The morning times., 1895-07-07

IN the woman's edition at the office of The
Times spacious, handsomely furnished
front room on the second floor of the build
ing was Sglvenu to them for office purposes
ana there the great mass of the writing and
business correspondence has been carried
on during the time that has elapsed since
the second week in May up TO the present
date. This room has, at times presented
decidedly more the appearance of a re-
cephon than OF an ordinary business office,
as not only those most actively interested
in the WOman'S Edition have congregated
there but iegions of their friends. the most
fashionable women i'll Washington, many
OF whom had never crossed the threshold
OF newspaper office, gathered there from
time 70 time TO talk over the great project
aud inquire concerning the progress of the
work
As the labors in connection with the edit
ing OF the Woman's Edition progressed,
the entire building of The Times began to be
more and more invaded until from the
composing room on the topfloOr To the press
room on the ground floor there was not
corner in which at some time of the dav or
evening some of the ladies We're not to be
seen, bent upon understanding every
minutia of the bringing out of a paper i'll
order that everything in connection with
their pet project should be carried out in
the most busness-like and finished manner
The result, as given to the public on the
morning of July g, proves conclusively
that these investigations have borne bund-
ant fruit.
PRETTY GIRLS AS CLERKS
The most attractive feature of the issuing
Of the Woman's Edition. from picturesque
standpoint, was undoubtedly presented
when, on the morning of July 8, the bevy of
girls gathered to sell the papers over the
counter in the business office, and having
discharged their duties in this respect, set
to work in the large front room on the
second floor TO fold the papers, direct and
seal the wrappers for the out of town
orders that had to be attended to without
delay
On either side of the two broad tables
in the middle of the rooms sat the pretty
girls in their lovely summer gowns so In
tent upon their work as to be wholly
unconscious of the living picture they We're
making. In and out, up and down, walked
the visitors, greeting friends on every side
and giving orders for papers to be sent
here, there and everywhere, to out OF
town friends. 1t was great day, great
paper and great work accomplished
To the average reader, who holds in his
hands to read, criticise, praise or censure
a woman's edition of the paper, the case
may be, has not the smallest conception
of the vast amount of work involved in the
successful accomplishment OF the task of
getting the paper into shape and attending
to the thousand aud one important details
of the work, nor of the great expense
necessarily entailed even under the most
favorable circumstances.
HOW 1T WAS STARTED.
When The Times, in response to the re-
quest of the managing editor of the then
spective woman's edition first ac-
ceded to the proposition and free of all cost
other than the actual expenses of compost
ton, gave the paper in aid of the splendid
charity, the Home for Incura bles, to-
gether with the freedom of the office to the
ladies, a meeting was called at the residence
of DR.. N. s. Lincoln. This meeting, brief
as it was, proved a most important one, as
the plan in general was then mapped out,
the details coming later. Mrs. N. s.
Lincoln was then elected managing editor
by the unanimous vote of all present and
having in happy little impromptu speech
accepted, thereupon rendered to Miss Kate
E. Thomas the position Of city editor, aud