The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-05
From the Washington Post. ,

From the Washington Post
1t is strange that so many newspapers
shoniG be a surprised as they seem to
b., that two women--Mrs. and Miss
, WiIlard-have become respectively edi-
tor aud proprietor of the Chicago Post,
when women throughout the United
States are to day occupying the-most ian
po-tInt positions in journalism. In Chi
cago this is particularly the case. There
is Mrs. Margaret Buchanan Sullivan, the
leading editorial writer of the Times of
that city--the most charming of journ-
aIists. The lady is a devout Roman
Catholic, is only twenty-six years old, is
plump in figure, and has high intellect
ual forehead, blue eyes, and a wealth of
golden hair which she allows to fall in
wavy masses about her shoulders Her
husband, A. p. Sullivan, is also Jour
nslist, but perhaps is better known as
the man who shot down Prof Hantord
for an alleged SANDER OF his wife He
was tried for murder, but was acquitted,
or else the jury disagreed, | forget which.
In Chicago, too, there is Mrs Sara A
Hubbard, the literary and scientific
editor of the Tribune distinguished look
ing lady of almost thirty FIVE years of
age, with tall, commanding figure and
dark hair and eyes. She is probably the
most scholarly woman ON the American
press, and Is a veritable book worm. Her
husband is a musician of ability. He
has composed a hundred or more pieces
of one kind or another, the best known
of which is the song 4" OFF the Blue Ca
nary Isles" On the Chicago Inter Ocean
there is the best lady interviewer in the
United States, Miss Alice Hobbins, of
Madison, Wis. She is a pretty girl of
about twenty years of age, in appear
ance somewhat resembling Sara Jewett,
the actress. When every male inter
viewer on the staff of the Inter Ocean
has failed to draw out a victim, Miss
HObbins is sent into the field, and it is
said she never fails. She is also cores
pendent of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Among the best known OF the lady
journalists of Philadelphia are Mrs.
Briggs, the "Olivia" of the Press, and
Mrs. Lambert, wife of the managing
editor of the Times. In Washington
you have an array of accomplished lady
correspondents At the head of them,
| suppose, is "Grace Greenwood, Mrs.
L. X. LIppincott) of the New York
Times. She is a great granddaughter
of Jonathan Edwards and kinswoman
of Aaron Burr, to whom she is said TO
bear strong likeness. To look at he.'
now, in her matronly dignity, one would
hardly imagine that girl she was dis
tinguished as romp, whose great delight
it was to catch a spirited horse, and, put
ting him to full gallop, without saddle
or bride, emulate the feats Of the circus
riders she had seen. Her breezy and
spirited poem, 1.-The Horseback Ride,
was composed in the saddle, and is fair
example of "Grace Greenwood 5" style.
Then there is Mrs. Mary Clemmer, who
has written for the newspapers since she
was fourteen years old, and is certainly
one of the best correspondents. She was
IA great friend of the Cary sisters, and
her Gary Memorial is graceful trib-
ute to them. Her "Ten Years in Wash
ington" and 'Men, Women and Things"
are both gossippy and entertaining vol
umes.
OF course everyone in Washington
knows of "Miss Grundy," the entertain
ing correspondent of The Post, the New
York Graphic, the Detroit Free Press,
and the Cincinnati Enquirer. Her real
name is Austine Snead--Miss Snead
There is also a Mrs. Snead, Fay"
of the Louisville Courier,Jo Journal, The
Sneade, mere ct file, are pretty young
women, seemingly of about the same
age.
In New York there are an amazing
number of brilliant women IN Journal
ism. There is not q newspaper here
which has not one or more of them on it's
staff. Mrs. J. b. Lyman edits the
"home department" Of the Tribune.
Miss Glider, whose brother is one of the
editors of Scribner's, is the principal drl-
matte and art critic of the Herald. Mrs.
Emily B4tty is the fashion editor of the
Sun, and writes also many clever articles
for that journal not connected with the
fashions. A recent contribution by this
lady on Lace" published in Harpers
Monthly, attracted much attention. Miss
Middle Morgan, tall, stalwart English
woman, for many years has been the cat
tie and stock reporter on the Times. She
is splendid horsewoman, and can make
a capital after-dinner speech. | heard
her once at an agricultural fair, at Wa
verify, n. j., when one of her off hand
Oratorical efforts was received with I'm
bounded enthusiasm. BY the way, in
speaking Of the Tribune, / should not
have omitted to mention Miss Nellie
Hutchinson. She used to be a reporter,
but now writes many of the book reviews,
and, if l not mistaken, the capital personal
paragraphs on the editorial page. The
screed of Mrs. Florence |. Duncan are
familiar to all the readers of the World
and the Graphic. Mrs Mary Kyle Dial
las used to get $1,000 year salary as one
of the department editors of the Ledger,
and now writes, | believe, for the Sun
day Times, and several other weekly pa
pers. Mrs. Mary A. Booth is the edi
tor of Harper's Bazaar and st. Nicholas,
the best children's magazine in the world,
is conducted by Mrs, Mary Mapes Dodge.
As draw to the end Of my space, a num-
Der of names of New York lady cores
pondents and feuilletonistes, who should
be mentioned, occur to me; prominent
ly those of Mrs. NJ H. Fiske, ON H.
F.") formerly en- H. B." and Mrs.
Connolly, CECILIA Logan"l a sister of
Olive Logan. must pass by them, how
ever, to devote a few lines to lady whose
name might fttingly have led my mention
of the women journalists of New York.
OF course | mean Mrs. Jennie Cunning
ham Croly, or ''Jennie June" the name
by which she is known from Maine to
California. She received the nom de
plume when she was twelve years old, from
a friend who used to say that she was the
Funniest child" he ever met. Mrs. Croly
is the wife of David g. Croly, the editor
of the Graphic, to which paper she is a
favorite contributor, as she was to the
World for twelve years as fashion editor,