Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-10-13
PREEHAND MOTIFS.
A NEW CHARITY - FEEBLE MINDED
CHILDREE-sILK CULTURE.
Receptions-A Lunch-Personal Notes
Lordly ors-Musical-cff for
the orient,
sAk 1900. October 10. lSs3.

In every city there is an aggregation of
little worlds, the world where they dance.
the world where they are literary or do
mestio and the world where they organize
and are charitable, and in a small city like
San Francisco the circumference of these
various little spheres are continually over
tapping, and members of the different
sliques are constantly appearing in each
others domain, and the members OF the
charitable world are wonderfully blended
and mingled, the President OF one society
figuring as director of another and trea.
surer of another and friend and gurdian
angel of many more. In a very interest.
ing scheme which is making great deal OF
discussion Just now. the wealthy men,
bers OF
THE DANCING WORLD
Are joining hands with the organizers and
charitable people to found a much-needed
institution home for the care and in
struction of Predetermined children. There
have been several meetings of the Associa-
ton and eight or ten thousand dollars sub
scribed, and some Of the ladies are in IA
VOr OF making a start with the funds in
hand and trusting for the future to the
friends they feel sure the institution will
make but the gentlemen among the Board
OF Directors feel more cautious about be-
ginning at once where there is so much to
be done The Society wishes the poorer
class to benefit by the charity, and the
care of one child for one year costs $500,
therefore prominent members have inhu.
enced the rest to wait until the first Mon.
day IN December, when full report OF the
resources that thorough canvassing in the
interior can muster will be submitted by
the solicitors, and also the returns from the
six districts into which the city is
to be divided The plan is to buy
land in San Mateo and erect
building upon it, for the little ones need
fresh air, and to rent an edifice suitable for
the purpose would be difficult especially
az the use of property for educational pur-
poses Is said to lower its subsequent value.
There is great difference between child
OF feeble or backward intellect and one
hopelessly idiotic, and by the present gen.
tie and patient methods much, very much,
can be taught these poor, darkened little
souls, and avenues of innocent enjoyment
and employment opened to them. There
are said to be over 600 children thus
afflicted in the State, and the children of
the weather. class, who would otherwise
be sent to the East for treatment, might,
if the Home could be started, remain
here near their parents, and be sure
OF as enlightened supervision as in
the older institution, because the
teachers, physicians and nurses will
all be of the highest standing. California
is almost the only State that has no insti.
tuition for the instruction of the feeble.
minded, and the ladies are enthusiastic in
their efforts that their home shall become
a reality. Nothing is sadder than for a
charity to begin and come to an inglorious
end for want of funds, so that tine Board
is eminently right in shrinking from too
precipitase action, but the cause ought to
appeal to enough hearts throughout the
State to guarantee a hopeful beginning.
Mayor Bartlett is the President DR.. Cohn,
Colonel Harvey, Louis Gerstle, Mrs. II. B.
Williams, Mrs. Willie Howard, Mrs. La.
throp are a few of those interested in the
scheme, while Charles Crocker's kind gif5
OF $500 is already known to you. In the
charitable world must also be placed
TER SILK CULTURE,
Which is elated over the success of the
cocoon exhibit at the State Fair. The
San Francisco Filature has turned out a
number of spools of silk entirely of Cali.
fornis make, and OF the greatest merit for
smoothness, strength and color. The at
tempt was made to have silk culture in
troduced among the public schools, the
treatment OF cocoops and the Keeling to be
explained to the girls during their recrea-
ton hours, as DIR. Buckbee, the President,
suggested, but Professor Welcker, Super
intendent of Public instruction, to whom
the appeal was made, explained that the
Curricllnm at the public schools was
always subject to law, and over it he had
very little control but it was his opinion
that Il one industry got a foothold in the
public schools, all the other trades would
clamor for a hearing too. The Silk Culture
keeps up correspondence about mulberry
trees with all States where this staple food
of the silk worm is grown, and one grower
discovered, during q frost, that Usage
orange may be fed to the worms in the
absence of mulberry leaves, and that the
worms will do their spinning on that diet.
In the world where they dance Mrs.
Hearst has
IssUBD CARDS
For two receptions. One took place to-day,
and the other will be Wednesday, the oath.
They are in the nature of kettledrums, the
hours being from to in the afternoon,
and the flowers are wonderful beyond com.
pare. I did not tell you that at her mu-
steal Mrs. Hearst had an instrument in
flowers hung in the arch of each doorway
"A bugle, 8 violin, Tyre, banjo,
guitar and others, executed in fine flowers.
The shapes were accurately preserved, and
the effect was pretty. Yesterday Mrs, A.
n. Towne gave Lady Waterlow lunch.
On Monday Bir. Croker took Sir Sidney
Waterlow to visit Governor Stsnford's
stock farm, Major Rathbone and Edgar
Mills being OF the party. Miss Croker
sails for Japan with the Waterlows to-
morrow, Thursday. Their trip is to be a
much time In the inland sea, will visit
Hongkong, Canton and Shanghai, 90 on to
Ceylon, penetrate as far as Candy and ex-
peCb W DC III OALCubIa Oh LnS
2S.h of December, the height
of the fine season in India. They
intend to visit all the historically interest
ing cities, Lucknow, Delhi, Benares, and
Agra. where the Tai Mahal, the wonderful
tomb of the wife of Argunzebe's grandson,
is the goal Of many Western pilgrims.
Sir Sidney and Lady WaterIow are out
ranked by our other illustrious visitors, the
Earl and Countess of Rosebery, who are
here almost incognito. They brought let
tiers from friends in New York to Hall Nc.
Allister, who accompanied them on their
visit TO look at the Stanford horses. Fred
Sharon and Frank Newlands were of the
party, which left San Francisco and we're
met at kenlo station by Mr.. Sharon's four
finland, which drove them to points of in.
terest about Menlo Park. This took place
on Monday also, and both parties lunched
with Mrs. Flood on the way home. The