The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-03-16
From the Louisville Journal.l
Literary Women Of America.

: been greatly impaired, but she still lends
her name and pen and influence wherever
she can relieve suffering or soothe grief
She has been very successful cultivator
lof silk, and her taste in horticulture is we'll
known.
Mrs. Kirkland is preparing sketches Of
Washington for Putnam's monthly. She
. also writes stories and sketches for the
magazines. Her pen is always racy and
F.! healthful as is her own fine mind. A look
at her handsome, genial face is better than
a sermon. She is widow, and lives in
} New York city, where sh. is much beloved
by large circle of friends. She is also en-
gagged in series of literary lectures weekly
before the young ladies' of two Of the most
elegant seminaries for girls in the city.
Mary Z. Hewett is about to publish
} new collection Of her poems. The first vol
, ume of these, published two years since, has
placed her high in the world Of song. Her
love sonnets are exquisitely tender and del
) icately finished. She is also widow and
: devotes portion Of her time in the Same
manner as Mrs. Kirkland. Indeed our lite
rary women are the true reformers, throw
ing the best light Of their genius and their
J noble culture into all the subjects of human
good without degrading themselves into
making reform trade. She is resident
Of New York, Of fine personal appearance
and elegant social position.
Mrs. Ellet is now investigating the SUBJ
iect Of spiritualism, and we anticipate much
; light will be thrown on this theme from her
clear, comprehensive intellect. She is not
writing much at present, but is well known
for her benevolent tendencies wherever she
goes. Indeed she has in many cases given
( readings from the poets in aid OF some char
lity, and thus has afforded her hearers the
d double pleasure of listening to the artistic
$ conceptions of fine mind and doing good
act at the same time. Her husband was
n formerly a professor in Columbia College,
!. South Carolina, where Mrs. Elet was long
! the intimate friend of Mrs Gilman, author
Of many elegant works in verse and prose.
Mrs. Ellet is now resident Of New York
4 city. She is understood to be a regular
2 contributor and critic for the North Ameri-
r can Review.
. Anna c. Lynch returned recently from
European tour, and her pleasant reunions
form one of the most attractive features Of
r New York society. Indeed Miss Lynch Of
t late years has taken rather the position Of
: an elegant hostess and that Of Artistic than
; literary woman. Harper has been indebted
: to her for some excellent illustrations for
J his magazine. Miss Lynch is however
d young and intellectual, and will no doubt
y add still more to her literary fame. One
: of the best features Of our literary women is
. their capacity to do many things as well as
one. They have "infnite variety" and this
it is that places them ut the head of every
4 other class Of women in the country. No
e thing can infringe upon their position.
Il nsLn ~oht bpf
( thev are soon forgotten with the occasion.
t while the women oi high culture and genius
: live to all time.
n Grace Greenwood has been lately mar
: ried, and lives in Philadelphia. Miss Bre-
mer made some sneering remarks about her,
: but we believe she will survive the lack of
!, appreciation in the tidgetty Swede.
i She is engaged in publishing monthly
journal for children. Grace has yet hardly
learned the extent of her own powers. She
is ardent and enthusiastic, and throws her
/ voice always in favor of great principles.
Sarah Helen Whitman has just published
= her collected poems, and the critics are
, unanimous in their praise. Indeed we have
i nothing superior to them for delicate insight,
. and artistic finish. They form beautiful
record of mind of Il mostremarkable woman.
Some Of her verses have the graceful and
i, subtle beauty of an Italian mind, and the
force of the German, with clear melody
such as Milton might have produced. Mrs.
;, Whitman is more wonderful herself than
4 her books She has weird loneliness, Sc
rene spirtualism, at once touching and ta-
:, king. She is a widow, and resides in Prov
!. idence, r. l., where she is much honored,
I the people being, as they may we'll be, proud
oftheir own poetess, and she by common con-
4 sent acknowledged great.
: Mrs e. Oakes Smith is at present resi-
ding in Brooklyn, l.. l., where shedeserved-
llv occupies high social position, US she
likewise ranks among the very first Of living
: female poets Her tragedy ofJacob Leisler
!. one of the most striking and thrilling pro-
y ductions Of the American muse, has been
brought out recently in different parts Of
the country with uniformly brilliant success,
: and we understand that she is about to pub
llish a romance, Of which neither the title
lnor the subject has yet transpired, though
5 the public will need no assurance that It
I will be charmngly and powerfully written.
: and that its purpose will be eminently pure
and noble. The authoress OF the "Sinless
e Child" can write no wrong. Mrs. Cakes
e Smith is perhaps the NEST tsariously giftedo
n all our female writer's, and yet she appears
0 not TO have succeeded in determining her
true sphere. She seems vainly struggling
A to utter her inmost soul, to manifest her
/ most intimate SELF. to embody the whole Sc
cret energy and beauty OF her nature; and
hence, while all her emanations are sweet
D and stainless and glowing with the hues OF
inspiration, she is ever restless under
sense Of still deeper and more perfect beauty
!. unexpressed andinexprcssible. She plunges
passionately into the abstrusest questions
of philosophy and morals, gracefully throws
oil to the eager press dranas, critques;
/ lectures, poetry, and prose, as flower tiings
off it's fragrance upon the waiting air. and
then sits down and sighs for something bet
ter, something higher, something more fine
, " adapted TO measure her rich and over
howng nature, and to express it in single
great and beautiful effort. We respectfully
commend her to the drama. We believe
, that she has powers which ifconsistently ae-
, voted to dramatic composition would speed-
ily cause hers to eclipse every other Amer
ican name in that high field OF art but
we must conclude our gossip for to-day
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