The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-22

In autumn, as the wear comes round
CThe seasons fall without sound).
by slow and stealth sn ashen hue
comes on the green, comes on the blue
The sticks [ burned beneath a larch
The first bright day of tawny March.
Gave out their heat and fell away
Successive into rose and gray.
Thus covertly, and term by term,
Like as the year. / grow infirm,
Thus spend my substance like the fire.
And like the last cold ash expire.
Philip Henry Savage.
Society will be out in full force for
John Drew and The Liars" Thursday
evening. AS a money maker, 1.-THE
Liars has beaten the record of the
beautiful and popular Rosemary" and
its financial possibilities have by no
means been exhausted by its long runs
at the Empire and the Hollis Street
theatres. In both places the Drew
mattnees have been the wonder of the
hour How unfortunate that Mr.. Drew
does not give the Worcester matinee
girl chance to test her fidelity!
Tomorrow will be like today. Life.
wastes itself whilst we are preparing
to live.-Emerson.
THE Old Homestead" may appeal to
different audience from 1.-THE Liars"
but not to a smaller one Like "Shore
Acres it carries it's welcome with 1t.
and bids fair to continue a favorite
With all kinds of audiences so long as
the conditions Of American life render
it Ineligible. This pretty idylI has
seen many a more elaborate and pre-
tentious piece go to pieces; yet here it
is making its rounds year after year,
apparently as secure in popular favor
as if the public were subsidized to go
to see 1t. 1t is standing REPUTATION to
the loud-mouthed theory that people
will not stand being preached at from
the footlights. In reality there is
nothing they like better
Rev Roland d. Grant, d D., who will
lecture in Association Hall, ON the eve
ming of jan. 81, under the auspices of
st. Johns Episcopal Church, is a very
accomplished speaker. His topic, "The
Columbia river" iB new 80 far as can
be recalled, it has never formed the
subject of a lecture in Worcester be-
fore. Mr. Grants pictures are colored
and are said to be as fine as Mr.. Bur-
ton Holmes by those who have seen
them. Mr. Grant is not a stranger to
Worcester, as once before this winter
he lectured here ON 1.-THE Yellowstone
Park" The thirst for good descrip-
tive lectures is not readily appeased,
and apparently Mr.. Holmes has left
the city nearly as dry as he found it.
The Girls Friendly Society of All
Saints Church will have its annual
banquet in Memorial Hall, Saturday
Rev. John Power viii give his an
nual supper and entertainment for
the choir and Sunday school teachers
of st, Paul's Church Thursday evening
in Colonial Hall.
DR.. Moxom conducted the Browning
class in delightful manner yesterday
forenoon. The work OF the class in
the future will be greatly assisted by
the special reading list upon Robert
Browning, which has been prepared
through the courtesy of Miss Young of
the Free Public library, and which was
distributed to the class yesterday. AS
this is the first such list published by
the library, the class feels itself high
ly complimented A very cordial vote
Of thanks was given Miss Young.
There are in the library nearly 200
books dealing more or less exclusively
with Browning, including not only the
classical COMMUNICATES upon the poet
but also a large collection of new and
important works. There are also
number Of portraits of Browning. G.
f. Watts portrait will soon be added
to the collection, the library manage
ment having sent abroad for photo
graph Of it.
The library also owns some Brown
ing music, how much the writer cannot
say. Perhaps music is hardly in its
line. Several pieces, however, might
easily be added. MIR. i. D. Allen, now
of Beloit, Wis, is The composer of a
charming musical setting Of "A Toe
cata Of Galuppis, which was used with
exquisite effect at the first social gath
ering of the Browning class, and later
at meetings OF the Worcester and
Westboro Woman's clubs A real So
nata by the real Galuppi may be
bought in sheet music form. Miss Hell
en- Clarke of Poet Lore" has set sew
eral OF the poems to music, and Co
lombe's Birthday" has been enriched
by the professor Of music at Vassar
College And, not to proong the list,
Mrs. Annie Il. Brand has made a de-
licious little song Of 20, to be in Eng
land. now that Aprrs there!"
The policy Of the library, In thus