Cynthiana Democrat, Harrison Co, Ky Newspaper, June 1896, Page 17 From: Edie Suttle "jsattle9@idt.net" Date: Mon, 01 Sep 1997 18:13:17 -0700 This one file contains all of the six e-mail submissions of page 17. ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ Cynthiana Democrat, June 1896, Page 17, Part 1 CYTHIANA WOMEN: WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND HOW THEY ARE SUCCEEDING Quite a number of ladies can be named who are artists in that most delightful femnine diversion--silk embroidery. This work is a thing of beauty and, until passe, a joy forever. The ladies who have achieved the greatest success in this department are perhaps, Mrs. Lide Boyd, Mrs. Lillie Turney, Mrs. Blanton, Mrs. Hood, Mrs. Veach and Miss Mary Boyd. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Along the line of educators we place among the first Miss Bettie Cromwell, now a teacher, in the Midway Orphan School. Mrs. L.C. Brock's pupils have frequently borne away the honors at state declamatory contests that the only question now is simply, will it be first or second medal. As a teacher of music, Miss Lena Walters enjoys the confidence of the public to an unlimited extent. Miss Mattie D. Todd, who for 17 years held the post office of our city and administered its affairs with such business tact and precicison as to enlist the adminration of the officals at Washington, deserves more than passing mention, were it possible otherwise, and is an honor and an example to her sex as a business woman. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Among the literateurs of Cynthiana we mention with pride Mrs. Lizzie Clark Haley, who is more that ordinarily gifted both in tongue and pen, and has been called the Harriet Beecher Stowe of Kentucky. She is the wife of Rev. J.J. Haley and a sister of Congressman Clark, of Missouri. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mrs. Mary Givens also belongs to this class, but as editor of the Harrison Courier, has a more extended notice elsewhere. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ With our artists of the brush we place conspicuously Miss Lizzie Cannon, who for some years has been a successfuly teacher of art in the leading schools of Arkansas, but is more permanently located at her home in this city. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Miss Lucy Peck, a lady of travel and broad culture spends her leisure in painting most daintily on fine china. She does her own firing, and rarely fails to effect good results. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ Cynthiana Democrat, June 1896, Page 17, Part 2 CYNTHIANA WOMEN: WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND HOW THEY ARE SUCCEEDING Lucinda Rogers Boyd, the author of "Chronicles of Cynthiana and Other Chronicles," besides numerous short poems of merit and other productions, is a woman of rare and vigorous intellect and of whom Cynthiana is especially proud. Mrs. Boyd is the widow of the late Judge J. Strother Boyd, and daughter of Sam Rogers and Elizabeth Irvine. Her father was one of the noted pioneer preachers of Kentucky, advocating the Bible and the Bible alone as a rule of faith and practice. Her mother was a descendent of the old Scotch Irvines. William de Irvine, spoken of in the Peerage of Scotland, was her ancestor. His grand-son married Janet Douglas, grand-daughter of Robert Bruce. From this family have descended many brilliant writers, and all in this country are more or less prominent in public and in private life. Mrs. Boyd is now about middle life and the mother of an interesting family of four sons and two daughters. She is a woman of striking personnel with traces of her noble ancestors in bearing and general appearance. In stature rather above medium, with a full, well-rounded form and clear-cut, classical features, shadowed by masses of glossy, richly waving black hair. She has a deep penetrating black eye which ever and anon twinkles with wicked merriment and a mouth whose every curve indicates a love of fun, while the gleaming, strong, firmly set teeth show the courage of the Bruce. Mrs. Boyd is of a responsive, appreciative nature and a universal favorite. She numbers among her close friends quite as many men as women, quite as many poor as rich, goes whereve duty calls and is a noble type of christian womanhood. Her success as a writer is devoutly desired and, we believe, perfectly assured. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ Cynthiana Democrat, June 1896, Page 17, Part 3 CYNTHIANA WOMEN: WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND HOW THEY ARE SUCCEEDING Seven ladies now occupy the position of School Superintendent in Kentucky, viz: Mrss. A.T. Million, Madison County; Miss Cappie Little, Breathitt County; Miss Lucy Pattie, Franklin County; Miss Kate McDaniel, Christian County; Miss Minna Wheeler, Crittenden County; Miss Lucy V. Vest, Spencer County; Miss Kate Edgar, Bourbon County. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Among our young women, as an artist (in music), Miss J. Russell Brown stands preeminent. She is the daughter of Prof. and Mrs J.A. Brown, of Harrison Female College. "Miss Brown has the appearance of a genius' is often remarked. her face is quite Italian, the smooth, olive skin, the far-away, dreamy, soft, dark eyes, with heavy drooping lash; the straight, close-clinging black hair and sweet, mobile mouth, pronounce her a girl of no ordinary attractions. She was born a musician. At the early age of five years without any previous training, she manifested her genius as a pianist and composer to the astonishment of her auditors. Her home training in music has been by the best of teachers. She is now a valued student at the College of Music in Cincinnati, and was honored with a place on the program at the closing recital within the present month, an honor rarely conferred except upon the full graduates of the institution. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mrs. Wm. Reynolds numbers china painting as one of her various accomplishments, and amidst her numberous social and home duties still finds time to pursue this most interesting occupation. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Miss Kate Wiglesworth also owns a kiln and burns her own beautiful work quite successfully. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our most noted vocalist is Mrs. Maud M. Northcutt, wife of W.L. Northcutt, Jr., who was first a pupil of Prof. DeRoode, the noted teacher of Lexington, Ky., and afterwards for several terms a pupil at the College of Music in Cincinnati. Mrs. Northcutt's voice is sympathetic, strong and clear. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mrs. W.S. Cason ranks high in the line of music. Has a strong, clear soprano voice, and is the most indefatigable church choir trainer, as well as most successful one. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ Cynthiana Democrat, June 1896, Page 17, Part 4 CYNTHIANA WOMEN: WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND HOW THEY ARE SUCCEEDING Among our most noted Sunday School workers we place Miss Margaret Cromwell, who for twenty-five years has been the faithful and well appreciated teacher of the infant class of the Christian church. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mrs. Hannah Wherritt Wilson is among our prominent artists, having spent about ten years in the different departments of the School of Design at Cincinnati. Mrs. Wilson paints in oil and water-colors, does lovely work in crayon and pastel, and now has under charge a mammoth undertaking in wood-carving. Mr. Dyer, rector of St. Andrews Episcopal Church, of his place, has with his own hand gotten out an altar for his church and Mrs. Wilson has designed and with the unskilled assistance of some half dozen ladies of the city, almost _______ the elaborate carving. She has been engaged in this work about two years, giving two afternoons each week exclusively to it. It will be an ornament to the church and an attractive feature in art work of our town when completed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Miss Lucy Tebbs is also a noted artist in this line, having carved the beautiful pedestal which was placed in the Kentucky parlor at the World's Fair. Miss Tebbs received her instruction in the city of Louisville, and does credit to the institution. Miss Kitty Ward has a piece of hall furniture, carved by herself, that is greatly admired. She is a pupil of Miss Tebbs. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mrs. W.E. Bramble, who has charge of an infant class of sixty in the Baptist Sunday-school, is a noble and noted worker in this line of years standing. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Among other women who have made for themselves places and names in business circles we mention first Mrs. J.T. Hedges, who is remarkable as a financier and is regarded by all as a women of the finest business quailifications. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mrs. R. Wright, besides being one of our handsome women, is a superior business women, possessing the rarest quality amongst her sex--discretion. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ Cynthiana Democrat, June 1896, Page 17, Part 5 CYNTHIANA WOMEN: WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND HOW THEY ARE SUCCEEDING Miss Lillie Jewett is fast developing superior business qualities and with the training she is bound to get from her home people, who are of our staunch business men, will undoubtly claim our attention as a business woman. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Miss Lizzie Keller claims no small share of admiration of her perserverance and unequalled industy to attain distinction in her business. She is deservedly successful. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mrs. Nannie A. Lockhart (formerly Miss Addams) is one of Cynthiana's most cultured women. Her work as a teacher in the Lockhart School has borne the richest fruit. She stands without a superior in training "little folks" especially, and the school is thoroughly appreciated. A more extended notice of the Lockhart School will be found elsewhere. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Within less than ten years our townswoman, Mrs. Elizabeth Ashbrook, has crossed the continent to California, back and forth, and has made six trips across the Atlantic, and twice across the Mediteranian sea, going to and from the Holy Land, where she spent the past winter. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ Cynthiana Democrat, June 1896, Page 17, Part 6 CYNTHIANA WOMEN: WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND HOW THEY ARE SUCCEEDING The list of prominent women would hardly be complete without our bicyclists. As the oaks in the human forests grew less sturdy, the vines lost their power of clinging. Women have passed from an utter dependence upon men and now take most excellent care of themselves. Chief among these independent spirits is the wheel-woman. The girls who introduced the "bike" in our town are Misses Mary Fennell, Cora Addams, Catherine Musser and Mary Anderson. A number of others have followed their wake and it is no unusual sight for a flock of rosy-cheeked lassies to go flying by in defiance of heat or cold, rain or shine. They have not yet donned the bloomers, a style of dress both comfortable and becoming to cyclists. In olden times women found ample exercise in the loom and spinning wheel; as these _______ out a generation of ________ ________ was thrust upon the world. The bicycle happily combines the hand and foot movement of the two, so we may safely expect the modern spinster to return to the physical strength of her grandmother. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cynthiana Democrat, June 1896, Page 17