The New York herald., 1870-02-06
THE QUEENS OF FINANCE.
The New Furore in ''The street''-First Levee
and Business Reception Of Victoria and
Jennie Ga Sensation Among
the Panicky Bulls
The Ship Afoat

In the HERALD OF yesterday the opening OF the
Offices OF the new female firm OF Woodruff Claim
* co. was announced. From early morning till the
closing OF The business houses in Wall and Broad
streets the offices Of the ladies' were besieged with
hosts OF visitors, OF whom many were led by curl
osity, excited Dy the notice that appeared In the
HERALD; but large number OF business men-the
members and representatives OF the leading firms
on the "street"-caed to pay their respects and to
form the acquaintance OF tine handsome adven-
turesses. The curiosites Of commerce and banking
are fascinating than the curosities Of crime;
hence the nrst banking house opened by ladies'
during the busting 5000 years that have elapsed
since Eve brought misfortune and grief upon her
daughters is naturally WONDER and not destined to
be q mine days. WONDER"
People Of all classes thronged yesterday at No. A.
Broad street. Spinsters, elderly and sedae, with
large experience OF the world, but with little
larger suspicion or Its monetary transactions, and
with longer PURSES SIN to learn how they may
turn their moneys which have not practically been
bearing any interest, to The best account. Blondes
fair and fresh as pippns. entered with rich twin
kle Of humor their eyes, but bewltched by curl
osity, and afterwards delighted with all they saw
ana heard, left the premises Dethnklng themselves
that that there were other things TO live for be.
sides cosmetics. the toilet, fashion and vanity
Hardy OLD veterans, VINO have been stumping
1t Tor long time on short legs, took
. turn in, but the atmosphere q the
temperament and they left under the impression
that II money were to be made there IL should be
made legitinately. Bankers, with silver boards
and golden memories, rcn in the perfumes OF cham
payne and cigars toddled through the premises,
bur having come to mock they remained TO pray
that the lady bankers would vouchsafe to note the
members OF their firms and to express q hope that
their acquaintance Night be long lived.
The ladies received their VISITORS with q GOODNESS
aud eye business that drew forth the plaudits
and The curses Of old veterans. Every large house
IN the street went TO take notes of the movements
OF The lionesses Hosts OF friends with ad-
vanced ideas put forth their opinions and
pronered their counscls. and hosts who came to
scon and to mock the gentle iionesses who
dared TO take stand IN the most stormy and un-
certain arena OF life, pressed forward, but the
establishments and the opinions OF all corners were
received with an amount OF daredevil sell posses.
sion that indicated to the ''Street' that Woodruff
Claim y Co. appreciated The situation, that tney
the stand like men, and TO meet men dollars and
cents. handsome features, gentle features and
profuslon OF blonde locks to The contrary notwith-
standing.
They talked OF stocks, Of gold, of c. Van
showed showed that they ~ were not not strangers % A'ia IN
a strange land" They insist ON their honor
as LADIES' thar before three months they Will
do the largest business as bankers and brokers on
tie street. Ihey Will do stock brokerage business
on commission; viii Duy and sell stocks ana carry
them on margin, and 40 a banking business paying
i've per cent deposits. Iney claim to he wealthy
say they VIII sink nali million dollars IN tile bust
ness-6u are quite reticent to the names OF their
matter as vanderOilts new move. Some contemned
the idea, some believed IT. but the question uni
versaly asked, why sa0uld Vanderbilt allow hts
10 be mixed up III ie matter he were an
active particlpator IN the enterprises September
gold panic could not create greater Juror IN the
stock Exchange than the advent OF the lady brokers'
There was nothing Of tile novice In the manner
ana movements O the ladies' They were both
dressed In dark blue Impress cloth walking dresses
and moved around with Keen ana quiet AIR. They
looked handsome, and the gold pens poised on their
pretty ears formed topic OF unusual interest for
tue gouty old war horses OF the street. In the hustle
and excitement attendant on an opening OF This
kind, 1t SPEAKS well for the onward sentiments OF
the age that no unseemly expression, whether by
word or gesture, greeted the ears of the visitor
although miscellaneous throng 0i some four thou
sand persons called al the OIlces yesterday.
QUAINT and commonplace remarks were used In
proruslon, and the air was alive with such express
sIons as 'What uoes Vanderbilt meanw .rhey
know thing or twon .'Wnen VIII this END Y'
.Iwo thousand visitors for two ladies within eight
hours" 'stocKs win go SKY high.n AT four O'Clock
the tempest subsidized ana the ladies drove away IN
their coupe, without any signs OF headache to their
aDartmentS In the HOFFMAN lOuse.