The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-06
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! Platt. Mrs. G.. b. Jermyn, Mrs. r. =.
Watson, Mrs. Clarence b. Sturges
Mrs. p. B. Belin, Mrs. Downey, Mrs.
Joseph Mott, Miss Dale, Miss Ander-
son, the Misses Matthews. the Misses
Archibald, Miss Belin Miss Mott.
The managers and friends Of the
Hahnemann hospital are preparing for
u delightful series of lectures, which
will be given at the residence of Col
onel and Mrs II. NJ. Boies. beginning
October 16. The lectures will be delv-
cred by Mrs. Emma Shaw Colcleugh.
the well-known traveller and lecturer,
| and the subjects are entirely out of the
beaten track. Mrs. Colcleugh has been
In many climes and has studied the
traits of many peoples. Colonel Boies
| and family met her when returning
from Porto Rico, and Mr.. Sturges has
| also become acquainted with her in
| several of his tours.
The subject of the evening on the
10th will be Fiji and Fijians:" Octo-
Der 10, I'm Stevenson's Samoa" Octo-
ber %, New Zealand. the Switzerland
of the South" October 26, IN Aus
tralia."
The entertainments will have pleas
ant social features in the opportunity
for viewing the conservatories, while
refreshments will be served at the
! close of each lecture. Tickets for the
course will be 50.
The brilliant young impersonator
Willard d. Howe-of West Pit!ston
and of Yale college-will, on the eve OF
Thanksgiving, Wednesday. November
%. give, in st. Luke's parish house,
the monologue rendition, especially
prepared for him, of can American
Citlzen.' the new play that has won
so much favor in New York city. There
viii be also a delightful musical pro-
sramme in the intervals. AS the en-
tertainment will be under the auspices
of the Guild of st. Margaret, for the
especial benefit of it's charity and mis-
sion fund, this early notice Of the Sc
lected evening is given.
The members Of the Needlework
guild connected with st. Luke's church
although not all are members of that
parish-are requested by Mrs. Rogers
Israel, the president of the guild, to
send in their contributions for this
year, of two new garments each, by
Saturday next, October 1a.
The danger period of the historical
novel epidemic has probably beeen
reached. Now that the crisis Is over
we shall have time to enjoy what we
read without feeling at the same time
as if we are being instructed. 1t is
such satisfaction, once in while, to
read for downright pleasure.
The historical fact was really alarm
ing. The novelist who couldn't turn
out at least one historical book might
as well go to farming. When even
Mary Wilkins attempted it, the situa-
tion became serious. OF course, she
wasn't success in The Hearts
Highway" and it was tod bad that
she felt the exigencies demanded her
desertion of the conscientious New
England maiden, with her quaint, old
time gowns and the darling atmo-
sphere of lavender and dried rose
leaves forever about her steps, but
now that she has spent much valuable
time in looking up rather uninterest-
ing period and has made in it dim
reflex of what only few master hands
can depict, let us hope she will go
back to the dear little girls, the white
sOuled maidens, the severe matrons of
long ago-we shall never tire of them
and leave the historical business to
Stanley Weyman. who, after all, can
do it better than anybody else, or to
our own DR.. Mitchell, or Mary John
ston. Paul LEICESTER Ford made a dis
NAL failure of Janice. Do you know I
should think that girl would endeavor
to haunt him all the rest of his days
for making her out such fool, when
he might have given her little sense?
The time will come when people will
realize that Winston Churchills Gee
lebrity' is worth dozen of "Richard
Carvel," and even Booth Tarkington's
eXquisitely written Monsieur Beau
caire" will be forgotten by the side of
his successes in other lines.
After all. there are few novels in the
historic vein which will live and delight
readers as Charles Majors when
Knighthood Was in Flower" or Mitch
ellis Hugh Wynne." 1t is time some
of the other writer's turned their tai
ents in different direction.
Speaking of novels, one is reminded
that occasionally somebody mentions
Senator North" Now, that book, as