Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-03-04
.NEW-CENTURY CLUB.

Efhey heard there. Mrs. Lewis q. Van
°rift told the Current Eventa Glass
f>0f the first days proceedings. and before
Etoming TO the platform to do so re.
moved her hat, eyemr lifying the Gus
Ftom Of the congress, where many of the |
&qpaakers appeared without hat or gloves
$3lnd the greater number of the audience
f6moved their hats, which gave an
4 mir of sociability to the gathering.
A The delegates were treated with great
" courtesy; front seats were reserved for
fthem at all meetings and everything
Y possble done for their comfort. The
E1dea OF the congress originated with its
& preHident, Mrs. Birney, and Mrs
Y Phoebe A. Hearst, wishing to make
v possible scheme that promised so
4 much good to the community, gener-
ously bore all Of the expense Of it, in
tcauding the entertainment of the guests
Ia spirit OF kindl1nes and goodwill per-
vaded the assembly. Tho teachings of
Froebel were it's inspiration, the central
q Idea being that the betterment of the
Il race must begin with the child, which
III the elevation of the mother necessarily
precedes. The kindergarten must sup
|5fpiy what is now often missing 10 the
4 home, and cut off the supply of inmates
4 FOR asylums, refcrmatories and prisons.
IN Fathers and mothers should live not
H only for their children, but with them:
A they ought to sit down on the floor and
" play with them, and tell them stories
there are so many stories to tell when
"a all nature ia ours-the natural phe-
Y nomena OF every day are full of sug-
N Restiona. Children are cot taught to
"a work in the simple. practical way they
& used to be. when the mother, busy with
8 her rolling pin. gave to the little girl
"a beside her, who had her little rolling
pin, too. piece of dough to mould.
n 50 play must take its place in their
Y aevelopment. But simple playthings
}sRre best; a box of sand, a bottle and a
spoon, are better than anything more
N elaborate. But above all let parents
" and teachers never do anything that
n eball lower them in the eyes of the
rs children, or disappoint them in the
n love they have right to expect.
Mrs. Charles S. Wilson, Miss Alice
NJ b. Smythe and Misc Mather COM
pIeted the account of tho proceedings
Of the Congress. Strong articles on
N = Heredity. on "Child Study" and
on Play, Grounds, F." were reported and
I; suggestions made for helpful course
* Of reading for, mothers. Among the
books spoken OF were 1.-THE Care of
Ms Oh ildren," by Mary. Sroville; "Cradle
WY ddli ISuFNbTgs ny SiEi5tlDB L. I1tF-
N rick: Gentle Measures To the Man
ri agement Of the Young" by Abbott.
m Biographies and good fairy stories are
useful and in every household should
Vi be an encyclopaedia, dictionary,
Pilgrim's Progress, and plenty Of
u good poetry.
Il Mrs Cleveland received the ladies of
y the Congress at the White House,
n where the throng was SO great that they
II scarcely saw their hostess, but re-
"a ceived, nevertheless, an impression of
n her graciousness as they were passed
Il hurriedly along to make room for
n others.
Mrs Stevenson of the Commons Club
II for working women in Chicago told of
\ the brightness it had brought into the
u lives of those who never before knew
X they had neighbor, or felt the joy of
y womanly companionship and co.opesa.
tion.
charming entertainment was given
I on Wednesday in the hour devoted to
\ the memory of Schubert, the German
va composer, who in his lifetime barely
4 won recognition, but whose centennial
I, anniversary was widely honored in this
country as we'll as in Europe
Mrs. L. O." VANDERBILT gave sym.
& pathetic, simplystold account of his
W life. which was the familiar story of a
struggle with poverty, ill-health and,
until near its close, a want of recosni
tion of the value of his work from those
whose goud opinion he valued most.
But he had warm friends who served
T. him well, and Beethoven, whom he
n sdored, at last conceded his genius, and
X! granted him an interview. He haG
Nh wonderful facility as composer. III
Y was but 81 when be died. but left ovel
X thousand compositions, GOO hundred
II of which were songs.
n He died with his strongest ambition
\, unsatisiied, that OF producing grea
opera. He wrote more than one, bu
q though the music was beautiful, the.
= were not adapted for acting. Hi
music was lyric. rather than dramatic
Y His first composition was made whel
he was 10, and THE Fri King" wa
Il produced when he was only 1S. Hi
e compositions cost him SO little eifor
K that he sometimes forgot they were hi
+ and did not recognize them when the
\ were played by others. He set to musi
h the poems of the greatest writer's
When the music for 'Ihe Erl King
was sent to Goethe ho threw it aside a
unworthy, but before hs died he recoa
nized its great merit, and said it wa
~ just as he would have had it represented
N Tho jarrinG, dis2orLant notes Intro
\. duced when the Erl King seizes tn
I. child, repealed those who had nc
k learned that there may be beauty i
\ dissonance when it is expressive.
In his death Schubert was granite
what was denied to him in life th
A comEanonghip of his peers for he lie
close by Beethoven and Mozart.
The songs selected TO illustrate hi
genius were admirably sung I'll
famous "Serenado," by Miss Waldi,
accompanied by Mrs. Joseph Swift O
the piano, and by ISIS Elizabeth Shit
pen Swift on the violin, ia blende
strains of exquisite music. Evil
Roses" was sung by Miss Trainer
"The Fri King" was given with thrill
NJ ing effect by NJ iss Lore, as was al.
The Young Nun.'' She was accon
panied by Mrs. Swift. "The Mornir
III Greeting" and Tho Trout" fro
1.-THE Maid of the Milf series we
delightfully."- rendered by Miss Weldi
&c. "a was tho "Ave Maria" by Mi
hi Trainer Miss Mary Poole. accor
~ panied by Miss Miriam ". Webb, sar
charmingy "Who ia Sylvia?' az
IL ''Hark! mark! the lark at heaven
gate sings her sweet, clear, bird Ill
voice suggesting the song of the sy
lark.