The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-07

Presently there would be Noisy sn"'ins
of the chair, and the recipient VI 'ne 80 ~.
ter would go out. slarnming ,ne uvo' 49,
him, and dictate sharp '.'....',i,.
dnn,n'sSa,rs and call another messenger.
T-bia went on until the dictaton pan was
inadeouate 70 express their contempt 10,
och other IN the app opriate terhis' anu
then they male up. ,.,or had
If was after the bureau OF oic. 80, 80
been running a year that may CT cama
ouaintance Of tie directress' - g. -
downtoun every day to her once ia a
comno She received customers ~ 90
she called them in her eissay 81
nished portal. To get any Ia, ~ 49, tho
that was business. You couiu - h,,t
tantalizing click in the oihei 80 ,n tho
Wv oharoter could not 5uiilcienuy
adro,re the organizing mind Una. naI
do tvnowriting a system. ana aieei
III coynnlimented her. she told me 0oi'ic
~ the peculiarities Of the DusiuSs -, e.
Va .n. H. Fret MACE" said she, man IL
5ia.a,,oo, oriroal. and in all conditions
a. ,,so frero the indian chief. VINO makes
VI. vito carry the household eiiects' VIII
bo marches ahead with ms iiii'' Wv
har,r president, he likes 10 uic.a 1870 " /"
woman. There is some hlnu M "a re, be
49,, In the sound Of his voice When ne
knows tie
nm, boclr In the second place there Is
- lii If satisfaction 20 a woman III
tne knowledge that she doesh ~ ~
IN. hacL In the second place, there IS
tcrv which the man can never psi- ,l az
r. ,,,a,, think his eloquence, MS business
nc resources. his voice, have mace an
impression. She says ne never "a" 'e"
certainly. for 1 am mute 40. oooo-
But" / asked. ARE ln IN. -,o,,- -
pose OF accomplishing '''"
employing dictation?' 49,. A.,.,~o-s
90 YES" she replied, some business
~ that nature would naturally get NM
ed m with il. But we are lheilneu ~
REGARD IL as a luxury mainly "H40h i'i0''
are willing TO pay Tor. o..
"a sentimental luxury! -, -,
oNot entirely. It's an intellectual lux
urv. one always finds great ihen ,,.il q.
lief from any kind Of worry by lalh'ms ~
aloud. I have clients VINO dlctave 'i f,
private family affairs. ana aiWagS
better when they are sure one pe'So'i q
least has listened 10 them. MT.
81 should think" 1 remarked. that
vour scheme. If what you say IS true'
would meet with more patronage from
women than men,"
81 have extended IT TO meet their re-
auirements." she replied. Il nave open
90 an uptown branch for ladies' oniy'
There are a constantly increasing NUMBER
of women who have an overweehih5
desire TO be heard. Dictation is a great
relief. and they are willing 10 pay ior H.
OF course. / employ men typewrlters III
that branch, and it is astonishing VIVA
yolunoes some Of these women VIII IAN
when they have a man passive under thelr
thumb. / charge some Of them = an
hour. and there are several VINO never
take their copy away. But, as ru,s'
While the male writer's are more reilaDle'
tbev are not as profitable. Ihey Cost
moro and do not draw generally
"What do you mean by being more re-
liable?" .-.,hii,,,
II mean that as soon as they estaohsi
q GOOD line of business for me they get
married and stop. 1t is a peculiarly Oh
men that they can get married without
stopping. 1T. s,us.t, o,d
She said this with a slight disdain ana
| came away.
was feeling quite blue about a week
LATER. and thought 1 would take friend
advice and try a little dictauoh' %
vent down TO my swell directress.
But ! found that patent medicine md
had her place, and the elevator boy toiu
me that she had got married herself ana
had gone to Florence. NYM CRlNhLh'