The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-24
HOW SHE MAKES A LIVING,
Reads the News of the Day TO Other
Bright Women.

If women who pay me TO talk to them
about the news had time to read the
daily papers. OF knew how to read them
to the best advantage i'm the time they
do devote to reading, my occupation
would be gone. l am buster this year
than 1 have even been since I took UP
news talks as means of making a liv-
ing 1 have to work early and late now
10 keep abreats of this Spanish trouble
Miss Georgiana Roberts received the
Sunday World reporter in her work
shop" the front parlor Of an uptown
apartment. In answer TO a request for
an appointment. she wrote: Come at
s o'clock I'm the II orning. At that hour
Miss Roberts had made a good start on
her day work All the morning papers
had been read and marked. and a secre-
tary was clipping them for a reference
cabinet. The room was hung with maps
Il must get my New York newspapers
out of the way I'm the early morning
said Miss Roberts. IF / leave them un-
an after my morning engagement / never
seem TO catch up during the day. ! have
a system of my own for reading the
newspapers. the result Of ten years eX-
perience To read the newspapers we'll
one must acquire the habit OF concentra-
ton. / never allowed my attention 10 be
distracted by special articles not con-
nected with the subject ] have in hand
at the moment. no matter how alluring
they may seem. nor how entertaining
they may prove TO be on reading. The
new Journalism. with its special features
for women. makes this a more difficult
thing 10 do tnan you might imagine.
rVisitors from abroad will tell you
that New York women know more and
can talk more intelligently about pub
lie affairs Of the moment than can the
women of any capital in Europe. The
same thing. 10 a smaller degree. is true
of Washington women. A woman VINO
marries a man of affairs and wants TO
keep him from seeking the society or
other women must learn to talk intelli-
gently about matters in which he Is in
terestcd. She must be suggestive, not
inquisitvc There is no greater bore
ON earth than a woman who is constant
ly asking questions about something she
doesn't understand.
Consider for instance n young girl
active in New York social life. who
marries an ambitious young man in the
Street. Her husband hopes. some day,
to do something in politics. He has
money. and she. probably has a
small fortune OF her own. She has
host OF friends and likes TO entertain. He
likes 90 have herdo so. 1t is useful to
him I'm his business. A woman of tact
can spare a busy husband a great deal
in the way OF avoiding social obligations
that take up too much of his time.
Social life doesn't regulate itself. IL
requires watchfulness and good manage
ment 10 get aiong right the same as
any well organized business does. The
pressure on a social leader in the season
Is incomprehensible 20 people who do
not know anything about It, In addl-
zion TO this the young wife has her
home 20 superintend and before she is
aware OF Il she Is sure 70 be grated into
one or more public charities that demand
A share Of her attention. II she
ever gets time 10 look at newspaper
II IS merely 10 glance at the headlines.
Consecutive and sinsistent reading on
any subject that might interest her or
her HUSBAND Is out Of the question. Well,