Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-03-30
GIRL JOURNALISTS.

GIRL JOURNALISTS.
A late "fad' of the New York girls i
journalism. 1t is difficult to find girl il
need of "A little "pin money" who does no
make a note of every peculiar inciden
that she is the observer o., with a view Q
sending it in to some newspaper, hopin,
wildly that it will be printed and com
Portable check returned in acknowledg
ment. The entertaining feature of thi
freshest feminine excitement is that ever
girl who INDUCES in it is utterly sanguin
that every word she writes will be eagerl,
accepted by the spell-bound editor, ant
that fame is rushing toward her like wei
equipped locomotive. Unlike men, thes
aspirants for journalistic laurels regard tn
task of available newspaper reading abou
as seriously as they would that of sewin!
on their buttons. In truth, | believ,
they 60 about the literary exercise eve,
more lightly than the domestic one. Jour
nalism with them is not profession, bu
apastime. They are sure that they came
into the world fully equipped for it, ant
that it can be taken up and enjoyed like
new novel.
| met girl the other day who had re.
Gently been reduced to rather impecuni
GUS position in the world.
'Oh, Pm all right" she said; 81 shal
make plenty of money"
When she was asked what her plan was
for enriching herself, she replied 81 an
going to begin writing for the newspapers
next week"
With a truly sublime faith, the girl i:
now sending in manuscript to all the news
paper offices in Cleveland. Ten days o.
toll have brought in nothing But he,
example, if it could be held up before hun
dreds of other amateurs who are smother.
ing the editors in the unavailable pearls o.
their young fancies, would not deter a
single struggler from her endeavor 10 reach
the pinnacle Of fame and fortune.
1t was at the reception in the rooms Of
well-known litterateur the other night
that rosy bud of tempting sweetness, in
snowy gown, dashed up to the editor OF
morning daily, and exclaimed "Oh, Pm
so glad you are going to print my article in
the morning"
I. "Have We something of yours?" asked
the editor
"Yes, indeed" replied the girl; 81
mailed it yesterday"
The editor smiled and changed the sub
lect; but for some unexplained cause the
beautys efiuslon did not see the light OF
the next day. At her breakfast table she
found an ominous-looking envelope, for
which the s:rrant informed her there were
SIX cents of extra postage to be paid. Tear.
ing open the massive thing, that most de.
pressing of all inanimate objects, rejected
manuscript, was laid stark and awful be-
fore her. On little detached slip thai
fiuttered before her most horrible of al
words to the young newspaper writer
burned into her eyes: Declined with
thanks"
Still our girls persist in making theil
fortunes as newspaper writers.
CHILDREN's COOKING CLUB.
1t was during the rainy season some time
ago. Days and days Of rain we had with
scarcely glimEler of sunshine The mud
was deep, still the ra n fell, and the spirits
of the children fell with it. DAYS shut
within doors, without the usual out-ofdool
frolic, the hours in the sunshine the walk
down town, the ride on the street-car or in
the carriage; days of quiet, with life all
shut within the four walls of home. II
was very hard for children used to daily
out-of-door romps, and they grew restless
and unhappy. Everything and everybody
became "out Of Sorts" Whatever was un-
dertaken went wrong, and the hours were
intolerably long and insuferably dull, and
were passed largely at the windows watch.
ing to see if there was not break in the
clouds-a bit of blue sky in sight, or a
lessening of the rainfall.
Something must be DONE" | said at
last, "this mopiug will never do" SO |
called the children to me and said: at
looks as if it might rain all the morning
j know that it is very tiresome for YOU tc
be confined so long within doors, and do
not wonder that YOU are anxious for fair
weather. But the sun will not shine any
the sooner for our impatience, so | pro.
pose that we make the best of il, and
find something to amuse ourselves with,
What do you say, children, to our organic
ing ourselves into a cooking club for the
afternoon? You can all go into the
kitchen, and / will give you full SWAY
there and in the pantry 'sOh, that will
be SPLENDID" cried three delighted voices,
land We shall forget all about the rain"
Just then, as if this echo of delight hae
penetrated the clouds, the sun looked ou;
through a narrow riff and sent down one
of his sunniest bearis, the rain came down
in a gentle, half-hesieRtirg sort of way
and one of the little children, twelve
years old, said: "Oh, the rain has stopped
Just let me run across the street and ask
Eltth IL a,l
right away after dinner and join our club.
May |, please?" ?"
Permission was of course given and off
she ran for riher friends. In due,time six
as happy children as could be found in the
country were. gathered in my kitchen, each
with big apron and sleeves rolled yp to
their elbo%s .hands and faces white in
spots with -four, and the sound OF the
egg-heater and of merry laughter filling
the sooms, and busy feet trudging back and
forth from the kitchen to the pantry, and
from the pantry to the oven, and never a
chil6 giving thought to the rain which
now fell in heavy showers.
have cookbook designed especially
for beginners, and 4 think il is entitled.
"Our Cooking Club" In that they found
receipts for two kinds of cake which they
tested most successfully. Then, when
looked into the kitchen again, there stood
on the table a glass dish full of angels
food" on which foated islands of fluffy
whiteness in the amber of their custard
sea. There was dish Of most delicious
cream pufs, too, upon the pantry shelves,
and pan full of jelly tarts, and the water
was bubbling nlerrily in the tea-kettle, and
iu the dining room were two merry-cheeked
fairies spreading the white cloth upon the
table. They announced to me that was
to go back into the parlor and when supper
was ready they would call me, for they
Sere going to get supper all alone by
i let them have their way, and that
rainy day closed with mirth and laughter
such as is never enjoyed save as the heart
is full Of content,