The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-07
MISS DREXEL, THE NUN.
At the End of Her Novitiate, the
Heiress Will Take Up Her
Life Work.

Miss Catharine NJ. Drexel, daughter
of the late T. A. Drexel, who has been
at the Convent of the Sisters OF
Mercy In Pittsburg for about a year
and a half, will make her profession OF
faith on Thursday, February IL, at
the house of the order in Pittsburg.
This step. while not absolutely final,
is regarded as decisive of Miss Drex-
els intentions. Her retirement to the
convent at first was in the nature OF
a trial. She has been very happy
with the regular routine OF charitable
deeds and its offic IS OF prayer, anu
even her friends have no doubt that
the ceremonial Of February ~ will
mark her retirement from the world
for the remainder of her life. only
relatives and a few intimate friends
will be present at the ceremony. Miss
Drexel's object in taking the rell-
gious VOWS OF an order which n Is
to found, is to establish means of re-
ligious and educational work among
the Indians and colored people, and
she proposes to devote her income,
known to be much more than $500, 600
a year, to the work of her order. One
| of the executors OF the Drexel estate
SAYS that, rs Superior of the new
order, Miss Drexel will retain personal
control of her fortune. The estate OF
the late f. A. Drexel was left in trust
for his daughter during life. Her in
come, il is said, has not been allowed
to accumulate, all three sisters having
long pursued the course OF giving
large sums in aid of various enter
prlses of the Roman Catholic Church.
During the year and O half OF
her novitiate Miss Drexel has
worn the garb of the Sisters OF
Mercy and shared their work.. She
has in that time paid several visits TO
Philadelphia, stopping at the convent
of the order at Broad street and
Columbia avenue instead of at the
family residence. During the stay she
has received a number of her friends,
looking paler, with her features some
what worn by the ascetic life of the
order, but bright and cheerful, con-
versing with her wonted cordially
and simplicity of manner During all
the time that Miss Drexel has been a
novice and privileged TO turn back
from her religious life, many who
know her have thought that she
might decide not to take the final
step, but that expectation is now
abandoned.
Baby's plishments.
1t a wear out a 81 pair Of kid shoes
in twenty-four hours.
1t can keep its father busy adver-
Using in the newspapers for a nurse.
1t can occupy both sides OF the
largest sized bed manufactured
simultaneously.
1t a cause its father to be insulted
by every second class boarding house
keeper in the city who never takes
children" which, in nine cases out OF
ten, is very fortunate for the children.
1t can make itself look like a fiend
Just when want to show
what a pretty baby she has
1t can make an old bachelor in the
room adjoining use language that, if
uttered on the street, would get him
into the penitentiary for two years.
1t a go from the farthest end OF
the room to the foot of the stairs in
the hall adjoining quicker than its
mother a just step into the closet
and out again.
1t can go to sleep 'like a little an
gel" and just as n papa
are starting for the theatre it a
wake up and stay awake till the last
act.
These are some of the things a baby
can do. But there are other things
as well. A baby can make the com
monest house the brightest spot on
earth.
1t a tighten the burdens of a low
ing mothers life by adding to them.
1t can fiatten its dirty little face
against the window pane in such a
way that the tired father can see it
as a picture before he rounds the or
ner. Yes, babies are great institu-
tions, particularly ones own baby
Boston Gazette.
Style Versus Fashion.
People glibly discuss style and fash
ion as though they were one and the
same thing; but they are about as
closely related as the SUI and moon,
being totally different in effect. To
be stylish is given but to few, while
any one may be fashionable who has
the money to dress in fashionable