New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-02
JUNE'S ANNUAL PROBLEM.
WHAT ARE THE SWEET GIRL GRADU-
ATEs GOING TO DO?
D1sCoURAoING NEWS FOR THE B. AS WHO HOPE
no MAKE TRANSMITTING THEIR PROFESSION.

DIscouRAoING NEWS FOR THE b. AS WHO HOPE
no MAKE TRANSMITTING THEIR PRoFEssioN'
Before the month OF roses IS spent thousands OF
"sweet girl graduates" will be adrif. seeking they
know not what The accepted notion that no moo
girl Is educated beyond certain limits "''ho"'
expectation of career robs the fair one "e",-
bling these days where "the brook and river mee''
of the happiness of me graouate OF genera'o"
ago
Often tragical are the perpexities that confront
the bachelor maid Of arts forced by circum-
stances or choice 20 determine. almost oe'ore 'ho
Ink is dry on her diploma. bread-wlnnlnG cAIeer'
That q degree Ia not nfallible talisman 10 sue
cessf living Is the least Of the surprises 'n'''
time has in store for the young woman IT an cA-
perience meeting of the college graduates Oh 'he
United States OF the last twenty years could DC
held In New York with open doors. what d re'o'"
ton II would he to this years nedsllsH' /" INV
woman of degree pursuing successfully INC P'o.Vs
zion or calling for which she equipped h"'se. III
college II Is safe to say. there are dozen 'o"o"
Ing pursuits Of which they never dreamed pu''"''
which they would have deemed in their college
DAYS beneath their dignity or attainment
so many bread-winning avenues are no" 'pe,, =.
women that the girl quitting the a'a"enr 10"
embarrassed by the richness OF choice' 'n''' 49,
she sways between profession or o"S'"'
career She has perhaps. vague Idea tha' '"''e
is more money in industrial pursuit ""' Wv
pentilitv OF the professional life has tenacious
fascination II is vain to tell her tha' the p'o''
sions are overcrowded; that tho suresl I'll
road to a livelihood lies in the practice OF SOME
thing for which there Is urgent steady oe"anu'
To guide or at least. set the graduate immune
in practical ,inconsested fields. The tribune III
Y,tes the exper.nce OF successful women OF aHhr''
college or non-college bred.
Not later than yesterday three prospective D. a.
wore encountered trying on mortar-poarns anu
gowns
81 think" said one with tho blithesonences oi
bele choosing a flower That viii earn my hV'hs
=, ...,.,,r1 rs easy rs pie TO English French
novels ,,.,.-
Of Arts. 49,. $3.50,
Girls with my knowledge Of Spanish. don't you
think ought TO he able 20 furnish an apartment
asked third enthusiast .,,.
before deciding TO regale the American P"'".
md enrich her purse by the i-'sI'Sr' n
~ French and Spanish novels. Il would 10 wen io'
tho graduate 10 make a tour NJ puollshihs "o"s'''
n she wishes to spare the future many "''
hreak" said business woman 'yester'hy- ~
corsng 70 l-known publisher. there - no NOR
means Of livelihood. perhaps man rams
fat,ng There Is Ttfle OF demand In ms 'onni
translator, ~ are women But thoy arc women who
bring 10 the work excepiion.I .l,lI.,n, forcr,os,
,,arsi,Gor the woman who made the repuiailo" OF
Balzdc In this country.
ADVICE no TRANSLAToRs.
ITO discourage tho inexperienced from n'''"p'
ing transla,ing means OF hNehh'""'
Katharine T. Wormely. ''s an important
W, -.ot mas ses that 40 not receive letters rom
pcrsons many apparently unhttcd 'o'
.o-k asking mo TO assist them 70 obtain nanS'"'-
ing T. &c painfill 10 me 70 say that nave hpl''s
,,r, o,scouragcmcn, TO offer. All tho books h''r
,r,,si..cd have been AZ The request and cno''" OF
publishers. $50. o,,o,
"Ncw-york IS fun Of clever men ana "'h'"
re.av - translate for tho proverhal song u -
m. constant excess 81 supply over demand '"'
keops tho remuneration ~ sihrVlns '".' ~, bss
,,5a9,,e ,,,r-.saor prevails that any on" VINO h's
failed In other lines - literary W. ''..i.t,, -,
a. , ,r,nslafor Aside from inor'uSh hn'" -
-, t,n..u,s.s fh. expert translator mus. l'rs
10 tho work wide and vari"d - np"ls ' NM, he
mistress Of q good English sif.r as ~ LANGUAGE
ough student Of in" c"nrtt."'''" ''
Wrs Man j scrrano io whom Am'rie2n' ut. aT'
largely indebted fof NOR $500, - as.er,
a. iir,n.lafiug n proportion 90 ihc h,p , Nlr'Ev
and me required ir the poorc-i psid OF ~, n' NJ
Seranno adds Intimate association WIN tl" ~, .lr
ism character. which uafrraly I"ins y, .bs, good
,si,,ors are rare and they are 80 Wei known
that " rs almost hopeless ini W. ,.,rsf,,lon
T TIL .r.iy nav tho professional moro man Np
for a ihree-hurdrcd-paEe N'N"' '"'' '
nc , nr.,, graduates from attempting 10 Darn
n livnl,bood Is tranelafing," said publisher H
Tea I ~2'T saw The line said Mrs Homcr Marin!
translator = The Women oi INC f''l.-. ,,,
fcr,sblo living hy TRANSMITTING. con FmshSh
three nun drcd. pag" BOOK ~ mn career opcncd
q q nrifi,. on "Th- Marion" tn most h9p'th n"..
a. her carer 20 m, Maiden Bachelor Is ne iac'
e e,,',.e s"r 5nin She Wa f5rynve years Old .
Like everything else. there Is room on - - t,,oii
u - W. Ir ,T,nsiaf'ng 10 mark that me f'w VINO
succeed bring TO me work Tho widest culture