Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-11-22
THE FLEETING SHOW.

inLLO . SdOE-TSEE.
A successful editor, stirring man of
business and active philanthropist is Tello
d. Apery of New York, twelve years old,
and proprietor of ssThe Sunny Hour.n a
journal for which some of the best known
writers of this and other countries are
furnishing articles, and of which the
profits are entirely devoted to providing
shoes for barefooted children.
Tello writes his own editorials and re-
ports of the doings of Band of Mercy
over whose meetings he presides; spends
his holidays il soliciting advertisements;
writes to some favorite author let
ter at once 80 manly and so boyish
that the recipient is charmed into prompt
and hearty compliance with his request.
Some very youthful writers, whose ages
range from eight to twelve years, furnish
poems and stories for the Sunny Hour, and
all contributors, famous or obscure, find
the young editor always grateful and ap-
preciative. The Christmas number of
Tello's paper is to have thirty-two pages,
with s1ots" of illustrations and fine arti-
to completely furnish the Christmas tree
which he proposes to set up for very poor
children. The boughs of this remarkable
tree are to be festooned with stockings,
and bent under the weight of as many
pairs of shoes as he can possibly purchase,
and many little frozen toes will be warm
ed and many little chilled hearts set all
aglow with Christmas gladness, through
the generous thoughtfulness and persis-
tent industry of this youthful man of af-
fairs.
A boy with as lively pair of feet as
Tello d'Apery must be blessed with, has a
chance to know good deal about shoes,
and the surprising rapidity with which
they wear themselves away under the
pressure of q boys activities, but not
many boys, themselves well shod, stop to
consider the woes and the toes of the bare
| footed, or are willing to spend time,
| money, and thought in trying to provide
comfortable coverings for bruised and
aching little wayfarers.
Success to Tello and his enterprises
May the Christmas shoe tree groan and
| creak under its heavy load, and may the
editor of The Sunny Hour be granted 6
! long and sunny life that shall radiat.
| warmth and good cheer to all that come
within the circle of its happy influences
| FAR AND NEAR.
The work and interests of the Associat
ed Working Girls clubs has become so i'm
portant and widespread that MONTH,
| journal is to be published as the organ o
the association. "Far and Near" will b
published by the Critic company and edit
| ed by Miss Maria Bowen Chaplin, with Mis-
| A. M. E. Rowe of Boston and Miss Emil,
Morgan of Hartford, author of tina
most pathetic story, ga Little Whit
Shadow" as her assistants. Tn
| journal give full items Of interes
concerning working girls societies i
America and England, with articles G
practical value to all wage earning women
furnished by we'll known literary worker
and rsformers, Mrs. Julia Ward Howe
Mrs. Moulton, Mrs. Phelps-Ward, Mis-
Sarah Orne Jewett, Miss Grace Dodge an
Miss Clara Potter being upon the list @
contributors. Not the least interesting d.
partment of the new magazine, and pei
haps as helpful as any, will be that SUI
| Piled by contributions from the workin
girls themselves telling their own storie
of difficulties, needs, or aspirations. FroI
| the ranks of these contributors may com
forth new Lucy Larcoms with talents d,
veloped and made known, as was th
Lowell working girls by her writings
the journal published by mill operative
OF her poems Whittier wrote in prais
and as his words may yet apply to Il
| WORK VI soiho young WriteI III Tar an
Near, thsY are here quoted: "That thel
| poems VI written by young woma
whose life has been no long holiday
leisure, but one of toll and privation does n,
indeed enhance their intrinsic merit, b,
| it lends them an interest in the eyes
those who, like ourselves, long to see Il
cords of caste broken and the poor niceti
of aristocratic exclusiveness, irration
: and unchristian everywhere, but in ado
: ton ridiculous in country like our
a | vanish before the true nobility of mind
the natural graces of good heart and
useful life-the self-sustained dignity
! a spirit superior to the folly of accountil
labor degradation, and usefulness a calal
ity, and which cannot count as comm,
: and unclean the duties which God
4 sanctifed."
O CHRISTMAS IS COMING.
a Articles of convenience and utility,
v dainty in workmanship, though constru,
4 ed of inexpensive materials, are always q
d preciated by those who are so fortunate
. to find them among the store of good thin
- which the gladdest day of all the year b
10 brought them. "Perhaps the greater 10
with the less gift goes" certainly if I
gift was prepared with that consider,
q affection which studies the needs, the fl
l. cy, the taste in form and color of the @
" for whom it is intended, it has a value I
:. to be expressed in dollars and cents, a
2 suggestiveness that richer gi
y may wholly lack. A wealthy won
10 who had received numbers of Christn
N gifts was asked which of them all v
most acceptable. She replied "You v
rs laugh, but, really, the ones that enj
d most are this dainty twine ball and {
IN inexpensive glove-mending set. ,
~ them so much and find them just wha
- needl" The homemade gift should be
NJ of utility rather than of mere or
d. ment or display; it is then sure to find
honored place and to be constant q
pleasing reminder of the giver.
n Glove mending sets are easily made.
IN tiny button bag and needle book made
some pretty bit of satin or brocade are
n dispenable; the needle book, for which
's- visiting card will form the foundation,
al leaves of flannel, or both this and the
=. may be made of chamois, and these are
ne tached by narrow ribbons to cellul
he ring. Handsomely plaided braids
rs, thread may be found at the stores,
,se these contain too many bright colors
al glove mending; it is better to buy thr
ou of the shades most used for gloves,
mt having cut it in convenient lengths 2
he the end through the ring, then doul
a separate into strands and braid
:. strands together. A bow of wider rib
'ie may be tied to the top of
ed ring and the glove mender is ready
ed enter upon its career of usefulness, but
te make it still more complete pair of
scissors and a cake of wax may also be
pended from the ring. One can dispe
% with the ring by braiding the thre
she through loop of ribbon and attaching
asst the ribbon ends to a bow, which she
rat have, besides the two loops and end
u w. longer loop by which it may be hung.
ne button bag may have an outside pot
ror fulled upon one side of it, in whit
ar thimble may be snugly held.
N. For small hanging pincushion use
foundation ono of the pasteboard I
its, upon which sinch-wide ribbon is wor
ar Cut . number of pieces of old flannel
rio place them on one of the fat sides, dl
4; ing over these a piece of plush, wi
must be firmly sewed to the pastebo
18th On the other side of the roll glue 2
ler- Of emery paper, 80 that this, too, ma
sb- ready for service, then draw ribbon
.-N the necessary width tightly around
ur roll, tieing it in bow and bringing
cen long ends together for loop into
the with short, notched ends.
For pin-cushion cover draw an g
gerated fcur-leaved clover upon very
and linen or India lawn Button-hole s.
ling the edge closely, but with stitches of
lido equal length, using light green flose1le
outline the veins and markings of the
yea Cut the material away from the emb
sted cred edge and sew to 1t q full frill of fms