The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-03-10
BROOKLYN GIRLS ANXIOUS no
WE'D APPLE GROWERS.
Their Ambition Fired by Sight OF Biz
Red Apples From Wonderful West,


New York, Nov. 11.-Big redcheeked
apples from the orchards OF the Hood
River country, which they saw in the
window of a fruit store as they pass
ed by to work, have made eight young
Brooklyn maids determined to win
some Oregon or Washington farmer
for a husband. The country that can
grow such apples, they believe, must
OF necessity raise big men. Undeterr-
ed by the fact that Oregon is almost
as famous for the beauty of its
daughters as for the high quality OF
its famous apples, the girls from
South Brooklyn believe that their
New York dash will aid them in out
CHASING their sisters on the ground.
These are seven OF the girls who
wish to mingle with the apple bios
SONS with orange blossoms Mar
jory, Roby and Ella Becker, No. 44O
Nineteenth street; Bertha Schelper,
No. 191 Woodbine street; Lucy Stem
ger, No. 1348 Putnam avenue; May
Gift, No. Houseman street, and Julia
and Minnie Palsgreff, No. 1874 New
ton street.
Ali of the seven possess charms
which are sure to cause envious CLAN
ces from the daughters of the North
west Any orchardist who feels the
call OF love across the continent can
write and get a photograph of the
girls. If he prefers a Juliet who is
tall and slender or one who is-Well,
pleasingly plump-all he will have to
do is to indicate his choice and he
will get nice letter from one of the
Matrimony Club.
1t was not entirely because the
South Brooklyn beaus do not show as
much "class" as they should hiatt the
Matrimony Club has chosen Go West,
young woman" for its motto. The
young men are famous Marathon dan
GERS, and when they 60 out walking
wear 'look-like-a-college -student-for.
$12.39" suits, instead OF the red
sweaters which are de rigueur i'm Sc
lect Erie Basin circles.
But few or them have a soul beyond
the baseball scores. Not one of
them can quote three consecutive lines
from Browning, and the girls want to
80 where intellect and apples abound.
They are sure that gazing on the
bounteous orchards, billowy and rich
and warm with luscious reds and
greens OF the ripening fruit In the
fall, must make the orchardists the
most poetical Of beings. In South
Brooklyn, when they look at an APP
ach and not to the soul.
There aren't any real men in
Brooklyn" Minnie Palsgraff declared,
land, besides, they don't make any
money" u.M
She had petite, black haired Mar
garet Roby declared with emphasis
that they did not want any husband
who earned less than $50 a week
Any one with only $3.50 in the week
ly envelope need not apply. They
are all equally decided on just what
other attributes their husbands must
have. What they want are three fat
men, two tall, slender, distinguished
looking ones; two medium sized,
broad shouldered ones, and poet.
Their yearnings for husbands and
poetry and apples led seven of the
girls to write to a newspaper asking
the editor to find eligible apple grow
ers for them to wed as quickly as
possible. Editors, Of course, can do
anything, even, according to Eugene
Field, give their children diamond
marbles to play with, SO their wish II
likely to be gratified in a day or so.
Just what the girls want is thus ex-
planned in the letter
Some time ago we read in a New
York paper that there were not
enough women and girls in the In
land Empire There are eight of us,
and we would marry If we could find
men to suit. Please print this letter
in your paper, as we are in earnest
about this matter. We can give sat
isfactory references and should be
glad to exchange photographs with
any one who can furnish recommen-
dations as to character and prospects.
We have heard OF the big red apples
and fine crops, and we are ready tohelp
in the work"
All the girls had many callers after
the publication of the letter, the young
men of South Brooklyn fiocking to
their homes to plead with them not to
desert the city. One or two, after a
special plea from special young
man, are reported as wavering in
their desire to emigrate, but the 9TH
ers SO far have held themselves to
their determination to live up too the
motto of the club. All work in the
some novelty factory and their fore
man fears that he is going to lose
eight of his prettfest and most skillful
workers.