Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-14
SIGHTS AND INsiCnTS.

/ saw baby on the street the other
day with its male parent. The baby
had just passed that hardly definable
age wher the little people are lovable
and dainty. Pudgy and stolid, with a
walk that IL a waddle and faces almost
inanimate, they form depressing
subject for contemplation. This par
ticular baby had on its head bowl
shaped covering Of white straw with a
velvet visor. long cape made from
bath toweling and reaching to the
heels, and underneath all frock of
violent red. The baby may attain re-
spectability some day, perhaps emil
nence. A merciful providence has SO
ordained human life that he will never
realize exactly how he looked at the
age of, say years.
You, sir, were perhaps quite as un-
lovely once. The thought should serve
as gentle but ever dominant warning
of mans fallibility, and If brought
home at the vital moment Will act as a
sure curative for the .heart pulled up
with pride. But ] dare say baby's
mother loves him quite as much as
though he wore Faunileroy suit ana
had curly hair. Perhaps more.
Speaking of babies, l found some
thing very touching and beautiful in a
recent street scene. She evidently had
been married only little while, 80
short time in fact that motherhood
was TO her wonderously solemn and
holy thing. She had paused for an in
slant in front OF one of the great show
windows of dry goods store. attracted
by the display OF baby garments. There
was everything that could delight
proud mothers heart; frocks of the
most delicate fashion that could be
evolved from lace and fine linen. But
more beautiful than all else was the
wIstful, yearning look in the girlish
eyes. There was q whole sermon in
that plaIntive face. Nay hers be q
very good and beautiful child and wear
fine Einen for her sake.
WHAT could be more charming than
the picture OF conjugai fidelity pre-
cans. Mr.. and Mrs George Henscbel
This talented pair should lead al ideal
married existence TO warrant euch
demonstration of affection by means
OF posters. IL would be.sadiy inconpru-
Gus 20 hear Mr.. Henschei gfumble at
his spouse when they missed a train or
ftc SCAtat bAttta es4 fftt wv - tttr ItNA-
But thu happiest theatrical marriages
are frequently forsclosed and prove
disastrous failures. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henschel have a reputation 70 main
tain.
Grand Rapids has but little TO boast
OF ID the way OF church architecture.
There ~ either pa infui newness. a
severe simplicity about her churches
tast u unusual when one remembers
that u Was here the Catholic fathers
iirst began their lahors in western
Michigan. -. Marks ~, think, the
one exception IN this particular. There
II venerable dlgnity sseut that strue-
ture winch attracts the eve of one give
70 musings and "reminiscences. The
church "a certainty not beautiful, but
- Inauy u y one OF toe attractive spots
"a the city, Perhsps il ls the ever
open chspei wlth us ousizt. rich pant
lngs and the long rsnabii nag b0lldiugs
glth then Suggestions OF an Old Eng
lish church, fisst lend this charm 10 the
place. At shy rate, standing ss il
does IN TIE midst Of fne rush and neiss
OF csty. -. Marks hss become 6
revsres oljact - thousands. HfSxEB.
ProhiBti01gste are endesForInT T.
,rasse enough of TIE needfal 70 la0Heh
. paper sdsocsting the tenets Of their