Telegram-herald., 1890-02-25

who perpetaatsd the beauty of many
American bellies in his Nine Muses. st
the Metropolitan museum
''Wen. should say the FIRST requisite
was giant constitution. was the reply.
a woman Of delicate physlque may DO
good work by spells, bat the eeassless
grind Of the regular journalists life re-
quires the strongest constitution. know
l could never have endured what have
had less physique. There is zvSsoe so
vigorous as the Irish. The English have
not half their endurance. ! live on the
simplest food-rics. vegetables; and eat
meal but once day" AT 80 Mrs Craw-
ford has the strength Of . vigorous man
OF 40.
ITO illustrate that q strong physique
Is a womsn's chief requisite in journal
ism," she continued, Il will tell you in
cidents in my career. The visit OF the
shah to Paris ia 1878 caused great excite
ment. The News did not awaken 70 its
Importance. We had no regular tele-
graphic communications then, and they
neglected TO provide them for the occa-
sion Ny husband could think, reason.
but he had not that quick, deft pen-the
dash requisite for descriptive work. l
saw that the most interesting facts about
the visit would be lost, and determined
10 see what could do.
ION the morning Of the day thar .
breakfast was given TO the shah at Yer
sailles, / rose at o'clock, hastened TO
the station and made for the palace;
gained admittance, saw all the ceremo-
nies, after which / discovered that only
200 words could be wired from Versailles
and that the line was engaged. ! re-
turned TO Paris, secured admission TO the
palace of the Elysees, went home, dressed
and attended the ball that night. 1t was
long past midnight when / got home.
i said to my husband: Sit up and watch
the clock. When the hand is at waken
me- Too fatigued to undress, threw
myself on the bed in my ball dress and
slept like top. Ny husband called me
at the appointed hour. ! rose, and be-
fore o'clock next morning mailed two
columns to The Daily News 1t ap-
peared the following morning, and was
more accurate and interesting than any
thing that had been wired. / recollect
another occasion" said the journalist:
"the assembly at Versailles, when it was
thought that the republic of France
would be abolished--the assembly that
elected MacMahon. The day before the
assembly, NJ Theirs said to me: Mrs.
Crawford, you have always been my
friend. / would like to have you pres
ent tomorrow.
"'How can l, NJ. Thiersv / replied.
The Conservatives hate me-
"'Come early he said; Il will have
a seat provided for you in loge.' The
loges were little lattice cages perched
high on the walls. / took train for Yer
sailles at O'Clock that morning and found
the loge reserved for me. 1t was in the
morning when entered il, ,and remained
there without food until IL o'clock that
night. 1t was noon before my husband
found admittance. He came to me where
/ sat in my lattice box, my nose pressed
against the bars. Come out he said;
you will certainly die No / won't
/ replied 'All ask is to be left alone.
/ did not make single note. l had not
a scrap of paper. The next morning by
earliest train l sent over two columns to
London, the whole written entirely from
memory. OF course / knew the leading
men of both parties. Twas familiar with
the questions at issue, which was an aid
to the memory Of that day proceedings.
During the Commune the house in which
we lived was partly destroyed by bomb
shells from ST. Cloud. But, undaunted,
we remained. Indeed, became insensi-
BILE to danger, as l have become indiffer-
ent TO the luxuries of life. 1t is one of
the recompenses of journalism"
The next invader was an American
Mrs. Lucy Hooper-born and reared in
Philadelphia, of wealthy parents. Mrs.
Hooper had always penchant for writ
ing, and in 1872, when the Boston fire
swept away her inheritance, she took up
the pen as a defense against necessary
want. She was interested in The Lippin-
colt Magazine when it was first es-
tablished. and had written fugitive
pieces. Intrusted with the correspond
ence of The Appleton Journal and Phiia-
delphia Press, she came to Paris sixteen
years ago. She afterward became associ-
ated with The Philadelphia Telegraph,
for which she writes continuously, to-
gether with The St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Mr.. Pulitzer is one of the kindest en-
ployers that l have ever had, said the
oldest and best known American CORE
spondent. There is no royal road to
news, and Nrs. Hooper has met with no
unusual obstacles in her calling. 81 have
met with only the greatest kindness and
consideration from the French, said Mrs.
Hooper. They are always ready 10 aid
n woman If they see that she is sincere.
The foreign press have not the privileges
of the Partisan journalists. They are
never given tickets to theatres. During
the exposition, however, every courtesy
was shown BY the Partisan press. The
American commission, on the contrary,
did absolutely nothing.
"You cannot approach officials in
France as you do in America said Mrs.
Hooper. L recollect a young lady who
came over here some years ago to report
for an American journal. The first thing
she snted % do was to interview Gam
beta Ste thought that all that was
necessary was 70 ring the door bell and
she would Re admitted into the presence
Of the dclivsrer. But the French have
broadened in latter years. said the vet
sran correspondent. They take more in