The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-26

da tHe Prihce VI cumberland. she gave
1t to show the evil In Macbeth's heart
before he returned to his wife.
And he wrote her because he knew &i&r
to be much cleverer than himself and
that she could devise ways and means to
put the king out Of their path forever.
Mrs. Gilbert thought that though ambi-
tiOus. 1t was for her husband Lady Mac
beth was ambitious. She knew him we'll,
that he would never be happy unless
he were king. She had to aid, even to
murder. Mrs. Gilbert asked:
who is not ambitious? If not for
themselves for some dear one" Then she
alluded to Bryan's wife and other women
of the age who have helped their hus-
bands In their ambition, She thought
any true woman would do so She re-
cited Lady Macbeth's soliiequy when
reading the letter. where she calls on the
spirits that attend on mortals to unsex
her. steel her for her work and fill her
from her crown to her toes with direst
cruelty. The meeting with Macbeth, his
telling of the approach of the king and
her advice. All the horrible scene was
analysed. Macbeth's woinanish fears.
her manly courage rousing him to ex-
claim. Il dare do all that may become
a man. who dare do more is none.''
The horrible waiting. waiting. after the
sound of her bell tells him now is the
time to strike. But for the wine she had
taken to buoy her up she would give
way beneath the terrible strain. Her
declaration that she would Have done
1t herself had he not resembled her
father as he (the king) slept. Mrs. Gill
bert then told of how Mrs. Scott Siddons.
In studying the role, when she got
to the assassination scene grew afraid
and fed to her room where her husband
was and lay down undressed, afraid to
put out the candle.
Mrs. Gilbert told Of Lady Macbeth's
feelings as she forced herself to replace
the daggers and cover the grooms with
blood when her husband IL too frightened
to go back to the scene Of the murder.
From that time ON Lady Macbeth was
wholly occupied in supporting and over
coming the nervous weakness OF her hus-
band. She realizes that he 1s at one
time on the verge Of madness.
She feels IL she loses her self control
both are lost and must perish nisera-
bly,. Her anguish and the retribution
which has descended. are told when she
says: "Naught had. alrs spent; when
our desire Is got without content. IT'S
safer to be that which we destroy, than
by destruction dwell in doubtful JOY"
From now on Macbeth ceases to con-
suit her; when she questions he tells
her to wait till she can applaud the deed.
A disbeliever in spectres herself. she be-
came living ghost which haunted the
grim old castle. through the night walk
ing down its darkened and dismal corr
ridors, a crazed somnambulist. Her pow
erful will had the ascendency during the
day. but at night 1t had no power
over her sleeping hours. They say muir
der will out" and Lady Macbeth reveal
ed her Utmost thoughts during her sleep
walking. 'Out, out, damned spot" OF
all subsequent murders and deeds OF
blood, IT believe she knew nothing until
they were accomplished" "and believe
her husbands crimes ultimately caused
her death. Some claim she suicided.
think so, and would like the club to study
1t up" .. aa.a.a4.4.-..-.aE .fa - ,
At the meeting Saturday Of the Ana
conda Woman's Literary club, the SUBJ
ject discussed was the Reformation in
Germany" The papers were highly In
teresting and the meeting proved to be
the most entertaining yet held this year.
Mrs. DIR. Leahy read the first paper.
which contained the life and teachings
of Luther and Calvin. Mrs. Leahy's pa
rendered, making 1t very interesting as
well as instructive to the members of the
club. Mrs. Leahy described how the
teachings of Luther and Calvin changed
the lives Of a great many people and also
the history of this period and how Luther
by his genial manner won many friends
and followers.
Mrs. w. A. Bower gave the second pa
per. intellectual Progress OF the Perioo.
and was ably touched upon. Mrs. bower
told of the influence which the lives OF
Erasmus and Gutenberg had on the unl-
versities and learning of the time.
In current events, Mrs. d. ]. McDonnel
gave accounts of wireless telegraphy ana
the numerous large organs In use today.
The program for the meeting TO-DAY
was as follows: miscellany" MISS
Gleeson, Mrs. T. J. Fitzgerald; Current
Events" Miss Teresa O'Donnell.
The Homer club met with Mrs. c. w.
Clark last Monday. During the half
hour devoted to current events, 1llu-
minated manuscripts, foreign news.
Bandmann's success in New York, the
respect shown our flag abroad. higher
education of women, and quotations from
a yearbook were discussed.
The "Guelphs and Ghibellines." a paper
by Mrs. Hendricks, traced the origin or
the two great factions which strove Tor
the ascendancy in Italy in the twelfth
and thirteenth centuries. Much of ro-
mantle interest attaches to the CITY or
Florence, which was rent by internal
dissensions so bitter that all the popu-
lace became entangled.
The final supremacy of the Guelphs
was emphasized and the genealogy OF
this powerful line of chiefs was carried
down briefly to Honaver, Brunswick
and Saxony. and thence through the
Hanoverian prince, George !, into Eng
land, thus giving the family name OF
Guelph to the present ruling house OF
Britain.
This paper was followed by violin
selection, "Traumerei," by Mrs. Pierce.
accompanied by Mrs. Clark.