Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-31

WOMEN WHO HAVE ACHIEVED FAxR m VARIOUS
FrKLps-oRAToRs, RxFoRNKRS AND WATERS
TIE DsLzaArD Fa0M ENGLAND. rRAscR. AND
CANADA.
Mrs j. c. Croly, who spoke Thursday before the
international Council on Organization, and whose
pseudonym, "Jenn1e june Is familiar In thous-
amos OF homes In this country is one OF the repre-
sentative women in the council She represents
what woman can accomplish by Intelligent IN
dustry. Mrs Croly, though known chiefly as a
pressing fashion writer, has improved the oppor-
tunitles ouered by the wide circulation her writ
ings get 10 give sound and healthful counsel TO
woman. Her maiden name was Jennie Cunning
nam. She was OF English birth. having been the
daughter OF Unitarian minister who lived at
Market-Harborough, in Leicestershire He had
visited the United States in company with his
son, now minister Of the Congregational church
IN western New York, and determined TO
seek new home here, which he did
when his daughter was nine years OF age.
Sne early showed her prediction, writing stories
anu niue plays at ten years OF age often helping
out the laborious compositions OF her less
slIted schoolmates. The first article which ap-
peared before the public was accepted by Charles
a; Dana, then managing editor Of the New York
ITlotne. Her first salaried position was upon the
1 new iork Sttnddy Dispatch at So per week. In
ment was known in any journal. she suggested
10 me editors that as more than onehalf OF their
.SouciS were women SOnetnlng OF special interest,"
10 tnen should be furnished. She was, therefore,
permitted 10 pick up and present items and Incl
dehts concerning tie sex, and, to make sure OF
seSnlelnlhg which would please women without
OFFENDING their sterner brethren, she OBJ
served reported and made suggestions about
their dress and personal belongings, doing
this IN style so fresh, piquant and JUDI
ciouS as to speedily secure general attention.
she soon made other engagements and began cor
reSpondence With newspapers outside OF New York.
her life from the first time she begun work OF this
character has been one of constant work. Besides
connection with the daily press she wrote for the
popular magazines, and was for years editor OF
Democrats Monthly. Lately she has assumed
editorial charge or GOdeYS Lady Book. The
readers or The STAR are familiar with "Jenny
June'S' style through her monthly fashion letter
10 The STAR. The woman journalists OF the coun-
try owe much TO Mrs. CrOly, who swept away all
objections TO women'S work in newspaper Offices.
In the midst or her journalistic work she has
found time to write books, one upon cookery. one
called "for Better or Worse, upon the liabilities
and duties or married life and another composed
OF essays, called "Talks upon Women's Topics"
Her husband Is Mr.. David q. Croly, well-known
journalist or New York, VINO il now an invalid.
She was one OF the founders OF Sorosis, which was
formed at meeting at her house twenty years
ago. Alice Carey was the first president, but at
Office, and continued ID it until recently. She is
member OF the New York Academy of Sciences,
yice-presdeDt OF the Association for the Advance
ment OF the Medical Education Of Women, men,
Der OF the Goethe Club, and other societies with
high objects. Her home in New York has been for
years center or the literary and artistic life OF
the metropolis