The San Francisco call., 1897-03-14

NNHHEW YORK, N. T., MaTch o.-hon
4Ak is q grand and beautiful custom;
XyXI1 not only brings peaceful cain
into crowded, busy lives, but 1t hits Tn
heart and brain into purer, better atmo
phere. There is always mysteriou:
spirituality about the weeks OF Lent whlcf
seems to unite the peoples OF this earth II
close and sweet communion.
1t is a universal observance, and one
which is beneficial to the weak-hearted
ana + altering oues-"For what shall Il
profit man if he shall gain the whole
world and lose his own soul?"
Lent gives lot of folks the chance tc
repent for sins committed, and guard
against further offenses.
Recently a busy-brained writer on 8
New York paper expressed the opinion thai
Lent was very absurd custom because ii
lowered the price of labor, threw hundreds
of nursegirls, cham bermaids, buffers,
Wallets and ladies' maids out of employ
ment on account of the quiet lives and
simple household methods the majority
of folks adopt during the Lerten season.
The writer was too prejudiced to admit
that in the meantime millions of people
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Though tits early in the season, the
ma jestic ocean steamers are filled with
departing Americans, bound for English
and European shores. Every year the
migration fever seems to find greater
number of victims, and if things keep on
in this way for few years more Uncle
Sam might as we'll close sbopever spring
about the 1st of April and not begin busi.
ness again until the 1st OF Septem ber
The rich folks run over TO London and
Paris to do their shopping, and return to
America just in time 10 open up thell
country or seaside homes for few weeks
The well-to-do citizen takes his family
'.abroad" because he finds it is ever Sc
much cheaper to live in "wayside inns''
and modest boarding-houses than it is to
put up at one of the summer hotels in the
Adirondacks or CatskilIs, or suffer the
gentle flching process which robs the
honest citizen of all he has, such as is met
with at Long Branch, Narragansett Pier.
Saratoga and Newport. 1t is a sorry
truth, but American landlords in summer
hotels can charge you more good dollars
for simply nothing than in any Other
land under the vaulted heavens.
Mrs. Henry Giilig left for Paris last Sat
urday on the steamship Ems. Her plans
are to return to New York in the early
summer and remain until autumn at bel
beautiful home at Larchmont.
Lee Fairchild, he of the airy tongue, the
unique wit and rare political tendencies,
is lecturing throughout the East under
of Moi
Lecture Bureau.
Mr.. Faircnild made very brilliant rec
ord during the late campaign as an orator
consequently the lecture field has claim ed
him for its very own. Mr.. Fairchild did
good work for the Republican party dur.
ing the fl ght, and 'tis an open fact that he
expected nice large bite out of the ..po
lilical p;e," but bosses are prone to max
ing promises which they remember to
forget, and thereon hangs a thousand
histories.
Mr.. Fairchild is meeting with success on
the lecture platform; therefore he is con-
tent.
Mrs. A. B. Reesing of San Francisco
passed through New York on Thursday
and registered at the Waldorf.
Miss M. Childs of Los Angeles reached
the city on Friday, and is u guest at the
Fiith-avenue Hotel.
w. Z. Croffers of San Francisco is in
town for very short visit. Business will
detain him here but few days at most
The blue parlor in the Fifth-avenue Ho-
tel looked very springlike on Saturday
morning.
The sun beamed in brightly, and its
slanting rays fell upon an immense giIded
basket, nlled with the most glorious dow-
ers l have ever seen. A large flower
decked horseshoe and big bowl of lilies
of the valley completed the floral outfit
Whose were they? They had been pre-
sented to Hon. Thomas C. Platt, United
States Senator from New York, when he
marched to bis new seat in the cham Der
on Friday. They were sent him by the
famous delegation of the 1906" who won
such renown during the Grant, Garfield
and late campaigns.
A lot of that wise old guard are passed
beyond the portals of this restless lie.
and there was simple pathos in the
words that sent, written on the card
which accompanied the flowers sent to
Senator Thomas c. Platt. 1t read this
wise, verbatum:
"To Hon. Thomas c. Platt, United States
Senate: Your remaining associates OF
the New York delegation of the .3O6' by
these little tokens desire to express their
best wishes for your success and god
speed"
Was it not tender tribute?
Hon. III r. MaxsOn of the TInitod S,atos