The Worcester spy., 1898-11-10

all the great men in literature, with
Aristophones, Shakspere, Dante. Ger
vantes Whether you agree with him
or not, you must acknowledge that he
has followed consistently the state
of mind of the greatest writers. He
literature of nature and spirituality;
he believes that the laws Of nature are
the laws of God. How can one live
near to nature and not live hopefully?"
is his spirit.
Back of all this" said Mr.. Bridges
in conclusion, ''is certain personality
on the part of the author. Wherever in
literature we find on the part Of an
author of the brave attitude of Robert
Louis Stevenson, the manlness, the
firm pursuit of beauty in the face Of
conditions that would have made a
coward whimper, there we find the seed
of immortality, and where we find it
not, there is neither life nor literature.
Other books may be blown hither and
thither by the wind of fashion, but
this is based on the rock of human ma
ture. and is Of permanent value to the
race, and indirectly to humanity and
civilization"
The children of st. Pauls Sunday
school win present the operetta Jack
on Friday evening, Nov. %, for the
benefit of ST. GabrieIs Orphanage. on
Hight street. The entertainment will
conclude with minstrel show by the
sanctuary choir, which is being care
| fully drilled daily, under the direction
of Rev p. H. Boland and Mr. Thomas
McKoan. The particular feature of the
evening will be the appearance of a
cornetist of great ability, Miss Glenia
! Da Costa. Although new to Worcester
4 people, Miss Da Costa is well known to
Boston audiences and has travelled
through eastern United States She
is the daughter of Antonio Da Costa,
for many years leader of the Fitchburg
Band and later a member of the Bos-
| ton Symphony Orchestra. A rare treat
! is in store for those who hear her.
At the home Of Mrs. Colley on Wood
land street the Lavender Club held its
regular weekly meeting yesterday af-
ldernoon, The subject of study for the
afternoon was London. and Mrs. Col
/ ley read very interesting paper on the
| Tower of London" This was followed
| by short talk on Earles court, a
! famous pleasure garden of London, and
Madame Tussauds, a building con-
4 tanning wax works of every description.
The club was organized for the pur-
pose of studying the different places
visited by Mrs. D. A. Matthews and
daughter while on their recent trip
| through England and France.
|
Earnest Henry Wood and Adelaide
, Richards Wyman were married last
evening at their home at 81 Harvard
/ street. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Calvin Stebbins. The house
was very prettily decorated with ferns
| palms and chrysanthemums, and about
40 couples were present. During the
evening an orchestra. played. Mr. and
Mrs. Wood, after a short wedding trip
will return to the city and reside al
the corner of West and Williams street
The young couple received many beau
tiful and costly gifts.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. V. Hutchins held
their first at home last evening, and
many friends were present to enjoy the
joyous occasion.
Col. f. B. Glasgow entertained large
audience at the Second Parish Club
yesterday evening with delightful ad-
dress upon "The Song of Roland" the
finding of which poem he characterized
as one of the great discoveries of this
4 age of science. He said he believed that
there was historical foundation fol
i Roland. After sketching the history OF
the manuscript Of the poem--the only
good copy of the accepted version
which is in the Bodlein library, the
speaker analyzed the work, calling at
ltention to such points in it as the feeble
sense of nature, the fondness Of epi-
thets, the absolute objectivity and alb
sence of secondary ideas, and the de-
1 gree to which it reflects salient ele-
ments in the French character today
elements which apparently were
marked so long as 700 years ago.
The better to present the poem, Col
4 Glasgow read portions of ii in an orig
inal translation, which rendered with
distinct success the childish simplicity
and directness and the quaint charm OF
the original.
Anthony Trollope AMI Charles
Reade," two of the most interesting
characters among English writers, will
be the subject of Leon H. Vincent :
lecture at Trinity Church, this evening,
l at o'clock Mr.. Vincent is an arrnto -