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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1900)
October 28, 1000. THE ILLUSTKATH1) BEE. 5 Good Shepherd's Home For Erring Women j; St. Olios the countess tins established a poultry farm nnd greenhouse, whore the sons ntul daughters of hot tenants can Htiuly to become professional Horlsts and loam how to rnlso fowls at n profit for the gront city mnrkets. The gaieties of London hold no special attractions for this A reproachful expression frequently hoard vigilance Is exorcised with this class, am) Pretty young woman, who, by tho way. was of late Is that "the spirit of the times Ib n when any member Is considered fit to leave 'J11' ,U',uko of eBttnlnatfr favorite sordid commercial one." This Is another tho Institution she Is returned to friends, Rrnndchlld. way of saying that business rivalry and or placed In a family whore kind treatment -p , ,....,1,... competition have Increased and with them and Judicious caro are guaranteed. 1 I11KLI S JL LII that nervous activity which has become a Every effort Is made to make the home national characteristic. To that extent Is true. Hut It also Implies that the gou- one. Very erous Impulses of the people have been home nre skilled dulled ness Outwaidly mint Kindergartens in Japan- Work for Women The kindergarten hos gone to Japan with kindergarten, called a "Oochlen," look like other western Ideals of education and no- tho Japanese dolls which our children play where else In tho world does this most In- with, except that their faces are really terestlng method of child Instruction attain much prettier and more attractive. Hut the same ploturosqueuess, It was Intro- their hair Is cut In the same fantastic way, union uy Biniie oi uio missionaries, mil mo ana ineir nine 'Kimonos and "obis ' are IU M 14)1:1 I'llul l la lllilliu lu Illtllxt; IIIU IIVJIIIU 2 M V V ! I 1 "... ....... .1 um uu "n .tv-i, iimiT miuuMwn mill unit lliu it It self-supporting, but the task Is a dllllcult f ' 'Mo,.K!'n 1,1 ,'Nt'w , .? .," Japanese have accepted Its principles and even more attractive In the original than ion- one. Very few of those who come to the , c" " 18',lu,ro "f MBefHincM that has ,,,,, wlth ollulimnBIM iu,d the foreign In the Imitation. End. child Is brought .. ..i. in... i i.. ...... i i .. """iu in: i inuiiicimeiii u mi iiiueu ner on l,niliru mn.tt w Mi i ).., It.l II. ..... .. . I.. i.m , .. 1.1 ....... .... S UlipillHOH 01 WIO IOUMU llilU UL'L'U UU111U Ul V Dltllll'tl 111 1111 mull Ul lllui'l. .. 1,1,1. . I . . ,, t ----- . ...... ...v. .r.v . . m-u'uii- .,j , """III lllllini' lir lilt' lllllllll'l, or d and the wellsprlngs of human kind- l'alus must be taken to discover which of J"' . Iorul"L'- hmo lime ago she tloii of Japanese laronts. Several training older sister, and carries a little "her dried up. That smacks of slander, tho occupations available each one Is 1 , ' t i . !, . , w""u'" ' ,,f ''r acquaint- schools have been founded ami these have or lunch box, carefully packed at ho vaidly. the commercial spirit Is doml- adapted; then groat patience must bo ex- . , Jtnu '"y "' j,,,,'r,','t repair. opened up a new Held of work to Japanese It Is made of lacquer la three oompi , hut It does not retard tho cultivation erclsed, not only to teach them how to "IUUK vu,a, l0HS" women, for the girl graduates have estab- monts. one on top of the other, ami 01 No" home (impart mil of tho liner feelings that uplift and ennoble work, but to overcome habits of Idleness. , " ' "'. , V , , , llslu'" kindergartens of their own. In To- Is lllloil with a different kind of food, tu. mankind. Ileneath the thin crust of com- Vow can appreciate the struggle many of H . . .7, 1. --- . mu, moio, usaku ami kudu kindergarten most Important of all being rice. When nierclnllsm Is a generosity that responds to these poor girls undergo to overcome evil "V , .Morgan lilt upon a societies have boon formed which publish noon comes the children sit dwn at t ti every demand In behalf of tho unfortunate, tendencies and begin a new life of labor and ... ... , , . " I'crlodteal In Japanese. tables with their boxes, a bowl of tea and This faet is strikingly shown In Omaha by restraint. Hence they have to be encouraged ,' ' " M, , ' V "', f11 11 v,'lu(r H If the kindergarten appeals to mature "Imshl," or chopsticks, before them At a tho number of charitable Institutions renred constantly. Only the unvarying gentleness "PProniRi ami woikod lit that capacity for Japanese minds It Is still more attractive signal the "hashl" are lifted, dlppe.l Into nml iini I ul m IikmI bv tho tieonlo. llosnltals. and kindness of the Sisters enables many to III IHIUllllK'-a, mulluo 1U1 lliu llfel'il ..III. Itiu Dinumi I . , . linifV'i ' t T; nllllctod, for the poor and the wayward- The work carried on by tlieso ilevoteii . nearly n score In number, have their wants sisters commends Itself to all. Of the world's supplied, and none are denied the assist- goods they have little and seek but enough aneo required. to sustain the work of rescue and roforma- Work of Cluirlty imiiI 1 1 mini ul I. v. Hon to which they offer the sacrlllce of Among the many laudable works of char- their lives. Here, as In other cities, there Ity nnd humanity In Omaha, that carried on are opportunities for the exercise of that by the Sisters of the Oood Shepherd du- uoblo charity, and those best fitted for the serves generous public support. The task to which they devote their lives Is tho rescue and reformation of erring members of their sex, regardless of creed or no ereed. Coming to Omaha six years ago, at the lustaiiee of Hlshop Scannell, they estab duty deserve generous support. A Philanthropic Princess mm '' One of the most fashionable weddings which took place In London last year was llshed a temporary home near South Omaha " Jf I'lul' Constance Sybil Orosvenor. and at once began the work to which the granddaughter of the lato duke of Uesl- order Is consecrated. In that brief period "iluster, to Anthony, ninth earl of Shafts- they have turned many a wayward girl from lry. Lady Constunce, in her bridal robes, paths that load to moral destruction and which wore garnished with lace given b directed their footsteps to a better, purer llllt-'eu Victoria, aroused an unusual en- llfe. The llrst home was not sultnble tor thuslasm among tho blase Londoners by Hie purpose of tho Sisters and last winter r girlish beauty. Her Jewels and wedding the present home at Forty-third and Jack- iulte outshone those of any othe.' son streets was projected. urldo of that season. Her grandfather, the iiiiiii.iiMlmiN ,,r Mi- i... duke, gave her away; royalty occupied the The building represents an Investment of front 'uw1' au the young gentleman wh . WII1U t11Ui sl0 ,L,ariu,(1 ow t0 ck,al juwulry about $10,000. The general plan of the In- Nula u(,nlt,cU t0 ,,0f nl 1,10 ttl,tar represented of a i,I1(1Si h()W , nnkJ ,mI. 1.L,pall.8 um, stltutlon Is that of u nuiltcso cross, and the .nu ot tl,10 ,,U081l ,aul0U8 "nd wt,nllh' ,"lu- how to clean watches and clocks and do part completed Is the center of the whole lle3, EnK,nut1, , , , , ",1,l()r repairs on them. Then she branched and one arm of tho cross. Tho center Is Although generously dowered by bet ollt Ulio imhlm.H8 f(ir herself. She did not Slx3l foot, two stories nnd high basement, erandfather, pretty Lady Constunce be- a 8llop; that was not her plan. She The arm Is GOxSS feet, four stories. An ad- '' "'"' " ... b" caiie.i on women who luui jewelry, told thorn everything In the kindergarten naturally dltlon 31x10 feet Is now being built to tho w'l tho young carl. Ho has made hor the ,, wnB ,,, , ri,m,r ,, ,., lt ,, uM!nlH u, ,, east of this arm. Tho boilers aro located ',B"--aB ul "uubi. wauu u numiu, woiiiu do all Her work at the home of tho l.i-iirnliiK to Vnr. Clialrn. In the basement ot the arm and the laundry supcro coumry seal, nuu oi a mu owner and right under her eye. A JAl'ANMJSU KINUKHUAKTKN IN HKPOSH, to the children themselves. Their Intel- the tea, then convoy rice, bits of meal and lects aro Just as la en as those of children pickles to tho small mouths wltn wouderiiil In tho west and they often take a greater rapidity. delight tu tho work, which Involves colorn and their combinations, for every Japanese child Is born with artistic Instincts nml Itulx I UK MIU WnriiiM. There Is one fascinating occupation which Japanese children have In the kindergarten denied to boyn and girls of other cl limit en This Is thu raising of silk worms and Whether .1 ii.Tsnn i fnii.i .,f i.ii.i.-..,, ,,r "ually winding thu silk from their own J i i .. t- I n . ( ni .... . ....... " .............. 4 a i . . ii... t on the Moor above. On tho third floor ore ituiuuuoub uumo m r.uBi au u rue plan worked with wondirrul success, not, ho could watch tho operation of u tu-u"""' " eauuo ui mu jiumuosi- workrooms and on tho fourth the dorml- housu ,u I)ol'sut. Whllo weulth and beauty After a time Miss .Morgan did not have to Japanese, kindergarten day after day with- kl'i'l'-'rgartoii, like all others, Is tho custom lory. Tho kitchen and dining room is in nnd unclent Uncage contributed greatly to solicit buslniss; she got more calls than she out tiring. Tho babies begin to troop In In of "'" 11 ,I1,lB8 of Browing, blooming tho high basement of tho center part. On tllc romantic clrcumstuucos of this wed- could answer. Now, she says, she makes at thu morning at U o'clock. Thu kindergarten 'lowers in each window. Tlio children love the main floor are tho reception rooms and lho 'outh of both tllu oarl anJ 1i1b ll'aat " 'i over and above all expenses. generally consists of two or three square UleHU PBl"toly. chapel and tho Sisters' dormitory on the fulr countess lent great charm to tho oc- "Nearly every woman has a more or less rooms with "tatninl" (straw mats) on thn When the last game has been played and third Moor. Additions will be made to the caslon. The eurl Is but turned ot 23; his extensive supply of Jewelry," says Miss Moor. The Japanese never wear their shoes thl' I"Ht 'rch about thu r u over the present building from time to time as tho countess has Just passed out of her teens, Morgan, "nnd few keep lt so that it does when they enter a house to walk over this 8oft "latanil" is llnlshed, (ho children bow demand warrants and moans will penult. "nd 11,0 vury guileless expression in her not need cleaning at least twice a year, matting, so It Is always spotlessly clean, ceremoniously to tholr teachers again, then That Is a matter for the future. The neces- larK0 dark eyes gives her n peculiarly girl- They do not care to Intrust the cleaning of In their own homes they kneel on cushions rush off full of spirits to greet whoever is sltles of the present aro means to moot a lHn appearance. their liner Jewels to a maid or to do It on tho door, but In the kindergarten they waiting for them, put on their outside portion of the cost of construction and to T1"-' honeymoon and tho llrst yenr of tholr themselves or to take the trouble of send- have the same llttlo chairs and tables, garments, called "haorl," and their wooden that end the friends of the homo are direct- marriage has been spent nt St. Giles, which Ing it to a Jeweler. So there Is plenty ot marked Into squares, which we use In this "Keta," in which they trudge homo, the lug their energies. With debt disposed of, B Just'y regarded ns tne most pertect work for me when 1 call. Then, loo, there country. Leaving their "geta," or wooden "lL'r "cs to llnlsh out the day with out the homo will be self-sustnlnlng. Clin meter of the "Work. Many erroneous notions prevail regarding tho (iooiI Shepherds' home and what It doen. In soniG quarters tho Idea obtains that It I a sort of n. prison to which wayward girls aro sent It is a hospital for dissipated estate in Kngland. Here the famous phllan- are llttlo repairs necessary In every col- times, in a stand made for tho purposo Just t,Hor games, such as klle-llylng, In season, throplc earl of Shaftsbury built the first Uction of Jewelry. I do nil that kind of outside the door, they enter In their llttlo "r stllt-walklng, called "bamboo horse," model village for Ills tenantry, nnd hero work and my charges are loss than those while "tnbl" (socks) and bow very low to which Is always a source of Joy to the hangs tho portrait of the first earl of Shaftsbury, to whom the ICngUsh-spenkln of the regular Jewelers. I also do n tho teachers before running to their places, young Japanese boy. biokers business. Styles change in Jew- Japanese pollleress Is inculcated when a people owe the habeas corpus act. Since elry Just ns In dresses, and many women child begins to crawl and as soon as ho can iVl '1111111V V:iH I mlltllKl-fl ... ..... ..,,.. h,..n . , . . ..... , , ... . . . .i by tho civil authorities Other1- D",t""1 -", nui'ii u mu turn iur juwuiry uiai is noi oi uio sionu no is laugui 10 make a now, so japii- . . ... ' ' Mln PnlintfiHHPR tlf Shll f t Hlllirv IlllV,, l!lilll lfllnut ulvln Au uiimt nu l,.,, '!.. ..f .,,. ..1.11,1...... ..11 n.... ...111 1 "1....,t.itr M...... f I suppose It is a hospital for dissipated " ------------ - - ........ .,.... .. llu , ., ,.h,-D ,unu a u.-u-i j .... women. Still others think the inmates lead ,"J,"V-U - iu iinuuiiiuiuiuu inotu, ur near in u new piece, uiey wain 10 oneisance wneu occasion demands and that wons nns neon a nurse in inn lamiiy or The facts are that thi lllu i"ll-iu uuuiiieaa una uei-u kui riu oi uio oid ami nppiy ine money to. is very oiien witn gravity and uucon- i.ihih-i. uuuiiiul'u niiii-u iilt iiuuriiiKu in warn uio purciiase oi ine new. i always sciousness, wneu au American small hoy oinniis- would llnd himself covered with confusion. Tho JapnncBo children who go to the Idle, useless lives homo Is a reformatory for women nnd girls who have fallen into evil ways and who ul(llnK llcr huH,",ntl 1,1 further Improving know of customers and get a good cti deslrJ "S, to patlu of "isefulSs a!ld tolh U,ulr Ir,sh K"8h - Al Hlo" honor. It Is to thu magdnlcues that the sisters extend the helping hand. They do not nsk who was at fault. It Is sulllclent for them to know the unfortunato desires to lead a better life. No restraints aro placed on girls of legal ago. They may go at will. Only those under ngo placed thero by par ents or guardians nre restrained. At pres ent there nre eighty penitents nnd fourteen sisters In tho home. It Is generally loss dilllcult to prevent an evil than apply tho remedy. It is mucti easier to pilot a vessel snfely Into harbor than to repnlr the damages of a shipwreck. This reflection has Induced thu sisters to undertake oleo tho care of young girls and children who, by circumstances of birth and surroundings, are in Imminent dnuger ot physical nnd moral ruin. .Met IiihIn of lti'l'iiriiiut Inn. Tho work of reformation In the homo Is curried on In threo classes. Tho magda lenes, tho ponttcnts nnd tho children of pros oivation. Tho niagdalenes nro thoso who havo given proofs of true reformation aim who nre permitted to become probationary members of tho order. They havo tho op. Hon of taking vows nnd renewing them every year, or tnklng tho perpetual vow after threo years' probation. They aro bound only by honor nnd conscience. Tho peni tents nro thoso In tho early stages of refor mation. Tho llrst step taken with this clns. Is to lnsplro a lovo of Industry. Sultablo employment Is provided. Once an InmnU becomes interested In hor work tho founda Hon of reform Is laid, and Is diligently cai-. lied on and encouraged until complete. Th penitents nro not rotnlncd nlwnjB. As soon as stability and fitness to succeed In life nr evident homes nro provided for them, or, what Is moro deslrnblo, thoy aro roturnen to friends. Tho children of preservation ars tho orphans which come from tho mora) death of parents. Thoy nro kept strictly apart from tho ponltonts nnd nro reared without the slightest knowledge of clouded Infancy. Thoy nre carefully taught and trained in some branch of Industry. Great r 1 f-l V. . 1 1 l ft ' 1 ll- -M. ': V,7 e.r, - - -. ' ' ' - . v vr f - '-r . r. 10 iL .it it it iL a. ii ii K ' ... mf tit n ' TV' -iT ft (ieneral John II. Gordon of Georgia, anil who Is still with the family, bud the distinction of once proving that I he moun tain wtuld come In Mohammed. In thu coursu of her eaieer she had mut many distinguished people, hut her own Importance us a nurse In a distinguished family prevented her from being over whelmed by the honor. When Mrs. Cleveland during the second term of her husband's presidency visited tho Gordons ut the governor's mansion at Atlanta she expressed the desire to see n genuine old negro mummy. The enrrlag" was hitched up and Mammy Mary was sent for at Sutherland, the Gordon country place, which she preferred to the noise and excitement of ollli lul life at At lanta. When tho coachman drew up he found her Hinoklng hor evening pipe. Not a step would sho budge. "She done say," said the unsuccessful envoy in solemn din gust, "dnt she don't want to see no more presidents; she done see 'hough presi dents." Mrs. Cleveland Inughed heartily when she heard It. Tho next morning she drove out to sou Mammy Mary herself. "I um surprised, Mummy Mary," Bald Mrs. Gordon before Introducing her dis tinguished visitor, "that you sent such a message. You have never been Impolite before." "An" dnt nlggah done tell what I say! Well, lie uevah did havo no sense an' no inannahs! Co'so I 'speeted he'd say I'so sorry I'so Indisposed!" Unique PEKSPECTIVU OV THE HOME OF THE GOOD SHEI'HEKU, OMAHA. New York World: "I think wo ought in give this wedding a display head on the llrst page," Bald tho city editor. "Out of tho ordinary, Is It?" asked tho managing editor. "Woll, I should say It was," answered tilt, city editor; "why, there was no 'bower of roses,' no 'floral boll,' no 'wide-spreading canopy,' no 'blushing bride,' nothing 'beau tlful In Its simplicity,' no 'solemn straliiH to tho 'wedding march,' no" "Enough!" cried thu managing editor, "double lead It and glvu it a scaro head; it's the only one of thu kind."