The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-04

the Embreaso club OF this city was the
ing ON Wednesday afternoon.
There was a very fun attendance of
the members OF the club and among the
guests were Mrs McCullsgh. wife of Rev.
DR. McCullssh of Worcester, and Mrs.
MacAIurray, both women being prominent
IN the intellectual and social NE Of that
city. The subject chosen for the meeting
of the club on Wednesday was a novel
one, somewhat out OF the regular order of
things and for this reason, perhaps, 1t
was all the more interesting.
As one entered the large and beautiful
parlors OF the hostess the aenera SUBJ
ject OF the meeting was at once apparent
for silent bells met the gaze on every
side.
Between the two psrlors hung a large
white bell of chrysanthemums and en-
twined around ii one read the enchanted
word, 'Embreaso" 1902 i'm letters OF gold.
In the large bay window was chime of
bells, festooned with old blue ribbon
These bells were, indeed. a work of art
and the result of the clever ingenuity OF
Mrs S. @. Aull who had charge OF the
grogram for the afternoon.
Pictures of the famous bells of history
were hung around the room tied with rib.
bon in the club colors of gold, blue and
yellow.
These bells were designed ia illustrate
Mrs. Aulrs excellent paper on Bells"
AS prologue TO her paper Mrs. Aull
gave description OF the process OF man
ufacturing bells, the materials used, etc.
She then referred 10 the wonderful bells IN
different parts OF the world, calling at
tention TO their great antiquity as shown
i'm tho reference made TO them by Moses
of old i'm the Book OF Exodus, and, still
earlier. by another writer who declared
that bells were used in China 1000 years
before the Christian era.
Russia she said. holds first rank
with regard TO the number and size OF
her bells, the great bell of Moscow being
the largest i'm the world.
England" she continued became
known abroad ~ the ringing island
being particularly rich IN bells, but the
most celebrated bells and chimes are in
Belgium"
Continuing, Mrs. Aull described the old
liberty bell in Philadelphia, the bell in
historic old st. Johns church I'm Rich
mond Vir; Trinity chimes i'm New York
and the famous old bell i'm Christ church.
Boston. in whose tower was hung the
signal light immortslized in the poem OF
Paul Revere"
In closing Mrs. Aull touched. In isura-
tive speech, upon the Embresso bell as
follows:
II must not forget our Embreaso bell.
which Is or recent origin, but whose tones
are soft and low.
1T speaks to us today with words OF
welcome for the glad New Year. and may
the message OF love peace and good will
enter our hearts and be heard by all.
and let US. not only once a year, but every
hour
A" Ring out the old ring in the new:
Ring out the false. ring I'm the true. 4"
The paper was illustrated. not only by
bells and photographs OF bells. hut Mrs,
Beach read. in her always charming way.
the familiar poems, London Rells" and
Trinity Bells"
The musical portion OF the program was
rendered by Miss Bertha Burdick on the
piano and at the close OF the entire pro-
gram the hostess served dainty tea
from table arranged I'm the form Of
bell with old blue ribbons suspended from
the chandelier. The tongue OF the bell
was of white plnks Dainty cakes were of
yellow. with the letter &c In blue upon
them. Mrs. Ira Wnsor poured chocolate
and Mrs. Valentine Almy served ices.
Palmistry was the subject Of the meet
ing of the Coventry womsn's club. I'm the
club rooms at Anthony. OH Wednesday
afternoon, when Mrs Jennie 2. Soper. a
well known pamist of Boston, gave a
lecture on the History or Pslmistry."
in beginning her talk Mrs. Soper csHed
attention 10 the fact that pslmistry il
by no means Of recent origin bat dates
back To 2O0o years before christ. and stin
the students of the science are developing
new truths.
1T il not given 20 one person 20 know
ALL" she said. FOR. as We of this age
pront by the knowledge Of those who
have gone before. go those who come
after us may carry on the work by the
lipht handed down to them.
MANY people have NO faith in palm-
istry,' said the speaker. but no one ha.
n right 60 say he does not believe unless
he has thoroughly Investigated the sub
jet and can prove its fellaUy.
I'm some mysterious way the soul writes
out i,S'bwn history and the science ~ in
ttrpretlug the character by the palm has
made aF much advance a. other sciences"
The speaker declared that her ability
To- read the hand was entirely Independent
of her previous knOwisdse of n person.
IN fact she could DO better work when she
had no previous knowledge Of her subject.
I'm dWellinE upon the lines Of the hand
Mrs. Soper Described the differences in
The lines ~ y nervous and saneulne
aud said that person With
a nervous temperament Invariably had
many more lines than the opposite. She
then exhibited chart of tho hand aud
pointed cut the lines upon a.. the womer
W tho club following out the lines upcn
their own hands ana those OF their neigh
bcfsi noting. meanwhile. the Variou.
points of difference.
IN closing. Mrs sopcr examined the
hands ~ sll who we're willing 20 10 before
Inc audience much 90 the amusement and
~ the club
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