The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-18

Who finds no man sincere beneath the
sun
How lacking all sincerity is he!
Who lives all elf-contained and trusts
not one
How i'll secure in him mans faith
would be!
Rev. William Curtis will speak or
Indian Basketry of the Pacific Coast
in Memorial Hall this afternoon at
o'clock. The lecture is under the aus
pieces of the miscellaneous department
of the Woman's Club. Prof. Curtis vii
exhibit a number of baskets in illus
tration of his lecture.
The st. Makrina Club of All Souls
Church has charge of the work of th'
Flower Mission this month. Flowers
fruit and jellies will be gladly receiv
ed at the rooms of the Associated
Charities, 35 Pearl Street, on Friday
mornings after $50 o'clock.
& & 4
The Ladies Benevolent Society of the
First Unitarian Church met yesterday
afternoon in the church parlors. After
sewing for an hour business meeting
was held. A number of reports were
read, among them the report of the
treasurer, Mrs. Warren r. Gilman, who
has recently received numerous sub
scriptions for the general fund of the
society. 1t was voted to send barre
of clothing to Tuskeegee Institute and
sum of money was voted for the
Christmas celebration of the Sunday
school,
The Ladies' Aid Society of Coral
Street Church will conduct a sale in the
vestry tomorrow, beginning at p. m
Mrs. j. w Fulton, president of the So
ciety. is chairman of the general COM
mittee. There will be fancy, apron
10-cent and food tables The articles
en- the last named will be all home
made. Oyster stews, piping hot, are
offered to refresh the inner man. Ice
cream will be sold also. Admission is
free.
Mrs. C. C. Baldwin gave a reception
for Timothy Bigelow Chapter, D. A. R.
at her house, II Cedar Street, yester
day afternoon. The members of Ban
croft Chapter, D. of R., were guests Of
honor. The rooms We're decorated will
Christmas greens and flags. Before tef
was served Mrs. Baldwin introduced
Mrs. Georgia Tyler Kent, regent of tn,
Timothy Bigelow Chapter, who in thu
name of her chapter, extended a vel
come to the guests. Mrs. Kent ther
| introduced Miss Catherine Bent, regen
of Bancroft Chapter, who read an in
| teresting paper on Americas Cham
pion for Justice: William Pitt" Afte
the reading Of the paper the two re
gents received in the reception room
Tea was then served, Mrs. T. c. Bates
and Mrs. w. T. Forbes poured.
The Dix Street kindergarten vii
have a Christmas tree Friday morning
The merry making will begin at 1913
O'Clock.
| At the last monthly meeting it wa
voted that the hearty thanks of tn
Worcester Employment Society be sen
to all those who, in any way, aided i
making the annual sale so attractiv
| and successful
The Shaker Sisters from East Car
terbury, N. H., will show for sale va
riety of holiday goods and Shake
cIoaks, known as The Dorothy oper
wraps, at a parlor sale to be held /
the Y. w. c. A. building tomorrow
Friday and Saturday from a. m. to
| p. m.
Miss Mabel G. Nesbitt, a graduate O
the Boston Cooking School, has bee
! engaged to succeed Miss Mary B. Cur
ney as teacher of cookery at the Y. "
! C. A. Miss Quincy has resigned an
| returned to her home in Hillsdalt
Mich. She gave perfect satisfaction a
| the Y. w. c. A. and liked her work, bu
| her family desired her to return, nc
caring that she should become estab
! lished in her work so far from hOm'
! Miss Nesbitt will begin work as teache
| Jan. 6. when the new term opens He
| home is at Rome, N. Y.
The executive board of the Y. W. {
A. meets today.
When the Shah was in Paris he wen
to see the famous Gobelin tapestries
and among them there was one whic
| especially interested him. IT was
Persian carpet, on which were e[1
DIolueIHu many lilOAlbto anu Wv iISs
The Shah read these from beginning t
end but, to the disappointment Of tn
| Parisians who accompanied him, dl
not translate them into French
A few days ago, however, a COURT,
foreigner, who proved to be the directo
of the imperial tapestry works at TIE
heran, presented himself at the CODE
lin factory with the object of studying
the French method Of work. and, a
| 4. 90 l,.1F Foo
tory, he translated the words on tn
beautiful Persian carpet.
Here they are:
A carpet for the sovereign of tn
world. Superiority for his feet Loo
at It and see how beautiful it Isl I
is intended for private chambers, an
thus will learn the secrets Of kings
ANY spot in which you place it viii
become pleasant as Paradise. OF ;
truth, this carpet is more pleasan
than the academy of the Persian pain
ter Mari, for it contains all the color
Of China. The nightingale that alight
on it finds it so beautiful that it cal
never again fly away So brilliant il
the coloring of this carpet that neithe
autumn nor winter can ever chang
any of the tints.
The Black Forest and the Rhine wa
the subject of the lecture by Rev. DR.
A. Z. Conrad in Old South Church las
night The views of cataracts ant
castles in land of legend and romance
were beautiful. Neuhausen. Strasburg
Heidelberg, Baden Beden and Mayenc
were among the places described.
A@A
Mrs. John II. Orr read an excellen
as a Means of Child Culture. befor,
the Woman's Association of Piedmon
Church. yesterday afternoon. Mrs
Orr illustrated her remarks witt
copies of good pictures. At a bushes.
session of the associat ton the matte