The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-12
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some OF THOSE WHO HELP TO
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copyrighted 1881
NEW YoRK, Aug. 1.-Two years ago
almost to a day, being then novice in
newspaper work, l stepped into suburban
iusrice's court and asked an intelligent
looking man for his photograph, witt
scraps of biographical information, for &
daily paper
The judge, so it appeared, had never sal
for a picture and no event had ever diver
sifed bis life His honor was cautiously
courteous, but made copious mental notes
of me. for use possibly in his Forthcoming
volume, Confidence Women whom have
Met"
Six minutes later as was walking slowly
AWAY, overcome by failure and the An
gust sun, an assorted collection of the
fudge, as be had looked at different ages,
was thrust into my hand His honor had
hurried to the nearestpolice station, inter
viewed the city editor by telephone, erase
the chapter head which was to have de
iscribed me, and run 10 lay himself in various
noses. full face and profile view, at my feet.
His honor alternately apologlzed and
beamed. He had never seen woman re-
porter He hardly believed in her exis-
fence
| Ana vet the IeIulllllle HOWE Oi 10
not an uncommon product There are
more women in New York connected in
zone way or another with the press than in
fanv other city of the country 1t is here
THAT they find their best opportunity and
here that they make the best wages.
+ Occasionally as reporters. In one of the
last street railroad strikes there was a
woman reporter in the thick of what
Threatened to be riot, noting the progress
lof a horsecar under escort of a hundred
,policemen hoOted and stoned by mob.
when the last obstruction on the track had
been removed the reporter took her story
10 the office, and an extra containing 1t
WAS on the street in twenty minutes. On
the first day of the blizzard last March a
woman was one OF the hall dozen OF the
members of the staff of an afternoon paper
who succeeded in reaching the office, and
the same woman was an Industrious news
igatSerer as long as the snow blockade
tasted, walking two miles and half
Through the drifts morning and night for
1.-THE lack of horsecars or elevated trains.
Sometimes as editors or editorial writers
land this anonymously, from outside news
paper row more often than in. Slender,
Ifafr-skinned Mrs. Ellen M. Hutchinson, the
petite editor of the literary supplement of
lThe Tribune and one of the best writers in
Iprose and verse we have, has been known
lby her work on that paper. Mrs Mary A.
Bowman has been known as the musical
kcritic of the Sun. But nobody connects
sthe name of Mrs Martha J. Lamb, the his
Itorian, with journalistic work, and few
In eople are aware that for some years she
twas a daily contributor to the editorial
columns of a New York newspaper. Mrs
/ Laura c. Holloway is better known through
| her books than her newspaper work but q
shrewd observer will detect her touch fire.
.quently in a Sun editorial The number
! of women who are well paid as editorial
writers ON morning or afternoon papers
Ri ut whose faces are never seen in news
Paper offices and whose names are never
kmentioned in connection with Newspaper
twork, while not large, would yet surprise
newspaper workers themselves If the list
fwere published. In the editorial, as well
las the news columns of city papers, the
work of women is used more than appears.
\, Most frequently as special writers serv-
fiIg up a share of the feast of reason and
FLOW of soul of Saturday and Sunday edit
lions. For New York does not pet a woman
Newspaper writer. Editors are probably
more loath than elsewhere to find a desk
and a chair for her in the Sanctum or to as
sign her to regular duties on the staff.
Thrown on her own resources as an OBJ
fserver of city life and a writer of sketches
/ for which she finds a market, If she can,
1.-THE initial struggle is hard one. If not
possessed of unusual plucl2she goes under.
IF clever enough to take full advantage of
her position as free lance, once established,
she has a better business than almost any
other open to woman.
4 Any attempt to run over the names of
eywomen who succeed as newspaper workers
| in New York would out run the limits of
this sketch. Jenny June, by seniority of
the guild. Mrs. Croly, who is enjoying
holiday IN Europe this summer, has been a
newspaper writer for more than thirty
wears, and is known to the public by part
Of her work only her fashion letters max
| ing small showing besides her unsigned dra-
matte criticism in early years, and her
article on social topics and general editorial
kwork In Demores't and GOdeys Magazine
Nmore recently. Many younger newspaper
fwomen take pride in refusing to do fashion
| work, but the tact which Mrs. Croly has
shown in teaching women how to dress
simply, gracefully and inexpensively. free
! ing them through the medium Of fashion
1 letters from the tyranny of fashion, is a
benefit the value of which is not to be I'M
| derestimated. In all probability she has
been a stronger influence in the direction of
sensible dress than all the dress reformers
combined. Her kindness is proverbial. II
al the young and struggling women in
| New York who have gone to her as stran-
gers, with no recommendation but their
troubles, and have found her ready to listen
and to help, could be brought together she
would receive a tribute second to few
women in the country. Her kindness is the
truer for its lack of the sentimental ele-
ment. More than one girl, bitten with a
l craze for literary fame, has run away from
home duties, against the wish of parents
only to be pointed straight back again by
Mrs. Croly and to live to thank her for hav
hing refused to encourage useless ambition.
Godeys Magazine proved an improbable
venture for Mrs. Croly, who is now as at
! the beginning of her work, a newspaper
writer pure and simple.
No newspaper reputation was ever made
more quickly than has been that of Nellie
BLY,. She came from Pittsburg to New
York practically unknown not much above
a year and half ago, and now her name il
familiar to every newspaper reader in the
states. Engage any one Of the city repor
ters or special writers of the sex feminine
in conversation and why didn't think OF
yome of Nellie Bly's little ideas in seasonr
IS more likely than not to be the burden Of
her talk. Miss Bly's bright, piquant face
makes her a favorite in the newspaper Of
fees, and-rarer quality--she is woman's
~enan. From Ella Wheeler Wilcox tC
s. Thomas, president OF Sorosis, womer
.er and would make much Of her IL she
lifted.
Fannie B. Merrill, of the World, i
III and vivacious a writer as the city
she married young, was left q