Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-16
EXECUTIVE WOMEN
Their Aptitude aud Capacity for
Business Work.
TWO SUCCESSFUL ILLUSTRATIONS
ues Mrs. Potter Palmer Wen Congress-
fsnal Favor tor the " oria's fAif-
Ars- la. staokhan's spienaia
euS1osk.

ladies who WISHED 10 open negotiations
10 be represented at the Columbian ~
position. Mrs. Palmer is astonishing
even her friends by her ac0mcn sna
business atahsy. Everyone knew thai
she Was one OF the most beautiful and
gracious of society ladies, bui maUy
We're IN eoatf as 10 how she would sac-
coed IA managing the business OF a
great branch o. great enterprise. Bot
She Is proving herself remarkably
thorough and capable. Size is at her
desk from morning I'll night and for
the sake OF ihls work denies ali CLAIMS
or society. sac meets "a ry0Ge Nhs
wishes &c see Ter, ana listens paueuty
and apprec.aIveiy 10 taeF reQuesls.
suggestions and dtmands. A. every
body knows, she coyer'd herself VII
glory upon her recenI yls.t a. Nash-
ingloH. Size did an enormous amount
of wcrk while there. she read > paper
before tie Council al Nomtn AID ~
troducoa 10 taat h0Gy lne other Nolia's
Fair speakers. Mrs. Meredith. og lu-
diana, who spoke o. Exhibits OF
tn. 81 CaieagO, Who las ia hand he
matter ot Noman's Cons resses. Many
of the menbeIs OF Tie Board of LAZY
Managers were n attendance upon IA
Council and Mrs. Paincr held severed
conferences vita them. She called to-
gether also tee Southern women and
brought them into unison with her
ideas. But the
Crown Of Her Rejoicing
Was her victory before the compression
nj committee. A meeting WAS al
ranged, at which she spoke before
them so eloqnently anu SO logica v
that Ben Butierworih said, .. VOC "a
give Sl0O 10 have that speech OF y0nfs"
so eloqueuuy and 50 logically that she
melted the hard senatorial hears.
Strengthened the tangled web OF sena-
torial thought ana brought about wpat
all masculine friends OF the fa3r have
been powerless 10 effect, harmony be-
tween the Senate and the House IN re-
gard To "A generous and suitable sppTo-
priauon. / don't wonder that the
hearts melted and the brains straight
ened out. There is a wonderful charm
about the woman. She fssclnatcs the
eye of the beholder. caught myself
several times during our interview IN
what feared she might construe as
stare, but | kept on gazing. | could
not help It. If IL was not her features
il was her expression OF loylncss; II &
was not her dark eye il was her ex-
Quisite mouth; If II was not her fine
color it was her hair, luxurlant IN It's
gray beauty; If II was not her finely
modelled form II was her dress. BIZ the
way, she bears out the reputation of
being the best dressed woman III Chica-
60. mutual friend said 10 me. "hcr
taste in dress is absolutely fiawiess.
She is never oyerdressed or under
dressed. Her instinct is unernng, rs
regards the requirements Of time and
circumstance. She never makes ulls-
take" On the occasion of our call she
was attired IN a dress of steel.gIay
striped in rough. fuzzy black, aud
trimmed with curly astrachan.
Its Style of Make Was simple Bat Unique
and its tit perfection. Her hat. for She
was ready TO go out 10 luncheon. was
veritable pansy IN shape. and IN color
shading from black through shades of
vivid purple. Her face was the heart
of a flower. Her skirts and her tiny
day of sIusf, and we poor pedestrians
were literally bespattered with the mud
through which we had tramped in our
approach to the headquarters. Verify,
it i fine thing 10 have a carriage at
demand. Verify. IL IS a finer thing 10
command il 10 the accomplishment Of
worthy aims. Chicago Is full OF wo-
men who are dong much in the accom-
plishment of worthy aims.
| made a call recently upon DIR. Alec
d. Stockham. the author and publishef
of "Tokology, a book for every wO
man." She has Just moved into her
new quarters al s75 Madlson-st. They
are spacious. light and airy, hand
somelv curiained and furnished and
thoroughly arranged. The reception
room Is coy for callers: the editorial
room is fit place for the production Of
The Kindergarten, that unique and de-
lightful magazine. 50 helpful 60 parents
and teachers. The kindergarten tells
the mother how 10 al the everyday life
of her little ones wltn the most interest
ing occupations, bright stories. sweet
songs and JOYOUS games. when seem as
play to the children. but unconsc iously
give the best development.
The doctors own Office furnishes
abundant room FOR the desks of her
book-kecper and assistant manager.
the photographers rattle away as they
rlease IN their own apartment. and tie
chipping clerk has plensv Of elbow
room in the FIFTH room of the suite. IT
is only few years since Dr. Stockhsfn
Began Her business with No Capital
/ except good book. 500. lots OF COM
mon sepse, sterling integrity and pluck
IN plenty. She began 10y renting desk
room IN one corner OF ST Office. and
now here she =. Two things are eYi-
| dent. one j. that she - the bead 81 the
/ business, has always been aad aiways
Will be, and the other u that the busi-
ness "a a success.
Chicago has been ell winter in the
banana belt" Since March came an.
| the weather has been more winffv
/ But after all. the efforts Of the Tfost
/ King % get in some real work here tbs
/ season, have been almost ludicr0us. Tie
has had warm friends at the signsl sers
wee headquarters, and every little
while they have sent out bulletins an
/ DouDcine n "coid wave" and ifg
drop" 10 the mercury. The Frost
King would come whlzzine around tie
ears of business men and women 81 the
hour when they 60 home ~ dinner
They come IN shivering and war; TIE
house mother" 90 "turn of the watef
| tonight" She does 4 70 the discom-
fort Of everybody, and her own mort
/ fiestion when the sun rises next morn
| ing on serene and mild day. What