Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-04

! Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
CHICAGO, September 2, 1891.
| III have not achieved anything else SO far
out Of my holiday, at least have lived in a Sc
ries Of contrasts. 1 spent fortnight tout Of
| the world and now a week in this city, where
| the current of human life seems continual
whiz. Two weeks at ST. Mary's the mother
house of the Congregation of the Holy Cross.
means days and nights when time and duties
| are regulated BY the sounds of convent bell
and where the anxieties and cares of the rest
less world can be easily forgotten in the charm
and peace which must come to all under its
! hospitable roof. Northern Indiana is neither
particularly romantic nor picturesque coun-
| try, but nature has done considerable and wears
! OF patient industry much more for this reiig-
| lous settlement on the banks of the st. JOSEPH
river. These twin institutions Notre Dame and
st. Nary 8, cover wide territory. They are a
| mile apart and each forms an interesting city
! Between priests, brothers end sisters of the or
| der. the faculty Of the college. the thousand
| and more pupils attending the schools the
Summaries. &c. there il p population Of three
| or foui Thousand souls to whom the college
! oh mes Or the oonveat bells are the constant
sigma Scr everything. whether for rraye,,
| york "r recreation.
YET orly fo1r decades ago where al! these
W
! fields Ut golden grain ready sor the harvest
was Uut q barren waste or dense forest The
venerable father general of the order. Very
Rev. Edward Sourin, who has witnessed this
marvellous Transformation, patriarch III years
and appearance. 's still in active direction OF
/ ali ITS affairs. Ar immense fresco ill of the
| society yo9ms at Notre PANE depicts the scene.
one wlEtry day In 1872, when he bargained
with the Indians for the land upon which now
! stards the fruit OF h's years of labor.
AFTER FIVE YEARS PROBATION.
was present OH the 18th of August at the
| chapel of I4oretto at St. Mary's at the reception
of fourteen postulants and the solemn profess
sion of fourteen white-veiled rovices, who had
just concluded the five years term of novice
ship. 1t was II strange sight. Imagine pro-
cession of 400 black-veiled sisters singing as
they walked from the convent 70 the church
the sweet music of the Ave Maris Stella
Near the church door their ranks separate to
form the escort for the fourteen youthful forms
arrayed In all the elegance OF brides. Their
| silken gowns are enveloped in clouds of tulle
falling from their wreaths of orange blossoms
After them walk the white-veiled nuvices who
have served their long test of probation and
are about to take the final VOWS which while
they live bind them irrevocably to the service
of their religion. After them again the ranks
close with the surpliced priests and the vested
bishop. The latter was Bishop Watterson of
Columbus, Ohio, whose niece WAS among those
who exchanged their white veils for the black
ones. The brides and novices had chairs and
prize dieux within the sanctuary space. With
many beautiful and symbolic ceremonies the
brides received from the bishop their black
habits, white wells and beads. Then they left
the church. only tc come back, gowned iE their
somber robes. a few minutes later and again
take their places. but brides of the church.
Once again they approached the bishop and re-
celved from him cards bearing their new
names
RECEIVING THE BLACK Wells.
When the white wells approached it was only
to receive bundle Containing black veil, their
beads cords and the silver heart, which is worn,
as is well known, attached to the round white
collar. They also left the church to don these
last touches their habit when the mother general.
Mother Augusta herself arrayed these young
sister, and it was with her fond touch upon them
that they again presented themselves at the
altar. The last act was the reading aloud by
each one separately her solemn VOWS of pow
erty. chastity and obedience, to which, in full
view of all. she affixed her name. All her life
the SISTER Keeps this paper and when robed for
her coffin it goes to her grave, clasped in her
dead hands One of the sisters who made her
solemn profession upon this occasion was Sister
Mary kathleen McManus, a daughter of the
late Mr.. Edward AicManus OF Washington and
a niece of the late Rev. =. F. Mccarthy. for
many years pastor OF the Church Of the Im-
maculate Conception
Among the relatives and friends of the sisters
who were present we're people from ell sections
OF the country who few days later. like the
missionary sisters at home. scattered in all d-
rections. and the peaceful routine of everyday
life at st. Mary's began again.
AGAIN IN THE wHIRI.
| am afraid my worldly friends will only too
well appreciate my sensations of getting again
into the whirl of events, as IA stay in Chicago
usually gives. There is Il method in the Chicago
hustle. and it is the active folks who get there.
| felt like being apologized to for every bump
| got the first few days ! was here, but that
sensation is past.
The woman with the train exists here in amaz-
ing quantities. and considering the crowd on
the busiest streets and the filth and dirt she
must carry home on her garments every day
she is suffering good deal for style. The
women are nearly alt wearing fur cipes and
fur-trimmed jackets and have it appears, been
doing SO all summer. Between the big plaids
and the furs and the noise they make talking it
takes one a little time to get used to it.
THE WORLDS FAIR.
j don't begin to find half as much worlds
fair 'alk as l expected. The papers devote
two or three columns day TO it and the people
get the rest of their informationby going out to
see the progress being made on the grounds. So
far the grading and cxcavating, the making of
roads and bridges and all the rest of the pre-
WON 10 sDOut ali tflilt SHOWS. though
there are several enormously large structures
showing above their foundations. With the
hundreds of workmen employed over The entire
area 1t makes busy and wonderful scene
viewed from the drives in jackson Park
President Palmer had his salary cut down
from $4,000 to $1,000 at the last meeting of the
commission and is just as smiling ana happy at
the last as he was ut the other figaro
Mrs. Potter Palmer has her castle by the lake
Hospitality open and IS entertaining in her
usual queenly style. She has certainly every
possible advantage in her sumptuous home to
make her position in the fair u memorable one
HeI friends say that she intends to do some
wonderful things in the way of hospitality.
ABOUT WELL-KNowS PEOPLE.
l find the wedding cards of Miss Annie Stude-
baker. daughter of Mr., and Mrs. Glenn Stude-
baker of South Bend. Ind. and Mr.. Chas
Arthur Carlisle of Toledo. Ohio, in most of the
social realms here, as they are Washington,
where she much liked winter before last.
Ii is real love match, they told me in South
Bend, and the prospective groom is by no
means n rich man. The wedding day is Sep
TENDER H. and the ceremony will take place at
the magnificent home of the Studebaker's,
"Tppecanoe." The young couple are to travel !
six months and will be in Washington during |
a part OF the early winter. Their future home
will be in q new mansion in South Bend, as Mr. |
Carlisle will be for the future interested in his
father-in-laws business