Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-19
GIRLS WORTH MILLIONS.
-Four Unmarried american Women VITO
Control EnoIm ne For;unes.

-four Unmarried american Women VIE
Control EnoIm ne Fortunes
Philadelphia Letter in New York sun.
The announcement Of the engagement
OF Miss Louise Bouvier Drgxel, niece o.
A. j. DrexaI, to Edward Morrell Of thi:
city, brings up the subject OF itch unmar
lied girls, Su interesting subject Ut any
time. Miss Drexel and Ter two unmar.
rled sisters are sAid 70 be the three rich
est unmarried ladies' ia the L 2ited S.sIes
This statenen! is cpeu TO dispute.
To there thrse lRoieS Was lef5 fortune
OF SIS ,000,0 by Jheir fa;her, the late F
a Drextl. 1t vas SO i vested as e
bring each an iEc)me approx N stlDg
$500, coo yearly. To Miss Nary Garrett,
deugh ter Of the late railroad king, was
lef $50 100000. Miss Garrett is money
maker, Sud has accumulated ftrtune
since her f3iheT's death, 80 thSt the coma
hinsd fortunes OF the Dcexel ladies can
net batsIa. &C heIs
lis undoubtedly true thai tee DEexel
lad .es are the three weslthiGsG unmarried
sisters IL tae United Safes. The one
whose engagement is announced is the
Youngest Ct the three. NJ. Morrell, he
BRIDEGROOM. e.ect. is ore OF the handsom
est yuurg men in Philadelphia socie:y, bu.
has no fortune. His father is dead, ana his
mother Is married the second time to
John G Johnson, well known attorney
of the city Ths family is well known,
and occupies respected position
in society and buEintss. Yourg MI
Morrsll's mother was conspicuous
American beauty fifteen years ago, and
for several seasons held sway over socis
ETY. at Newport. See is still oesutiix
wcman, and although her age must De
shove Atty, she has face and figure that
attract attention WHEREVER sht appears
She Is lie daughter Of Colonel John Hsre
Powell, ald the family are well known l"
social ClIcles in New York, Boston and
elsewhere, IS we'll az IL Pnilstelpnis.
The Drcxel girls are Mottl5 OF g1Cd
sense, snd While they are no. known es
6ccEmulstors Of money, they sEe not
likely to waste their great fortunes, They
give O gresG deal 10 charity, sDd esCh year
spend isir portion of their incomes L
doing good to others. TIE Frances dc
Salea Home, erected By them, Is their
most notable public charity, This !s one
Of the finest Orpban homes in this COur
TRY. l! Wss pisnDe6 entirely by the Ia lies
themselves. Tbey studied Ercblsects'
plsns and bui;deIe' estimates for tvs
years prior 10 deciding upon TIE
extent and style Of the structure, snd
in almost every d5tail OF the gEes. build
ipE tho plans CGpp5od @eTe thG!F cSn.
lie hcuse etsnGs Il the center CT an fpEle
orchard, and IS surrounded by 250 aCree
Ct land. The Size is 3 beautiful one, apd
the home VIII long endure s5 noble
monument to the founders. A peculiar
ity Of the building is the large number Ct
windows and their unusual size, eh~
6blirg Il sun TO penetrate TO the center
of S!mcst every room. The building ia
lighted throughout By cleo ricity, and
heated BY system CT stem Nesting that
ig s!moss perfect. The young lsdies tRke
= great deal OF interest in the manage
ment CT Frarces &c Ss.es' Home, and
their handsome GQuipsges are often seen
at the Institution
TIE DTGxsl ladies sre Catholics, but
not SO orthodox n the faith SIS their
fGther. 4 clause in the will leaves the
entire estate TO Catholic charities in the
event that 81 his daughters die without
Issue. II lis moo ed question in Pills
Gelphia whether the other TWO sisters will
ever marry They ere devoted to casriIY
and the management Of their fortunes,
and there IS c general opinion thst they
would regard husband IS likely TO be in
The wy They Sre all noble girls, snd
fi TO be queens of birgs.
The late Joseph " Drexel. who left an
estate vslusd ct SIS OC0. Geo, wss en- uncle.
One-third Of the shares OF the Pailadel-
phiS Public Ledger were Owned by him,
sud after his death were bought by his
brother and George W. Cailds.
1t is likely tls5 TO MISS Mary Garrett,
daughter of the founder Of the Baltimore
snd OHIO Railroad, and not to either Of
the Misses Drexel belongs the distinction
of being the richest unmarried lazy in.
America. Miss Garrett is probably bet
Ter business woman than either OF them.