New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-25

compete with the best she must first have practi-
cal experience in commercial work, through Wnicn
alone accuracy and detail obtained; while in
her three vars work in Cooper Institute she mad
had only artistic work in which effect is the desir-
Seeing an advertisement "Engraver Wanted" in
the illustrating house OF J. j. Ryder q Co. OF
hat She was a girl When after some correspon-
dence the truth fell out she received letter say
Moving her as among the large number OF en-
pioyes in their place there were no women she
maj She was used TO men and could stand it II
they could. She was accepted ana worked tngle
two years. from I in the morning uh'i at hisH''
with an hour for luncheon
MET WITH KINDLY TREATMENT.
81 shall always feel grateful to that firm she
declares "for their patience with me- At first |
suoiled many blocks and did not earn what they
Maid me- There was never coarse word allowed
10 be spoken among the men In the engraving de-
partment while | there, nor did ever nave
any shocking experiences. 1t was only the I'M
failing Kindness and courtesy met with that made
Il possible for me to take that training. For a
long time I knew that my work ala not compare z
with that done by the men. But before leIt
could DO a. good = JOB as any man III the place
IN commercial work the practice that gives per-
feet command Of The tools is necessary every me
tells So it is essential to be able TO give strength
to the work to make 1t bold ana clear, ana ~ oie
same time be perfectly accurate This accurate
work enables one to give an artistic touch to me
yoost ordinary thing which at this time is desirable
The thing which most discouraged me. con.
tipUcd Miss Knight. in the cOintlcTcliI "olh az
first was the commonplace subjects given me 10
10 I once said this to the wife of Professor COM
stock of Ithaca, who learned wood engraving her-
self in order to be able to illustrate her husband
| hook on hugs and hcctles She replied: Just Try
r. make picture of everything you do, II II Is
| only a cuff button This has been or untold helt
| TO me. and nothing seems commonplace.
,, TALENT IN OTHER LINES
| Miss Knight has not only talent in her especia
line but she is endowed with rare business ability
| When She came from Providence she worked FOL
| six months in her room in her boarding house
! then for six months she rented desk room in al
office; she then took half office, and now has
suite Of studios in the Hartford Building. Beside
taking contracts from several of the larges
J ieuclrv and silver firms in the city, she received
| So many orders for designing and illustrating O
| various kinds that last April she formed co
| narfnershlp with Miss Noble Ives. who now al
| tcnds to everything but the engraving. All wori
| done by either is signed by the firm name "knigh
| * Noble Ives. 80, 49,, = .,,..;o ,or., m,
l. still trying beat the boys in her riHe prac
| tico hitting the buls-eye eight out OF ten times
at a ffty-yard range. Her brief vacations, ar ar
| snent i'm her Michigan home, where she ana ne
| saddie-horse Jim have grand sport together owe
, the country, renew their comradeship ana preath