The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-17

give sense of strength, and if the con-
struction be visible, so much the better
A plain, white ceiling begs the ques-
ton. Whatever ornament goes on the
ceiling should form an integral part of
II, and figure painting should not go on
ceiling. OF furniture one needs only
so much as is necessitated by use and
comfort. If furniture were regarded as
a work of art, there would be fewer
monstrosities turned out. Yet the
remedy lies not in a return to hand
work, but in a cultivation of taste, for
handwork is commendable only when it
can excel machinery Don't have too
many pictures, but have in each room
one important picture, which shall be
like an altar piece, and for this the
space over the mantelpiece is excel
lent Do not mix oils, etchings and
water colors. Choose those pictures
which do not only tell story, but APP
peal to the imagination. There should
never be change in the styles of
frames. We must get along without so
much pric-abrac.
"Of the things for the table, glass, sill
yer and china have Jared badly at the
hands of the manufacturers. The only
virtue of cut glass Is often its cost
Modern silver is cast in clumsy moulds,
and is over decorated. China suffers
from the realistic craze, that insists
painting a fish on flshplate, strawber-
ries on a sauCeplate, etc When we
see these monstrosities, we pray to be
delivered from the ladies who paint
them and make Christmas presents
Only abstract ornament should be ap-
piled to china"
In conclusion, Miss Ware said: The
question of colors is one of relation and
proportion. In every room there should
be a predominanee Of some one color.
No color is bad intrinsically, but any
color may be bad in a certain place.
Try for dignity in arrangement of fur
niture and bric-a-brac. We should get
on with as little as possible. This is "a
serious problem. First, we must find
out what we want, and then see if it
is good
AT the regular meeting of the Wom-
ans club, Wednesday, Prof. w. G.
Ward VIII lecture on the Rossettis.
There was a good sale Of seats yes
terday for the song recital next Mon
day evening, to be given by Miss Aagot
Lunde and w. A. Rowland, in Memo
rial hall Beside the charming Norwe-
gian folk songs sung in Miss Lunde's
inimitable style, she will sing songs by
FielitZ, Schumann and Mrs. H. H. A
Beach
Mr.. Rowland will sing for the first
time six romances by Brahms, which
are said to be of the dramatic type so
well suited to his voice, and also some
German songs by Jensen, Rubinstein
and Schultz, also Beethoven's "Erl-
king" and Schubert's Die all macht,"
the latter having been sung by Ffrang-
con-Davies at the last Worcester fes-
tival. The program will close with
some duets by Miss Lunde and Mr.
Rowland, and it can safely be said that
this will be one of the most delightful
song recitals ever given in Worcester
Miss Aagot Lunde and Miss Jessie
Davis, who will be the accompanist at
the Lunde- Howland song recital will
be the guests of DR.. and Mrs. Homer
Gage.
Nov. q and % have been appointed
as donation days for Hahnemann hos
pital The ladies of the association
take this method of acquainting the
friends of the hospital with it's needs.
Many improvements have been made in
the house during the past summer, and
the management is rewarded by having
the building we'll filled at the present
time.
There is much more needed for the
comfort of the patients, and the ap-
plications of charity patients far ex
coed the capabilities of the hospital.
Any donation of money can be sent to
the treasurer, Mrs. E. NJ. Woodward,
Az Pleasant street, or the president,
Mrs. w. H. Burns, 81 Cedar street.
Articles can be left at the hospital, 46
Providence street.
The first dance of the Chaplin club
this season viii take place in Horticul-
tural hail. Dec. /. Mrs. Frank Kettell
is the chairman.
The Chaplin club gave bright en-
tertainment in the vestry of the First
Universalist church last night. "The
Baron's Victim, a mellow drama"
that appeared in Harper's magazine
for March, 1898, was presented with
distinctly comical results by c. H.