The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-03-16
STORY OF A PATCHWORK QUILT.
How 1t Jostled the Rich Furnishings Of
the Manhattan Club.

How 1t Jostled the Rich Furnishings Of
the Manhattan Club.
The days of patchwork quilts have
the smaller towns and villages 1t be-
comes, therefore. matter of note that
one should have found its way last
summer into the Manhattan club and
reposed there for many weeks on a
brass bedstead, whose rich design and
equipments were in strong contrast to
the quaint simplicity of the quilt An
inventor of fables might evolve very
pretty tale from this strange conjunc-
ton of modern elegance with a product
of the domestic arts that dates back
almost half century.
The Counterpart in question was like
bit of delf-all blue and white, with
a creamy tone to the white, which was
the result of the softening influences of
time. The design was that of blue
stars set in white sky, rather trav-
esty on nature but very good form as
bedquilts used to go. The sky or back
ground, or whatever it might be called,
was a wonderful succession of the finest
closest Shells recalling memories of
the ancient quilting bee with its at
tendant festivities The work was beau
tifully done, and delightful images of
village DANES and maidens who gath
cred round the frames" TO accomplish
this charming result came trooping up
Mt sight of the myriad painfully small
and regular stitches which went to
complete the general whole
II was a strange place for it-aristo-
cratic Fifth avenue and the Manhattan
club And how IL got there involves q
little story with a touch of pathos.
western bonanza king, one of those
who after years of poverty and hard
work, suddenly, in the days of the Lead
vile boom, found himself several times
a millionaire. Some years later he took
it into his big, generous heart to be.
friend young man who was struggling
desperately with poverty, even as the
millionaire himself had struggled in
times gone by. The young man proved
somewhat unusual beneficiary, for he
was grateful. He put his gratitude not
only into words but into actions, and
the two became fast friends
The one who had been helped had a
dear old mother who, after the manner
of dear old mothers, worshiped her son.
Everything he did was perfection in
her eyes, and all his friends were saints.
She was simple soul who lived in a
remote village, and when she heard of
the material assistance her boy had re.
ceived at the hands of the millionaire
she set her mind to work to conjure up
keepsake which she might send this
king of carbonates in token of her
grateful appreciation.
She was poor, of course, and had only
few patchwork quilts. OF these she
chose the choicest, and the Manhattan
club, where the rich westerner was
temporarily stopping, was it's destina-
ton. The gentleman was pleased be.
yond measure and not little touched
by the good woman's evident gratitude.
He insisted on using the quilt on his
bed forthwith, which was certainly the
highest honor he cou Id pay it, and he
insists on using it still in a still hand.
somer room in his own house than the
one which he occupied at the club
The old blue and white quilt has got
into good society in its latter days, and
has a quiet dignity of its own which
couldn't be gainsaid even in the midst
Of its superb surroundings, Y.