The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-11

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even the most destitute were glad 20
offer a cup of tea (Which was always
good OF bowl OF milk, which it was
the part OF wisdom not 10 investigate
! too closely.
There was go much of the pathetic" I"
/ continued the lecturer, wherever one
turned. old people left AT home while
the children were In America; scarcely
family but had some member in this
4 country. AnOsher sad sight was 10
1 see in Ireland no young women; one
sees only young girls and old women,
| for owing 20 the drudgcry Of their lives
| all women age 50 quickly. IL is the
women who bring the back Loads of
| peat frcsn the hillside bogs. i'm addition
10 performing much OF the field labor.
Everywhere there are signs Of shift
lessness, nothing is ever repaired until
II is absolutely necessary The great
vice Of whiskey drinking seems respon-
sible for much of the poverty and the
shiftlessness. Referring to the unusual
beauty OF lreland'S scenery Miss Clarke
dhought that too much could not be
said of the beauty OF the whole north
ern coast, and described her visit 10 the
famous Giants Ciauseway
"One regularity OF Ireland" contin-
ued the sspeaker. lis the numberless
ruins of castles and abbeys so numer-
Gus are they that one gets thoroughly
tired of them"
Miss Clarke described the cities OF
Limerick, Galway. Belfast and Dublin.
The latter city was characterized as
gay, beautiful city, gayer even than
London. The customs of these people
and their strong superstitious nature
was dwelt upon at length. In closing
Miss Clarke paid high tribute 10 the
cultivated Irish women In saying:
There are no women i'm the world so
bright fascinating and warm hearted"
She felt that we should feel great re-
spect for ireland, the native land OF
Goldsm3th. Moore and many other no.
ted men and women.
The Coventry club will be addressed
on Wednesday OF this week by Mrs.
John c. wyman Of the Pawsucket Wo-
mans club.
The secretary OF the Travellers Study
club writes that there was a large at
tendance at the regular meeting held
on Monday evening, Dec, A. and al
though the program was somewhat
shorter than usual the topics were fuii
Of interest. In continuance upon the
study OF Spain a very comprehensive
and entertaining paper, giving an ac-
count of the Two Senecas. was read
Particular attention was called TO the
face that if the Spaniards were left
out OF the list OF authors who distin-
guished the early days of the Roman
empire the list would be meager
indeed. Quotations from the essays and
sermons OF Seneca showed him to have
been a man OF charming manners and
liberal mind. A paper on the Gothic
invasion OF Spain showed that the ad-
vent Of this sturdy race made new
era In the history Of this sunny land
They left many traces behind them IN
architecture and the natural character
istics OF the people.
The third number on the evenings
program WIS an exceedingly interest
ing Talk" on ancient Gothic kings.
The secretary adds that this portion
or the subject was taken up from the
remote period. All 4. d.. ending with
the reign OF the Goths IN 1855. and that
the history of this period of $40 years
is full of romance, ch1vafry ana thrill
ling adventure
a report recently received from the
secretary II the Paradise club of Mid
dletown gives details Of two enjoyable
meetings. The first was held at the
home Of Mrs. George T.. Ward when
Mrs. ~. T.. Peckham read a well writ
ten paper on Art" The paper in be-
ginning designated the difference be-
tween what is termed as the fine arts
and the useful arts" Continuing the
paper takes up the thread OF the sub
tecI as follows: Art is nothing but
the highest sagaclty of human nature.
Nature Is our greatest artist. The land
scape. the glowing sunset, the song ot
the lark. the flowers of the field and the
garden yield unailoyed pleasures OF
which we never tire. The painter. the
musician ard the sculptor aim a CORE
spending effects. In the stury OF ~
broad mindedness. liberality of sentl-
ment. sympathy with the multiple
forms Of expression are absolute re-
as each artist has perfect
right - play his own melody in his
own way and on the instrument best
suited to him.
Continuing the paper divides the fine
arts into two classes and explains the
significance Of each. II was shown
also that the history of the art OF a
people also determines their moral and
even their religious position. The pa
per closes with a reference to the art
OF Raphael. Leonardo da Vinci and Mi
chael Angelo
At the second meeting of the Paradise
club. held at the residence Of Mrs. Ar
thur l.. Peckhanl, Mrs Edward a.
Rrown read a paper on Women as>In-
ventors" Attention was called 10 the
fact that woman's inventive genius |
seemed to date from the Ph'ladelphia |
Centennial in 1876 and that since that |
time there have been 1000 inventions |
by women. |
supplementary 30 these two papers 2 |
portion Of each meeting was devoted |
to a resume Of current events.
A communication which VIII he OF in
terest to club women has been sent TO
this department from leading lawyer
of this CITY end q Droininent member |
Of the Rhode Island Bar association. He
calls attention TO the recent annual
meeting of the bar association and re-
fers 10 special TOPIC fHr discussion at
tho meeting and the exchange of views
rnon The topic was what changes
arc necessary or advisable IN the pres
ant laws of the state Of Rhode Island
as 10 the right of husband In the real
-, ,,a,sorol estate OF a deceased wife