The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-11

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THE world 90 genuine. so exuberant AM
90 altogether delightful as that whicl
one finds In the wset. This is the uni
vcrsal verdict OF the thousands OF Wis
sting club women now In attendance
upon the sixth great biennial OF WON
ems clubs at Milwaukee. and we arr
not inclined TO dispute this assertion
Certainly the following paragraph. from
q Milwaukee daily paper. will JUSTIFY
this broad assertion as TO western
hospitality.
To-day the keys Of Milwaukee were
placed In the hands of the biennial
visitors and the city is absolutely In
their possession. 1t seems as IL all the
womenkind OF the north and south. the
east and the west were coming to this
great gathering and the hotels depots.
streets and various meeting places are
thronged with the delegates. Every
where the greatest enthusiasm Is man.
1fested 'Milwaukee's biennial is to be
the greatest of all is the cry. There
are accommodations for all, and every
one is delighted with the provisions
that have been made for their COM
fort
The first biennial business was trans
acted on Monday morning at the Hotel
Plankinglon, when the officers and
board of directors of the General Fed
GRAFTON met. behind closed doors, TO
discuss some important measures TO
be brought before the convention, nota-
bly, that of reorganization. After the
board meeting the club women assem-
bled In the athei.-eum TO attend the
session of the council presided over by
Mrs. Lowe. the president OF the Ma
tional Federation. Here also the ques-
tion OF reorganization (Which was Ia
ter to come before the biennian was
discussed by Mrs. Lowe, by Mrs. Will
liams, state president OF the Minneso-
Ia federation; by Mrs. Sarah Platt
Decker, vice president of the National
Federation; Mrs. Brock OF Pennsylva-
mia. Mrs. Elizabeth Merritt Gosse Of
Boston and others.
The social events of Monday were OF
most elaborate character. First, In
the afternoon. there was the press re-
ception given TO the newspaper repre-
eentatives at the beautiful home OF
Mrs. Charles Ray. on Prospect avenue,
Here one met such clever women as
Elizabeth Jordan, editor OF Harpers
Bazaar; Mrs. Margaret Hamilton
Welch. editor OF the club depart
ment OF Harpers Bazaar; Miss Bertha
Demars Knobe, OF the Associated
Press; Dorothy Dix" Mrs. Mary j.
LOCKWOOD. president of the Interna-
tional Womars Press Association:
Mrs. Helen M. Winslow. editor of the
Club Woman. and many others. The
house suggested garden scene with
dts beautiful decorations OF spring
flowers, lilacs, snowballs. honeysuckles
and tulips. The evening reception at
the Plankington. in honor of the bien-
NAL delegates. was a vision or beauty.
and here indeed Tennyson might have
realized his Dream OF Fair Women.
Everywhere throughout the beautiful
reception rooms. stairways and halls
OF the hotel were masses of luxuriant
growth and blooming flowers, and
mingled with all this wealth of bloom
were throngs OF fair women and brave
men," The following from a Milwau-
kee journal describes in brief the
scene:
but after all the interest was not
20 much, in the decorations, lovely as
they were. as in the throng or women
that passed through the spacious
rooms. Certain II is that just such a
gathering was never before seen In
Milwaukee, and perhaps there may
never be such another here. From ev-
cry part of the land they were there.
the fairest. tie prettiest, the wittiest
and the cleverest women or these
United States, and they filled the
rooms and thronged the staircases and
overhowed into the upper gallery ana
were much in evidence everywhere"
Still another evening reception was at
the Deutscher club and here another
gorgeous scene was repeated. AT the
Library building, however, occurred
the art reception. and thereby hangs
q tale" This reception constituted the
formal opening of the art rooms. and
here a splendid display OF art treas
ures was revealed--pictures rare old
lace, silverware, rugs and miniatures.
The paintings loaned by Capt. Lud-
low attracted a great deal or attention,
among them being tie Duke of Marl-
borough. John Churchill Bacchus and
Arfaned and a water color In minia-
cure set in pearls of Gen. Rochambeau.
The exhibit OF rugs woven by the pu-
nils OF Mrs. Helen Albee's school of
artist artisans in New York was viewed
with the greatest interest and admira-
tion. not alone for the beauty of the
workmanship. but because the maxi
ing Of these is the work OF a colony of
poor women who have been taught by
Mrs. Albee In order that they might
have the means whereby 10 earn their
ception was Mrs. S. s. Frackelton. as
sisted by the other members OF the na-
tionai federation art committee. The
entertainment OF the evening was dis
tinctiy original and thoroughly delight
full as for instance. when the hostess
introduced TO her guests the Oldest
and younger Americans-a red man
OF the forest and little Hawaiian
maid. DIR. Comfort from the Soldiers
home. In the regulations of an Indian.
was compelled 10 describe over and over
again the real Sioux costume in which
ne was adorned. Miss Ioka. In a native
gown resembling our familiar Mother
Hubbard. served punch TO the guests.
Miss Messenrer. the noted young harp
ist. sat on dais covered and hung with
oriental draperies and drew strains
from that beautiful instrument that
Fascinated all who heard her. Then
there were Hawaiian love songs. sung
by Miss Bertha Titus of Chicago. Alto
gether the art reception and formal