The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-11-03
AFTERNOON IN JAPAN
Women's Club Transported to the
Flowery Empire.

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The Travel Department of the os-
kaloosa Woman,s Club, under the
Craftsmanship of Mrs. A. p. Spencer,
held an open meeting in the Y. M. G.
Al. building on Saturday afternoon.
The attendance was very large and
the audience sat through n Of the
longest sessions on record with a lack
of restlessness that was a beautiful
tribute to the interest of the program.
The chairman and all those who as
sisted are to be congratulated on the
success Of the entire occasion. The
rooms were decorated with souvenirs
from Japan. The largest collection
being that of Mrs. John A. Kalbach,
who recently returned from a trip
abroad. "A large tablecloth and set
of napkins Of grass linen heavily en-
broidered, a heavy monte cloth cloak
adorned with terrible dragons done IN
silk, and a large picture ere or
cue velvet were the most beautiful
bits of hand work. Then there was
choice and dainty bric-a-brac Of tor
toise shell and china, and rare vases.
Two flags of silk waved happily and
gave a foreign air to the exhibit, which
was rendered more complete by the
very rare of Mrs, Harry Howard,
the real Japanese kimona belonging
to Mrs. Rhea Oppenheimer, and the
elaborate wall hanging, the embroi-
dered cherry blossom centerpiece and
the elegant nand-painted japanese
luncheon set, the property Of Mrs. H.
l.. Spencer.
The entire program was entertain
ing, the first number being a solo full
of harmony, "Serenade," Shubert-by
Mr.. w. S. Lacey. Miss Nichols, obi
cato.
Glimpses of Norway, by Miss Rosa
e. Lewis, was beautiful in descrip-
tion and made one dream of winding
roads, continuous waterfalls, floating
icebergs, in a land where the daylight
was continuous and the hospitality
genuine.
The next number, a beautiful solo,
"Dreams'-Strelezki, by Mrs. Thomas
Golden, was very well received.
An Exhibit of Japanese Curiosities,
by Mrs. John Kalbacn, was an inter-
esting informal talk in which there
was both wit and numor.
The piano solo, Spring Song" by
Miss Lillian Hughes was beautifully
rendered.
"reminiscences of a Trip Through
Japan" by Miss Kate Ninde, was an
informal talk full of pleasantries and
information, in which she told of a
trip to the top of the volcano, Asna
Yama, the beautiful Nikko, the city of
Temples. Five ladies made the trip
to the top of the volcano, going on
horseback, accompanied by fifteen or
twenty coolies. After a several hours
ride all were forced to walk for four
hours over. the loose and slipping lava
while the coolies with ropes endeav-
ored to assist the ladies as best they
might. Utterly exhausted and out of
breath, it was often necessary for the
ladies to lie fiat down and rest. The
view from the top of the crater, which
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across, was we'll worth the hardship Of
the ascent. The surface of the era
ter was scanned with great cracks, and
down deep in it's interior rolling beds
of fire could be seen and sulphur
plainly smelled. One felt as though
possibly n had died and gone TO
heaven, the earth was nowhere. The
entire talk was worth printed repeti-
ton.
The remainder of the program was
heartily applauded for it's beautifui
rendition. 1t follows:
song-"My Sweet Repose"1St. Ce-
celia Quartette.
Piano Duet-Russia (From Foreign
Parts), Moszkowski-Miss Alice Burn
side, Mrs. Belle Ray.