The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-04-27
THE WOMAN'S CLUB.
MRS. L. M. THEIRS READS An ABLE
AND INTERESTING PAPER.
sUBJEcT-HENRY OF NAVARRO
Sub Topics on Other Subjects of Contem-
poraneous Interest-The Annual
Meeting of tire Club Will
Be Held May Sd.

WOman's Club Wednesday afternoon
attention was called to the annual
meeting, to be held May 3, at which it
is desirable that all members should be
present.
On Thursday evening, April q, at
half after seven, Miss Gill will give an
Illustrated lecture to the members at
their club rooms on Architecture of
English Cathedrals"
Mrs. L. M. Theirs read the paper Of
the day o.. Henry of Navarro.
The common ancestry of Henry III
and Henry " is traced back to Louis
TX.
Henry Tvs father was Antony
| Bourbon, and his mother was Jeanne
D'Albret, one of the richest, most
beautiful and educated of French
women. Henry was the third son of
this union, the two FIRST having died
through lack of care from their at
PENDANTS. At Henry's birth he was
given to his grandfather to rear, in ex-
change for casket containing the will
| the King of Navarro. He was brought
up with the sturdy mountain lads, but
his grandfather died when he was still
very young and his mother tried to
carry out his fathers ideas as to his
training. His first teachers were La
Gaucherie and Theodore Beza, from
whom he learned the doctrines of
Calvin. His father soon embraced the
faith, but as soon turned aside. The
| Queen, his wife, was more deliberate,
| but when she had made her decision
she stood by the Professionals through
out her life and after the death of
Condi was their best friend. Henry Of
Navarro was not particularly studious,
but he was wonderfully active physic-
ally, and it was due to his early training
that he became the hardy soldier of
later years. Some of Henry's childhood
was spent at the immoral French court
and travelling with the Queen Mother
and Charles TX. This journey of two
years through France taught the young
Prince to know the provinces and cities
and men by whose side and against
whom he was to fight. He was married
to Margaret of Valois in 1872 shortly
after the death of his mother. 1t was
not a match of love and turned out
badly as his mother had foreseen.
Catherine tried to stir up an enmity
between husband and wife, but it was
Margaret's brother who finally sue
ceeded in parting them. The Countess
of Grammar took her place and aided
and stimulated Henry in all his under
takings and to her he confded his
sister.
The rank of Henry saved him from
the common fate of the Huguenots at
the massacre of st. Bartholomew. He
soon after conformed to the Catholic
religion in form, at least, on account of
fear for his life. The terms of the
g Peace Monsieur" proved to be too
favorable to the Professionals not to ex-
cite the greatest irritation among the
Catholics and the Holy League was
| formed. About this time Henry dis
played much of the daring courage in
warfare that made him popular both
with friend and foe. 1t took five years
of war to crush the League. After the
crisis at Ivry where the Huguenots fol-
lowed the "white plume" to victory, he
ended the struggle by abiuring the
Protestant religion and was crowned
the next year at Paris.
Henry's administration was one of
peace and prosperity for France.
The Professionals were granted toler-
alton under the Edict of Nantes.
Agriculture, commerce, architecture,
and in fact everything but literature
prospered during his reign. The king
dom recuperated rapidly, and under
the care of Sully it soon had it's Golfers
filed and large reserve fund.
Henry was generous foe, but an
inconstant friend. He believed that
+" enemies we're to be bought, but
friends were to be used for nothing"
He was friend to the common people
and often regretted the fact that his
extravagances were paid for by the
privations of the poor, but he never
seemed to think of denying himself the
extravagances. The corruptness of
private life and his Inconsistency to his
religion were the two blots on the fair
escutcheon of his fame. His life was
ended by the dagger of the assassin,
Ravaillac.
The discussion, was ably led by Mrs.
Draper. and the topics, g The Christian
Republic" ''The Battle of Try"
1.-THE Duo de Sully," 'Jeanne d'Albret"
and "Du Plessis Mornay" were
touched upon.