New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-09

=. hevtnnine 10 be filled with bachelors OF arts
ucentates doctresses. | was invited al boston ~
a club OF graduates and have cohtusen recon,
lection OF having had my hand shaken hu'u'e"
times
IAN these pretty young women who spoke to me
-, yossar smith Wellesley. Harvard. Bryn Mawr
,,,.r they had taken their degrees. were as gay
os 4, thev had not been stepped in science Inc
presence OF men would scarcely nave a'ueu ~
their irrepressble eayety. They were perfectly
sufficient unto themselves; nbblnS cakes ana
sandwiches and drinking tea ian'"Sy J." with
lemon predomnated.
".What becomes OF the dirt? asked friend.
These are not OF that sort she laughed ana
they do not disguise H. The hirt dminishes some
what AS culture Increases Very many girls DO not
care TO marry Instead OF making conquests they
aim independence
Harvard Annex" chow can the present regime
,or,,y. this amiable writer for ignoring its new
,tle Radcliffe CollegeO ecits her highest COM
incubation. She places the Annex ABOVE cru
clsm chiefly because OF the moral innuehce winch
Mrs Louis Agassz impresses upon II; a woman Oh
o,, aense and great taste. She says: THE So
cIetv which patronzes the university instruction vi
Girls is composed at Cambridge OF men and women
-, ,h. highest distinction. The president. widow
=, ,h. tho celebrated naturalist. Louis Agassiz'
represents TO me H. America Mantenon reigh'"s
e., a modern Saint Cyr. from when goes iorth SUI
dents armed not only with diplomas, out sohd pr'h-
cIples and excellent manners io' !e"'' VI "
most daily contact with such character az Mrs
Agassiz could not p"t "'N'oP wv ~ -
student. ,.
Next TO Harvard Annex" Mime. Blanc places
Rryn Mawr OF which she gives graphic de-
scrpton together with a charming peh-pc'u'e
Of Miss NJ Cary Thomas. who carries WIN a"
immense and amcabe authority the imposing title
~ dean" Perhaps II was her perfect acquain'-
,,a with our language literature all that Is
rr.rcb o,nd that counts for something). confesses
Mime Blanc but the type OF the woman OF 'he
future that which Tennyson has presented mis-
,rcss to learn and to be all that which she can DE-
wthout stepping beyond her womanly nature
without resembling "A man In outline, without the
thought to stiae wonihny grace. appears to me to
h.. incarnat.d I'm Dean Thomas In a particularly
seductive manner
.It Is an inestimabe distinction, Mime. banc
assures her compatriots, ITO have taken a scieh-
fife classic or literary course at Bryn Mawr'
rrlyolity has no part in the instruction. as OFTEN
hapnens in other colleges. They are not only
serious but very attractive. these young gradu-
a,es In their black gowns and mortarboards.
which lend them the grace OF Shakespeares Por-
tia Their existence appeared to be from all
noints Of view delightful felt myself III
another country. This impression Increased wheh
I visited the private apartments OF the students
dainty and as prettly furnished as becomes ire
life OF the most elegant families. The reception
room certainly has nothing In common with the
sombre parlors OF Europe. They dance talk ana
hold fs,es there on certain days.
.visItors are not permitted after 10 o'clock In the
evening" said my guide
"'Visits OF women. OF course:
mo, visits OF parents. friends OF ooth sexes
How? without surveillance"
Miss Thomas. amused at my absurd questions TO
NV amazement showed me, facing the grand salon
on the other side OF the corridors the private pou-
doir OF the woman In charge OF the pavilion Neither
OF the apartments had doors: nothing bu, open
arches. floating portieres. The same custom pre-
walls in nearly all American houses no doors be-
tween the rooms The general use OF furnaces
nakes n possible The first, at all events. Is not
surrounded by mystery either In the colleges or the
homes
'Will F-lnee ever have the equivalent OF the mar
ward Annex or Bryn-Mawrr asks Nine. Blanc i
feel that we are terribly behind the times she
whispers to her countrywomen. But fear also
that as time flies might 60 too fast on the way
which has been pointed out to us by foreigners,
Nine. Blanc 70 not ambitious that france snoais