Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-09-13
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LITTLE stump OF pody oone up III
clio, hs. and never could he stir save
when some one ~as moved to pity
and took him in their arms for .
moment and carried him TO visit his
little comrades less afflicted; and
what a disappointed face was his
when that pair Of arms gave out, for
be was a great load aud bard TO car
~ because Of his deformity.
On every little couch there lay .
little child and every one bearing
the mark of the descroyer's finger,
and yet from some OF the beds " here
lay the most hopeless sufferers,
there came an occasional peal of
laughter over dolly or q picture
book that some kind visitor had left.
1t is strange what little tritie can
make a child forget, Oh, IL some
onscould only have brought them
a gin that would make them entire
~ forget, and restore their little
limbs and joyous, healthful faces
Never was there such necessity for
The second cunning OF the Christ
thought among US as to-day. when
every contrivsnce OF civilizstioo
-eems specially Organized To crush
the little child, spd it is the only
thing we have among us which IS "f
the Kingdom Of heaven. There !.
many q heart that is awakened to
higher thoughts by seeing these
little ones, and remedy must t+
found, for to look into these little
faees, aged by disease, and be
Obliged 10 confess that there WIS
none, would lie to despair. The suffer.
ings of the adult always seem more
nr less deserved, but the face Of 8
sick child is mighty problem, and
If we must believe it is the sin Of
the parents that is visited up,n
them, one is tempted to advocate
the killing If OF the whole rare of
fathers aud mothers. Time mu
bring a remedy. but the question is,
will We take it when it cnmes?
Not being able to take with me
every pathetic case the hospital al
fnrded, with many q wrenched 1
heartstring, | left the old infected .
walls, puzz ed whether to love it or .
to hate it. Was it for the better or
worse of humanity? l had perhaps !
recovered bodily but how half
heartedly / went back into the
world again, with no protection save 4
8 warning to be careful or l might
be back.
But sweet summer had still few
weeks fu-lough, and perhaps there
might be sonle fall roses just for the
picking. But the stiff breezes re-
ported from off the beaches and the
furs and overcOats being telegraphed
for that the adventurous summer
boarder might return home without
freezing, Father cooled the desire to
take al outing, for why chatter and
shiver in the face OF the North Wind,
but like little Diamoud, in George
NacDonald's Back Of the North
Wind" just pass right through it
and all will he beautiful. And hav-
ing once dropped the idea Of needing
one really does not.
Back to the old desk and old stub
pen, and write yourself into 8 fairy
land Of work, if fairyland it must
De. OF course the momentous ques-
ton of fall wardrobe put in lis
claims wLicu had to be met, and Bot
on the bias either, for though every |
thing IN in plaIds they are to De faced
this season, which is indeed
hard news for the short, thick-ses I
lady to take. Nothing makes . I
stout woman look quite SO uppre-
az wide plaid that will !
show at glance just how many
square feetsof surface she has to pre- !
sent. But the woman Of limitations :
Is the one who always leads the van
in emergencies, and shows how
really charming are the possibilities
Of existing things. Trying to meet
two hard situations gracefully will
give her an originality that her
sister can not aspire to-
Plaids in velvet, silks and woods,
pisids in Wraps and hosiery, for
bonnet trimming, and perhaps
everything except furs, for nature
has not met the fashion emergency
to thst extent. Color reigns
supreme in all things. The autumn
belle will be ablsze with burning
reds end golds, vieing with the trees
and trailers. There has a sort of
desperate reyulsion come over tive
Parisian fashion element.
They seem determined to down the
Of the Reform idea if pos
,ible. They are flooding the market
with shoes higher .beeied than ever,
Donnets crazler, waist patterns more
dress skirts narrower, aud
the old faD-tailed trains are trying to
become an appendix to the street
skirt. This latter, in the eyes Of
good sense and cleanliness, is posi-
lively vulgar. But the women Of
culture who inaugurated the reform
n garments are not daunted, for 4
heir work IL not for passing fancy,
md their plan is on q solid founda-
ion. Once having worn the gar
nent Of ease in the workshop, no