Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-10-06
SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
MISS CoRsoE TO TEACH COOKING
CLASS AT THE Bay.
Work of the Fruit and Flower Mission
Conservation Of a Joss Dis
played in Art.
san FRANcrsco. October 8. 1888.


from New York to instruct. Mrs. Hugh |
Glenn, of Oakland, has offered the billiard
room of her house to the class, room |
which will accommodate 200. The idea of |
cooking among the idle classes is not new
by any means, and our young ladies do not
lack aristocratic precedence. The immor.
tai Regent of France, father of Philippe |
Egalite, Philippe LIE Debonnair, during the |
minority of Louis XIV. used TO gather his |
friends about him the worthy tribe used |
TO put on caps and aprons, and with silver |
cooking utensils and the most costly ingre.
dents these gentlemen would compound |
omelettes, ragouts and sauces of marvellous
favor-whole suppers when they were in
the mood description of one is rescued |
from the old Memoirs and made alive in
Bulwer's Devereux. Marie Antoinette |
played at butter and cheese making at her
little Trianon, and, to come down to our
own times, two winters ago, in Washing
ton,
WHEN THE COOKING FASHION HELD SWAY
There, Mrs. J. Condit Smith, Miss Sallie |
Swesringen, that was, presided over the
most interesting club of the winter. This
club cooked for instruction, but for charity |
in a certain sense also; the dishes made |
by the members were given to the poor. |
Five times in the season, however, an ex-
ception was made to this benevolent rule, |
and at three lunches and two large sup.
pers every dish was made by lady of
the club, and there was not one failure.
Even in this city the cooking school is
not an absolute novelty. One existed a
few years ago, of which two young mar
ried bellies were the leading spirits but
their ideas were only fitted for realization
in a regents kitchen, and they wrecked
themselves in materials before fame could
crown them. Miss Corson has not confided |
her course of instruction perhaps, like her
predecessor, NJ. Blot, of Paris, she will
dissect beef creature and show her won
dering pupils where the breakfasts and |
dinners really grow. To-day was the an
nual meeting of
THE FRUIT AND FLOWER MISSION.
There was splendid attendance at their |
hall, 7l3 Mission street. Miss Bessie Ray |
mond, the Secretary, read report of all |
that had been done and planned by the
Mission during the past year. She men,
toned that the society was in communica- |
tion-in the pleasantest way, by contribu- |
tions-with no less than 45 interior towns, |
and that the society considered this wide |
spread interest largely due to the letter |
about the Mission by Kate Heath in
the Sacramento RECORD UNION, to which |
the Secretary expressed much gratitude. |
It is charming charity. The atmosphere
about 1t ia sound-hearted and kindly. Not |
only the sick and miserable here in town |
are shown the graces, but
THE LONELY AND ISOLATED EVERYWHERE |
Are remembered by these amiable young
people. Boxes have been sent to the |
poor fellows cast away, as it were, at |
Point Barrow, where the new signal sta.
tion is. The garrison hospitals of Fort |
Yuma and Fort Halleck were remembered, |
and the Pitcairn Islanders partook of the |
thoughtful generosity Of the active Mis- I
sion. Miss Raymond made very sensible |
appeal in saying that the large sum of |
money annually expended in flowers to lay |
upon dear graves might be more noblY con- !
secrated in memorial fund to be devoted |
to alleviating the pain of the living and !
suffering. A new Loan Committee has
been appointed to dispense necessaries to |
the sick, in the way of sheets and pillow |
cases, air.cushions and other articles. |
These the Loan Committee is anxious to |
have supplemented by donations. The |
ILL., -
check, by which the loans may be recalled |
when the necessity for them is over. The
large balcony in front of the society's |
rooms one of the young ladies contem-
plates turning into garden, French fash.
ion, in which she purposes to
CULTIVATE NON .FLowSRING PLANTS
Exclusively, because there is never enough |
green to combine with the flowers in max
ing up the bouquets. A carriage fund is
also among the new features. The flowers
are distributed from one end of the city to
the other, so that carriages are an absolute
necessity. The stores of jellies, timed
meats and fruits, the stove where the
young ladies cook their lunch on Thurs-
day., the visiting and distribution days,
when some must be at the rooms uninter-
ruptedly, the many baskets, the complete
trustfulness of IKE young workers, made a
peep into their headquarters a stimulus to
admiration and cheerfulness. The election
of officers took place to-day, as well as the
reading of reports. Miss Bessie Raymond
was elected President. She is sister-in.
law OF Colonel Smedberg. Theodore Wores
has sent his picture of Chinese actor to
the East, and will soon begin on another
Chinese subject. 1t is to be a religious
ceremony of rather interesting character.
THE CONSIDERATION OF A JOSS.
The rite took place here in the city,
few weeks ago. The idol, magnifcently
sobed, is borne through the streets seated
on throne upheld by four priests, soldiers
with wicker shields and wooden swords
guarding it in front and behind. Once ar
rived at the Joss-house the figure is put
upon an altar, and priest of high order
proceeds to consecrate the god with vari-
GUS solemnities. The likeness to the ex-
terror of the Roman Catholic ceremonial is
very noticeable. The priest is in long
red robe; he is accompanied by half
dozen young boys, his acolytes bell is
rung often, and water that has been blessed
is sprinkled on the image. FinalIy-and
this is the moment that Mr.. Worss has
seized for his picture-the priest takes a
brush, dips it in red paint and touches the
eyes of the new Joss. From that instant
FULL POWERS OF DEITY
Are bestowed upon the idol, he can see and
has become worthy of worship. 1t will be
large picture, and the meats and fruits
upon the altar, as well as the gilded wood.
carvings, which in the Chinese restaurants
and Joss houses are so elaborate, will give
Mr.. Wores the largest opportunity with
the style of work at which he is most sue
cessful. The Hearst musical comes off to-
morrow evening. The cards read, "At
Home, and also, From nine to one, and
" Music" The musical programme con-
tains some beautiful selections, trios,
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