The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
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g CCCOOCOCCSOJI ~ - :,
come MI UP the cup, and in the fire o. y
"a rn,,r winter garment Of repentance lllns ]
I'm 1,ird 81 Time has but a little way
~ t,i,tter.-and the Bird is on the Wits ~
Sr sometimes think that never blows !, 80 rau
,1'he rose as who're some purieu 1855
49, n,,n,v hyaclnth tho garden wears
i,ra,,, n her lap from some once lovely
head.
And this reviving herb whose tender
green ,,,r Ak
,.lctpes the rver-lip OH which we , ieal.
Ah.lcan nponit lightly i 10, NJ q snrinrs
From What once lovely w 80 III
unseen!
,sor some We loved the loveliest ana me the
St-h,t from, his vintage rolling Time ha,h
Have drum drunk tucir cup round or two
A,a o mr. by' one. crept silently to rest,
h an. II =" IA nm THE Rubaiynt
ntarch, the first of the months or
s,rinr, IA named for Mars. the Roman
,v,r. rod and patron deity, Its ancient ,I
ontcb name meant tho leEgthenlns
~ Month because during its course the DAYS
lonrthened: its Saxon title was interpre.
Z nj mysterious as well as longMenlhs
month; and In the French calendar Nlar -
Sbccame the ventoso or the windy liloti ~
From tlmei in1memorial March "c,tn .,1I
has been associated with inc 'uc'i =. az,
lion and the Lamb, with lca1ins "
4 ,,.ard The Lion and a slsurryinE py OF
mad March hares" oliver HEREFORD h'i-
-, oro,,s,v seizes upon the triple tradltlo'
4 l., n drawing which shows Time as q
!. ron iurer, holding the hat Of Mr.. T" oriu'
Who occupies a front scat IN llne > NV, NV.
ence. and has ohligingly loaned .heN nay.
y .rhe verse accompanying t te ss.' re e
\ says: FE @ ~
i ..vour hats not empty yet. it's clear!'
L s Cried Time; ''Just look at that, SIT
~ mad March hare, as mad, fear,
ID AZ he who made your hat, sir
And stIll they come! Behold how great
a conjuror am, sir! ~.
pray take your choice. don't hesitatc'
a lion or a. lamb, sir?
Next Saturday is the anniversary OF
president James Madison, who was porn
March S. 1851. Next Monday, March ttn,
recalls the date OF Websters famous on
n sneech made in the year 1850. The battle
Y * Gmilford fought during the war OF
5tl,o revolution, took place March 10, Sl7sl.
Tie festival OF Saint Patrick. with the
...wearinr of the green" Will be Kept
March nth In the year 1882 Goethe
tho great German litteratcur ana poet.
died on March ed. Palm SUNDAY
March e7th, will precede Passion week
In Lent ,,,,oa ,+o,o
or iasper. symbolizing courage ana sue
N ooers'i, DANGEROUS enterprises. 2!FaE5. lHhs5
Lenten Observance.
rbo second week of Lent has gone by
and has ended stormily. Society has been
L gerry dcccrous in its Lentcn observance,
and has seemed quite content with It's
pursuance in the path Of Lenten duty.
IA Sewing classes. reading classes anu lec-
lures absorb tho attention OF young
girls who have 4 fashion OF meeting at
&%i No house Of some one among their num-
Der once or twice a week TOR WoriN all anu
an exchange Of grlist condolences.
~ From the Southern coast and winter
,.esorts-Aikcn, South Carolina; Sulld
E%II;lis and Brunswick Georgia, and PAIN
Beach Florda-come echoes or guy out.
OF door life, led there by tho many VINO
4. strive to cheat winter OF Its storm ana
:, the pentential season OF its tedium by
their annual migration TO a brightcr Gil
mate and SUMNER surroundings.
# Many tourists have, OF late, gone
IS across the continent to lind paradise
of flowers and soft airs in Southern Call-
foynia, preferring the Pacific to the AZ
yantic coast Others are so1ournlnG at
Nice in the South OF France. Some-and
among these Miss Mary Johnston, the
authoress. and Miss Maria Blalr-are
watching the blue waves OF the Mediter-
ranean bathe Siclliun coasts and letting
the days go by In an enchahtcd region
& OF romance and poetry.
Miss McBain in New York.
The following deserved compliment to
Miss McBain comes from New YORK:
Miss Mabel WaIde McBain. whose
beautiful contralto Voice is.so much ad-
mired in Richmond. Is spending the win
ter here, where she is studying under
Oscar saenger The New York teachers
and musicians for whom Miss McBain
has sung have been much Impressed with
the rich fullness and purity of her voice
8nnd are highly complimentary in their
predictions for her future. She has been
particularly fortunate In the selection OF
Mr.. s;aenger, who Is teacher of oratorlo
and operate singers of national reputa-
ton, his success with contrnlto voices
having been especially marked
Miss McBain Is leading contralto both
Mt All Saints Church ind Beth Ahaba
Synagogue. where tho universal popu-
81 larity Of her voice Is due TO its beaut-
full quality, as well as TO the high order
OF her work as IA singer"
Piano Club Recital.
A. delightful recital was glven by the
Piano Club last Wednesday afternoon AT
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