The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-06

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY RD7uBLm
Can q woman Engage in the strenuous
commercial liro Of to-day and retain her
N,ofnRsly bearing and instincts, ana snow
no change In phyGiognomy and expression
from tho universal type or feminine taeesf
~. Louis women who every day touch
elbows with men OF business say she can.
Ideals play IN important part IN the
business career Of a woman. and through
I'll, vanser of shregdne,a and posse
acquired by association with the reverse
side OF affairs. still shines tho woman II
she has been successful.
The Transformation OF spheres that she
goes through. however. leaves behind Its
traces. and. although the IDEAL may shine
es..!. tho same true lustre, and her ulu-
r.sre desires may be not far removed from
Gro hnuseT1fe's, the stamp Of differcntia-
tion has been set and new ~tell-tale lines
drawn.
ISut women 81 executive ability. Of rare
native and ~sharpenci c.everncss who
every day play at mans nnsncial game
eni win. for ZONE curious reason 90 con
frar~ 10 man srid -cScnt being told that
they look tho part
She. despite financial conqucsts and per.
ver:cd pursuits. Is still a woman. Her IN
s,iucts have been INDICATED. To atterp'
20 Impress upo. one Of these scnfuRez OF
Intellect and higher culture that shs elbows
a radical difference IN p~hys!ogEomy from
tho general typo Of her ser. IL a mistskeh
attempt ut iattcry and sure TO fall
Grace and figure, to her. stu remain So
prcne.
Men strive for picturesque Individuality.
To succunts to the weakness to look A.
well a play tho part The actor. the
LAWYER. The doctor. the broker. are sasdly
distinEuishable. The cut Of the beard. ths
comb Of thu ha.r. the effect Of the clothss
arc Identified with their professions
But woman. with her unfathomable
ways. holds In aversion all OF this. and
when she has reached a -oonspicuouGnAss
in equality with masculine minds, ghe st.
teurts to hide II by a height Of fem
inlnity In drsss and tsstcs. Whether she
has solved the puzzles OF the commercial
world. reached q mark in art. made .
name In q profession or distinguished her
eeIf along uncommon lines. b considers
her achievement lost, In q great measure
n suocess has besn bought AZ the oest Of
beauty or GraoA
To attract, 10 please-thsse IRE shs Gle
mental traits OF all womandnd. Aioas
these lines, since prehistoric time. woman
hsys specialized.
..rhs hand that rocks tho cradle and
rules he world" would nevcr have bsen
supreme had II held the uen or turned
the ledger shsst
A & Louis woman. mentioned among
the Tn representative business women Of
the world. Gaid last week that her ideal
was the model housewife. Ghe hos re-
taiaed that ideal through tho ye1gs spent
In mounting to success In the financial
world.
PHILOSOPHER. idealist, writer, manager Of
sare executive ability. but, above all, q
woman, Miss Helena Mitchell, manage Of
the New Southwest, q railroad corpora
tons magazine. stands ~ the most strik-
ing example Of St. Louis vomen in IMAM
cial pussuita. Holding the unique honor
Of nilinG a position heretofore barred
aeainst women. Miss Mitchell has not only
trunphed through the devotion 70 vom-
ans ideal. but she has embodied vcmaniy
Qualities and manly traits IN her work
n retained all OF the former.
Seated In her cfioe ia the Missouri Pa
siic building, Seventh q Market streets.
confsrring With ths officials Of the Immi.
grafion bureau, Misc Mitchell Is the cool.
csleulating business woman bearing large
ssao0nsIhiHties with the Same forttude A.
hor male co.workera In her apartments
at The Franklin Hotel. Westminster place