Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-01-16

White is no longer hard or death
ly, but holds all the cclors of the
morning in its transparent meshes,
while black has also lost its old sig
nificance, and becomes vehicle of
light and beauty.
What can be imagined more grace
full, more convenient, or more COM
Portable than the rough, (yet softer
than velvet woods, in yellow-browns,
bronze. or terra Gotta, cut whole,
buttoned on the side, and drawn up
over the petticoat with girdle or a
clasp, a rim of fur outlining neck
and open sleeves, the back flowing
out from under monks hood or a
Vatican plant.
The world is not SO fearful of
bright colOrs as of old. Artists in
cloth have learned better how to
handle and combine them, and men
as well as women have discovered
how to wear them appropriately.
One must grow into true freedom
of carriage, beautiful countenance,
and love for the beautiful before
color is either desired or appropriate.
A free minded, free bodied woman,
healthful in thought and body, is
bound to be beautiful and the rain
bow itself might be proud to adorn
her as fitting ornament to grace.
We are too ready to say that it has
only lately become possible for wom-
en- to venture alone on these long
journeys, for the recently published
life of Miss Dorothea Dix reminds
us that nearly forty years ago she |
travelled thousands of miles without
escort in this country and in Europe,
visiting hospitals even in CONSTANT
nople in her zeal for improving the
condition of the insane.
Query-How can woman obtain
regular employme mt on a newspaper
or periodical?
1t is difficult now to do this. The
only way is by trying, and at the
best it is precarious. Regular posi-
tions are few in number, and have
usually been obtained by the evil
dence of peculiar aptitude in a given
direction but they are never secure,
and the women holding them usu-
ally work hard in other directions
as a resource in case they are thrown
ont. "Positions" that are worth
anything are rarely given for the
asking. If they do not seek the in
dividual, there are always dozens
waiting for the opportunity. After
learning all you can, there is only
one thing to do; begin with such
chances as you can get, and work
your way up.
HOW TO GET A POSITION.
Begin by knowing what you
would like to do or he. DO what
ever work finds its way into your
hands, day by day, never grudging
"a stroke. Ifyour desire is to become
a writer catch every thought that
speaks itself to you in your daily
duty-from the dish washing up.
Be content and know that jewels are
being scattered constantly, from
every action, for you to pick up.
Pick them up and store them away,
perhaps on paper, if you get time,
and perhaps not. Watch every OPP
portunity and criticism and find
improvement in it. Don't tell any
one with what object your ale work
ing not even your diary, but make
everyone and your diary besides,
serve you for practice. Write every
letter with your design in view,
speaking always your highest and
best.
One good plan is the study of good
writers. Take u beautiful extract
and put it into your own words or
write your conception of it as though
for the public eye. Study sentence
by sentence the peculiar construction
OF the writings of greatly admired
authors, catching of course the
deeper thought first and the setting
afterward, Seek the truth In every
thing, even your practice work, and
when you have found 1t, speak 1t.
The next thing to do and do thor
oughly is to find the names of par
ties who have something TO offer
young writers; keep a memorandum
of every item that seems feasible
keep a list of names Of leading
workers 10 the literary field, watch
" hat they are doing and what news
paperdom is demanding. Write,
write, write; but don't bore anyone
To death with it, and don't neglect
any more important work to do 1t
for your thOroughness as writer
depends greatly upon your general
habits and character.
Keep track Of all the press assoela-
tlon reports, learn about the socie-
ties and their active work. they are
very anxious to help themselves
along by helping Others # they but
see a grain OF promise.
The way to get any position Is TO
work with a higher object than
merely position and then the work