The freeman's journal., 1889-08-17
WOMEN WORTH Millions.
LARGE WEALTH nv TIE POSSES
SION Of MAIDS AND WIDOWS.

sTillion-Hefresses Not Unusual I'm Plenty Of
American Cities-wealthy Women with
Fads The Cattle Queens Who Have
Piles of sroney-Rich Califotnfans.
The rich women of America have been
talked of and written about hntir some folks
imagine impecunious foreign Hobles do moth
ing but scheme TO get at their hands aid
settlements But the fact is the United
States are full of wealthy women, full Indeed
of female millionaires who marry plain
American citizens and settle down on this
side the pond to useful and ornamental lives
just like their less richly lowered sisters
Some of them even have large families, in
spite Of the dictum that there shouldn't be
more than two children to inherit one million
There are indeed many more nillion-heir.
esses in this country than in any other. Here
millionaires divide their property with some
fairness between sons and daughters alike
AS there are more n1iliunaires and more
daughters there are necessarily moro million
heiresses Some or these Monte Cristos in
petticoats are as well known to readers of
the public prints as are the prominent poll
ticians baseball players and race horses of
this glorious cline Others have yet to
ONE WORTH THIRTY MILLIONS
Wealthy women can afford fads Most of
Them have fads, and their fads are apt to be
described in print and TO make their possess
6rs and promoters fam6hs Mrs Mary
Morgan had just as many millions befdre the
sale of her orchids and porcelain several
years ago as her estate was worth afterwards
But the orchid sale was telegraphed and won
n A hn
Mark Hopkins, of Mob Hill. San Francisco,
and Great Darlington. Mass. Her estate OF
10000, 600 is said to show signs OF able man
agement. She has the building fad and is
constantly putting up palaces.
Miss St. Bierre-how mary readers ever
beard of herbs million-heiress, and mod
est and pretty one, too, down in Tennessee
There size owns several hundred thousand
acres of mining lands, and has business enter
prises In the vicinity of Chattanooga which.
1t Is said, have cost $l,3J0,000 to organize.
Miss Elizabeth Garrett inherited onc-third of
John w. CARROTS s37, 100000, was her faith
er's confidential secretary while he was presi-
dent Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and
advised him on many occasions. She has
been the head of the family since Robert Gar
rett's decline. Her fortune is said to be un
impaired, although her brothers has been
sally depleted.
Miss Gwendoline Caldwell is one of the IA
NOUS Caldwell sisters, whose pet projects
have mostly had relation to the Catholic
church. which they so love. The Caldwell
girls have long been known as million-heir
esses in Baltimore and New York. Wealthy
women have for years been much more COM
mon than beautiful women i'm the aristocratic
seaside resort of Little Rhody. 1t was at
Newport that Miss Catherine Lorilard Wolfe.
the millon-heiress, lived and died.
1t is at Newport that Nine. Barrios, who ia
a property owner and resident of New York
and a citizen to the world, is seen to the best
advantage. She has the godhke gifts of both
beauty and millions. Mme Barrios, the dash
ing young and brunette widow of the dictator
of Guatemala, is worth not less than 81, ,000. 600
or S., ,000, 900, which before the climax of his
turbulent career her husband had the good