The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-08

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The euRzeemenf uaz announced VI
Iterday Of Miss Louise Bouvier DTexel
daughter Of the late Mr. xnd Nr1. +
A. Dfexel and niece Of Mr. A.
Drexel. 70 Mr.. Rebers Mofreli. step
son Of Mr.. John g. johnson Of Is
bar Miss Drexel and her two sisters
Kiss Lizzie Drexel and Miss Kat
Dtexel, are the three wealfhiest younl
unmarried ladies in the United States
The aggregate fortune that came Il
them from their late father. after thu
payment Of about 81 500. 90 10 Roman
Catholic charities, Was something ovea
SIS ,10. 000 1t Is 50 invested az Il
bring each of them in an income q
500 900 year
They had become widely celebrated
for their muniicent charities, one Of
the finest monuments 20 their phiian-
thropic spirit being the industrial
School and Home for Boys, At Edding.
ton. which Is within . short distance
Of their own country place at Torres
dale The Home was recently opened
with 80 inmates and is designed to
accommodate 500. The Misses Drexel
have already expended about a quar-
ter of million dollars in tne further
ance of this project and have also under
taken TO pay all the current expenses
out of their private means They
have also taken an active interest IN
the work OF Outstanding the Indians.
and have contributed large sums for
that purpose. They gave 10000 in
one check for the use of the Roman
Catholic missions among the red
men, under the direction of Bishop
O'Connor OF Omaha, who is we'll
known and highly esteemed here. Their
charities among private individuals
are innumerable, extend in every d.
rection and are conducted on the most
methodical basis.
Personally the young ladies are
highly and soundly educated. They
care little for fashionable society, and
were seen out seldom even before they
went into mourning. They entertain
charmingly, however, in small par
ties. both Mt their town house, Fiji
tenth and Walnut streets, and at their
country place Their taste in dress is
extremely quiet. Their favorite pas
time is horseback riding. They have
a variety of excellent saddle horses in
their stables at Torresdale, and are
often to be seen dashing along the
roads at 6 or O'Clock in the morning.
They are devout church women and
have erected beautiful chapel of the
convent, near their place, to the menu
DRY Of their parents. They attend
mass there quite regularly on week
days as well as Sundays. They also
have fine oratory, adorned with ex-
quisite gems of religious art, in their
country place. 1t is just above their
dining room. The large alcove in
which the altar is placed fronts on the
drive leading up to the house. As
visitors drive up on summer day,
when the window is open, the. first
thing that strikes the eye when ups ard
turned is cross adorning the altar.
Many well known prelates have ceie-
brated mass there.
Miss Louise Bouvier Drexei is the
Youngest of the sisters. She is about
q. Her mother was the second Mrs.
Drexel, who was Miss Emma Bowler,
a daughter of Michael Bowler, de-
deceased. The first Mrs. Drexel, the
mother of the other two young ladies,
was Miss Longstreth. Miss L. b.
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and very cheerful. She is a remark
ably good horsewoman and much ex-
ercise in the open air shows its effect
in her robust health. Curiously
enough, Miss Drexel's first cousin,
Miss Mary Louise Dixon, of Orange,
N. j., is to be married Wednesday
next. and the engagement of another
cousin was announced a day or two
ago.
Mr.. Robert Morrell is in his twenty
fifth year He was graduated at the
University of Pennsylvania, and after
spending some little time as bank
clerk, took up the study of the law
with Mr.. Johnson, was admitted to
the bar about six months ago, and is
now in his step-father's Office.
Although not possessing a consider
able fortune. he has fine qualities OF
mind and is uncommonly handsome.