The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-15

quotation from Maryland, My Mary
land"
The second paper Of the afternoon was
by Mrs. Johnson, wife OF Judge Clarke III.
Johnson.
This was an entertaining story OF
Early Georgia" after a brief mention
OF John Locke and some quotations from
his Fundamental Constitutions" which,
however, never became operative In the
colony. Mrs. Johnson passed on TO consi-
der the real head and founded OF Georgia
u. Il. Oglethorpe.
His aim in establishing the colony. his
untiring energy and benevolence, his en-
tire freedom from selfish motives, were
considered I'm forming most favorable
estimate OF this founder Of Georgia.
The final paper by Miss Burroughs,
was one left over from the last meeting,
entitled Paper Towns" the same show
ing the efforts of the management In Eng
land TO develop towns in Virginia similar
10 those i'm Massachusetts: showing, also,
how the peculiar attractions OF plantation
life kept each plantation an Isolated
centre and prevented any grouping about
"a common centre as In our own nlanufac-
turing towns. and thus came about the
impossbility OF towns. in the ordinary ac-
ceptance of that term, except upon paper.
The Embreoso club met Wednesday af-
ternoon. ecember 18th. at the residence
of Mrs. Ira Winsor with the president,
Mrs Charles III. Beach In the chair.
The subject of the afternoon was one In
which all women are Interested, viz. Lace
and Tapestry. In this connection a most
entertaining paper was presented by Miss
Alice Sprague on the tapestry. A brief alb
stract OF this paper follows: apestry Ia
a szifId or work byaneans OF which color
ed threads intertwined by lines stretched
vertically or horizontally become one
substance and produce combinations OF
lines and tones similar to painting.
1T is sumptuous art and one intend
ed To charm and captivate the eye. The
earliest tapestries known were seen thou
sands Of years before our era, In the bor-
dcrs of tho Nile in west Asia, and I'm
Greece. The ancients used them In all
their festivals. religious ceremonies, we'd
dings funerals, etc.
I'm every age tapestry has been most
prominent element In decoration.
"rhe stories OF the old Testament have
always supplied the most brilliant sub
J jects for tapestries.
''rhe best subject OF decorative tapestry
! are nc encounters of armies and the
pomp OF triumihs or combats, the figures
/ all clothed in rich Gothic dress
"The art or the embroiderer or tapes
try worker was highly honored by the
! Greeks The Greclan and Trojan heroes
I wore the vcstments and the hangings
destined for the sanctuaries, antiquity
/ possessed all the knowledge OF weaving
/ and dyeing requisite.
/ The Bayeux tapestry Is above all an
historical document representing the
! conquest of England by the Normans. u
! s over ~ yards In length and comprises
/ $50 figures and was originally intended
for wall decoration.
! 1T Is valuable as "A history OF the man
ncrs. customs, etc, OF the style during
I the eleventh, century during which period
/ "a was embroidered.
From this point the paper described
the important place which tapestry occu-
pied. in the fine arts. I'm the time OF
: Henry the Eighth and classed with ref
I erence 60 tho value OF these old tapestries
&C the d. ,sient day r'"f. re
Mrs. Winsors paper gave n clear ac-
/ count of the origin OF lace and pointed
| out the essential differences between lace
| making and embroidery. The paper then
! described q kinds Of lace "a follows:
Lace is divided into two classes. nee
die point and pillow lace. Needle point
| may be traced back 60 the eleventh CEN
tiny when u was made IN Nunneries'
! trr'o nrodic roint lace Is formed without
q background"
DoA4aeiu. the paper described the DIFF
| ferent varieties Of lace as follows!
spanish and Venetian Point" "Brus-
sells" Maltese ''lIoniton Naiencfcnnes'
and Irish Point"