Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-01-22

herIted from her grandfather, and which
she wears daily in nccklacr and tiara 10
dinner, as you think you would if you
had them, Madame? Not much ! Those
fine diamonds are kept five miles away
from their owner, down town in a safety
vault, and are only produced on rare oc-
casions The lady would not think of
wearing them at a public ball. Indeed,
Judging from the intense seriousness of
the faces of the most expensively dressed
women at balls, they must be consum-
ed by intense anxiety as TO whether one
of their precious stones is not loose in
the setting, or the crush is rot running
their velvet with wrinkles.
After the charities of New York, why
not speak of It's energies, and especially
of the instances of
INDIVIDUAL ENERGY,
which every day developes. A pretty
story was told not long since, of wo-
man in Kansas, who had a gift for mu-
sical composition and a passion for ma
king her way in the great world. She
wrote songs, not simple popular melO-
dies, but long and brilliant pieces of
music, such as satisfy the ambition of cul-
tivated singers, and sent them to music
firm in Philadelphia, with no, sign that
they were written by woman. They
were faVorites upon many pianoforte,
side by side with the work of the best
known artists, signed by the plain in
itials and the name. The author of
these expressive and varied compositions
rank with the work of Gounod and
Stigelli. is a girl from the prairies of
Kansas. who IS industriously pursuing
her studies in this city, by the aid of her
own genius. She has her innings, and
who will not say that she will not make
her winnings, since she has already done
so much single-handed?
Another instance, well known to the
writer, is that of q young lady who came
here from an Indiana city to make her
waY by Journalism. She was not only
bright, but well informed, with her natn-
raj taste, and a most industrious worker.
She has held the place of assistant editor
on q scientific Journal OF high repute, and
now is literary editor of leading Dem
ocratic daily, for which she writes some
ofthe most just and readable opinions on
books that comes from the press. In art,
in books, in sketches of foreign travel,
in essays alike, her work is known for
its masculine vigor and clesrness WI
feminine interest and variety. Last winter
her sympahties led her among the chari-
ties for working women, to which her
pen was forclble and graceful in demand
ingFattention. The matron of the Free
Training School for Women told me that
one article written by this lady last win
ter was the means Of bringing people to
the aid of employment societies and find
ing situations for one hundred needy
persons. 1t may not seem fine thing to
you, but it outranks all her other we'll
earned and delightful successes in jour
nalism, and there are not a few thought
full people who would rather own this
good deed than be the last successful
American singer in Paris, or have COM
mission fur public statue. This girl and
hundreds Ofothers like her are not-wait-
ing for public opinion to clear the way
for them to walk in. They are taking
what they want, and the world is very
glad and generous in giving it to them in
return for excellent work.
BUSINESS
has dropped again and the money chang,
ers wall. When will the good time
come PIETRo.
New York, JAM 10. 1875.