The Washington times., 1913-12-06
Women's New independence.

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Women's New Independence.
Really it is part of the old story.
Woman's position has changed entirely
in the last hundred years. The work
which women used to do in the home is
now nearly all done outside, and very
much better than women would usually
do il, so that has set women free TO do
things outside. When a woman has an
active temperament and intelligence
enough to create interests for herself
outside the home, and can enter busi-
ness life among men, why shouldn't | she
do it? She has a perfect right.
Until recently all women were being
provided for by men, either legally or
Illegally, but now the case is different
There are thousands of women who are
earning very tidy incomes now and they
have a right TO enjoy them
Law of Discrimination.
when this question was put up to
me there was the law and there was
nothing for me to do but pay. When l
went into it carefully it seemed to me
10 be horribly unfair. 1t discriminates
against the person with moderate in
come in favor of the person with only a
, small! income and il also discriminates
against the person with moderate in
come in favor Of the very wealthy per-
son
a great many of the laws l have no
quarrel with, although / have had no
voice in their making. but this is one
law TO which / do strongly object, and
so | am taking the means at my dis
posal to find cut whether / really do
have TO obey it
lin the course of my professional
work. both on the stage and in my bus
ness now. | have had to work very
hard. Everybody who succeeds at all
has 10 work very hard l have travelled
from coast to coast and from Gulf to
canada. The work / have done has
given me an appreciation of the pro-
ceeds.
An Artist In Decoration.
Miss de Wolfe has long been a promi-
nent figure in New York society. For
many years she was on the stage and
achieved the distinction of "stardom'
Her success there did not satisfy her, |
however. So she took up house deco
ration as a profession. She had shown
artistic ability all her life, and while
on the stage designed her own dresses |
Miss de Wolfes venture in this prac-
teal art dates from eight years ago. In
that time she has decorated homes in
all parts Of the country. One piece of
her work was the decoration of the
Colony Club, in Madison avenue. She
has just completed the interior decOra-
tiOn and remodeling OF the Sans Souci
ir roTty-second Estrest and Broadway
Just opened bv the Castles The entire. |
work was done in thirteen days OF
her work Miss de Wolfe said:
II m just like a man about business
] Use business methods and ! get alonD
very nicely and easily. For one .<.iny |
m good ray. ] don't wobble. | don't
come along and say, I'm very sorry.
Jut did really say that or silly
thlnGS of that sort
Asked whether her success had caused
any Jealousy among the men already
engaged in the field she had chosen.
Miss de Wolfe said:
MY friends tel! me that there is a
certain amount of jealousy. but 7 nv
SELF have never found il. I have only
experienced the greatest kindness. I
think one really gets what one offers
don't you? If a person is mean he is
very aptly TO be treated meanly."
Partner of Miss Marbury.
For the last twenty-five years Miss de
Wolfe has had a home-making partner
ship with Miss Elizabeth Marbury.
known because of her activities as
play broker. They lived together for
seventeen years in house at Irving
place and Seventeenth street.
A year CT So ago they left their old
home, driven out 10y the encroaching
Of sky-scrapers. and settled themselves
in No. IL East Fifty-fifth street. The |
new house had been remodelled and |
decorated by Miss de Wolfe. Among |
their friends it is known as The Lit |
tie House of Many Mirrors"
Eight years ago the two women pur-
chased another home in France They |
had often stayed AT Versailles, and |
finally decided to have 4 place OF their |
own there. They bought the villa |
TrianOn. overlooking the famous park, |
and one time the home of q famous |
duke. Part OF each year the two |
friends spend in Versailles