The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-04-04

q Sisters from scraps collected here and
there. Great taste Ii displayed in the Nr-
rangement Of this patch work, md fhe reel
diewoTsz Id = u aamixassy iiene. ssis.
Handsome, and oycx n, SIC fszs1z7e s0t
these quil&s, aas1 . eaanas 9bscryef would
never dream that they were made out 81
odds ara ends wlalca had sssg sast ss,ae az
thing IL 10 DE seen 10 almost every depart
ment Of fhe hogse. Eesnc Of the rooms
have been pepere4 by the 4 Sistera,n with
waste pieces given them by paper hanSegH-
Eva4 Here they have done their work taste
fully, Che pieces being cut diamond fashion,
patchwork. The effect ID almost as good
as if one pattern had been adopted through
out. and it shows that tho Little Sisters "
waste nothing, hut turn every scrap to
good account In each bedroom there Is Q
cracifix, and perhaps one O. sMo prinxss 10 q
roonls, indeed, contain some slight decora-
tons of this kind, bat 1t Is very slight.
The floors are uncaTpeted, but Kept most
rigidly free from the slightest soil One 81,
the bedrooms Ia set apart as an infsrmarys
and in connection with 1t there - small
but useful dispensary, well stocked with
drugs, which are used under the direction
of medical man, who visits the sick.
Many of the old people are bedridden and
infrm, and require constant attentioM
Some Of them have to be washed anA
dressed, and undressed, just ike chiidreit-
themselves, but here they meet with the
kindest and most anxious solicitude, and
are treated with scrupulous care, One or
two are SO i'll as to be constantly confined
in bed-where they are slowly ehbing away
from old age. Fortunate 1t is for them
that they, have such place in which to
spend their declining days, instead OF being
subjected to the official tenderness OF a
wOrkhouse.
Tie mems sitting room is as picturesque
rs the women's. Some of the able bodied
occasionally assist, during the summer
months, in the gardening operations, but
the majority of them are TOO infirm TO I'M
dergO any exerti0n, and pass their time
chiefly in religious devotions. All the in
mates observe great regularity in their
habits. The hours of the establishment are
uniform. Breakfast takes place ut 2, din
ner at 10, tea at half-past 2, and supper at
half-past 5 o'clock--all the people being in
bed by @, or soon after. Itwould be rather
difficult TO state what the dietary is, be-
couse the utilitarian theory is 80 fully car
ried into practice. The Sisters do not de-
spise such humble things as tea leaves and
coffee grounds, and they actually make
ten and coffee out of them. This Is econo-
mising to some purpose, especially when it
is considered that three immense cans are
filed every day. Every Friday there Is O.
fish dinner, supplied through the hberality
Of weil-known fishmonger, carrying on
business in the centre of the city. Every
week, so surely as the Friday comes round,
do two of those pleasant, sweet !" Little
Sisters nwait upon this hshmonger, and so
surely do they not 60 empty-handed away.
The wardrobe is arranged with the great
est neatness. All the clothing which the
old people bring in with them are put in
compartments bearing their names, and are
Kent properly mended until they are thor
oughly worn out, when others are supplied
from the house stock, which is an accumu-
Elation Of clothes TINT have been given by
uaftnieiiE il Iabefesi Soine OF the clothes
are set apart for fete days and some for oc-
casions of fasting. The wardrobe of the
Sisters themselves is on the top story,
where they sleep, but their bedrooms are
just as barely furnished as those of the old
people,.
These ladies who do the collecting part
Of the business 60 their rounds in q pony
and cart, which is by this time pretty we'll
dom meet with refusals, being always SO
thankful for the slighteet assistance. They
gratefully accept what many q professional
mendicant would spurp as beneath his mo-
tice. Those who help them have the salts
faction of knowing that their gifts will be
we'll applied: Every scrap is turned to ac-
This, at least, is D Recommendation in their
favor, for in too many cases the people
who dispense charity have too much reason
for thinking that it is frittered away and
misapplied. Many tradesmen help the
Little Sisters in Other ways besides CIV
ing money or food. One undertaken daes
sho funerals when any of the old people
die, Et reduced Fate.
The work In which the !. Little Sisters of
the Poorn are engaged Is noble one. We
can afford to ignore differences of belief
when we see the true principles of Chris
tianity carried out SO humbly, and yet so
earnestly and truthfaliy. The labOrs Of
these good women are deserving of the
support of all sects and. creeds--nay, more,
they are worthy the imitation of those who
cannot 20 with them In the matter of reli-
gioue feeling. " Every little makes
muclkle,n says the proverb; and il is from
little" picked mp here and there that the
Sisters make their nuckle.n If some of
our readers have any articles of food or
clothing for which they have no use, and
which they intend to throw away, let them
not waste such, but give them TO this valu-