Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24
committee to be suitable and entertaining
reading for the women of the people.

committee to be suitable and entertaining
reading for the women of the people.
Signor Fogazzure. the author of THE
Saint" has begun to put some of the
principles of the book into active practice
In connection with a small group of CO.
workers, he Is engaged in founding in
Italy what are known in England as
Cottage Homes. The plan Is to take poor
children who are parentless or neglected
and place them in simple homes, called
'Asili familia." in charge Of some woman
capable of caring for them as mother.
Signor Fogazzaro holds that many child
less women are natural mothers, and that
If he can only find the required number
of these to assist him his plan will surely
succeed. At present he and his co-work-
ers are making an experiment which he
hopes may later develop into a wide
spread work.
Four unfortunate children are to be
given into the care of one mother. who
will establish her little household in the
country. on the economical lines of the
household of peasant. The children
will assist her in the household talks, and
will have for food polenta, or what in
the SOUTH is called soft corn bread, salads,
vegetables. chestnuts and fruit, the ordi-
nary diet of the country. The small sum
of 10 cents a day will be paid for the
| living of each child. One "Asili fa:nilia''
has already been. established at Veto
| d'Astico.
/ A poet who has been attracting much
| attention is-Faustio SALVATORE. winner of
the prize of 5000 offered by the Sonzogno
Publishing Company for the best libretto.
| The title of his work is FIESTA del
Grano." and 1t was siyen to Mascagni to
consider for the subject OF his next musi-
cal composition. He has declined. how
ever. on the ground that he cannot make
| philosophy into music. Sign0r Salvatore
wearing. He was lately invited by the
popular University Of Milan to- appear
| there one afternoon and read his new
verses. Terra Promessa" by name. This
invitation was accepted. and the. poet,
manuscript in hand. made his bow to an
audience, which to his surprise had its
eyes fastened upon copies OF the "Cor-
rere della Sera." Milans leading journal.
To his chagrin he found that this enter
| prising newspaper. by some MEANS. had
secured and published hts poems before
hand and all had been read by his audi
| ence.
| But the Queen Mother Margherita pour
ed balm on his wounded feelings by sum
moning the author of the Terra Promes-
sa" before her. and conversed for an hour
and a half with him. praising his concep-
ton OF the poem which describes the aspi-
rations Of humanity toward the life Of
| perfect freedom. In 1t human existence
Is described as a passage from the very
simple life to the pastoral. then through
| that of passion to that of tyranny. and
onward to the birth OF a liberator. God
! plays no part in the schem of SALVATORE.
| He teaches that mind and work are the
true liberators of humanity The various
odes of his poem are dedicated to THE
"MachinarV 4 a
| that Mascagni duailed before the weight
of a lbretto laden down in similar
| fashion?
| The poet and musician. however, con-
| tinue friends in spite of many prophecies
4 to the contrary.