The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-10-03
PREFER COUNTRY TO CITY MEN
Host Of Girls From British Isles Land
In New York In an Optimistic Mood
Primp Up All the Way Across the
Ocean for Coming Conquests.

White Star liner Baltic, looking for good
husbands, believing there are a thous.
and and two such in this country who
want wives that are loving and pretty
and good cooks. Few OF them care about
staying in this city, but are going north,
west and south-out into the country
"where men appreciate wives as one.
Of them Miss Susan Thompson, said.
All OF these girls were in the steer
age.
1t was the greatest variety OF girls,
with the greatst variety OF colors, and
the greatest variety Of faces, that has
ever come into this port or into this
country. Many OF them have ideas Of
the husbands they want style, good
looks, position. financial responsibility,
loving qualities, single or past marital
records, men with children who want
nice. new mother TO take care Of them,
and thousand and two things.
This great influx OF maidens is the
result OF the circulation OF reports in
Europe that good husbands are plenti-
full here and that the men were only too
anxious to get good girls. The girls
in the United States. the report told
these girls from Europe, were too high
minded, wanted too much, and were get.
ting educations that kept them above
marrying a man who was not as rich
as a Pittsburg millionaire.
1t would seem that this thousand and
two came TO the conclusion to come to
this country at the same time, for the
movement was not an organized one.
and few Of the girls knew half dozen
0: the Others. The little jealousies among
them were laughable, said one of the
mere men passengers in the steerags.
They would primp and curl and dress
all the way over. as if, as this man ex'
pkined, the feared that men might jumT
lup out OF old ocean at an unexpected
smoment and catch them unprepared u
receive company.
Miss Nora O'Brien, who leaves littl,
happy home in the district outside o
Limerick, Ireland, seemed to express tn
sentiment OF many of the new arriv
ais.
"Yes, | want husband" she said
"and | am told | won't have much troub
le getting one here. can cook. pla,
the piano, scrub and take care OF th'
house thoroughly; can milk cows ant
do small things about Il farm If neces
cary. In fact, l am willing to do any
thing that will help good man to get
along in the world and be happy.
may not have to do all these things
but | am willing to do them for a goot
American husband.
81 am going to Bismark, n. d., where
my aunt has some friends. Do yor
think a good man will take a fancy t.
me?'
There is no doubt about it. She's tall
slender and graceful. Her costume was
lquaintly pretty and she will surely no
stay single long
Susan Thompson, %, of Rosscrea
County Tipperary, is going to Milwau
kee. She is one of the brunette type
plump and rosy checked A story wa
told to the group of young girls tina
there was letter in the Office of tn
White Star Line from a man in Kansa
who asked the officials OF the line t.
pick girl out for him and send ne
on. He would pay all the expenses. Fl
was widower and had two children
Seve nj of them Immediately wanted t
know where it was that they might G
there
Clara johnson, not more than eight
cen, auburn hair, and who resemble
Mrs. Leslie Carter, said She had neve
been in theatre and that she wante
to 90 on the stage and marry an acto1
She said she came from County May
and was going to Chicago. She under
stood every actor in New York had
wife. .t
Miss Agnes McGirr's home was i
Edinburg, Scotland, she said
ct want man with dark hair. .
city man, no farmer. A man who
earning $1,000 year would do. Tha
isn't too much to ask in this countr,
is it? How old1 Thirty. He has som
sense then,
There We're several Welsh girls in tn
crowd.
"a practical man is what l want
said Miss Ellen Evans, from Anglesea
ga man who has a trade. Oh, | don
want money; just enough to get alon
on with man who will appreciate
good wife will be enough, What, Pitts
burg? Oh! / want to make home ths
will last till death do us part, as
\ heard my minister say once-not hon
that is and then isn't ....
81 ieel just like Ellen does" spoke Il
Miss Lizzie Jones, also from Anglese'