Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-23
NOTABLE WOMEN.
Kate Field, Jennie June, Anna Dickinson,
Susan b. Anthony and Lille
DeVereux Blake.
Women Who Have Made Their Mark in
the W0rld-S0me Of Their
Eeeentricities.

The New York correspondent of the
Philadelphia Times gives the following in
teresting sketches of some OF the notable
women in that city.
The world is full Of funny things, but the
oldest are the people. Ifs a CREST mist AXE
TO think that women are OF no consequence"
The FIRST reporter wss a woman, for Eve told
Adam where 20 find the apple-and he
found 1t.
As I was crossing one of Jay Gould's L
bridges to-day | met Kate Field. She is ap-
parently maiden lady of uncertain sge,
with vissge Of uncompromising severity.
never knew her 10 succeed in anything, but
she is great on endeayor. AS so undertaken
she would be monuneutally succe. sful
Not long ago / noticed y enrie June" who
in alleged private life is called Mrs. Croly.
When / was in short Glothes 1 heard the
early fashion tales Of Jennie June" read BY
my nurse to The nurse next door. Mrs Croly
is about ffty-hve years OF age, bright, smart
with her pen and full Of projects. She dee.
the fashion business for The milliners, who
pay her well, and she has very nice estab-
lishmeut, all her own. We are living iu
an age OF advanced thought, and please
| don't forget it.
When Anna Dickinson failed on the stage
| she didn't hurt womanhood or womsn's
right 10 labor a whit. Her early hit was
easily accounted for. She was we'll coached
| She had good subject Her audiences were
~ a1y the zz.tt~rs af uhinh abe smoke and
she wore her hair abort and her skirts long
l have thought that if she had gone on the
| stage when she was nineteen or twenty she
would have done well, for she certainly has
native wit and intelligence, but she tackled
the new venture when she WAS we'll along in
the forties, and that settled it, of course.
| Oh arlotta Cnshnasn hsdn'f halt h.
Unity of Miss Dickinson, but what che had
was trained and tutored in her young WON an
| hood. The normal result was fame, attend
ed by pecuulary emoluments OF q pleasing
| nature.
| l didn't know Joan of Arc, SO / won't
write OF her, but / do know Susan B. An
thony and Lily Devereux Blake, and al
though as peculiar people they have their
| cranks and ab.urdities, there is very much
in both TO admire. Susan ia very ancient
now. She has led life of enterprise and
influence, unstained by any frivioliiy except
a mild firtslion with Theodore Tiltop, who
played Absalem for awhile and wrote con-
nets to the lady's ear. Mics Anthony has a
| forbiddipg aspect, but that's CANNON. As
mstter OF fsct she is a very lamb in disp osi-
ton aud gszslle in courtesy. She is fond
OF snail soup and fresh mushrooms, which,
next TO canvss-bauk ducks, are a proof OF
the wisdom and goodness of an all generous
| nature
| Neither Miss Anthony, nor Miss Lucy
I Stone, nor Miss Dickinson, nor Mics Field ia
heard Of much nowadays. Miss Anthony il
said to be writing book. Miss Stone, as
| Mrs. Blackwell, has been very busy with
maternal duties for years. Miss Dickinson
is reported as threatening fresh cam paign
against thsaters, and Miss Field is yet in the
4 TOLL Of he F,rfa h. 81 rhos
call-her in the Cooperative Dress Arrange
ment Qimited).
But the woman of the period is among
| us. As a late actor would have said, There
are no frivolous airs" about her. She has
come down 10 us-as they all have-from
several gener ations, with ideas, and ideas we
are bound to have. Her name is B axe
When my dear papa was studying ethics
Mrs. Bake was a pansy-eyed maiden in
New Haven, She knew all the students and
all the students knew her. She was swell
knowed" by the entire college-nobody
knowder. A graceful, pretty, dsshing
daring coquette, she was "up TO snuff" and
full OF fun. OF course she ran away. Bot
| that was generation back. Now, she j,
here, there, every where aud always about in
| the advanced interests of advanced women
l am told there is a Mr.. Blake, but if 60
like the men who marry actresses, he must
be known through her; for instance, az
Mr.. Clara Morris. Mr.. Kate Claxtor
Mr.. Modjeska, etc, and 60 Oh. She
has done good work in conventions,
but just now her meat is the Ri. Rev. Rector
Morgan Dix, DID,, and son of the late gov.
eruor and Maj. Gen. John A. Dix. DR.. Dix
was once bridegroom of the church and
preached beautiful sermonettes 10 ladies in
psntalettes, in which he conclusively proved
| m AT rleruvpaen shnuld nsuer Thap
he fell from his pinnacle and married an es-
Unable lady of large wealth. He has been
delivered OF sundry interesting lectures lately
on divorce, infsnticide add the neglect Of
marital VOWS, which have attracted general
| attention