The Washington herald., 1907-07-28
ART WILL FROWN upon NAN
The Gladesp to Be eli Feminine,
with Marriage Tabooed.
Fifty YOunE Women to Engage In
Pursuit of Art in Long ISL
and Retreat.

New York. July Elm the little village
of Northport Manor, on Long Island,
they show lot that Will be ringed around
with a plain high fence. That VIII be all
to outward view. But behind the blank
face of it there is 10 be a building called
THE Glades.' with place for fifty artists.
but never a man.
To be more explicit. the artists are all to
be aTtistes-feminine. They viii have
studios on the top floor, bedrooms, baths
and fudge kitchens below and parlors and
readlng-roons on the ground floor Here
in a place financed by three New York
women, fifty young art students are to
live true to a VOW not to marry for at
least three years. and not even to look at
d man or talk TO one-much.
There is more to tell about that vow
later on. But first, here is the way the
Glades viii look inside-youn never get
another chance 20 know. The upper part
Of the house viii be broken up into about
fifteen little cozy-corner suites for three
girls each. Each suite will be exactly
Ike the rest, for dependence VIII be put
-A- t-AN O. A-sL-e " i lAAeAtAN9 OF EaEA1 SET
girls to put the sketches on the walls diff
The vow is the real impressive feature
OF the place, h0wever-this VOW against
love other than that Of art. Every girl
who joins the society must give her sol
emn promise never, never 70 worry her
head about any man. and above all never,
never 70 marry one nor even promise him
she Will, until three whole years are up
cross her heart, black and blue.
And il she does
Then she must formally ask the council
Of the society to release her from her
promise and take the ink eraser to her
signature on the written pledge. And her
request. according 10 the constitution Of
the colony. Rule XII, viii be taken as the
equivalent Of her resign alton, and she will
be allowed to leave by the front door with
all her baggage.
The way viii be made hard for ro-
mantle youths who have their heads
turned by accounts of this fascinating
palace of maidenhood, and try vain at
tempts TO introduce themselves. The
fence viii be equipped at its top with
sharp trousers teaTers, which will
socially speaking. not leave the climber
a trouserieg 70 stand on. Gates guarded
by bulldogs, Mrs. Bulldogs. too. are said
TO be among the plans Behind them
there will be guard Of several chaperons
Of the ferCest sort.
The second Saturday Of each month the
/ bulldogs viii be chained in their kennels.
and chaperons viii get out their lor-
gnettes and post themselves at points
favorable for observation. Those will be
the days when males are allowed in
Papas, uncles, and grandpas are what the
colony hopes viii be the sole visitors.
But II few straggle in. too young To
60 the grandpa act, they viii probably
I. look 50 timid and awkward before the
overwhelming numbers that their pres
-ence viii make the whole sex they repre-
sent look ridiculous. The girls win only
be more strongly fixed in their vows by
one or two such youthful examples.
The heads of the society are few ear
nest workers who find that New York
life is not serious enough for art Miss
Elizabeth Curtis. from Salt Lake City.
with a studio at 226 Fifth avenue. is
president of the Glades Society. Other
officers are Miss Bertha Stewart. Of West
l93d street; Miss Margaret Story. Of
Hackensack. y. j., and Miss Eleanor
Townsend, of New Rochelle
An architect is very busy on plans. and
the place is to be occupied next spring,