News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-08
MISS DREXEL TO WE'D,
One of the Three WeaIthiest Young
Ladies in the United States,

The engagement was announced OF
Miss Louise Bcuvier Drexel, daughter
OF the late Mr.. and Mrs. L. Drexel, and
niece OF Mr. A. j. DreXel, to Mr.. Robert
MOrrell, step psOn to Mr.. John G.. John
son, of the bar. Miss Drexel and her
two sisters, Miss Lizzie Drexel and Miss
Kate DreXeJ, are the three woalthiest
unmarried ladies in tho United States.
| Ihe aggregate fortune that came to them
from their late father, after the payment
OF about $l,500,000 to Roman Catholic
charities, was something over $13, ,OOO,-
600. 1t is so invested as to bring each
OF them an income of over $500, 200 q
year.
They had become widely celebrated for
their munifcent charities, one of the
finest monuments to their philanthropic
! spirit being the Industrial School and
Home for boys at Eddington, which is
within short distance of their own
country place at Torresdale, The home
was recently opened with 250 inmates,
and is designed to accommodate 500.
The Misses Drexei have already expend-
ed about $3.50, 900 in the furtherance of
this project, and have also undertaken
TO pay all the current expenses out of
their private means. They have q so
taken an active interest in the work of
Chrlstianizing the Indians, aud have
contributed large sums for that purpose.
They gave 100000 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
well kno Tn and highly esteemed here.
Their charities among private individ.
uals are innumerable, extend in every
direction, and are conducted on the
most methodical basis
Personally the young ladies are high
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 parties, both at their
town house, Fifteenth and Walnut
streets, and at their country place.
Their taste in dress is extremely quiet.
Their favorite pastime is horseback
riding. They have q variety of excel
lent saddle horses in their stables Mt
Torresdale, and are often to be seen
dashing along the roads at six or seven
O'Clock in the morning. They are de-
vout church-women, and have erected
beautiful chapel of the convent near
their place to the memory of their
parents. They attend mass there quito
regularly on week days as we'll as Sun
days. They also have fine oratory,
adorned with exquisite gems of religious
art, in their country place. 1t is Just
above their dlning-roOm. The l'rgo
alcove in which the altar is PLACED
fronts on the drive leading up to the
house. As visitors drive up on sum-
mer day, when the window is open, the
first thing that strikes the eye when up
ward turned is a cross adorning the
altar. Many we'll known prelates have
celebrated mass there.
Miss Louise Bouvier DreXel is tho
youngest of the sisters. She is about
twenty-five. Her mother was the second
Mrs. DreXel, who was Miss Emma Bou-
vier, daughter of Michael Bouvier, de
ceased The first Mrs. Drexel, the
mother Of the Other two young Ia-iIesr
was Miss Longstreth. Miss l.. b;
Drexel is tall, fine looking, amlable and |
worry cheerful. She Is a remarkably |
good horsowomnn, and much exercise 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 day |
or two ago.
The present engagement has bearing
of great importance in relation to the
disposal of the vast fortune left by the
late Mr.. L. A, Drexel. Mr.. DreXel left
the income of his fortune, less the
charities spoken of above, and few
others, to his daughters for life. 1t was
further provided that in case that all or
any of them should have issue, that the
estate should go to the offspring, share
and share alike, if there should be moro
than one child, and all to one i'll case
there should be no more than one child.
In the event of the failure of issue, the
residue of principal of the estate goes in
proportion similar to the legacies al
ready awarded to tho Roman Catholic
already referred to.-FtiiadcI-
phi0 Press.