The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-09
CELEBRITIES
OF YEAR 1900
Old Folk Styles and Songs the
Theme Last Night.
AT CATHOLIC w0MAN'S CLUB
Pleasing Lecture by Miss Dorsey Of Bal
tIEoTe al Hall Of La Sale Academy.
The Monthly Meeting.
AT CATHOLIC WoMAN'S CLUB

the Catholic Women's club at it's monthly
meeting at La Sale academy last even
ing by Miss Vernon Dorsey of Mary
land. who so delighted audiences on both
sides of the ocean with her negro dia-
lect and eongs a few years ago. She ap-
peared in costume OF the early century
and san gsome OF the ohdtime songs IN
a manner that captured her hearers.
Miss Mary A. McArdle presided and at
the close Mrs Walter Stokes Irons presi-
dent Of the State Federation OF women's
clubs, spoke in a very complimentary
manner OF the work the club was do
ing.
The president Miss McArdle. introduced
the speaker OF the evening. paying A
glowing tribute 10 the abilities and at
tainments OF Miss Dorsey. daughter OF
the south.
Speaking in an explanatory way she re-
ferred 20 come interesting people who
lived 100 years ago. those who lived just
around the end OF the corridor OF the
century as N were.
II is an attempt 10 portray TO you a few
people who lived 100 years ago and will
endeavor 20 give credit 10 those, Tom
Moore and others. as they are shown.
In those days IL was almost crime TO
bring UP a child as a Catholic. A child
OF a Catholic landholder could be brought
up a Protestant educated as a ward
in chancery and then married 10 a Prot
estant
She asked indulgence OF the people while
she retired for a moment 10 assume the
costume of a character OF the period and
gave a recital a personal narrative OF
people and life in that time.
The lights were turned low and with a
dark background of a screen. and there
appeared in a costume OF the period Of
1917. a white rather short skirt high
wasted without stays, and with tight
sleeves. a green silk scarf and white
lacy scarf over her head. tied under her
chin and two dinky little green bows at
either side of her head.
She told OF the costumes. extraordinary
looking garments worn by the men. the
prince regent and his coterie OF forld four
battle men, but the court life was very
stupid. f-~&t
ALL DESi RABLE PEOPLE IRISH.
Some notorious people were told about
the atrocious things which passed for
jokes. such as poisoning fishes IN a brook
and after time people We're very tired
OF this sort OF thing and ready for the
Irish invasion
After Tom Moore arrived Il seemed that
all the people one cared 10 meet were
irish. Tom Moore, Lady Moreland. Coun-
-
Tom Moore was described as a dimpled.
round-faced. merry little fellow. very
frank making no pretense to noble birth,
confessing frankly that his father kept a
grocery shop at court function one time.
HIS voice which was hoarse when he
liked. was dramatically rich and sweet
when he sang and was at his best when
surrounded ty n circle OF pretty women
II the women had secret or a sudden
sorrow Moore touched IL and moved them
TO tears and on one occasion Moore him
self was so affected that he himself burst
into tears
II was he that first awakened the Eng
lish people TO the beauty and touching
qualities OF the Irish music and the songs
were not original with him but very an
cient, indeed, being composed and sung
by the harpers who wandered from house
TO house in ireland singing and praying
and feasts and gatherings at the houses
OF the great men.
SOME OLD SWEET SONGS.
Although he made no pretense OF being
a singer he sang very feelingly "The
Harp that once Tho Tara's Hall" She
pictured Moore's typical entrance into a
dressing room. rushing into a room. sing
ing a song and then as IL overcome. seIz-
inE his hostess hands and then rushing
out again. He was quite successful and
received much from the sales OF his
poems and gave TO his father and mother |
a share OF 1t regularly.
For Lalla Rookh he received 3oo pounds |
He was really survivor OF the trouba-
dours OF the middle ages, but very manly |
withal and very popular.
The Wild Irish Girl" Sydney Owenson,
was next spoken Of hardly anyone pres |
ent having heard OF her books, and from |
the sample Of the literature she turned |
put as her frst book that was read by the |
speaker, she would hardly write one OF |
the six best sellers OF the month
A meeting between the girl and Lady |
Cork in the midst OF an audience OF wits |
and swells, the DANES with their quizzing |
glasses. the simply dressed little IrisL |
girl with her harp. singing her own song.
Kate Carney"
little passage OF wits with Kemble.
he actor whose wit was out with him
vas charmingly related and then the
of the girl. who had led a poor
nan who loved her. such a dance as only
IN Irish girl can do.
After 1878 history began TO uncoil e.
elf very rapidly and there was plenty
o talk about, among the events being
the steam engines. the Bour-
IONS and scandals galore.
S..41 TOOK THINGS.
Lady Morgan was then taken up and her
,ooks. which Influenced the pople VINO
made the laws and in Paris she sang her
rich songs in the parlors. She wrote n
emarkable book. Under the Bourbons. -
With caused her To be execrated then and
anded IN Ire.and, the speaker said.
The speaker referred TO little pecul-
arity OF Lady Cork. who had little re-
-ard for other peoples property. Her
naid had 90 20 over her things and send
'aok the things which she had acquired
nc would be called a kleptomaniac now
md II poor a thief
Byron and his influence on the times
vas referred TO and " was tremendous.
he said, In those days when matrimony
cas the great goal and avery one was
To be single az 2 was q ter
ible thing then. for an old maid wac
Considered but for all sorts ot quips.
SONG OF SENTIMENT
To save the daughters from this ter
ible fate they were forced into marriages
Il Is or IL. The men were much gayer
IA the taslfea fCr the mas, larad arH /