The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-10-07
WOMAN AMONG WOMEN
Mrs. Cyrus w. Field Gives Up
Society for Business.
HER ADVENT rs A MILLINER
Creates a Decided Sensation in New
York's Upper Circles-Recciving
Greetings from Rich and Poor-New
Departure of the Daughter-in-Law
of Ono Of New York's Most Res
pcctcd and Useful Citizens.

New YoRK, Oct. 6.-The advent of
Mrs. Cyrus W. Field into trade has
made sensation. The newspapers
have given considerable space to telling
OF the lady's purpose; it has been sub
joct for general gossip in the boudoirs
OF the wealthy, and in the less preten-
tious homes OF these in trade them
selves. And popular sympathy and
godspccd arc with her. Not alone be-
cause she is a gontIewoman by birth
and education, who is willing and eager
to put her own fair shoulder to tho
wheel when fortune turns it against
her, but because the work she has un'
dcrtaIcn is an unselfsh one.
The insanity, embez2Iement and iail-
ure OF Edwin Field, the eldest son OF
the world famous Cyrus w. Field,
brought the whole family from riches
to poverty in few hours. Cyrus W.
Field, IT., was interested in the firm
and assumed debts which he was
bound, not by law, but by honor, TO
pay. Hence it is that his aristocratic
young wife, daughter-in-law OF the man
who laid the Atlantic cable, built the
earliest elevated railroad, amassed a
princelg fortune land enjoyed the
worlds highest honors, including the
freedom OF London, bestowed by Queen
Victoria, is now selling bonnets in IL
Fifth avenue millinery store.
When it was first announced that
young Mrs. Field was going into the
millinery business many doubted
| whether she would become an active
worker, but thought it possible that
she might allow her name to DO used in
connection with some established MILL
ner, considering her financial misfor-
tunes.
Mrs. Field is q very attractive woman.
had endeaVored before meeting her to
pick out the lady from among those who
we're fitting back and forth. l was UNI
prepared to learn that the vivacious,
bright eyed. brown haired, exquisiteIy
dressed lady in black was she. She
does not look over %.
II wish could give some idea Of how
kind people have been to me" she said
late Yesterday. allow they have en-
couraged me, and made mo feel that l
shall surely succeed. know l must; l
will. But kinds words mean Il great
deal. Besides, they have bought my
Donnets.
ut has surprised me SO, SAID she'
that any number OF people have come
in and asked permission to grasp my
hand. / didn't sleep very well last
nirht. | was nervous: | shall sleep to-
night. Gut l want TO say something
about the plan upon which we 1ntehd
to do business u Is OTt small one al
present, but we nope by pleasing peo,
pie, to get a big establishment. ana
We arem gong TO put on any AIRS she
said, laughlngly. we want not only
to make the prices oil the mats so reason
able that people Will buy, put th&t
thoy will come BACK again. we VIII
trim hats to order, ana II they don i,t
suit we will take them back. we VIII
send hats on appreciation; we VIII even
make over old materials. IN snort, we
will do anything we can 70 gam inc con-
iiGence OF the people. for l uoh ask
my lrenus 10 puy OF me unless t"eg
see and get Just "hNt they want !
shall be mere every uAy uetween l anu h
.. shall stay away $50, sometim me be- be,
cause II my ltleIus , GaIhe az , anu , "Il
here they may feel Obliged to buy some aI.
th'ng they 90 not ""h'' As"o"'0 NOV
like that at all; u,-,
on yes, l nave given up anl soclal
connection so lar as that siShlnes any
anything more than real friendship. a
poor woman has no place IN inc Fay
woF!u' you N:'o"; Wy "usD"nu l'"s W.
We, my father and mother, brothers