New-York tribune., 1911-12-30

he pretty. fresh-colored Irish colleens sent
over 10 America by the Gaelic League 70
demonstrate Irish art industries, particu
hrly lacemaking In every city they have
visited, and they have covered the United
States pretty we'll stree they landed In
March. their countryfolk here have enter
tanned them in way that made their pink
cheeks grow pinker as they described their
adventures to a Tribune reporter just after
they reached New York from the West
yesterday And yet what did Maran
0shea one of the quartet that landed, do
but walk in on the other three and on their
. guardians, the Rev. Michael O'Blannagan
and Fionan NacColum, one day in Phila-
telphia and tell them that she couldn't
stand It any longer away from her sweet
heart in Ireland, and she was going home
10 marry him. And go she did
Sure, her heart was always on the other
side" said dark-eyed. dark-haired Bride
MacLoughlln yesterday. "She was sick for
home all the time. I'm homesick, too, but
not in the same way. It's my home in
Dublin and my father and mother and ten
brothers and sisters I'm wanting-not any
sweetheart"
Yet it is Miss MacLoughlin upon whom
the other members of the party look with
Suspicious eyes, wondering If they'll be able
to keep her with them until the trip is
over
Sure, some Of the young men we met in
the West followed her nearly to New
York" Miss Bridgit O'Quinn said. And in
large shops where we did the lace max
ing they came, along with the crowds OF
ladies'. And the letters she GETS
I'm Bride in name, but I'll not be
bride otherwise" said Miss MacLoughlin,
decsiyely. And as she is only nineteen
the Gaelic League may keep her for while.
Most IGishmen at least remember when
Dr.. Douglas Hyde. president Of the Gaelic
League OF Ireland, made tour Of this
country a few years ago. The colleens are
sent In furtheranCe of the object that
brought him-to interest Americans In the
work Of the league, which was organized
70 keep alive everything Caelic-the Gaelic
language. the national language of Ireland;
The Gaelic music, the Gaelic arts and In
tustries Miss MacLoughlin, who is fierce
little patriot, cannot forgive the British
government for having put the Gaelic Ian
g1age cut Of the Irish schools.
Z hate 1t for other things, to-" she
ssn, hoty Il wouldn't step my foot in
England"
Miss MacLoughlln was educated IN q
Dublin convent, She is specially skilful
a. making beautiful Irish rugs, Of which
takes three weeks 10 weave a square
!srd on the loom she uses. Miss Eileen
Aoone, Of Galway, the fourth colleen-who
couldn't be seen yesterday because she was
Spending the holidays in Philadelphia-was
uahed IN Balbriggan Convent, and besides
ooing lace work and embroidery and orna-
mental leather work she paints and is a
sOod musician. Miss O'Quinn comes from
oenada Abbey Convent, near Tubbercurry
county Sligo. where from pupil she passed
m'o teacher, and where she makes many
VI the designs for a class of $50 girls in
a0enaking and embroidery and other arts;
s'a because Of the skill Of these four col
gems al their native handicrafts they were
,e'eeted by the heads of the Irish Ire
~na movement to visit America with
amer OFlannagan and Mr.. MacColum
1' demonstrate those handicrafts TO au-
uences here.
e" Americans have seen rs much Of
'" own land as nave these four young
oSols Ihey have bathed in the Pacific
IAN and picnicked in Yellowstone Park.
,al ss MaeLoughlin met with a great disap-
;'nlent in Yellowstone PARK; her guard
,I,s wouldn't let her climb down the steep
uncle Toms Trail"
'e made many a wild mountain climb
ireland" she said. $50 why not bere?"
W., the colleens reached the State Of
nnston' though, they were recon-
done oy mad automobile dash up and
,bsrI lhat high mountain. Tacoma. given
=, oy millionaire Irishnan Of the name
memory. -
-"e' were in California just before the