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Europe, wishing to gain the favor of the young Empress 

 Ann of Austria, was induced to don green doublet and 

 crimson sash, decked out with bows and bells, and dance 

 the minuet. When he discovered that the young Queen 

 was making game of him, he was greatly enraged and 

 never forgave the insult to his dignity. And many years 

 later, when the Queen was no longer young, she felt his 

 power when he laid a heavy hand upon her, thus avenging 

 himself for the indignity of earlier years. 



Saturday, Feb. 5, 1898. — A special meeting of the 

 Directors and other members of the Institute was called 

 this day to discuss plans for the coming fiftieth anniver- 

 sary. 



Monday Evening, Feb. 7, 1898. — Regular meeting in 

 the Library room. Mr. Ross Turner spoke at length on 

 " Mural Decoration." He had made a study of such work 

 in most of the large cities of Europe and the result of his 

 observations was clearly stated with blackboard illustra- 

 tions. He said he hoped and believed that in the next 

 half century America would witness the building of bet- 

 ter public and private structures and a great development 

 of art. At the conclusion Professor Morse spoke upon 

 tile decorations and, with interesting drawings on the 

 blackboard, described the art as known to the Moors and 

 Italians. 



Monday Evening, Feb. 14, 1898. — Rev. John W. 

 Buckham of the Crombie Street Church, read a discrimi- 

 nating paper entitled " Some Famous Clergymen of old 

 Salem." His list was quite a long one including some who 

 were familiar figures on our streets within the recollection 

 of many of his hearers. Among those mentioned were 

 Brown Emerson, whose long pastorate of sixty-seven years 



