Harry-dele Hallmark (August 30, 1867, in Pensacola, Florida [1] — August 1, 1932 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), [2] who wrote under the name "Anne Rittenhouse", was the fashion editor of The New York Times for several decades. [1] CNN has called her "legendary". [3]
Hallmark was born in Pensacola, Florida, to Harrison P. Hallmark and Adele MacAllister Hallmark; [1] her name is a combination of theirs. [2] After her parents' deaths when she was still "very young", she moved to Augusta, Georgia. [2]
After entering journalism as the society editor for the Augusta Chronicle, Hallmark moved to Philadelphia, where she edited the Philadelphia Press and the Philadelphia Public Ledger. [2] She joined the McClure Newspaper Syndicate as an assistant editor, [1] and eventually wrote the daily fashion column "What the Well-Dressed Woman is Wearing" (also referred to as "What Well-Dressed Women are Wearing", and simply "Well-Dressed Women" and "The Well-Dressed Woman"), which appeared in over 100 newspapers, [3] including the Shanghai Evening Post. [4]
Her work was also published in Ladies' Home Journal and the Saturday Evening Post. [1]
Harry-dele Hallmark (August 30, 1867, in Pensacola, Florida [1] — August 1, 1932 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), [2] who wrote under the name "Anne Rittenhouse", was the fashion editor of The New York Times for several decades. [1] CNN has called her "legendary". [3]
Hallmark was born in Pensacola, Florida, to Harrison P. Hallmark and Adele MacAllister Hallmark; [1] her name is a combination of theirs. [2] After her parents' deaths when she was still "very young", she moved to Augusta, Georgia. [2]
After entering journalism as the society editor for the Augusta Chronicle, Hallmark moved to Philadelphia, where she edited the Philadelphia Press and the Philadelphia Public Ledger. [2] She joined the McClure Newspaper Syndicate as an assistant editor, [1] and eventually wrote the daily fashion column "What the Well-Dressed Woman is Wearing" (also referred to as "What Well-Dressed Women are Wearing", and simply "Well-Dressed Women" and "The Well-Dressed Woman"), which appeared in over 100 newspapers, [3] including the Shanghai Evening Post. [4]
Her work was also published in Ladies' Home Journal and the Saturday Evening Post. [1]