The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1854-11-10
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dustrous poor OF her sex; until, exhausted
by her labors, she died at Turin. Her re-
mains were deposited in the chapel ofthe es-
tablishment there. On the simple ,monu-
ment which covers them may still be read
the following epitaph: Here lies Rosa Cow
ona of Mondovi. From her youth she con-
secrated herself to God. For bis glory she, ! !
founded in her native place and in other
towns, retreats opened to forsaken young
girls, SO that they might serve God she
gave them excellent regulations, which at
tached to them liety and labor, During su
administration of thirty years, she gave con-
stant proofs of admirable charity, aud Of un-
shaken firmness. She entered on eternal
life on the 2sth dav of February, of the year;
l776, the sixtieth of her age Grateful.
daughters have raised this monument to their
mother and benefactress." Us - Fis :
But little is tod of Rosa Goyona. person-,
ally we know more what she did than
what she was. She appears to us thro' her (
good works, thoughtful, and ever doing; y
serious and benefeent apparition. 50 A plain
cap, a.white kerchief cross in her bosom.
and brown robes, constituted the attire of
the foundress of the Rosinas. One of her
biographers calls her sister Rosa but it does
not appear that she took any vows, or sough.
| TO impose any on her community. The Rost
mas are bound by no tie; they can leave
their abode, and marry if they wish but
they rarely do so. There will always be a
certain number Of woman whom circun-
stances or private inclination viii scause to
remain unmarried. Rosa Goyena was one
OF these; and for them she labored She
wished to shut them from vice, idleness,
and poverty to present TO them unsullied
the nobest inheritance of human beings
dignity and self.respect. ... -. 4
According to an interesting account pub
Ilshed in Paris few years ago, the Rosinas
are still in prosperous and happy state;
they are admitted from thirteen to twenty
they must be wholly destitute, healthy, ac-
tive, and both able and willing to work.
They are patronized by government, but la
Dor is their only income; all work assiduI
ousiy, save the old, who are supported by
the younger companions. En-, :,
The labors of the Rosinas are varied and
complete whatever they manufacture, they
do with their own hands from beginning to
end; they buy the cocoons in spring and
: perform every one Of the delicate operations
which silk undergoes, before it is finally WOW
en- into gros-desnaples, leyantines, and nib
bons. Their silks areof tbe best quality, but
plain. in order tosayoid the expense and IN
convenience of changing their looms with
every caprice of fashion. They also fabricate
linen but only a limited number of Rosinas
can undergo the fatigue of wearing; their
: profits are moderate but sufficient The
house in Turin alone spends eighty thou
sand francs year and j. holds three bun
dred women, Of whom fifty, who are either
old or infrm, and consequently unable to
work, are supported bv the rest. - 1 e., tt
4 One woman, poor, obscure, and pnlearned,
but strong in her own faith, and, above all,
in her love for orphan sisters, accomplished
this ..lWl,i