Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-25
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A Noteworthy History.

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| From the Cincinnati Commercial
The most remarkable funeral probably ever
witnessed in New. Orleans took place there on
| saturday, February IL. It was the occasion Of
| the burial OF Mrs. Margaret Haughery, "a woman
who never wore a silk dress or kid glove"
| BUT no woman in the whole south was better
| known than she. The announcement in the
| New Orleans papers Of her death and burial are
| headed simply Margaret" yet every nhabitant
| OF that locality and every river man on the
lower Mississippi knew who was meant.
Margarets pall-bearers were the governor of
Louisiana. Ex-Governor Nichols the mayor of
| New Orleans. the editor of the Piclyase repre-
| senting the press of the city. and some Of the
most prominent merchants and bankers of New
Orleans Among those who gathered to do her
honor were Generals Beauregard Ogden and
Meyer. and Others of the most distinguished
| men of Louisiana The funeral was attended
| by a cOncOurse of people that could scarcely b,
numbered, they were many. The archbishop
| OF the diocese conducted the services
Following the carriage Of the pall-bearers
| were the children of eleven orphan asylums,
white and colored, Catholic and Protestant
These belonged to the city and immediate
| vicinity. Following them were representatives
of other asylums and public charities who had
come to add their blessings and respect to the
memory OF Margaret. From the church to the
cemetery where they buried her. the streets and
sidewalks were thrOnged with mOuruers-meu
women, and children. In the procession were
the members of one Of the city fire companies.
in citizens dress the Mississippi. No g The
dead woman mad been an honorary member of
this company.
Wherever the cortege passed along the
streets. at its approach men stopped their
hurried walk and stood with uncovered heads
till it passed. as though this had been the burial
OF king. or person of worldwide renown.
r fhn nt,rYrn
city, with its president at the head. Joined the
procession formally, and followed it to the
grave. A noteworthy and touching incident oc-
CURED on the way to the cemetery. The cor
tese passed the New Orleans Stock Exchange
at noon, just after the members had assembled
anu tile call was progressing On the instant,
tire members suspended proceedings left their
room and came down to the side walk They
stood there reverently, with barred b-ows. till
the remains OF MARGARET had passed by. This
was a name which had power to still for time
even the Babel cries of trade.
VINO was she: 4 plain. humble woman who
had been good to the little children of the Door
Her history. as told by the steasnb0atnen. is
all unusual ana romantic one. Years and years
ago 1t IS said, she was Roman Catholic sister
OF Charity. During her benevolent minStrat:0ns
She attended through his last illness oeatle-
man VINO became much interested i'm her and
her work. There seems a discrepancy in the
account here, but the story is the gentleman
pr posed that Margaret should marry him on
Ms drat1-bed, SO that she could inherit his es-
tate. At any rate the marriage took place ard
She was left widow in possession of a small
property.
business OF il certain restaurant and bake-shop
along the river front had fallen into decay Mrs
Haugheiy bought this and established a cheap
eatinS-iiouse for steamboat Iaborers She
thought 10y means Diminishing them wholesome
1000 at trlfie TO lure them away from drinking
deis. As one acquainted with the plan said:
she gave them roll and u cup of coffee for
I'VE cents. to keep them from spending quar-
ter for whisky and they took the roll and coffee
and then spent twenty cents for whisky all the
same
She worked very hard with her hands herself.
TOT She was only a humble. uneducated woman
But under the lah0rs of those hard hands her
business prospered nightly. She had shrewd
head. and in time might have become one of
the richest women in New Orleans had she
chosen to amass wealth. But she used her mo-
ney for good as soon as she got it. Fast as it
came in. even so freely it flowed cut for the
good OF little children. She founded and s,lp-
ported tarae orphan asylums The money she
lett maintains them still, and Will continue to
60 SO LONG after the brave hands that earaed the
wealth have turned to dust. One of her beloved
orphans became her adopted son, and finally
her partner III business. Her work wi still 90
on. just where she laid it down and money viii
still flow from 1t to the nun5erless noble chart
ties Size established or aided. The same papers
that notice her funeral contain the announce
ment that the business of the iirln of Margaret
iiaprhery 4 Co" will not be suspended by her
death. but will continue as heretofore
NO estimate seems TO have been made of the
amount OF her aid TO orphan asy.uins aud other
Charles, but it appears to have mounted up
INTO the hundred Thousands all made by he.
own work. Although Il RO:i,an Catholic she
made no Theological determinations when she
helped the unfortunate. The little ones of tie
Protestant Orphans homes. as well As Catholic
followed her holOred remains to the grave One
account says:
''fho ladies of every denomination assembled By
thousands, thus proving tiat rsrey, eyer, sI,c
eyincad IN aly community, at The death of humble il-
diT1aua, as was shown Oh Saturday.
No more beautiful touching story OF a plain
workn@womans life has ever been told than
this. The New Orleans Times Uenaoc,.af Of Sun
day, says:
g MARGARTr.-0n Thursday night cbo,. midnight
woman d:cf whose life had ! s;,ent quite outsi ie of
without any fictitious a:i OF fortune, of faIi y. o.
trimming, se VII esltifGl na.ure orer.iowed it'll
every blessed ilu.!ae tat iae> wort:,r
".DLaii Wit5 and iictlc-, se be.eii;en influence
On tn sa:tds IF lives While she !,vcd. aud dies ria1a
IA no Tue i4ds among hope - he. The highest
IN pcll; OF 'seash ad ,siii the city
death society l.;; went Friday evening to cali
on fr1-n.i She was not at onc'g to wstc, witt,
built up All LETT stindi1- t. her simple and
iaod naIne-trae orphan asydl:s! With Te,erently
bowed and uncovered head We PASS on"
Evening Dress.
What has physiology to say to evening dress:
Decency hid her head in shame long ayo at low
dresses. and has been silent. Physiology saws