New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-10
SOME RICH PHILADELPHIA DAMSELS.
From The Philadelphia Record.

From The Philadelphia Record.
The charmed circle of damses eligible TO matrhony
will within short period lose of It's leaders In
Miss E1aSeth DreSs When she meet, before the
yer, she will bring with her dover variously esti-
mated from $f.OOO,OOo to $7.O00,OOO. In addition
to her vast wealth, Miss DrexeI possesses personal
charms OF the highest character She has sweet
face, though not beautiful one, and winsoms man
and has stunned the glamor Of the social world.
many articles OF adornment handsome brooch is tho
only piece of jewery seen on her person. Miss
Drcxel received her vast wealth from her father,
Francis A. Drexe of banking fame.
Another well-known hercss is Miss Gertrude Hous-
tOn ' Miss Houston is wsil-known in society as
young lady Of rare beauty and vivacity. she is
blonde Of medium height and possesses q pair OF
heritance viii amount to scjooO0oo.
one Of the most mtelIectuaI hsrcsses 9t phils
Lea, the well-known publisher and writer As there
no one TO inherit her father fortune E'u except
heavy purse. Her fathers wealth Is placed at about
$3,oOo;oo0, and consequently his daughter VIII step
suits. While her father was buSily engaged In writ
ing his famous work on the " History OF tn, spanish
subject and it Is said assisted her father not little
Miss Pauline Townsend Is the young and beautiful
daughter of Dr. Il. II. Townsend, Of West Walnut:st
Dr. Townsend Is one Of the richest physicians IN Pha
delphia, and has fortune set down at q, 900 600.
Miss Townsend is his only daughter. and Will conse-
9ueny receive large portion of his wealth She
powers have made her society belle.
Among Philadelphia heresses must be mentioned
Miss PancOas i granddaughter of Mrs. Samuel Smy tn.
This young lady has inherited the bulk OF the Pancoast
estate. amounting TO about Sl,5O0.OoO. Miss Pan.
coast, who has travelled extensively in Europe and
studied there music and painting is demi brunette,
and IS twenty three years old. soclety's sons and
Another of the cty's fair ones for whom wealth IS
stored up is Miss Mary McGlenesy, the daughter OF
John Mc(;lenesy. the rich wholesale grocer who died
several years ago. leaving large estate to his four
daughters. Miss McGlcnesys share In the fortune was
romantic connected
European travels II Is said that three different
occasions her hand was asked in marriage by foreign
grandees. She IS now at the end OF her twenties'
but still preserves her beauty.
Another Philadelphia heirss. who has been greatly
admired by the blue blood Of Europe. is Miss Wheeass:
the daughter of the late Charles H. wheeler, onS
father upon his death left an estate Miss Wheeler i
twenty.v years old and is vwso,0u f,mes mil.
When charcpagos To ToT S,ash isS Miss Tower
Ieas a o oe 600 90 ' Miss Tower IS blonde and
about wc9tytwo , ysar great S sugar manufacturer hss
only one daughter when TO k%h IS SrSne ~
enormous i4, tvne and ke Amee Rlves Is great
lover 81 and dog SHf for the Se Prevention sns Of
active ta Anmals. She Is thought to be booked
abon ne Other prospective Philadelphia hecsses
A%oS cesnn se Miss Minnie wanamake. Miss Amands
G cav ton Du Miss Edith Wright Miss Catharne Sa'Wa.
Do6son;; ,me of John wanamaker as a of ponder
onS re' viii in time be worth ~ 100000. Mss
amanda p no doubt ' sst asgoe. Miss caSsrns
asus9sr e a, asa Miss Of S Ss
wysniliknown sugar refners, viii by Inheritance each
receive similar sum -, a.
daughters OF the late William blanchard. the famous
publisher. were bequeaihed u 100000 apiece 6y their
only child OF General Z. Bmd Grubb. will receive tho
whole OF his estate -, $780,.
her name amounting to over 81 100000 left BY ~
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