Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-06-02
WoMAN's DEPARTMENT
rhree InterestIng American dIrls.

Mics Enid Yandell is a sculptor
whose work is we'll known IN America.
She is a Kentucky girl and first gained
national fame through her magnih-
cent work upon the Woman's Build
ing at the Chicago Fair. She was
asked to do the work by Mrs. Potter
Palmer. Miss Yandell says; ut was
such an opportunity as wouldn't come
twice in a life and seldom comes at
all to a young worker; / simply could
not afford to be afraid to say no. 80
1 took the plunge and agreed to 90
the work" Miss Candell has the
natural birthright Of every Kentucky
Rirl-she is pretty enough not to need
to be talented but her success as q
sculptor IS assured. She graduated
at the Cincinnati Art School and from
there went to Chicago where she
worked under Msrtiny. After her
success at the great fair she worked
with Carl Bitter in New York. Sew
enty-three medals were given to the
designers Of the Columbian EXPOSE
ton. Two OF these were awarded to
women and Miss YRndell holds one OF
the two. Then came brief period
of study IN Paris under Rodin and
Macmonnies and Miss Yandell re-
turned to America and established
studio Of her own in New York The
Tennessee exposition contained two
specimens Of Miss YandelPs work-a
bronze Hindu at prayer, which re-
CeIved silver medal, and an immense
statue twenty-five feet in height.
Miss Yandell does not reach to the
knes Of this heroic size goddess. She
says that the physical strain is often
too great for women sculptors. One
has to stand constantly and the hand
ling of the vast amounts OF clay re-.
Quires strong muscular development.
Miss Yandell made a statue of Daniel
Boone for the Historical Society Of
Louisville and is now engaged upon
designs for q public fountain for the
same city. New Haven has given her
q commission for monument In hon
OF OF one of it's mayors. All this is
the work of an ambitious sculptor
but some of Miss Yandell's work is
peculiarly feminine IN conception.
She makes the most delightful little
portrait statuettes. These are made
from a composition closely resembling
marble but possessing most artistic
TINT ivory tint instead Of the dead
white Of marble. 1t has become quite
~ fashion among society women to
peEpetuate their charms in one Of
these fetching little statuettes To
see all the arts and graces Of modern
woman caught and held in marble is
an innov0tIon. Tiny portrait medal
lions are also a part of Miss YandelPs
work.
Dorothea Klumpke is California
girl who has position for herself in
the world of science. Miss Klumpke
comes of talented family. Her por-
trait painted by her sister Anna,
shows a bright, thoughtful intelligent
girllsh face. Another sister, Augusta,
is q we'll known physician in Paris
where Dorothea Klumpke has a po-
sition in the celebrated French OBJ
.serEatory. Another sister is studying
the violin under Yssy. Artist, physi-
clan, musician and Rstronomer-these
ARE the four Professions followed by
these talented girls. por0tbss re-
ceived her education abroad and at
en- early age showed fondness for /
mathemstics and astronomy. She ls
the first woman to obtain position
An the astronomical observatory of
Paris. After proving her real work
as an astronomer she was assigned a
staff position. She works in b1ild-
ing in a quiet corner of the observa-
tory garden. Her work is largely
clerical, consisting Of calculations and
measurements. In spite Of her men
tai excursions to other worlds, Miss
Klnmpke is thoroughly feminine
She designs her own gowns, and takes
girlish interest in the little gsyeties
of this planet IN spite of the fact that
her work lies outside the realm Of
petty interests.
Miss Estell Reel, state superintehd-
emit Of public instruction in Wyoming,
hos recently made brief stay in the
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