The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-08
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uTGdIn,
strayed round thy brow the full moons
An echo found the soft wind in thy
sigh.
D1d'st thou not hear my spirits longing
cry?
Nor see within my heart the love
lights CLEAN?
All. thou did'st see! And seeing didst
but deem
My hearts outcryings vain, that were
so high
Lonely the way and far the Swallowed
goal
No helping hand to ease me of my
woe:
Gone is the warmth of love from out
nv soul
The blood within my heart is beating
For all the road is WEAKNESS and dole
To such as on life's journey loveless
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zine.
The designs for the coronation robes
have finally been decided upon.
The coronation rites will last four
hours After the sacrament has been
administered to King Edward, he Will
discard the church vestments and put
Over 5000 precious stones, diamonds,
pearls, rubies, sapphires and emeralds
will be included in the kings crown.
There will be 1860 pure white diamonds
and 1870 rose diamonds. The historic
ruby which the King of CASTLE gave
to the Black Prince in 1867 and which
was subsequently worn by Henry V, Is
in the centre of the crown, placed in the
heart of a Maltese cross.
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Mrs. Lucy Boardman Smith, 50 years
Of age, an associate of Susan B. An
thony. in the early days of the womans
suffrage movement, died recently, at
her residence in Rochester, N. Y. In
her younger days she was active in the
woman suffrage movement, and until
failing health rendered it impossible for
her to leave her home was a regular
attendant at all the suffrage meetings
in Rochester. She also frequently at
tended the annual national conventions
Of the Woman's Suffrage Association is
Washington. She was a liberal con-
tributor to suffrage funds, and recent
ly drew a check for a considerable
amount to aid in publishing the His
tory of Woman Suffrage" now in
preparation.
The wife of the President possesses,
happily, not only the knowledge and
experience requisite for the admins
tration Of the social affairs Of the
White House, but she is endowed with
the physical strength necessary for
their proper performance, which was
lacking in so many of those who pre-
coded her. and her amiability and good
will, the democratic spirit, which the
President fosters in all those about
him, cannot fail to make her regime a
Ill hntr Xgill
mark the social plans of the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt, this winter. for the
shadow of the late Presidents death
is still upon them, and three of their
official family, Secretary Hay, Secre-
tary Gage and Secretary Long, are in
deep mourning. All that tradition re
quires and good taste dictates VIII be
done and Mrs. Roosevelt has already
announced that she will revive the
custom Of holding weekly receptions on
Saturday Afternoons custom so pop
ular it is difficult to understand why Ii
fell into disuse-which she proposes to
begin in December, giving three be-
fore the holidays, since the date upon
which Lent falls will make the sea-
son a short enc. The more formal
functions will not be inaugurated until
after the New Years reception, when
the usual state dinners, the card and
public receptions, will take place.
For the first time since General
Grants administration, when Nellie"
was the pet of her fathers encourage
and society as well, there Will be a
young lady in the White House, Alice,
the Presidents eldest daughter by his
first wife, a Miss Lee of Boston, who
died not long after her marriage. Miss
Roosevelt is an extremely pretty girl,
bright and gay, as all young girls
should be, with much of the original
ity and the spirit of determination
which compel admiration for her dis
tinguished father. Her debut is an
nounced for the second of January.
The entertainment to be given in her
honor is not yet decided upon, but 1t
will inaugurate a series of festivities
that will make the White House gayer
than it has been any time since Mrs.
SartoriS reigned as belle there.
1t is no misnomer to call the cabinet
the Presidents official family. Its
members are most intimately associat-
ed, the President and his wife frequent
their homes, they are constantly en-
tertained at the White House, and the
women of the cabinet, who are the real
leaders Of official society, invariably
assist the wife of the President at all
public functions. Mrs. Roosevelt, nat
ura1ly, has precedence over all others,
the wives Of the ambassadors ranking
next; the members of the cabinet fol-
low according to the age of their diff
wife of the premier an important po-
sition. She takes precedence of her
associates, is appealed to IN matters
involving etiquette and policy, and
constantly called upon to settle dis
uuted points. OF the annual dinners
given by the members of the cabinet
in honor Of the President, the initial
one takes place at the home of the
secretary Of state, whose wife, as a
rule, sets the date for cabinet rccep-
tions decides what calls shall De re-
turned in person, and while in no sense
an autocrat she is to the women of the
cabinet what her husband is to his
colleagues-the acknowledged head
Mrs. Charlotte M. Conger, in Leslie
Weekly.
A very handsome calendar will be
nut on sale at the book stores and at
the Polytechnic Institute F. c. Orig
ham. '02, and c. G. Derby, '02, were
APPOINTED a special committee by the
aftermath board to prepare the calen-
dar. AS yet it has not been shown to
the students, though the trees and yard
was profusely broadened with adver-
Using posters announcing the calendar.
It consists of a cover in rough gray
cardboard on which is embossed in red
and gold Worcester Polytechnic In
stitute. 1902 and the seal. The ealen-
dars are on four sheets with new and
handsome illustrations of the Tech
buildings and grounds printed in black
and red 1t is a model of good taste.
II will be priced as a Christmas offer
ing bv the students and cherished by
the recipients as a beautiful souvenir
of the college.