The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-12
SOCIAL AND OTHERWISE.
= otable Evening At tho Woman's CLUB
Dr. Russell Pemberton rrescat-Psr-
s)nai Mention and other Notes,

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| lors. not In the classroom. The rostrum
was placed between the two south win
/ d0ws IN the rear parior, and the chairs
| faced In that direction. There was chap
ply Tor itselD @ particularly fun au-
oience including. as guests OF the chair
man, Miss Oisa Bauch. Miss Anne Cor
don, Mrs W. vs.. Archer. Miss Belle Fitz-
/ patrick DR.. Russell pembcrton. Miss Jul
/ liet Lee Sits. Iartwel, Mrs. John How
| ard SoIthalL Airs. Charles J.. Lee and
| Mrs Breckenridge Stalkc.
Mrs +. g. Minor. as chairman, was
| first upon tie programme, which every
/ body present declares with enthusiasm
was one OF the most delightful iu itself
and Of the strongest in its presentation
/ for this or last year. THE names u
those reading papers explain that
AIRS. Minor told 20 beer audience the
story of 'faust' as Goethe found it. cX-
planning the meaning OF tha word. which
is Fortune She then briefly reviewed
30. as Goethe BIAS loft b. t9 uostcr'ty, and
cited Nr. LoWes criticism. Tine first
part ~ Faust' was the victory Of
Gosthes youth. Tho second part was the
mistake OF his OLD are This she said
and proceeded to suheantitto ch1rmingly
WAS not Dr. Armstrong; opinion. Her
resume OF the poem was clcycrly AND
gracefully made. t0 the Intense Interest
and entertainment of Deer audience In-
dDr ordinary conditions She is delight
fal woman. under those chat obtained
in tle club uHrI9rs. She Wls eonsp.cuous'y
so
Tha second paper. entitled "Thc First
Part 0f Faust. was written and read hy
Miss Annie Emr'e Sheppard. lfs oric.-
NAL rn..if... u.I. InfUH. tho Saturday
Cluh. AS % matter of fact 10 deserves
publication in some conspicuous quarter
as 900 sly whose classic purity of style
originality and depth of Thought and
rDeti. 'n-ichl must commend if to tho
most critical a brilliant paper hy Miss
Sheppard GOD "Fl0f 1m and Jefsam' is "a
pleasant year-olI memory of club NOM
hers and was published in The Times mo
the general request on last evening her
friends We're deiightcd 10 perceive no
trace Of Der recent serious illness I'm her
clear voice.
elm each existence there are two war
ring elements the human and the divine
tho delight of the senses and that pang
of aspiration which is symb0lizcd by "tho
desire OF the moth for the STAR In
seems tho special mission of poetry TO
harmonic tn0s. Two iarrin- notes. until
tho winged and immortal thought trans-
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spiritual. and scusu0us nature. while his
philosophy indicates The type Of mental
organization. wo must look upon Goethe q
great masterpiece, tie dramatic poem ~
Faust. as the ulC0usol ous revelation. first
oi his spiritual being. and later. OF the
rr0er.-s of DIS intellectual Ufo." Thus
lIss sheppards charming introduction.
Its conclusion was thus. "The underly-
am ages. hv a.l nations. ul only the eve
of faith cam lo9E steadily upon &c. From
the inspired Hebrew soor who declared
and If Doe prophecy falsely J. the Lord
have deceived that prophet and shal
cut him off from my people, and thc lofty
pagan. Lufipldos. who SANG.
'llo tides OF life uncertain flow.
And ever hetuiXt veal and woe
We drIit ANA WAIVER too aud FRO
because, ihe Gods Wiu nave DO to.
even I'D inc modern poet OF pNii'7 opH5.
mo long reaches oi 'I"e nave con ,-il",'l
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