The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-19
SUCCESS KNOWS NO SEX.
WOMEN OF BRAINS AND NERVE
WHO MAKE BIG MONEY.

Trades ana ProfeSslonS-AoW They
Started and What They Are Now.
They Talk About Themselves,
tCopVrI0Atl
New YORK. Dec. IA great many
people labor under the delusion that woman
does not carry business head upon her
shoulders; that at best she 10 bad schemer,
Aworse executor and only capable of routine
work. They have an impression, also, that
very general prejudice against woman in
business prevents her development even in
congenial lines. These people will Isarn
something from this article, because there
are women with ideas who are perfectly
capable Of carrying them out, aud clever
woman is In just as much demand as a
brainy man. Success knows no sex; origi-
nAlity and force Of ideas count always.
Women In New York are doing some
thing besides being journalists, doctors,
dentists and handlers of supplies peculiar to
their sex: they have gone into the counting
room and gotten down on their elbows to
the big ledgers; they have gone into manu-
factories and known the touch and smell of
machine grease, and they have presumed to
organize stock companies for producing,
buying and selling, quite as If they were to
che business born.
PRESIDENT AND EDITOR.
President of the Mary n Seymour Pub
fishing Company. Miss Seymour is the
founder, editor and publisher Of the Bust
ness WomGn'S Journal and the hoad Of a
stock company composed entirely of women.
They intend to make enough money out of
their venture TO own an entire block, TO be
occupied exclusively by women Of the diff
ferent professions, and to their president Is
due much OF their enthusiasm in this direo-
ton. Miss Seymour is an enterprising
woman, just in her prime, vivacious and
sensible, and very much interested in the
development OF her sex.
II was bent on being a scribbler,n said
she, land began making rhymes when was
Is. The first money l ever earned was for
a poem sent to Jennie June, and tell you
that SIS looked very big to me. l had to go
to teaching finally, but it didn't agree with
me and was an invalid for year after Ii.
While l was in bed began to write for the
papers again, and studied stenography as
an aid to journalism. When got about
went to work for the only woman stenog-
rspher then IN New York for nothing
month and the experience. ! did al office
boys work, even to sweeping out and
routine that is Of vital importance
TO woman. wouldn't work
on Sunday, though, and that
that stood in the way Of my being taken
into partnership. Then set up as stenog-
Zrapher for myself, but l was so nervous
over the work that tainted dead away az
che first reference case l took. By and by
when l was accustomed to it got so much
work had 10 sit up half the night 60 finish
it, and once l worked tWenty-six hours at a
stretch to finish case had promised at a
certain hour. As my business grew l be-
came interested In helping other women,
and all told / suppose l have taught at least
laSAs II haA OG1u
al one time in the different big office buildss
ings, but gave them up 90 take hold Of the
Journal
~ believe In business women. They are
more faithful than men; don't take ad-
vantage Of business secrets to steal tips and
speculate on their employers interests, and
OF the hundred and one embezZlers who have
violated confidence and the Ten Command
ments not one has been a woman, though
there are hundreds of them in New York
handling other peoples money And want
to say one thing with extra emphasis; that
is, that any woman who knows what she
wants to do and how she Is going to do il,
can find or make place for herself just as
successfully as II she were o man,
THEATRICAL MANAGER.
Mrs. E. L. Fernandez is the only woman 10
New York who is the manager of a theatri-
cal agency, and she has about the prettiest
offices in the business. II you want TO see
splendid representatives of the human race
there is the place to 60. Her walls are pa
pered with pictures Of handsome actors and
beautiful actresses, with here and there
some of the sweetest babies that ever grew.
Mrs. Fernandez has long been known as the
another of stage children, ~ and she looks it.
A comfortable-bodied whole-souled, kindly
faced woman Is she, with vast store of
"reminiscences.
~ pave been In the profession all my
life," she said, land my parents before me,
SO when I found myself obliged to stay at
home and take care Of three instead of one
the only thing l had to turn to was some
branch of stage work. My little daughter
was playing children's parts and made
speciality OF preparing children for theat
rical WORK; but Gerry interfered with that
business to q considerable extent, so l
branched out to include the placing Of
grown people. You know, all the COM
panies are filed through agencies, and
though great many women had made fail
ures in trying TO establish agencies, Daniel
Frohman suggested that see what could
do, and offered to help me In every possible
way. For three years it was uphill work,
although knew everybody In the profess
sion, but when got away down in the blues
l went over to Frohman's and he cheered
me up by telling me what tough times he
had at FIRST
II was glad in those days to do the cheap
est work, filling choruses, ballots and spec
taculars, but now l am in 1t with the best Of
them and to stay. i own my own home
and have taken care of my family all these
years, and you may be sure that am one
Of those who believe that a woman can
make a go of anything il she's a mind to-"
THE PLAYwRIGHT's MIDDLEMAN.
Miss Elizabeth MarburY is in something
the same line of work, though she deals
with plays instead OF people. Instead of
placing a heavy villain where he can do the
most damage and a comely soubrette where's
trim figure and a saucy tongue will be
most appreciated, Miss Marbury disposes of
plays-when she can find good one. Miss
Marbury is intelligent and practical; more
than that she had tact enough to get along
nicely with enthusiasts without letting sem
hment run away with her.
II handle plays on strictly business prin-
oiples." said she. There Is no other estab-
hshment such as mine in New York, be-
cause the former attempts were swamped In
sentiment. ! sit down to the reading OF a
play with mental SCALE scissors and blue
pencil handy, regardless of the Endorsement
on the manuscripts. And don't bother a
manager with play until 1 have made q
study OF his particular wants, what be hos
refused and what he has used Managers