Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-01-16

London journal Of hugh standing, most Interesting and
accurate sketch IF her He Ii i, full Of romance ard SHOWS
hr be heroine IN the noo!cs dates u real ne, as
she is an ointment profession WHICH Sic entered upon
from the most lauaabc motives Mrs. NJ is widow.
From Ta I,rd,n Dre.ri@ Rom 7mhe beo u 1h."'ec Pr
i;Gi;S, H=ai"frS and jnscdois
MRS MOHArT.
Political contentious great fountain OF rjnstic" IT
is prucrlr in strategy, tina, any maEduvre, however
n,rrv is allowable 10 battle, and il! parr warfare
any I'll ana that dcprcclle an opponent iInC" II Is
ouy very ciy that America has begun Ia receive lar es-
mote roIn England. Admitting, "ers forced Ia d"
Ter great material cviz op We kase constantly denies!
she had any pcteniionS 10 rtineneht ta any Syhp-
with poetry or any special class thsf lnchCd
We have sab! this though aware iit II is more 'sin MY
years ago sr native painter 10 become the president
uf our Accdsny though in sculpture tc claims me lame OF
Power ard Geenough and IN literature host o names
from Franklin down 10 LonGi.llu" which have become ~
household words win us.
This injustice, however is beginning 10 atatt; ana among
the means its extinction next OF course 10 Increased In
;ercourse aud fatena influences which must i1w
OF the great Industrial Exposition class such evidence
as is AFFORDED by the ri this memoir, who cmhodcs
in her person many answers 10 those charges.
woman of calf, ard ordinary refinement, poe:
and artist in most dilcn, profession, h'r case would
nave much weight were it only allowed ~ be exceptional;
but convinced the contrary ina! Il altr presents 10 us
II type large section Of American society We nrc pro-
portonaiey a:aiiicd in acknowledging its significance.
Tie story 81 Mrs Mowatts life. highly eventual and
ectin after detailing its leading features we shall pro.
coed, in other instances, 10 estimate her genius
| Mrs AumattiS the daughter 81 Samuel u. Ogden, Esd,
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daughter OF the signers OF the Declali"n al Indie
pendencc. Hence il will be tina: even in origin sine IL
wanting IN distinction She was bora al b"urdrauN
during yS,, 70 that city, made by her parents believe
IN the year 1924 though this lSa point upon
which We night 10 be pecsct" birth u hcTcncs
and ancient heroes being asays involved IN mystery She
is one OF family not less Than Twelve sisters aud
six brvhrr fourteen Vi whom are living; and, certainly II
allow 10 take her as typ. ot such group, we
cannot think that her parents deserve media! rom
their country Ii in the bosom of this circle that her
dramatic faculty received its first excitement
Amongst ner home ai:Isemcn's was the perform
ancc vi private plays, at the hands OF her broth
rrs and sisters aud her debut al The
age Of five, when, arraycd in WIZ and gown she was
placed in ish chair as one vi the grave and potent se!g
nors in thc lria nf Oteo Ga her parents
New York this for private heatricas a5an
doned by family; and though strange The
seem entered theatre Ill within twelve
month OF marriage he: dramatic faculty al home became
80 spcu that she grew 10 be both heroine and direct
or Of lis Hers alone the tasks Of adap
luton ,ucnn, and IS easy 10 sufnlsc The range u"
reading il have led to- and e symplhlc> il aroused
OF ardent uoyant temperament and an ideal cast o mind
conceive her avuIlsc authors and first desires 10 EN-
BODY them
ltwas during this interval that hr James Mowati, bar
RISER Of Nc York aud man IN prosperous circumstances
became acquainted with her family aad frequent ver 10
and it would seem thai his first impression o The
gay and p-"c child OF nature that suon rincned
SINCERE and deep attachment Ills position anu cut
.;,ion en- th him in, and direct her VI
study and services thus rendered and tne intimacy In
:ucrd cout scarcely fail C a"aklnI return %! his
feelings Al eng. cement the result ond her ieeNth
size married him common aye IN America TOR Ill"
cvnucnceu":t nf tns fern OF "omanhood Removing u
her husband residence, in the neshortoi u Ne" oIH
surrounded with every luxury that his ainence
could 3D. passed several happy years. not merely
in social cas-. ii" enlargement Of her artistic aad in
-ieciua plea srcs. she applied 10 The study ri various I'M
VII OF music and oi rhnl's ana received inc
Dcs, instruction New World could ao-d. And rs IL
VIII b, supposed all this culture in The Of creative
ncu,v cplI NJ, ia,l OF some result its fruits
Ave can los published under feinncd name which, however
vas not so cunc.ae the critics and WHICH
cc,her with another onc that tine fate
nj iIs In
Her hea. :iing this period, ana SHOWING symptoms
consumption, she al ordered 10 travel and ic-
cudingy visited Europe in Win he. husband anu
passed wnt" -nd spEra in Paris wsss whist ?ar'aEing
Of IL gazette. she had still u proceed with Course o siGy
IL that she sat down 20 "f :st etor: 10: 'he
-lagc Ii wns play in five acts. entitled GntSdTG or ne
Persian Sce which, however being Intended III III" !Ts
instance FOX representations was necessarily restricted
bo, and expression. 1t "as performed on he
return hoe at her own Residence, and rs pub
LEGATION repay her for tie fate o her ilr't poetic
efforts. !, in verse and pronounced to ~ o high
dramatic C!t.r.
During t:> period, Mr. Mn"nu had been seized With M
affection vi eyes, which compelled him 10 Ecnqulsh his
profession ard after il his misfortune 10 embark in
some Rpccu!: ions which proved gGnily disastrous. He
lost nearly al ms property and n moment when hc1Faoie
OF making ci,rt 10 regain it, This blow 10 his Young
wife ai settled in the lap Of alueDce may be easily
conceived For The first in her lie she awuke 10
sense ri need, and necessity vi lahoi but how
which, in the end, served 10 develop suEacrng faculties
u;:ow her w!ih s"!reancc, must DC regarded "a
blessing, however harsh in lis rst inct1n Mrs Aowatt
proved Immediately her claim her lost fortunes by The en-
L
them. Having often been called upon ~ private 10 gave
poetic rccjta,:S. sr sc OCCASIONS moss s"
eeSled ~ !c5ta resolved 10 ucr icn 10 TIC
nuhc sGupr ui diam tic rClnG ami l." :hr scene Z"
her dbi size m!*c. resolved on Bosinn a the sphere 4"
more literary and cultivated public This experiment. Il
deserved be- proved ,riCmyanv successful lis talent if
,Gung tn. support 81 It's sity II vas repeated 4"
New YorS Philadelphia, anu other cities with scarcely less
advantage. The irt. however was ardG'us, ana 50 over"
taskcd her st""g; &c to result IN an Illness hat she VAS
| free from iJi years
Mrs i:vwau .lJw exhibited phase in her c1'ter.-
n husband parity gained lie health and embarked in hn
STRESS ut',,tr and II "as "byIols 'Iii I'll: ha 'a'S
that co'I materially assist INN. He proposed series 81:
yuras original and adapted; and in resprc: I" their
pruducti, she had proved that her d"n powers were almost
as various hrs sch her ready nclncSCcnc, n"t"i'h-
standing he! weak health and resolve by escrt ;p: I" 'r
establish his BROKEN fortunes, another '""ianc" 0i her
devotion an, Of self less honorable /" her heart
the cc.n* inspired She accordingly set to w"Ek,
rd in = srnri .act OF na poured forth ever; yarictv
contribution ,sqGcd ;sklCiCs, tales !ni p'cv, do
guide books Transitions from lives .: lI"c' mad
Madame DAtiay, down To books ~. cr'c'"'-""ss and
| knitting; from German cr cSm and fiction dn~h 10 ETH.
qrct,e and co2Sery from tie poetic t" N hrr''; rom
tue antique dawn I" the daily; her pen ran Tie "nni oi
publishers eniGndS and ye ed various tcsuts !ai were
both porulIrand prohiac Ih'se efforts were not c"nci-
icd without her rlsng in s,Ieencr n!n original compost
and accrtnsly si" now produced her i'>' novel I'M
der The title The Fyrt.Hc HHu.cr wt .!vfn Ia Tie
world as work Mrs Helen Bcrkicv !Rls ;a" wa
very succcssc and circulated largely, and vas toawed BY
another entitled Erein which was even more rr';'eFa,
tive boin in t and receipt Ten thousand copies being S"
, of its first ca.;ion only.
Sad 10 sar Sc.iions, successful they w'rc,
and aSklnG they uJ MIND ana Shilt 10 We
were sill unequal 20 their end Her husbands srccna'i0n
failed and OIL in its rain, the las; remnant .; ms PFC
peIty: whs complete his pr"SIraln his nihniy re-
turned again rendered him incapabiH q repairing hI-
misiorluies Thus and stronger call was made on
the powers best friend again she required hv her
own unaitd efforts 10 rescue both from deslitutol, ah me
spirit with winch she responded fully merItsi the success
,ha, u, icngh permanently repaid he Mrs M""at' was
now about into sphere 10 complete Inc circle
OF her capacity by illustrating which as she Was nat.
ualy formed for all her previous experience hac NEST likely
served develop Mrs Mowat became an actress the
heroine comedy, and of young and romantic pas.
sion.
! li.vir :r..:,iccd worI for the stage, entitled
Fashion, ZEN id with the best nT;nn" SIC H@s To-
duceu ;..n. a;i's u: Twafts, ~ u: It's cAit'iiH al
personal and accordingly maze hsr Gs1nf IN Ja-
iy, lSl5 great lyorlte o! modern anocnceS-te
dreamy capIcious but suIslrled aud rue Paui:nc-d
character perhaps whose grace, romance, anu passion,
she highly qualified lhan any representative nus
cvcrhad Helen FAUCET Need say that her success
instantaneous aud complete, and her future puIsa!!
and fortunes were decided from that hour From Paine
she the gran3er heroucs OF SHAKESPEARE oa"h:
BY those OF Knowles aud Shsidan and n every new en-
oudnent confirmed first Impression. After completing
\ profitable engagement Al New oTH, s'le mace Il
tour the Union ana received in city the most
atteng OF the verdict that had been pronounced
on her II her return 10 New York, and when
N NJ ihp SIN