New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-09
ppooxr.yN TEACHER AMONG THE LOST
MISS VAN cAUTEREN AND HER bko'h mn
SAILED TO VISIT THEIR PARENTS.

,pOour.yN TEACHER AMONG THE LOST
MISS VAN cAUTEREN AND HER BROTHER HAD
SAILED TO VISIT THEIR PARENTS
.u lac. NIGHT did it become generally
,,norr IN Rrookyn that Pauline Van Cauteren
teacher Of French In the Girls High school, ana
rel, known TO Brooklyn Institute audiences DIS
lecturer on Noted French Women. was pa.
yor on La Bourgogne. She was accompanied oy
ber Younger brother Emil a civil engineer ana
- 1880 loo, nv the death Of Miss Van eau
,nren the Girls High School has lost one OF .ne
hest Of its corps Of teachers, and many brooAs"
neonle are mourning an esteemed frieho'
Miss Van Cauteren had started for her usuai
summer visit to her parents IN seine NC
France She was particularly eated to have her
..tr ,.,,h ber a. he had been studying hard at
CorneII whore he was graduated In 1897. and since
,hen had taken no vacation. but had been following
his profession OF civil engineer oeing emPoseu ~
tho Government on canal work in this STATE. nc
was a manly young fellow. OF unusual Intelligence
and ability. -. .,.u
calls last week upon old neighbors and rrienos'
Mrs Knowles of No. 293 Dlvision-aVe.' MISS
Stewart. OF No 233 Rodney-st, and Prolessof a"'
Mrs Frederick WHEREBY, OF NO. llS Di''so"-aVe''
being the last persons IN Brooklyn VINO saw W. tno
They took supper Thursday evening win .he
Wherleys and were both greatly delighted at tne
prospect Of the unusually long holiday WHICH 'heS
we're F 70 last Miss Van Cauteren called her
business agent. Mr. Machinery. or hnHss
nd arranged with him 10 care for her TWO houses.
Nos 2a5 and 297 Divsion-ave. until her return. Inc
first is rented but the second was 10 remain cioSeu
because Miss Van Cauteren hoped to induce ne!
fatheT and brother to come back here to live next
season. They first came TO this country Just aItes
the Franco .Prussian war. at which time they were
in Paris during the siege and lived tor twenty Gays
in their cellar not daring 10 venture out: Inc
memories OF this time were among the earnese Oh
Miss Van Cauteren's recolections. After coming 70
New-York Mr.. Van Cauteren, who was Flemish,
obtained employment at Tifany's, while the Oldest
SON Eugene entered manufacturing confection-
er's establishment and afterward returned 70 MS
former home. Paris, and entered the same line or
business The Van Cauterens settled In Marcy-ave
and later bought the house No 29l Division ave.
but after the death OF younger daughter, Caro-
line tho parents went back to the old home. and
have lived there since. Miss Van Cauteren had
for several years made her home with Mrs Henry
Powell. No 1,201 Dean-st., Brooklyn.
Miss Van Cauteren had taught az the GIFTS High
School for about four years at first adding several
English branches TO her classes In French. Re
Gently she had taught German also She had many
private pupils In both languages. She was grad
tate OF the Normal College of New York and soon
afterward obtained a good place as teacher at
Wellesley College from which she resigned In favor
OF the High School. AS a teacher she was greatly
beloved For the last two years Miss Van Cauteren
had delivered lectures on noted Frenchwoinen be-
fore the Brooklyn Institute. The first series was
given In English and the second In French. Both
were eminenty successful