The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-28

done what her hand found to do, and, more
than that, she has been almighty smart in
having her hand find something, aud then
she has done it with her might. 1t is amaz-
ing to really observe what place the
southern woman does take UP. The largest
salary paid in New York to a woman is
received by Mrs Mary E. Bryan, editor for
Munroe, the publisher. Mrs. Bryan is as
southern as the palmetto itself. She Is a
pretty, soft-spoken, dark-eyed little lady,
with her southern drawl and all her
little southern accents and turns as pure and
interrupted from this northern world as if
she had never surrendered. She seems
when you met her about as much like a
business woman as she does like the grand
sultan of all the Turks. But she manages to
do the business all the same.
The girls school in New York most popu-
lar among the old and aristocratic families
is kept by the Misses Graham, two Virginia
spinlsters of the old school. SO gentle, so
proper, 50 utterly lady-hke, that they man
age to run big and prosperous institution
just as thoroughly and Systematically and
successfully as If they wore short hair and
divided skirts.
Another teacher of note is Miss Eugee
Of South Carolina, who came here as a
partner in Mrs. Reds fashionable school.
bnt who has now set up on her own ac-
count.
Miss Mary Tucker Magill is relative of
the Misses Graham, also Virginia woman,
who has come to New York in late middle
life, and despite ill health has fairly wrung
success from fate both as a writer and an
elocutionist. Her character sketches ap-
pear in Hdrpers Magazine frequently,
and they are often heard afterwards in
well known drawing rooms read by herself
with inimitable dialect, accent and rollick-
ing humor.
Among the southern newspaper women are
Miss Bessie Bislaud of the World, Mrs. Col
Inns Williams of the Commercial advertiser
and Miss Matte Sheridan of the society
column of who knows how many papers
and of syndicate letter fame for how many
more.
Miss Bisland is something of belle as
well as journalist. She is beautiful, fond
of society, an admirable talker, and has
gained an excellent professional position
since coming here from New Orleans only
three years ago or so. Her name is seen
frequently in the magazines.
Mrs. Collins Williams has been here even
q shorter time, and has also established her.
self beyond her peradventure She made
first money with her pen in the weekly
story papers and might have gone on in
definitely and successfully in that field, but
though it brought money the work was not
wholly congenial, and two summers ago she
struck for the book reviews to do during
that off season at the the Commercial Ad-
Uertiser office. She got them, and oy the
time the regular critics had finished their
vacations she had made herself too useful in
too many departments to be spared. She is
uncommonly witty, and her fun, particu-
larry negro sketches andjokes. anonymously
| enliven the comic weeklies continually.
On the stage it is not only tho great Mary
| that has come from the south. A number
| of successful actresses-for instance, Vir-
| ginia Dreher and Selma Felter come be-
| tween Miss Anderson and Days newest
| novice, the pretty little Tennessee girl,
Kitty Cheatham. In literature-well in
| literature these days, the southern woman,
headed by Mrs. Murfree and Mrs. Barrett,
| seems to be sweeping all before her Per-
haps, some one would say, headed by Mrs.
Amelie Rives- Chanler, and ce. tainly Mrs.
Chanler is no inconspicuous figure in the
conauering band, Then there is Mrs. Platt,
poet whose work will continue to be more
and more appreciated for years to come
And of the very recent Southern feminine
writers even Glider, the editor of the Cen
tatry says they come SO fast he can't keep
up with them.
Never safe for twenty four hours from a
new oDe," he says, ''and am striking good
ones, too"