The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-11
Blessed by Florentine Cripples
Mrs. j. G.. Hagemeyer OF New
York Has Splendid Palace In
italian Beauty Spot
Special Gable to The Tribune.

Special Gable to The Tribune.
FLORENCE. Dec. 10-That the Amer
ioan woman abroad deteriorates is a say
ing hard to kill. Her energy. we hear,
dies away She abandons her philan-
thropy and becomes one OF the Idle
rich" The good deeds or the American
woman abroad are much Ike the lovely
| rose e-erown orange and lemon planted
gardens OF Florence, Fountains play in
| fair marble basins amid their fragrance,
statues peep out from their ivied hooks
and Jasmine and camellias make them
/ bowers OF color and fragrance. But what
docs the tourist, who sees only the out
side. gray walls OF the palaces. know OF
them. or of these same good works oil
her American sisters?
Visitors to Florence crossing The Plaza
del Carmnc. sight seeing or 10 the
American Church OF ST James. have no
idea that one OF those houses before
them nor only mas such garden but
is charming American home. and in
that home an American woman conducts
one OF the most beautiful and touching
philanthropies in Europe.
Friend of Afflicted.
Mrs. j. C. Haremeyer, who with hei
husband and children makes her resi-
cence in this palace In Florence. was
formerly OF New York. working men,
Der OF old st. Georses church in. the
secretary OF the oussana Seaside Home
for delicate little Florentines. Mrs HagA-
meyer saw much of certain especially af-
flictcd children. She discovered that a
number OF them. children OF diseased
or afflicted parents, can never be entirc-
ly we'll The girls especially struck her,
for how were these cripples 10 become
wage earrers like their mothors-washer-
women, servants, dressmakers' assistants
or shopwomen9 What chance had these
little invalids In the battle OF life? And
their parents were doing nothing to better
things.
An Italian woman, Mrs, Harcmeyer dis
covered. has no general training. She
can can perform the duties of what she calls
province. The lame or hopelessly dell
cate children OF such ignorant and un-
reasoning women. we're Lett to absolute
be looked after by the foreigner, their
future begging AT church doors or on
the Lungarno.
Mrs. Hagemeyer thought of the needle
as the means OF the future support OF
the girls, at al! events, and n morning
school for their training in the arts of
fine cut work. embrolderies and the MAX
Ing OF clothes for children OF the upper
glasses was started in the old plaza
italian fingers can perform miracles with /
the needle and, under the instruction of
competent teacher. these little children
work. much OF which goes to America.
Miracles of Work.
Thursday is visitors day. and the
caller finds herself In room OF the old
palace surrounded by happy little group
whose fingers are ever busy. cmbroider-
Ing belts or other articles or working
fine cambr!cs. The linen is imported from
Ireland. the ribbons for decoration from
Paris. Mrs. Eagemeyer charges each
worker percentage OF her sale for ma
terials and expenses, the rest being he-
own. Children who could not hold nee
Ole short time ago are now entirely
self-supportfng and turn out miracles Of
work worth as much as SIS or $40
The first thing. unfortunately, an Ital-
ian Girl or woman desires to do with |
any money she makes Is to buy cheap |
tawdry 1ewelry with which TO decorate
herself The little invalids wero no ex-
ception. and as poor parents almost al
ways indulge crippled children. they could
spend at their will. So Mrs Hagenleyei
had 10 find way TO check thcm, "You
arc rich children now" she said 80 YOU |
can stay at the Seaside Home longer and |
work. there But your money must be
saved TO pay a little for it."
AT once they began to save and lew
elry was forgotten. Their one dream ix |
this Seaside Home where. as one iittic |
girl said: II never saw so much TO eat |
before All my buttons popped off"' Some !