The morning call., 1894-01-21

was ouc udy uidhlnE STUDY OF neaQ or caO-
bage when Hill strolled through the room on
his tour of imparting knowledge. He looked
at the work moment and then at the original
"What do you paint cabbage for?" he asked
"There's nothing beautiful about a cabbage no
matter how well you paint it. Give me your
palette" The article was handed over and
Hill seized the palette-knife and spread out a
large quantity of crimson-lake. while his pupil
stood dumfounded. Now look!'' he saic
There. that's BETTER" and he made about a
dozen dabs on the canvas and turned the cab
bage into rose.
just one touch Of nature only and it made
the trees greener, the sky biuer and the
flowers brighter. 1t was In Golden Gate Park
on far Sunday afternoon, while soft music
was floating through the pines. An Old lady.
white-hatre ed and feeble, walked along an un-
frequented pathway with a precious charge.
The prattle of child's voice was more 10 her
than the musicians melody.
''Oh, granma, look at desc 1owe's!" the child
exclaimed. breaking away from tile friendly
hand that had held her. She toddled toward a
bank of brilliant blossoms that were then nod
ding In the breeze, and it was a picture TO see
the little things yellow hair tumbling among
them as she embraced cluster OF peoples aud
kissed them tie oderly
THE poor flowers" she crooned In quaint
sympathetic ven 1.-The poor f1owers."i
Was it any wonder the spectators philosophy
was lost in a vain endeayOr to learn the child's
meaning?
The old theory that hard times are good for
The match manufacturers seems to have been
proved In this city during the financial depres-
sion. 1t has been said that men out of work
smoke more than at other times, and as a con-
sequence burn more matches. Whether the
smoking has anything to do with 1t is still a
question hut II ia N hat ba
sumption has increased, If the statements of
grocers are OF any importance. OF a dozen
asked about their sales during the last six
months eight were sure their sales had In
creased, two of the remaining four were certain
they had not fallen Off any and the other two
were unable to tell without looking over their
accounts. but felt sure there had been no
change 10 the amount sold. So from these
facts. coupled with commercial agencies state
ments. which do not show any match factory
failures, there must be something in the old
theory.
Few people are aware of the fact that the
largest slate roof in California and one OF the
largest in the United States is on the Mark
Hopkins Institute of Art building, yet several
foofers are authority that such is the case.
The building itself is not so unusually large,
but the great pitch given to the root and the
large number of spires and gables make an
amount OF surface that If spread out would
come close 10 covering an acre. A short time
ago secretary Martin noticed that a few states
were missing. at least IL appeared to him there
were only a few when he made casual exami-
nation from the tower, ard gave orders for
them 10 be replaced. -Four men work ed several
days on the work and put in something like a
thousand new pieces, but when spread over the
enormous surface they could scarcely be no.
ticed. The cost of doing the little job was over
TWO hundred dollars.
The new reporter came in with a dash and
such an air OF Importance that the old men felt
little shaky and began to tear that at last a
man with college degree was going to knock
them out. When he got his detail to take a
meeting of the kindergarten Chlldrens Pro-
teclive Association lie butioned his long coat
about and strobe majestically from the room
while the old reporters cast OminOus glances al
one another. BY The time the old men got back
the new reporter was already at his desk with
pile of copy all around him and he was sIil
writing. For few moments all was silence
Slightly broken by the scratching of pens and
pencils when the new man turned to his neigh
! Dor and said 10 loud, impeIious voice: when
you are talking about person Is ii proper to
write himself or hisSelf?" And the SCRATCHING
OF the pens and pencils grew louder.
He was small boy and last Tuesdays hall
SUI WAS TIE uTSl lie 0du ever seen. he look ed
wonderingly out on Pine street for some min.
utes. then ran out and squeezed large bail to-
gether with which he fastened indoors. Very
soon the ball began 10 melt and our youthful
citizen looked very distressed and curious. He
LETT the parlor without saying word, but very
soon returned weeping bitterly. When asked
the reason OF his grief he replied ut grew SC
wet put 1t on the stove 10 dry and now it has
all gone away"
A prominent politician called into City Hall
Architect Shea's Office the other day to see the
design for the proposed dome.
''What is ths?" he asked, pointing to a large
detail drawing of an Ionic eutablature.
"Details for the order of the first colonnade."
replied draughtsman.
Then, where did you get that order? ?" he in.
qulred. From the City Hall Commission or
Board of Supervisors ?''
An uptown restaurant which is conspicuous
for all sorts of signs announces in large letters
that 1t is a Ladies and gents symposium -
The cuisine is meals like your mother cooked. -