The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-06

announced four papers on the program
for the afternoon. The first paper wa.
| by Mrs. Lever and enlarged upon that
| delightful story OF the lake poets
| Wordsworth, Southey and Coleridge
| Wordsworth's disappointing boyhooc
| and youth were described together
with his more promising young man,
| hood when, ut 22, he inaugurated his
| literary career by giving 20 the world
| those two poems, "The Evening Walk
| and Descriptive Sketches"
The happy domestic picture Of this
home life OF Wordsworth and his Sis
| ter Dorothy was drawn and the "Da-
mon and Pythias" like friendship which
| existed between Southey and Words
worth was described. The removal of
Wordsworth to the beautiful West
moreland Cumberland Lake Region
where later came also SOuthey and
Coleridge was described as the reason
why the trio received the name OF the
Lake Poets" OF Wordsworths works
the paper observes, His poems are
noted for their depth OF feeling and
love of nature, inspiring one with their
beautiful sentiments. Among his best
may be mentioned "Ode on immortal
ity" We Are Seven and Lucy
Gray"
Continuing the paper speaks OF
Southey, the second OF this trio of
poets, describing briefly his life and the
sad Incidents of his later years when
his intellect failed. Among his best
known poetical works were mentioned
Joan of Arc" ''Thalaba the Destroy
er" ana "Sodenck, the last OF the
Goths."
OF Coleridge, the paper notes his
brilliant career at Cambridge Univer-
sity and dwells upon the later period
when he and Southey met and-because
of a multitude of kindred tastes--be-
came the firmest friends. The paper
Another bond OF union was
that they married sisters. About this
time he met Wordsworth and was as
sociated with him nearly three years
1t was during this time that he COM
posed the Ancient Mariner the most
famous of his poems.
His naturally rowing disposition and
infirmities was increased by the use OF
opium which ruined what might have
been a genius. He wrote at intervals
and among his additional poems are
"Cristober and aids TO Reflection"
The second paper by Mrs. Alfred Ar
mold, vice president OF the club, dis
coursed upon the subject OF Health"
giving timely suggestions and excel
lent advice upon a question so closely
related to the happiness and success
OF life. Mrs. Arnold, whose position IN
the work OF the w. G.. #. l.. is well
known, appropriately made strong
plea against the use OF alcohol as a
medicine. saying: 1T has been proved
that the system has 70 throw off the ef-
fects OF the alcohol as we'll as the dis
ease that it pretends To counteract In
comparing the death rate of Chicago
hospital not using alcohol with thos
using il, IL was found in the former
that the death rate was five per cent.
while in the latter il was IS To % per
cent. thus showing how detrimental to
a patients well being the practice cf
giving alcoholic stimulants is"
The third paper. by Miss Josephine
Stllman, treated of manual training i'm
the public schools. describing the sys-
tenn quite i'm detail and incidentally
touching upon, the public school ques
tion. which Was agitating Providence
some months since: particularly that
phrase OF il which related to the drop
ping OF the important study Of domes-
tic science.
The last paper OF the afternoon. by
Miss Cynthia Potter, secretary OF the
club. touched upon a theme which is
always interesting and never grows
old, viz. Friends and Friendship" In
Miss Potter aptly said: THAT
her subject. Friends and Friendship.
was well illustrated i'm the fact that
Mrs. Corey the president had invited
her to write upon this subject and had
she not known her to be staunch
and true friend she would never have |
with her request"
The subject was admirably present |
ad and il is n matter Of regret. TO the |
,lub editor. that space forbids the men, |
ion IL deserves