Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-04
OF DANTE's LOVE.
For a picture.


For a picture.)
Dante, whose heart had tainted for the
want
Beatrice's,
Stood. in his hunger, by the city's wall
When, as by preordainment, Beatrice
passed
Beatrice, who was his first love and his
last
And all the music that thereafter he
Could make was made of dreams of
Beatrice.
Thence, from his song, visions in the
world,
That millions have beheld, and, signing,
cried;
"Alas, were but my love like his for
Beatricer'
Edwin r. Champlin Fall Riven
At his second lecture on Sudermann,
Thursday. at the house of Miss Sargent,
Dr. Schinz continued his explanation of
Sudermanns plays, two of which,
"Glueck in Winkel," and John the Bap-
tist," were presented. The latter, Su-
dermann's latest play, was forbidden in
Germany, last year, but performances
of it have been allowed this year. the
emperor himself undersigning the au-
thorization. AT first the success achiev-
ed by 1t was inconsiderable, but at It's
second performance public opinion was
turned entirely in favor of the play, and
as in Berlin, SO in Dresden and else
where through the country.
Sudermann the novelist is less known
than Sudermann the dramatist, yet he
is one of the most popular German writ
ers of fiction, Frau Sorge" being his
oneSf rfsarxf Cob
an analysis of one Of his short novels
'Yolanthes," and of his latest great
novel, "Es War" Two other German
writer's were also presented briefly, the
one, Spielhagen, on account Of his i'm
portance; the other, Baumback, on ac-
count Of the popularity he has achieved
in America. Both are novelists. Baum
bach is also a poet
At Mrs. Blake's, next week, DR. Schinz
will lecture on Hauptmann.
The Woman's Auxiliary of st. Marks
Church met with Mrs. o. w. Norcross,
Thursday afternoon, and voted to work
for the Door whites of Georgia There
We're eight ladies present.
Did You ever hear. by the way, how
little 'Dodo' got out of the Marlborough
| house set?'" writes London cores
pondent She used to be great favorite
with both the Prince and Princess of
Wales, for she is extremely clever and
amusing, although sometimes her love
OF a joke rather oversteps her discretion.
At any rate, on one occasion she was
present at little supper party given at
some smart house at which the prince
was present. They were all seated about
ene taple, iaughingly proposing each
others healths, when Mrs. Asauith sud
denly rose, and, glass in hand, swept a.
low courtesy to the prince.
ITO Pom-Ponp' she cried Cthis is the
name by which the future king Of Eng
land is known to some of his most in
innate friends) ITO Pom-Pom and
may the old lady soon give him a
ehancep'
Nobody dared say word to the prince
OF TO look at him. After dead silence.
ne remarked that he must leave. Since
that time Mrs. Asquith has never again
oasked in the smiles of royalty.
Thursday afternoon and evening
saw the vestry of the universities
Church given over to fair and supper
under the auspices of the Chapin c1nh
AS the original date was Feb. %, the pa
triotic idea was maintained, altholIgh
y,
decorations of the vestry and the vari-
GUS booths in it were all in red. white
and blue. The booths were in charge AZ
follows: Candy, Miss Belle K. Harring-
ton, Miss Ella d. Lombard Miss I,uta
Belle Lincoln and Miss Ethel Benlis:
lemonade, Miss Marie L. Ruddy. Miss
Grace Rowell Mrs. Harry C. Robinson
mystery, Harry L. King and William B,
Phelps, with 2 number of little bows
dressed as Brownies flower, Miss Sadie
King, Mrs. Frank Kettelle, Miss Flor
ence Reeves, Miss Ellsworth; miscella-
neous. Mrs. H. l.. Jillson, Miss Pike.
Miss West, Miss Munroe. The ladies'
parlor was filed with small tables, at
which ice cream was served by Mrs. T.
Spencer jerks and corps of assistants
from Miss Josie Matthews Sunday
school class.
There was an interesting exhibition in
one of the anteroonis, where Dr. Fitch
had hung a number Of Japanese pictures
and war posters from the private coliec-
tion of Mrs. Arthur Comins. A grapho-
phone in charge Of Edward c. Fuller and
William G. Allen afforded lots of merri-
nlent.