The Worcester spy., 1901-12-23
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o Lord, I come to Thee IN prayer once
more;
But pardon that I do not kneel before
Thy precious presence-for my knees
are sore
With too much walking In my chair
instead
I'll sit at ease, and humbly bow my
head.
I've labored in Thy vineyard, Thou
dost know;
I've sold ten tickets to the minstrel
show.
I've called on fifteen strangers in our
Their contributions to our church put
down.
I've baked a pot of beans for Wednes-
days spree
An "Old Time supper it's going to be:
I've dressed three dolls for our annual
And made a cake which we will rattle
Now, with Thy boundless wisdom so
sublime
Thou knowest that these duties all take
time.
I have no time to fight my spirits foes;
l have no time to mend my husband's S
clothes.
NV children roam the streets from
morn till night,
/ have no time to teach them to do
right.
But Thou, o Lord, considering my
Wilt count them righteousness, and
heed my prayers.
Bless the bean supper and the mlnstrel
show,
And put it in the hearts of all to go,
Induce all visitors to patronize
The men who in our programs adVer-
tise,
Because, I've chased those merchants
till they hid
Whene'er they saw me coming-yes'
they did.
Increase the contributions to our falr'
And bless the people who assemble
there.
Bless Thou the grab-bag and the gypsy
The flower table and the cake that's
May our whist club be to Thy service
blest;
The dancing party gayer than the rest.
And when Thou hast bestowed these
blessings-then
We pray that Thou wilt bless our souls.
Amen.
Caroline A. Walker, in Life.
The wedding clothes of Miss Palmer'
fancee of Senator Depew, are Of inter
est to most women.
Miss Palmer's wedding gown, which
has been made by Worth, is of ivory
white satin duchess, with long
trained skirt edged with frills of chlt-
fon, over which falls fiounce OF rlch
lace. There is an applique of rare
lace on both skirt and bodice. The lat
J1d dranp1
lace, while the sleeves, which are IN
Louis XIV style, are adorned with lace
frils. The yoke is of tucked chiffon and
the neckband of lace. The tulle veil VIII
be fastened with a coronet of orange
blossoms in empire fashion
A handsome shade of pink VelVet IS
the material composing princess
evening gown. The comolhauloh @ oL
lace and fur feature in this year S
costumes, is displayed in this gown.
The fur used is sable This borders
the skirt and is introduced on the
bodice with Irish lace.
An evening cloak of white velvet is
trimmed with white artificial roses and
bands of sable fur. Point de ! IAlencon
lace forms a deep collar and edges the
cloak. the high standing collar being
of roses and fur
A visiting costume of green velvet is
made with Louis XIV coat, heavily en-
broidered and trimmed with sable
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The National Woman's Suffrage AS
sociation has extended an invitation to
the Woman Suffragists of the world to
meet in Washington, D, c., on Feb IL
1902. Representatives of each country
will present reports, The conference
will be opened with an Evening With
American Pioneers" Elizabeth Cady
Stanton. Susan B. Anthony, Mary A.
Anthony and others. The Pioneer
suffragists of each state will be in
vited 10 sit upon the platform Sew
oral of the foreign guests are willing
IN remain a few weeks in this country
and will accept lecture appointments.
and clubs wili-be urged to consider the
advisab ability of securing these speakers
for lectures during the winter.
A word that is gradually coming into
its own again after a period of neglect
&C. "Iadv." After having been over
worked until it lost its significance the
word was suddenly subdued and ex-
pelled from all polite, if not educated,
conversation, says the Philadelphia
Press.
Now there is a tendency to receive
lady back into the modish vocabu-
lary The word is occasionally heard
in the talk of persons who tiatter
themselves that they speak the latest
New Yorkese. Bat it must be uttered
with A slight emphasis in order TO
sbov that the word has just been