The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-14

in charge. were single women. They
wrote Miss before their names. And,
contrary to the wishes of Mrs. Amelia
Barr. will continue 10 write Miss untl
they die, no matter how old or how rlch
they may live to be.
Now. We propose. since the single Wo-
man Is such factor, 10 have a Congress
Of Old Maids. one which Will be a con-
gress of single women and no make-De-
lieve. Not a married woman Will be
either present or on the programme.
\ LONG LIST.
The invitations were addressed 10 a
long list Of women headed by Miss Fran
ces Willard and ending with Mary French
Field. the ninetcen.year-old daughter Of
Eugene Field.
The three tests brought 20 bear upon
every personal case were.
First. the purpose Of the woman to live
single all her life.
Second. her age. which should be around
thirty.
OF the congress.
one OF the most eligible names N
the list was Miss ,Ielcn Gladstone. born
In 1919. who Is entering her iofty-nihth
year and completing her fifteenth year
az Vice-principal of NEWMAN College.
Long. gaunt. solemn. and silent. she Is
The typical Old maid Of olden days. CleN-
or when so disposed, WHY, good ana ca-
pabc. she Is the ideal new woman ana
consequently the best of all for the Old
Maids Congress.
There is Rosa Bonheur. whose fondness
for unmarried women amounts 10 such
admiration that In her pictures she Will
sketch no others. IL these can be found 10
pose Tor her herOlncs.
And there Is Mamie Dickens. who lives
alone in DuntOn KoctOry. Brentwood, rs
sex. in company with her nearly sixty
years her cat and canary bird.
And over there also Is Marie Corelli.
the little Venetian writer, VINO Confcssc5
that she does not know how ola she is
nor care
on the other side of the water out OF
regard for the many old girls over
there. and the respect in which they are
held, and also TO catch both Clara Bar
ton and Frances Willard who Will bo
there In the fall. Dunton Rcctory. where
Mamie Dickens gathers her friends each
afternoon. was vOtcd-the ideal spot. but
ideals are hard TO pursue.
On counting the list over IL was found
that there are SO many more old maids
on this side the ocean. and That they were
80 much more talented that the Congress
doubled its possibilities of success by be-
ing booked for Washington. And there
was also the assurance that the greatest
OF the old maids would come over.
THE PROGRAMME.
In the first rough programme sketch
il was decided to ask for addresses upon
these subjects by the following women;
can 4 W oman Love ii'i Ni'"''i III
ferior?" jeanette Glider
do Men Marry Women Because They
Love Them" Susan r. Anthony.
The Man Who Respects 4 woman.
Anna h. Shaw. d. ID.
Women as Managers OF Estates" Lot
IL Crabtree.
Fortune Hunters" Sylvia Green.
Among tho hoped-for possibilities was
Rose Elizabeth Cleveland. who viii no
one OF the Cleveland household in Prince
Ton A part of this summer, and whose ed-
ucationaI hobbies would form much OF
the ''mcat" OF the Congress. And also
Grace Howard. a daughter OF Joseph and
a noted missionary among the Inoidn
children I'm the West.
In the Congress also would be Grace
Dodge. the millionaire girl. who lives
NV York. devotlng all her days TO the
stucy of tho Working Girl.
Another 'old maid whose co -ope nj IN
v cal scted is Helen Gould, whose deter