National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-02
A New Occupation for Women.

StNcw y ork Correspondence of Bait. AmericanJ
At club meeting of ladies the other day, where
the business possibilities of women were dis
cussed, lady, lately from England, and CONVEX
SAINT with the facts, gave a very interesting ac-
count OF the business career of two English NO
men, whose names, at least, are very we'll known
in this country. Everybody has heard of the
''Garretts,'' the youngest of whom, Millicent,
married Professor Faweett; another, herself
physician, DIR. Anderson, and therefore, now and
for some time past. known as Dr. Garrett Amber
son. The third, Agnes is unmarried, but fully as
energetic, and, if possible, more business-likc
than either of her sisters. The father of this re-
markable trio of girls is, singularly enough,
brewer, not a particularly enrolling or intellec-
tual occupation, and has no sympathy with the
ideas and aspirations of his daughters, which, in
decd he hardly understands. Agnes, having no
career before her and a faculty for business, in
duced her father to consent to take her into regu
lar partnership. The contract was made ami
drawn up; everything completed but the signing
of the papers, when an unsuccessful and needy
brother. with family, made his appearance from
one Of the colonies ara tho tather, not CONSIDER
ing contract with girl binding, Threw it over
without even asking leave, and made his son his
partner. l..
home. and with a cousin, Miss Rhoda Garrett
who had left her home on account OF the dominion
of a stepmOther determined TO carve out way
architecture, and applied for admission at the
door of every architect in London without sue
cess They then concluded to see what could De
done in house decorating, and entered hhally as
articled apprentices in the establishment oil rot
tier who has branch house in New York. Here
they remained until they had Learned Ine stH
dies, and returned to establish themselves IN
| fashionable quarters as "housc decorators"
| veIous. They took up the ideas which had been
| introduced by the poets Morris and Dante
Rossctti, and applied them practically
| ing interiors" They decorated artistically
| beautiful homo for themselves, from attic to
cellar, and it has become one OF the most fashion
sales of rare articles Of furnishing and bric-d
| and are SO well known that they are notifed OF
| the opportunities to purchase curious things from
ali parts Of the country. These they transfer to
| their home where every afternoon they receive
at "fiye O'clock tea at one time or another, all
the notables of London. and particularly people
of the highest rank who want anything new In
the way Of furnishing or sensations: They have
a1d iR ape on anT
originality or genius, excepting that which Is i'm
piled in determination and persevering work.
| The point of this little statement OF facts II
this: Why cannot some of the American girls
| who 70 to Europe to study music and singing
with very little chance Of success, use their time
and money in stud ying the interior decorations o.
| our homes under the Misses Garrett? We are
| particularly crude and weak in this respect. we
unoccupied. There is not village or town thai
| could not furnish employment to more or les
i artistic house decorator. There is not new
| house among the thousands constantly going VI
| all over the country concerning which the owners
particularly the mistress Of it. is not puzzled re
| speeding walls windows, floors, doors; what the
| colors of the paint, what patterns the paper
| what to have for curtains, how to arrange thu
mantels, how in short, to produce tasteful etiect
| from moderate expenditure. 1t Is not these
| things in detail which girls would be likely 4
| learn from the Misses Garrett, but from them o
| some one else they could learn the true principle
| of art and architecture and how to apply then
| under varied conditions. All girls could not &C
| quire the reputation or position OF their Englisl
| sisters, but they could acquire usesai and pleas
| ant calling and through ii, with industry, bust
ness tact and perseverance,, an honorable indie
pendence.
| Mr. SIMON CAMERON has made his appearance
| in new character. The negroes Of Hilton Hea
have named chapel in his honor saint Simon
| Chapel" This is the way in which the "Penr
| sylvania fox became canOniZed In the sprin
of 1865, Just after the close Of the war, numbe
| of Senators, members of the Cabinet and Othe
| Government officials made visit to Hilto
| Head, and Simon Cameron was one of the party
| On Sunday they attended negro church, an
| after the sermon the minister made an appeal 10
| money to pay debt Of about 500 on the chape
l Cameron became grestly interested, and propose
| to the Washingtonians to raise the money,