Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-09-05
WOMEN JOURNALISTS or LONDON.


WOMEN JOURNALISTS or LONDON.
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There IL one departure in journalism,
which women have introduced in Lon
don and Of which they have made \ strik-
ing feature since they have come among
men TO work, and that is the system "
giving and taking presents from the flrms
with whom the paper to which they arc
attached has dealings. To such an ex-
tent has this custom reached that It hzs
become regular course Of blackmailing.
to which the unfortunate victifn sue
cumbs meekly to all appearance, though
inwardly he must revolt ut the unac-
knowledged tar.
It sounds very pretty and seems very
suitable that lady. stylish and well
dressed. should alight from . smaxtly
appointed brougham ut the door Of !
fashionable milliner, dressmaker Of boot
selle, and handing in her card - repre-
sentative Of leading ladies' newspaper
request to be shown over the establish
ment and have all the novelties pointed
ont to her for notice IN her next fashion
articler. So far 30 good. With due polise-
ness she is conducted from show room to
show room; treasures in the way Of Paris
headgear are drawn from their seductive
foldings Of the softest tissue paper, gems
OF art, from the milliner's point Of view.
are revealed to her admiring eye, secrets
OF the coming season are whispered into
her sympathetic ear. future original
specialties are casually limited At to ex-
cite her curiosity and to increase her in
terest, and when she has seen all, touched
all, heard all, she departs complacent
and triumphant to repeat the same pro-
gramme at another magasin.
She knows full well that after her de-
parture the manager will call clerk
and say, ''See that such an article Il
packed up and dispatched to the Office Of
such paper; 1t will insure favorable no
tice, and in these days Of competition
one must do as others do"
When Miss visits the Office later
she finds herself the possessor of . .'duck
Of q bonnet" or "a love OF a collarette,' .
and II even half the firms she calls on
are similarly generous she has not made
bad thing of it; and we know out of
mere courtesy and gratitude which are
the shops which will get the prettiest
mention in her piquant fashion article.
Going back to the establishment she
first visited let it be supposed that one Of
those autumn sales is in progress which
50 delight the feminine heart and make
all prudent husbands quail. No sooner
has No. been snilingly handed into
her brougham than No. Q arrives, and
the whole thing has to be repeated. No.
8 also calls during the day, No. does
not forget to rush in to have look
around, and indeed representative from
each ladys paper. as well as some OF
those that run ladies columns" in other
periodicals, are sure to put in an appear
ancs some time on the field, down to the
literary maid of all work, who subedits,
reports, revises, interviews and on press
of work, as the present occasion, does
her own shop skirmishing as well, creep
ing in shyly and going away pleased
with the gift of silk handkerchief, the
price of which is one shilling.
New papers ''for women" are con-
stantly appearing in Londou's journal
istic world, and somehow they all seem
to live. The time, however. must ar
rive when the long suffering traders in
gowns, bonnets and other feminine "trip
peries will have to strike. Even now the
tax is heavily exorbitant. There is a
certain fashionable ladies' bootmaker in
Oxford street-a woman by the way
and she finds it polite to send not one,
but half dozen pairs OF the best court
slippers and French boots every Christ
mas to leading lady's paper. She must
send in proportion all round, and the re-
suit can hardly be an increase to her in
come.
A firm of silk manufacturers annu-
ally presents piece of silk to another
paper sufficient for four ladies' dresses.
There must be loss. not profit, in such
transactions.
To such pitch has this sale and bar
ter arrived that certain Ladies' who have
taken up this line dress entirely from
head to foot with the presents thus re-
ceived, and on one paper the fact is SO
far acknowledged that deduction is
made from the lady's salary in conse-
quence. - London Cor. Philadelphia
Times