The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-14
LETTER FROM NEW

New York, November 10.--(Sp4 Stan
Correspondence. life in the me-
tropolie, to a provincial. present many
sides; such Kaleidoscope fisshd len .
brilliant and confusing melan de-
nun,s,,, ona ,natructive entertait that
H. ,v,at,no of,i, one feels a vau1 desire
to ignore small type and use start
ling and amazing head lines.
The various NAV houses are ID phen-
omernl success. 1.-THE Chris Win
Viola Allen at the Knickerboc sotneru
and Virginia Harmed IN I'D Colonial
Girl" at the Lyceum; Annie II, win
her grand costumes In "Cal ne, at
the Garfck; Julia Authur, pretty
/ young wife OF Cheney, the riS bstorlian'
in "A Lady OF Quality" aliacks;
laughter-provoking Frances son IN
.,rhe I;ttle Cornoral, at il broadway;
John Drew, with his splendIipport In
THE Liars at the Empi Mansfield,
with his magnificently agdcyrano ae
Bergerac," at the Garden th4; then ola
Joe Jefferson in The Riva and mex.
| week in NRip Van Wrinkle" there are
May irwin, with her inimltaf loon songs,
at the Biiou, THE Runawf irl, me
Count of Monte Christie Pirates Oh
PenNance" and am endless II stars IN
| tia vaudeville.
These at, ractions h,rj unalloyed
| pleasure, and\ really give tne leeiii,s
that VIC of the olden days hakespeare
plays and the "'legitim TraIna uset W
ffia,,
weak over clever oldohn ,Brougham' s
burfesque entitled "Mucdo About Mer-
chant OF Venice"
No visitor to New Yoshoulf omit going
TO the roof garden of tAstol'a- me view
from there Is beyo, description The
pa,ks, the brautifil Rlvdslde arVe,
Grants tomb and thcreat city at ono
feet. A iourney--it s1s "a long one--to
the dome of the WoEbuillng gives ono
another grand ylew-4e vat cxpanse of
waiter. the great bridt thd shil,ping, tho
islands and in the No, rorsrouf[ the i'm
mense buildings, toyin g|skyNard. SIN
teen. twenty, twentyFe sfies. neciSedlv
the most interesting htuTot tiis pa-tlc-
u.ar scene is compatiYy small thme
house in the vicinlitJof IF oW 1lty h7ii,
old fashioned. weafer baten- then 1T
stands surrounded ~ Jmense modern
structures OF steel I'D bne; 1t seems q
link between the imQ forgotten past
arl2 the rushing. sethE present. This
building was The lg qfice of Alexander
Hamilton and Aarn Bfr. As l looFcd at
the old relic, imagntid caused me to turn
toward Staten Islad jperhaps expecting
to catch glimpse oil thrifty truck patch
of the elder VandeiH
With a pleasantArty nave done
Chinatown, have 81 Mott and PEN streets
in all their gloryboked into the shops
glimpsed down d&al cellars, climbed to
tho joss house am swell(D restaurant,
where, tits said. Hing Chang, when his
brain whirled wi4al the magnificence of
the royal apartr5ts at the Waldorf As
toria, came to tlIhme OF the chop sticks
and SPAGHETTI + eYve and to restore his
equaumity
The girls in 1tIf trty-and Houston, by
the way, was ll3epresented--gave PEN
mics TO the euteCieese babies, looked with
awe and interet sSlAe genuflections in the
joss house. surd in wonder at CHUCK
Connors,' the to9h and terror of China
town, who wild conducting a party of
pious railroad peinIs. but when luncheon
was served tina rs positively drew line
at "chop sueyTa conglnmerate Chinese
delicacy, whic fhe New Workers of our
party seemed sen5oy.
1t has been great pleasure to attend
several meeti1 OF the New York State
Federation of8omans clubs, which held
It's sessions 4Mendelssdhn Hall several
lays last weJ
1t has rar4 been my privilege TO wit
less such afathering OF bright women.
observation-disclosures and bright-eyed
Dung matr4, richly gowned and in busi-
iess costuGg they filled the beautiful hail
nd dlseu5s all one leading subjects of
he day Aucation, literature, philan-
hIopy arstrained nurses, hospital and
aeGical eIpis, music, the drama, the
ress and bltlcal study, civic and village
nproyemd referring TO the latter SUP
sct 1t is 1 the everlasting honor OF the
God wouy OF New York, under the able
sadershltf such women as Mrs Ralph
this great city is so beau
luIiy cJl To-Day. Inc snow white uni
1rms ofte street cleaning brigade is one
the nd and best features OF this Greater
lew Yel
1t wfs the heart and broadens the
linli tihear the discussions by these
omen pom philanthropy and the, recount
lg Of r. ways and means of carrying on
lie godwork, During one of the morning
sssiorimy ear caught motion made by
'me II IN regard TO the Little Mothers
pom lklng friend for information, sne
aced pamphlet in my hand, from which
quoj few lines:
WI are the Little Mothers? The young
rls no are left in charge of their homes
I'D {unger children while their mothers
e work. Infants are placed in their
1u1ious care and the household cares
e tposed upon their puny hanlls. Pre-
anely old, thin, pale, stoop shouldered,
itHYeary, anxious faces, babies in their
mior clinging to their skirts, you have
e1and, we hope, have pitied Them.
. Ehat is being done for them? In the
the top stories and the cell
RI helr homes are found. ARRANGEMENTS
emsde for the temporary care of the
lfs and babies. .
ticket bearing the date of the "Happy
\ Is given; taen each Tuesday from
&c October and Friday in midsummer
Little Mothers" are gathered in
Ips OF twenty These parties are taken
'elham Bay park, where holiday house
MS them. breakfast, bath in the
nd new clothing when needed, boun.
dinner, an afternoon in the orchards
heids and safe return to their homes.
been given to over 10000 Little
hers. since June, 1880.
IT'S. j. H. Johnston Is president and our
Mrs. Ella Connell Smith Is financial
rotary of This beautiful phllanfh,opby
bless the glorious women who Thought