Show WEALTHY WOMEN several inc one in astuto of one of the wealthiest women in boston is undoubtedly the widow of the late augustus as she was the chief heir to an estate valued at mrs resides in one of the grand old houses on mount vernon street and from her home dispenses a wide hospitality that includes the poor as well as the rich and the charities and philanthropic enterprises terp rises in which she has long been quietly interested can only be numbered by her nearest friends her normal cooking school and her gymnasium are described by the journal as two of her most successful undertakings mrs quincy A shaw daughter of prof louis agassiz has a private fortune which enables her to dispense a royal bounty her kindergarten work alone is said to cost her about a year mrs sears the wife of J montgomery sears and daughter of charles F choate of South boro also has a worthy fortune in her own name mrs sears reputation as an artist has been established since her notable triumph in winning the evans prize awarded by the jury of the new york water color exhibition last year mrs S D warren of mount vernon street is credited with at least she owns the androscoggin mills and a great deal of other property she is exceedingly philanthropic and her love for pictures has led lier to indulge in many by the most eminent artists of the time mrs alphens hardy ia worth nearly chois very fond of flowers cultivating them with great success A superb chrysanthemum anthe mum is named for lier mrs W H slocum daughter of moses williams is worth and miss elizabeth brigham enjoys a share in the use of her late brothers large estate which when the last legatee shall have died will endow a hospital hosy ital 0 o be called by the name of its founder there are many women whose names do not appear in the tax list because their money is invested in government and corporation bonds in the latter case the corporation po ration pays the taxes and the names of individuals do not appear there ia however a long list of names of women who pay taxes on very large sums ranging from to or more |