The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-09

| oranges on trees near the window. the
| buds were swelling on jessamine vine
and number of Camelia japonicas
were in full bloom. one of them, seven
feet high, "A large compact shrub had
several hundred blossoms on It. Spar
rows were chirping. doves cooling and a
mocking bird whistling loudly. Near
one plantation were rows of old live
oak trees, their branches and twigs
slightly hung with a delicate fringe of
gray moss and their dark, shining green
foliage meeting overhead. The sunlight
streamed through and played aslant
the lustrous leaves and fluttering PEN
dulous moss. 1t was impressively grand
and beautiful and suggested Kit
North's Rhapsody on Trees"
The paper described also something
of the early colonial history of the state
and closed with brief mention of its
noted men, John G. Calhoun, statesman
and vice president, General Francis
Marion. patriot of the Revolutionary
War. William Gilmore Simms, poet and
novelist-and other lesser lights.
a large number of invitations have
been Issued by the Sarah Il. Doyle club
of this city, to a meeting to be held i'm
the hall of the Manual Training High
school on Friday evening. January IS.
The subject for discussion Will be Us
the Curfew Law Desirable" Addresses
relative to the question will be given
by Rev. Floyd w. Tomkins. Jr. Rev.
William g. Simmons, DIR. David Blnus-
tein, DR. Horace :. Tarbell and MIR.
Charles II. Thurber.
Again during the past week has the
Rhode Island Womans Club been the
means of affording an exceptional in
tellectual treat To many club women
outside its own environment.
The lecture i'm the assembly rooms OF
the Mathewson street church on We'd
nesday afternoon, by Mrs. Alice Free
man Palmer formerly president of Wei
lesley college, was indeed an inspira-
ton, as no subject could more directly
concern club women than THE New
Education; what should IL do for our
Children Mrs. Palmer graphically de-
scribed the New Education" as we
understand il today, explaining the va
riOus changes. in the theories Of educa-
tion which have come about during re-
cent years.
The lecture was followed by n spirit
ed discussion OF the subject matter, led
by Miss Ellen Hunt, president OF the
Rhode Island Women's club.
Another club of our state federation.
whiCh-lilte the Rhode Island Womans
club. frequently indulges I'm open
Meetings and distinguished speakers
from outside it's own membership, is
the Woonsockct Fortnightly club.
ON Friday of the past week. Mr..
Charles IL. Caflin. who has on several
other occasions appeared before the
club. delivered his delightful illustra-
ted lecture entitled sculpture and
Painting in the New Library OF Con-
crest"
The Current Topics club OF Newport
met I'm large numbers on tho afternoon
OF January 4 tu consider timely current
topics of the day and The French
Drama Of today"
Apropos OF WomSn's clubs. the Hat
tering opinions OF The great author.
Charles Dudley Warner. were granted
in last weeks club columns.As IN I'm con-
tradiction however the Rev Dwight
l.. Moody suys. from another corner "A
woman's place o. ~ homo. aud she
cannot b. nt the club ana nt home at
the sainc time adding 4 don't know
anything about these womrn's clubs. I
DO not even know what thoN claim tu
be doing. bat they are cluos ana they