The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-19
THE PROGRESS OF WOMAN.
SUCCESSES THAT SHE MAS o IN
BUSINESS M TIM PROEESSfONS

hn1 wy ~sS -. hs"s
Mrs.. Dow. the Yankee schs ci-na'am,
suai Her Hersc Railroad Mrs.. Kerr
Strikes Fay Rock in n Colorado Mine
several sueeessfui renaie Dramatic
Massrers, asd n Fenste Dentist.
II It be true that what women have done
women can do. there seems to be no particular
reason why, some time, mon may not take a
vacation and do housework while women take
charge Of the business and professional affairs
OF the world. At my ratio. an impartial exam
nation OF tho field Of business aud profess
sionsl life Of tho present day shows that there
is scarcely q branch in which some woman Ia
not doing o mans work with success. and
often with distinction. For the Information
and warning Of mon who doubt this, THE Sun
prints below some facts about n few OF the
women who. In various lines Of professional
and business life, hold to-day positions of rec
ognized success.
A woman who Owas aud Manages n Vast
PubiisAisx Business.
Mrs. Frank Leslie probably has moro real,
downright business gumption than any other
woman this side of the land OF the Amazons.
Others have built businesses from the sub-cel-
lar up; she had 10 hoist out $4,000 worth Of
old rubbish before abe could even begin to
build. Mrs. Leslie has now been tho sole owner
and manager Of Frank Loslie'a Publishing
House for nearly ton ycnrs, md has brought 1t
out OF the hands OF au assignee into a position
where 1t turns over to her a not annual profit
OF from s1Oo.O00 to sl20.0oO. Before her hus-
bands death Mrs. L.oslio was n sort OF advisory
partner. but sho dcnlt chiefly with literary mat
tiers and had no part In the business MANAGE
ment Of the concern. So much was this a fact
that the important stop OF making IN assign
ment was taken by Mr.. Leslie. 1t Is said, with
out any consultation with his wife. Probably
ifho had asked and followed her advice he
never would have assigned. Judging from tho
keen business tact Airs. Leslie has developed.
The assignment was fot three years to lsanc
W. England for tho benefit OF creditors, whose
claims aggregated about 100000. They agreed
TO pay him $4,000 n yoar to run the business.
and all the rest OF the profits were to co to nay
the debts. Ions before the three years wore up
Mr.. Loslio realized how great IL mistake lie Ind
made in assigning ut NIL. ind was anxious to
get the business once IN ore Under his sole con-
troll. Negotiations to this end had Just effected
an agreement OF compromise by which. $50. 900
cash was to be accepted in lieu of the balance
Of tho debt remaining unpaid. and the assign
ment was to no cancelled. whom MI. Leslie died.
His last illness was OF only ten days. and ne had
make a will. leaving ali the property 10 his wife.
The creditors. thinking they saw an opportn-
easy terms, attempted to ssecie from tie agree
m n|isa, for a GM9 r RENTS two mo s aad to bv th his c trsi
Mrs: Les!!Ie's first attention was to the credit
ors. She declared that they must keep their
SO. The courts decided In her favor, bat. her
case still seemed hopeless. rs she was without
10000 necessary TO carry tho agreement into
effect. There WAS in tho empi9yo u the house g
y WSo h mrn a wh hieh h"a AID SI0s saes M IT 'n ann nlaG nsm n.d
Smith living in BROOKLYN. hani'ening to visit
his aunt. he chatted with hSs about Mrs. les
lies unfortunate situation. The woman inter-
why, III giyo Mrs. Leslie the money"
sent In her card. and told Mrs. Leslie. u rerieet
s sn' Me- t9 Ie hsF; ' brn'! sly TAa s5a aho s Pser saS no TO
Rb sr Q I've Sp8s snloS TS1 nSa h aoo,d hf n.r THyi b ar IN.
security. With the check Mrs. Leslie nstonnded
her creditors. and forced them to carry OH, the
That yss in June. and in Jnly q the same ye9r
Gurfleld was shot. BY, Septomber Mrs. Leslie
sales s q ps 20 sepG Hlo sns '9 ofth ls0i tir sei i1 paUsa "it or
the assassin alton 10000 copies were sold, and
t ths f ssmssa S0a aaatS' A nl@9st q h lirso L snti,
sinstion and the succeedins events nlaced e.
mont over It still continued, md was sold In
the cost Of the paper and press work. and alone
was enough to make two or three ordinary Tor.
tunes for the woman whose shrcwdnsss aHd
Meantime Mrs. Leslie had Systematically re-
formed tho ma manner Of conducting duct tho , sSta6.
It was asserted, there had been nm annual loss
Of $4,000 by methods little letter than rob.
editors who did nothing Ths tenlaeed by a less
PERCEPTIONS bnt moi" effective &c, fG@rns; Mrs:
tho contracts for ink md paper, and snyed
large sums thereby. AIarge End interesting
iS ssed unde %l tho h"ns sstraSne %i,t'n mt ana tse oi SIR.
Leslie. WINS dispensed, with; Numerous 30;
hsmians about town. who had been accustomed
wanted this or ,ihnf .%sr,ieie or si"ry, and got
the assiGnment 10 write i, and the afty dollars
. ppiiosment in tia, line gone. The matter they
used TO pain, on ulon tho establishment still
nsan aISn S'i Has 'ta niTTs shere r ior Which sioo was
paid. which will meyer bn even read again.
systematizad. s'i,e comes TO tho Office every
morning about h~nif-past . O'clock, ylimts into
9 chair in front Of IL huge desk in n little fifteen.
The second ,noor, and. sho stays right there at;
tending to business lust as u man would until
various departments report to her and receive
any orders = s. she may have e to give Ihe sche ed he
i is. n.sp Is 81 4 wSnitSei ! R%l%,. her aDnro ts ap0q II t tR re
a Sas an. Sss o. hey l n%STb IRsFiaab, dna i 9r p wSrl e1 Tss hand
TO exElain., Thr?uGhont tho whole establish
mont Mrs. Leslieia word IL recognized and re-
snected ms absolute. md no important step is
taken withou; her knowledge and consent.
In nnnnnrHnce ard manner Mrs. Leslie.
rsrrhel before her desk in her den. looks lust
what she il. She l. still some distance on he
right side OF middle nGe, and worry and re-
spOnsiOility have not affected her complexion
or the coior OF her hair. She is dark and viva,
btishtnsss; that look straight through tic por.
son with whom slo talks. when she wants, them
and popular with those with whom she comes
IN contact. Outside OF business she Il a dash
ing ind brilliant womnr OF fashion. She spends
about two months abroad every year. and ia
NhstteC Known In the Euronean capitnls than In
and u GIot. deal for business. for slis deals with
foEei!n literary men and artists personally:
Her conIuests hare not been all In tho line
Of business. II the periodical newspaper story
Of the iniatnation o; some one or another man
o. more or less, note abroad Is an evidence OF
the power Of her manifold charms over the
hearts ~ men. Whether it be trne that the
figure OF Mrs. Lesiie's bank account IL as es-
tenhal an influences Ms her own stylish figure
over these European, minds, or whether bust
meas has reully AOSOrbel nil her vromaplv "A fac-