The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-02-13

During the latter part of the Wilbur
Storey regime she acted as reporter, spe-
,ial writer, correspondent and editor or
for The Times For the
past three years she has been on the
staff of The Evening Mail as editor of
the woman's department and society
editor. Mrs Webster possesses marked
natural adaptation to the work, fine liter
ary education and taste and ready pen
that can be relied upon in any moment
Of stress, Personally she is demure
looking little woman, who suggests not
the roar and rush Of city life, but rath-
or the quiet Of the home.
Grace Duffie Roe Boylan is another
writer of whom the newspaper world of
the city is justly proud. She is on the
staff of the Chicago Evening Journal
and is giving to her daily work dis
tinctively literary quality. In private
life she is Mrs. Robert J. Boylan, the
wife of we'll known newspaper man.
Mrs. Boylan is very pretty woman,
with fine eyes and magnetic manner.
The name of Mrs. Antoinette V. Wake
man is well known as that of the capa-
BILE special writer, art critic, brilliant
correspondent and short story writer.
Mrs. Wakeman has been associated with
some of the leading daily papers of the
city, her diversity Of gifts making her
always in demand. Personally she is
very charming woman, bright, magnetic
and with the noble qualities of courage
and sincerity shining through all her
deeds and words.
Mrs. Lucie Van Nevar is The Inter
Ocean art critic and editor Of its fash.
ion department. Her work evincef
readiness, versatility and culture. Mrs.
Van Nevar is proud of being compos-
itor and of knowing the business from
the lease" up. She is widow. Her in
Inmates speak of her as one always hav
ing cheerful word and a helping hand.
Mrs. Isabella O'Keefe is a native of
Chicago, and entered the active newspa-
present connected with the Chicago
Chronicle. In addition to this she finds
time and energy to do acceptable work
for various magazines and newspaper
syndicates. She has style at once
graceful and breezy and says her say
with convincing earnestness.
Teresa Dean yields an able pen. Dur.
ing the Worlds fair she made a signal
success of series of articles in The In
ter Ocean called white City Chips. y
She has bright, incisive style ant
may be counted among Chicago's clever
est newspaper women. In private life
ihe is Mrs. W. Lewis Tallman, the wife
IF a Chicago physician. She is active il
club work of various sorts.
DIR. Julia Holmes Smith can write I
prescription with one hand and an arti
Gle for the woman's page with the other
So it would seem, at least, for in add
ton to her profession as physician sh'
conducts such department in one Of
the city dailies with ability and dignity
Mrs. Maude Corbett Smith is one O
the younger newspaper women of thu
city. She is society editor of The Even
ing Post. Besides this she turns of
specials, correspondence and all sorts O
penwork of good grade with the facility
concissness and general newspaperines
that shows she possesses the instinct.
Miss Pauline Fitzgerald and Mis-
Margaret Mann are two quite youn
women who are doing good servic
along newspaper lines.
Miss Isabel McDougal is connecte
with The Evening Post as art critic an
| illustrator. She received her art educa
ton in Paris and is rapidly growing in
/ - "A Of tho 'hinao
worker The possession of the literar
as well as the artistic gift is a sur
promise for Miss McDougal's future.
Mrs. Mary p. Abbott is book reviewe
| for The Times Herald. She is also
writer Of essays and short stories and ha
published one novel. All her work
characterized by force and finish, by tn
literary rather than the purely newsps
per quality.
She who writes over the name of Am
Leslie is by all odds the brightest, keeI
est, most discriminating dramatic crit
in Chicago. She has had wide exper
ence and acquaintance with matters thu
atrical and has remarkable mastery {
language. which she uses without fei
or favor. She is ON the staff of tn
Evening News.
Mrs. Kate N. Reed is doing most o.
cellent work as associate editor of I'll
Banner of Gold, using her excellent Ii
erary and journalistic ability in the il
terests of humanity.
Miss Helen Follett is associated wit
a morning paper and does painstakin
and acceptable work.
Last, but not least, Amber-not I'll
amber of the coast of Sicily and Il
Adriatic, but she who is known far an
wide by that name. and who has II
years daily given to the world sue
clear, lustrous gems of thought as just
fly her use of it. Mrs. Martha ]. Holde
| (Amber) is one of the best loved an
best known newspaper writer's Of Il
city and the west She has magic pei
II touches the simplest subjects, al
they are vitalized; it brings the poeti
TO the surface in the commonplace;
turns your smiles to tears and in I'M
ment turns them back again it is stror
for truth and justice.
Amber was for many years ON Il
Chicago Evening Journal. She is no
connected with The Times Herald, an
her articles are feature Of that paper
She is tall, auburn haired, strong
face and expression. vivid and vital
her finger tips. CARLoTTA PERRY.
Mrs. Cassie Jorgensen, the bicyo
maker. considers her work very suit