The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-27

about Jauntily for hours for the diver
sion of people whom they did not know
and for whom they cared nothing Life
can not be all skittles and beer under
such conditions.
Several of those men and women
were so hoarse they could hardly make
themselves ineligible, yet not one Of
them used his handkerchief or sneezed.
How did they manage to conceal their
infirmity? Had they sprayed their
noses with cocaine, and eaten dozens
Of cough lozenges?
But persons who make a business of
appearing in public always contrive to
avoid the public notifications entailed
by colds in the head and similar. small
derangements. The only exception to
this rule the writer ever witnessed was
once when Paderewsh was giving a
recital. In the midst of a delightful
passage the artist sneezed heavily.
Rumaging in the pocket of his Prince
Albert for the moral support of every
pianist, his handkerchief, he deliber-
ately wiped his face while 1000 pairs Of
eyes followed every motion Owing to
that sneeze, the audience lost part of
the program. The piece, which had
been so rudely interrupted, was never
resumed, for when Paderewski again
touched the keys it was to begin the
next number.
The Past Ladies' Association will
meet with Mrs. Dunkerton, at SO May
street, Monday, for a o'clock tea.
Tuesday Good Will Lodge of Odd La
dies will meet with Mrs. Dunkerton
Their men folk are invited to a O'Clock
supper. In the evening the Rain or
Shine Whist Club will play.
The collection Of love letters between
Browning and his wife, about to be
published contains this memorandum
written upon the back of one of her
| letters:
Marylebone Parish Church. II As to
l2.l5-the 91st time of our meeting
This was the place and time of their
secret marriage.
We often hear Of the destruction in
| Philistine America, of ancient land
marks and Of ebullitions of vandalism
directed against beautiful and honor
able things. Indeed, the critics and
censors are fond of contrasting Aneri-
! can behavior in this respect with the
conduct OF English or French or Ital-
lans under similar circumstances.
Now there comes from Florence the
news that the lovely old Ponte Vic
chic is threatened Built by Taddeo CAD
d centuries ago, it still stands and per
forms good service, and will stand for
centuries more. if it is not molested.
The horror of the thing is heightened
by the threat of substituting for this
| historical monument a modern suspen-
| sion bridge. o Temporal Q moresl
fc tn !,
a large number of Worcester Club Wo-
men win go to Boston for the Deem
| Der meeting of the Massachusetts State
Federation, which is to be held on the
| 18th and 14th Of the month A rich
| program has been planned by Mrs.
Rowe, the president, and her asso-
ciates, and it is evident that those who
do not attend win miss a good deal.
Industrial Conditions" especially IN
! their relation to women and children.
is to be the subject Of the convention.
| Tuesday morning and afternoon the
meetings will be held in the Park street
! church. Hon. Carroll d. Wright has
promised to come on from Washington
| TO deliver an address, and Miss Mary
| A. Mason one of the Massachusetts
! factory inspectors, viii speak on Mas
sachusetts laws relating to women and
children in industry, and their enforce
ment." Another speaker will be Miss
Vida ID. Scudder, professor of English
| literature at Wellesley College whose
subject will be Social ideals"
In the afternoon Miss Edith NJ
Howes will give greeting from the
Massachusetts, Association of Working