The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-08-01

We have had women who were poets
and authors for many years, but the adj
vent Of women into live daily journal
ism Is of comparatively recent date, and
there IS no position where women have
shOne to better advantage, their keen
perception. cOnscientioUsness and habits
of industry being OF the greatest service.
Among the latest to enter the ranks of
New Yorl; journalism and to make n de-
cided success OF it is Frances NJ. Benson.
Miss Benson is proud to be called a
Hoosier girl, but the opinion of her
friends IS that Indiana should be prouder
of her. Pretty, young and brave she is,
and with a vim and go that few men
have. aud with a rare executive ability
added to undeniable cleverness and in
dustry she could not fail. She came to
New York alone, unknown and with no
newspaper experience. She wrote her
first story, description of a trip to Coney
Island on floating hospital, for an aft
ernoon paper. The young writer waited
for the editor to send her check and
engagement. As they did not come, she
went for them and got both, though
after considerable encouragement.
In person Miss Benson is medium
sized, beautifully proportional, young
and exceedingly pretty.-w . sensitive
mouth and decided round and very pref
ty chin. In fact, she is pretty ali over.
Another remarkable woman who has
been pioneer in her choice of profes-
sion is Miss Emma Il. Steiner. She is
tail and slender, of most striking appear
ance, and with hair nearly white, bat
with beautiful, youthful face, rosy
and without line. 1t is not age that
has bleached her hair, but the miserable
wear and tear of trying to evolve har-
mony out of half hundred men and in
struments.
Miss Steiner is the leader of the Or
chestra in one of our best theaters, and
she is also a composer Of much merit.
She composed an opera, and it was
played here for some weeks, but did not
prove the success it should have been
had the libretto been half as good as the
music Not daunted by the failure Of
this opera which cost her so much, she
has continued her work and has brought
out many very popular. songs, among
them THE Hussar,'' 1.-THE First Kiss"
Love and I" "a Flower Divinely Fair
and n comic song called "Clara John
sons Pug"
Mrs. Josephine Gro was formerly an
artist, but so nearly lost her sight as to
be obliged TO give up her art, and then
she took to designing neckties while
waiting for her music to bring her in
money. She composes songs mostly of
light and popular nature, many of them
having become great favorites, which is
good for her, as she gets cents royalty
on each copy of the song sold.
Mrs. Gro has preferred music of
light and popular kind, but she is quite
capable of doing those ponderous and
weariso1ne high class compositions, and
she is a thorough musician, writing all
her music after the rigid rules, but never
tries to write at all unless she has the in
spiratior. She is not very tall, but L
dainty and pretty, with sweet blue eyes,
an exquisite complexion and most engag-
ngmanner. Every one cordially wishes
her even fuller success.
Mrs. Lille Mahon Seigfried is another
composer who inherited her talent from
her grandfather, The O'GCrman Ma
hon, who was the descendant of the old
Irish kings. whose blood flowed in his
veins in a direct line, and whose name
was the synonym of all that was grand,
tender and chivalrouS. Mrs. Seigfried
has the features of her family in a
marked degree, together with the warm
heart and affectionate disposition that are
the inheritance of every one whose fami-
" owes its origin to the Green Isle. She
is known IS the ''peaceInaker."