Cañon City record., 1899-04-13
INrLuENcx OF clornrs-

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r LAntens frosks - .ParlAs - anA Ahai1. :,
trope for church going misaion-vizit
Ing and good work generally. are hsins
made for she eonsisteut ana cunaele1.
ttous uomsr. says the New York con-
merctai Advertiser: Simplicity "a - :,
demxreness characterize these Fu~l5a
as rule, and the clingtng. gracefdr
soft fabrics, such as nuns svetrne.
cashmere and canvas are chosen rather
than the more aggressive and worsily-
cloths or rustIing materials. One good
soul whose Lenten duties take varied :.
forms has what she calls her hospital
dress" This she wears to readings
and recitals and lectures on Greek art
snd psychological phenomena. asfwail
as to the wards where the children
walt her coming as eagerly as flowers
long for the sun Il don't believe In
the old-time philanthropist in little
gray bonnet and a black shawl, says :
this Lent lily.
II think~poor people and .shut-iRs'
are more observing and more appreciaS
tive than people who hustle about IN
the world. and ! know that they love
pretty clothea apd are pleased to think
one puts d Asrsvery best 10 go toszse
them. One small. gfrl at the post grad I.
uate always sizes me iip' with her big
blue eyes the minute enter the ward
Then, when 1 sit besides her bed TO
talk to her. she smiles and strokes my
mum, plays with the charms on my
chatelaine and tells me how pretty K
look, how much nicer this sbannTss III
than the one wore last week and
other bits of information that she has :.
probably been cogitating on and stor-
ing up for days 1t makes me wary.
assure you. and II am not as smart
as usual 1 fairly quake before the
scrutiny OF the blue-eyed onesr.who
loves visitors. but, above all, smartly
dressed visitors ~
My girls. like their mother. have
not much money to spend. SO they try y
to give time and energy instead. One :
OF them teaches class OF little bar !.
barians How to sew and the other has
kindergarten catechism class->- The
girls are both in their teens and Il fear
neither of them has the gift OF teach-
ing. SO dfscreetly- avoid questions
about the progress the children are :
making in sewing orzreligfons but ],
do know that the little heathens Of
Hester street think Polite sort OF
well-dressed angel who is a fair teller
OF stories. and Nell tells as a good Joke :
that the Saturday morning following
the day on which she wore her fox boa
for the flrst TIME. the attendance ofsher
class WAS about one-third as large
again a. 1t had been BEFORE ,..s.
The observing pupils had told the
neishborhood how the teacher had let
Teresa Giovanetti wear the wild beast /,
around her neck because her ,hem-ss
stitching was we'll done Poor Neil
had her hands full that raorning bs- :
tween her efforts t. teach the Increased
number and her anxiety for her
precious boa, that was being walked
around the room, one child holding
its head and one itsy tail. letting the
legs claw along the floor. she de-
cided to make q virtue OF necessity I
and q Lenten sacrifice of the boa. 1t
became the pIaything Of the class. but
aided Ne1rs efforts to maintain order:
At the FIRST threat to take the fox 4
away from them the children became
~ submissive as class Of cherubs-
Dress is a great thing when peo-
pie are to be cheered and henrtehed
mentally as well as physically. A chats-
iaine and pretty hat. fAshionable
mock and big mum viii sometimes IN.
tersst and amuss . su&srjng child a
much - GkErook snd flastsr and
{6161e ! Y6ol "a soul shut away frum
IL poetic aae steseetypst AqpSA Apfs :