Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-05

",bat is a difficult question. How can one
answer. when there are so many bright
women, and I'm such widely dinereht
fields Some women are ahead In one pur-
suit, others far surpass them IN announcer
oh, 1 could not answer that question
The brightest woman doctor iawyer'
speaker, author, publisher, jourha,'s'.
teacher. flnancier, business-womah' ihisn'
be named, but TO decide which woman Is
mos, gifted in all ways is a very difficult
matter" ,,u,,.
IA woman OF rare executive ABILITY
and a philanthropic director. Mrs. John
Ualps name stands very high. she Is
president OF many associations, especla'P
those adapted to the moral culture OF the
Young. She Is a keen, quick thinker
highly educated and progressive rehsious
worl<er. Daily contact with such man
as DR.. John Hall would be an inteHectuai
training for any woman. ana the srea'e.'
compliment that can be paid her Is W
say he has chosen vile VINO Is h''
equal. o, I,,,o,cr,
Mrs Croly Jennie June) said she
thought the question rather personal
"But II you want my real, honest truth
ful opinion. will tell you / tnlnS III an
wavs Or. Mary Putnam jacob heads the
brains are active in many fields. and she
improves all she seeks 10 do. Yes, Dr'
Jacob, is my idea OF truly brilliant
woman"
Mrs. Margaret Sangster smiled ana
shook her head over the question. There
are so many bright women In so many
different ways that could not say when
| think the cleverest altogether
Mrs. Hoffman, one of the Quick-wi,ted
Sorosis women, said:
"you can quote me as saying that for
woman OF sound common-sense and gem
eral talent | name NJ. Louise Thomas.
che does not confine herself TO ons neld
alone. She Is an excellent business wo-
man. an easy and able speaker. huent
writer. and a tactician. She Is altogether
a remarkable woman, and she has 10 my
certain knowledge educated and cared LOT
eighteen motherlesS children, black anu
white. She made one OF the finest presi-
dents Sorosis ever had. She has done
more good than any other two women
know. Yes, II. Louise Thomas l believe
the cleverest woman In New YORK TO-
day"
Mrs Or. Crosby also gave her vote for
Mrs. NJ Louise Thomas.
..She is a woman of great humanity as
well as broad views. and as a writer and
speaker she is equal to any one"
TOO MANY TO PICK FROM.
Mrs Colonel Fay said that Mrs. NJ.
Louise Thomas, Mrs. Frank Leslie, Mrs.
Lille Blake, Mrs. c. o. Merrill. Mrs:
Lehman, and Susan Il. Anthony were Oil
wonderful women.
There are many others, she said; Tot
instance. there are the Rev. Pheoe Han
naford and Mrs. A. Bettner. who is nearly
ninety years old, and very gifted. Then
there Is Mary Kyle Dallas, such pretty
story writer. and Winnie Ream Hoxie, the
clever sculptor, who received 10000 for
Farragut's statue Mrs. 81. Nimmo Mo-
ran. the artist certainly ranks first In her
school Though she was born in Scotland
she came TO New York as child, and
claims America as her home. She Is mar
rled to Thomas Moran the artist"
ADMIRES JENNIE JUNE.
Mrs. Frank Leslie said: Mrs. Croly
Jennie June) is far ahead OF any woman
in New York. l knew her when she first
married Dave Croly, and she did good
newspaper-work from the very first. 1
behave she began editing when mere
girl, up In Massachusetts,. 1t Is not gene
rally known that she was born In Eng
land. She was, however, very young when
she came to this country. She was the
originator Of syndicatiDg outof-town
matter Dave started a syndicate for her.
They always shared their household ex-
penses. ard she educated the girls and
ne their only boy. She has been very
industrious woman. She founded Sorosls,
and was It's first president. She belongs
10 a great many other Gibbs. and Ia vice.
president OF the Society for the Advance
ment of the Medical Education or No-
men. She Is always seeking to open up
new fields Of labor for women, ana, all
round ] consider her cleverer inan any
other woman in New York"
Mrs. Mary f. Bryan, the novelist, said'
IL think one Of the most gifted women
IN New York Is Mrs. Eliza A. Common.
She is a woman of sterling common sense
who devotes her energies to one sphere.
What we want In New York Is not
universal genius--a person who can 90
a little OF eyerythlng-but specialists IN
one particular field. and people VINO have
educated themselves for one branch untii
thew have attained perfection. consider
Mrs. Conner a woman OF this ordrr'
II love her ciear-cut sentences anu he'
precision. She Is an out-and-out new"
paper-woman, and TO me thdt %
highest calling. Stories are OIL 'ery wen,
bur who reads them? Not the men anu
women with brains. would fa'".s
editre.s OF a political sheet 'ham w
eonnsc,sd with any magazine. There Is
ne in that sort OF work. and MIS-. Con-
nor puts life in her WORK; ..
miss Elizabeth Bis,and. that was. ~
.no,h.r writer I always appreciated.
pssntIful. hish-bred. and refined. she ye.
haa the brains OF = clever man. ana useo
them ably. often wondered now an
indolent New Orleans girl could De 80
nImble In getting around sne wos,a
Fleetness of foot does not belong 70 vas
a,.smv gracious southern women. Win
her soft voice and dignitied bearing one
would never imagine Elizabeth hisisn0
Wetmore could have done the work she
has accomplished
MARION HARLANp HER IDEAL
Miss Kathryn Kidder. famous ~ Mme.
Sans Gene. said: Marion Harland Ter