, 1873-12-20
A NEWSPAPER-WOMAN.
or tho younger feminine Journalists Of to"dAa,

MISS KATE FIELD
hhB perhaps tho best reason to DO satisfied
with Tho succesa slo has nlado. Holding tho
acquaintance Of tho best artists and traGcdians
known to tho stage, admitted to tic intimacy Of
the Republican coterio Of England, contributor
by special invitation to tho London Atheneun,
and other lending foreign magazines, favored
correspondent Of the Now York Tribune, aud np,
pointed to III editorinl position on tho Herald,
second hardly to TINT Of tue brilliant head
Of its Paris bureau,-a most striking
mark Of esteem from TINT newspa.
por, which, as q genoral thing, docs
not believe in wonan,-she haa reached tht
summit OF o womans ambition in iourna1lsut
unless aho aspires to manage one OF tho chief
daiios, or to edit the Norti-American ,Repieeo.
Hor advantages Of poaltion were decided for tha
profession she chose, but 1t WIS
NATIVE TALENT
showed hor how to mako prompt and judicioua
use Of them. Her fathor's position rs theatrical
manager gayo her tho outreo to tho best society
Of actors, and she Ind 1nuBica1 gifts which wora
rst put to uso In mid Of tho limited RESOURCES OF
tho family! ut ler fathers death. For
whilo Bho WAS soprano iii the choir
at DR.. De1lows' church, till her attontion was
turned to writing dramatic criticisms, briof pic.
torial, mud pungeut, which sho did SO mitch bot
tor ttan anything elHo, or than anybody olso al
the tinlr that her SUCCESS drow her away from
other vcnturea lor happy choice Of subjects
momout. no lcsB than hor troatnlent OF them
with light and skltui fingers, caught tho onr OF
her audience. Her papers on histori. in the
Aans9 ad on.hy and tho daily papers, were
onco tho secret of arrostiug Intention, which sho
followed up i1 her Pen. Photographs Of Dickens
aud her enthusiasm over Fcchtcr. 1natoad Of
launching horaesf, as most feminine writer's do,
into Hpaco aftor their topics, then to slime in
their own vasuonoss, Hho put the point Of X
pen through d star, AAd
HER 1SE MAS ILLusTRtOUe.
Sho never wasted herself oil any but The popular
interests Of tile day, and had Tho uncommon
sense to 300 tho necessity Of knowing something
OF o subject before Bho began to write OIL 1t.
Sombro critics complained Of ller Us gushing. but
thoy noyer find fault except with too freely
flowing praise Squirting ia the word for their
tlucncy Whom something is to blame; for in-
stance, the Inst attack OF Alr. Nym Crinkle. tha
World.
After A1iss Fields visit abroad whom alo sailed
with Nistori, md hor success Us writer was us.
stirred, tho stop she took Of
uo1Na ON THE LEcTunE-sTAoE
was opposed to the wishes of her relatives She
preferred independence, however, and l. pleco OF
her own choosing in tho world, to home III the
family OF hor wealthy uncle at Newport, where
Hllo was, ald il, great favorito. " waB not
however, lurking passion for the stage which
aho gratified in this profession. Lccturing with
her was mems to M end, which. Lu;iur nuc-
cessfl,Ily served it. was 1uil aside for tle
iosuro!y labot Of polite journalism, and tho
role Of woman Of soeiety,-tlo ambition
| of every newspaper fo1uinino from tue
| lowest in. Hnudgone apartments. lor
| Lox at tho opern. noyor without its
| attendance Of briIliapt literary mon. her name
| OH tito list OF la1y-1uauacers of ci1arity-balls
| summers abroad with titled English uadicals,
| md autumns on the Continent with a p:lma
lonna or SO lor company form the vista Of nla,ly
| q dream Of tho nowspaI,er- ,er-neophyto. Beyond
this lies tho char1ned iife Of tic salons which
| aenrinr women arc irving to TRANSPLANT into
Now York houses Of sUvei.teon-foot front. 10
influence the ouestions OF tlo time in art, poli-
tics, and social customs, is n temptation to any
| woman with braiug Miss Field lus thrown her.
| self arloutly into tho
/ Meeting tho heads Of tho Radical party in
| England during her SEASONS at the ho,,ao Of Sir
Charles Dixie, OF course nlle has como to believe
in Tie actual resolution OF the English Goyeru-
| mont into hisl!-toned Jeifersona, Democracy
with persons Of distinguished tAsto returned fur III
tho principal oficeH It is difficult Tor wo1r1a1l
not to bo partisan, but it ia unworthy of lIisa
Tield to allow naltry l,nes in her Ty;5tueletterg
liI,o her guizzng lie Oueon's ulau1,ors in taLiur
| broy,1-stout aud sandwiches at d review. as auY
old lgtly would aud for not Offering tlon, to tI;o
| U.aroWich and tLo Sllah, M If any
| man would poril lis appetite for din.
| nor bv tahing luncheon, unless he
wcrc dcer.staik6r. Slcll causolcss autire il,
| things creator and 1oss las lost frionds and
1nadS critics for Miss Field, It IL noticed whom
her epcru1ns arc overlooked like tic capital ono
| on tIe Purtamouth review. TINT tha british
emblem, juatoad Of d lion md unicorn, ourht
| to Le n horse and n doinhin. .-uli,dinr tu ihn
nationnl loyo OF finfl and naval snortY. She In
''"''0'''' 'o CAPABLE @ .1:'t or arimon '''~ 40
| That bcars roncntng nv womn,,'s wit eellon,
docs. as whoa at q GaIl-aunnor, s|lo declares that
| ala lives on sir. somoti,ncs this 'ore. and
nnmnti,nrs Tint ,ora. - Which VIVA wnrthv of
Her iuyitatiou to write for the Herald was de-
| cdelly lcr crpwuing luurc. roticant " alle has
! been Us to her connection with that papor for