Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-05
CLIPS HER own COUPONS.

PD-itcl Win MIN IOr sure keeping amounted
over $4,000, 900.
CLIPS HER OWN COUPONS.
She now keeps her bonds and securities in the
vaults Of the Chemical National Bank and goes
there monthly to clip the matured coupons. an
operation which under no circumstances will
she Intru-t 70 others. She probably never
wore diamond in her life. and yet she has
more handsome diamonds than many a rich
woman Who makes specially Of her jewels.
She picks up her diamonds simply "a an invest
ment. and i an expert Judge Of their quality.
But. despite the stories that are told about her
the impression which credits Mrs Green with
being miser il wholly erroneous one. She
h simply sturdy. conscientious. clear headed
woman. Who has hearty contempt for show
and fu-tian. and is endowed with a warm heart
that responds quickly 20 the sOrrOws and mis-
fortunes Of others There Is hardly a charitable
organization In New York. Chicago or Phia-
d-lphia that has no az one time or another re-
eeived generous gifts from Mrs. Green. She is
rePuted 70 have but one ambition aad that IL
to make her son the richest unan in America.
A she bids fair 70 live for many years this am
hition may vet be gratifed-
Mss MARY GARRETT
After Mr.. Green. the woman most actively
Identified with large business enterprises is.
perhaps. Mary Garrett Of Baltimore. She ia
the daughter Of John W Garrett, founder of
III Baltimore and Ohio railroad and the sister
Of Robert Garrett. Miss Garrett IL now ahaat
thirty-nine wears of age and her fortune of
~. OOOOo or more makes her the richest uu-
married woman IN America No woman living
car command more ready money than can
Miss Garrett. She Was devoted to her father
snd for year. before his death his private
secretary and chief assistant Today she con-
trols and directs the Garrett interests in the
Baltimore and Ohio road and were she not a
woman would long since have been its presi-
dent Had her advice been taken the schemes
which brought her brother Robert 10. grief
would never have been undertaken and he
tnaliy evidenced his recognition OF this fact
By giving her the control of ali his interests in
the Baltimore and Ohio Company. Later when
he Syndieate which had helped Tn. cor
l9ratiOn out Of the difficulties into
whch Robert Garrett had plunged il
Threatened. unless certain concessions ver.
grand 10 again place IL IN an embarrassing Do
uuor' Miss Carrot came quietly vet effec tively
70 me fAoat and saved TIE credit OF the com
penL. bl-iness men brought in contact with
nha mat she possseses financial bility of The
AAsneSs o'tv- She IL not only acquainted with
eNert detail 81 the management OF the Balti-
"Ote shd oho. but Il also well posted on the
eonclhon OF cher roads and what thew are
aoIns- business claims the largest portion OF
her time. and Ter shrewd Investments have in
we Ast re" years sreatly augmented the Gar
rett fortune Nevertheless she l. a domestic
Aho houle-loEing woman and i most generous
and sympathetic in bar gifts TO clarity. She i
a great Traveller. spend. much OF her time In
New York. and every simmer JOURNEYS 10 En-
rope Miss Garrett IL stout and Of rnediun,
height, dresses quietly but richly. and in her
speech Is low voiced and gentle She is e.se,.
tally . womanly woman with nothing that i.
niannt-h IN her makeup. she has an uncon.
enerabe aversion for fortune hunters and ali
OF them hsve thus far found her proof arEinst
her blandishments.
IHK ONLY WOMAN OIL SPECULATION.
Mrs. Mary V. Taylor Of Washington, Pa. i,
The only woman In the world engaged in the OF
basiness. and her income il calculated by ten,
OF thousand. annually. wheu the oil feye,
eroke out in Washington six years ago she wa,
eookkeeper for big oil firm. She saw tina,
Pipe was becoming scarce and quietly SET
ABOUT buying all she could secure
some tweaty Car loads. Soon prices adj
vsneed Tremendously and Mrs. Taylor
made small fortune from the sale of the stool
she had on hand. Oil operators. pleased with
tne foresight and shrewdness she had shown
inuneed her to continue in the business and In
ner nrsi year, unassisted. she sold more than
siose worth Of oil well supplies Her sales
vnieh see still personally superintends, now
amount 70 over q milhon yearly.