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sculpture her life work andnoi to study it
merely as means of pasang her spare
time. She learned TO know, in the course
of her professional work. Francoi. Tonetti,
the Italian sculptor, and the Two we're mar
ried
Mrs. Tonsui and her husband work
together enthusiast cally in their art, They
occupy unique residence. in East Fortieth
street and Mrs Whitney at one time shared
their studio.
The building wa formerly Il Protestant
church When the cougreg gat ION wanted
to move away Mrs.. Toue,,i bought the
building aud had it transformed into a
residence and studio
Painting has Interested several women
20 much that they were able to make Il pro-
fes.ion Of il and find success in it, The
Emmets are probably the most striking
examples OF SUCCESS in this art.
By birth they are connected with many
OF the most fashionable New York families
and could have had any social pleasures
they desired. They are cousins of the
Astors. and on account Of their own posi-
tions AZ we'll aa their cleyerness, they could
| have zone to any houses they cared to.
| But their art interested them too much
| to allow of other diversions, and they
surrendered themselves to 1t with very
gratifying success Jane Emmet, who mar
ried Robert yon Claim, the painter, and
Elsano Emmett have had great SUCCESS
with their portraits, and sister (Rosiua
| Emmet now Mrs. Arthur Sher woodD won
fame a.. a PAINTER nearly two decades ago.
! Mrs Albert Herter, who u.ed to be the
| beautiful Adele Maguiness, ls another por-
/ Jnalia who aS
Miss Pausy Benedict before her marriage, is
A welcome guest at the most exclusive
/ bousas in New York. and few women are
more pop,llar at Newport Yet Mrs. Cotton
now supports herself and her family by her
portraits The possession of talent, a large
visiting list and the ability 10 make her
sltters acquainted with her society friends
are elements that can make Il pofIial'
painter very successful.
Music also has attracted many Ne" YORK
women who might otherwise have devoted
themselves wholly to the pleasures of society
Mrs Grenyille Smelling, who was born
Anthon, has been serious student OF music
for years merely from the desire to cultivate
beautiful voice to the fullest extent. Shs
has occasionally appeared with success III
| public and contributed to the delight OF a
by he, artistic Use Of a lovely lyric soprano
! voice
! Miss Frances Ives has JUS appeared IN
/ public for the first time, aud ier success on
| this occasion seenl- TO sho" that she may
have choseh her career "s+ly She ls
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs brayton Ives
! rive years 20 ie' '''e'r7 III '''"''I '1' ''e'
TO take up the study seriously. and she eS-
B taIV n
| career, although there Is only her ambition
as the impulse TO such an undertaking
Of all the New York women VINO
have Interested themselves IN mnsI' none
has gone so far as Miss Mary Calender.
She has even begun to teach ana has 30
| many pnphs that h'r 'i'le i 'a"eh uP VIZ"
them to the exclusion ol aliil"7 every oVhe'
occupation.
She has studied the art herself and she
! once had H beautiful soprano ro'ce wit
/ which she might have won fame IN puollH
life. But young women on wealth ana
! position were different IA MISS Calender =
youth and he-itated before .ney took tn
step from the privacy "i their own ho'nt7
! into public life, Miss tnllrnd"r does 10,
now have even her summers !" herself h'f
receives pupils In farlH'
.'liS' i'' -hdiNy ''"' 'i'N''i''' N"''''''N - -
physician famous ha!l II century ago u one
OF New lorH's weaNh ny women VINO nave
found great pleasure Is mueN'. he' arr =
creative and she has composed many s"he9
as we'll as comic opera nat "as pi"oo'eu
year. ago win some success ron f'a"'ot'
has sung numher OF Mrs' raymond
songs in concert.
Her mother, who died year ago, lei' q
large fortune. and her father pr fiarry'
was brother OF MIS- McNsllah' n'"' ','r
Of the Mayor She has practically DE
voted her time to composition Tor d"ca"''
She s also extremely liberal to musc!hile'
and many of the less fortunate N IN" pro,
fession have every ca'lSe 20 ba Sr&'"tul
to her.
There is just now n group ot Young AmeI-
can girls in Paris vino are showing their
| Interest IN other thlhES 'hah 'hrW h"'''!
One Of these is Eva Palmer daughter OF the
| late Norliahu' rai'''e''
Miss Palmer Is deSlrous oil aclihS nov
because she needs any sort OF financial aid
from the stage, but in order TO crafty her