The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-24

| chufch In Japan. THE convent 0l
proved itself up 10 date in every par
| ticular. The church was decorated
beautifully with palms and blooming
| plants, national flags. life. sized pic
| ture OF Francis Willard draped In white
SILK and two notices in large Chinese
characters which preached those time
! ~ truths Peace to all nations" and
Joy TO the world" Musical selections
| OF a high order were rendered by some
OF the best singers. foreign and native
in Japan and also by choir Of white
| ribbon girls. a very ts.der memorial
\ service for our promoted leader" as all
| loyal members OF to w. G. T. T., de-
| light TO call thelr beloved Francis VIII
lard, was held while number OF able
addresses, recitations. etc, filed out
a long and varied program.
Think of the change wrought I'm a
! single generation. from uneducated
| girlhOod 10 a Womans convention on
! the highest lines OF modern activity.
In conclusion, the paper pays the
| highest tribute To Japan, saying that
| "a religion, a country and an age that
! can produce such transformations Is
worth living by. living for and living
| in"
! The second paper OF the afternoon by
| Mrs Kelton enlarged at length upon the
1 architecture of Japan, describing the
| ltlDpitS ana lDc houses OF tue
| I'm clear and concise manner that
commanded the interest of her hearers
| throughout
| In beginning. Mrs. Kelton dwelt upon
| the Shinto Temple and the significance
| OF the name Shinto: describing quite i'm
| detail the outside and visible sign of
| Shinto," and contrasting IL with the
| familiar Buddhist Temple. The mod
| ern Japanese temple was pictured as
being invariably picturesque I'M its
! surroundings. because OF it's being de-
| barred from imposing height"
| or the japanese houses the paper
comments as follows: THE only indi-
| cation OF the character OF the houses
J used by the early japanese are found
| I'm the traditions respecting the primi-
tive Shinto temples. The early meth
! DDS OF building were perpetuated' in
| these temples. From a careful exam
| ination of all that can illustrate the
| houses of the early Japanese, we infer
| that they were OF extreme simplicity
| a careful description OF the methoda
| OF construction OF these houses follows.
| together with an explanation of tho
| forms OF Japanese architecture. The
| interesting fact was also brought ou1
| that lin the construction OF a house
! the principle OF inversion holds good.
! inversion being the confirmed habit of
| the far Oriental. The roof will be fully
| completed before the substructure is
| begun. The tools used by the carpen-
ter are reversed in, their action. The
! planes are drawN toward instead OF be-
ing pushed from the body. the saws cut
| on the up-stroke instead OF the down.
Drawing knives are pushed instead of
| pulled. keyholes made upside down tho
| keys turning backward.
When built the best rooms are loca-
| ted at the rear. In entering "A house a
a off pf
his hat; IL he takes up "A book Co read,
! he opens il at the back; he reads from
right TO left instead of from left Ia
right, the letters being arranged YER
tically instead of horizontally. After
| addressing a letter thus. United States.
| Ohio, Cincinnati Smith John Mr.. he
| will seal IL, turn il over and put the
| postage stamp on the back"
In conclusion. the paper cites many
other amusing customs, all tending to
| show that from the beginning TO the
| end OF life. i'm all iJs detail and expert
ence a principle of Inversion holds
| good.
Upon the conclusion of the paper Mrs
Kelton exhibited-a number of Japanese
curios, which were examined with in
terest.
The next meeting of the Ardihebiah
| will be the annual meeting and election
of officers, which marks the close of tn ,
twelfth season of the clubs successful
existence.
The last meeting OF the Home Liter
airy club of Woonsocket was held at
the home of the secretary. Mrs. Carrie
\. Brown. subject. Current events
i'm charge of Mrs. Alexander Gilbert.
Mrs. Gilbert announced that the sub
ject which interested her most. just
|
this connection Mrs. Gilbert read a
number Of extracts regarding this law
and it's Interpretation and observance
4 general discussion followed Mrs. Gil
bertS remarks.
The Canned Beef Question" and the
Peace Ratification Treaty were also
themes OF discussion, when the club ad-
iourned.
The regular meeting OF the Travellers
study club was postponed one week
and reassembled on the. evening Uf
Monday. April 18th.
In continuance of their present study
of French literature and art the first
topic chosen was Emile Zola An eN-
cellent paper on this subject was fol-
lowed by a discussion relative TO thu
writer's motive i'm dealing with the low
est phases of humanity. Attention was
called to the fact that Zola aVer1
that he does not Write for the very
young and aims TO make vice so revolt
ing that all will be repefled.
The second topic of the hour was n
talk ON the French presidents OF whom
there have been seven. the last two.
Mcssieurs. Faure ard Loubet have
risen frfom the ranks OF the common
people To their high position.
The third topic was american Art
and French Influence" AprOpOs of this
topic the speaker laid particular stress
upon the following points:
l. That no one doubts the supre-
macy OF French art i'm the present cen
tury.