The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-28
is GOOD TO REPORTERS
SOCIETY WOMAN POINTS THE
PENALTY OF PROMINENCE
Women Lose Their Objection to Being
Talked of in the Papers-One Lead
er Who Bows to the Inevitable and
Is Good to the Social Writers.

A st. Paul society woman, who has
seen something of life in New York and
abroad as well as here, was talking the
other day about newspapers and the
prominence that is now given social
-doings. She was discussing the APP
pearance of her name in print, and re-
ferred to the dislike most women had
for newspaper notoriety of any kind.
Il feel somewhat differently about
the matter than do many of my
friends, perhaps, as much because I
have learned through long experience
to bow to the inevitable, as for any
other reason, not because 1 like to see
my name in the paper, assure you:
oh, no, but because 1 know this is an
age of publicity in every way and 1
cannot expect the times to change for
me or that newspaper is going to
alter all It's methods just because I
don't like to see my name in print.
Penalty of Prominence.
"One of the penalties of being in So
ciety," said this sensible woman, lis
10 have your name in the papers. If
you are at all well known, or are a
parsonage, you must expect to be ex-
plotted in the papers and it has been
my experience that If woman treats
reporters-especially society reporters
with courtesy, she will never have
any occasion to complain of their
treatment of her. l have travelled a
good bit and met many persons who
were prominent socially and in litera-
ture and art, and have observed that
the better placed they were the more
kindly and politely did they treat
newspaper folk.
Take, for instance, the women who
constitute society in New York, and
who are now at Newport, do you sup
pose they go to the papers and forbid
the use or their names? BY no means
one OF these women who is a friend
OF mine, is simply adored by society
reporters, because she will go out of
ner way to give correct information.
one mates TO see her name or her pic
lure IN the paper, and yet, as she told
me one day when the subject came
up, she knew it was useless to fight
against the spirit of the age. and
nave known her to have a picture es-
peclaIIy made for a certain paper in
New YORK merely to help a girl who
was trying to make her living by col
Iectng society news. This some per-
sons would condemn her for, and vet
her motive was a good one and she
proved herself to be woman of the
world and a generous hearted one NV
her action
- Nothing Lost by Courtesy.
We all know that the papers get
men information somehow, if not by
boldly asking for it, by Sherlock
Holmes methods that are unpleasant
10 think about, but which are not the
1ault OF reporters, but that power be-
hlnd the throne, the city editor who
VIII nave the news by fair means or
Aoul- Ii is very provincial and mar
row. IN my opinion, to have a fit every
time you see your name in the papers.
ana think the society women of ST.
FauI are getting to understand that
tney must expect to be written up. and
IL they Will take my advice, they will
not close their doors to society re-
porters.
Ahotner reason for policy in this
matter is that newspaper people have
tne last word and are class, delight
Aul In themselves, but one that it is
not pleasant to make an enemy of. for
tney have the opportunity of the last
moFu' and being only human, are some
Times liable, when a chance comes to
settle ola scores. Personally. I have
never lost by being courteous to re-
2of1ers and never yet has one of them
betrayed my trust or put in their col
uInns anything that wished and ask
ed to have left out"
y Do,,1
on himself which is too good ~ Iaa,o
Inc man in question is a chivalrons
soul ana has rescued many maidens in
0stress, In fact he rather goes in for
mat sort of thing. On his wav fron,
Chcago to New York he noticed in fha
SSleeplng car rather pretty girl. evil
uentiy from the provinces" as thew
icy n New York, and when he rushed
JUST as they We're pulling out, she was
alone' He sat down and proceeded To
inspect the people near him. and he
hoticed an uninteresting looking man
sittlng where he could face the nrettv
saI1' ana before they had gone far the
81 FauI man made up his mind that
t StI oln9r man was annoying the pretty
slrI. he looked up from the paper
now ana then, and let his ewes rest
upon her and smiled, which the ST.
FauI man resented, as he noticed The
gIrl OIushed and turned away her head !.
Inc man of chivalry determined to
watch the proceedings, and his blood
OOIleo as ne saw that it seemed inn
possible for the wretch in the other
seat to take his eyes off the nrettv
girl: After about an hour Of this sort
OF thlng the man rose, deliberately
walked over to the girl, sat down in
ner section and said something to her.