The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-17


shire federation, and wife of ex- Senator
Biair spoke on the sociological work o
the New Hampshire federation. which
| ls divided into three groups, namely
charity. ethics and civics.
| MISS Edith NJ. Howes spoke I'm behalf
| OF the Working Girls clubs and the
National League of Working Women's
societies, OF which she is president.
! Mrs. Mary Kenney OSulliVan spoke
most interestingly on Wage Farmers
! as | Have Seen Them"
Prof. Mary Calkins of Wellesley col
lege spoke on Practical Suggestions
for Work i'm Massachusetts Towns. RE-
sulting from Investigation by the Con-
sumers' League"
The past week has been an excep
tlonally busy one among our Rhode
Island club women. particularly i'm
Providence. where early i'm the week
occurred the meetings of three OF our
Federated clubs, viz. the Read. Mark
and Learn, Providence FortnightIy and
the Ardirhebiah.
The program of the Read Mark and
Learn club, as arranged by the presi-
oent, was an intensely ENJOYABLE one
being a continuance of their studies i'm
spain and including at this time five
brief papers upon celebrated characters
OF Spanish history, commencing with
the life of Columbus as outlined by
Miss Bertha Smith.
Mrs. Moore followed with n paper
upon NalqueZ the great Spanish paint
er, born at Seville I'm 1899 His early
career was traced 10 the time i'm 1923
when he was recognized and appointed
court painter by Philip the Fourth. TO
whom we owe much for his share i'm
the refinement of humanity by his in
telligcnt recognition and encourage
ment OF the arts. The paper proceeds
an ikf hn arfs fso-tf.
quez at the court of Philip The Fourth.
his later studies in Venice Naples and
Rome (where he was lodged and enter
tained at the palace OF the Vatican and
intrusted with the keys of some Of the
decorated with beautiful
frescoes), and sums up the whole with
the inquiry: What is Il that stands
out as the main characteristic OF his
work. our answer is this: First and
foremost, his entire devotion 90 truth.
From the earliest commencement OF his |
life as an artist he gave himself with |
The most entire and open handedness |
10 sincerity of treatment. His aim was |
20 be faithful Interpreter The ideal |
10 him was i'm human souls, and hu- |
uanty looks down at you through the |
yes OF his wonderful creations. for |
ValqueZ was painter OF portraits, "A |
lelineator of souls; his personages are
wing and human. We have every evi-
fence. both in his works and i'm his life
# a sympathetic character, a heart I'm
ouch with other hearts"
Herman Cortes. the daring conqueror
4 Mexico. was the subject ~ the third
aper by Miss Elizabeth bay. Miss
)ay dwelt upon that period i'm the life
4 Cortcz. when. at the age of g. no
.as intrusted by Nelasduez. then gov
ruor OF Cuba, with the conquest OF
icNiCo.
The paper continues: Never. per
aps. was 90 great an enterprise un-
ertaken with 80 little regard for it's
ilhculties and dangers. force OF be- |
Ween 600 and 200 men. only l3 of whom
ere musketeers. with only 10 field |
ieces and two or three smaller can |
on were az tho means az Cortes' COM
and 60 effect the conquest Of the then
Intensive empire of Mexico.
Never before did any captain. so
'ebly attended. gain such brilliant
ictories or subdue so vast an ernpire
70 took no money with him ~ nav his
.en: on the contrary ne was deeply
debt ,
But IL was not necessary TO offer
ages 10 Spaniards i'm the Indies az an ,
dncement 10 take patt In war eNpedj- {
ons. Miss Dsv from this point most I
tertstingly told the story of the sub