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Mrs. Cornelia Adair
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Mrs.Emmons Bfoine
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j«ui Walker J
taging housck
:d financially
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Mrs. Russell S&ge
RR women our greatest flnan-1
Hers? asks a recent writer, j
Well, It looks as though they
o among the greatest, at
men have shown them how
become financiers. With some no- •
xceptions the world’s richest
learned the management and
of wealth from either fathers
ands. Though Widow Hetty
is Increased tenfold the $3,000.-
rlted from her father, canny
Robinson, yet she herself de- do,,Bt * he wUI succeed, and she is in
dares with prido that from him she j ex , < , 0 " e, ) t heaUh and only seventy-one, |
learned nil she knows of business
methods. There is no denying, how
ever, that Financier Hetty could give
points even to her ancestor on tho sav
ing and Investing of money.
Mrs. Hetty Green’s financial career
is known to all the world, yet her dis
tinctive feminine qualities are not
known outside of her personal circle.
One of her feminine attributes is a real
love of good clothes. She always has
plenty of them. But the economist In
her so struggles with the woman that j
Mrs. Green Is not usually seen wearing "?
her good clothes. She always wears women.
her old ones and those most quickly o ,*>«
thrown on when she go s to her busl
ness office. Outside ?. business she
is rarely seen, and that is how one of
the world’s richest women has got the
reputation of being a poor dresser,
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Mrs. Russell Sage, America’s other
which is no age at all in these times noted tho amount left to each In her. Senora Cusino Is credited with' the
of lengthening mortal existence. ! husband's will. Next she calculated J ownership of $200,000,000. That is
Mrs. Sage’s economy is confined I the probable amount that defending the J more than even John D. Rockefeller
strictly to her own personal wants and j will would cost her In lawyers’ fees, j will acknowledge he is-worth. There
needs.. She was brought up simply and Then she quietly offered to give to : is no evidence ef Spanish degeneracy in
economically, earned her own living as j each heir $50,000, just double what the | either Mme. Cusino or her financiering;i
a teacher for a number of years and j will called for. They accepted, arid though sjie.cqmes of a family that ssfit
led the' simple life. After her marriage j airs. Sage counted that she came out "
to Russell Sage she could not have i even, if not, indeed, ahead,
done inuch else than lead the simple j
life, even if she had so desired. Those
who knew her intimately, however, It would be quite a mistake to take
were' aware that at heart she was al- it for grouted that the world’s richest
ways the most generous and charitable and shrewdest widows are all to be
Russell Sage himself knew j found in the United States. There is
one in South America whose wealth is
equal to the united fortunes of Mrs.
Green and Mrs. Sage, with that of Anna
Weightman Walker and several others
thrown in. She is ' Senora Isfdora ports from the senora's mining town
t Goyenechea Cusino of Santiago, Chile.; of liata. She owns that,town out and
her widowhood began. The world's ] At least her headquarters and a splen- J out. The very stores and shops in it
chief money lender was not buried be- did palace which she irihabits part of belong to her and are conducted under
fore relatives began with indecent the time are in Santiago, but her busi- | her supervision. It is not likely that
de Mae'ul, which is the name of the
senora’s Santiago home. The curtains
alone in that Sardanapalian mansion
cost $200,000, and other ftirnishments
are in proportion. An extensive race
track is laid out upon the estate, part
of which is a noble cattle ranch. Mme.
Cusino is a noted cattle breeder.
Beyond doubt Senora Isidora Goy
enechea Cusino is not only the richest as s p l0 prefers elected“to office,
widow, but the richest woman in the
world, and probably only Rockefeller
could dispute with her the claim to be
ing the wealthiest ; sihgle individual 1 is
Walker cares nothing at all for society,
as is generally understood, and has
even been known to manifest a con
tempt for it. She has been a widow
some years, but he would be a brave
man who would venture to offer his
heart and hand for a second marriage.
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Then there is Mrs. King, who owns
whole counties of ranches In Texas
and the votes therein, too, it Is said,
to the extent of having such candidates
she did so her property was worth $10,-
000,000. Since then, through railroad
Investments chietly, Mrs. Oelrichs has
increased her fortune till it is now $30.-
000.000, showing that she inherited her
father’s eye to business.
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Boston's richest widow Is Mrs. "Jack"
Gardiner.
Beautiful Mrs. Potter Palmer is a
wise and brilliant financial manager.
At her husband's death the chief con
trol of his millions was loft In her
hands, so much confidence did he have
in her ability to manage money. Mrs.
Emmons Blaine is another Chicago
millionaire widow noted for her execu
tive ability and public spirit.
For forty years Mrs. Astor, widow of'
William B. Astor, has been the social
arbiter of the Newport and New York
millionaire set. though she has not been ,
a widow all that time. Another Ameri
can widow of millions is Mrs. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, Sr.; yet another,
Mrs. Levi Z. Leiter.
So you see the world’s richest widows
almost without exception belong to the
United States. LILLIAN GRAY.
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Next is that other ranchwoman, who
member of London's court circle j
WOMENS OCCUPATIONS.
Of 303 occupations in which men are
engaged In the United States, women
are found in 300. The following list
of tho number of women engaged in
different pursuits will be of interest to
those who earn their own livelihood:
193 blacksmiths. 190 livery stable keep
ers, S steam boilermakers, 126 plumb
ers, 409 electricians, 1,041 architects,
167 stone masons, 545 carpenters, 46
plasterers, 1,752 house painters, 241
paperhangers, 9S9 quarriers. 904 team
sters, S4 civil engineers. 1.66S railway
employees, 48 street car employees, 571
machinists, 1S6 millers, 323 undertak
ers, 5,574 barbers, 8,119 doctors, SOT
dentists, 11,031 artists, 2,193 journal
ists, 3,010 lawyers, 3,,ITS preachers, 946
commercial travelers. 10.550 business
agents. S5.246 clerks, 74,153 bookkeep
ers, 150,000 saleswomen, 7.000 messen
gers, 3,000 porters, 879 watchmen, S6,-
118 typists.
kept a tight rein on the' wealth which
It is now his widow’s chief joy to give
away for worthy purposes.
That Mrs. Sage is likewise shrewd in
financial matters has been proved since
living. It may interest poor but honest J and a favorite friend of King Edward, j
American young men to learn that the j Mrs. Cornelia Adair. Over thirty years
Chilean lady has two pretty daughters,
isidora and Pacifica, and it is said she
tied in South America, at the time of
the Spanish conquest. The beginning
of her vast wealth came from coal, sti
ver and copper mines, which her hus
band operated before his death. Since
then his widow has been even" more
successful than he was in heaping up
millions.
Senora Cusino manages her business
interests herself. She owns a whole
fleet of trading steamers. These ves
sels carry coal to South American
richest widow, is in most respects the haste to contest the will, whose con- ! ness interests stretch like spider webs any of even the palaces of our own
qposite of Mrs. Green, though both
women of the thrifty New England
tents they were not yet even aware of, I all over the Pacific side of
Mrs. Sage forestalled them all. She i America.
South , Newport set are furnished in a style
I of such luxury as that of the Chateau
thinks of ordering another palace pre
pared for her in New York city that
she may introduce these young ladies
into society.
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To como back to just a plain, com
mon level of wealth after contemplat
ing such a dazzling pile of South
American riches,, there is Mrs. Anna
Weightman Walker of Philadelphia,
who inherited her father’s fortune of,
some say, $50,000,000, others $60,000,-
000. It was made largely in the quinine
trade-during the civil war, when that
bitter drug was worth its weight in
gold. Mrs. Walker on her father’s
death took his place easily and grace
fully at the head of a vast commercial
ehterprise and ordered Its affairs with
consummate skill. Mrs. -Weightman
ago Cornelia, daughter of General I
Wadsworth of Geneseo. N. Y., was j
married to John T. Adair, a live Irish
gentleman. John T. Adair was shrewd,
as well as witty and handsome, and I
soon after he married Miss Wadsworth j
invested in 1,600,000 acres of Texas 1
land, which he bought at 20 cents an
acre. Now from the cattle upon that
noble property a net income of $100,.-
000 is annually drawn, much of which
the American favorite at the British
court spends in London. But* Mrs.
Adair is also in Texas looking after her
property a considerable portion of the
year. ,
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Five years ago Mrs. Hermann Oel
richs, not then a widow, took into her
own hands the management of the
estate inherited from her father, the
late Senator Fair of California. When
KITCHEN CONVENIENCES.
A work and worry saver for house
wives is a table or flat shelf higher
than the kitchen table on which to do
work which requires bending over, or
would without such a convenience.
Still another is a broad strip—not
string—attached to the apron band,
from which hangs a holder. Which is
thus always at hand. And apropos of
aprons, there Is a “dusting apron”
which saves one woman much weari
ness of body and spirit—an apron with
a long pocket for the duster and an
other for a small whisk broom, which
saves many a distracted whirl around
the room for a particular article needed
for each different object.
YOU AND I TOGETHER.
What of storm and trouble,
What of the hope and fear?
Hand in hand
To a rosy land
We’re going the bright way, dear.
Only a little sorrow.
Only a falling tear:
Then joy and peace.
When storms shall cease—
We’re going* the bright way, dear.
& The Question of Entertaining and Other Important Matters
The wise woman buys no marked
down velvet costumes at this time of
just now. It is a very good
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MAXINE ELLIOTT GOODWIN.
T HE woman who
tertaln makes
take.
So docs she whose
forever open to nonentities. ^
There are drawing rooms where you
have difficulty in finding the worth
while people among the crowds of so
cial driftwood.
There are hostesses so good natured
that they never say “Not at home." then, too,
an 1 in consequence there is always a
bore or so who Invites himself to din- j
ner.
But the opposite is just "as bad.
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Some people's idea of hospitality is i
nothing short of the famous Bradley-
Mnrtin ball, and as they can't give
any such entertainment they don't give |
any at all.
"We don’t entertain because we don’t i
like to do things unless we have them i
just so.’’ Who hasn't heard the re- |
mark and accused tho speaker in his 1
heart of making an excuse for his j
meanness.
But it is not always meanness. Some !
people don’t know the art of simple
hospitality. You have to break into |
l very simple circular
one piece with a Uts-
back.
arc the vogrie, and a red
looking like an escaped
every one to staring and
the other night.
cular effect, and evening gowns of the
thinnest materials even are made in
this way.
The waists are many of them in
crossed over or surplice effect, and
this adds to the graceful lines.
They say that gray and tan tailor
returned be- j made princesses will be worn more
than ever this spring, and, indeed, this
is a practical, smart mode.
relieve the
ahrave a hore or so
their house almost with a hatchet. '•
They arc always making excuses for
being out, for not inviting you to din
ner or tea, and they are always com
plaining of how lonely they are. As if
one tiring didn’t follow the other. Peo
ple who have a nice cordial way with
them and invite you to share what they
only toast and tea, ;
lack of friends.
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too elaborate hats.,
a “fussed up" hat :
face. The;
the resort j
every one;
the face
The eveni
lng, and the
pale blue and pink gowns of this are | outline head by any of the well known | was trimmed with braid and the skirt
very practical for slender purses, as j illustrators and tint it delicately in was a plain circular one.
they can be used for evening gowns j Water colors. It will look like an origi- The other coat and skirt were of
both-summer and winter. nal painting of price, especially if you I Alice blue, trimmed with velvet but
They say net gowns are to he re- ' put it in a pretty gilt frame. These j tons, and it had a vest of Persian,
vived," but 1 hate to believe this, as I j little economies help considerably The jacket of the blue suit was a
dislike them greatly. They make a when there are many walls to be cov- ! trifle heavier, but this could be reme-
‘ died when the time came , by ripping
out the interlining—a very simple
process. The vest could be taken out,
Vr.v—
woman look like
a plump frilled
pincushion.
What sort of
pett icoat to
on a rainy
is a great
lent. Tile
latest is of
checked ging
ham and, really,
in black and
white you can't
tell it from silk.
Only the check
be a fine
one. I have seen
a charming pet
ticoat made of
twenty-five cent, Nothing like a fussed
yard gingham hat to conceal beauty.
trimmed with
black satin baby ribbon. The lower
ruffle may button on and thus be made
detachable in order that it may be
laundered.
It is time elbow sleeves ceased. With
long gloves at three fifty a pair you see
many a shabby hand covering when
the opposite should be the ease. But
what would you? We have to keep
if we want
ered, and one dislikes cheap looking
pictures—as most of us do.
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I notice a good many sales are taking
place
making it open front.
and raising her children as she can
thumping typewriter keys or doing ac
counts, and the result will pay her far
better.
It was all a mistake, you know, to
suppose that businesslike ways and
tactics were separate from home man
agement.
The latest type of woman has learn
ed to combine them to her advantage
and to the advantago of those de
pendent on her good sense and clever
ness.
HatL
New York.
GERTRUDE ELLIOTT ROBERTSON AS CLEOPATRA.
When Nat Goodwin's company was playing in London a beautiful and
ut'.cr member of it was Gertrude Elliott, sister-In-law of Nat Goodwin. She
professional debut in liis company. Later she made the acquaintance
Robertson, a stage star, who for some years had been a member of
-Terry company. He and Gertrude Elliott became attached to each
were married. Since then Mrs. Forbes Robertson has been a twin
husband. The picture shows her in the character of Cleopatra,
enchantress was never half so handsome as Gertrude Elliott
the
puffs, : stern effect a chemisette and bow of
j soft chiffon and lace may be introduced
in a shallow yoke effect.
would delight the J *»
everywhere, Summer materials are being shown
to make that; in all the smart shops, and it looks as
know is attempt- j if large polka dots and messaline silks
were to triumph again.
reign of the cir- I Much chiffon cloth will be worn, and
make cotton shirt
waist Socks for summer wear. These
little gowns never go out of style, and
one can make them so much prettier
and cheaper at home. Besides, when
bought l'"rldy
‘4 - v\ made they never
quite fit, and
you lose the
pretty lines of
the figure, which
are the chief
charm of such
a simple frock.
Colonial glass
is all the rage
here for wine
and water
glasses. This
imitates exact
ly the old fash
ioned tumblers
to be found in
every farm -;
, The evening cape taking house. Thej
[ place of the coat. "footed tumbler
i i-: taking the •
| place of the goblet which looms too:
! high among the other small glasses.
“Optic glass” is another novelty, i
This is thin crystal dented at regular I
intervals so that it gives a brilliant i
reflection. The old “pattern" glass (
seems to be in the minority just now. j
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If you want a pretty picture for your :
drawing room let me give you a hint. I
Of the two Elliott sisters, Maxine and Gertrude, both noted stage beauties—
one as handsome as the other—Maxine is the elder. She was born in Maine,
the state which has produced so many famous singers and actors. Maxine
Elliott had the advantage of beginning her stage training under such capable
critics as E. S. Ynilard and Augustin Daly. In 1S58 she was married to Nat C.
Goodwin, whose pet name for her is Max. Miss Elliott is now a popular star
on her own account.
THE MOTHER WHO NAGS.
When one talks of a nagging wife It
is generally to refer in pitying terms
to tho man whom she has married.
Much more to be pitied, however, are
the children of the marriage. A man
can endure much and find a remedy In
retaliation, but sensitive children
shrink from the continual fault finding
and suffer in silence.
What makes matters worse for the
little ones is that thbre are many wo
men who are regarded by their hus
bands 3s model Wives, but who, on ac
count of their thoughtlessness toward
their children, are really very inferior
mothers.
fairness to many mothers it must
that they unwittingly fail into
habit of nagging their children,
tiresome ways of the latter seem
more than they, can beer at times, and
the result is that they are apt to forget
themselves.
"Don't do this," and “Don’t do that.”
“Why can’t you let things alone?” “I
never saw such a child.” "You are a
perfect torment, but what can one ex
pect from such a child? You are ex-,
actly like your father,” etc., ad nau
seam, through ail the nerve racking
catalogue of "nag."
And then these mothers honestly
—onder why their children are reduced l
to a state of ;u!!;y irritability Such
mothers never seem to take into con
sideration the fact that children are
the most sensitive beings in the world
and that their whole experience Is
made up of small joys and small sor
rows that can make life a misery to
them.
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES.
Following is a list of the various
wedding anniversaries on which people
are expected to send presents to their
time to invest in a tailor made, par- the year. She looks forward to spring i friends. The list somehow grows long-
ticularly a light colored one which can , and saves money by anticipating. j er an( j longer:
be worn around Easter time. You and j Has it ever occurred to you that wo- i
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I know what Easter tailor mades cost. ; yien are becoming less aggressive? second annive
Cotton wedding
'ersary Paper wedding
and yet one must "blossom out” as well i They demand less business equality j Third anniversary Leather wedding
as the rest of one's acquaintance. ; and shriek less about going into the (Fifth anniversary Wooden wedding
When you come right down to it, world and being business women. ; Tenth anniversary Tin wedding
there, is not much difference in weight I ’Cause why? | Twelfth anniversary China wedding
between a spring and a winter cloth; Weli they have learned that you j Eifteenth anniversary ... Crystal wedding
model if one chooses an Eton stylo. I ; don’t have to go Into an office to earn Twentv .nn'ivTrBa'rv' S ?’ e ‘!
, . , . „ . , , • ... . . Twenty-firth anniversary..Oliver wedding
have seen two Eton models which ’ your living. There is a better way at Thjrtieth annivcrsary ..... Pearl wrtdir ,g
might easily be worn until the time ; home. A woman can be just as prompt Fortieth anniversary Ruby wedding
for serge or silk. One was in the new and brisk, just as businesslike in keep- Fiftieth anniversary .!!..! Golden wedding
Buy for half a dollar a black and white reddish shade of tan. The short jacket ing her husband and home comfortable Sixtieth anniversary ... Diamond wedding
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE.' 1 from a11 P ,ea;?ure * a!1 humanity almost, 'been started for jilted girls. The agency j Sore Gerry, also has her own lnde-
Whon d
his moral
mterpillar lm:
ci? When h
I Rev. Annie Crown is a colored evan
gelist who is doing a remarkable work
among her own people. When a little
girl she felt that preaching was her
work, but her mother discouraged it.
Afur she was c^own and married,
rove in I her stronger than ever, and she yield-; credited with every misfortune that be-
e turns | • ,1 to it. Mrs Brown has a lecture toj falls them, is too sad to think about.
j won.cn entitled “Snakes In Paradise.” j Mrs. Mabel Moses of Tilton. X. H.. is
who
Miss Mary E. Or
1 a mission school in India, say
were a Hindoo widow 1 waul,
die by suttee when my hush:
“j never allowed to eat with the family, undertakes to find husbands for such j pendent home, with her father's full
giris. Two rich widowers are financial j approval.
backers of the scheme, and a woman, j The strongest and most up to date
XIlie. Rodjez, conducts the establish- ! new woman in Japan is the illustrious
ment. I and beloved empress herself. She is
Misses May Van Alen, Marguerite said to be the inspiration of the whole
Chapin, Anne Morgan and Grace Watt, ! modem movement in Japan,
belonging to X'ew York's smart mil- j The women of a church in Shiloh,
lionaire set. arie bachelor girls who x. J.. raised over $200 recently by doing
maintain homes of their own. Miss j extra work while the men could not
nduets, a famous hunter of big game in the
“If I; forests o"f Maine and New Brunswick,
rather, She lias killed deer, bear and caribou.
I died She says bears are timid neat tiros,
than ice to endure the life of the Hin-( and it is difficult to get near enough to
oo widow, unless I had sons. The con-1 them to take good a'
however, the impulse came back upon i dition of tin child widows, shut oul< In Paris a matrimonial agency has j Angelica Gerry, daughter of Commo- J get $60. The men admitted also that
the women were paying for the coal
which kept the church warm.
Miss Helen Burnside, the writer of
sweet Christmas verses, is an English
woman. Her lyrics on Christmas
cards are read the world over. Another
writer of Christmas card poetry, equal
ly expressive of good will and affec
tionate remembrance, is Miss Charlotte
Murray, English too.
A cynic writes: A woman can work
best while talking; a man to accom-
j pllsh anything good must be silent,
j This illustrates the superiority of the
feminine mind in its ability to do two
i things at once.
j Mrs. Eva S. McDowell of Rome, N. Y.,
has been an officer of the National
grange thirty-two years and never
missed a session.
Barbara Kraus of EdwardsvlIIe, Mo„
stood in front of a frantic runaway
and caught it as it swerved. She was
dragged fifty yards.
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