Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04
OUT AND ABOUT
GLEANINGs FROM A WINTERS
DAY.
Give and Take Party at Mrs. Wash
burn Unsuccessful Benefit for Lo-
cal Northumberland Memorial
oratorio Chorus Reurion-Mrs.
Chaffee's Art Class.

cal Observation-Disclosures Memorial
| Oratorio Chorus Reurion-Mts.
Chaffee's Art Class
| The Thursday Club is club of ladies
which, while social in its nature, makes
a point each year of doing something
for charity. Last year it gave sum of
money; the year before, it presented a
play and gave the proceeds away, This
year, 1T decided to give party at the
house of Mrs. Charles F. Washburn for
the benefit of the Temporary Home and
Day Nursery The party took place
last night, and proved gratifying
success. In the first place, about 200
packages were either brought or sent.
mostly the former, so that there was no
lack OF either packages or people at the
party. The packages were placed on
four tables and half an horr was given
for purchasing them, during which
most of them disappeared, although a
good many were Immediately handed
back to be re-sold. At o'clock those
that still remained unsold were auc-
toned off by Mr.. George Y. Dewey,
amid much merriment and animated
olddlng, although the bids, like the
vaiue or the packages and the purchas-
lng-price, were confined to so cents
Money was also made at a table
where sweets were sold by Mrs. David
Narrower, Mrs. Lincoln N. Kinnicutt
and Miss Hopkins. In all, about $3.50
was Melted by this novel and amusing
entertainment
! The Womans Club class In parlia-
mentary law meets this morning at 10
| O'clock
Sir Arthur Sullivan's oratorio of ''The
Prodigal Son." which was given Thurs
day night at Pilgrim Church, will be
repeated Sunday at the evening service.
beginning at o'clock.
| Mrs. AdeliZa Brainerd Chaffee's scrap
book class met for the first time Thurs
day morning, % out of the rs to which
me membership is limited being present.
Inc pointed style in architecture was
the subject, and 1t was illustrated by
pictures OF the ducal palace in Venice,
| Notre Dame In Paris, the cloisters of St.
John Lateran at Rome, Giotto's tower
! IN Florence and Henry Seventies chap
ell in Westminster Abbey, examples be-
ing taken from these great art centres
t m order to give as varied view as pos
sible of the subject.
! Next Thursday the renaissance will be
studied, and the following Thursday
there will be a parlor meeting at the
4 house of Mrs, Charles Lancaster Short,
on the general topic of architecture,
/ other parlor meetings in the course will
1 be held at the houses of Mrs. Frank l..
| Goulding and Mrs. Frank A. Leland
|
Mrs. D. H. Eames gave whist party
Thursday afternoon for her grand
daughters, the Misses Gushing of Low
ell. There We're five tables,
| With the idea of meeting again at the
end of the seasons work, and Of ex-
pressing their appreciation of their
faithful and meritorious services, the
music committee of Pilgrim Church gave
an informal reception Thursday night to
the forces of Mr., J. Vernon Buffers
oratorio chorus. The occasion was most
pleasant. Practically every one was
there, including the quartet of the
church and of the soloists who have
sung in the oratorio concerts, Miss Pei
! ton, Mr.. ]. H. Cafferty, Mr.. c. H. Grout,
DR., P. C. w. Dufault and Mrs J. w.
/ Mitchell.
A short musicale was given, consist
! ing of piano solo by Miss Ruth E.
+ Nelson, the pianist OF the concerts, and
/ vocal solos by Mrs. Mitchell and DR.
Dufault, after which Mrs. E. o. Conant
who has sung in the chorus, read an
original poem upon the subject of Its
musical work and enjoyments this year
She was followed by Miss Pelton and
/ Miss Shumway, who sang solos.
Then came the central event of the
evening, when DIR. Carl Crisand, who, as
secretary of the music committee and
master of ceremonies, stepped upon the
platform and in the name of the chorus
presented to Mr.. Butler beautiful ma
hogany music cabinet and to Miss Mel
son purse of money. Refreshments
| completed the evenings pleasures.
! Mr.. Richard LIE Caffeine arrived in
New York yesterday, intending to give
! a series of lectures and readings from
! his books in different cities of the coun-
| try. 1t remains to be seen whether
| this English poet, essayist and critic,
Who has become, fashionable cult in
London, will meet with the same sue
cess here. If he is fortunate enough to
/ fall in with Mrs. Jack" his career so
far as Boston goes, should be assured.
| Mr.. LIE Gallienne has never written for
the multitude; but his Religion of a
Literary Man" has attained something
! like popularity with the more cult
waited class of readers, III l Were
/ God" his latest prose publication, is in
spite of dts obnoxious title an exceed
! ingly delicate and suggestive bit of
writing.
Although only about 96 years of age,
Mr.. LIE Gallienne has been twice mar
ried. His first wife was only IS years
| present Mrs LIE Caffeine Is a young
/ Danish woman, who has frequently fig
ured in her husbands writings as the
| Sphinx Before her marriage she was
correspondent of one of the largest
newspapers in Denmark, as well as a
contributor to London periodicals. They
were married in London, about a year
ago.
At meeting, Thursday, of the cast
of "The Masque of Culture" it was
unanimously voted to present the play
in Association Hall, next Tuesday eve
ming.
Mrs. j. Edwin Smith gave a hand
some luncheon Thursday for Mrs. Fran
/ els Batcheller of Boston.
There will be meeting in the inter-
est of anti-suffrage, at the residence of
Mrs. T. C. Mendenhall, II Boynton
street, Saturday afternoon, at o'clock.
Papers will be read by Mrs. Profs Sedg-
wick and other members of the Boston
Association.
Mrs. Homer Gage gives a dance Mon
day evening.
Sousa has invented new band in