The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03
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hibition there will be a sale Of photo
graphs, casts, etchings, etc.
Mr. Krehbiel has this to say in the
New York Tribune about the Borodine
quartet, which was played here by the
Kneisel quartet at the last concert:
"A new quartet by Borodine, more
perfectly worked out than anything
that the quartet has offered this sea-
son, demands attention, not only be-
cause Of the manner in which Ii was
played, but also because of its con-
tents. 1t piqued a curiosity which can
not be satisfied now by the composers
statement, that it had been suggest
ed" (he uses the German word AN
geregtD by a theme of Beethoven's
The purpose OF the statement is vague
and doubtless the majority who heard
it yesterday wished that the composers
confession had been omitted, for a
familiar Beethoven theme did not make
itself manifest. But the circumstance
neither marred nor helped the work,
which proved to be one of fascinating
originality. If traces of style were to
| be sought in it, one might say that in
one movement at least (the scherZo)
the inspiration came from Berlioz,
who, with List, is the patron saint of
the young Russian school to which
Borodine belonged. But begging ehe
question of suggestion, it was delight
to hear such music, using set forms,
full of learning and enthusiasm, yet
playing easily with new instrumental
effects, such as the melodies in har-
monies which gave a hitherto unheard
of color to the trio of the third move
ment.'
1t is satisfactory to have such good
authority for the liking which Worces-
ter people who heard the quartet con-
ceived for it, The program for the
second and, alasi the last Kneisel
quartet concert in Worcester this year,
is not yet ready, the presence Of Miss
Mills and the pianoforte being the only
certain factor in it thus far. good
deal is expected of Miss Mills. who,
though young, is a pianist of wide and
successful experience. Her playing
with the Kneisel quartet, with which
| latter organization she has performed
a number of times this season, has been
very kindly received by the New York
and Boston critics, and there is every
reason to anticipate with interest her
! appearance here on the 21st.
The Ladies Charitable Society and
the Lend-a- Hand club of the Church
of the Unity will hold a holiday fair
IN the church parlors Thursday and
Friday afternoons and evenings, Dec
and 3. Thursday evening, at $50, an
excellent supper will be served by the
Following committee from the Lend-a-
Hand club: Miss Wood (chairman)
Mrs. Charles A. Fletcher, Miss Allen,
Miss Billings. Miss Childs and Miss
Fletcher. Friday evening there will be
an entertainment arranged by a com
mittee from the Ladies' Charitable So
ciety. -
Mrs. Henry ]. Gross entertained her
whist club yesterday afternoon.
| A little while, little love.
! The hour yet bears for thee and me,
/ Who have not drawn the veil to see
| II still our heaven be lit above.
Thou merely, at the days last sigh,
Hast felt thy soul prolong the tone:
And have heard the night-wind cry,
And deemed its speech mine own.
A little while. little love,
The scattering autumn boards for us
! whose power is not yet ruinous
Nor quite unleaved our songless grove.
| Only across the shaken boughs
We hear the flood-tides seek the sea.
And deep in both our hearts they rouse
One wall for thee and me-
| A little while, little love.
May yet be ours who have not said
The word it makes our eyes afraid
| To know that each is thinking of.
| Not yet the end; be our lips. dumb
! In smiles little season yet:
| I'll tell thee, when the end is come,
How we may best forget
Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
The Quinsigamond Reading club met
Friday with Mrs. A. E. Grout at 1es
Vernon street. An interesting article
was read by Mrs. Joseph Perry. giving
! the club an account of her travels in
Russia. An interesting collection OF
views in and about Moscow was shown
which were much enjoyed by those
present. Real Russian tea was served
| Memorial hall, with its unique deco
rations, will prove an attractive place
for the sale which the department of
fine needlework of All Saints will hold
there Tuesday from until 10 O'Clock
There will be a large assortment of the
| homemade confectionery for which
this department has a well-deseryed
reputation; a collection of dainty dolls
for the little people; and one table de-
voted to all sorts of cushions. for the
divan and cosy corner, as we'll as for
the toilet table. Every sort of a bag
can be obtained at another booth,
while the fancy table will have a va
riety of useful and ornamental articles.
Still another boo,h will be stocked with