The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

New York. Sept. 27-The White Star
Line steamer Baltic safely landed its
cargo Of young and manageable wom-
en- ar Ellis Island to-day and the Of
fcials of the line rested easily to-
night
The Baltic left Liverpool more than
a week ago with more than 1000
young women. To be exact. according
10 Purser Palmer. there were 1.002.
The Baltic should have landed them on
Thursday but head winds and seas
kept the big steamship on the ocean
longer than usual
The young women were taken TO FL
lis Island in the usual way. and there
appeared before the officials before be-
ing allowed to land in the city Some
were landed al the Barge Omce to-
night, and the others Will come over
tomorrow morning.
1t was stated that they had come
here TO ind husbands, but just why
so many should have come on one
steamer is more than the steamship
men have been able to find out
Many More Are Expected.
They are satisfied. though. that this
is only an advance guard and that
steamers stin to arrive here viii bring
many more According TO Purser Pal
mer. several who could afford to pay
higher rates came in the second cabin.
and these did not have TO pass through
Ellis Island.
There We're also on the steamship
200 unmarried men. These failed 10
make any impression on the women
The pursers opinion is that many
OF these young women were servants.
who had visited their old homes during
the summer, Every year many cross
the ocean 20 see their relatives and
friends, and when they come back in
variably bring some younger sisters or
cousins with them. and just by chance
there happened to be a g0odly gather
ing on the Baltic The majority are
Irish. Others came from England
Scotland, and Wales, and some are
Scandinayians.
Some Dislike NotOriety.
They We're quite surprised to find that
their coming had been so much heralded.
and when several newspaper men met
them on Ellis Island and showed them
newspaper clippings which said they
were coming 20 get married here. many
OF, them were quite indignant There
was a large delegation Of camera artists
on the island, but the girls refused to
pose and dodged the cameras every time
they were pointed in their direction.
Only snap shots could be obtained and
many Of these were spoiled. because the
camera man was not quick enough for
the girls.
we are not AL servant girls" said
one of the contingent ''and we are not
looking for husbands either If we
We're. We could have found them on the
other side" At this several more in
dignanty denied that they had come
seeking husbands.
These Are Particular.
Others took the husband matter as 2
good joke. and promptly started to tell
the reporters what men they preferred
They showed, too, by their testing re-
marks that they had some idea of the
men they might meet here. Kate Dono-
hue, real colleen. mischievously said
she was going to Pittsburg. where she
hoped 10 find a millionaire. Susan
Thompson, of Manchester. said she be-
Aeved all Americans make. good hus-
bands, and she preferred tau man and
blond, Another girl said she might
find a Brooklyn policeman. but would
look around for a while before making
a final choice, while another said she
would prefer a fireman.
Miss G'Uwfnu
Miss Nora O'Brien, who leaves a happy
little home in the district outside of Lin
erick, Ireland, seemed to express the SEN
ument Of many Of the new arrivals.
Yes, want a husband" " she said. and
am told 1 won't have much trouble get
ting one here. I can cook. play the piano
scrub, take care of q house thoroughlv;
can milk cows and do small things about
a farm if necessary. In fact, I'm willing
10 do anything that viii make a good man
get along in the world and be happy.
may NOT have 10 do all these things.
but I am willing to do them for a good
American husband. I am going to Bis
marck, y. Oak, where my aunt has some
friends Do you think good man will
take a fancy to me?"
Take fancy to her? Well he'll be
seventeen kinds OF a dunderhead idiot If
he doesn't. There is no doubt about II
She's tall and sIender-you know the kind
and graceful. Her costume was quaint
" pretty, and she VIII surely not stav
single long.
Just Like Leslie CarterI
Clara Johnson. not more than eighteen.
auburn-haired. and who resembled Mrs
Leslie Carter, said that while she had
never been in 4 theater, she wanted 10 90
on the stage and marry an actor. She
said she came from County Mayo. and
was going to Chicago. She said she un-
derstood every actor in New York had a
wife
Miss Agnes McGirr's home was IN Ed
inburgh, Scotland. She said. Il want 2
man with dark hair. - a city man. No
farmer. A man who IS earning 81 600 a
year would do. That isn't too much 10
ask in this country, is IL? How old?
Thirty He has some sense then"
IF man is halfway d-looking and
doesn't wear red necktles he'll do. I
hate red. My sister wore a red dress
once and was killed by q bull. so I don't
Ike that color" was what Miss Kate
Donohue. OF Galway, had to say for her
self. She is going to a town in Arizona.