Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-12
NOT ALL RICH WOMEN
INDULGE IN IDLENESS

The woman of today OF any prop
crty or social standing AT all Is usually
the busiest of women, Instead of a
languid awakening each morning at
. To- cup of chocolate and the first
elaborate toilet she Is frequently up
by e, and from that hour until II or
the following morning Is on con-
tinuous round of appointments, meet
ings and social engagements.
Mrs. o. H. =. Belmont is q type of
busy society seader who as a girl was
carefully trained In anticipation %
future responsibilities. Most OF the
younger set prominent socially are
put through severe regimen that
they may later administer their af-
fairs 10 the best advantage.
IL would surprise many people II
they could see the orderly files Of
letters. safety deposit boxes. and neat
engagement books as well as account
books kept b. the debutantes. IL Is
not unusual for a young woman TO
employ "a lawyer Co look after her
anairs entirely. and she becomes as
kecnly Interested In an Investment
or n collection as any business man
would be, though this Is fact some
what difficult 90 realize when she Is
seen al "A luncheon or dance. pretty,
gay. md sd emingly witheut serious
thought In her charming head
Mrs. r. II Hartman as "a girl re-
coived a vigorous training from her
father. who saw that she became
thoroughly conversant with the many
details connected with the manage
mcnt OF a large estate.
Mrs. Clarence Mackay Is another
woman who leads one of the busiest
of lives and whose days are scheduled
as systematically as are those OF a
railroad maRnatc. Added 10 the social
demands OF popular hostess, Mrs.
Mackay IL one of the trustees of the
Roslyn union free school and q mem-
her OF the finance committee Of Trim
ity church. Then there rs the Equal
Franchise society, In which she Is Inn
mcdiatoly Interested and whose Of
fees are In the top ~ the Metropol'
itan tower.
Mrs. Mackay like other successful
promoters, believes that personal
presence moves the world" and is az
get-at-abie on any question of busi-
mems as Is the most democratic can
didate for office.
Mrs. Retty Green. though not a
socioty woman. has made reputa-
ton In finance that Is world wide,
and is Ia control OF vast interests
There is not an Idle bone In Mrs
Green's oody. and the making OF mo-
ney is not her only interest.
Mrs. Russell Sage Is a personality
as weli known In the phllanthropic
world a. Mrs Hetty Green Is In the
financial. All the charities In which
Mrs. sage Is personally Interested are
on business basis, and nothing u
wasted.
The one unmarried woman who has
earned the country's gratitude for tht
numerous benefits conferred through
her quick appreciation OF n need and
her sound Judgment rs Miss Helen
Gould. Every one knows that Mis-
Gould Is no ldler, She gives her per-
sonai attention to all applicants who
are worthy OF help, and yet can hnd
the time to entertain charmingly
give picnlcs on her beautiful estate
omen homes for sailors ana In quiel
way hli an important niche In sooia
I life.
There are many idle rich women
/ 10 be sure, but also many-and these
] mentioned are only few OF the mum.
ber-whose lives are crowded viii
fine accomplishments though they
! may seem to work 30 quietly.