South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-23
SAYS MANY GIRLS
ENTER BUSINESS
AFTER GREAT WAR
Many Who Are Independent,
" Rich Seek Work Rather
Than Keep Idle.

NEW YORK. March 22.-"Sh'
doesn't have 10 work"
How often you have heard t.
Maybe the fortunate young woman
works in your office and YOU have
been RECALLED with descriptions oil
her wealth. home. family and social
duties and when payday comes
around she appears very unconcerH-
ed about her pay envelope.
There are many bachelor girls
who don't have TO work. as far a.
mere money goes. but really love ac-
tual effort Many society girls
young women or wealth. actually
want to labor. Some of these are
Anne Morgan. Adelaide Sedgwick
Mercedes de Acosta and Symphor-
osa Bristed.
Society Woman.
Adelaide Scdgwick daughter of
Mrs. Harry Sedgwick. OF New York
and LenOX, is a full fledged business
woman daytimes and a society belle
evenings. She knows all the trade
tricks of the great avenue as well as
the art of being a social success
Her first initiation into hard work
came with the war, as it did to 50
many.
A London war hospital first. then
a canteen at Calais. where 500 men
a day We're served commentator
by the British government ther
home 10 America. And, being home
Miss Sedgwick found idleness intol-
or no III ,Q.tr
break to midnight hours of the can
teen. She liked the service.
SO she announced TO shocked rel
atives and surprised friends that she
was going into business.
No Pink Tea.
mo more pink teas or luncheons
after this" said the pretty society
girl. Il am going 10 get into some
thing useful and interesting" And
some persons quote her as saying
too that she could use more money
and was not ashamed TO admit it
Pretty frocks, hats, lampshadeS
and boudoir decorations-these are
the specialties OF the energetic Miss
Sedgwick, and her friends mIortune
her for her advice and beg her tC
give time 10 their individual prob
lens
Mercedes de Acosta, her poetry
art and writing are well known
She is a daughter of Mrs Richard
de AcOsta and a sister of Mrs. Rita
Lydig and Mrs. Oren Root, both tai
ented. She works indefatigably a.
her various enterprises and has beer
actively connected with numerOu:
society entertainments, What Next
being the most recent
Hard Work.
No one ever accused a society edi-
tor of having an easy job, one with
out pitfalls and not requiring tac'
and finesse. So when Symphorosa
Bristed took the job or writins
about society, when she became the
editor Of a department for a we'll
known magazine, everyone knew
she would have a hard time pleasing
all her friends. But Miss Bristeo
has always been a busy person. She
did her share of patriotic work, and
and also had time for athletics, ten
mis- and motoring, up at LenoX
where the Charles Aston Bristed'
have their home. She has been a.
different times reported engaged
but IS still a bachelor girl
Anne Morgan il PERHAPS the most
famous single woman in American
society. She IS known DOtn IN TINS
country and abroad for her numer-
Gus works and charities. She has
received the Cross Of the Legion OF
honor and has been decorated al
different times by the French gov
eminent.
How society women spend then
lives does not interest me-" said the
daughter of the great financier. who
has inherited much Of his acumen
Il hope they will gain, however, a
moro complete understanding OF
their duties 10 the United States and
other countries"