The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-10-16

Furnishing Aid nnd Inspiration TO Columbus
Que W0man's Career.

With a Haunting OF banners and q blaze OF
pyrotechnics. with peals of martial music and
cheers OF n frce-born people. with floods Of
eloquence from pulpit. platform. and press. q
world discovered has honored its discovorer
during the great columbian celebration. But
what Of the woman who. with n woman's d-
vine. intuitively inspired faith and impulsivo
generosity. aided the Gcnoesc dreamer whom
kings and councillors had desIiscd and re-
jected! And what about that other woman
who brought to Columbus as her welding
dowry the valuable maps and charts. journals
and memoranda compiled 10y her father. tho
distinguished Portuguese navigator? Colum-
bus. like tho average son-in-iaw. apparently
went into tho business OF his father-in-law,
for We read that it was wnilc constructing
maps and charts for the suppor Of his family
he imbibed the idea OF land to the westward.
which he SO gloriously established.
Dyes. Christopho Colombo. YOU are n great
mani We honor your genius. your ndomit-
able will. your magnificent stcadfastncss Of
purpose. which but for a woman's faith and
courage we might mover have known anything
about.
This Isabella Of CASTLE. Isabella Of Peace
and Goodness ms slI" was called. did sha not
pose forever AS the gracious woman with tho
immortal levels ncHinga pathway to a world
in which women are hOnuFcb as never before.
would sun be u re!narEahio Nsuro III tho
history Of the world.
Ian lhIl Ifl'S u NkiNlllt an. Itlllh-
beth OF England sh. mark n "n"rh IN tho
chronicle Of Progress. Had she lived to-day
She would be found AT TIA" front in tbs great
movement Tor tho social. political. and r!urA-
tional adyhnccm"nt and recognition Of women.
aud for the reform Of all economic conditions
detrimental to the stat" urtn III ltruiir. hllo
was. a woman ioiiIrkail ~ sl."uG III character.
imbued with tho nlncicrnlI century splr.t Of
equality aud progress. Possessed "' no neon
siderable beauty and winning grace, bat liko
all COURAGEOUS women pronounced 10y h'r
critics as lacking in true woiuGniy grui,cu"~S.
The romantic story OI the love OF rriiuHud
tory, yettlo deep affection Of the wli" Tor tao
husband never influenced Tia" Queen t. r"iin-
uuisl her lrerogativ"s ~ sovereign. I'll" WAS
al wayS present ~ inusilno" Of council. Hnd m
OF Ferdinand in all nuDilc O"rHNt"EI-. IN
every ruyaI progress aud in every honor Sho
placed ferdinand bc'uie the l"ui,o as her
King ami theirs, yet without -a"rMiiGlhg" an iota
OF C~astillan wives y cNc.aIms one OF her bio
graplcT~.
Her friendships with tho eminent women OF
her kinEdom W"r" constant and sincere, and
attcstcd lay the dcvu'! N OF n large portion of
her revenue to tho training and downring
which would pI"y"Ht their falling victims to
that ri HsErc-IuN!nE age.
raised ~ = lack q, rIG"atir", -ln studied
Latin with her daughters. Sh" superintendent
personally TN" education of her ON. directing
his exercises n III" manual Ieluir"m"nts =
worH among, her. daughters aud the upu't ~
die. whore the little princess whom w. know
as the sorrowtul Catherine of ArragOn carried
OIL tho prizes.
dom with a network Of admirably planned
highways. and patrolled the land on every
public. thorouGhfare with an organized broth
srhood OF knights and sentemen to rio the