Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-23

REPORT DENIED By THE REvERKND GINrLRNAN-
WHAT OCCURRED AT HIS MEETING WITH THE
LADIES' TABERNACLE socIRTY-rHI MoHsraNoR
RETRAcTED NOTHING, But FBoNIsRD TO STIR Up
THE OLD BACHELORS
The New York Sun yesterday contained the fol-
lowing as dispatch from Washington: "Mon-
signor Capel has drawn down upon him the wrath
OF part Of feminine Washington. He rashly
mentioned in a lecture which he delivered last
week that he had sisters who were married and
sisters who were nuns, all OF whom were useful
and happy, but he expressed a gentle disbelief in
there being any happiness for women that re-
added that he would advise every woman Of 50 If
she should have an offer In the next ten years to
accept 1t. Part Of the audience were amused at
this plain speaking ana the rest were enraged.
Next morning he was engaged to deliver an address
before Ladies' Tabernacle society here. Every
member OF the society present happened to be an
unmarried woman, so they made a feroc1ous and
simultaneous attack on the monsignor It is sad
lgiOus man, but he backed down Completely took
back all he had said and contrad1cted himself
fatty"
WHAT MoNs1GNoR CAPEL SAYS ABOUT IT.
STAR reporter called upon Monslgnor Capel, at
the TaylOe residence, last evening. The servant
who answered the bell ushered him upstairs into
the arttst1cally furnished parlor with the remark:
"Monsignor will see you in moment" But few
minutes had elapsed when the reverend gentleman
came rapidly upstairs, carrying an armfl OF PAM
phlets and papers With a warm grasp of the hand,
Which at once set the STAR man at ease he said
hurrledly: snow, what can l do for you? You news
paper scamps are always after something, know"
The reporter called his attention to the dispatch in
une Smn winch Monsgnor read carefully saying,
could have come from" Then. turning to the re-
porter he said: The first part OF that is correct,
OUT the last part exactly the reverse. My vieWSCn
the marriage tie are briefly. that woman was made
by God Almighty to be either married or to become
nuns, and that there is
NO Such STATE AS OLD MAID
accept marriage proposals instead Of rejecting
them. These opinions expressed very plainly
In my lecture and 50 much OF the paragraph is cor
Tec,. Now for the remainder. The next morning
addressed the ladies OF the society mentioned, by
INVITATION not by eng agcment. The ladies were
not all unmarried. on the contrary the majority Of
them had loving husbands There was considerable
good natred chatting about my remarks on the mar
riage tie OF the evening before So far 4rom with
drawing what had said. however reafrirmed it,
anu promised. under the guidance OF the ladies
present, tnat In my next lecture should inform
THE BACHELORS
the course they should pursue in order to do their
part in lessening the number of old maids in the
world. haven't spent couple OF hours with more
enjoyment than did In the society OF those ladies
since came here There was no attack and there
was no withdrawal Now YOU have the facts lust
as they occurred"
MONsIGNoR CAPEL ON THE AMERICAN INTERVIEWER
The reporter thanked MIN for his clear statement
OF the case. and arose to take his leave expressing
fear that he had already detained Liin too long.
Not at al. my dear boy" he replied accompany
Ing his wc,d5 with good-natlrcd clap on the
SiiOu der. II am new to the Interviewing process.
OF course; we never anything Of it in
England, but must say that since arrived in this
country have been treated with the utmost fair
ness oy newspaper reporters who have been TO see
nc lie exception was an interview in The Hotel
brunswick. which WAS forced uron me by re-
porter who fntruded into my private apartments.
HIS account OF what l said was distorted III the
most shameful manner. That is The only dark
spot. however. Ever. ming else i:a.; Teen bright,
and ain We'll pleased with everything so far