The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-15

London Sun, II. p. O'Connors
paper, and suggested to him that he let
her go out as a servant and write up the
servant question. She was told that she
could do 1t IL she wanted to, and if the
story was good they would use it, That
was not much ENCOURAGEMENT. but she
went ahead and the result was a series Of
articles called In Cap and Apron" that
stirred London up as ii has seldom been
by newspaper story. She was criticised
right and left. but they talked about her
and that was better than being condemned
to oblivion.
One of the papers that was the most
faceuous particularly Initiated her. so in
her usual impulsive and feminine manner
she at last made a call on that editor and
sent up her card with an urgent request to
see him. When she was ushered in she
threw down the gauntlet at once by ask
ing: 'AIr. Editor, why don't you like me;
now what's the matter with me and my
stories2"
Nothing at ALL" said he calamity. tex
cept that you are not writing them for us"
This incident ended in her getting a posi-
ton with that paper, the st. James Ga
zette. for which she contributed a fresh
series of articles on The Almighty Dol
lar in London Society" This work also
made a distinct furore, as well 1t might,
for 1t exposed some particularly obnox-
ibhS NNoAbAio VI SilONbClJ NAAehN dAb ct WV ~
in London.
Both of these series of articles have
since been brought out as books, and Miss
Banks has abandoned the sensational lead
for more sober work. She declares that
she only entered upon 1t as a means to
an end, and not In the spirit of reformer.
which she considers a thankless task.
She has written a number of articles
for the Nineteenth Century, heavy
weight magazine in England. Her aru-
Giles have been on Impressions of the
British" and the papers have given her
a new name since their appearance. II
is 1.-THE Nineteenth Centurys only friV-
olous contributor"
Miss Banks returned to America
month ago to get some stories OF the cam,
paign for the Westminster Gazette, ana
to work up some stories for various other
papers. She Is also refreshing her Amer
lean ideas for the purpose Of book,
which she expects to write soon on Inn
pressions of the British compared to the
American, somewhat in the Max O'Rell
style.
When asked what she felt on returning
home, she replied:
''Why, the very first thing I thought
when l walked down the gang plank was
how smart we are No, didn't use
the expression editorially. / used it about
Americans, all of US. Do you know I had
an order from a London paper to get a
story on the rudeness of American Gus
tom officers? ! laid my things out in my
trunk with the direct purpose of making
a fuss and getting them all tumbled out.
And the officials were just lovely to me
never made O fuss at all. and my story
was spoiled. But don't think care, for
l shouldn't like to write anything mean
about America"
Miss Banks expects to return to Eng
land In a few weeks. In the meantime she
is writing, feeling, thinking, getting ready
for fresh campaign Of journalism when
she is once more in London. She says
she would rather live in America for
many reasons, but now that she is used
to the Britisher she likes him better, and
can get along on that side very comforta-
bly,. so long as they like her American
twang.