Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-09-30
WOMEN JOURNALISTS OF LONDON.
The system Of FStortion Practieed By
some at the Female writers.

The system Of fNtnrtton fractlerd ny
some of the Female Writers.
There is one departure in journalism
which women have introduced IN Lon
don ana II which they have made strik
ing feature since they have come among
men to work. and that is the system 81
giving and taking presents from the firms
with whom the paper 10 which they are
attached has dealings. To such an ex-
tent has this custom reached that It has
become a regular course Of Matchmaking,
70 which the unfortunate victim sue.
cumhs meekly 70 all appearance, though
inwardiy ne must revolt at the nnae
Gnowledgei tax.
1t sounds very pretty aud seems very
suitable that lady. stylish aud well
dressed, should alight from stnartly
appointed brougham at the door of a
fashionable milliner, dressmaker or boot
selle, aud handing in her card as repre-
sentative Of leading ladies' newspaper
request 10 be SHOWN over the establish
ment and have all the novelties pointed
out to her for notice IN her next fashion
articler. 50 fur 80 good With due polite.
ness she il conducted from show room 70
show room; treasures in the way Of Paris
headgear are drawn from their seductive
foldings Of the spftest tissue paper. gems
Of art. from the milliner's point Of view
are revealed 10 her adniring eve. secrets
OF the coming season are whispered into
her sympathetic ear, future original
speciallies are casually limited at to ex.
cite her curiosity and to increase her ii
terest, aud .yhen she has seen all, touched
all. heard all, she departs compliment
and triumphant to repeat the same pro
gramme al another magasin.
She knows full well that after her dc
pariure the manager VIII call CLERK
and say, "'See that such an article Is
packed up and dispatched to the Office OF
such paper; it will insure favorable no
tice. aud III these DAYS Of competition
one must do as others do
When Miss visits the Office later
she finds herself the posse-slr II u duck
u bonnet u a love OF colllrctte.
and II even half the firms she calls on
are similarly generous she has not made
bad thing OF il; aud we know out Of
mere courtesy and gratitude which are
the shops which viii get the prettiest
mention in her piquant fashion article.
Going back to the establishment she
first visited let il be supposed that one Of
those autumn sales is Ia progress which
50 delight the feminine heart aud MAKE
all prudent husbands quail. No sooner
has No | been suilingiy handed into
ner brougham than No arrives, aud
the whole thing has 10 be repeated. Ne
8 also calls during the day, No 4 does
not forget TO rush in to have "A look
around. aud indeed representative from
each lady's paper, as well as some Of
thos" that ruu ladies columns in other
periodicals, ere sure - put in IA appear
anca s5ma tins 81 t!ie field, dpWn - the
literary maid of all work, who subetlits.
reports, rsyises, interviews and on press
of work, a. the present occasion, does
her own shop sk!rmisuiug rs well, creep.
ing in shyly and going away pleased
with the gift Of silk handkerchief, tine
price Of which is one shilling.
New papers "ior women" are cen
stautly appearing ia Londous journal
istic world. uud somehow they an seem
70 live. The time, however, must an.
rive when tine long suffering traders III
gowns. hennets ana other feminine lrip
peerless viii have 10 strike Even uaw the
tax Is heavily exorbiaut. There Is Il
certain fashionable ladies bontnaker il.
Oxford street-a woman hv the way
and She finds il polite to send not one.
hut half dozen pairs of the best court
slippers AMI French boots every Christ
mas to a leading lady's paper. she must
send in proportion all round. aud the r.
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 saeh
transactions
To such a pitch has this sale aud bar
ter arrived that certain ladies VINO have
taken up TINS line dress entirely from
mead to foot with the presents thus r.
ceiyeii. and on one paper the fact IS 81
tar acknowledged that deduction i
made from the ladys salary in conse
quenee, London Cor Philadelphia
Times.