Women Who Do
Women Who Have Won For
Themselves a Place In New York
Journalism Their Special Fields
of Work :: :: :: :: :: :: ::
New York Is the most difficult city
In this country In which for u wouiiin
to succeed in newspaper work. Hav
ing so vast a foreign population, the
big city bythe sea hns In Its atmos
phere loss of the native American mas
culine chivalry toward woman thau
any other city. Women In journalism
especially do not get a fair chance.
Nevertheless a few women by their
brilliant work have forced recognition
DOHOTHT EICHABDSOS.
from New York editors. One of these
Is Miss Dorothy Richardson of the Her
ald. She was born in western Penn
sylvania and began to earn her own
living when she was sixteen. Kirst
she was a stenographer. Then came
the desire and determination to become
a newspaper writer, ttiie has warm,
Quick sympathies and a vivid imagina
tion. From Pennsylvania she went to
Now York city In search of employ
ment. Her experiences In this line
were so hard and bitter thut they turned
her thought toward working girls and
women In general. She investigated
their condition and found this to be In
numerous cases no better than actual
slavery. One of the results of her
awakening on the working girl ques
tion is her book, "The Long Dny,"
which sets forth things as they are. It
Is well for wa;re earning women of the
poorer paid class that they have such
a champion ns Dorothy Richardson.
She believes that a stiff trades union
among working girls would be ex
tremely helpful In correcting some of
the evils under which they suffer. She
also finds a great need to be that of
hotels for working girls, places where
for less than $5 a week they may ob
tain a comfortable home,
Mra. E. M. Gilmer (Dorothy Dix).
One of the most notable journalists
of either sex in America Is Mrs. Eliza
beth Meriwether Gilmer, the humor
ist, wbose non de plume Is Dorothy
Dix. She is on the staff of the New
York American. In some of her writ
ings her humor Is quite equal to that
Of Mr. Dooley. Especially is this true
Of her sketches In negro dialect and
her dialogues between the bookkeeper
and the stenographer.
Dorothy Dix Is a southern woman, a
native of Tennessee. Her first news
paper work was done on a paper in
New Orleans. In that city the tal
ented young woman hns a home and
lives part of the time. It Is a rare
treat to hear Dorothy Dix read one of
her own stories In negro dialect.
Nixola Greeley-Smith.
Attached to the staff of the New
York World Is a handsome young wom
an whose father was Colonel Nicholas
Smith and whose grandfather was Hor
ace Greeley, the father of the Ameri
can newspaper editorial. Miss Greeley-Smith's
mother was Horace Gree
ley's daughter Ida, and In the pen
name of the young newspaper woman
the names of her father and grandfa
ther are blended. She has special fea
ture assignments on the World. While
her grandfather was noted for his pow
erful journalism, NIxola's father, Nich
olas Smith, was noted i'or his beauty,
which he himself enjoyed quite as
much as anybody else. When only
twelve years old Miss "Nixie" wrote a
play called "The Lady Killer," which
really was not bad. She has also a
gift for poetry writing as well as
prose.
Mother and Daughter In Journalism.
Ten years ago there was on the staff
cf the New York Tribune a tall, dark
balred, fine looking woman named Mrs.
ITane Pierce. Her specialty, if she had
one, waa attending to women's club
meetings and looking after women's
organizations generally. She thus sup
ported herself and a daughter, Made
leine, who was In school. Everybody
liked Mrs. Pierce, who was fair mind
ed and kindly In her newspaper work.
Time went on, and the daughter,
through her mother's Influence, became
secretary to the editor of the Tribune's
woman department. Still more time
srent on, both mother and daughter
working faithfully in their respective
places. Now pretty Madoleiue Tierce
la herself editor of the woman's depart
ment of tho paper, and the brave moth- i
OJ and daughter still work together.
MARCIA WILLIS CAMPBELL, i
COLD WEATHER FASHIONS.
Some ( Ihe New Iilt-ne In Fare and
Smaonnlile Millinery.
Just at the present moment women
are wearing pretty tailor made suits
while waiting for the days when furs
will be neoessory. A few have put
theirs furs on that is to say, the
small ties and short shoulder pieces
but muffs will niit be needed for some
weeks to come. When they do they
will be large, flat and generally un
graceful, but they are In some ways
desirable above the smaller and dain
tier ones of a year or so ago, for these
come well up to the elbows and thus
keep the arms warm In place of the
sleeves. Women are queer and Irre
sponsible creatures, after all, for Just
when they need the extra warmth of
long sleeves, behold, they cut .them
off at the elbow and depend on muffs.
True, the gloves are mnde with a di
rect bearing on the short sleeve. They
reach even above the bend of the arm
and do almost keep that member from
freezing, but It needs the muff to sup
ply the necessary n mount of caloric.
The gloves for wearing with the pretty
short coats and pony jackets, the blouse
coats, the Jaunty bolero reefers, the
handsome long rain coats and the long
loose coat now so much In evidence are
mnde of heavy dogskin, tan, brown
and In fact all the season's colors.
Blarrlts gloves In black and white are
handsome In the stitching, being nar
row and fine rather than bunchy, as
heretofore. There are thick doeskin
gloves for autoing, made with straps
and buckles.
Among the new dress goods I see
much navy and black storm serge,
heavy and with the same crisp feel
that serges had when they were In
atyle some fifteen years ago. Serge has
always been worn more or less, as It
is a standard stuff, but it is fashionable
now, which It was not for a long time.
It is wide and made in many dark col
ors and black. VoIIcb, black and in
colors, are among the newest goods,
and now they are woven so that they
do not sag in wearing. That made
them unsatisfactory material in spite
of their beauty. Mnde up over slips of
the home taffeta silk, they are now sat
isfactory. The French and English
mesh voiles plaited over slips of lus
trous taffeta make dresses greatly to
be desired.
Some of the most desirable suits are
made of the nent and pretty two toned
or hair lined stripes or the shadow
plaids, all in delicate shades of light
STRIPED CHEVIOT SUIT.
and dark gray. The illustration showB
one of the prettiest of these designs.
The coat may be three-quarter length
or shorter, according to the, pleasure of
the owner. This one is of a fine stripe
of gray over a cream white. The skirt
is tailor finished and quite plain, while
all the trimming upon the coat consists
of the black velvet collar and cuffs in
such striking contrast This same de
sign is very neat in any goods.
Hats seem to be of every imaginable
shape, size, style and material. Every
thing goes, from fur to lace and from
felt to flowers. Those that hare feath
ers for trimming have more and longer
ones than I have ever seen. Quills,
wings and bunches of feathers made
from turkeys, geese, guinea hens and
even ordinary common chickens are
worn, while the made up things in all
sorts of shapes and varieties are color
ed in the most brilliant shades. Whole
haron ruffs and algrets are the choicest
of all, and they are placed in any kind
of way on the velvet bonnets. These
are so very costly that nothing is con
sidered worthy for a foundation but
heavy velvet
Isabella fox fur neck pieces are very
pretty and make a good showing for
the money. -The same furs for the neck
are stylish still, and so are paw sets,
tie and muff. The tie has in some cases
two heads at the back of the neck.
Caracal muffs and ties, black lynx ties
and pillow muffs, royal ermine sets,
white fox sets consisting always of tie
and pillow muffs are among the new
est. S
After these come the coats and Jack
ets. Caracal jackets are very rich and
handsome. The black Is lustrous and
fine. Broadcloth coats lined with Sibe
rian squirrel are very desirable, but the
ordinary squirrel is about as hand
ome. These long cloth coats have
lhawl collars of black lynx or soma
ather preferred Cue fur.
OLIVE HAnrSB, 1
CCH FASHION LETTER.
This Is to Be a Notable Season
For Buttons.
COATS FIT MUCH MOEE SNUGLY
There Are Slll Knmerone Vnrintlona
en (he Popular llolero Old Cameo
Jewelry ! Once More Fashionable.
Crossed Over Rvdina-ote Modlnh.
One of the new styleB In fur conts Is
a short, full sack, reaching only to the
waist line. In pelts of a compact
character, such as sealskin, ermine and
mole, these little jnckets are exceed
ingly becoming.
The bolero, although not as new as
some of the close fitting jackets of the
season, will be worn In a number of
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A KUAltT TAX OOSTUMB.
attractive cuts. In fur the bolero Is
particularly snfhrt. Some of the best
models have nentv rolled collars and
cuffs of braided pastel cloth.
Buttons are to be conspicuously used
on winter costumes, and some of the
handsomest specimens are veritable
works of art. Carved mother-of-pearl,
tortoise shell and enameled examples
are to be found in the shops.
The woman who Is fortunate enough
to own old cameo jewelry odd ear
rings, brooches and the like is having
them mounted into buttons to adorn
smart winter gowns.
Buttons on the new costumes are ar
ranged In groups In the smaller sizes
and singly when the buttons are lnrge
and handsome.
Parisians are very partial to tans
and yellow shades this season, and the
costume illustrated Is a charming
model sent over from the center of
fashions. The. material Is a pale tan
bedford cord. The skirt Is made with
box plaits and panels of pinched up
vertical tacks. The little short walsted
jacket Is of chestnut broadcloth, with
vest and collar of the tan. Gold but
tons are used.
FOR MADEMOISELLE.
Coats on the fall suits do not take
on any wonderfully new forms, al
though there are more close fitting
models than we have had recently.
Apple green, the shade that was so
popular the past summer, Is "to the
fore on all the fall and winter models.
Waistcoats are to be very much worn
this season net the velvet and braid
GIIIL'B EVENTNO FBOCK.
trimmed fancy vest fitted In the Jacket,
but a real waistcoat of a separate and
mannish finish.
Mink. I'ersian lamb, broadtail, er
mine, blue and white fox and lynx,
with all the lesser pelts, are to be seen
made up Into fascinating wraps and
neck pieces. Lace braiding and large,
haudsonio buttons are the trimming
employes.
The girl's evening frock seen In the
cut Is of gobelin blue silk tissue made
over shot silk. The baby bodice 1ms a
fichu of lace edged with tiny plaltlugs
of the dress fabric. Tiny pompadour
bows are placed at Intervals over this
shoulder trimming, which Is repeated
on the skirt.
A FETCHING CHAPEAU.
"Colorltls" Is the name of the latest
disease to which woman Is a victim,
and, to put it mildly, she Is color mad
this fall. Violent blues and purples
and brilliant orange are In evidence on
very side. The fad extends to gloves.
TUB LATEST MODE IN MILLINERY.
Pale grays and fawns are considered
Insignificant. Already there Is a de
mand for claret, grass green, royal and
electric blue. These bright shades are
very expensive.
Old snuffboxes are used as bonbon
nieres, and the fashionable sweetmeats
carried Inside them are erystaled vio
lets or rose petals.
Chic bows of velvet are again worn
In the coiffure, tucked well on tho left
side, well toward the front. They are
generally of black velvet. When the
hair Is arranged on top of the head
and somewhat high a wisp of deli
cately colored chiffon velvet or gold
tissue encircles the crown of the head,
disappearing at the temples. This Hue
of color Bhould not be too wide and Is
a modification of the Grecian bend.
One of the features of tho autumn
styles Is tho profusion of buttons, some
of which are very beautiful. One nov
elty Is the cloth or satin button, hand
painted in harmonizing shades.
Very smart Is the lint shown In the
illustration of smoke gray mirror vel
vet. The full puffed crown Is caught
to the brim with a fall of white Irish
lace. The shape Is slightly tilted at
the left side, where an arrangement of
white feathers Is fetchlngly placed.
THE PERENNIAL BLOUSE.
For the woman who is addicted to
eccentricities in dress there is the
"mousuiee" celnture. This girdle is a
broad ribbon carried high up about
the figure and tied in the back In a
wide outspreading bow In real Jap
fashion.
There is a strong lennlng toward
crossed styles In bodices, and the cross
ed over redingoto Is a novelty worth
noting. There is only a suspicion of
fullness in the body, all the folds be-
ORAT BILK BLOUSE.
lng kept well toward the upper part
of the figure, while the waist is fitted
Into the shape without a wrinkle. Two
buttons fasten over on the right side,
one about three inches above the waist
line and the other just below.
The new skirts fit more snugly over
the hips and flare out Immensely at
the feet, where they are much bv
trlmmed. Those designed for dressy
wear are long all round, and on many
smart models there are decided trains.
The latest Bleeve is a Paquin crea
tion modeled on the lines of the man
dolin sleeve of a few years ago. It
has a number of tiny gathers at the
top, with none at all at the elbow,
where it is simply faced and opened
for three inches directly on top, with
small buttons and buttonholes set close
together. This sleeve may be varied
In a number of charming ways with
frills, undcrsleeves and bands and
cuffs both long and short.
Tho blouse seen In the cut Is of dove
gray silk. Under the shawl collar of
crochet lace Is a folded piece of rose
colored silk, finishing in a smart bow
in front. The blocked yoke Is trim
med with loops and tiny steel buttons.
The high collar and chemisette are of
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The ordinary flour gives
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