The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-12-14
FOUND HER in A CONVENT
Victoria r1orosini, the EIoping
Daughter of Jay Gould's
Friend, Located.
Forbidden to See Her Lover, a
COachman, She Leaves the
Parental Roof.
Wandering Hither and Yon She
Finally Rests in Convent
and Seems ReconciIed.


seph, corner of Meadow street and Con-
vent avenue, Rutland, Vt, has within
it's walls the once heroine of sensation,
Victoria Morosiri, daughter of Banker
G.. P. Morosini, of NewYork city. Mr..
Morosini was the intimate friend and as
scciate of the late Jay Gould. Victoria,
the lovely daughter, regretting g hasty
step taken on Sept. 9, 1884, when she
eloped with Ernest Schilling, her
fathers coachman, is now doing pen
ance for her error in this Catholic mum
merry in Vermont. A reporter for the
New York World unearthed the where
abouts of Victoria Morosini. Her his
tory has been cautiously concealed, her
family has observed painful secrecy,
and yet the representative Of the World,
having as a clew the chance remark Of a
Massachusetts woman of fashion to the
effect that she had seen Victoria out
driving with a. young lady in East Dor
set. VT, and later with sister OF the
Order of St. Joseph in Vermont, has
penetrated the mystery
Schilling's diligent search for his
runaway wife was closely followed by
the public with dramatic interest.
There are now in the state three con-
vents of the Order of St. Joseph. The
reception room of the Rutland convent
is at the left as one enters the building
ON the first floor. School room and pri-
vate chapel are placed to the east and
west of the main entrance in the rear
A stairway leading from the entrance to
the second floor brings into view in the
northeast corner the main music room,
with smaller ones adjoining. There Is;
nothing in the building beyond the sim
pie outfttings of a convent, with paro-
chial school accommodations. Eight
pianos grace eight music rooms-one no
tably finer than the rest. 1t was learned
later that a woman boarder in the con-
vent owned the expensive piano IN this
large music room, and taught music to
Both day pupils and nuns. At the head
of the stairs a view is obtained OF A
piano and white rose dropped at the
side of the manual. It was mute Wit
ness of the story of Victoria Moroslm> S
life. This piano was hers-she was III
the convent, a boarder and nuns' teacher,
a lover of flowers and children. Vlcto-
ria has not and there is no evidence that
she will take the vows of nun.
The routine in this isolated life is u'1"
eventfu]. but TO her quite the opposite.
The solitude seems to have the healing
effect SO desirable in any great SORROW.
She takes long walks with a nun Or the
mother superior. She wears no cover
ing but a thick veil. which at first coy-
cred her entire face i'll the public thor
oughfares, but latterly is drawn so as to
completely cover her hair.
TO the reporter this disguise was ln-
efficient, her clear complexion ana hne
features only showing to better adVan-
tage. Her face, rediscovered after de-
cade, is framed in as much of mytery
as her life.
Victoria does not abide strictly by the
rigorous routine of prayer and work:
She elects to sit at her own table ami
dine alone, The mornings are given to
chamber work and school, which, with
exception of dinner hour, continues till
J. O'Clock, when she goes for walk. The
evening schedule is supper at s, prayers
at z, and $50 is the hour for retiring.
Temperament is largely responsible
for such an escapade in high life, and
temperament is heritage. Victoria
was no exception. Italian blood courses
through the veins of Giovanni Morosinl,
the father nationality and his schooling
were calculated to develop i'll him love
of adventure with we'll conditioned he
rois1n. A cadet in the navy, voiun-
teer in the army in Italy in 1S43, com
panion of Garibaldi, hero of street fra
cases, Jay Gould's confidential man and
partner in business-art critic, Hngulst
par excellence, boxer and sportsman
he was a notable figure. just little IN
.cident: Mr.. Morosini presented himself
some years ago at the Bank Of England,
asking for an exchange of gold for MS
f1O note. He refused to indorse the
note, according to British custom, Or
even give his name When the bank re-
fused on these conditions Moros1nl pulled
out his watch and said: accept your
note in five minutes tune OF snali sen0
it to protest.
Just such a defiance of conVenhonall-
ties exemplified in his fathers conduct
and handed down to the daughter, added
to innate irritability on slightest coca
sion, affords a possible explanation 70
some peonle of the decision of a society
woman to turn from the paths OF ordln-
ary life and become a recluse, affecting
NGdVN NIll c1l1A n W SSoAet'o'SSAo es' "1'A
only disguise.
Ernest Settling in her fathers employ
as coachman, had been paying Victoria
marked attention. SO much as to Call for
interference ON the parental sid5 m shape
of the young mans discharge. This intil--
yidual, coIorless, sinewy, good-natured
fellow. having been sent away from River
dale, the Morosini home on the Hudson,
persisted in his attentions, feigning all
sorts CT excuses to come within speaking
range Of his sweetheart. On Sept. 8. 1854,
he appeared on the premises to collect
bill Of one of the help and Victoria ran
across the lawn to meet him.The embrace
and kiss was noticed by Mrs. Morosini,
who. upon Victoria's return to the house,
reprimanded The daughter harshly with
these words: ''T never want to see you
again
This impetuo1s creature, in the bloom Of
youth, tall and radiant with luxuriant
hair, dazzling yet sympathetic eyes, re-
in the gorgeous apartments Of
her fathers mansion, broke the fstters,
threw off The. yoke of oppression and de-.
termined upon the wild plan Of eloping=
With her fathers coachman. That night