The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-31

1T HAS BHEN PTBLIsHED. AND WAS
A GRAND sUcChss.
Tho Ladies sre Receiving Nath.ac but
fraises-iho 500 c In the Tue,
Editorial Departments.


enterprisins energetic women VINO issued
the Womans Edition Of The Times yes
terday enc could not turn a street cor
ner Throughout the day witl,outsheasisg
the most complimentary criticisms about
Inc paper. ana the general verdict was
t'at The Woman's Edition Of The Times
was by far the largest. ,he most readable
Instructive. and interesting paper ever
issued IN the South.
wel.-knoWn editor OF another Rich
80" 49, payer SAID 10 me yesterday alter
n'V". nave carefully eAainlAsG a num-
~ or papers issgca by the no,n.n m
oshtr clNet, bOtn NOTta au0 south but
me oman LditiOn OF 1ae Ilfnes was
~ al ouns me best nave yet seen. III
Was what can an up-tO-uate news-
paper, lul OF interesting SPECIAL matter
hNc news, and beautfiully-dsp.aA-sd adj
NeltseHthts. Tie redoins matter rs pre-
Ia'td WIN great zeal OF skill and
Je"hHtht' ami tnt WOrk OF the editors
- hiany crcdltaDlc. Indeed. ! may say
'ue tioIta on tho entire staff have been
SIoNnce win success, ana the women
nhFo proved beyond an question mat
tNeS know how 10 issue an exceedingly
interesting newspaper
MORE WORDS or PRAISE
Every one with whom / talked was Of
thc same opinion. Many were surprised
titdt the women &c .dittea tAemscN,s 50
handsomely. Some said the paper would
navo done credit TO the stan Oi great
metropolitan sunday newspaper, and ali
agreed that The paper was complete I'D
In tho state OF yesterday afternoon APP
pearcd tho following editorial.
THE TIMES BY WOMEN"
In another article ga this column we
speak oil the competition between women
and men in tho business world, the trades,
and tae professions. While it is a condi-
ton TO De- lcUlDrtd. ass we fhlnk, ipr
tho reasons pointed out me TACT re
mains that in many cases WOman's wOrk
Is quito equal 10 mat Of man $, ana III
some cases superior
a notable case in point IS the Woman's
Edition or The Richmond Times which
appeared this morning IL rs paper OF
thirty pages, ANA every line OF the excel
lent matter thereof was written or Sc
lected by women IL IS an admirable
newspaper, looked at from Whatever
standpoint you may, and the state hearth
~ cOHgTatulates the ladies' upon their
splendid achievement
IRON business standpoint, 10 Is also
a great success and. as Father EllysOn
used % say. the advertising department
was masninccntly edited
SOME or IHE FEATURES.
Tho Womans Edition # The Times
was "A live newspaper There was q Coz
spicuOus absence of series OF hfesolhe
egsays. Instead OF these there were III
teresting news letters from an over VIZ
sIuia and North Carolina, and from many
cities ia the North and South. The news
department was one Of the most inter-
,sting In the entire paper.
Too much cannot Doe said of the edl-
torial department lt was ably conducted
ia every particular. as were also lHv
literary musical. and other pageN BIt
why Iced / comment at itnStn upon th'
yaper II was all good, ana tntit was
any amount of destruction ana amus'-
ncnt a. be secured from II. ~ ,. nn,i,a
OF Richmond Daisies was an atlidctlre
feature The paper speaks Tor llseH. ~
has. ere this. been read on me street. in
tit ciub-rcOm. restaurant Once ON .ir
train. and in the home circle all over the
country with an immense edition .ol
eNtr. copies sent cvryWhcic, the nv
chants and others who Qaironi1,i me
rapet viii doubtless reap their returns
tenfOld.
THOSE WHO DID If.
II may not be ont of place to reproduce
here the names of those VINO WofNeu 80
faithfully and yet 50 cneerfully. ior tnis
noble object The Virginia lospltal ha9
done great deal Of good IN TINS CITY am
mo institution will merit the snug sum
vbicb ne women made through their
indiv dual efforts.
mo staff was as follows p....,,.
tditor-in-r hief. Mrs. 5 ephen fnthey'
90 I.ditor. Miss a. l.. Houston.
s cletv Edit0r. Mrs. A. y. Cawm.
Musical Fdltor Mrs. Decatu" ANteH.
Al, Ediior, Miss Adele VIM, Wliil"i nsco
dramatic Editor. Miss BESSIE ace
So ls3itor Mrs. Ashby Weller.
Tcloeraphic Editor, Mrs. q. t. NC
SUB SaHscription Department, Mrs. J. b.
thadrcu's Department. Miss Willie c.
'" oroi Renortors. Misses Nellie Parker,
XII Edwards Mamie Gillian. carrie
Sotemsu. Annie and Fannie Mcclure,
Bessio Pace. jamie Gries, Koscne ,H,r,,
rief Carrie Elicit, Eta Hayes MARY
1 eu,is and Nesdamcs Scott Parrish, -
~ Hotrhhles Ashbv Weller and A. T..
Donnau. with Mrs. T.. j. Ifaisle' 'huiVn
nm correspondcnt and Mrs. J0hn W IL
kns. barton Heights. l,,.,, ,,rs
Advertising Committee. chairman, S'S'
IL AlcGrudcr. Mrs. James X. Gordon
Airs. g. h. McAdams, Mrs. W y D0nhsan'
Miss Matte Harris. Mrs D. a. 49, 49,
Mrs j. L. Nauccy, Mrs. H. NJ l"9iol'
Mrs DR. MichauN. Mrs Charles Branch.
Subscription Committee. Misses fanile
Archer. bernard Harvie. Mary pohhaii
Fannie and Annie Mcclure, Luna ana
rish Lucy. Mary. Pesgie. and Merealth
piCre. Vivian West. Jennie ana lAI1i'
Poe. Calvin Brag. sara MclslkeI, Name
nm Annie Lee Aliriend, MIS- John Nlu,,
son Mrs Rehling. and Mrs. Johh zen
bigger. chairman
rIxANCII SUCCESS.
Mrs. stephen Putney. the manaeing odi-
tor, and her corps o. "oie YES, ,-C,ay
Thev ala their work well ana NOBODY
hesifat,d 10 say so. 20
An dav long there was stream pi
,.t'rie Asa az The Times office 70 purchase
liner, and they sOid as rapidly as sew
il,.l ladies' could roll them mp. The SUD-
scrirfion list was quite large, ana many
hundreds of papers were sold on tAe
s+reef n is not known as yet Mhat the
srrfitq OF the edition will De; as many OF
tho hius have not been settled. Inc ne
rand for the paper, howcNc. Wa -
n,e5inrlv gratifying, ana II IS ln3uth'
tfat fnc sales viii rearh the aun'ipa
lions of the ladies' Certain ~ - INA. p
NICE snug sum will be realized Tor 'h'
Virginia Hospital
A Frw CORRECTIONS.
Tho Woman's Edition Of The Times
contained Two crrcrs IN tht hh,n'' ~
"a. efaf,. The news editor snonli nav,
-, Mrs Ashbv WELLER aud th" ali
e5itor Miss Adele WNhalns, lls''seu ~, Ol
81. names given. Both Of these .aIiSS
,ronitfad thefnsclN"f hAnNSoiii''S' '"'
work si.eahs for iiscii. a.. Ill. ~
"g'tc ladies deeply feg~st tnat lacN 9l
80. forced them 10 omit thr uo'uoatlr
.ee entire. and also the cnugl.l ,.
.e'S-ocnf edited by Miss Withers. ne
l,,eir nv Miss Kent was omitted, as tnD
'i,res tid moi arrive nnn4 "''N' '"'
i",er had zone 20 press.
RARE TvrfhtENcf
=, vas a rare experimenting oman
,.a,,ton-and each man on The stan drew
Ls,sn OF relief. mingled with regret
o' the handsome matroniy editors ahg
49, pretty girl reporters qultuy rome