The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-29

When Mrs. Rebecca ID. Lowe, OF At
lanta, Georgia, was elected 10 the
presidency OF the general federation OF
women's clubs. 1t was generally an
ticipated that the club movement
wonld be greatly strengthened In the
south, where IL had not reached such
proportions as in the west and north.
Anticipation has become realization for
as a we'll known club correspondent
writes:
THE energy of the Georgia state
federation has increased TO a remark
able degree. Recently the executive
board OF the state federation, or Which
Mrs. j. Lindsay Johnson, wealthy
and most progressive woman, Is presl-
dent, has negotiated with the owners
OF the Rome Georgian weekly
paper published in Rome, Georgia, In
which Ma Johnson has for some time
conducted a club department, and this
paper is hereafter 10 publish a supple
ment devoted TO the work and inter
ests of women. and medium Tor the
discussion of all current events talked
OF and written about from the stand
point OF woman.
For this supplement able writer's
from ali pdTlS Oh TIC tohiAAg WI ~
employed, while the clever women III
charge of affairs VIII give the public
their views in their own paper.
The Rome Georgian IL is said VIII
be made the official organ OF southern
club women"
The Ardirhebiah club OF this city
met on Tuesday of the past week at
the beautiful home OF Mrs. w. q. Cor
no of W1UlQn6 and Hnmh hDldl
avenues, where most enJoyable
musical and literary programme was
carried out The literary part OF the
afternoon had been planned by Mrs.
Charles H. Beach, and was most de-
lightfully filled by Mrs. Walter Stokes
Irons, who gave her lecture entitled
1.-The Literature of Dreams" The
work of Mrs. Irons in the realm of lit
erature is familiar among literary cir
cles OF Providence and elsewhere; she
is not without honor in her own city,
where she has gained an envable
reputation in her chosen field OF study.
The lecture, "The Literature of
Dreams" is one OF recent date. and 1t
is especially interesting; not alone for
it's literary merit, but because IL deals
with a subject somewhat out of the
common.
The speaker introduced the subject
by some discussion of the characteris-
tics OF dreams, dividing them into two
classes. viz, the incoherent or ordinary
dreams and the coherent dreams where
the subconscious mind carries on ana
develops the thought of waking hours.
Several instances OF these dreams and
their record i'm literature were men
toned. Mrs. Irons here called atten:
tion TO Stevenson's "Dr. Jekyll and
Mr.. Hyde" and explained the dream
form.
The dream poems OF Goethe, George
Sand Turgenieff and Coleridge were
also alluded TO. The main study, how
ever was not on the place of actual
dreams I'm literature. bun on the use
and misuse of the dream form.
The speaker cited many instances
proving that the poets furnished many
examples both of the successful and
unsuccessful use Of the dream form
In this connection Shakespeare, Burns
and Whittier were quoted for the sue
cessful use of the same. Mrs. Irons
entered into a brief analysis of Ten
nyson's Dream of Fair Women" show.
ing the great beauty and at the same
time. the inherent difficulties Of the
form.
Lowell, fine poet as he was" sait
the speaker. was only moderated,
successful in dream craft. and Words
worth's and Burns's dream poems were
classed as failures"
Olive Schreiner's "Dre-.ms' WAS de
clared most artistic and effective ant
Mrs. Irons recfted the LITTLE symptom!
Lost JOY" from Dreams" as Illus
trativs OF the power OF the author.
The loss of power by the introduction
of dream suggestion into realities
was shown by an examination OF Bel
lamy's Looking Backward
The effect 10 be gained from the prop
er contrast OF dream and actually wa
illustrated by readings from Charlie
Lambs Dream Children" and ais
from Du Maurier's Peter Ibberson.
The lecture closed with an example o