The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-07
MINOR MENTION.

Two handsome, accomplished young ladies of
New York, daughters of the editor of the Free
mans Journal, have lately entered convent in
Baltimore for the purpose of becoming Carmel
lite nuns. The Carmelites are the strictest
monastic order of the Roman Catholic Church.
The rules are rigid and the deprivations SO
great that comparatively few candidates offer
themselves. Notwithstanding the severe restric-
tions, however, it is seldom that novice fails to
take her vows after her years trial or probation,
as she is allowed to do if she desires. After tax
ing the final vows the nuns are not permitted to
go outside of che walls of the convent even in
case of illness death of relatives, and are vr-
tually dead to their friends Visitors are allowed
to come occasionally, but except at the express
permission of the mother superior the sisters are
not permitted to raise the heavy wells worn over
their faces. Their time is spent in manual
labor, needlework, meditation and recitation Of
the divine Offices. Their obligations are to keep
the three VOWS of poverty, chastity and obedi-
ence, and in the enforced fulillment of these
promises their lives are passed. The two New
York sisters are said to have taken this step
with the entire approval of their parents, but it
is difficult to believe that the latter can view with
much satisfaction the prospect of separation
from their children and their lifetime seclusion
within four narrow walls, even though devotion
to church and religion may sanction the act
The experience of the elders may have led them
to the belief that happiness is not to be found in
worldly life, but natural impulse must prompt
the feeling that 1t is better to take the chances
of contentment, with freedom, than to hope forit
when immured in prison.
ATLANTA has lately got two girl clerks in its
telegraph Office, and this is the way the papers
take on" over them:
Behind the window marked receiving clerk
stood beautiful young lady with cheeks flushed
with the rosy glow of health, masses of dark,
waving hair, and eyes that spanked With the
beauty and brightness of youth, She
dressed in the charming simplicity of a high
school girl, wearing a red cashmere dress, III
which she appeared veritable Aurora
Eat the window marked delivery clerk was
seen the pretty face of an unusually attractive
young lady, petite, mild daughter of
Rebecca, the glances of whose soft eyes were in
striking contrast to the fercer looks of the
grizzly and unkempt messenger boys who were
gathered about her window"
When the thousands of pretty girls in Northern
cities, who have stood behind counters for years
and never had nice speech made about them
nor dreamed of paralyzing community with
delight as these seems to have done-when the
Northern girls read this they will want to 60 to
Atlanta to clerk and to be appreciated right
away.
THE Prince Colonna, who is to marry Miss
Mackey, seems to be distinguished chiefly by the
fact that he is the owner of the yacht 'Sap-
pho" and also that he can speak English fluent
ly. If any carping critic thinks these attain
ments are not enough to entitle him to so rich
bride, let him cast his eye around for an Ameri-
can who owns yacht and can speak English
we'll, and he will find that Colonna has few
rivals
If education has anything to do with ones
qualifications for matrimony Miss Mackey will
pass. An eliminate friend OF the family" is au
thority for the statement that she is twenty-five
years old and completed her education some
time since Lots of people who married thirty
or forty years ago, and have not finished their
education yet will feel when they hear of this
that they belong to a slow and past age.
A NEW JERSEY mill girl who wants to be an
actress, is so pretty that she is followed on the
street by train of admiring youths, and she
says they become so annoying that she is obliged
now and then to knock one down, If the young
woman is so attractive in plain dress her brllian-
cy will be without comparison on the stage.
Unless she can restrain her pugilistic tendencies
the society for the prevention of cruelty to ami