St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-20

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Another woman whose friends declare
would be signally successful at the head of q
salon is Miss Elizabeth Marbury, herself an
authoress, a playwright and a popular and
Successful translator and adapter Of the works
and plays of foreign writer's. Miss Marbury
is very interesting conversationalist, full of
tact. and the fact that she has travelled ex-
tensively abroad and participated in the re-
captions of the women Of London and Paris,
who have made themselves famous as the
mistresses Of the salons of those great CAPT.
tails, only adds to the reasons advanced by her
friends why she should become the success
full mistress of the American salon.
The great difficulty in the way of these two
clever and interesting women is the fact that
each of them is dependent on her own efforts
for a livelihood, and both Miss Banks and Miss
Marbury declare that a liberal pocketbook is
one of the essential elements necessary to the
successful establishment of salon and while
both would gladly see themselves the head of
the first recognized American salon, both have
doubts of their reaching that coveted
position.
Miss Maud Banks perhaps has drawn more
attention 70 herself by the bold declaration
she made a fortnight or so ago in an address
before the Womans Professional League, in
which she declared that rs'women had borne
long enough tbs burden of creation than by
anything else she has done. This decara-
ton has been discussed at womens meetings
I'M II,
and many and severe have been the criticisms
hurled at the head of this bold and interest
ing young woman. Miss Banks, despite her
critics, sticks to her declaration, however, and
boldly asserts, 81 mean just what I said
Women have borne the burden of creation
long enough. The time has come for her to
assert her Independence, and when asked,
how she is to shift thai burden, she answers,
archly, 81 am not thirty years of age yet; you
can hardly ask me at this time to attack the
order of nature as it has existed from the
beginning and suggest a new law for natures
work all in the same BREATH
Miss Banks believes that the American
salon is due, and she believes that few more
winters will see the salon permanently and
successfully established in this city. 'sA
salon" said Miss Banks, twill, think, do
more for the furtheranee of the cause of
woman than any other one thing that could
be done in her behalf. It is almost mystery
to me why successful salon has not already
been established. The women of America
have played less conspicuous part in the
political history of their country than have
the women of almost any other nation under
the sun. And yet they are noted the world
over for their eleyerness, originality, indie
pendence and beauty. Look at the great
things the women of France, such as Madame
Recamier, Madame Necker, Madame de Stael
Madame de Remusat and others have accom-
pllshed through the medium of the salon.
They have made for themselves place in the
history OF France more deserving of atten-
ton and study even than that made by the
men OF France fort latter have been the
recognized rulers, and Frances great women
have been forced to accomplish their ends
through their own unaided energy, tact and
genius. The truth of the matter is we women
here in America have been too much prone to
begging. Instead of commanding that which
we sought through our own adroitness, tact
and skill, we have petitioned and petitioned,
begged and begged for it. I do not believe in
this, and believe that a successful salon with
clever woman at its head would do much
toward doing away with it. never knew
begsar in my life who ever got anything but
nights lodging, crust of bread, few
pennies or some bad whiskey, and they usually
get a kick with that. If it is not literally
administered it is metaphorically'
"a salon to be success should be an ex-
elusive affair. It should be confined to small
numbers and every one of its members should
be intrinsically interesting, SO that should
stranger, say man prominent in the politi-
cal world, be invited there, his interest will
at once be aroused. Our American women
are too fond OF advertisement, they reyel too
much in notoriety. 1T seems to me that they
seek to proclaim their cleverness abroad
rather than let it make its own way for them.
When they arrange social gathering and I
speak now especially of those who have made
names for themselves as clever women and
who have not been in society strictly speak
ing, it partakestoo much fthe character of a
mob. Bees when they are swarming never
make honey. I have attended receptions
given by some of the cleverest women in
America at which there was hardly room
enough Tor all present to sit down. The
hostess had sent her invitations broadcast
The result can be compared to a swarm of
bees and nothing else. I believe the time is
now ripe for the establishment of a success
full salon in New York, and believe the COM
ing season will see one well on the road to
success. 1t should have decidedly clever
woman as its mistress, one who has plenty
of money at her command and who knows
thoroughly how to discriminate in the selec-
ton of her guests.
to be the first American woman to make a
salon success? Oh, I would like it i'm
mensely. Nothing would please me better
and believe I could make salon success.
would do it, but there are reasons why my
ambition will lead mein other directions and
the principal one is money. must work.
I have my own way to make in the world and
it will take fortune, atleast moderate one,
to make a salon a success
Miss Elizabeth Marbury is like Miss Banks,
of the opinion that the American salon is
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