St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-26

There are six rich women who de-
serve to be placed up near the top
of the list of the worlds great mil
lionaires. Here they are and the total
of their fortunes:
Sonora Isidora Cousino. ...... .$200, ,O00, 600
Hetty Green. ............. 5O,OC0,0OO
Baroness Burdett-Coutts.. 20,000,0O0
Nine. BarrlOS. OS................... lo,UUU,VUU
Mary Garrett. Observation-Disclosures. 10,O00,O0O
Mrs. WoleSka. lO,OOO,O0O
Total $305, ,000, 600
Isidora Cousino, of Santiago, Chill,
heads the list of enormously wealthy
women. She is possibly near half
century old, and is still. remarkably
beautiful.
Hermaiden name was Goyenechea.
For generations not only her family,
but that of her husband, had owned
vast tracts of land.
When her father died, Sonora Cous-
ino then, as her fathers only child,
inherited all of his wealth. Her hus-
band died short time afterward, and
with two great estates to manage Sen
ora Cousino became business woman
She did wonderfully we'll with her
property, and maintains three eStab-
lishments at Santiago, Macul and Lota.
The first Is her town house and the
two latter are country estates.
Sonora Cousino lives and spends her
money without regard to public opin-
ion. She presented a park and a race
course to the city of Santiago, and
would think little of giving away
million to any one she might fancy.
When the American fleet was at
Valparaiso, some years ago, she in
vited Admiral Upsrur and his officers
to visit her. She sent a. special train
for them. They had royal time. and
the whole city Of Santiago was at
their disposal. They could pay for
nothing in shops and restaurants, and
the theaters were thrown open to
them. Carriages and horses, too, were
likewise free; the sonora paid the bill.
Her houses are finer than any pal
aces anywhere, and she is really
queen without assuming to be one.
Her coal lands alone pay her $4,000
month.
Miss Mary Garrett is about forty
years old and possesses a fortune
which is so large that she is unable
to figure how large it is. 1t topped
$9O,COO,O0O a. long time ago. She lives
street, Baltimore. An army of serv-
ants preside over the establishment,
and a FreLch chef gets $5, 900 a year
for looking for toothsome dainties for
Miss Garrett. The money she possess
es was made in the railroad business.
Miss Garrett is a student and a busi-
ness woman as well, a Greek and Latin
scholar and a skilful hand at en-
broidery.
Her latest charitable work is the
founding of the Bryn Mawr school,
where poor girls are prepared for col
lege and many a struggling musical
genius owes his or her start to this
little, frail rich woman.
She speaks four languages and
knows every detail of the great Balti-
more & Ohio railroad, which her father
founded. She knows, too what the
other railroads are doing, and is a keen
judge Of the values of securities. Her
voice is soft, and low, and she is not
bit masculine, although she is mascu-
line in her business instincts.
Few English women are better known
than the Baroness Burdett-Coutts.
She is unquestionably the richest of
her sex in that country. She resides in
London and seldom goes out of town.
Her home-Holly lodge-is just outside
the city, situated on the summit of
hill. A high wall surrounds it, but fails
to keep out her hosts of friends. Every
day is gala one with her, and every
notable person in the country worth
knowing has been her guest. She is
great patron Of the arts, and has
brought many struggling artist or
writer to the front.
In appearance she is very prepoSsess-
ing, tall and slight and with a fine fig
ure for so elderly a woman. In 1887
she assumed by royal license her ad-
ditional name of Burdett. She was a
Miss Coutts, and inherited then the
vast fortune Of her grandfather. In
1871 she was raised to the peerage for
her public services to charity. In 1878
she received the freedom of the city of
London, and she was the first of her
sex to receive that honor In 1881 she
was married to William Ashmead Bur-
dett, who assumed the name Of Bur-
dett-Coutts. He was thirty and she
was SiXty-Seven.
Thebaroness is a splendid musician,
and plays as we'll as she paints. Among
her remarkable jewels is a tiara that
belonged to Marie Antoinette, and a
bracelet formerly worn by Queen Anne.
Hetty Green, the richest woman in
the United States, is sixty-one years
old and as spry as a young girl. In
fact, her vitality counts in measure
| for her success in handling her vast
properties. Of Quaker stock, she was
| born in Rhode Island. Her $50,0O0,0OG,
1arOa1N rfoaritQ1
though by her own shrewd methods she
| added much to it.
For wears Mrs. Green has attired
| herself in plainly-fnade black dress,
and a. faded bonnet to match. Thus
armed, she could go to trust COM
pany. draw s1,OOO,OOO in $4,000 bills,
and carry it in an old satchel, without
the slightest fear of being robbed
| The beauty of this seXtet Of rich
women is Nine Barrios that was, now
| Marquise de Roda, wife of Spanish
| grandee When she was but fourteen
years DID, at a convent in Guatamala,
| Gen. Barrios, the president, visited
| the school. He was great big fellow,
| with fierce cavalry moustache, and the
| moment he set eyes on the young girl
he vowed she should marry him, and
| she did, but not until he had put the
| mother superior in prison for refusing
| to allow the ceremony.
| One day he was riding on horseback
past suburb of the city, when a man
in ambush assassinated him.
| His widow was then thirty years Of
age and the mother Of seven children,
all of whom are now living. Her
| father, Mr.. Aparicio, is a coffee broker
| in New York. He helped settle the
estate, and did so we'll that when Nine.
Barrios went to reside in New York
| she had considerably over million
apiece for each child, and something
| for myself and family" she said.
A type of dark beauty, young and
| wealthy, she had many admirers, but
none won her favor until De Roda ar
rived. He Is a marquis and rich. Now
| she Is living in Spain and the children
| are at different schools. One boy is
| to go to West Point.
Nine. Woleska, g. widow, whose
| wealth Is mostly in lands and towns,
| is of Russian birth, and lives in that
country Her vast wealth was inher-