The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-11

ished plans her parents both died and
she went South to bury them.
When this was over, with charac-
teristic courage Miss McLaws picked
up her pen again, and her work has
brought her continued success and con-
siderable profit.
The Smart Set magazine has on its
editorial staff a valuable assistant in a
young Southern woman, Mrs. Clara r.
Jemison, of Alabama.
At her husbands death three years
ago, Mrs. Jemison was left with two
children, the youngest a baby, and no
means of support except the profits
from a daily paper-the Tuscaloosa
Times-which her husband owned and
edited.
The young widow Immediately as
sumed control of the paper, wrote the
editorials and did all the work unas-
sisted except the mechanical part. She
was often seen late at night holding
her baby and writing for her newspaper
at the same time.
Her health began to break under the
strain, however, and a year after
ward she sold her business and. leav-
ing her children with relatives,
came to New York in search of
work.
Her ability was quickly recognized
and she secured the position which she
now holds and fills so satisfactorily.
An uncommonly ingenious young
Southerner is Miss Berenice Cater, of
South Carolina, who came here a year
or so ago with a small purse but I'M
limited ambition.
Her plan was a novel one. In Carne-
gle Hall she opened a millinery studio
and launched out in the most unique
way as a hat specialist. Her patrons
come to her for "a sitting" and while
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noting with an artists eye the lines
of the face, the hair, the color
ing of the skin. Then is made the hat
to harmonic.
The old-fashioned prejudice against
stage life still prevails somewhat
throughout portions of the South, and
Miss Ella Duncan, of Georgia, the
granddaughter of a minister, had her
discouragements even before she came
to New York to begin her career as
an actress.
Unknown, inexperienced, with moth
ing to aid her but her charming, dig
nified personality and earnestness of
purpose, she sought the office of a
theatrical manager, and was at once
engaged as a walking lady" in THE
Gentleman of France" That same sea-
son she was made understudy for the
leading woman, and last winter, the
second year of her stage life, she had
the role of Iris in ben Hur.''
Miss Josephine Hill, from the Empire
State of the South, is an interesting
example of what a Southern woman
can do at home and abroad.
After some newspaper work in the
South and considerable literary sue
cess, Miss Hill decided to concentrate
upon another life of activity, and en-
tered the Nurses Training School of
the New York Hospital
Some of her first work after her
graduation was done in the tenement
districts, where she was again brought
in touch with uncouth life. Here child
life, in it's pathetic environments, APP
pealed strongly to her.
Several years ago Miss Hill was
superintendent of the House of the
Holy Comforter. in this city. A year
ago she became superintendent of the
New York Hospital Graduate Nurses
Club, then located in very restricted
quarters on Forty-ninth street. Now
she presides over their spacious, home
like club at No. West Ninety-second
street, where it has been sine the first
day of May.