The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-12-10
Women Correspondents.

Miss Nora Perry, poet WHO Writes
verses of much beauty and remarkable
subtlety, thus sings in prose in the Proyi'
dence Journal of the virtues and graces oil
some Of her literary sisters:
A year agogay Ncwport.haunter won.
derci what that little girl was doing on
The platform Of the Woman Suffrage Con.
ventiOn. 4 little girl who looked not
over seventeen, and was, in reality, little
older, and who was personally, in face
and figure and feminine adornments, just
What u little girl OF the period should be.
We'll. this little girl was the Tribune re-
porter on that occasion. And this little
girl was Nellie Hutchinson, who has not
only welded her pen us newspaper cor
respondent and reporter, but who has
written several poems Of uncommon
beauty. One. published in PutnGm5
.Ndydline, entitled ''Love in Hermitage"
has rarely il ever been surpassed In subtle
meaning and grace Of expression Zone
swallow" to be sure, "does not make q
Summer" but one swallow may fairly in
dictate the Summer; and thus this poem
may surely be taken as most fair indl'
cation Of what is to come.
Several correspondents have blossomed
out from the ranks of the stOry-tellers and
poets. Grown weary, or DESTROYS Of rest.
ing their imagination and fancy, they have
come out Of those Cloudlands TO deal with
the facts and events Of the day as they
daily transpirc. OF these We might call
Grace Greenwood, although it Is 8 long
time since she has told stories TO any but
the children. When she wrote, last win.
ter, from Washington, however, her let.
tiers were as good as storytelling, though
dealing most accurately with all manner
Of everyday things, and places, and PEG
pic. In these ways Mrs. Louise Chandler
NOulIOn also rests her pen Of romance
Every Radical Club day, and any other
DAY when the WOman's Club has any
special mcrry-making, or literary celebra'
ton, or when Horticultural Hall opens its
doors Ia John Weiss or David WasSon's
eIOducnce, we may find her busy over her
NOTES" for the Tribune, notes which, for
faithful rendering and finish, are seldom
equalIed.
And there is Harriet Prescott Spof0rd
All last Winter she touched the dry facts
of history UrsCience with her Illuminating
wand, and set before US such vivid pic
lures Of Senate chambers and their dis
tinguiShed occupants rs we can find un-
der no other pen.tOuChes. But we are
glad TO know that her years newspaper
Ing is at an end, and that the genius
which gushing imilatOrs and narrow
critics have vainly tried TO iRjure, will
enrich the pages Of the magazines once
more. Glad TO know that the imagtna-
ton that gave US such prose poem rs
THE Amber God" and the delicate ian.
cy that sung "Oh, happy day Of happy
June r. may now again enchant US with
prOse.poems and songs.
Another of the newer correspondents
is Sarah JOY Of the Boston Post. Little
Sarah JOy," the BLzGr pleasantly calls
her. She goes into the clubs, Radical
and WOman's, and sits like any other
listener, making very little ado with her
notebook, and yet out comes the Boston
P'St, in the very next issue, with a
clear report and happy bit Of de.
scription, perhaps, which those bright
eyes have been making note Of,
while the bright head took stock" OF
weightier matters. And not only at the
clubs in Boston do the bright eyes 90
hunting and the bright head take stock Of
Interesting matter; but wherever there is
anything worth taking note Of, at Wash.
ington, New York or at Newport, there
goes Little Sarah JOY" and tells us all
about It IN the next Boston Post.
Mary Clemmer Ames IS the New York
UNDERGRADUATE head talker ON all subjects
from ethics and aesthetics To breGd.mak-
ing. Always fresh and electric Whenever
she touches, whether upon literature or
art, or tho common everyday needs and
facts Of everyday lie, Mrs. Ames Is never
bitter or pungent. Truly she has the
genius OF appreciation, and does not make
that foul and fatal mistake Of some critics
and correspondents who dip their pens in
gall and venom To give them point and
flavor. She diIs,her pen in sunshine in
stead, and tue things of this world shine
before US in their best, which is certainly
their uuest light. She is one Of those
who wear the clear glasses of faith and
hope and charity, ....