Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-10-20

When pretty woman, who for {
dozen years has been a cOnspicllO1l>
figure at the Patriarch balls. as wei
as at the exclusive little affairs a
Sherry's, goes into Undesirable. MINI
Fou-lt creates as great Il sensation il
Ne" York society as the defeat of Cor
bctt would create in pugilistic circles
his is Il new country, and hardly
Il family in New York can 90 back fo1
more than u generation without run
ming against that awful Trade. But
the exclusive set doesn't like 10 re.
member that it was trade that laid
The foundations Of its family fortunes
1t IS a pleasant commentary on the
FOuFzY lundred that it has made up its
mind to give this daring young wo-
man its most substantial encOura ge-
ment. There are those who say that
The -Four Hundred is made up wholly
of "snobs," but by its cordiality to
little Mrs. Cyrus ". FieLGl Jr., it has
shown that it appreciates and ad-
mires pluck
There IS no prOuder name in all the
United States than that Of Field.
Never IN American history have four
brothers become more illustrious than
David Dudley. Stephen Johnson, Cyrus
West and Henry Martin Fled Two
jul1StS whose names will live as long
as American Jurisprudence shall stand,
one whose faith and courage united
the New World and the Old and one
4 clergyman and author Of internation-
a. fame. 1t is the niece by marriage
Of three and the daughter-in-laW of
the one whose death was SO recently
m0rned by the civilized world that
braves everything and steps into trade.
Mrs. Field was confronted by q CON
ditiOn and there was only one way
20 better that condition. The family
Of the late Cyrus w. Field was strick-
en- by misfortune. Wealth was turned
10 comparative poverty This little
woman saw her young husbands
wealth disappear in Il day, ana knew
SHAT the gay life Of 4 Young society
natron was no longer for her. But
there flows in her veins the Blood Of
The Old Puritan fathers anu mothers
When she realized what the disaster
meant she set about to see how it
could 10 rcmcdied: 4 few months
ago her husband received an appoint
mcnt III the government consular ser
vice, and it WAS then that she conceived
the idea which she has Just put into
execution Of supporting herself and her
little girl and aiding her husband
who finds himself harrassed by debts
1t was to open a millinery shop. and
this she has done, rs al New York
society knows by this time.
\ Recorder reporter visited Mrs
Field yesterday at 1866 West Goth
street. where she lives with her moth
er's' and brothers family 1t is Il
household, breathing refine
ment and good cheer. Mrs. Field is
one of these dainty. ethereal women
who remind one, rs the poet says, of
"a bit Of Dresden china" She has
brown hair that dciieS the cOnven-
tional pin and seems to love to stray
from its prescribed domain to careSs
her white brow. Her eyes are gray
true Yankee gTay-her teeth are white
and even, and her dimpleS are simply
enhancing. Taken altogether. Mrs
Field is a woman whose fortune would
DC made in 4 week if she would only
sell mems hats instead Of depending
upon her own sex for patronage and
support.
She has mysterious little room
hung with Japanese bamboo curtains.
and filled with divans aud frail chairs.
She calls it her den" ana it was in
this most fascinating Of "dens" that
She told of her objects ana desires,
It is as impossible 70 quote Mrs
Field in cold type as it is for man
TO paint the skies. She has Il fashion
OF rambling on from one topic to an
other that would battle Il monograph
One can gather Mrs. Fields ideas and
marvel at her vocabulary. but. to act
ually quote her is something beyond
reportoria- skill.
ooh, the press has been kind to me-
She began. in the sincerest of tones,
80 much more kind than | deserve.
l expected to open M little shop
quietly and without any ostentation
whatever, but you newspapers heard
Of my idea, and you seem determined
to give me every possible aid you can,
and you may be sure / appreciate il
very much" and the gray eyes actually
filled with tears. but she continued
AT first [ dreaded the notOriety, and
when l picked up the newspapers
Saturday morning and saw my name
in nearly every one of them. I almost
felt like fainting. But l said to my.
self: Young lady, you've gone into
the thing. and you must fight it out
and 50, like Gen. Grant, I mean tC
fight it out on this line if it takes al
summer.
"Ytu see, I made up my mind to &C
into this thing over two months ago
and so Mr.. f. T. Curtis, who is one
Of the beSt-knOwn bonnet designers
in this country, and myself formed
4 partnership. When my husband
went abroad to assume his duties as
a consul l went with him and to Paris
and there I picked up the sweetes
little models and bonnet patterns il
the world
Now, I don't pretend to know any
thing about millinery. Mr. Curt:
/ knows al about it and SO does N.
+ forelady, Miss Bentley. but I don
I I'm going to learn, though; but a
first I shall content myself with ex
! ercising what 1 am pleased to. cal
a general supervision over my stor
my shop, I suppose | should say
| You know my shop is right unde