New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-15
WOMEN IN BUSINESS.
TAKING Up MASCULINE AVOCATIONS.


exclusive privilege man. For instance one OF
the successful ranch-owncrs in Kansas is not /
n robust and able-bodied man, but woman fair or
face, petite In form and than thirty years
old Advertising is another business in which /
women are beginning TO figure prominently. There /
two very large advertising agencies in Boston /
the members OF both firms being women and all
their employees women. They make their contracts /
and attend to the most intricate business problems
themselves. and have large contracts for entire /
railroads and street cars in largest cities in the
United States One woman in this city who had an
excellent musical education In her youth took thor
oueh and systematic in the theoretical study
and practice OF piano tuning. and soon proved her
capacity in exceing the male competitors IN the
establishment She has now very large NUMBER
OF patrons and comfortably supports herself ana
two children. The first woman railroad president
in this country succeeded her husband on his
death; nc the president OF the Pennsboro ana
Harrisville Railroad The First National Bank OF
Lexington. Neb has president Mrs II. r.
Temple. and for vice-president Miss Temple. The
recent election of the wife OF senior member ot n
large New-York firm OF short-line railway builders as
president OF the Hams Medina Valley Railroad com
pany in Texas makes the second instance IN TINS
country OF woman appointed to MI this position.
There Is only woman railroad engineer 1hefe
IS little stretch OF road known "a the cairo snort
Line and this the daughter OF one or us chl'l
owners rode to school daily. and at very early
ago seemed deeply interested in machinery ana
|
Finally she manifested greater interest IN me-
chanical and railroad engineering. and as all things
| come to him (or herr who waits. chance arrived
The engineer of this narrow gauge road became ILL.,
and during this Illness the young woman III question
took his place and made the runs without any mis-
| han Ipon the death Of the engineer she assumed
| charge of the train which she Is st running TO
the entire satisfaction OF all parties conccrned.
In Texas there is a female contractor in the employ
OF the United States Government Her contract
| tx for CARRYING the mail from Keith To White Han
Georgia has a woman mail carrier VINO not ohiE
delivers the mail on her little black pony over
forty-milc tri-weeky. In bleak ana sparseIy
settled region, but manages large farm as well
doing much OF the manual labor ana supporting
her aged parents and crippled sister by her inde-
fatigable Industry ana energy She ~ pul '"e"''
two years old
In Cincinnati AN excellent restaurantsin the Cham-
Der OF Commerce Building. and Is patronzed exclu-
svey by the foremost business men In that CITY l''s
run by three Scotch women. and upon strlcuy tenn
perance principles Every predicted their faii-
| urc when II was announced that positively no
| uouor was procurabe IN their restaurant ana
| people sconcd to think they could not even get
glass Of beer with their meals but their predictions
| nroved erroneous for besides paying an annual
| rental OF St. 90 for their magnificent premises they
clear annually from $1,000 10 $1,000 year
The lady guide is an institution In London and an
,nnovaton now being introduced in American
cities In London these guides are Tor the express
purpose OF supplying women tourists WIN uemo'IS
OF their own to pilot them safely over IN" Wen
| known tours Of England and the Brush lslan'S III
general and In fact anywhere they WISH 10 -
on the continent These guides arc refined ana cnl-
,ivo,.d sneak French and German nu"nily, "is'
their application for this rather agreeape po7'.'"
will not be considered. and have excellent ore"'h
tails as 20 character and sobriety. They are cup
| uosed 10 work eight hours a day ana th"ir 'hh's'
| ia but ten shings. equivalent to two dollars anu
| half OF American money when one conHders the
aggravatlons one is spared hy having R"'''' anu
the surety one feels OF not having spent 700 mu'h
for anything purchased. 1t VIII be found tha' 'n'S
aroi,hI. courier has saved her employer fnly the
amount OF her salary. In Ncw-Oreans one oil Vn'
nnest orchestras is composed entirely OF women
and the leader and her corps of weh'rain'H mus
clans arc seen AT every entertainment 81 "D' III
that Rav city. In Astoria, l.. l. many OF ue
! largest lighthouses are controlled and managed 10y
women In Gotham "a a blacksmith fh'p man
accd entirely by the three daughters OF the bIa X
suith who are intelligent young women ne
father died some twelve years ago ana inc W"'h''
took charge Of the establishment; ana LOOKING III
tho future she had her girls instructed not only
IN the art Of horseshOeing. hut In eycryth pef-
raining 70 the trade. since the mothers death
one OF the sisters married. and now the married
sister and the two young girls employ I'VE men
but personally superintend every horse that j.
shod Among their patrons are numbered nv
weaI,hiest owners Of horses In this city and DURING
Monmouth " J. one OF the busiest importers o
or,,ecial flowers IN this city died three years nro
and left HIS business IN most distressingy taAHe
state His WIFE n woman Of exquisite taste goes
downtown 20 the Office daily goes abroa' - ~
= nor purchasing IN the Partisan market ana mel
. buslncas Is now in n most nourshing 'ond'to"
= The largest typowritng business In the whole
orId 70 also IN this city and - conducted hy two
- | o,o,ors The eldest took course ia stenog
1 raphv for her own pleasure She hecam" 20
. proncient In this art that she became anxious
~ utilize her knowledge. and accepted position Il
n well-known law-of1cc. Presently her mother die'
I and the father became incurably H. she the'
r taught the two younger sisters this art ana "peh'
school with twelve pupils. whom she taught ever
, evening after getting through with her duties down
n tovn ,ro-1av this young woman IL In partnership
= | with one sister has five Offices. one school an
n emnloys from sixty sixty-nve stcnographers an
t ! typewrfters. and owns all OF her machines. oh
y | ruIe which they invariably follow. ana when IA
u nr,romsed s delivered at the time stated II II takt
= half OF their working force an hight TO i'S go -
n ! besides employing many women to translate Icga
documents and dramas In every 'amf Gch ms r.
h | has not been demanded There are man! WIZ,
+ r,drn teachers in this city. and one OF the mos
i riu,s s IN dentsts here does all the mechanical
y work while her assistants attehn TO w VI, ,',s"
r. yas pepered by a young woman who taxes the con
q tract for such work from our thri"S' rn her, liz
Al INK by breaking in and training horses ior me aa
II dle 10 beautiful NtrGnlan OF hlHtoVIdt' M ,,
II Chem,stry is another field IN which women can nov
enter A druggist In upper New lork erb'b'u
female prescription clerk. at which hS other cl,t.
demurr'd eventually refusing to WORK WIN nr'
rhn woman was capable young. ana courhseou'
and told the proprietor she had sone to stay. an 10
hnnod no had no fault 10 find with her hllinE oil IN
!. iolpan,,"to one He was well plenEed mat Il
), y, nsrrieJ her and he has now doubly interest,"
10 nartner - well as nrs-class assistant in HI
{. husiness \ young woman IL the pt'pr',,,pi u
2 drug STORE In Pennsylvania. ana makes 'e Gun
l. rounding of medicines spe'iaIty'
he
70 NOTES on DRESS