, 1876-01-16
The LITTLE SISTERS.
Hber Till De Auxiliaries to the Order of
st. Vincent Dc Paul.



Arrangements arc completed for new organ
ys,ioa Of charity in the city, By which the sy1
ten.tic lenerolen:s of Chicago will be both e,
h,nced and rendered moro practical among
t.rce class OF the population whose nccessitit
,re very pressing. The Relief and Aid SocIe.
,eeomp!isbes very much, aud to its efforts 81
.1ied those Of the various minor eocietles worl
;ne under local church direction. Tho Eon1a
rsthoIics, who always h,Eo the poor with their
sns:aip many charitable institutions, such as
0phan Asylum under the Sisters OF St. JOSEPH
containing ESQ inmates: the House OF the Goo
sbephe1d aud 1lagdalen Asylen; three hosp
t,1e. the Mercy, the Sisters OF Chart,
md tue Als1ian Brothers; and man
schools into which arc gathered hur
dreds OF chil3ren whose squa1or aud misorc
practca!!s exclude them from the associa1ioa
dominant in the public-scaool buildings. Mos
notable among tleeo are Father Waldron't
schools, near Eighteenth street.
Each Catholic parish in tho city-indced, il
The DioccRe-contains &
ST. VINCENT De PAUL SOCIETY,
Ehose duty it Is to provide for tho poor. Thest
Eo:.eties have 3 constitution and rules, gcne1s
organization in the United States, aud crrre
tponding societies all over Europe with i cen
t,al Office in Paris. There asc scnc,al aEd loo.
rHce.s, but the organization is essentially prac
hcsl md singularly free from parade or cere
.nvuy. Tie members pay monthly assessment
tuto the treasury, each parish contributes $
<estly collection, 5nd, when cifcu11.
stances permit or e1isency requires,
p;cnica or other entertainments are de-
fised to enlarge the funds. These are
devoted exclusively to the poor. The d:sburse-
ueat il in:zusted, under wise regulation, to the
kind-hearted npd ab!e-to1ied in each pa7.sh,
Who personally ascertain tho needs Of tho widow
pr the invalid. and who attend without recon-
pense to the rayias Of re1t, tho buying of coal.
the sending OF provisions, aud the procurement
Of cio1hes. TAs Society never spends auv
money on ostenta1iou. and the names of the re-
eirients OF ise bounty arc not conveyed to tho
cC1lous q the psurient.
ITS PRACTICE IN Regard TO FUNERALS
deserves more than 3 pseelng word. There are
dozens OF tsbcnsvoitns p" societies ia tue city
whose members spasmodicaily surprise. but
scarcely edifv the public bY appearing iu dismal
pioccstions. headed By hearse and brass baud,
audcladin n,illiuer' 5 toggery and cossumera gov
Rhws. This survival OF oae ct lhe untistcs: Gus
toms Of savage tssbes-for prccessons ate Of bar
b1fiap origin aud perpItuation OF rude an:igui-
:y-is intended as display OF "benevolcnce
to nhom? Not to the Dead certainly; still
iesa to his widow or his heiss. Many OF the lar
gest funerals which a.e eeeu in Chicago follow
tue remains Of men In whose wYetched teuo-
1uepts there is not q dollar wherew1th to buy
bresd for to-moSrow*s breakfast. NAv does it
not occur to tlcse crowds Of 0stenElb'e
friends tha. it would Le kinder to give 70 the
wllaw the sun, OF money which they spend in
3,ant nr1 al frr a;,.l.I
vehicles accompanied to the graye the body Of Ii
n1au whose hea1t-bzoken nifo had to appiy the
next day to stFaugets for means to paw tho
funerai expenses aud Tread 10 feed her b.bes.
Ite vulgar and cruel custom Of 'tbig funera's,"
where the attendant expenditure is = c1ockcry Of
OF real ch.nty. Tho Socie.y OF ST. Vincctt dc
Paul sets the example. Its members never
parade on euch occAs!oEs. The Society pays The
funeral expenses, and hands to the widow us
large an additional aun az it's funds permit.
These societies Are under the spiritual charge II
zach parish priest, who is himself usua!}; the
largest contributor; but the administration Of
Affairs is lntEusted to 1ayuen OF tact and expe-
r1ence- Tom DIenan, whoee heart is Sc bi: that
u has st4rEed eyerv other Iart of Lis body, is
foremost In this quiet and persistent work, and
probably knows and has helped more poor peo-
than any other nan in Chicago, unless it De
Daa Oaara~ Nearly all tho leading
men Of the Catholic denomination leud
tser ineans, great or small. to the ST. Vincent
ae Paul Society, but both ths collection sud dis
uioutaon OF the aims are carried on ia the
cands"
The Society has determined Gu an imnortaut
s:ep bv WHICH its work shall be made still more
e1c1ent. t.-naneis, to establish house of the
LITTLE SISTERS OF TIE puoD,
m =
Lifts Sisters Of the Poor are devoted, fret, Ec
taxing care Of the old who have no bou,es or
tnea1la after that, to beneEo;enco iu eyery
1osH Their spiritual rule ls taken from St, Au-
gustlne, and thesr temporal works Of marcy are
slncer the guidance Of St. yincen: de Paul, tue !
.ououe1 OF Tic Sisters OF Charity, to whom Louis
.eulot the great Ultrac,oasane, says the Lit
IL Sisters Of tbs poor are cocstns
THE COSTUME
u the Little sislers nil! quickly familiarize
.hem TO the public. As their VOW does l,ut rer- |
hit snem to own anything .-eren pra7er-boox |
= H. par o. shoes-t1etr wearing zpparel, like
9oagh they have tle pretty French kuack Of |
.l"ass look.ng exceedingly neat, their garments
l1e 1ound to be OF the poorest fabrics sud Of |
nnsculouslr long SERVICE Their dresses. often |
Paeoeo ano darued With a skill whicn proves that /
Women 3 small finger tips have eyes
:so 81 Serge usually quite threadbsIe, and cut |
~ ~ 1os SIMPLEST close-ttsing fashiou 4 cloak,
vice enough 20 project the conicuts of bas1cts' /
Io'e1s the ent1re figure, and the head ia hpdacn
y : little b'ach canuchiu or hood, untyin,ued.
ias 4sce Is trained i'll neat white cap which ID
ssa under the chin by etiiilv-ironed muslin !
's.iuRs- 1hese are drawn iuto 4 neat bow which |
uoGs so very Ike q minister's immaculate yi,.ta
uohet s,At that the observer who notes the rcseu,-
'.anse lot the frst time usnallv fails to re-
=. .ess . an nteeistble emile. The rule Of tha or
e. ~ Tue 9nlhtesseuco OF spiritual and actual
hdr +..f
eE his VIZ 1-A'@Ae o47
TIE cRrAEs OF TIE cRuMss.
.oo.s se'liiot SAYS, '.Sho earns Fer bread at
.s ISL o. her life, aud makes the exch-ilge as
ns1uAl M al possible. When nothing remains for
80, sue goes to bed supporters when every
Wy w. e'se IL covered, it she 1iEda rng not III |
&c: Faoswa's tor her shsyerng nlghts" They |
s.aet IN the aged poor, without asking any
oss ss.ons ~ ~ 10 creed, or making any dls.inc-
oas OF co'oE or ciass and maintain them by I
ssen6 everything which ia noeessary to their
;n'oss ;..'s ent,l ceath Claims thor s-ilea. Tho
~ ,.u7 SISTER is pronounced the beRg@r
- .,;n excellence II sho eau surpass
to's calling Sister Marv Joseph. With
= y! aanliy ct $50 orphans, or Sister Walburga,
Ne white coronet, ahe must indeed bo
4suon1eaoa. The only thiut, which the Little
s.es vii not take for chAritv s the cup OF cold
A'e1+ That would Go tuo Old felix's at Hone
good; ard she il forbidden, by 1u!o, to ear
~ ~ OF food OF drink away from the old people,
~ ~: aoa' after they have been fed end satisfied
OlhnDp tDav will rrnyida 4 hnnea rnar Lr |