The record-union., 1898-04-17

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Norden's home on Saturday evening.
The host acted as director, and very
interesting and profitable time was en-
joyed by all.
Frank Brown has gone to Seattle on
business and pleasure trip
Miss Katherine Gum of San Fran
cisco is the guest of Mrs. Judge Nc
Kune
The Spoon Whist Club held its last
meeting Monday afternoon at the resi-
dence of Mrs. E. H. Mckee.
Miss Edith Miller came home from
Vests Seminary last week to spend
few days with her parents.
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Misses Alice and Helen Weinstock
spent the Easter holidays at home.
Carl Jones of Grass Valley has been
visiting the home Of Miss Beaumont
for the past week.
Judson Hechtman was up from Hoyts
at Stanford for a few days.
Mrs. James Faris went to Wheat
land last Friday to attend conven-
ton of the Baptist Church held in that
city.
S. McKim left for San Francisco last
Monday, where he will remain for sew
eral weeks.
E. Hoen visited his home at Santa
Rosa during the early part of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Drescher and daughter,
Louise, left yesterday to make visit
in San Francisco.
On Monday evening, under the aus
pices of the Tuesday Literary Club,
Mrs. Henri Fairweather lectured be-
fore a large and appreciative audience
on the subject, "Nieblunger Lied" Mrs.
Fairweather traced the myths of the
Morse, or northern mythology, from the
myths of the Hindo-Aryan race from
which the Norsemen sprung, and show
ed the resemblance. and contrast be-
Latin mythologies. The mythology Of
the Norsemen was the religious belief
Of our ancient Anglo-Saxon forefathers,
and it's dominant thought is strength,
combined with fearlessness and desire
for freedom. From it our forefathers
gained their love Of personal liberty.
and a sense of independence. which la
ter was the inspiration that prompted
the magma charta and the American
declaration Of independence. The lee
turer briefly outlined the four operas
which constitute ''Nieblunger Lied Of
Wagner, 1.-The Rhinego1d," 1.-THE VAL
kyrie," 'Siegfried" and "Gotterdamme-
rung," which are founded upon the
myths of northern mythology. She de-
scribed infinitely the beautiful stage eff
fects as presented upon the stage at
Baireuth, and the emotional quantity
of the music which accompanied it. The
spiritual lessons derived from the OPP
eras were "the power and beauty of
gold when rightfully applied" 1.-The
curse of gold when wrongfully used"
the power of gold to crush and control
labor" also, the ennobling and en-
during love of woman for woman"
On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Fair
weather lectured on SAUL by Brown
ing, prefacing by saying that Brown
ing lived in an age of intense material
ism; that from the region of doubt
and perplexity which environed him he
came forth with a sublimated faith;
that he thoroughly understood the frail-
ties and peccadillces of human nature,
but he equally recognized the divinity
in man. Bit by bit she analysed the
story Of Saul. which she considered a
masterpiece in literature The lowly
shepherd-boy musician, David, came to
the agonized, dumb mad monarch,
Saul, to comfort. sustain and soothe him
with the powed of music and to bring
back into the animal body the soul
which had temporarily departed. He
aroused Saurs attention through music
and song, which reached first. the ami
NAL, then the human, then the spirit
ual plane. He touched him With mes
sages Of sympathy, j~", human love.
religion. appeals to pride and ambition,
and finally reached him with revela-
ton of divine love and redemption
through Christ The beautiful imagery
of the poem was clearly portrayed, and
the underlying lesson, "All's love, yet
alTs law" was nicely demonstrated.
Mrs. Fairweather then gave her hear
ers a technical discourse on the power
of vibration and the healing power of
music, telling results Of experiments in
the laboratories of reputable scientists,
where theories Of vibration were prac-
tically tested; of the power off sound
to produce form; the power of vibra-
ton to demolish, and of the healing
properties of music. A brief resume
( Of the Ring and the Book" was also
/ included in the days entertainment.
and the lessons drawn from it were that
/ each man judges from his own stand
point. therefore the danger of judging
/ one of another, and the fallibility of
/ human reason.
! This lecture concludes the series Of
/ Mrs. Fairweather, anu all who have
! awaited themselves of the opportunity
| to hear her have been amply repaid.
! She is a woman of broad culture, Of
advanced ideas, and an extensive trav-
! eler and keen observer who is and has
| been a hard student and who gives
unstintingly the benefit Of her garnered
/ knowledge, of her ripe experience, of
| her humane ideas and her religion of
1 love to those who are fortunate enough
/ to hear her.