The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-29
OVATION GIVEN
MADAM GRAND.
Cordially. Received by Brilliant Au-.
dlencs Last Night,
]" THE ART OF HAPPINESS"
In The Highly Interesting Discussion Of
This Subject There Are Many finishes
of Wit and Humor-An Elegant
Reception.
|" THE A r I OF HAPPINESS"

Madame Sarah Grand, of London, Eng
land, authoress of The Heavenly
Twins and, other notable novels, lectured
at the Academy last night. The Wonans
CLUB could not have chosen more wisely
in introducing woman lecturer to any
audience-and particularly TO The intel
lectual assemblage of last night.
Madame Grand is a typical English
woman-a gentlewoman, tall. dark, with
blue eyes that sparkle with humor ana
flash with intellectually. She speaks
with pronounced accent and with
charm of voice and manner that made a
long lecture seem altogether too early
ended.
Hon. John Goode was unusually felicl-
tious in a delightful presentation speech,
and was afterwards a keenly appreciatiye
listener. The subject Of Madame Grand s
lecture was THE Art of Happiness" and
she prefaced her remarks with the state
ment that she spoke from an English
standpoint. and that an insular feeling
permeated the subject from her stand
point How to make life worth living
was the subtitle of the lecture. we
owe more to kind people than to clever
ones" Familiar things fade from our
consciousness, and therefore truisms nave
their value So she began. strangely
faniliar'' is an expression that no longer
ia the cabinets of our minds. The DIG
wife. who sits in her easy chair and
watches and waits for sympathy, mus
that her husband is living in dreams CT
the past. He awakes. The tender Wo.a
is on his lips, but her place Is empty.
Quickly the mood of the lecturer
changed 1.-THE kindness of men are more
often the expression OIL thelr o" Il Sd
faction than a desire to please, she salu,
and quickly she added that there IS MOTH
ing that women know so little about as
how to make life worth living woman
will self-deny herself Off the lace OIL Tue
earth Man has the good sense to spen@
for himself, to keep up his strength SO
he says The bright shafts OF Wit soon
gave way to moro. serious thought.
HAPPINESS AND MISERY.
..The chances of happiness far outweigh
the chances of misery" said the lecturer.
And then she stopped and charmingly
apologized for having lost the thread OF
her discourse. I'm such a tyro, she
added. but she might have been lectur-
ing for a lifetime, SO easy and eloqueIlt
was her discourse.
There are few great pleasures in life,
she continued, but minor pleasures are
cumulative and make UP a perfect ne.
There is JOY in congenial work and play.
Happiness should be earned. 1t is not
pleasant to get up early in the morning.
in the cold but think of the superiority
which the early riser arrogates to hlmSeil
all the day. We cannot escape our des-
tined Happiness. There is pleasure III the
act of choice. Those who choose to be
miserable find happiness in that linen
came the most brilliant sentence OF the
evening SIN smart society, as 1t is called
to distinguish it from good society, there
is no such thing as noblesse oblige soon
after she gave the definition Oh q MOCK
turtle as the wife who calls her husband
my dear in public, and you brute IN
private. She then discussed the topics
that have been worn threadbare by the
funny papers-the mother-in-law and
the husband who stays out late-that
hardy perennial who shows SO little III
genuity in excuses. She told OF the HllS-
lish Judge who, when asked what was
the punishment for bigamy, replied tWo
NOTWITHSTANDING.
'tThe sense of hunor often suffers an
eclipse in the offices of the comic papers
said the lecturer. "Wholesome laughter
is good, but cynical laughter corrodes
and corrupts. The modern huE1orlst IS pc
coming sensible He indicates the remedy
while ridiculing the trouble
Then she spoke of the craze for antique
furniture you may think me a PILLS
tine but personally I do not care Tor the
worm-eaten furniture unless it was owned
imitation, and new things copied after
ancient models are always to be priced.
Haste has become a mania in our day
We fit through the leaves OF life IKE the
novel reader who hurries past unread
pages to reach the end.
And SO for about two hours this brill
liant woman charmed the audience that
was present While there was eloquence
ana wit in plenty, there was depth of
thought that must be productive of much
good.
RECEPTION AT THE CLUB.
The reception that followed the sple ibid
discourse given in the rarlors of the Wo-
mans Club was a notable event in the
history of Richmond. Madame Grand i1-
ceived in a most gracious manner, and
showed in every way possible the art OF
true happiness which guest OF mono.
is capable of.
Among those present were the members
of the Constitutional Convention, the
husbands of the lady members and their
escorts: a few invitations We're issued be-
fore.
Madame Grand in her handsome black
lace gown. over white silk with the clus-
ter of roses to one side, was assisted in
receiving by Mrs. G. A. Daveno,"t -
Miss Mary Lewis, the chairman Of the
were served by the members of The cub.
At one time it was almost Impossible 10
get within the doors. so many were .ag.'
to greet the talented and Sifttd woman
and add their thanks to that of others for
the brilliant flashes of wit that came
from her wonderful and clear brain during