The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-11-11
FOUR BRILLIANT WOMEN.
THE WIVES or BENNETT, GREELEY RAY
MOND AND DANA.
Denver TrihQuc


Four distinguished editors Of the great
Now York daily. newspapers have enjoyed
u wurIu-wlac celebrity. Iulrr, JauIrs v,vI-
don Bennett, ofthe Herald, Horace Greeley,
of the Tribune, and Henry J. Raymond, Of
the Times, became founders of the journals
that are to-day monuments OF their indus
try and intellectual ability, Of the fourth,
Charles A. Dana, II may be said chat he Is
the founder Of tie sun, for the sun, as a
journa. Of pith and power, as it is to-day,
must certainly be regarded as his ere
alton. 1t would be interesting 70
know how much Of the inspiration
Of active life they gather from their wives,
who were, or are, women Of more than
average intelligence and culture Who
ever see the present James Gordon Bennett,
that remember his mother, must perceive
the great likeness existing between the two,
4 tail, finely formed woman Of command.
ing presence, with the same hue Of com
pleXtion and hair and remarkable eyes that
are distinguished feature in her son,
Watch eyes they are called, because Of a
perceptible white ring surrounding the
pupil. Long AGO some Of the brightest let
tiers that appeared in the New York Herald,
over the signature of b, c. H., the
initials Of her name--Harriet Cream
Bennett transposod, written from
abroad by her, were read with
pleasure and ayidity, They were clever
letters, betraying the keen Wit and ability
Of the writer. Mrs. Greeley was q small
woman, whose sallow complexion and at
tenuated figure betrayed the delicate health
from which she suffered foryears. An orig
inal thinker, and one whose mcnta! stores
could always be relied upon 10 produce
something of value whenever she could be
prevailed upon TO open to her friends the
doors guarding them. To those who en-.
ioyed familiar friendship with her, or who
freQucnted her Saturday night receptions,
nothing need be said to prove ehc large
mental capacity with which she was en-.
dowed, One OF her pecuiaritics was
the penetration Of her gaze. This
made friend who knew her well
to say, she just looks at you
and know all about it. You might as We'll
tell her first as last, for you can't keep any
thing from her. AS Miss Mary Cheyne,
she was successful teacher, and, perhaps
while engaged in that vocation, her habits
Of close observation may have been con.
tracted in the discharge Of her duties to-
ward her juvenile charges, Mrs. Raymond,
nee Emeline Viewer, resembled Mrs. Gree.
ley in statue. Small and slight, the first
look at her plain face gave little indication
Of the force and culture which Were really
hers A woman of mind who read exten.
sively, she was an accomplished and charm.
ing conversationaist, who speedily caused
her listener TO forget, or never to think NJ
all of, her lack Of beauty Of feature. In
the relations Of wife and mother She
was all that was admirable, and as a
frequent contributor to the pages OF the
New York Times, the readers OF that paper
had ample opportunity to judge OF the
mental capacity which she possessed in no
ordinary degree. Mrs. Charles A, Dana,
the only survivor Of those four brilliant
women who were the home inspiration Of
great American editors is now in the prime
OF life. Of medium height, slender and
graceful, her face perfect oval, is lit by
the large, luminous dark eyes peculiar to
the brunette, OF which she is q charming
type. Intellectual, graceful and beautiful
she is one Of the most pleasant women to
be met with to-day in any society. The
great Talleyrand, it is said, had frequent
cause to feel ashamed Of his wiic's pno.
rance, although he was proud Of her beauty.