The herald., 1897-06-13
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Out ON West Jefferson street there IL a
quaint adobe house over hundred years
old, standing In the midst of great. noble
trees, which ma jestically guard the place
and spread their branches protectingly
over it. The garden about the house Is
an orderly tangle of old-fashioned flow
ers. and the whole Is the property OF
/. thrifty German, a mechanical engineer,
who, with his wife and baby daughter,
moved to Los Angeles from San Fran
cisco about seven years ago. Shortly
( after they arrived, another little daugh-
ter tolned the family circle, and now the
father. mother and two little girls lead
wholesome, happy peaceful existence in.
the home that Is home In every sense
Of the word.
The father spends time that is not oc-
cupied with his profession in improving
and renovating-not modernizing-the
place; the mother, also German, and
thrifty. discharges the womanly duties
that fall to her as housewife and mother,
and both spend part Of every day in ed
ucating the children, not only their heads
but their bodies; not their minds alone,
but their muscles, and every day. all day
long. barefooted and in cool, bloomer
skirts the two little maidens trip from
books to horizontal bars; from reading,
'riting and 'rlthmetic," to somersaults
and gymnastics of various sorts, and
they are growing all over, healthily and
happily, as only those children do grow
who are nurtured with wise as we'll as
loving care, and what of it all? Why,
this:
Both children possess talent for mu-
sic that Is phenomenal even in this day
and age Of phenomena. With the young
er, Karla, 1t is so far only talent prob
ably because she has not as yet been
tried further. The elder. on the con-
trary, shows unmistakable signs Of
genius that is rich in promise. The same
little hands and arms that carry the 1.-THE
little body over and under the horizontal
bar in quaint swing" draw the soul
from the piano in rich, singing, mellow
tones, or bring out glorious harmony in
crashing chords. The same little fingers
that fashion doll clothes one hour play
Chopin Nocturne the next as few
maturer fingers can play 1t in this local.
ity; the same eyes that read the daily
lessons readily from text book can and do
read at sight the most intricate scores oil
the classic composers; the same brain
that plans out and plants little garden
beds in the morning composes music
that is full Of dignity and meaning in the
afternoon; the same little body that goes
about active, healthy and normal, enjoy
ing to the full all the careless pursuits Of
childhood contains the soul of poet, the
brain of a genius. and the end is not yet.
For year and a half little Paloma
Schramm has been studying hard with
the best piano instructor in Los Angeles,
and he is justly proud of what she has ac-
complished, and has the most steadfast
belief in her future. Harmony and thor
ough bass she is studying now, as we'll as
technique. and the world will vet hear
from Paloma Schramm in such manner
that California will be proud to acknowl-
edge her as its daughter.
Slight Of body and limb, yet strong and
agile as young greyhound; an oval,
sensitive face that is bright with healthy,
glowing color, and crowned with soft,