Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-04-30
COLONEL INGERsoLL's DAUGHTER

\ IN the great lGonOclasSs stately home at
No. 100 Fifth avenue. The room, with
Its book-lined walls, tits of colored por-
ce ain and carved silyer-artiets' dreams
in marble aud on cauyas-wGs beautiful
enough, but the slim, sweet, timid crea-
ture, IN her slver-Rray drese, was radi-
ant. She might have been taken for
| Quaker maiden for member of some
new order Of nuns, but for the daughter
OF Colonel lngersoll-that alleged mon
ster, commonly denounced from every
pulpit and by every preacher In every
tongue and creed--neverl
But there sat Miss Eva Ingersoll in a
little slipper chair, beaming IN the love.
illness Of her youth and b, auty, and this
| Is what she had TO say regard ng the
| Rev. DIR. Peck s address before the gem
eral conference OF the Southern New
England Methodist Societies, wherein he
stated thst Mr.. Ingerso.'s daughters had
become church members:
"That is about the fifth time have
Joined the church, In print. ard It is so
ridiculous, because n'ilhcr my sister Dor
myself have ever attended service Once
Mr.. CARNEGIE invited us to hear Henry
Ward Be cher 1t was In the evening"
aud tho address he delivered is the only
one we have ever heard. Another time
we went to DR.. Co lyers church to at.
tend f'iend's wedding, ami that is the
extent of our knowledge oil churches"
But why haven't you gone out OF
curiosity2"
''Well, | don't know. never had
any desire, somehow. l have been told
that the muse might be eutCrt dining,
but Pm sure that 1t can't compare with
operate music, and we go to some opera
or colcert three or four nights week.
| have read great many sermons, but
never was sufficiently pleased or inter
ested to care TO hear one. Our ptren 8
are not responsible for our attitude.
lndt ed, sister aud are moe radical ih0n
they. Father has always told us tina he
wanted us to realize happiness IN lie
and advised us to examine Tor ourselves
: and to act in accordance with our con-
, victions. We have rad books Of all
kinds and sorts, and friends 10 exchange
ideas with. Father has read with US
and together have looked up references,
| localities and proofs, but the more we
know about Christianity the less gdnirs-
{ lion we have for it.
+ "Just now we IRE studying the His
tory OF the lnquiAition, aud can't bcaI
= to think OF church or creeds. Ny grand
, father, you know, was a Congregations
minister, but most OF our rClat vof
have been extremely liberal. TheJ al
1 believe in religion, and so do we, hui
neither they nor VIC are Chrisiar This
, L s,iuctlun often smuses the people w
. meet the first time, and they ia turn
hmuse us by by almost demanding an ex
PLANTATION"
As she talked her beautiful hands we 4
playiully tying the long, silky ears Of 4
ina. nilictnt hun ing dog acr 0ss his face.
'Ruht is one oil the family. We've had
lin 1ye years. His temper is atto'u ely
perfect. They tell us we have spoiled
him, and perhaps that is a fact, but father
Is TOO Kind-heart-d to be hunter. lie
wouldn't kill bird or soc one killed for
pleasure, and that's why Rust has been
, allowed 10 live IN the family Pnd get
epoi cd. Standing against her knee
with his face in her lap and the perfect
q. golden brown of Lie Goa. con rastiug with
r the delicate silver gray OF her dress, The
two were pi ture Tor Landscer,
Did ever pray, Never. We were
, never taught prayers as children, but
when old enough to reason mother select
, cd the prayers that are considered mos
= beautiful AID touching end told us, as
she always did IN making selections OF
poetry aud prose, to read them carefully
, and learn tho ones that pleased us. None
}, pl,aeed me especially, aud didn't com,
nit any of them TO memory. could
not ste the wisdom of praying for 0i
against things | knew were beyond
human Influence.
And never priced Bible as mosi
girls do, not even in silver or ivory
covers. don't like the book beesuse
: there arc 100 many improbable ard i'm
possible things in 1t, and, worse than
] That, It abUunds In Cruelties.
u. InnhG1ICH hCFTIhlR npnDle 10
YOU believers, but we are very happy
together, aud If my parents are as odijus
!. as some people fancy them they must
Z still have many rede"ming qualities OF
a mind and heart because 1t is tax ioI
: them to make new friends, the old ones
a ure 80 n lmercus and 80 exactiGg In theii
II affection. In all my life | have neNci
4 heard cross word spoken by my parenl6t
:, either to one or the other, OR to my sislcl
u or myself.
d "school We never went to school q
Is day In our lives. Mother preferred tt
have us trained at home under her owl
supervision, and father mHce out th'
l. course of study and allowed us to make
!. optional whatever we Liked. we htt
stupid enough, but IL Ia all our OWL
= fault"
e Tho modesty OF Miss Ingersoll did mo-
i permit her to state that she is close stu
n dent aud takes great pride in h.r lessons
= Every day che learns lesson Tor
: French, German and vocal teacher, hnds
time Tor e.yvial hours OF pl aet,ce, and
I personally cat,s for her wardrobe, NOT
ouly designing hut actually making al
her own dresses Believing that toe
much time is spent In miscellaneous
\ toilet, each daughter has her own pecu
Y liar style. Miss Ingersoll always has TWO
dresses-a silver-gray cashmere made
=, with round waist laid with cross pl"its
:. between which is set vest or w OF sol
y white silk. About the neck aud sleeves
!, is finish OF gray ribbon, and the straight
= skirts are simply stitched A long gray
e cloak and a gray hat, with gray siia
;, veil and gray gloves complete the toilet
In which she walks, visits, drives, goes IL
- afternoon entertainments, studies and re
ceiyes morning callers. Her eyeninl
dress is made Of white silk or nun veil
I'd ing, AID in but one fashion, gathere,
w. skirts, round waist, with N-neck and hal
I. sleeves. ,,,
~ Miss Maud Ingersoll, who is deeide'
brunette. wears black lace. Neitho
daugbts has ever been seen on the ELfee