,
possessing marked originality and endowed with
rerd and grotesquc but powerful Imagination Intense
asson but scanty pathOs and rare humor in dealing
nth the ideal world His style nearly perfect
ecming rather thought itself than the earb OF
bought. On the whole. he must be regarded as the
reatest creative genius of his day but he would have
cen greater had he been morbid and msanhropic
A notable concert under the direction Of Dr. III. H.
,aner of New York. given this afternoon IN inc
lmphitheatre. Mrs. Florence Howe Hall lcctuIcd TO
ny on The English Language as 1t Is Spoken In
he Best Society," and defined tho best society as
stholic IN rs claims and Ideals. and not requiring
esolute h6mogcncousness in its members. II admits
variety OF people fashionable. literary and artistic
Hrs. Hail deprecated what termed the pseudo
;eity OF language, or full dress speech for tie plain
purposes OF every day life, and concluded with Arch
leaeon Hate that while Inherited language "a 70 BE-
regarded with duiiful vrncinon, II should be freed
tvm impurities and be adapted to the ideas IT IS to
;othe.
theatre for the National Pageant this evening notice
was given In advance that no ono would bc admitted
before 80. The pelicnce OF last year, when Tor the
tablesus Of Ben llur' large part Of the audience
remained over from the afternoon lecture prompted
The mann cement TO make this arran cement for the
equal rights Of ALL But for The 5000 who crowded
every available space tonight fully as many could not
gain almittance. This unique entertainment com
Fises tableaus. some Of them ia expressive
u the Nations history The chorus sing
Ing and orchestral music Of National airs.
Min the historic setting. were impressive. There
sere ten brief dramas, each in itself rcprc en'ng the
imax Of important event In the last 400 years.
y the scene Of Columbus at the COait Of Isabella,
Columbus was pcrsdnated by ". s. cambridge; Mss
,sroiyh A. Lcech, o. Louisville, representing The
queen. Tn: Landing Of the Pilgrims included hf'J
,hautduquans. Sir 5taeg was TIC Mics Siandsh; 7.
j. Sherman, o. lfDOkyn, the Jchh Atich, Nh'
stdded Miss Gwync;h King. the new Phscil'a. The
ol,nel Kitchen WAS especially realistic rs Colona!
ami grsnGmO;l,r and typical
"a maid Of 1000, pcr'onatcd by j. q. Adams
:. ". ,.,.lman, a, oOnla father showed
lac soilut, Of a + nj parent IA his family OF WHOM
here were children gaiorc. The reception given 70
Washington ana Lafayette at Newport was a gay
r, S Of lTh p, S IN Aie Sae s. Anderso r
7. }. Hatfield, Nj. Twc"dy. 7, o. shcarInan, IT,
I f. Eayerop, f. hna"lI t. Mr.. Ms s''r nsI
?. uis. ,.rnse T. Vincent: Mss Nay, Mi'.
IlanfcIs Mis- Try, and Mrs. N"idhngcr. IN"
sslr,a, &c ne was higbh realistic and tn Ju6il,+
inctr, sang with time abandon. The iaSf tAmchu
'prsca,el the sphere Of woron ~ tins ,ime; dmc,T
zee twsniy stati,~qH" groups repre- cnllng ,hc mhN
'r fes iOs anc trades open 10 wonen lncIldlhS pth
iaIs s'upt ~. artists. teachers Of physical cnI,Tr
M The Kind, rcafiea and journalists. rs n'nH
.parnicrts represented In inc lac; 'abi,''u'
Sofen 1T Iomc7 me preparation ana pr ,n,o,
aim ~ ihis series 81 history pictures mas lntcr
Std Chart suqua greatly ono hundred ana my
hsractcIs were represented. Mrs. Pond Popr, ~
hicaeo Greeted ne pageant assisted by ten patron
sses, an wplknJwu Chauiau1na women. Inc
aseant Will BE- repeated to morrow.