New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-27
TIE C6fIdrenS Corner.
Litde Scientists Spend Happy Afternoons IN
Museum of Natural History.

, children. They emerge full iedged Injuns.
wsr paint and al. There are not enough
costumes for al, OF course. hut droil
though satisfying adjustment Is made. and
the small citizen who draws only sort
Of waistcoat makes up by more vicious
dsubs OF green and yellow paint upon his
nose and brow. Then they al gather about
the tables in their os,a corner once more
TO listen 20 a lectare which they know Is
an true. and an made just for them. one
hoy. wearing heavily beaded coat, Is
called up by the speaker She says:
children. have you all seen this coat?
Al tie back over each shoulder. Is en-
broidercd into the bead design our own
American flag And ahOu, the lower edge
. % the coat is seNed a jingly fringe made
? OF our ovn copper Taited states pennies.
. This shows that the siuaw who made the
garment must have known white people
and lived near them for quite some time.
Probably the brave who wore the coat felt
as proud ot ihc flags ana the pennies as
one Of AS would wearing q foreign deoOra-
tion.
NeNt she calls little girl wearing a
beautiful dress. 7. is much TOO long. and
As tie child comes across the floor she
holds il carefully from contact with the
boards
see" says Mrs Ressler. this dress is
fashioned 81 dOssk.n. The seams are
sewed together with strange kind of
thread: il is made Of porcupine quilts. Do
YOU notice an this fringe al each seam2
That f. Just TO make the dress pretty.
The waist is fastened 10 the skirt, like
those that ladies are wearing In New
York to-day, See how wonderfully the
colors harmonic i'm these lines OF lovely
bcaGs an over the waist But this Is an
unusually beautiful dress II was made so
for a special reason. once a party OF
Indians went from South Dakota. under
the protection OF our government. 10 visit
Queen Victoria in London.
Next comes big boy, gorgeously dressed
I'm a chieftains complete costume, and
Mrs. Ressl-r tells how the war bonnet
was given 10 her husbsnd by a chief who
wanted 20 swap sauhws with him. He
dd this 10 show his friendiiness. for 10
him a war bOnnei Was much the same
thing - a loving cup With white men.
/ The museum managers have limited their
activities in connection with the children 10
gazing them the space the tables ami the
Kindergarten chairs. but slowed away in
a drawer Of a table IN Mrs. RessleF's Office
are three or four pictures Of dream. one
sees an the pictures A long. hall-like space.
apparently part of some immense building
Tables and kindergarten chairs are placed
as one remembers them I'm the children's
corner. But the walls are stained a soft
rose color. The familiar aQuaria are seen.
but they are larger. All the four-footed
friends are there. dOmineered over as now.
by the rodoubtable Tip. But between the
windows are beautiful. plain bookcases
built i'm. over them are shelves 20 hold the
casts and other plaster models. etc. Higher
+ up on the walls. beyond tie reach OF ruth
less hands or even chance gatherings with
window sticks and umbrellas. are wonder
ful frescOs They represent children OF
many nationalities, an pictured I'm the midst
az the scenes and occupations that give a
correct impression Of the country. not only
as 20 the physical appearance Of the chill
dren. hut also geographical. historical and
f other facts.
Happy viii the children he who realize
/ the beauty and the opportunity OF Mrs.
/ RCsSler's vision for them.