Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-21
VARIOUS CATHOLIC SISTERS.
THE DIFFERENT ORDERS WEAR DIFF.
FERENT HEADDREssEs.

The Cap, Camp and veil-Each Orde
Does Special Work-Oloistered Nuns
and those of the Mixed Life.
How many persons in the street VII,
pass woman clothed in the garb of SOM
religious Order take special note of he
costume? Aside from the Catholics, wht
have an acquaintance with these COCO
women. there are the Proiestants, anc
those who protest no religion. who prob.
| ably think that all these Sisters, dress
exactly alike, that they all belong to one
Order, and that they all do the same kind
| of charitable work. A natural supposi.
tion, but not true one. A close observer
will discover that there is great variety in
the arrangement of the white linen CAMPS,
which distinguishes the sisters of the diff.
ferent Orders; and though it is, perhaps,
difficult at first to remember what appears
to be very small distinction, it is really
easily learned.
And with the difference in dress is a
difference in the work of the Order, for
every Order has lis special wark. The old
est Order established in this city, saws q
writer in the New York Star, is that of the
Sisters OF Charity, all Sisters of Charity
being OF one Order-that of st. Vincent de
Paul. Their special work is forming par.
ochial schools and teaching, but this is not
all. As their name implies, they are in all
respects Sisters of Charity, and do all kinds
OF charitable work, going without hesita.
ton wherever they are sent. In many Or
ders there are choir and lay Sisters that is,
the choir Sisters are ladies doing some spe-
cial work, such as teaching the various
school branches, while the lay Sisters do
the menial or household work. But in
this Order there are no distinctions. The
Sisters are all equal, each taking turns in
doing everything that is necessary to be
done in household work and in everything
elsa. These Sisters wear q quaint little
cap of some stiff black stuff that is tied
under the chin, and which is not very be.
coming, and broad white linen collar. In
the street they wear an old-fashioned black
bonnet and no veil. They have charge of
the Founding Asylum in this city, and
conduct the school for girls at Mount st.
Vincent on the Hudson, which is the
mother house in this country.
The Sisters OF Notre Dame in this city
DCfObS " a 0ClAh Ahoh OLucI lOuuOSu Dy q
German Bishop, on the plan of French
sisterhood of the same name The Order
finds its special work in teaching poor
children, as do very many of the Catholic
sisterhOods. But the Sisters of Notre
Dame pay special attention to orphans,
half orphans, and to those children who
| have dissolute or neglectful parents. The
Sisters of this Order wear closely fitting
| white cap. completely hiding their hair /;
| deep linen CAMP, and black veil faced
with white.
Perhaps the prettiest headdress of the
many Orders in this city is tnat worn by
the Bon Secours Sisters. They wear the
close-fiting white caps that form q band
over the forehead, a deep Camp, short,
white linen headpiece that hangs down
each side similar to a veil, over which is
placed long black veil. This is very be.
coming. These Sisters are all trained
!, nurses, their special work being to nurse
the sick. They go wherever they are
called, to the poor as well as the rich, and
ask no pay for their services. But the n.
tients who can afford 10 pay are expected
to do so, as the Sisters have nothing to live
on except what they receive in this way.
The Sisters of the Good Shepherd are
clo!stered nuns, never going out, and see-
ing visitors only through grating. Their
work is to save souls. to reclaim the fallen,
and to them many repentant women 60
voluntarily for help, consolation aud SYM
pathy. There are choir and lay Sisters in
this order. They wear a costume of white
cloth. white linen cap and CAMP and a
black veil. A few of the lag Sisters who
are obliged to do outside work wear black.
This Order and the Bon Secours Sisters are
both branches of French sisterhoods, the
mother house being in France.
In quite different style is the cap and
veil worn by the religieuses of the Sacred
Heart. The dress is black, and across the
forehead is black band; a closely fitting
white cap is bordered by deep crimped
ruffle that hides the profile, and black
veil falls behind. Iadeed, this white
ruffie is very pretty, bat if it gave glimpse
of the pi ollie it would be more becoming.
This Order has choir and lay Sisters, its
special work being teaching, and it is a
branch of the French house that was
| founded about century ago for the pur.
| pose of educating the daughters Of French
| mobiles. The school in Seventeenth street
is well known.
Another French Order is that of the
Little Sisters of the Poor, who duty tits to
care for the aged poor. They occupy a
handsome building in East SEVENTEEN
street, near Third avenue, where they have
! under their care q number Of old women
| and men. As these good Sisters subsist on
what they receive from those of whom
| they ask aims they do not take old people
| who have any relatives who are able to
| support them, nor do they receive payment
| for caring for those old and poor people.
| These French Sisters-the majority of them
| are of French birth-wear simple black
| dress and small black shawl, with q small,
| neat, white cap and white band across
their foreheads. The little shawl and the
close can make a quaint little costume.
| An Irish Order is that of the Sisters of
Mercy, who have charge of the Convent of
! st. Catharine, on Madison avenue and
f! Eighty-frst street. They take care of the
poor, visiting them in hospitals, in prisons
! and in their homes. Attached to the con-
vent is an orphan asylum, and the Sisters
| instruct the children. They also receive
and care for children who may be COM
| mitted TO their care by the Courts. The
| hea6-dress of this Order is little more
pretentious than are the others. Instead
| of plain band across the forehead is the
grief-crimped white cap that stands up
| quite high, and is fastened under the chin,
| from where the side pieces flare. A deep
CAMP is worn and a black veil. 1t is q
pretty and coquettish arrangement
! The work OF caring for the sick poor is
the duty Of the Sisters of the Third Order
| of Regulars of st. Francis of Assist, q
| branch of a German Order, whose mother
house is in Prussia. These Sisters have
charge of the st. Francis Hospital, in Eas.
Filth street, which is for ADULTS, aud is free.
| The Sisters OF this Order, who are some.
times called the Brown Franciscaus, wear
brown habit, with the scapular "a broad
cloth band that falls from the neck almost
| to the edge of the gown. on which is q
| crimson cross. A white band is across the
| forehead, and over the close white cap is
the long black veil.
Another Order of St. Francis is the Gray
Franciscans, SO called on acccunt Of theiI
gray habit. 1t is ve-y picturesque and
nun-like costume, and very becoming
There are choir and lay Sisters in this Or.
der, but all wear the same dress. 1t is ol
gray cloth, over which hangs the scapular
and just over the left shoulder hangs 8
cruciix of ebony and brass; white linen
covers the head and forehead, and over this
is the black veil. These Sisters, like the
Brown Frapciscans. wear knotted rope
about the waist. The Gray FIanciscans
teach and take care of orphans.
| Another Order that cares for children is
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