Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-04-18
DELAWA GAZETET DEIAwA
LocAL COMMENTATORS.
The womnn's Editiou OF "Eyery Evening
Receives Pratsu from all Direetioms,

The Womnn's EditiOn of"Every Evening"
Receives Pratsn from all Dirertions.
Morning News.
The Woman's Edition of the EvEEY
EVENING. managed aud edited bv the
women interested in the HOMEOPATHIC
Hospital OF this city, was issued OIL Satur-
day. 1t consisted of 50 pages, and was at
once the, largest paper and the largest
edition Of any piper ever published IN The
state. The first edition included 1000
copies and was all sold during the day,
leaving orders on tho business managers
desk for over 1000 copies. To meet this
demand a second edition OF the paper Will
be printed to-day.
The woman's edition of q daily news.
paper is u new and novel idea in charitable
work, some of which has been marvel
ously successful. Considering the geographic
cal position and population of this city,
the Wilmington venture must be ranked
among the successful efforts Of this kind.
The scheme OF the paper makes il an
epitome of the philanthropic and religious
history of the city. Each of the branches
OF this work Is represented by separate
department, including one or more we'll
written aud interesting articles, and parts
of this interesting reading matter is printed
on 20 of the 80 pages. The enterprise
being Tor the benefit of hospital, the
first page is devoted mainly TO historic
sketch of the Homeopathic Hospital; the
second and third pages to the department
of philanthropy, including, sketches of
the various philanthropic institutions the
fourth page to editorials, the fifth to cur
rent events, the sixth to men, the seventh
to miscellaneous matter the eighth to
household economies, the ninth TO notes
along the Way" the tenth to industrial
schools, the eleventh to medicine and sur
gerry, the twelfth to art, the thirteenth to
poetry and correspondence, the sixteenth
to metaphysics, the seventeenth to history
of the state, the nineteenth to politics, the
twentieth TO education the twenty-iirst to
an original story, the twenty-secund to
wOmen's clubs the twenty-third To the
drama, the twenty.iuErth to an Easter
story, the twonty-iifth to temperance the
twenty-siNth to music the twenty-seyenth
to science, the twenty-eighth to the boys
ana girls, the thirtieth to religion, aud the
thirty-iirst to free kindergartens.
The reading matter OH these pages con-
sstS Of about ll5 columns, nearly all of it
being original contributions, and all of
them being well written, carefully edited
ana repletc with interest in every depart.
ment.
Aside from its literary merits the Wo-
mans Edition is a handsome paper. il IS
divided into four parts of eight pages. The
title page of the paper is very handsome.
and is illustrated by an artistically.de-
signed scroll representing the setting sun
surrounded by the legend: The shadows
at sunset all point toward the sunrise. aud
every evening prcshges morning" This
artistic title'page ornament was designed
| by Mrs. Anne Garrett Bradford and is a
very striking feature Of the paper. Another
handsome illustration OF scroll from the
same hand adoris the art page, and sIill
another the boys ami girls page. 4
picture of the Homeopathic Hospital is
printed OH the first page.