Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1890-05-23
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WOMEN OF AFFAIRS.

This is indeed the woman's cycle, aud
new and interesting developments are
constantly manifesting themselves, fresh
phases of progress becoming apparent,
and new lines of work being taken up
and carried on successfully by the sweet
faced invaders Of the work-a-day world
Sweet woman is never so sweet as when
singing lullabies to her babies, or like
Dickens dutiful characters, cooking her
husbands dinner aud helping Lin on
and off with his great coat But in
case the babies don't come, or are not
fond Of music, and when husbands cant
or won't earn enough money to provide
the dinners or tho coats, then sweet wo-
man seeks new fields to conquer, and we
hear of her in Denmark Ms 'lemale
Waterman" on the railroads. We for
give the contradictory term, since the
service is in every case 10 unexampled
for fathfulness. There are, as well,
couple of '''lady station masters" ab-
surd as to syntax and sense, but capa-
BILE and efficient as servants
The Russian Government has also
given permission for the employment of
women by the railway companies, and
one company has forthwith engaged
thirty women in its employ
America boasts OF the only woman
traffic manager, however, in the person
of Mrs. Charles IIaincs, recently APP
pointed ON the Medina Valley Road.
Mrs. Mary Il. II. q. Dow, of Dover, has
tho distinction Of being the first woman
elected president of IL horse car COM
pany This same woman is good shot
with rife, an expert ut fly fishing,
good Judge Of horseflesh, and has taken
the prize in an amateur sewing contest
for ladies', all in addition to being
charming wife, mother and mistress of
a home, and she only owns to forty
birthdays.
The first and only woman physician
to invade Austria has just boon author
lied by special imperial decree to con
duct II hospital for eye diseases at Satz-
burg. Her name is Nine. Rosa Kcrsch-
baum and she has taken her degree at n
SWISS university
"D. M. Walker, Treasurer Il the
way young woman whose years equal
quarter of Il century, writes her name,
ard her office is at tho headquarters Of
prominent publishing house in Chi
cago, where fifty or more publications
arc printed Sixteen months ago let.
ter found its way from Western town
written by one Della Mary Walker. a
graduate of Wooster University. It
was distinguished from the thousands
of letters daily received because every
word from the headline to the signature
was complete and definite in its purpose.
The writer had a clear thought and ex-
pressed it SO concisely as to double its
value. A mental reservation was made
for her and to-day she fills it. She ac-
copied the place offered to her by the
manager of the house, though it was
hardly her ideal of situation. Later
when be wanted to take trip across
the continent he selected her to gil his
place. And that is why the firm bears
upon its letter heads and documents
up. NJ. Walker, Treasurer" Only a
letter well written, u subordinate place
well filled, and woman's success in re-
suit
The Battersea Free Library Commits
sioners have decided to employ young
women as librarians. Some years ago
when the library was in an incomplete
and chaotic condition, with constantly
decreasing amount with which to pur-
chase books, woman, Mrs. Mary Mo-
rancy, took hold Of affairs, and made
tho Mississippi library the second of all
State libraries in valuc--M Massachusetts
alone outranking it. Her familiarity
with all literature was indeed remark
able. Grave judges, learned lawyers,
and crafty politicians came to her always
to find the citations needed, and fire.
queptly relied upon her judgment to
determine what would best form their
theories. With the customary ingrati-
tude Of humanity she has recently been
displaced, but her reward is the thought
that her unusual proficiency has made
it possible for other women to fill places
Of trust in libraries, position well
adapted to their quick intelligence.
The best reporter AT the Versailles
Assembly was said to be the late
Nine. Rouvier. who condensed the
speeches as she heard them, aud il
longhand. for one Of the great Brussels
journals and posted them. without copy
ing, Immediately to the home Office
There was no need Of revising th'
: proofs, for her hastily done copy" wa
so perfect and accurate.
Oxford possesses two vigorous ladies
debating societies the Ladies' Assoeia
ton for Promoting the Education o
Women 10 Oxford, aud the SomerSill