The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-04-10
The Female Lights of journalism


the newspaper press, and from these the
Age draws some pen pictures A few of
these we transfer reduced in size. but
bright and cheerful still:
The admiring but anonymous collector
puts Grace Greenwood at the head OF the
list, lovely woman OF thirty. her ewes
piercing and brilliant, her hair tlowing
like her style. and hes subscribed hand
writing and way ward-as if in haste
TO get her Washington letter to the
Times in season for the mail. Such a
face would look fine in marble It's
features are regular, its expression almost
classic Grace was the one American
writer, who of all others, was most ad-
mred, hy Charles Dickens. 1t used to be
said that Phoebe Cary was the wittiest
creature ct her sex. but the title always
belonged to Grace Greenw God She is q
perfect sumner at puns. Her wits are her
chief diamonds, and she wears them every
where except to church and at funerals.
Kate Field looks arch and mischievOus.
The little bit of white which she is crump-
ling in her delicate hand is not a cambria
pocket handkerchief, but a copy of verses
the crinkling stiffness which she seems
rhymes aud tough subject of that uncon-
secrated ode. Hates pen is a "Free
Lance" Kate is like Queen Elizabeth
She abides in
Virgin meditations. fancy free
She is TWENTY-FIVE years of age, versatile,
accomplished, growing handsomer every
day, proud OF a touch OF mercury in her
Irish blood, born of an actor and actress
ought to be herself on the stage, and
would make a "schoolmarm" that no pru-
dent and skin valuing urchin would ever
think of playing truant from.
Nellie Misunderstanding little Nell
a perfect vi. let Of unobtrusive modesty-
is one Of the most delicate of all the
newspaper reporters and correspondents
Her little head is full of wise thoughts.
fresh tancies. and quaint conceits; and
her style is graceful, buoyant and be-
witching. She is seventeen years of age
weighs ninety pounds, and wears No.
slippers. Her autograph is as large as
George Washington's. She lives at Nor
risania." and stretches the name of that
small town all across sheet of French
note paper.
Mrs. Runkle, of Berkeley Heights, n. j.
is the John Russell Young of female
umalism-imaginative tervid, pictorial
brilliant, and lazy. Her eyes 90 all
through you-like the typical orbs of Kate
hearnev who dwelt on the banks of Xii
larnev 1t is not she who shuns danger
and flies Did she not cut John Graham
into ribbons with her scissOr-like answers
in the Richardson trial? Her picturesque
pen is still held in grateful remembrance
ny the seals of san Francisco bay for por-
traving their sun-basking frolics in so
lively 4 style. Her age is twenty-four
and never increases.
Mrs.. Mary Mapes Dodge 1--WE put in the
"Mapes" because she is proud of her
fathers professional name) is buxom
widow. fair lat and"-thirty; a genial
nlo'hcrlY. noble Woman Il good writer
particularly for children; and one of the
earliest and steadiest Asteroids OF weekly
journalism. She has big eyes, and the
same SIZED heart. II YOU were very sick
with the smallpox, and should send for
Air, She would come.
Louise Chandler Moulton, Connect
mt gir) ot promise, born in Pomfret and
nour~hnd LAP patri0tiSm on the tradition
at Putnam and the wolf, Is now the Bos-
RON CON SrnndeMt Of The Tribune. and
1cep- up the reputation ot tn hub as the
classic region 81 bright wits and clever
pens. Mrs. Noulon ought to be employ
in- her leisure hours in the composition
uI ID heroic poem in twelve books TO COM
mrlnora1r jn 4 genuine Connecticut epic
ile story Of the historic hero of her birth
plIor She j. twenty three years Of are,
lnI writes twelve small! novels every
Ital. and ON large one every three years.
She has 1nOr, brain tnan any Governor af
MaNSarhnNelts since Iohn lnthrop' time
XIV "I''ln9 u 9In"H ana oeilcate' Ike
i"ach'IlE
MS henrf"a ftafHlhg paViS-ncW A
mature mmd Of thWiy-ilTe-dlVldes her
An' 'eiWTeh moves ana edltoriaIs, ana
instruct 'N' Wofla both through hction
ana iactN. she Is excellent at solemn re.
''ru''i'N' ana makes ludlclonS use Oh
~rflpinf' names OF winch her own IS one
ilrl pen 4"'- 9oWn very oeep INTO the NIX
ana comes up all gripping and dreadful
9"t IlNt7 III newark, ~ J.-one OF the
PfWe'l"' SUBURBS Oh lhe New lofk daliy
prs ilrN'-cl''Ns woman ana second-
'''u'N,
NHGlnia r. l"Wh'ehN' VINO since hef
graduation u 'GW years ago from BOARD,
lh4-N'ho'i' mas heeh Il constant e"Ilof ana
"il'I' y q monument 'i ihuuSlrN' ana an
example u" W" Young 9he throws OH
DOCKS articles S"etches' essays anI re-
poi'sIal 80 l'9. "ial ,ncy 20 hylhs
liliou@' 'ht "if Iihe cioud OF arrows
rom q + r'tSiah army ana some OF mem
nave ihiIfn al"fe'ilhe INTO me Golden age
our readers, we are sure Always llhdlng
theni Keen o. point ana unpolsohed IN
hafo. she mas T modest ana worthy look,
me AR Oh Il professor OF EngnSh literature
IN a iemaIr institute
surrey l'are--a name winch we suspect
. non "r lIume-pelies her looks IN this
counterfeit Pfesentm ne monographs
P'ay sorry lriehs WIN mght comPlexlons
-parncuiariy OF me iltan type. You
"ouid suppose mat inns ciear-cut, white
ahd79 ,. picture-this photograph re-
SeihpllnS a'l eilS'aVihg-wa OF raven
n n ilia''o''iia Suc, as Muriilo wouid
nav ''i"Se" III 0iuei 10 snow there-
~ t'iG vo,.t.astlns llSn's an" oaihs OF the
oae'i.I"'l le'i!Pei hin','tc :, pu' ohir,ey ner