San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-16
THINGS SOME WOMEN DO,
GIRLS WHO AMUSE OTHERS IN
AMUSING THEMSELVES.

Some of Them Write for Newspapers and
Are Sot Observation-Disclosures to Her
SaddIe-USes Of the Handbag an
Observer Notices in New York.
\ late fail Of the New York girls is jour
naiSm 1t is difficult to find a young woman
in need of Il little pin money who does not
make a note Of every peculiar incident that
she is the observer of, with the view of send
ing it in to some newspaper, hoping wildly
that it will be printed and comfortable lit
tie check be returned in acknowledgment
The entertaining feature of this freshest fem
mine excitement is that every girl who in
dulges in j. is utterly sanguine that each
word She writes will be eagerly accepted by
the ,pcllbpund editors, and that fame is rush.
ing toward her with the speed of well
equipped locomotive. Unlike men, these as
pirantS for journalistic laurels regard the
task of composing available newspaper read
| ing about as seriously as they would that of
sewing on their buttons. In truth, believe
they 90 about the literary exercise even more
| lightly than the domestic one Journalism
| with them is not profession, but pastime.
They are sure that they came into tue world
~, anJ nr i,,,.i liza na,y mn,oI
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''',' 80 .''' '''! WIZ ''.N ''''''y
| ton in the world.
"Oh, I'm all right" she said, Il shall make
| plenty Of money!"
When she was a-lsrI what her plan was for
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| II was al reception IN the rooms OF well
hHO"n ll''eraIeur the other night that rosy
| qua Oh tempting sweetness Il" snowy gown,
",>''e" up ~ 'iie '''iU'' u Il morning paper
VINO was present anu eN''ailhe": 'Oh, III SC
| S'"i -" al GUMS ~ PRINT my afIlcIe To-
! morrow
| editnr'
| eS' ihdepI' replied the gIrL ~ mailed
| IL yesterday
Inc euilor smiled ana changed the subject
but tor some unexplained cause the beauty,
eiiuSIon dld not see the light OF the next day.
| AU neF oreaNlaSC ta"Ie she found an omlnous
looking envelope Tor "hlch the servants told
her there was SIX cents extra postage to be
| PAID. Tearing open the massive thing, that
most depressing OF all lnanlmate objects, a
! rejected manuscript, was laid stark and
a"lul oe1ore her' On a little detached slip
that nuttered INTO her lap the most horrible
| OF all words TO the young newspaper worker
| burned INTO hereyeS: Declined with thanks ,
Still our girls persist IN making their fortunes
as newspaper writer's.
EquestrIennes atoot have become common
sight in New York city, and they are to be
seen IN their variations OF the conventional
| horseback costume, walking to and from the
stables around Central park. They look like
those herolneS which old fashioned novelistS
ana dralhatlStS USED 10 put In their romances