The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-09

One of the new features or the sale
will be the table of baskets and all
kinds of straw goods, in charge OF
| Mrs, Samuel e. Winslow. At this table
will be Mexican, Japanese, Indian and
Shaker baskets, travelling baskets, hats
fans and innumerable other articles
made of straw
Violets and pinks, also, will be sold at
this table
The domestic table in charge of Miss
j. r. Lincoln, will be a more conspic-
uous feature of the sale than in years
past. All the incest grades of articles
made at the rooms, besides every sort
of useful household article, such as
holders, sweeping caps, kimonas, laun-
dry bags, cleaning compounds, home
made soap ironing boards for travel
ing, will be offered for sale.
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Rev. Austin s. Carver, Charles F.
Wyman and Prof. Zelotes w. Coombs,
officers of the Worcester Art Society,
make the following announcement for
the society,"
Arrangements have been made for a
course of lectures, which it is felt will
be of great value to the members of the
society. They will be given as hereto
fore in Memorial Hall, upon dates to be
| determined later due notice of which
! lecture.
| John LaFarge of New York has been
| engaged to deliver one lecture upon a
| subject to be announced. The society
is to be congratulated upon the oppor-
| tunity of hearing so distinguished a
| speaker, who as an art student and
| critic has no superior in this country.
Rev. Henry G. Spaulding of Boston
| will be remembered for his two very
| a fra or 10 CT int q q
| consented to give two more on the
/ Great Religious Paintings" along the
| same general lines. His illustrations
| of the masterpieces, are of rare excel
lence; the colored views are themselves
| works Of art Mr.. Spaulding is one of
the most accomplished students of his
subject, and his lectures are success
full blending of the aesthetic and relig-
I ious values of the pictures.
Miss Jeanne Lea Southwick of Wor-
cester will give two lectures of excep-
| tional interest on How to Look at a
Picture" The general design is to show
-, the leading principles underlying great
works of art The first lecture will IL
lustrate those principles which are
based on fine line arrangements, and
the cutting Of spaces into beautiful
| proportions. The second will take up
the principles of motion, balance, sub
ordination, repetition and the like as
seen in the masses of dark and light
| and color.
If it is possible a sixth lecture will
be added to those announced above.
The members of the Art Students
Club, the students at the Art Museum,
the assistants at the Public Library,
and the teachers of the public schools
| will be invited as usual to attend the
lectures. To all others, not members
of our society, the lectures are open on
the payment of an admission fee of so
cents. The Worcester Art Society aims
to promote in its limited sphere, the
higher interests of life. 1t makes an
earnest appeal for the prompt and
hearty support of all who care for those
finer and higher things.
Mrs T. B. Brooks and the Misses
| Brooks of Newburg- on-the Hudson
have taken an apartment on John
| Street. Miss Hildegarde Brooks is the
author of the novel, without a war
rant" published by Harpers.
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The Home Club met yesterday after
noon at the house of Mrs. Stella ]. Post
2 Wyman Street, and interesting papers
were read on the following: 1.-The Scotch
and Irish Homes by Mrs. Willard Lie.
Munger; 1.-THE Home in Fair Italy" by
| Mrs. John c. Whittier. Mrs. Edward
Hall followed the reading of the papers
with a group of dialect readings.
The papers announced for the next
meeting, Nov. Is, are: 1.-THE Home of
poldt and 1.-The Home in the Neither
lands" Mrs. S. B. Gaylord.
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The German Evening Club had a So
cial meeting with Miss Katrina Won
Voight, Walnut Street, last night The
program for the year was partially out
lined. At the conclusion of business
refreshments were served.
To look in at the Piedmont chapel
last night where the annual harvest
supper was served, was to wish to be
member of thehappy Piedmont Church
family for at least one evening. A
bountiful supper, served in the light of
| jack-o'-lanterns and candles. and in the
midst Of autumn decorations, was in
charge of Mrs. Clarence F. Carroll with
large corps of assistants from among
the list of young people of the church
whose names begin with A. B, C, D, e,
| F, G., H, as it was their turn, alpha
betically. Pumpkin pie, chicken pie,
lcranberry sauce, doughnuts, cheese, cof-
fee, rolls and fruit constituted the
menu.
| over $50 people partook of the sup
per. In the evening Seth Richards con-
Quoted the singing of old-fashoned
songs in which all present joined with
hearty good will.
The Woman's Association of the
South Baptist Church met at o'clock
p. m, yesterday and filed barrel for
the Mather school in Beaufort S. c. At
Z O'Clock supper was served. The even
ing was spent in sociability and an in
formal program of music was given.
The literature department of the
Womans Club has arranged a course
of three lectures on 1.-THE Technique of
the Drama" The subject of the first
lecture is THE Dramatic Structure of
( julius Caesar and Stratford" Miss
Margaret Sherwood, the lecturer, is as
sociate professor of English Literature
at Wellesley College, and is the author
of AN Experiment in Altruism," "A
Puritan Bohemia and Henry Worth
ington, Idealist" The first lecture will
be given Nov. 20, at the Y. w. c. A.
classroom.
The vesper service in All Souls
Church Sunday at 4 O'clock Will be the