The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-18
ALONE IN HER PROFESSION.
aIiss Dean Is Prosperous Land
scape Assistant to an Architect.

Seape Assistant TO an Architect.
New York. Dec. l6-Marjory Dean is the
romantic name Of a very practical young
business woman and perhaps the only
feminine landscape assistant to an archi-
tect in this country. Miss Dean. or Al.
Dean as she signs herself IN a bold bust
ness hand, is a plump Iule woman, SIN
under 30. filed with energy and devoted
10 her work.
"How did YOU chance upon your protes-
sion?" she was asked
There was no chance about IT, she re-
pled i knew 1 should have TO earn my
living when left school, so I eudeavored
20 Law the foundation for profession by
nv studies even while attending the gram
mar grades in the public schools. Now,
I don't want you 10 think tnat an of this
fore.hought originated with me as a SRI.
for it did not ] was lucky in having a
very practical mother. who treated an OF
her children alike. boys and girls. she
would ask US AL even little tots, what
we expected TO do 20 earn our living when
we grew up. Then as We grew up. while
al school, she would give US advice.
.Fer advice to me- Miss Dean con
tinued was 10 looA lot 7o-NS oI ,L,l.l -
lesson pesi1es ~ pc" '.'l'-7' - -
ana te51ins. ,H' ~ - ,,5
so Wnen / showed 4o''e''e7S -oI
lecture she encouraged me, and suggested
thar even If / never succeed in becoming
an archl'ec1' Hl7A' re an az
assistant in some capacity.
50, you see II "as my "'o'l.ei az
pent the tWls' JUS ate - -,
WITHIN the mohlh' came 10 w" ~
ana oIIered my services 10 d P-o-illi-l'-'
archltect. he COuiu HidNS 40 Hs1 O- ---|'
but he gave me some Nat@d"e auF ~
Go 10 Europe ne sai'' il ilaSi''7' "a
spend al least three nouns STUDY -iiS an ti-
itecture. MOI the Dulla.hs SO tiuel'--' i
every archilect mas sIudlea thAI old1 S-l-
but their settings 9'uIS vac lo---'i9-
Every year the number 81 wealthy Amer
leans VINO wish TO b1Ila hanGSome MONIES
are increasing. III Inc majority oL Sases
they take fancy 10 certain S'4 le o.
architecture ana want ~ nuilt on some
particular spot without Jhe ieast regard
for the suitaolh'y- NOW Wnat you want
10 learn Is how 10 oulld the GROUNDS up
70 suit the house. Let the aIch-tec1 O-il
the house and you build The grounds.
Il acted on his suggestion ana today !
am his landscape assistant. borrowed
the money ana TOOK "neeHHs toul
through the BRUSH Isles ana seFeIai
countries 10 Europe win classEna'e.
who didn't have 10 earn her living ana
was willing 10 go any route tnat was 10
my advantage
Wen, as nave SAID, on my return
became the assistant OF my adviser and
an to-day earning comfortable living,
with little % spare, and put aside lot
rainy DAY. am the only woman III
America ming such posilon' ACCORDING
70 my hho"iease' ana am quite sure
the field IS large enough Tor many more
My work consists IN planning, ana
sometimes laying OF, the grounds sur
rounding homes IN sncn manner as VIII
pe 10 Keeping with the style OF the Duiid-
ings. ! plan avenues, vistas tangles, wa
teriaiis. groves. hedges, grass plots ana
any other feature calieo LOT py me aren't
lecture OF the mouse. II ls my business
70 see 10 II that 'he various WINDOWS ana
ooots nave pretty outiooAs ana DTS OF
landscape that the several approaches are
Ihaue ~ such manner as 10 give the
be$t views OF the house
sometimes IL Is dlIncult TO make the
GROUNDS SUIT the pulidlnss' when the
owners INSIST Is the only style they VIII
nav out where mere Is no lack OF money
- 4ui'e poSsiole- We olteh nave 10
cur ooHh or oulld up NUS. In one IN
stance recall we had 10 build hill In
tne Hiusl OF nat leVel track, because
.Ne o"heI ihsisteu tlat ne "ished MS
mouse patterned aIter a certain castle he
mao seen on the hhlhe- Mlth that idea
IN ms head' ne bought large tract Of
tns hat'est ldhd ne eouid ma and then
came and gave US the order Tor the build
ing,
hen we found there was no hope Of
oSSudulns hlms We set TO Work TO remedy
the de1ect fortunately for my part Of