The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10
Out & About

mems, a small doll. was awarded to
S. A. Reed.
r. c. Tuttle's fine collection of water
colors his work during a season in
Venice and Verona, will be exhibited
at the Art Museum today and will
continue on view for two weeks at the
Windsor, ct His canVases have just
been exhibited in Boston.
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The Y. w. C. A. branch at 10 Main
Street will open today with an in
formal reception from 8 to $40 p. m.
Mrs, Vaughn -Lawton will give
piano solos during the evening. Re-
freshments will be served.
The first term at the Y w. c. A
gymnasium closed last night with pub
lie exercises in Memorial Hall showing
the result of Miss Frances Healeys
excellent instruction and affording an
opportunity for friends of the pupils
to see what a success the work has
been individually. There were s. girls
In the marches. The gallery and rows
of seats around the hall accommodated
the visitors. The program consisted of
marches and free movement exercises
weaving and slide circles, exercises
with bounding balls, with dumbbells
and with Indian clubs. jumping and
games such as darning and dodge ball.
1t does not seem possible. to one I'M
acquainted with Miss Healey's meth
DDS, that SO much could have been ac-
complished by beginners in gymnasium
work. The advance class did it's share
Of the exercises well and the begin
ners also were alert and graceful. It is
strange that colored hose are not worn
by the young women. A bright pair
would add fetching touch to the dark
suits and nowadays when colors
abound in hosiery there can be no rea-
sonable objection to them However,
many natty suits We're seen. One girl
with a white bow on her golden hair
was conspicuous for taste in costume
as we'll as precision Of movement An
other in the running broad jump won
applause when she made a brave dash
only to slide under the bar instead Of
bounding over It,
The second term in the gymnasium
will begin Jan. 6.
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The collection Of Indian baskets on
sale at the Boston Store is attracting
much attention, especially from lovers
of the artistic. There have been a few
such baskets seen in Worcester before
the Boston Store secured its lot from
Portland, Ore, for the Christmas
trade, but such number Of specimens
so richly beautiful, 1t had not teen The
good fortune of most Worcester pee
pie to see. The baske IS are Of willow
or grass, some given q hardened sur
face by the application of the gum of
| the pinon pine others soft ana pliabe
The baskets are for many uses They
were made by the Indian women of the
| North or Southwest, and are in the
form of meal plaques, on which the
food is served; cooking baskets, bas-
kets for carrying water or other ne
cessities. Strange as it may seem, the
Indian women can weave basket so
/ tightly that water can be carried in IT,
| The decoration of the baskets ere ex-
| quisite. 1t is perfect from an nrtisUc
| point of view, The patterns are I'LL
symbolic. There are lines suggesting
mountains, streams or clouds, rattle
| snake markings. CONSULTATIONS, etc.
| Each mark means something to The
! tribe, though the ordinary observer
may fail to detect its significance
The art of basketry to the Indian
stands in the place of literature. sculp-
! ture, painting. 1t is handed down from
| generation to generation. and only the
machinery invented by the white man
can cause it to die away n last This
would be pity, and attempts are being
made to restore or continue the basket
making in many tribes. The prices at
the Boston Store range from So cents
to $l2. but when it is remembered that
as much as $500 has been received by
a Wasshoe weaver for one of his has
kets which is valued as a grand paint
ing would be, the prices at the Boston
Store do not seem unreasonable.
Frank r. Robertson delivered his de-
lightful lecture on Norway in Mechan-
les Hall last night, under the auspices
Of the Mechanics Association, course
A. This is Mr.. Roberson's fourth year
before the Worcester public. He ;ec-
tured in 1898 on the Philippines, in 1899
on India, and last year on Briton and
Boer
Mr. Robertson speaks from p 2rsonal
knowledge, and his 5tereop5icon views
are from photographs taken during his
travels. He left for Boston on the
1920 train last night. and lectures In
Weymouth today. Mr.. Jefferson has a
series of engagements IN New England,
covering the next two weeks.
Norway, the land OF the midnight
sun, was made real to those VINO have
never seen it by Mr. Robersons de-
scriptions and by 240 views, many in
colors. Peasant and prince, vale and
hill, ceremonials and dress entered in
to the subject of the lecture. The pic
lures Of King Oscar and his wife, their
home life, the descriptions Of the Yo-
semitic of the North, NacrUdal and thu