The Worcester spy., 1899-05-14

Ernest L. Smith, violinist, will assis.
With an obligato to Raff's Ave Maria, -
which Mrs. Austin will sing. Fred D.
Valya flutist, will play the flute obli-
cato to Thou brilliant bird" by David.
Mrs. Adams solo, and Angelo J4uda,
clarionetist, will play a clarionet obli-
cato when Miss Maria Lindstroem
sings Der Hirt auf dem Felsen," by
Schubert. Miss Clara M, Milliken and
Everett Harrington will be the accom-
panists.
Among the other solos will be 'Voce
di primavera" by Strauss, sung by Mrs
Estelle Clough, and an aria from
Adams La Poupee de Nuremberg" by
Miss Cora Sanders.
The Millbury Woman's club has de-
cided to have it's "gentlemen's night
on the evening of the 22d, and has been
so fortunate as to secure Mrs. Waldo
Richards for the occasion. she viii
give story reading and dialect acital
from the writings of James WhitcOmb
Riley, Rudyard Kipling, Eugene Field,
Paul Lawrence Dunbar, F. Hopkinson
Smith, William Henry Drummond and
other authors equally well known. A
reception will follow the recital. and
it is hoped that a good number from
the Worcester Woman's club will be
present Tickets at 25 cents each may
be obtained at Steenert's music store.
The recital will be held in the Unita-
rian church.
Mrs. Richards has been meeting with
great success in London, and all the
large cities of this country. The late
Harold Frederick wrote to the New
York Times of her appearance in Lon
don:
Mrs. Waldo Richards, after a nota-
BILE success in Paris, has quite sur
passed all previous records of American
entertainers here In London. Her reci-
tations have given the somewhat Ian
guild season a genuine topic of interest,
and the royalty and aristocracy have
displayed enthusiasm over her work .
Max O'Rell said of her: "She is Won
derful. To James Whitcomb Riley alone
could I compare her, and Edmond
Gosse wrote to Mrs. Richards;
II can, am sure, sincerely congratu-
late you on a great and real success
this afternoon. In. all parts of that
crowded room you were listened to with
uncommon sympathy and pleasure.
/ enjoyed the whole program very
much indeed"
The Boston Store has just placed on
exhibition charming collection Of
Washington prints of the best of the
mural decorations in the congressional
library in Washington, very artistical-
ly framed in black. They are PLATING
types, and are said to be the only au-
thorized copies of the originals thai
have ever been made. They are very
beautiful and interesting, and are vel
worth seeing beside being inexpensive
to purchase. For the present, the pic.
lures are shown all together against g
gray background on the first floor anC
the collection will not be broken, al
though orders may be taken.
Prof. John Graham Brooks of Cam.
bridge will deliver a lecture on "Vaca.
ton schools" at the annual meeting OF
the Civic club. at Memorial hail. OF
Thursday night.
"Character' will be the subject dis.
cussed Wednesday at the Worcester
League of Unitarian Women, at the
South Unitarian church. There viii
be papers on What is honor-is it more
than virtue?n rs nobility of private
character essential to greatness Of pub.
lie character" What constitutes Ions
life?"
Miss Rosie H. Fish gives a recita
complimentary to Miss Nina R. Pierce
on the evening of the 22d in the Friday
Morning club room, 3O6 Main street
Miss Pierce, who is q very gifted young
girl of fifteen, is the daughter of Chas
F. Pierce, clerk Of the school commit
tee.
Tuesday afternoon at 2.SO o'clock
Mrs. James H. Wall will entertain the
Charity whist at her apartment ii
the Aurora, $50 Main street This will
be the last of these affairs for this sea.
son, and as members of the FeneIloss
club and others have been invited, il
will be exceptionally agreeable.
The Woman's Club Browning class
held its annual closing tea at the house
Of Miss Eleanor Whiting yesterday af-
ternoOn, the only guests outside the
class who were present being DR.. and
Mrs. Philip S. Moxon of Springfield
and Mrs. Charles Francis Marble, who
entertains the MoXOms over Sunday
There was no formal program, but the
members reeited quotations from
Browning. Mrs, J. B. Stone read selec-
ton from the letters of Robert Brown
ing and Elizabeth Barrett, and plans
LOT next year Work were discussed
The members brought great SPRAYS OF
apple blossoms and wild cherry xvcict
were used in profusion, and then there
were pink and white roses, vioIets
stocks. and tulips An effort was made
to have the flowers carry out TO some
extent the taste of the two Brownings
and Mrs. ]. H. Robinson arranged
floral quotations from the two poets
to accompany the roses, which were
distributed as souvenirs at the close
of the afternoon. Dr. Moxom gave
great pleasure by his reading of Count
Gismond" and The statue and tbs
bust"
Mrs. S. II. Robinson served the ice
cream, and Miss Lewiston. the lemon
ade, and they were assisted BY Miss
Sarah Mcclellan. Mrs. Mary A. Tour
tellotte. Miss Ellen Weston Coombs
Miss Martha T. Wyman and Miss Ella
l. Dwyer.