The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-03

brought often into communication vltN
the colonial editor OF The Times and
Was more than astonished al the lxnowl
edge OF South African affairs and se
shrewd Foresight displayed by thH ~
dividuaL There was constant copfss-
ring between the government colon Al
Office and the colonial office OF The LnA-
don Times The Times colonial editor
vase a woman-Miss Flora shan "A
young and pretty woman al that Or
the whole the motive of the Lou1tn
men reporters IN attempting 60 dgiye
women out OF Journalism can be under
stood
The English woman's intellect is clear
and vigorous. She has a ready grasp OF
mind. and well educated English Wp-
men have often a better knowledge af
history and current events than Amen.
can women OF the same class. with Az
their superior advantages take tbs
trouble TO acquire An English woman
going into journalism would realize THAI
she requircd careful preparations con-
sequenty when once launched she
would really prove a formidable com-
petitor TO men The Westminster Ga
zette, the best afternoon paper In Lon-
don, employs women on The Same terms
as men. Sex does not cornt either Tor
of against woman. which Is as H.
should he. Tho managing editor ~ Tho
Nestminster Gazette told me that tho
work of the women on his paper was
first class lie mentioned IN particular
one lady who had been on TIC star
many years who for quality ard duan-
tity of work and for faithful and rcgu-
lar attention 20 duty could not be sur
passed.
Again. one can understand Why ihs
London men reporters are becoming
alarmed.
Probably these men would like To see
all London newsps pcrtom maSculinized
, like the Office Of an alleged wonian's 8
weekly I visited. n was paper devci-
I cd to things IN which the feeble minded
! female Sex a. supposed by man 90 pr
especially interested fas,liorg iorth-
ina babies, potato SALADS and Ten pnf-
\ tics. 7 was hooking around among he
Z Offices Of the English wonlcn's period
/ icais 10 find what they were ike Z
asked 10 sec the editor of this woman =
paper. rather green lookine young
man OF twenty or thereabouf ADVANCED
10 meet me and said he was the ass'sf-
ant May I see the mana glng editng
asked. The youth Withdrew, and q
( his stead appeared another ycuta ,
! little more cailow Then ] said would
ike 10 see the lady editor
"Oh there isn't any lady editor. We
do il all ourselves"
And there was that paper, devoted 20
fashions friis and teeihlng babies,
I actually filled week affsr week by the
( pickings and stealings those TWO
youths clipped from fashion and home
periodicals whose contents were really
| written and edited b. women.
No notiez however slight og news
paper women In London should be end
ed without mention OF Max Eliot, tie
London corr espondent of leading Bos
ton paper. In private life Max Eliot i
Mrs Anna A. =. Ellis. She became 4
correspondent OF The Boston ianILAl lr
1882 and since 1854 has been a naenbel
of its staff. Few newspaper women oi
men either have written more or bettel
than Mrs. Ellis Perhaps the fact o
her American birth and training MAJ
have something 20 do With her success
In addition TO her regular newSpspe
tasks, she is a FREQUENT contributor {
English and American periodicals. Sh
IS also an eminently capable dran1atl
critic having served in that capacit
for leading newspapers. She has writ
ten numerous hooks and besides al
this, is an enthusiasiic golfer.
MAGILLA WEAvER